Individual Details
Joseph Solrzano Cortes
(29 Jan 1917 - 8 Sep 2006)
The custom in Central America is to combine both surnames, the father's name first, followed by the mother's, e.g., Joaquin Solorzano Gutierrez.
Joseph Solorzano Cortes (Cortes was his mother's name). After the war, my father continued to use his mother's name, and that is how we are Cortes. However, in true tradition, they should be Solorzano.
It's believe that most people had a problem pronouncing Solorzano correctly, and since Cortes was easier, Joseph began to use that as his last name in formal documents.
Joseph Solorzano Cortes (Cortes was his mother's name). After the war, my father continued to use his mother's name, and that is how we are Cortes. However, in true tradition, they should be Solorzano.
It's believe that most people had a problem pronouncing Solorzano correctly, and since Cortes was easier, Joseph began to use that as his last name in formal documents.
Events
| Birth | 29 Jan 1917 | Mobile, Alabama, United States |  | ||
| Marriage | 27 Dec 1947 | New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States - Ruth Ann Zimmerman |  | ||
| Death | 8 Sep 2006 | Austin, Texas, United States | |||
| Obituary | 16 Sep 2006 | New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States | |||
| Burial | 18 Sep 2006 | Metairie Cemetery - Murphy Tomb - Section 95, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States | | ||
| Residence (family) | the corner of Hickory and Dublin, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States - Ruth Ann Zimmerman |
Families
| Spouse | Ruth Ann Zimmerman (1928 - 1991) |
| Child | Silvia Amanda Cortes (1948 - 2005) |
| Child | David Joseph Cortes (1950 - ) |
| Child | Edward Francis Cortes (1953 - ) |
| Child | Richard James "Ricky" Cortes (1955 - ) |
| Father | Joaquin Solorzano Gutierrez ( - ) |
| Mother | Genoveva Cortes ( - ) |
Notes
Birth
His father, Joaquin Solorzano Gutierrez, was the Nicaraguan Consul General to the US, stationed in Mobile, Alabama.Burial
His ashes were divided into four parts; one for each of his three sons and the largest portion interred in the right third of the Murphy plot, next to his wife, Ruth, Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, LA.from his son Richard Cortes
Endnotes
1. "Louisiana, Parish Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QKJZ-65PC : accessed 20 May 2016), Joseph Solorzano Cortes and Ruth Zimmermann, 27 Dec 1947; citing Orleans, Louisiana, United States, various parish courthouses, Louisiana; FHL microfilm 2,321,274..