Brief Life History of Adam
When Adam Tsosie was born in 1898, in Cameron, Coconino, Arizona, United States, his father, Chissie Yazzie, was 36 and his mother, Asdzani Tsoh Big Woman, was 38. He married Rose Lane in 1920, in Arizona, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 17 June 1950, in Cedar Ridge, Coconino, Arizona, United States, at the age of 52.
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Sources (5)
- Adam Tsosie, "United States 1950 Census"
- Adam Tsosie, "Arizona, Deaths, 1870-1951"
- Adam Tsosie in entry for Lillie Tsosie, "Arizona Deaths, 1870-1951"
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World Events (8)
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
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
Native American (Navajo): from an American English shortened and altered form of a Navajo personal name composed of the suffix -tsʼósí ‘slender, slim, skinny’, such as Hastiin-tsʼósí ‘Slim Man’, Anglicized as e.g. Hosteen Tsosie (see Hosteen and Slim 2).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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