Dora Torres

1906–1970 (Age 64)
Patagonia, Santa Cruz, Arizona, United States

The Life of Dora

When Dora Torres was born on 2 March 1906, in Patagonia, Santa Cruz, Arizona, United States, her father, Francisco Torres Romo, was 22 and her mother, Vicenta Yslava, was 24. She had at least 1 son and 2 daughters with Mariano Gonzales. She died on 19 September 1970, in Yuma, Yuma, Arizona, United States, at the age of 64.

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Family Time Line

Dora Torres
1906–1970
Mariano Gonzales
1897–1975
Guillermo Gonzales
1925–2008
Beatrice Valenzuela
1929–2009
Maria Genoveva Gonzales
1931–2008

Spouse & Children

children

(3)

Parents & Siblings

siblings

(6)

+1 More Child

World Events (8)

1907 · Not for profit elections

Age 1

The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.
1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed

Age 2

Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Age 17

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

Name Meaning

1 Galician, Catalan, Spanish, Portuguese, and Jewish (Sephardic): habitational name from any of the numerous places named Torres, all named with the plural of torre ‘tower’ ( see Torre ).2 Italian: habitational name from Torres in Belluno or Porto Torres in Sassari. In southern Italy the surname is sometimes a borrowing from Spanish (see 1).3 Dutch: from a short form of Victoris, from the Latin personal name Victorius.

Possible Related Names

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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  • Legacy NFS Source: Dora Torres - Government record: Birth record or certificate: birth-name: Dora Torres

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