Emmett Littleton Ashford (1914 - 1980)

Born 23 Nov 1914 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Willa Gene (Fort) Ashford — married 7 Nov 1937 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

Died 1 Mar 1980 at age 65 in Marina del Rey, Los Angeles, California, USA

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Biography

Emmett Ashford is Notable.

Emmett "Ash" Ashford was the first Black umpire in Major League Baseball.

Emmett was born in 1914 to Littleton Ashford and Adele Ragland. ^[1] He married Willa Fort in 1937. ^[2] Emmett passed away in 1980.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGL4-VWK5
2. ↑ California, County Marriages, 1850-1952: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8VS-ZP6
3. ↑ United States Social Security Death Index: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VM99-DW1

• United States Census, 1930: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCVF-G8Q
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54307263/emmett-littleton-ashford

Other

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmett_Ashford