Edith Martha WrightAge: 92 years1896–1989
- Name
- Edith Martha Wright
- Given names
- Edith Martha
- Surname
- Wright
- Married name
- Edith Martha Fike
 Birth | July 11, 1896 27 30 |
 Death of a sister | Bessie V Wright February 5, 1898 (Age 18 months) Cause: Meningitis |
| Birth of a sister | Beulah Wright June 26, 1898 (Age 23 months) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 20 months)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 |
 Census | June 2, 1900 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | William Thomas “Bill” Wright February 22, 1901 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Allen Nelson Wright November 13, 1902 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Infant Wright September 4, 1904 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a brother | Infant Wright September 11, 1904 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Virlinda Nelson October 22, 1906 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Hazel Evelyn Wright November 14, 1906 (Age 10 years) Address: Near Competition |
| Census | May 3, 1910 (Age 13 years) |
 Civil marriage | Elbie Clinton Fike — View this family March 1, 1915 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Nina Edith Fike April 5, 1916 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 19 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 20 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 21 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/ |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Leola Mae Fike April 23, 1919 (Age 22 years) |
| Census | January 6, 1920 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Mabel Dessie Fike September 17, 1921 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 33 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 | May 2, 1930 (Age 33 years) |
| Census | May 4, 1940 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 45 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 father | William Alford Wright March 28, 1946 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 53 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 mother | Lillian Leona Shamel January 12, 1955 (Age 58 years) |
| Death of a brother | Roy Edward Wright February 12, 1958 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a husband | Elbie Clinton Fike October 29, 1967 (Age 71 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Mabel Dessie Fike June 26, 1971 (Age 74 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 49 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 brother | Allen Nelson Wright September 1, 1976 (Age 80 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Thomas “Bill” Wright June 11, 1984 (Age 87 years) |
| Death of a sister | Beulah Wright January 18, 1985 (Age 88 years) |
 Death | March 4, 1989 (Age 92 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Competition Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Alford Wright Birth: July 28, 1868 — Missouri, United States Death: March 28, 1946 |
| mother |
Lillian Leona Shamel Birth: August 26, 1865 43 41 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States Death: January 12, 1955 — Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: January 17, 1892 — Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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11 months elder brother |
Roy Edward Wright Birth: December 14, 1892 24 27 — Missouri, United States Death: February 12, 1958 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Bessie V Wright Birth: December 14, 1894 26 29 — Missouri, United States Death: February 5, 1898 — Missouri, United States |
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19 months herself |
Edith Martha Wright Birth: July 11, 1896 27 30 — Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: March 4, 1989 — Falcon, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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23 months younger sister |
Beulah Wright Birth: June 26, 1898 29 32 — Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: January 18, 1985 — Missouri, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
William Thomas “Bill” Wright Birth: February 22, 1901 32 35 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: June 11, 1984 — Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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21 months younger brother |
Allen Nelson Wright Birth: November 13, 1902 34 37 — Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: September 1, 1976 — Falcon, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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22 months younger brother |
Infant Wright Birth: September 4, 1904 36 39 Death: September 11, 1904 |
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2 years younger sister |
Hazel Evelyn Wright Birth: November 14, 1906 38 41 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: April 27, 2001 — Missouri, United States |
| Family with Elbie Clinton Fike |
| husband |
Elbie Clinton Fike Birth: September 28, 1893 — Missouri, United States Death: October 29, 1967 — Laclede, Missouri, United States |
| herself |
Edith Martha Wright Birth: July 11, 1896 27 30 — Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: March 4, 1989 — Falcon, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: March 1, 1915 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
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13 months daughter |
Nina Edith Fike Birth: April 5, 1916 22 19 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: August 28, 2012 — Lakeland, Washington, Minnesota, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Leola Mae Fike Birth: April 23, 1919 25 22 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: August 16, 2015 — Buffalo, Dallas, Missouri, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Mabel Dessie Fike Birth: September 17, 1921 27 25 — Missouri, United States Death: June 26, 1971 — Missouri, United States |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - William Alford Wright - Household
Franklin Twp, Laclede, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William Alford Wright - Household
Franklin Twp, Laclede, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Elbie Clinton Fike - Household
Franklin, Laclede, Missouri
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Elbie Clinton Fike - Household
Nebo & Competition Road Gasconade, Laclede, Missouri
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Elbie Clinton Fike - Household
Nebo & Competition Road Gasconade, Laclede, Missouri
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