Adelle Patricia (Wright) Stewart (1922 - 1995)

Born 25 Sep 1922 in South Carolina, United States

Died 1 Oct 1995 at age 73 in South Carolina, United States

Biography

Adelle (Wright) Stewart is a part of US Black heritage.

Adelle was born in 1922. She was the daughter of Walter and Elnora Wilson Wright.^[1]

Adelle had an extensive educational background, including:

• Bachelor's degree at Morris College (graduated summa cum laude)
• Master's degree at South Carolina State College and University of Pennsylvania
• Ph.D. at Clemson University
• Studies at North Carolina Central University, Howard University, and Northwestern University.

She married Jimmie Stewart in 1945.^[2]

She taught at Butler High School in Hartsville, South Carolina, Palmetto High School in Mullins, South Carolina, and John Ford High School in St. Matthews. Subsequently, Adelle was an assistant professor of biology at Morris College and South Carolina State College, and was a member of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority.

In 1974, Adelle became the first black woman to earn a Ph.D. at Clemson University.^[1]

She died in 1995 and was interred at Belleville Memorial Gardens.^[1]

She was survived by five sisters, three brothers, three aunts, and an uncle.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} "Dr. Adelle W. Stewart," The Times and Democrat, (Orangeburg, South Carolina) 5 Oct 1994, p. 2B, col. 1. Web (newspapers.com, accessed 27 Dec 2022) link
2. ↑ "South Carolina, County Marriage Licenses, 1911-1951", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZGDD-YF3Z : 8 September 2021), Adelle Patricia Wright in entry for Jr Jimmie Stewart, 1945.

See also:

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPHG-34Q : accessed 27 December 2022), Adelle Wright in household of Walter Wright, Amelia, Calhoun, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 2, sheet 7A, line 5, family 115, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2188; FHL microfilm 2,341,922.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K48F-LJQ : 11 January 2021), Adel Wright in household of Walter Wright, Amelia Township, Calhoun, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 9-2, sheet 2A, line 18, family 33, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3792.