15 June 2015

William Ellis Wright

Birth: 10 Jan 1886
in Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma, USA

Death: before 1940 (?)

Father: Ellis Buffington Wright

Mother: Elizabeth Daugherty

Siblings:
Francis Otto Wright
Cornelius Mayes Wright
Joel Bryan Wright
Ida Lydia Wright
John Lindsey Wright "Jack"
Lizzie B Wright
Ruth Wright

Spouse: Ethel Fay Denton

Married: 16 Jan 1914

Children:
Freda Wright "Fritz"
William Ellis Wright Jr
Lois Elizabeth Wright


1900 U.S. Census (detail):
Location: Township 21 N, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, USA (Oklahoma)
Date: June 1900

Dawe's Rolls (Cherokee):


1910 U.S. Census (detail):
Location: Hogan, Mayes County, Oklahoma, USA
Date: 1910

WWI Draft Card:
Date: 12 Sep 1918
Note: The birthday matches the birthday listed in the 1900 U.S. Census. The spouse is Faye Wright, who appears in the 1920 U.S. Census.


1920 U.S. Census (detail):
Location: Chouteau, Mayes County, Oklahoma, USA
Date: 18 February 1920

Between 1920 and 1930, the Wrights moved to Denver, Colorado:
Location: 2827 W 23rd Ave, Denver, Colorado, USA
Address listing and the home as it looks today (Google Street View)



Before 1930, William Ellis and Ethel Fay divorced. William moved back to Oklahoma. Ethel stayed in Denver at the same address listed above, as reflected in her entry in the 1930 U.S. Census.

1930 U.S. Census (detail):
Location: West First St, Block 91, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, USA
Date: 3 April 1930

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