When Charles William Wright was born on 6 September 1909, in Callaway, Custer, Nebraska, United States, his father, Carl Wilgus Wright, was 26 and his mother, Hazel Virginia Brittan, was 20. He had at least 1 son and 3 daughters with Sadie C Klein. He lived in Delight Township, Custer, Nebraska, United States in 1910 and Custer, Nebraska, United States in 1920. He died on 3 June 1985, in Alliance, Box Butte, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Alliance, Box Butte, Nebraska, United States.
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↑ First-hand information as remembered by Andrew Brittan, Thursday, August 7, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72657772/charles-w-wright: accessed 21 April 2023), memorial page for Charles W. Wright (6 Sep 1909–3 Jun 1985), Find a Grave Memorial ID 72657772, citing Calvary Cemetery, Alliance, Box Butte County, Nebraska, USA; Maintained by Diane Mares Porter (contributor 50213933).
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML4M-TRS: accessed 21 April 2023), Charles W Wright in household of Carl W Wright, Delight, Custer, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 76, sheet 4A, family 66, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 841; FHL microfilm 1,374,854.
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQKS-SGR: accessed 21 April 2023), Charles W Wright in household of Alice V Brittian, Callaway, Custer, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 15, sheet 6B, line 92, family 170, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1270; FHL microfilm 2,341,005.
"Nebraska, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLFQ-ZWQK: 3 March 2020), Charles William Wright, 16 Oct 1940; records extracted by FamilySearch, images digitized by Ancestry; citing Draft Registration, Alliance, Box Butte, Nebraska, United States, "Draft Registration Cards for Nebraska,10/16/1940 – 3/31/1947," various NAID. Records of the Selective Service System, 1926 - 1975, RG 147. National Archives at St. Louis, Missouri.
"United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:6F7T-FF9C : Sun Jan 29 15:17:12 UTC 2023), Entry for Charles W Wright and Sadie C Wright, 17 April 1950.
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J5CF-RJM: 10 January 2021), Charles Wright, Jun 1985; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
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