Podcast 03: S2 EP. 1 Trauma Begets Trauma Series - Debrief of our thoughts on Childhood Trauma

Supplemental and Source Materials

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Familly Tree

Vasper Wright and his early years: family tree.

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Primary Source Documents

Here are some of the primary source documents used in the investigation.

Geospatial Information

Geographic rendering of the family in 1930.

Tertiary Source Material

Here you will find examples of tertiary evidence, mostly data from indexes.

Newspaper Articles

Newspaper articles depicting the Wrights.

Sources, References and External Links

This has all the reference material compiled into one location along with some links of interest.

Family Tree

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Image of Lisa with her Grandfather Vasper Wright taken at his home in Rock, WV Obtained from: Unknown Photographer. Personal Photograph. Image of Lisa with her Grandfather Vasper Wright at his home in Rock, WV. Dated about 1968. Photo taken by cell phone from original photo that Grandma Helen had. Copy taken November 2020.

Geospatial Information

Newspaper Articles

Primary Source Materials

Register of Births for Vesper Leo Wright. Click on images to view full document. Obtained from: West Virginia Archives and History. West Virginia Births, 1852 – 1930 [database on-line]. West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History 2021. http://archive.wvculture. org/vrr/ Accessed on: 26 September 2023.; Ancestry.com, West Virginia, Births Index, 1804-1938 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Ancestry.com, Database online. Record for Vesper Leo Wright.

Marriage License between Claude Wright and Susie Akers. Obtained from: "Vital Research Records Search Selection," database and images, West Virginia Division of Culture and History (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/ : accessed 6 Oct 2023), database entry for Haskey Wright & Susie Akers, 15 Mar 1939, Marriage License, Mercer County West Virgnia.

1930 U.S. Federal Census edited to show the Wright Household. Obtained from: Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. 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.

WWII Draft Card for Claude Haskell Wright Obtained from: Ancestry.com. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Lehi, UT, USA 2011. Record for Claude Haskell Wright. Accessed on 4 October 2023. Original: The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 546. U.S.

Tertiary Source Materials

.pdf of document showing population patterns in West Virginia from 1900 - 1920. Obtained from : United States Bureau Of The Census. Fourteenth census of the United States: 1920 Bulletin. Population: West Virginia. Department of Commerce. Digital Pdf. https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics /population-wv-number-of-inhabitants.pdf

U.S. Find a Grave Indexed record for Maude Rierson Obtained from : Ancestry.com. U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: Find a Grave. Find a Grave®. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi.

Sources, References, & Links

Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census[database on-line]. Year: 1900; Census Place: Rock, Mercer, West Virginia; Roll: T623_1766; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 86. Birth date: Feb 1880 Birth place: West Virginia Residence date: 1900 Residence place: Rock, Mercer, West Virginia. (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Ancestry.com, http://www.Ancestry.com. Accessed on 23 September 2023.
Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Year: 1920; Census Place: Rock, Mercer, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1963; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 99; Image:. Birth date: abt 1881 Birth place: West Virginia Residence date: 1920 Residence place: Rock, Mercer, West Virginia. (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), Ancestry.com. Accessed 23 September 2023.
Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Year: 1930; Census Place: Rock, Mercer, West Virginia; Roll: 2545; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 33; Image: 1057.0. Birth date: abt 1880 Birth place: West Virginia Residence date: 1930 Residence place: Rock, Mercer, West Virginia. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Accessed 24 September 2023; 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.
Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards [database on-line], 1942 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), Ancestry.com, Roll: WW2_2240330; Local board: Mercer , West Virginia. Birth date: 13 Feb 1880 Birth place: West Virginia Residence date: Residence place: Mercer, West Virginia.
Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line] Year: 1940; Census Place: Rock, Mercer, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04429; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 28-50. (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Ancestry.com, http://www.Ancestry.com.
"West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMMD-NTT : 10 February 2018), Vesper Leo Wright, 1907; citing Mercer, West Virginia, United States, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 804,468. Accessed on 26 September 2023. Copy of Original Image obtained from West Virginia Archives and History. West Virginia Births, 1852 – 1930 [database on-line]. West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History 2021. http://archive.wvculture. org/vrr/ Accessed on: 26 September 2023.
Ancestry.com, U.S.. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. (Registration Location: Mercer County, West Virginia; Roll: 1992861; Draft Board: 2. Birth date: 13 Feb 1880 Birth place: Residence date: Residence place: Mercer, West Virginia. Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005), Ancestry.com,
The history of education in West Virginia. Charleston Tribune Printing Company 1907. Prepared under direction of the State Superintendent of Schools. Obtained from Western Virginia Department of Education. http://wvde.state.wv.us/downloads/2013/150/History%20of%20Education%20WV%201907.pdf. Accessed on 5 Oct 2023.
Bailey, Jim & Bailey, Nancy. About Rock. Rockwva.com 2023. Accessed 5 Oct. 2023. https://rockwestvirginia.com/tag/past/ 2023.
McGehee, C. Stuart "Mercer County." e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia. 09 January 2023. Web. 04 October 2023.
United States Bureau Of The Census. Fourteenth census of the United States: 1920 Bulletin. Population: West Virginia. Department of Commerce. Digital Pdf. https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-wv-number-of-inhabitants.pdf.
Unknown Photographer. Personal Photograph. Image of Lisa with her Grandfather Vasper Wright at his home in Rock, WV. Dated about 1968. Photo taken by cell phone from original photo that Grandma Helen had. Copy taken November 2020.