Emilio was the son of Jesus Gonzales and Refugio Morales. He was born in Ojo de Agua Moran, Atotonilco El Alto, Jalisco, Mexico Emilio was a tall man, while his wife, Jesus, was very petite. They moved to La Barca, and he became the constable there. His daughter, Irene, remembers that Emilio had an extensive display on their walls of all the guns he had confiscated. He and his family first came the the United States in 1926 (via El Paso, TX). He could read and write but did not speak English. He was employed as a laborer at the Monolith Cement Plant near Tahachapi, Kern County, CA. This plant provided the cement for the Los Angeles Aqueduct, for the construction of the Hoover Dam, and for projects during World War II. The labor community resided just to the west of the plant and north of the railroad tracks. They shared community baths. Emilio may have been one of the men who loaded sacks of cement onto the train or trucks.
Emilio was the son of Jesus Gonzales and Refugio Morales. He was born in Ojo de Agua Moran, Atotonilco El Alto, Jalisco, Mexico Emilio was a tall man, while his wife, Jesus, was very petite. They moved to La Barca, and he became the constable there. His daughter, Irene, remembers that Emilio had an extensive display on their walls of all the guns he had confiscated. He and his family first came the the United States in 1926 (via El Paso, TX). He could read and write but did not speak English. He was employed as a laborer at the Monolith Cement Plant near Tahachapi, Kern County, CA. This plant provided the cement for the Los Angeles Aqueduct, for the construction of the Hoover Dam, and for projects during World War II. The labor community resided just to the west of the plant and north of the railroad tracks. They shared community baths. Emilio may have been one of the men who loaded sacks of cement onto the train or trucks.
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