William Thomas “Bill” WrightAge: 83 years1901–1984
- Name
- William Thomas “Bill” Wright
- Given names
- William Thomas
- Surname
- Wright
- Nickname
- Bill
 Birth | February 22, 1901 32 35 |
 Birth of a brother | Allen Nelson Wright November 13, 1902 (Age 20 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Infant Wright September 4, 1904 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a brother | Infant Wright September 11, 1904 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Virlinda Nelson October 22, 1906 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Hazel Evelyn Wright November 14, 1906 (Age 5 years) Address: Near Competition |
 Census | May 3, 1910 (Age 9 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 14 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 15 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 16 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 | January 6, 1920 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Edward Donald “Ed” Wright August 4, 1925 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a wife | Velma Gourley December 15, 1925 (Age 24 years) Cause: Peritonitis |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 28 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 |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 40 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 45 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Edward Donald “Ed” Wright — Marilyn Josephine Cole — View this family Type: Religious marriage April 9, 1952 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 48 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 53 years) |
| Death of a brother | Roy Edward Wright February 12, 1958 (Age 56 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 44 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 75 years) |
| Death of a son | Edward Donald “Ed” Wright February 21, 1979 (Age 77 years) |
 Death | June 11, 1984 (Age 83 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 elder sister |
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 elder 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 himself |
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 Velma Gourley |
| himself |
William Thomas “Bill” Wright Birth: February 22, 1901 32 35 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: June 11, 1984 — Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Velma Gourley Birth: March 8, 1905 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: December 15, 1925 — St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| daughter |
Private |
| son |
Edward Donald “Ed” Wright Birth: August 4, 1925 24 20 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: February 21, 1979 — Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States |
| Family with Norma Bernice Pollard |
| himself |
William Thomas “Bill” Wright Birth: February 22, 1901 32 35 — Competition, Laclede, Missouri, United States Death: June 11, 1984 — Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Norma Bernice Pollard Birth: September 13, 1921 — Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, United States Death: September 7, 2004 — Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States |
| son |
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William Thomas “Bill” Wright has 35 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (35)
Parents Thomas William Shamel + Mary Elizabeth Reed
Parents David French + Amelia Priscillia Shamel
Parents John Calvin Shamel Jr. + Lena Leota Spillman
Parents Samuel French + Nancy Verlinda Shamel
Parents James Albert Shamel + Emma Evelyn McLaughlin
Parents Elias French + Izora Vinena Shamel
| 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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