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Ernest Wright 1919 – 2002 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Nov 1919

Birth Location: Samaria Monr, Michigan

Death Date: 29 Jun 2002

Death Location: Toledo, Lucas, USA

Father: Esley Wright

Mother: Monique Charland

Spouse(s): Opal Stowers, Edith Briskey

Children(s): Judith Wright, Beverly Wright

The story of Ernest Wright began in 1919 in Samaria Monr, Michigan. In 1920, Ernest Wright resided in Ida, Monroe, Michigan, USA. In 1930, Ernest Wright resided in Ida, Ida, Monroe, Michigan, USA. Ernest Wright married Opal Virginia Stowers, Edith May Briskey, and had children including Judith Wright, Beverly Wright. Ernest Wright passed away in 2002 in Toledo, Lucas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Ernest Wright began in 1919 in Samaria Monr, Michigan.
  • In 1920, Ernest Wright resided in Ida, Monroe, Michigan, USA.
  • In 1930, Ernest Wright resided in Ida, Ida, Monroe, Michigan, USA.
  • Ernest Wright married Opal Virginia Stowers, Edith May Briskey, and had children including Judith Wright, Beverly Wright.
  • Ernest Wright passed away in 2002 in Toledo, Lucas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Esley Wright
1877 – 1962
Birth Location: Samaria, Monroe County, Michigan, United States of America
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Monique Charland
1887 – 1956
Birth Location: Dundee, Monroe, Michigan, USA
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Spouses(s)

Opal Stowers
1923 – 1993
Birth Location: Ashtabula, Ohio, USA
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Edith Briskey
1923 – 1995
Birth Location: Lambertville, Michigan
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Children(s)

Judith Wright
1944 –
Birth Location: Michigan
JW
Beverly Wright
1948 –
Birth Location: Ohio
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Ernest Wright's Ancestors

Self
Ernest Wright
1919 – 2002
Birth Place: Samaria Monr, Michigan
Parents
Esley Wright
1877 – 1962
Samaria, Monroe County, Michigan, United States of America
Monique Charland
1887 – 1956
Dundee, Monroe, Michigan, USA
Grandparents
Elston (Rector) Wright
1851 – 1931
Michigan
Susanna (M "Susan") Sutton
1860 – 1889
Bedford
Peter Charland
1832 – 1901
Monroe County, Michigan, USA
Catherine (J.) Woodruff
1849 – 1920
Michigan
Great-Grandparents
Charles Woodruff
1811 – 1891
Charity Sortor
1821 – 1896
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Sortor
1765 – 1851
Catherine Fisher
1793 – 1850

Ernest Wright's Descendants

1.
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Ernest Wright (30 Nov 1919 – 29 Jun 2002) m. Opal (Virginia) Stowers (23 Mar 1923 – 15 Jan 1993) m. Edith (May) Briskey (3 Oct 1923 – 4 May 1995)
  1. 1. Judith Wright (10 Jul 1944 – )
  2. 2. Beverly Wright (7 Jun 1948 – ) m. Wally (Louis) Rojem (11 May 1949 – )
    1. 1. Steven (Louis) Rojem (20 Mar 1970 – 20 Nov 2004)
    2. 2. Ernest (Cecil) Rojem (3 Dec 1975 – )

Ernest Wright's Timeline

9 Records

1919
30 Nov 1919
Birth of Ernest Wright in Samaria Monr, Michigan
Samaria Monr, Michigan
1920
1920
Age 1
Ernest Wright resided here in Ida, Monroe, Michigan, USA
Ida, Monroe, Michigan, USA
1930
1930
Age 11
Ernest Wright resided here in Ida, Ida, Monroe, Michigan, USA
Ida, Ida, Monroe, Michigan, USA
1935
1935
Age 16
Ernest Wright resided here in La Salle, Monroe, Michigan
La Salle, Monroe, Michigan
1940
1940
Age 21
Ernest Wright resided here in La Salle Twp, La Salle, Monroe, Michigan, USA
La Salle Twp, La Salle, Monroe, Michigan, USA
1950
1950
Age 31
Ernest Wright resided here in Frenchtown, Monroe, Michigan, USA
Frenchtown, Monroe, Michigan, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 32
Ernest Wright resided here in Michigan
Michigan
1958
1958
Age 39
Ernest Wright resided here in Monroe, Michigan, USA
Monroe, Michigan, USA
2002
29 Jun 2002
Age 83
Death of Ernest Wright in Toledo, Lucas, USA
Toledo, Lucas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1919
    Event Place: Samaria Monr, Michigan
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Ida, Monroe, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Ida, Ida, Monroe, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: La Salle, Monroe, Michigan
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: La Salle, Monroe, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01791; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 58-21

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: La Salle Twp, La Salle, Monroe, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: La Salle, Monroe, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01791; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 58-21

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Frenchtown, Monroe, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Frenchtown, Monroe

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Michigan
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1958
    Event Place: Monroe, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Charlotte, Florida, USA
    Record Source: Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, Ohio; Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Monroe, Michigan
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Numbe

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jun 2002
    Event Place: Toledo, Lucas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018, Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, Ohio; Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019, National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
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