Friday, November 12, 2021

The start of a biography of (Florence) Caroline Wright(1930-2016)

 

Caroline Wright, about 1948
Caroline Wright, about 1948

I am putting this out as a place holder for a biography of my mother.  It will take a lot of time to gather all of the information, but I need something to insert it into.  I will do something similar for my dad.  Additions and corrections would be greatly apricated.

  • May 12th, 1930: Birth-Parents were David Sanders Wright and Florence Edna Smith(1892-1937), Northampton, MA
  • 1935: Residence-Northampton, MA
  • November 28th, 1937: Death of her mother, Florence Edna Smith(1892-1937)
  • April 1st, 1940: Residence-Northampton, MA-Age 9, living at 67 West St. Elementary School, 4th Grade.
  • 1949: Attending the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, MA
  • 1950: Attending the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, MA, Age 20
  • 1951: Attending the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, MA. Studying Mathematics.  Transferred from Smith College.  Activities: Dean’s List 2; Senate 3,4: Index 4: Mathematics Club 2,3,4: Sigma Kappa
  • August 23rd, 1952: Marriage to Robert Ervin Putnam in Leeds, Northampton, MA.  Sister in law Charlotte Davis Wright(Willington) was Maid of Honor. Richard D. Putnam(Leeds) was Best Man
  • Ushers were George E. Wright(Northampton), Charles M. Wright(Willington). Reception fo 100 people at 67 West Street. Will live in Champaign, IL after trip to Maine. She was a graduate of University of Massachusetts. Recently employed at Pittsfield plant of General Electric. He is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts and is studying for his doctorate at the University of Illinois.
  • 1953: Birth of Son in Northampton, MA
  • 1958: Birth of Daughter in Wilmington, DE
  • 1963: Birth of Son in Wilmington, DE
  • 1967: Moved to Marietta, OH
  • 1969: Birth of Son in Marietta, OH
  • March 27th, 2011 Death of Husband, Robert Ervin Putnam in Marietta, OH
  • November 12th, 2016: Death in Marietta, OH


Caroline Wright as a Baby, 1930
Caroline Wright as a Baby, 1930

Caroline Wright as a Baby, 1930
Caroline Wright as a Baby, 1930



Carline Wright and Florence Edna Smith
Carline Wright and Florence Edna Smith


Caroline Wright, Age 1 or 2, 1931
Caroline Wright, Age 1 or 2, 1931

Caroline Wright, Age 1 or 2, 1931
Caroline Wright, Age 1 or 2, 1931


Caroline Wright, 1932
Caroline Wright, 1932

Caroline Wright, 1932
Caroline Wright, 1932


Catherine, Caroline and Charles Wright
Catherine, Caroline and Charles Wright, 1932

Caroline Wright and Eleanor at Smith College gardens, 1933
Caroline Wright and Eleanor at Smith College gardens, 1933

Caroline Wright and Eleanor at Smith College gardens, 1933
Caroline Wright and Eleanor at Smith College gardens, 1933


Caroline Wright on a dock at Reiffens Cottage, Goose Pond, July 1937
Caroline Wright on a dock at Reiffens Cottage, Goose Pond, July 1937


Caroline Wright in a boat on Goose Pond, MA, 1938
Caroline Wright in a boat on Goose Pond, MA, 1938


Caroline Wright, abt 1939
Caroline Wright, abt 1939


Caroline Wright with cat at West St. house, 1940
Caroline Wright with cat at West St. house, 1940


Caroline Wright at West St. house, 1940
Caroline Wright without cat at West St. house, 1940


Caroline Wright, about 1945
Caroline Wright, about 1945


Caroline Wright, about 1948
Caroline Wright, about 1948



Caroline Wright on Fountain at Smith College, 1933
Caroline Wright on Fountain at Smith College, 1933

Caroline Wright on car, 1933
Caroline Wright on car, 1933

Caroline Wright on steps, 1933
Caroline Wright on steps, 1933

Caroline Wright on steps, 1933
Caroline Wright on steps, 1933


Caroline Wright with Father, 1933

Caroline Wright with Father, 1933



Catherine and Caroline Wright, 1933

Catherine and Caroline Wright, 1933



Caroline Wright, possible 1933

Caroline Wright, possible 1933



Wright Children-Carlie, George, David, Catherine, and Caroline, 1933

Wright Children-Carlie, George, David, Catherine, and Caroline, 1933


Caroline and David Wright with cat, 1934

Caroline and David Wright with cat, 1934



Caroline Wright in a field, 1934

Caroline Wright in a field, 1934



Caroline Wright in a field, 1934

Caroline Wright in a field, 1934



Caroline Wright in garden, 1934

Caroline Wright in garden, 1934



Caroline Wright, 1934

Caroline Wright, 1934



Wright Family Christmas Photo, about 1936

Wright Family Christmas Photo, about 1936


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