Brief Life History of Sotero G
Sotero G Madarang was born on 22 April 1903, in San Antonio, Zambales, Philippines. He married Lola Lee Hendrix on 10 July 1974, in Tulare, California, United States. He immigrated to San Francisco, California, United States in 1928 and lived in Diamond Township, Haskell, Oklahoma, United States in 1940. He died on 14 September 1974, in Ivanhoe, Tulare, California, United States, at the age of 71.
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Sources (8)
- Sotero G Madarang, "California Marriage Index, 1960-1985"
- Sotero G Madarang, "California, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
- Sotero Madarang, "United States Social Security Death Index"
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World Events (8)
1904
St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.
1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
Name Meaning
Filipino: from darang, a word which in various languages of the Philippines means ‘to be exposed to the heat of coals or flame’, + the adjectival affix ma-. Figuratively, madarang is used to describe someone who is ‘audacious’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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