Gertrude “Gertie” WrightAge: 87 years1921–2009
- Name
- Gertrude “Gertie” Wright
- Given names
- Gertrude
- Surname
- Wright
- Nickname
- Gertie
- Married name
- Gertrude Giese
 Birth | November 11, 1921 34 24 |
 Death of a mother | Ollie May Murphy March 11, 1923 (Age 16 months) Cause: Cancer of the Mouth |
 Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 7 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
 Census | April 15, 1930 (Age 8 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 20 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Shemwell July 1, 1949 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 28 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 24 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
| Death of a husband | Charles Russell “Charlie” Giese February 6, 2003 (Age 81 years) |
 Death | February 3, 2009 (Age 87 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Herrin City Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Howard Wright Birth: April 25, 1887 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
| mother |
Ollie May Murphy Birth: November 20, 1896 28 27 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: March 11, 1923 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: December 26, 1911 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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Gertrude “Gertie” Wright Birth: November 11, 1921 34 24 — Beech Creek, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: February 3, 2009 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States |
| Family with Charles Russell “Charlie” Giese |
| husband |
Charles Russell “Charlie” Giese Birth: April 1, 1923 — West Chicago, DuPage, Illinois, United States Death: February 6, 2003 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States |
| herself |
Gertrude “Gertie” Wright Birth: November 11, 1921 34 24 — Beech Creek, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: February 3, 2009 — Herrin, Williamson, Illinois, United States |
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Gertrude “Gertie” Wright has 10 first cousins recorded
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Mother's family (10)
Parents Barney Keeling + Annie E “Anna” Murphy
Parents Hyman Wesley Murphy + Lucy Ann Sizemore
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Parents Cecil Bernard Murphy + Helen Irene Sherrard
Parents Howard Newman Murphy + Bernadine B Brafford
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - John E Murphy - Household
Herrin, Williamson, Illinois
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