Francisco Fuertes, Jr., 79, of Corpus Christi, Texas, passed away Sunday, November 19, 2006. Francisco was a Veteran of WWII and the Korean Conflict, serving with the U. S. Army. He retired as a Merchant Seaman.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Francisco and Cayetana A. Fuertes, Sr., three sisters and a brother, Carolina Romo, Guadalupe Hinojosa, Beatrice F. Aguilar and Carlos Martinez.
He is survived by two sisters, Florence Fuertez of Corpus Christi, Leonor Martinez of Detroit Michigan; two brothers, Antonio Fuertez of Riverside, California, and Santos Fuertez of Ontario, California.
Visitation and rosary were conduction Nov. 24 at Maxwell P. Dunne Funeral Chapel. A funeral mass was celebrated Nov. 25 at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Burial followed in Rose Hill Memorial Park.
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Name: Beatrice Fuertes
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Tract 16, Houston, Justice Precinct 1, Harris, Texas, United States
Last Place of Residence: Same House
Sex: Female
Age: 18
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1922
Birthplace: Texas
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Frank Fuertes Head M 41 Texas
Cayatana Fuertes Wife F 43 Mexico
Beatrice Fuertes Daughter F 18 Texas
Florence Fuertes Daughter F 16 Texas
Frank J Fuertes Son M 13 Texas
Antonio Fuertes Son M 8 Texas
Santos Fuertes Son M 7 Texas
Caroline Martinez Stepdaughter F 25 Texas
Guadalupe Martinez Stepdaughter F 22 TexasDistrict: 258-103
Sheet Letter: A
Sheet Number: 13
Sheet Number and Letter: 13A
Household ID: 260
Line Number: 2
Affiliate Publication Number: T627
Affiliate Film Number: 4193
Digital Folder Number: 005458107
Digital Folder Number: 005458107
Image Number: 00277Citing this Record
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K475-9M5 : 29 January 2020), Beatrice Fuertes in household of Frank Fuertes, Tract 16, Houston, Justice Precinct 1, Harris, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 258-103, sheet 13A, line 2, family 260, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4193.