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Podcast 09: Trauma Begets Trauma Series S.2 Ep 7 - Percy Wright's Family Life
Supplemental and Source Materials
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Documents and Source Materials
Documents that assisted in painting a picture of Percy's early life.
Genogram
Genogram for the family. Created based on probably dynamics before 1972 but post the 1969 drowning.
Photos
Images owned by Helen, Percy's Wife
Newspaper Articles
Following Percy Wright as his young family grows.
Family Tree
Percy and Helen Wright with their children
Sources, References and External Links
This has all the reference material compiled into one location.
Sources, References and External Links
Ancestry.com. California Birth Index, 1905-1995 [database on-line], Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005, Name: Lisa Wright, Birthdate: 6 Oct 1963; Birth County: Los Angeles. Original data: State of California. California Birth Index, 1905-1995. Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics.
Ancestry.com. Ohio, U.S., Birth Index, 1908-1998, [database on-line]. Record for Anthony Wright, Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012, Obtained on 29 January 2024. Original data: Ohio Department of Health, Index to Annual Births, 1968-1998; Ohio Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit; Columbus, OH, USA.
Ancestry.com. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line]. Record for Percy Wright, Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011, Original data: Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File, Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Anthony Wright Well Child Conference Book, City of Cleveland – Division of Health, Record Number 3580814; Helen Duncan, private owner, Michigan, 2021.
"Card of Thanks", The Herald-Palladium, Benton Harbor, Michigan, 19 Jul 1969, News. Digital Images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-herald-press/136664701/), citing original p. 15.
"Criminal Court Docket Readied, Percy Wright," The Raleigh Register, Beckley, WV, 7 Oct 1953, News. Digital Images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-raleigh-register-criminal-court-dock/136658888/ : Accessed 11 Dec. 2023).
"Divorces Sought", The News-Palladium, Benton Harbor, Michigan, 4 October 1956, News, Digital Images, Newspapers.com, (https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-herald-palladium-divorces-sought/136771613/), citing original p. 6.
Find a Grave, database and images, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/136094802/phillip-michael-wright: accessed 03 January 2024), memorial page for Phillip Michael Wright (13 Mar 1958–12 Jul 1969), Find a Grave Memorial ID 136094802, citing Coloma Cemetery, Coloma, Berrien County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by Scout (contributor 47319613).
"Hagar Twp. Youth Dies in Big Lake", The Herald-Palladium, Benton Harbor, Michigan, 14 Jul 1969, News. Digital Images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-herald-palladium-card-of-thanks/136665253/), citing original p. 13.
"Hagar Twp. Youth Dies in Big Lake," The Herald-Press, Saint Joseph, Michigan, 14 Jul 1969, News. Digital Images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-herald-press/136664701/).
Interview with Rick Wright and Lisa Wright conducted by Nicole Joseph and Melody Colter via Microsoft Teams on 23 December 2023. Automatic Transcript saved via Teams and Sound Recording of Interview with Nicole Joseph.
Interview with Lisa Wright by Nicole Joseph via telephone on 24 December 2023. No recording available. Conversation with Percy and Helen's daughter.
"Order for Appearance", The News-Palladium, Benton Harbor, Michigan, 17 Nov. 1956, News, Digital Images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-herald-palladium/136666046/), citing original p. 13.
"Order for Appearance", The News-Palladium, Benton Harbor, Michigan, 20 Oct. 1956, News, Digital Images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-herald-palladium-order-for-appearanc/136770180/), citing original p. 13.
"Percy Wright Fined for DD," The Raleigh Register, Beckley, WV, 13 Jan 1956, News. Digital Images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/image/47835884 : accessed 11 Dec 2023), citing original p. 12.
Percy Wright/Helen Wright, photographs, location and date unknown; privately held by Helen Duncan, 27 Dec 2023. Nicole Joseph took a digital image of this photo from Helen Duncan's private photo collection in November 2022.
"Petty Larceny", The News-Palladium, Benton Harbor, Michigan, 21 Mar. 1967, News, Digital Images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-herald-palladium-petty-larceny/136769455/), citing original p. 14.
"Phillip M. Wright," The South Bend Tribune, South Bend, Indiana, 14 Jul 1969, News. Digital Images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-south-bend-tribune-phillip-michael-w/136663778/).
"Repair Job is Nearly a Tragedy," The Herald-Palladium, Benton Harbor, Michigan, 9 August 1965, News, Digital Images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-herald-palladium/138120580/ : accessed 5 Jan 2024), citing original p. 20.
"Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5HZ-TDY : Accessed 3 Jan. 2024), Entry for Percy Roger Wright and Helen Carol Duncan, 14 Jun 1952, citing original p. 191, marriage entry 1232 in Johnson County, Tennesse from County Court Marriages Vol - T, 6/1950 - 4/1957.
"Tinsel-Covered Motorist Nabbed for Being Drunk," Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, WV, 13 Jan 1956, News. Digital Images, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/beckley-post-herald-tinsel-covered-motor/136656203/), citing original p. 1.
"U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010," indexed database, Fold3, Fold3.com (https://www.fold3.com/record/619830411/percy-wright-1932-us-veterans-affairs-birls-death-file-1850-2010 : accessed 4 Jan 2024), entry for Percy Wright (1932-1972), SSN 236487817; citing Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Wright Family Photographs, photographs, location and date unknown; privately held by Helen Duncan, Watervliet, Michigan, 31 Jan 2024. Nicole Joseph took a digital image of this photo from Helen Duncan's private photo collection in November 2022.
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