Brief Life History of Robert Lee
When Robert Lee Ratto was born on 31 May 1894, in Galveston, Texas, United States, his father, Thomas Ratto, was 51 and his mother, Maria Louise Repetto, was 39. He married Maybelle Byrd Chamberlen on 6 September 1934, in Orange, California, United States. He lived in El Monte Judicial Township, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1940. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 5 March 1961, in San Clemente, Orange, California, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, Fort Rosecrans, San Diego, San Diego, California, United States.
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- Robert L Natta, "United States Census, 1940"
- Robert L Ratto, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
- Robert Lee Ratto, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
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1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1901 · Spindletop Oilfield Discovered
"Spindletop, located south of Beaumont, becomes the first major oil well to be discovered in Texas. Other fields were discovered in shortly after, which ultimately led to the highly impactful ""oil boom""."
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.
Name Meaning
Italian:
from ratto ‘rat’, used as a nickname for an agile, opportunistic, or unprincipled person.
probably from the ancient Germanic personal name Rato, Radto.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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