Emory Paul Wright

1924 - 1991  (67 years)

• Name	Emory Paul Wright  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Birth	14 Jan 1924	Belleview, Iron, Missouri, USA   [1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	Black River, Reynolds, Missouri, USA   [8]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Census	1940	Black River, Reynolds, Missouri, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Military Draft Registration	1942	Black, Reynolds, Missouri, USA   [2]
  	Draft Registration - WWII; Relation to Head: Self
  Military Service	Abt 1944  [3, 6, 9]
  	US Navy - WWII; MM3 (3rd class Machinist Mate) USS Monssen DD-798
  		Ship-USS Monssen (DD-798) The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Monssen (DD-798) off Staten Island, New York (USA), upon completion of construction by the Bethlehem Steel Company's Staten Island Shipyard, 12 February 1944. + Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Monssen_(DD-798)
  Death	23 Jan 1991	Bismarck, St Francois, Missouri, USA   [5, 6]
  Burial	Bismarck Masonic Cemetery, Bismarck, St Francois, Missouri, USA   [6]
  	Albetta and Emory Wright buried together
  		Burial-WRIGHT Albetta and Emory Albetta and Emory Wright - Bismarck Masonic Cemetery + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106203863/ emory
  		Bismarck Masonic Cemetery (also known as Masonic Cemetery) Bismarck, St Francois, Missouri Find a Grave: #1636904 Plot: Freemasons
  Person ID	I23469	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Charles Wallace Wright,   b. 18 Jun 1900, Missouri, USA d. 10 Feb 1967, Lesterville, Reynolds, Missouri, USA (Age 66 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Nellie Myrtle Fitzgerald,   b. 6 Aug 1903, Belleview, Iron, Missouri, USA d. 23 Jan 1969, Bonne Terre Hospital, Bonne Terre, St Francois, Missouri, USA (Age 65 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	7 Jan 1920	Ironton, Iron, Missouri, USA   [10, 11]
  Family ID	F11607	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Lillian Louise Twomey,   b. 23 Apr 1930, Bismarck, St Francois, Missouri, USA d. 23 Jul 2019, Missouri Baptist Hospital, St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	8 Mar 1949	Randolph County, Arkansas, USA   [4, 12]
  Children	1. Living
  Family ID	F9424	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Albetta Lou Bay,   b. 11 Jul 1933, Dent County, Missouri, USA d. 15 Jul 2004, Salem, Dent, Missouri, USA (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	Bef Jul 1986  [13, 14]
  Family ID	F9423	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 3	Melba Jean Adams,   b. 28 Sep 1931, Black, Reynolds, Missouri, USA d. 23 Aug 1996, Arcadia, Iron, Missouri, USA (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	1 Aug 1981	Iron County, Missouri, USA   [7, 15]
  Family ID	F9425	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 14 Jan 1924 - Belleview, Iron, Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1930 - Black River, Reynolds, Missouri, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1940 - Black River, Reynolds, Missouri, USA Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWII; Relation to Head: Self - 1942 - Black, Reynolds, Missouri, USA Marriage - 8 Mar 1949 - Randolph County, Arkansas, USA Marriage - 1 Aug 1981 - Iron County, Missouri, USA Death - 23 Jan 1991 - Bismarck, St Francois, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Burials

  Burial-WRIGHT Albetta and Emory Albetta and Emory Wright - Bismarck Masonic Cemetery + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106203863/ emory

  
  

  Military Records

  Military-WRIGHT Emory (Muster) Service Record - Emory Paul Wright -- Page 6 - Muster rolls of U.S. Navy ships, stations, and other naval activities, 1939-1949.

  
  

  People

  WRIGHT-Paul Emory Paul Wright

  
  

  Places

  Ship-USS Monssen (DD-798) The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Monssen (DD-798) off Staten Island, New York (USA), upon completion of construction by the Bethlehem Steel Company's Staten Island Shipyard, 12 February 1944. + Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Monssen_(DD-798)

  
  

• Sources

  [S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Black River, Reynolds, Missouri; Roll: T627_2144; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 90-1. 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: Black River, Reynolds, Missouri; Roll: T627_2144; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 90-1 [S363] Ancestry.com, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2011;), The National Archives in St Louis, Missouri; St Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 361. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 361 [S1935] Ancestry.com, U.S. World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;), National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, United States; Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities, 01/01/1939 - 01/01/1949; Record Group: 24, Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1798 - 2007; Series ARC I. U.S. World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949 National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, United States; Muster Rolls of U.S. Navy Ships, Stations, and Other Naval Activities, 01/01/1939 - 01/01/1949; Record Group: 24, Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1798 - 2007; Series ARC I [S189] Ancestry.com, Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;), Database online. [S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online. [S2451] Find a Grave: WRIGHT Emory P 1924-1991, Emory Paul Wright (Veteran). BIRTH 14 Jan 1924 DEATH 23 Jan 1991 (aged 67) BURIAL Bismarck Masonic Cemetery, Bismarck, St. Francois County, Missouri MEMORIAL ID 106203863 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106203863 [S10] Ancestry.com, Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;). Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 [S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Black River, Reynolds, Missouri; Roll: 1220; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0001; Image: 1015.0; FHL microfilm: 2340955. 1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: Black River, Reynolds, Missouri; Roll: 1220; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0001; Image: 1015.0; FHL microfilm: 2340955 [S1935] Ancestry.com, U.S. World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;), Page 6 - U.S. World War II Navy Muster Rolls, 1938-1949 1 Jan 1946. https://www.fold3.com/image/309893258?rec=296515003&xid=1945 Military-WRIGHT Emory (Muster) Service Record - Emory Paul Wright -- Page 6 - Muster rolls of U.S. Navy ships, stations, and other naval activities, 1939-1949. [S10] Ancestry.com, Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;). Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 [S7058] Find a Grave: FITZGERALD Nellie Wright 1903-1969, Nellie Myrtle Fitzgerald Wright. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20698587/nellie_myrtle_wright [S5001] Find a Grave: TWOMEY Lillian Wright 1930-2019, Lillian Louise Twomey Wright. PARK HILLS -- Lillian Louise Twomey Wright of Farmington, Missouri, went home to her Heavenly Father, Tuesday July 23, 2019, at the age of 89 years and 3 months. Louise was born April 23, 1930, at Bismarck, Missouri, to Lawrence and Bertha Twomey. Louise was a member of First Baptist Church, Farmington, Missouri; and retired from AT&T as a telephone operator. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lawrence Adolph Twomey and Bertha Irene Mayes Twomey; and nine brothers and sisters. Louise is survived by her daughter; one grandson; three great-grandsons; six great-great-grandchildren; one brother and one sister-in-law; and many nieces and nephews and friends. Visitation will be at Horton-Wampler Funeral Home in Park Hills, Missouri, with Rev. Jason Welker of First Baptist Church Farmington officiating. Internment at Bismarck Masonic Cemetery in Bismarck, Missouri. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/201461556/lillian-louise-wright [S8] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;). [S8103] Find a Grave: BAY Albetta Headrick, Albetta Lou Bay Jenkins Wright Headrick. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/201467077/albetta-lou-headrick [S8104] Find a Grave: ADAMS Melba WRIGHT 1931-1996, Melba Jean Adams Lewis Wright. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/142359327/melba_jean_wright