The Shemwell Family

Chester Clayton WrightAge: 82 years19292012

Name
Chester Clayton Wright
Given names
Chester Clayton
Surname
Wright
Birth October 11, 1929 24 17
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929

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 7, 1930 (Age 5 months)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a brotherGary Dan Wright
June 23, 1940 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 12 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 20 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 16 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 maternal grandmotherAmanda Viola Theodosia “Mandy” Lawrence
March 30, 1978 (Age 48 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherHenry Harrison Kittrell
September 26, 1981 (Age 51 years)
Death of a fatherWesley Clayton Wright
March 1, 1985 (Age 55 years)
Death of a motherSarah Alma Kittrell
August 6, 1990 (Age 60 years)
Death of a brotherGary Dan Wright
March 4, 2000 (Age 70 years)

Death April 1, 2012 (Age 82 years)

Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Sinai Cemetery
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father
Wesley Clayton Wright
Birth: May 29, 1905Berryville, Carroll, Arkansas, United States
Death: March 1, 1985Kelseyville, Lake, California, United States
mother
Sarah Alma Kittrell
Birth: July 5, 1912 24 22Green Forest, Carroll, Arkansas, United States
Death: August 6, 1990Kelseyville, Lake, California, United States
Marriage: October 14, 1928Burden, Cowley, Kansas, United States
1 year
himself
Chester Clayton Wright
Birth: October 11, 1929 24 17Kansas, United States
Death: April 1, 2012
11 years
younger brother
Gary Dan Wright
Birth: June 23, 1940 35 27Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
Death: March 4, 2000

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Henry Harrison Kittrell - Household

Liberty, Cowley, Kansas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Kittrell, H HheadMW41M21ARMOMOFarmerGeneral Farm
Kittrell, AmandawifeFW39M20ARGAAR
Kittrell, EddithdaughterFW15SARARAR
Kittrell, IvadaughterFW13SARARAR
Kittrell, RuthdaughterFW7SARARAR
Kittrell, BilliesonMW5SARARAR
Wright, AlmadaughterFW17MARARAR
Wright, ChestergrandsonMW0SKSARAR

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Wesley Clayton Wright - Household

King City, Monterey, California

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Wright, WesleyheadMW34MARRCowleyKSForemanAlfalfa Ranch
Wright, AlmaXwifeFW27MARRCowleyKS
Wright, ChestersonMW10SKSRCowleyKS