Podcast 06: Trauma Begets Trauma Series S.2 Ep 4 - Finding Iris
Supplemental and Source Materials
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Familly Tree
Iris Wright, her parents, siblings and her guardians in 1940
Primary Source Documents
Here are some of the primary source documents used in the investigation.
Finding Iris:
Detective Board, Following the Trail
Linking the girl in the article to my ancestor without a definitive full name of her father.
Appellate Court Syllabus
Here you will find a copy of the appellate case.
Newspaper Articles
Newspaper articles focused on Iris Wright.
Sources, References and External Links
This has all the reference material compiled into one location along with some links of interest.
Family Tree
Made from Family Tree Maker and Photoshop
Making the familial Connection: Annie to Vasper. For a detailed analysis please read the Blog 6: Finding Iris and/or listen to Podcast 06: Trauma Begets Trauma S2: Ep 4.
Sources, References and External Links
Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Year: 1900; Census Place: Barkers Ridge, Wyoming, West Virginia; Roll: 1776; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0139 Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.
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Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. Year: 1900; Census Place: Beaver Pond, Mercer, West Virginia; Roll: 1766; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0076
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Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Year: 1910; Census Place: Barkers Ridge, Wyoming, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1698; Page: 3a; Enumeration District: 0198; FHL microfilm: 1375711. Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
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Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Year: 1920; Census Place: Barkers Ridge, Wyoming, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1966; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 169. Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
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Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Year: 1930; Census Place: Beaver Pond, Mercer, West Virginia; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 2342280. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.
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Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Year: 1940; Census Place: Beaver Pond, Mercer, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04428; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 28-23. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.
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Ancestry.com. 1950 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2022.National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Beaver Pond, Mercer, West Virginia; Roll: 3084; Page: 27; Enumeration District: 28-36 Original data: Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census. 1913-1/1/1972. Population Schedules for the 1950 Census, 1950 - 1950. Washington, DC: National Archives at Washington, DC.
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"Rhodell Man Granted Appeal by High Court," The Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, WV, 13 Nov 1946, News. Digital Images, Newspappers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/beckley-post-herald/25686894), citing original p. 12.
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“Two More Writs,” The Raleigh Register, Beckley, WV, 23 Aug 1946, News. Digital Images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-raleigh-register/25686749/), citing original p. 2.
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“Vasper Indictment,” The Raleigh Register, Beckley, WV, 20 Jan 1946, News. Digital Images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-raleigh-register/6779362/">https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-raleigh-register/6779362/), citing original p. 5.
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Westlaw. State v. Wright, 130 W. Va. 336, 43 S.E.2d 295 (1947). Digital Copy. Accessed 5 September 2023.
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West Virginia Register of Marriages [database on-line]. West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History Online Database Charleston, WV 2021. Accessed 5 Oct 2023 https://archive.wvculture.org/vrr/va_select.aspx.
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West Virginia Register of Marriages [database on-line]. West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History Online Database Charleston, WV 2021. Accessed 5 Oct 2023. https://archive.wvculture.org/vrr/va_mcresults.aspx?GroomsLastName=hicks& GroomsFirstName=&BridesLastName=&BridesFirstName=annie&County=All&Year=All&PlusMinus=Exact&Search=Exact&NumRec=25
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West Virginia Register of Marriages [database on-line]. West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History Online Database Charleston, WV 2021. Accessed 5 Oct 2023. https://archive.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12146596&Type=Marriage.
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“Writ of Error in Criminal Court Case Is Granted,” Beckley Post Herald, 22 Nov 1946, News. Digital Images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/beckley-post-herald-iris-wright/38862045/), citing original p. 1.
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