The Shemwell Family

Edward Lowel “Buster” WrightAge: 19 years19101930

Name
Edward Lowel “Buster” Wright
Given names
Edward Lowel
Surname
Wright
Nickname
Buster
Birth May 19, 1910 39 26
Birth of a sisterGladys Eppah Wright
November 11, 1911 (Age 17 months)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 5 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 6 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 7 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 February 3, 1920 (Age 9 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherAmelia Priscillia Shamel
January 9, 1924 (Age 13 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherDavid French
February 23, 1928 (Age 17 years)
Cause: Myocarditis
MarriageUna F View this family
estimated 1929 (Age 18 years)

Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 19 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
Death January 30, 1930 (Age 19 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Competition Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
Edward Leonidas Wright
Birth: October 10, 1870Laclede, Missouri, United States
Death: June 23, 1945Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States
mother
Marriage: September 19, 1909Laclede, Missouri, United States
8 months
himself
Edward Lowel “Buster” Wright
Birth: May 19, 1910 39 26Missouri, United States
Death: January 30, 1930Missouri, United States
18 months
younger sister
Gladys Eppah Wright
Birth: November 11, 1911 41 27Missouri, United States
Death: August 27, 1986Missouri, United States
Family with Una F - View this family
himself
Edward Lowel “Buster” Wright
Birth: May 19, 1910 39 26Missouri, United States
Death: January 30, 1930Missouri, United States
wife
Marriage: estimated 1929

Edward Lowel “Buster” Wright has 7 first cousins recorded

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Edward Leonidas Wright - Household

Franklin, Laclede, Missouri

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Wright, Edward LheadMW49MMOTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Wright, Iva DwifeFW35MMOILKYSales Lady? General Store
Wright, Lowel EsonMW9SMOMOMO
Wright, Gladys E GdaughterFW8SMOMOMO