Cracked it. At the date of the 1930 census Fred A Wright, age 39, and his wife Esther A (Aldray) Wright, age 38, were living at 1312 Bennett Ave, Long Beach, California, with their three children, James W "Jamie" Wright, age 7, Martha J, age 6, and Janet M, age 2 years 3 months. Also staying with them was Esther's brother, Albert Aldray, age 50. Fred was a public school teacher and was born in Iowa, Esther and her brother Albert, a hotel steward, were born in Wisconsin, James and Martha Jean were born in Iowa, and Janet was born in California.
A bit more information: James Warren Wright, born 26 Jun 1922 in Sanborn, Iowa and died 17 Nov 2000 in Los Angeles, Ca. Martha Jean (Wright) Davis, born 15 Dec 1923 in Spencer, Iowa and died 11 Mar 2003 in California. Janet Marilyn (Wright) Leone, born 10 Dec 1927 in Long Beach, Ca. and died 25 May 1996 in Long Beach, Ca. I have their High School yearbook photos if anyone is interested.
The 1920s Changed Our Daily Lives & Not How You Might Think . . .
In the 1920's life changed drastically for the average American and for people all over the world. Airplanes began to be a mode of transportation and communication. Automobiles, rather than horses, ...
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