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Ruth Charlotte Wright 1919–2020 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1919 1 10

Birth Location: Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 15 Jun 2020

Death Location: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA

Father: Oliver Wright

Mother: Mary Carter

Spouse(s): David Dr

Children(s):

Ruth Charlotte Wright was born in 1919 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Oliver Wright And Mary Elizabeth Carter. In 1930, Ruth Charlotte Wright resided in Knoxville, Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA. In 1941, Ruth Charlotte Wright resided in Ames Iowa. Ruth Charlotte Wright married David Allen Shirley Dr, and had children including Allen Shirley, Carolyn Skeen, Diane Winn Shirley, Elizabeth Mcdermott, Jack Skeen, Janis Macy Shirley, Robert Shirley. Ruth Charlotte Wright passed away in 2020 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Ruth Charlotte Wright was born in 1919 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Oliver Wright And Mary Elizabeth Carter.
  • In 1930, Ruth Charlotte Wright resided in Knoxville, Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1941, Ruth Charlotte Wright resided in Ames Iowa.
  • Ruth Charlotte Wright married David Allen Shirley Dr, and had children including Allen Shirley, Carolyn Skeen, Diane Winn Shirley, Elizabeth Mcdermott, Jack Skeen, Janis Macy Shirley, Robert Shirley.
  • Ruth Charlotte Wright passed away in 2020 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

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Ruth Wright's Ancestors

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Ruth Wright
1919–2020
Birth Place: Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Oliver Wright
1892–1971
Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Carter
1890–1984
Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Oliver (Newton) Carter
1860–1936
Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Charlotte) Sherrod
1863–1945
Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Carter
1814–1882
Mary Chandler
1817–1906
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Carter
1773–1816
Jane Gallaher
1781–1850

Ruth Wright's Timeline

4 Records

1919
1919 1 10
Birth of Ruth Charlotte Wright in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 11
Ruth Charlotte Wright resided here in Knoxville, Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
Knoxville, Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
1941
Abt 1941
Age 22
Ruth Charlotte Wright resided here in Ames Iowa
Ames Iowa
2020
15 Jun 2020
Age 101
Death of Ruth Charlotte Wright in Gatlinburg, Sevier Co., Tennessee, USA
Gatlinburg, Sevier Co., Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1919 1 10
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Knoxville News-Sentinel; Publication Date: 18 Jun 2020; Publication Place: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; ,0.16808103,0.9724202,0.48986858&xid=335

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1941
    Event Place: Ames Iowa
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Knoxville Journal; Publication Date: 14 Aug 1941; Publication Place: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; ,0.09634571,0.26662287,0.32268146&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Gatlinburg, Sevier, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Knoxville News-Sentinel; Publication Date: 18 Jun 2020; Publication Place: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; ,0.16808103,0.9724202,0.48986858&xid=335

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jun 2020
    Event Place: Gatlinburg, Sevier Co., Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Knoxville News-Sentinel; Publication Date: 18 Jun 2020; Publication Place: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; ,0.16808103,0.9724202,0.48986858&xid=335

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Knoxville News-Sentinel; Publication Date: 18 Jun 2020; Publication Place: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; ,0.16808103,0.9724202,0.48986858&xid=335

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