Brief Life History of Elvy B
When Elvy B Wright was born on 9 April 1927, his father, William Jessie Wright, was 29 and his mother, Vera M Sears, was 21. He lived in Ouachita, Louisiana, United States in 1930. He died on 9 May 2011, in Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, United States.
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Sources (3)
- Elvy B Wright in household of William J Wright, "United States Census, 1930"
- Elvy B Wright, "United States Social Security Death Index"
- Elvy B Wright, "Find A Grave Index"
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1929
13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.
1931
The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.
1949 · NATO is Established
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an alliance between 29 North American and European countries. The agreement of the alliance is to help defend each other if attacked by an external country. The last country to enter was Montenegro in 2017.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: occupational name for a craftsman or maker of machinery, mostly in wood, of any of a wide range of kinds, from Middle English and Older Scots wriht, wright, wricht, writh, write (Old English wyrhta, wryhta) ‘craftsman’, especially ‘carpenter, joiner’. The term is found in various combinations (for example, Cartwright and Wainwright ), but when used in isolation it often referred to a builder of windmills or watermills. This surname is also very common among African Americans.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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