Gladys Eppah WrightAge: 74 years1911–1986
- Name
- Gladys Eppah Wright
- Given names
- Gladys Eppah
- Surname
- Wright
- Married name
- Gladys Eppah Greer
 Birth | November 11, 1911 41 27 |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 4 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 5 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 6 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 8 years) |
 Death of a maternal grandmother | Amelia Priscillia Shamel January 9, 1924 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | David French February 23, 1928 (Age 16 years) Cause: Myocarditis |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 17 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 of a brother | Edward Lowel “Buster” Wright January 30, 1930 (Age 18 years) |
| Census | April 16, 1930 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Jeddie Leon Greer July 7, 1935 (Age 23 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1940 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a father | Edward Leonidas Wright June 23, 1945 (Age 33 years) Cause: Cancer of the rectum |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 30 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 | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 38 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 husband | Jeddie Walker Greer March 22, 1973 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a mother | Iva Dell French July 15, 1975 (Age 63 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 34 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 | August 27, 1986 (Age 74 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Peace Valley Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Edward Leonidas Wright Birth: October 10, 1870 — Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: June 23, 1945 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Iva Dell French Birth: April 14, 1884 32 32 — Missouri, United States Death: July 15, 1975 — Anderson, McDonald, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: September 19, 1909 — Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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8 months elder brother |
Edward Lowel “Buster” Wright Birth: May 19, 1910 39 26 — Missouri, United States Death: January 30, 1930 — Missouri, United States |
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18 months herself |
Gladys Eppah Wright Birth: November 11, 1911 41 27 — Missouri, United States Death: August 27, 1986 — Missouri, United States |
| Family with Jeddie Walker Greer |
| husband |
Jeddie Walker Greer Birth: July 16, 1910 — Ozark, Franklin, Arkansas, United States Death: March 22, 1973 — Anderson, McDonald, Missouri, United States |
| herself |
Gladys Eppah Wright Birth: November 11, 1911 41 27 — Missouri, United States Death: August 27, 1986 — Missouri, United States |
| son |
Jeddie Leon Greer Birth: July 7, 1935 24 23 — Missouri, United States Death: September 22, 2000 |
| son |
Private |
Gladys Eppah Wright has 7 first cousins recorded
Father's family (2)
Parents John Thomas Wright + Gertrude Lee “Gertie” French
Mother's family (5)
Parents John Thomas Wright + Gertrude Lee “Gertie” French
Parents Nova David French + Blanche Lorena Waterworth
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Edward Leonidas Wright - Household
Franklin, Laclede, Missouri
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Edward Leonidas Wright - Household
Franklin, Laclede, Missouri
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Jeddie Walker Greer - Household
Anderson, McDonald, Missouri
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