The Shemwell Family

Allen Grant WrightAge: 81 years19202002

Name
Allen Grant Wright
Given names
Allen Grant
Surname
Wright
Birth October 17, 1920 52 40
Death of a maternal grandmotherMarinda Arbelle “Lou” Stack
January 16, 1928 (Age 7 years)
Address: Bumpus Mills, Civil District 4, Stewart County, Tennessee
Cause: Senial Decay due to Influenza
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 8 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 4, 1930 (Age 9 years)
Census April 26, 1940 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 21 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 motherEmma Annie Shemwell
March 15, 1950 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Barbara Ann Wright
April 14, 1950 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Bruce Lyle Wright
May 9, 1953 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 29 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
Death of a fatherAmos Grant Wright
July 7, 1955 (Age 34 years)
Death of a brotherJohn Riley Wright
June 27, 1964 (Age 43 years)

Cause: Heart Attack
MarriageMartha Lorene PruittView this family
June 30, 1967 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Allen Gene Wright
May 27, 1974 (Age 53 years)

Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 25 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 sisterRuby Elizabeth Wright
May 26, 1989 (Age 68 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Amos “Willie” Wright
June 4, 1989 (Age 68 years)
Death of a brotherThomas Ivan Wright
July 28, 1989 (Age 68 years)
Death of a sisterBirdie Emmaline Wright
June 22, 1997 (Age 76 years)
Death of a sonAllen Gene Wright
February 25, 2001 (Age 80 years)
Death January 29, 2002 (Age 81 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Smith Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 24, 1902Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
23 months
elder brother
John Riley Wright
Birth: November 14, 1904 36 24Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 27, 1964
2 years
elder sister
Birdie Emmaline Wright
Birth: March 24, 1907 39 26Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 22, 1997Stewart, Tennessee, United States
2 years
elder sister
Ruby Elizabeth Wright
Birth: July 23, 1909 41 29Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 26, 1989Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
4 years
elder brother
William Amos “Willie” Wright
Birth: March 21, 1913 45 32Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 4, 1989Stewart, Tennessee, United States
3 years
elder brother
Thomas Ivan Wright
Birth: October 16, 1915 47 35Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 28, 1989Stewart, Tennessee, United States
3 years
elder sister
Maggie Evelyn Wright
Birth: July 17, 1918 50 38Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 22, 1919Stewart, Tennessee, United States
2 years
himself
Family with Helen Creola Selph - View this family
himself
wife
Helen Creola Selph
Birth: September 9, 1932Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 15, 2021Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
daughter
Barbara Ann Wright
Birth: April 14, 1950 29 17Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 11, 2023Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
3 years
son
Bruce Lyle Wright
Birth: May 9, 1953 32 20Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 23, 2002Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
daughter
Private
Family with Martha Lorene Pruitt - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: June 30, 1967Stewart, Tennessee, United States
7 years
son
Allen Gene Wright
Birth: May 27, 1974 53 39
Death: February 25, 2001Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States
Private + Helen Creola Selph - View this family
wife’s husband
Private
wife
Helen Creola Selph
Birth: September 9, 1932Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 15, 2021Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
step-son
Private

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Amos Grant Wright - Household

Dyers Creek Rd. Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Wright, Amos GheadMW63M33KYKYKYFarmingPart time
Wright, Emma AwifeFW50M22TNTNKY
Wright, Johnnie RsonMW26SKYKYTNLaborerOdd jobs
Wright, Birdie EdaughterFW23STNKYTN
Wright, Ruby EdaughterFW20STNKYTN
Wright, Thomas IsonMW14STNKYTN
Wright, Allen GsonMW9STNKYTN

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Amos Grant Wright - Household

Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee

NameInfoRelationInfoHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Wright, Amos GheadMW71MKYsame houseFarmeron farm
Wright, Emma AwifeFW60MTNsame house
Wright, Birdie EdaughterFW33STNsame house
Wright, Ruby EdaughterFW29STNsame house
Wright, Thomas IsonMW24STNsame houseCarpentry building projectN.Y.A State garage ?
Wright, Allen DsonMW19STNsame house