Manuel G. Ortiz

Male19 October 1917–12 February 2003

Brief Life History of Manuel G.

When Manuel G. Ortiz was born on 19 October 1917, in Waco, McLennan, Texas, United States, his father, Manuel Robles Ortiz, was 17 and his mother, Lenore Garcia Matteo, was 18. He had at least 1 son with Micaela Annie DeLaO. He died on 12 February 2003, in Merrillville, Ross Township, Lake, Indiana, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Merrillville, Ross Township, Lake, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Manuel G. Ortiz
1917–2003
Micaela Annie DeLaO
1919–2008
Manuel Ortiz
1941–2014

Sources (5)

  • Manuel Ortiz in household of Manuel Ortiz, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Manuel G. Ortiz, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Manuel Ortiz in entry for Manuel Jr. Ortiz, "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997"

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Children (1)

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Siblings (2)

World Events (8)

1918 · Attempting to Stop the War

Age 1

To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.

1929 · The Great Depression Arrives

Age 12

Like most of the country, the economy of Texas suffered greatly after the Stock Market Crash of 1929. Thousands of city workers were suddenly unemployed and relied on a variety of government relief programs; unemployed Mexican citizens were required to take one-way bus tickets to Mexico.

1941

Age 24

Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Juan, Carlos, Luis, Manuel, Francisco, Jesus, Miguel, Angel, Jorge, Pedro, Ramon.

Spanish: patronymic from the Basque personal name Orti, from Latin Fortunius (see Fortuno ). Compare Urtiz .

History: Nicolas Ortiz Ladron de Guevara, a native of Mexico City, came to Santa Fe, NM, in June 1694 with his wife and children and other families recruited to recolonize New Mexico after the Pueblo Indian revolt.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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