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Otha Emerson 'O.E.' Cole, Supermarket Founder
- H. Otha Emerson 'O.E.' Cole, Supermarket Founder1890 - 1958
- W. Edith S. _____1902 - 1973
m. Abt 1929
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References
- ↑ United States. Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. (Washington, D.C.: National Archives Microfilm Publication M1509, 1987-1988).
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Otha E Cole
County: Comanche
State: Oklahoma
Birthplace: Oklahoma,United States of America
Birth Date: 15 Apr 1890
Race: Caucasian (White)
- Long Beach Press-Telegram (Long Beach, California)
3 January 1959.
Otha E. Cole Service Set for Monday Funeral service for Otha Emerson Cole, 68, of 827 Marshall PI., Long Beach grocery executive who died aboard a ship in the Canal Zone Dec. 21, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in First Christian Church. Cole, a native of Luther, Okla., was president of Cole's Markets, a six-store chain which fjrew from a neighborhood market he opened in 1920 at 1116 E. 1st St. He was a pioneer of the supermarket plan ocally. Surviving are his wife, Edith; sons, Thomas and Richard; daughter, Mrs. Lois Navarre, and four' grandchildren. The service is 'being directed by Mottell's Peek Mortuary.
- Panama Canal Zone, Gorgas Hospital Mortuary Records, 1906-1991.
Panama Canal Zone, Gorgas Hospital Mortuary Records, 1906-1991
Name: Otha Emerson Cole
Estimated Birth Year: 1890
Age: 68
Gender: Male
Race: White
Nationality: United States
Death Date: 22 Dec 1958
Death Place: At Sea
Burial Date: 30 Dec 1958
Grave number: Montell & Peek Mortuary, Long Beach, Ca.
Register: 30367
Recorded Date: 25 Dec 1958
Responsible Person: C.B.Fenton & Co. Agent
Status: Merchant Manager
- National Archives and Records Administration. New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957. (Washington, D. C.: National Archives and Records Administration).
Name: Otha E. Cole
Arrival Date: 28 Jul 1952
Port of Departure: Southampton, England
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Queen Mary
- United States. 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T626).
1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Emerson O Cole
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1890
Birthplace: Oklahoma
Race: White
Home in 1930: Long Beach, Los Angeles, California
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Edith Cole
Father's Birthplace: Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Salesman/Packing Co.
Education: Reads and Writes: Yes
Military service: No
Rent/home value: Rent/Home Value $45
Age at first marriage: 24; Marriage age of wife: 27; Age of wife: 28 [Second Marriage for Otha]
Parents' birthplace:
Household Members: Name Age
Emerson O Cole 40
Edith Cole 28
[Note: Immigration Year for wife: 1904; Naturalization: No]
- United States. 1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T627).
1940 United States Federal Census
Name: E Otha Cole
Age: 49
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1891
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Oklahoma
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Long Beach, Los Angeles, California
Street: Carson
House Number: 819
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Long Beach, Los Angeles, California
Residence in 1935: Same Place, Los Angeles, California
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Sheet Number: 5A
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 127
Occupation: Salesman
House Owned or Rented: Owned
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 14000
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 8th grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 60
Class of Worker: Working on own account
Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: Yes
Household Members: Name Age
E Otha Cole 49
V Edith Cole 38
E Richard Cole 2 [Note: Richard E. Cole was the son of Otha and his second wife Edith]
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