Brief Life History of Bettie Elizabeth
When Bettie Elizabeth Wright was born on 12 February 1926, in Banks, Pike, Alabama, United States, her father, Charlie William Wright, was 43 and her mother, Augusta "Gussie" May Dorrell, was 38. She lived in Monticello, Pike, Alabama, United States in 1930 and Election Precinct 4 Cross Roads, Pike, Alabama, United States in 1940. She died on 10 November 2003, at the age of 77.
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Sources (2)
- Bettie E Wright in household of Charlie W Wright, "United States Census, 1940"
- Betty Elizabeth Rodgers, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
World Events (8)
1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
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.
1947 · The Presidential Succession Act
The Presidential Succession Act is an act establishing the presidential line of succession. This was a precursor for the Twenty-fifth Amendment which outlines what is to happen when a President is killed, dies, or is unable to fulfill the responsibilities of President.
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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