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Mabel Clair Wright 1880 – 1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Apr 1880

Birth Location: Travis, Texas

Death Date: 26 Aug 1959

Death Location: Austin, Travis, Texas, USA

Father: Robert Wright

Mother: Melvina Earnest

Spouse(s): Lemuel Shelby

Children(s): Charmion Shelby, Lois Shelby, Robert Shelby, Joe Shelby, McDalton Shelby, Mabel Shelby, Marigold Shelby, Frances Shelby, Martha Shelby, Beverly Shelby

Mabel Clair Wright was born in 1880 in Travis, Texas, the child of Robert Pannell Wright and Melvina Tennessee Earnest. In 1880, Mabel Clair Wright resided in Travis, Texas, United States. In 1900, Mabel Clair Wright resided in Justice Precinct 1-2, Travis, Texas. Mabel Clair Wright married Lemuel Evart Shelby, and had children including Charmion Clair Shelby, Lois Merle Shelby, Robert E Shelby, Joe Aubrey Shelby, McDalton Shelby, Mabel Shelby, Marigold Shelby, Frances Shelby, Martha J Shelby, Beverly Shelby. Mabel Clair Wright passed away in 1959 in Austin, Travis, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Mabel Clair Wright was born in 1880 in Travis, Texas, the child of Robert Pannell Wright and Melvina Tennessee Earnest.
  • In 1880, Mabel Clair Wright resided in Travis, Texas, United States.
  • In 1900, Mabel Clair Wright resided in Justice Precinct 1-2, Travis, Texas.
  • Mabel Clair Wright married Lemuel Evart Shelby, and had children including Charmion Clair Shelby, Lois Merle Shelby, Robert E Shelby, Joe Aubrey Shelby, McDalton Shelby, Mabel Shelby, Marigold Shelby, Frances Shelby, Martha J Shelby, Beverly Shelby.
  • Mabel Clair Wright passed away in 1959 in Austin, Travis, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Wright
1835 – 1910
Birth Location: Rural Hill, Wilson, Tennessee, United States
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Melvina Earnest
1857 – 1930
Birth Location: San Marcos, Hays, Texas
ME

Spouses(s)

Lemuel Shelby
1876 – 1938
Birth Location: Smith, Texas
LS

Children(s)

Charmion Shelby
1902 – 1955
Birth Location: Austin, Texas
CS
Lois Shelby
1905 – 1933
Birth Location: Texas
LS
Robert Shelby
1906 – 1955
Birth Location: Texas
RS
Joe Shelby
1909 – 1968
Birth Location: Texas
JS
McDalton Shelby
1910 – 1998
Birth Location: Austin, Texas, Texas, USA
MS
Mabel Shelby
1914 – 1995
Birth Location: Texas
MS
Marigold Shelby
1916 – 1971
Birth Location: Texas
MS
Frances Shelby
1917 – 1995
Birth Location: Texas
FS
Martha Shelby
1920 – 1983
Birth Location: Austin, Texas
MS
Beverly Shelby
1925 – 2004
Birth Location: Texas
BS

Mabel Wright's Ancestors

Self
Mabel Wright
1880 – 1959
Birth Place: Travis, Texas
Parents
Robert Pannell Wright
1835 – 1910
Rural Hill, Wilson, Tennessee, United States
Melvina (Tennessee) Earnest
1857 – 1930
San Marcos, Hays, Texas
Grandparents
Dr (Joseph) Wright
1798 – 1898
, Nash, North Carolina, USA
Rachel Hamilton
1812 – 1893
Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
William Earnest
1823 – 1911
Alabama
Martha (Ann) Williamson
1825 – 1908
Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
Lemuel Wright
1771 – 1839
Charity Ricks
1770 – 1863
William Hamilton
1777 – 1840
Margaret Huguely
– 1867
William Earnest
1792 – 1827
Lavenia Spann
1817 – 1900
Joseph Williamson
1781 – 1871
Elizabeth McWhorter
1801 – 1876
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lemuel Wright
1745 –
Lucrecy Wright
Lewis Ricks
1742 – 1781
Nancy Joiner
1750 – 1792
William Hamilton
1751 –
Elizabeth McFarren
1755 –
Jacob Hugueley
1738 – 1808
Kitchen Henderson
1759 – 1807
Aaron Earnest
1770 – 1814
Hezekiah Spann
1781 – 1850
Mary Nanney
1795 – 1862
George McWhorter
1775 – 1840
Elizabeth McWhorter
1801 – 1876

Mabel Wright's Descendants

1.
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Mabel (Clair) Wright (30 Apr 1880 – 26 Aug 1959) m. Lemuel (Evart) Shelby (20 Nov 1876 – 13 Oct 1938)
  1. 1. Charmion (Clair) Shelby (8 May 1902 – 11 Apr 1955)
  2. 2. Lois (Merle) Shelby (abt 1905 – 15 Feb 1933)
  3. 3. Robert (E) Shelby (20 July 1906 – December 1955) m. Marian (E) Shelby (abt 1910 – )
    1. 1. Barbara Shelby (abt 1933 – 14 Feb 2014)
  4. 4. Joe (Aubrey) Shelby (abt 1909 – Jun 1968) m. Ida (Ellenora) Anderson (29 Dec 1905 – 25 Oct 1959) m. Jessie B (15 Mar 1923 – 19 Sep 2016)
    1. 1. Nancy Shelby (20 Aug 1940 – 8 Nov 2011)
    2. 2. Sheri (Jo) Shelby (1963 – )
  5. 5. McDalton Shelby (5 July 1910 – 30 May 1998) m. Frances Campbell (25 Jan 1915 – 28 Mar 2003)
    1. 1. Donald (McCall) Shelby (19 Jan 1935 – 26 Nov 2020) m. Mary (Louise) Whiffen (21 Nov 1938 – )
      1. 1. David (O'Brian) Shelby (1 Apr 1958 – ) m. Sarah (Ann) Cooper
        1. 1. Frances (Audrey) Shelby (24 Jul 1989 – ) m. Jesse Cross
      2. 2. Denise (McCall) Shelby (20 Sep 1960 – ) m. Phillip Gilmore
        1. 1. Angela Gilmore (15 Jan 1980 – ) m. Jason Robinson
        2. 2. Amanda Gilmore (5 Aug 1982 – ) m. Thomas (V) McAnn (7 Nov 1978 – )
        3. 3. Jonathan (Phillip) Gilmore (24 Jan 1985 – ) m. Abbie
      3. 3. Devin (MacShane) Shelby (03/10/1962 – ) m. Marina Ceballos (abt 1964 – ) m. Sherri (M) McGee (2 Oct 1962 – ) m. Reina Maehata (abt 1970 – )
        1. 1. Reece (M) Shelby
        2. 2. Kepler (Wright) Shelby (17 Apr 1999 – )
        3. 3. Tesla (Liberty) Shelby (11 Sept 2002 – )
        4. 4. Reagan (Churchill) Shelby (2 Oct 2004 – )
        5. 5. Ferrex (MacArthur) Shelby (24 September 2016 – )
      4. 4. Dana (K) Shelby (Nov 1964 – ) m. Kevin (W) Bruns (25 Sep 1960 – )
        1. 1. Danielle (Denise) Bruns (22 Apr 1994 – ) m. Alan (Paul) Russell
        2. 2. Kasi (Nicole) Bruns (26 Nov 1997 – ) m. Reese (Martin) Twardowski
    2. 2. Robert (Nelson) Shelby (2 Aug 1937 – ) m. Anne (7 Jan 1937 – )
      1. 1. Stephen Shelby (7 Apr 1966 – )
      2. 2. Justin Shelby (abt 1972 – )
    3. 3. Lilas (Janice) Shelby (5 Oct 1942 – 1 Nov 2018) m. Samuel (Everard) Kinch (02/18/1940 – 02/01/2011)
      1. 1. Keary (Anjanette) Kinch (19 Sep 1964 – ) m. Timothy (Costas) Evgenides (31 Oct 1963 – )
        1. 1. Amani (Janice Kinch) Alexander (22 Apr 2010 – )
      2. 2. Samuel (Sean) Kinch (1967 – ) m. Jill (A) Savola (abt 1974 – )
      3. 3. Ashby (McDalton) Kinch (1970 – )
        1. 1. Griffin Kinch
    4. 4. Judith (Ann) Shelby (26 Aug 1946 – 13 Nov 2021) m. James (Quincey) Edwards (10 Sep 1946 – )
      1. 1. Lilas (Goldberry) Edwards (27 Nov 1968 – ) m. James (E) Lane (abt 1972 – )
      2. 2. Dude (Giles Emerson) Edwards (12 Oct 1971 – )
      3. 3. Elizabeth Edwards
      4. 4. Adrien Edwards
      5. 5. Sophia Edwards
      6. 6. Christina
      7. 7. Johanna
  6. 6. Mabel Shelby (27 Jan 1914 – 1 Feb 1995) m. George (Joseph) Leibowitz (30 Nov 1913 – 28 Dec 1995)
    1. 1. Lewis Leibowitz
  7. 7. Marigold Shelby (21 Jul 1916 – 22 Sep 1971) m. Maclin Benagh
  8. 8. Frances Shelby (16 July 1917 – 12 August 1995) m. James (Murray) Smith (16 Sep 1917 – 9 Feb 1994)
    1. 1. Michael Smith (20 Aug 1943 – ) m. Linnie (Carol) Evans (abt 1945 – )
    2. 2. James Smith
  9. 9. Martha (J) Shelby (26 Mar 1920 – 28 Apr 1983)
  10. 10. Beverly Shelby (abt 1925 – 13 Aug 2004) m. Wanda
    1. 1. Gilbert Shelby
    2. 2. Kathy Shelby

Mabel Wright's Timeline

11 Records

1880
30 Apr 1880
Birth of Mabel Clair Wright in Travis, Texas
Travis, Texas
1880
1880
Mabel Clair Wright resided here in Travis, Texas, United States
Travis, Texas, United States
1900
1900
Age 20
Mabel Clair Wright resided here in Justice Precinct 1-2, Travis, Texas
Justice Precinct 1-2, Travis, Texas
1910
1910
Age 30
Mabel Clair Wright resided here in Austin Ward 5, Travis, Texas
Austin Ward 5, Travis, Texas
1920
1920
Age 40
Mabel Clair Wright resided here in Austin Ward 3, Travis, Texas
Austin Ward 3, Travis, Texas
1930
1930
Age 50
Mabel Clair Wright resided here in Austin, Travis, Texas
Austin, Travis, Texas
1935
1935
Age 55
Mabel Clair Wright resided here in Austin, Travis, Texas
Austin, Travis, Texas
1939
1939
Age 59
Mabel Clair Wright resided here in Austin, Texas, USA
Austin, Texas, USA
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 60
Mabel Clair Wright resided here in Austin, Travis, Texas, United States
Austin, Travis, Texas, United States
1950
1950
Age 70
Mabel Clair Wright resided here in Austin, Travis, Texas, USA
Austin, Travis, Texas, USA
1959
26 Aug 1959
Age 79
Death of Mabel Clair Wright in Austin, Travis, Texas, USA
Austin, Travis, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Apr 1880
    Event Place: Travis, Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Austin, Travis, Texas; Roll: T627_4150; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 227-61
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Austin Ward 3, Travis, Texas; Roll: T625_1852; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 101; Image: 384.
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Austin, Travis, Texas; Roll: 2402; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 27; Image: 640.0.
    [5] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: , Travis, Texas; Roll: T9_1329; Family History Film: 1255329; Page: 21.2000; Enumeration District: 121; Image: .
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Pecan Springs, Travis, Texas; Roll: T623_1673; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 109.
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Austin Ward 5, Travis, Texas; Roll: T624_1595; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0078; FHL microfilm: 1375608
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Austin, Travis, Texas; Roll: 646; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 256-109

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Travis, Texas, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: , Travis, Texas; Roll: T9_1329; Family History Film: 1255329; Page: 21.2000; Enumeration District: 121; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 1-2, Travis, Texas
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Pecan Springs, Travis, Texas; Roll: T623_1673; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 109.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Austin Ward 5, Travis, Texas
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Austin Ward 5, Travis, Texas; Roll: T624_1595; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0078; FHL microfilm: 1375608

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Austin Ward 3, Travis, Texas
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Austin Ward 3, Travis, Texas; Roll: T625_1852; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 101; Image: 384.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Austin, Travis, Texas
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Austin, Travis, Texas; Roll: 2402; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 27; Image: 640.0.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Austin, Travis, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Austin, Travis, Texas; Roll: T627_4150; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 227-61

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Austin, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Austin, Travis, Texas, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Austin, Travis, Texas; Roll: T627_4150; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 227-61

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Austin, Travis, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Austin, Travis, Texas; Roll: 646; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 256-109

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Austin, Travis, Texas
    Record Source: Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1959
    Event Place: Austin, Travis, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] Texas Death Index, 1903-2000
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