The Shemwell Family

Birdie Emmaline WrightAge: 90 years19071997

Name
Birdie Emmaline Wright
Given names
Birdie Emmaline
Surname
Wright
Birth March 24, 1907 39 26
Birth of a sisterRuby Elizabeth Wright
July 23, 1909 (Age 2 years)
Census April 20, 1910 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherWilliam Amos “Willie” Wright
March 21, 1913 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherThomas Ivan Wright
October 16, 1915 (Age 8 years)
Never Married
Never Married

Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 8 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a sisterMaggie Evelyn Wright
July 17, 1918 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 9 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 10 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Death of a sisterMaggie Evelyn Wright
November 22, 1919 (Age 12 years)
Census January 22, 1920 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a brotherAllen Grant Wright
October 17, 1920 (Age 13 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMarinda Arbelle “Lou” Stack
January 16, 1928 (Age 20 years)
Address: Bumpus Mills, Civil District 4, Stewart County, Tennessee
Cause: Senial Decay due to Influenza
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 22 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 23 years)
Census April 26, 1940 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 34 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 42 years)
Census April 13, 1950 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 42 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 48 years)
Death of a brotherJohn Riley Wright
June 27, 1964 (Age 57 years)

Cause: Heart Attack
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 38 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 82 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Amos “Willie” Wright
June 4, 1989 (Age 82 years)
Death of a brotherThomas Ivan Wright
July 28, 1989 (Age 82 years)
Death June 22, 1997 (Age 90 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Smith Cemetery
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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
herself
Birdie Emmaline Wright
Birth: March 24, 1907 39 26Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 22, 1997Stewart, Tennessee, United States
2 years
younger sister
Ruby Elizabeth Wright
Birth: July 23, 1909 41 29Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 26, 1989Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
4 years
younger brother
William Amos “Willie” Wright
Birth: March 21, 1913 45 32Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 4, 1989Stewart, Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger brother
Thomas Ivan Wright
Birth: October 16, 1915 47 35Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 28, 1989Stewart, Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger sister
Maggie Evelyn Wright
Birth: July 17, 1918 50 38Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 22, 1919Stewart, Tennessee, United States
2 years
younger brother

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Amos Grant Wright - Household

Biggs Branch road Stewart, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Wright, Amos GheadMW44M7KYKYKYFarmerGeneral farm
Wright, Annie EwifeFW30M733TNTNKY
Wright, John RsonMW6SKYKYTN
Wright, Birdie EdaughterFW3STNKYTN
Wright, Ruby BdaughterFW9mSTNKYTN
Wright, William RfatherMW85WdKYKYKY

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Amos Grant Wright - Household

Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Wright, GrantheadMW55MKYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Wright, EmmawifeFW39MTNTNKY
Wright, JohniesonMW17STNTNKYFarm laborerHome farm
Wright, BirtiedaughterFW12STNTNKY
Wright, RubiedaughterFW10STNTNKY
Wright, WilliesonMW6-8mSTNTNKY
Wright, TommiesonMW4-2mSTNTNKY

Father & Mother birthplace are reversed?. -b

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

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Amos Grant Wright - Household

Dyers Creek Road Stewart, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Wright, A GheadMW81WdKY
Wright, BirdiedaughterFW43NevTN
Wright, RubydaughterFW39NevTN
Wright, TommysonMW34NevTNHouse WiringElectric Wiring