Frederick Lee Wright
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Dublin Core
Title
Frederick Lee Wright
Subject
Wright, Frederick Lee (1911-1980)
Description
Portrait of Frederick Lee Wright wearing a suit and tie.
Known as “Lee”, he was the third child born to John William and Edna Florence (Hamrick) Wright. His father farmed. The 1930 census found Lee living on South Water Street with his mother and three of his siblings. Lee worked as a mechanic. Lee’s parents divorced in 1940, after many years of living apart
In 1940, Lee worked at the American Viscose Corporation (later, it became Avtex fibers) in Front Royal. His WWII draft registration card described him as being 6 feet tall and 180 pounds.
He married Helen Blanche (Looney) Wright in 1941. She was born in Craig County, Virginia, to James Madison and Mattie Bell (Starks) Looney. Lee was her second husband.
Lee served in the U.S. Army during WWII, from February 1944 to June 1945.
By 1950, Lee was a laboratory technician at the Viscose Plant. He and his wife had a 2-year old daughter, Barbara.
Known as “Lee”, he was the third child born to John William and Edna Florence (Hamrick) Wright. His father farmed. The 1930 census found Lee living on South Water Street with his mother and three of his siblings. Lee worked as a mechanic. Lee’s parents divorced in 1940, after many years of living apart
In 1940, Lee worked at the American Viscose Corporation (later, it became Avtex fibers) in Front Royal. His WWII draft registration card described him as being 6 feet tall and 180 pounds.
He married Helen Blanche (Looney) Wright in 1941. She was born in Craig County, Virginia, to James Madison and Mattie Bell (Starks) Looney. Lee was her second husband.
Lee served in the U.S. Army during WWII, from February 1944 to June 1945.
By 1950, Lee was a laboratory technician at the Viscose Plant. He and his wife had a 2-year old daughter, Barbara.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Labelled "July 1942" on box of plates.
Contributor
Identified by Gloria Stickley and Sarah Bagnell, who recognized the subject. They remembered he lived in the Maurertown/Woodstock part of the county most of his life.
Additional biographical information was compiled from public records.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Identifier
008426
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Frederick Lee Wright,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed April 27, 2024, http://archives.countylib.org/items/show/29230.
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