Brief Life History of Na-Da-Go-Ya
Na-Da-Go-Ya Gatewood was born on 17 April 1869, in Fort Apache Indian Reservation, Navajo, Arizona, United States. She married William Gatewood about 1886, in Fort Apache Indian Reservation, Navajo, Arizona, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Show Low, Navajo, Arizona, United States in 1930 and Supervisorial District 3, Navajo, Arizona, United States in 1940. She died on 13 October 1944, in Fort Apache Indian Reservation, Navajo, Arizona, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Navajo, Arizona, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (9)
- Na Ta Gon Za in household of Bill Gatewood, "United States Census, 1900"
- Lena Gatewood, "Arizona Deaths, 1870-1951"
- Lena Gatewood in entry for William Gatewood, "Arizona Deaths, 1870-1951"
Spouse and Children
1858–1932 Male
1869–1944 Female
Children (6)
1890–1955 Male
1892– Female
1893– Male
1896– Male
1899– Female
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Age 1
1870
Age 1
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
Age 21
Name Meaning
English: variant of Gatward, derived from either an occupational name for a goatherd (Middle English gate-werde, Old English gātweard), or from an occupational name for a gate keeper (Middle English gateward, Old English ʒeatweard, dialect gātward). This surname is now rare in Britain.
History: The Gatewood family has been established in Essex County, VA, and Spotsylvania since the 17th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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