Brief Life History of Tomah
When Tomah DeBlassie was born on 21 September 1916, in Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico, United States, his father, Feliz DeBlasio Sr, was 34 and his mother, Barbara Moya, was 27. He married Garcia on 11 November 1940. He lived in Election Precinct 13 Old Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico, United States for about 5 years. He died on 1 June 2010, in Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico, United States, at the age of 93, and was buried in Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (10)
- Thomas De Blassie in household of Louis Lopez, "United States Census, 1940"
- Tomah Di Blassie, "New Mexico Marriages, 1751-1918"
- Tom DeBlassie, "BillionGraves Index"
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World Events (8)
1917
U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.
1923 · Oil is Discovered on the Navajo Reservation
Oil was discovered on the Navajo Reservation in the 1920's. The Navajos did not want to lease any of the land towards the exploration for oil and gas. They were soon made a deal that they would be hired for all unskilled work if they would lease the land and, reluctantly, they gave in. Albert Fall, a Senator from New Mexico and was extremely hostile towards Indian rights.
1941
Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
Respelling of Thomas , possibly in some cases representing Irish Tomás, Scottish Gaelic Tòmas, or (in the United States particularly) Spanish Tomás.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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