Brief Life History of Augustina
When Augustina Mendoza was born on 7 April 1902, in Choctaw, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States, her father, Arcadio Mendoza, was 22 and her mother, Adelida Flores, was 28. She married Alfredo Menchaca on 4 October 1921, in Choctaw, Oklahoma, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She died on 4 April 1981, in Sherman, Grayson, Texas, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, United States.
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- Augustia Menchico in household of Alfred Menchico, "United States Census, 1940"
- Christina Or Agustina Mendoza Or Mendosa, "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995"
- Augustina Menchaca, "Texas Death Index, 1903-2000"
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World Events (8)
1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor
A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.
1905 · Construction of the Praetorian Building
Texas completed the construction of the Praetorian Building (Stone Plane Tower) in 1909. It was the first skyscraper in Texas and the Southwestern United States. The building had 15 stories and was 190 ft tall.
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Juan, Manuel, Jesus, Carlos, Luis, Francisco, Miguel, Ramon, Pedro, Roberto, Jorge. Portuguese Anatolio, Godofredo, Anabela, Catarina, Ligia, Marcio, Paulo, Sil.
Basque: habitational name from any of several places in the provinces of Araba/Álava and Biscay in the Basque Country called Mendoza, named with Basque mendi ‘mountain’ + otz ‘cold’ + the definite article -a.
Jewish (Sephardic): adoption of the Iberian surname (see 1 above) at the moment of conversion to Roman Catholicism. After the return to Judaism (generations later), some descendants retained the name their families used as Catholics.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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