William Alford WrightAge: 77 years1868–1946
- Name
- William Alford Wright
- Given names
- William Alford
- Surname
- Wright
 Birth | July 28, 1868 |
 Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 5 months)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 9 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Religious marriage | Lillian Leona Shamel — View this family January 17, 1892 (Age 23 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | Roy Edward Wright December 14, 1892 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Bessie V Wright December 14, 1894 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Edith Martha Wright July 11, 1896 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Bessie V Wright February 5, 1898 (Age 29 years) Cause: Meningitis |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Beulah Wright June 26, 1898 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 29 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 |
 Census | June 2, 1900 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | William Thomas “Bill” Wright February 22, 1901 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Allen Nelson Wright November 13, 1902 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | Infant Wright September 4, 1904 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a son | Infant Wright September 11, 1904 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Hazel Evelyn Wright November 14, 1906 (Age 38 years) Address: Near Competition |
| Census | May 3, 1910 (Age 41 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Elbie Clinton Fike — Edith Martha Wright — View this family Type: Civil marriage March 1, 1915 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Nina Edith Fike April 5, 1916 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 47 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 48 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 49 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 granddaughter #2 | Leola Mae Fike April 23, 1919 (Age 50 years) |
| Census | January 6, 1920 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Mabel Dessie Fike September 17, 1921 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Edward Donald “Ed” Wright August 4, 1925 (Age 57 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Miles Raymond Jones — Hazel Evelyn Wright — View this family October 18, 1929 (Age 61 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 61 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 61 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Robert Raymond Jones May 18, 1930 (Age 61 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Elva Lee Stewart — Beulah Wright — View this family September 29, 1930 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Dottie Mae Jones October 10, 1931 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | Thomas L “Tommey” Wright October 16, 1931 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | Derrell Dean Stewart December 3, 1936 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Derrell Dean Stewart January 6, 1938 (Age 69 years) |
| Census | April 23, 1940 (Age 71 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 73 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 77 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 | March 28, 1946 (Age 77 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Competition Cemetery |
| Family with Lillian Leona Shamel |
| himself |
William Alford Wright Birth: July 28, 1868 — Missouri, United States Death: March 28, 1946 |
| wife |
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 son |
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 daughter |
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 daughter |
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 daughter |
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 son |
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 son |
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 son |
Infant Wright Birth: September 4, 1904 36 39 Death: September 11, 1904 |
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2 years daughter |
Hazel Evelyn Wright Birth: November 14, 1906 38 41 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: April 27, 2001 — Missouri, United States |
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| 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 - William Alford Wright - Household
Franklin Twp, Laclede, Missouri, United States
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