Emmett Benjamin Cotton (1912 - 1957)

Born 14 Apr 1912 in Kilgore, Gregg, Texas, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Rachel (Hodnett) Cotton — married 25 May 1943 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

Died 8 May 1957 at age 45 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

Biography

Emmett Cotton is a part of US Black heritage.

Son of Smiley Cotton and Vinnie Brown.

Emmett was aged 6 when he was enumerated in the household of his uncle Fawn B. Cotton in Red River County, Texas.^[1]

Emmett was aged 18 when he was enumerated in the 1930 Census along with relatives Frank Dodson age 54 b Texas, Henrietta Dodson age 40 b Texas and Joe Dodson, brother of Frank, aged 40 b Texas. Emmett was listed as a nephew of the head of household.^[2]

Emmett married as his second wife Rachel Hodnett, 25 May 1943 in Los Angeles. Emmit was born in Kilgore, Texas. He was age 31. It was his second marriage. Emmit was in the U. S. Army and Rachel's occupation was plaster coating. Emmit was the son of S. M. Cotton of Texas and E. Strahan of Oklahoma.^[3]

He served in World War II.^[4]

He was killed in a homicide at his home, 8 May 1957, at 5433 Blackwelder in Los Angeles. The autopsy found asphyxia and fracture of the thyroid cartilage and fracture of the skull with intercranial bleeding.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC9F-R46 : accessed 6 April 2021), Emmit Cotton in household of Fawn B Cotton, Red River, Texas, United States; citing , sheet , line , family , NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll ; FHL microfilm .
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HKDC-K3Z : accessed 6 April 2021), Emmit Cotton in household of Frank Dodson, Precinct 8, Tarrant, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 125, sheet 8B, line 68, family 160, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2399; FHL microfilm 2,342,133.
3. ↑ "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K82F-FRR : 9 March 2021), Emmit Cotton and Rochel Hodnett, 25 May 1943; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 2,135,220.
4. ↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K853-TTQ : 5 December 2014), Emmit B Cotton, enlisted 29 Sep 1942, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
5. ↑ "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CSW2-J7N2 : 1 March 2021), Emmett Benjamin Cotton, 1957.

• *"California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VP61-RC3 : 26 November 2014), Emmett Benjamin Cotton, 08 May 1957; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/187467449/emmit-benjamin-cotton