Brief Life History of Samuel Hensley
When Samuel Hensley Cortez was born on 15 June 1904, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, his father, William Francis Cortez, was 29 and his mother, Mary Elizabeth Higginbotham, was 34. He married Elsie Elizabeth Yates on 28 August 1931, in Salt Lake, Utah, United States. He immigrated to New York City, New York, United States in 1928. He died on 18 August 1957, in Fullerton, Orange, California, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles, California, United States.
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- Samuel H Cortez, "United States 1950 Census"
- Samuel Hensley Cortez, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- Samuel Hensley Cortez, "California, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945"
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1905 · The Law Separates Church and State
In December of 1905 a law was passed that separated church and state. It made it so that prayer could not be said before a parliamentary meeting or in schools. It also made it so that working on Sunday was legalized.
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.
1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment
The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Juan, Jesus, Carlos, Manuel, Raul, Miguel, Ricardo, Francisco, Pedro, Ruben, Javier.
Spanish: variant of Cortés (see Cortes ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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