Brief Life History of Delton A
When Delton A Emmett was born in 1934, in Texas, United States, his father, Claude Lilburn Emmett, was 25 and his mother, Lula May Ammons, was 24. He lived in Altus, Jackson, Oklahoma, United States in 1940 and Dumas, Webster, Georgia, United States in 2010. He died on 6 January 2010, in Dumas, Moore, Texas, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Peninsula, Summit, Ohio, United States.
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Sources (13)
- Delton A Emmett, "United States 1950 Census"
- Emmett, "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935"
- Delton Emmett, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1935 · The FBI is Established
The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.
1941 · Comanche Code Talkers
Many Native Americans from Oklahoma were once again employed as code talkers during WWII to create a code impenetrable by enemies. Rather than Choctaw, a Comanche-language code was developed. Several of these men were sent to invade Normandy to send messages. None of the men were killed and the Comanche code was never broken.
1954 · Right to Serve on Juries
In 1954, women finally won the right to serve on juries.
Name Meaning
English:
from the Middle English female personal name Emmot, an interchangeable pet form of Emma, first introduced into England from France by the Normans, among whom it was extremely popular. Compare Emm .
habitational name from either Emmot near Colne (Lancashire) or Emmett in Bishop's Tawton (Devon). The former is from Old English ēa-gemōt ‘junction of the streams’. The latter is from Old English emnet ‘plain, level ground’, referring to the flat land here.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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