Wesley Harold
WRIGHT
(b.
23 September 1916
,
Pilot Rock, Umitilla, Oregon, USA
d.
27 June 1948
,
Pendleton, Umitilla, Oregon, USA
)
Cause of Death: consumption and esophageal hemorrhage.
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Wesley Harold WRIGHT was born 23 September 1916 in Pilot Rock, Umitilla, Oregon, USA
Wesley Harold WRIGHT was the child of Albert Milton WRIGHT and Mary Eloise WISDOMSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Wesley Harold married Maxine Grace COX 19 June 1937 in Walla Walla, Washington, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Maxine Grace COX was born 24 March 1920 in Pendleton, Umitilla, Oregon, USA. Maxine Grace died 25 March 1988 in Longview, Cowlitz, Washington, USA. Maxine Grace was the child of Edwin Huston COX and Mabel Elsie BENSON.
Wesley Harold WRIGHT died 27 June 1948 in Pendleton, Umitilla, Oregon, USA.
Have not been able to get much about him, mom said she woke up the morning of her 7th birthday to the bomb being dropped on Hiroshima, I asked if her dad was in the Army, no he wasn't and I got it explained to me about his drinking and stuff, Nanny left him because of it fairly early on.
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Occupation
Wesley Harold WRIGHT was a Various jobs-swept flour mill, laborer..
Wesley Harold WRIGHT was a Various jobs-swept flour mill, laborer..
Family and Children of Wesley Harold WRIGHT
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Maxine Grace COX-- Date: 19 June 1937 Place: Walla Walla, Washington, USA
Maxine Grace COX was the child of Edwin Huston COX and Mabel Elsie BENSON
Children of Wesley Harold WRIGHT and Maxine Grace COX:
Donna Jean WRIGHT (b.14 August 1938, Pendleton, Umitilla, Oregon, USA d. 02 March 2005, Longview, Cowlitz, Washington, USA)
m. Alan ALDRICH
Maxine Grace COX-- Date: 19 June 1937 Place: Walla Walla, Washington, USAMaxine Grace COX was the child of Edwin Huston COX and Mabel Elsie BENSON
Children of Wesley Harold WRIGHT and Maxine Grace COX:
Donna Jean WRIGHT (b.14 August 1938, Pendleton, Umitilla, Oregon, USA d. 02 March 2005, Longview, Cowlitz, Washington, USA)m. Alan ALDRICH
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1916 Birth 23 September 1916
Pilot Rock, Umitilla, Oregon, USA
1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law
1937 Marriage / PartnerWesley Harold WRIGHT and Maxine Grace COX 19 June 1937, Walla Walla, Washington, USA
He was 20 years old.
1938 Birth of ChildDonna Jean WRIGHT was born 14 August 1938, Pendleton, Umitilla, Oregon, USA
Wesley Harold was 21 years old.
1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.
1948 Death 27 June 1948
Pendleton, Umitilla, Oregon, USA
He died at the age of 31.
Wesley is buried at: Olney, Pendleton, Umitilla, Oregon, United States
Added: 5/30/2021 1:09:39 AM
- Updated: 8/14/2025 5:39:09 PM
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