The Shemwell Family

John Thomas WrightAge: 73 years18751949

Name
John Thomas Wright
Given names
John Thomas
Surname
Wright
Birth August 12, 1875
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 2 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 22 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
MarriageGertrude Lee “Gertie” FrenchView this family
April 2, 1901 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Mabel Annette Wright
December 5, 1901 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Paul Earl Wright
January 27, 1907 (Age 31 years)
Census May 2, 1910 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 40 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 41 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 42 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/
Census January 2, 1920 (Age 44 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 54 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 24, 1930 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Jack Wright
April 3, 1932 (Age 56 years)
Census April 23, 1940 (Age 64 years)
Death of a brotherEdward Leonidas Wright
June 23, 1945 (Age 69 years)
Cause: Cancer of the rectum
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 66 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 70 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 January 20, 1949 (Age 73 years)
Cause of death: Carcinoma of the stomach
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Competition Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage:
elder brother
Edward Leonidas Wright
Birth: October 10, 1870Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: June 23, 1945Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
5 years
himself
Family with Gertrude Lee “Gertie” French - View this family
himself
wife
Gertrude Lee “Gertie” French
Birth: September 1880 28 28Missouri, United States
Death: December 27, 1976Puyallup, Pierce, Washington, United States
Marriage: April 2, 1901Missouri, United States
8 months
daughter
Mabel Annette Wright
Birth: December 5, 1901 26 21Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: June 23, 2001Winlock, Lewis, Washington, United States
5 years
son
Paul Earl Wright
Birth: January 27, 1907 31 26Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: July 29, 1986Pierce, Washington, United States

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Census1910 United States - Census transcript - John Thomas Wright - Household

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Wright, John TheadMW34M19MOILKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Wright, GertrudewifeFW29M1922MOILKY
Wright, Mabel AdaughterFW8SMOMOMO
Wright, Paul EsonMW3SMOMOMO

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - John Thomas Wright - Household

Franklin, Laclede, Missouri

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Wright, John TheadMW44MMOILILFarmerGeneral Farm
Wright, Gertrude LwifeFW39MMOILKY
Wright, Paul EsonMW12SMOMOMO

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - John Thomas Wright - Household

Franklin, Laclede, Missouri

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Wright, John TheadMW54M25MOILILFarmerGeneral Farm
Wright, Gertrude LwifeFW48M20MOILKY
Wright, Paul EsonMW23SMOMOMOLaborerFarm