Antonio Alvaro Mejia (1933 - 1990)

Born 21 May 1933 in Campbellton, Atascosa, Texas, United States

Ancestors

Died 15 Sep 1990 at age 57 in Cameron, Texas, United States

Biography

Antonio Mejia was a Texan.

Antonio Mejia has Mexican ancestry.

Antonio Mejia is a Military Veteran.
Served in the United States Army 21 September 1953-27 July 1955
Korea, Private, Hometown: Campbellton, Texas

Antonio Mejia served in the United States Army in the Korean War
Service started: 21 Sep 1953
Unit(s):
Service ended: 27 Jul 1955

Antonio Alvaro Mejia was born to Fidel Mejia (1898-1972) and Manuela Beltran (1910-1984) on 21 May 1933 in Campbellton, Atascosa County, Texas^[1]

He served in the United States Army during the Korean War from September 21, 1953 to July 27, 1955^[2] He was honorably discharged^[3]

He died on September 15, 1990 in Cameron County, Texas.^[4]

Buried Ashland Memorial Park, Harlingen, Cameron County, Texas, USA.^[5]

Private, U.S. Army, Korea. Find A Grave: Memorial #71160979Antonio Alvaro Mejia

Timeline

Born 21 May 1933, Campbellton, Atascosa, Texas, USA. ^[1]

1935, Rural, Atascosa, Texas. ^[6]

Marital Status: Single^[6]

Relation to Head of House: Son. ^[6]

1 Apr 1940. Cameron, Texas, USA. ^[6]

Military Service: PVT, U. S. Army, Korea. 1953-1955

Died 15 September 1990.^[4]

Death certificate #082972. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data: Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
3. ↑ Grave has military headstone, see Sources below
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Texas Death Index FamilySearch
5. ↑ Find A Grave Search
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3} 1940 United States Federal Census. Year: 1940; Census Place: Cameron, Texas; Roll: T627_3999; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 31-40A

See also:

• "Texas Death Index, 1964-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JVVL-4N1 : 5 December 2014), Antonio Alvaro Mejia, Cameron, Texas, United States; citing Department of State Health Services, Austin.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWJQ-LD2 : accessed 6 November 2016), Fidel Mejia, Justice Precinct 5, Cameron, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 31-40A, sheet 1B, family 16, 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 3999.