Martina Sanchez
4 June 1914–24 December 2002 (Age 88)
Beeville, Bee, Texas, United States
The Life of Martina
When Martina Sanchez was born on 4 June 1914, in Beeville, Bee, Texas, United States, her father, Sostenes Sanchez, was 27 and her mother, Emilia Birmingham, was 25. She married Gilberto Revilla on 24 June 1936, in Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, United States. She died on 24 December 2002, in Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, United States, at the age of 88.
Photos & Memories (1)
Family Time Line
Gilberto Revilla
1910–2000
Martina Sanchez
1914–2002
Marriage: 24 June 1936
Spouse and Children
1910–2000Male
1914–2002Female
MARRIAGE
24 June 1936
Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, United States
24 June 1936
Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, United States
Parents and Siblings
Sostenes Sanchez
1887–Male
1889–1965Female
siblings
(8)
1908–1992Female
1913–1946Male
1914–2002Female
1919–2000Male
1921–1946Male
+3 More Children
World Events (8)
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Age 2
Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.
1929 · The Great Depression Arrives
Age 15
Like most of the country, the economy of Texas suffered greatly after the Stock Market Crash of 1929. Thousands of city workers were suddenly unemployed and relied on a variety of government relief programs; unemployed Mexican citizens were required to take one-way bus tickets to Mexico.
1937 · The Neutrality Act
Age 23
The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
Spanish (Sánchez): patronymic from the personal name Sancho .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (1)
- Legacy NFS Source: Martina Sanchez - Government record: death: 24 December 2002; Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas, United States
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