Victor Columbus Wright was born on August 22, 1894 in Petie Jean, Logan County,
Arkansas. He was the son of James E. Wright and Mary E. “Mollie” Bonds.
Victor was raised on the family farm in Logan County, Arkansas.
Victor was listed as
“Victoria” (female) in the 1900 US Census, and then as “Victor” (male) in the
1910 US Census.
Victor married Ona
Victoria Heathcoat around 1915, probably in Logan County, Arkansas. He was 21 years old and she was 17
years. Ona was born on February 21, 1897
in Logan County, Arkansas, the daughter of James Lawson Heathcoat and Sarah
Elizabeth Green.
Victor and Ona were
the parents of four children:
Shirley Ramona Wright born August 6, 1917
Gifford Bulette Wright born April 23, 1919
Victor Touvelle Wright born April 14, 1921
Homer E. Wright born 1924
Victor was a veteran
of the First World War. Having moved to
Erin, Clark County, Nevada after his marriage, he registered there for the
draft on September 12, 1918. He was
employed as a telegraph operator for the railroad at that time. He was described as 5’11” tall, with blue
eyes and brown hair.
Victor’s employment with
the railroad took him and his family to several locations across the United
States.
In 1920, Ona and her
two oldest children were listed in the household of her father in Revilee,
Logan County, Arkansas. Their daughter,
Shirley Wright, died that same year. Shirley died on February 16, 1920 in Logan County, Arkansas. She
was buried in Evans Cemetery in Magazine, Logan County, Arkansas.
In 1921, Victor and
Ona and their children were living in Firth, Lancaster County, Nebraska. Their son, Victor, was born there that
year. They were back in Arkansas by
1924, as their son, Homer, was born there.
In 1930, Victor and
Ona were living with their children in Doughtery County, Georgia. They were renting a home on North Washington
Street for $20 a month.
In 1935, the family
was living in Beckham County, Oklahoma.
By 1940, Victor and Ona had moved to Carmen, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma,
where Victor was working as a Station Agent for the St. Louis-San Francisco
(Frisco) Railroad.
Victor Columbus Wright
died sometime between 1940 and 1944.
In 1944, Ona is listed
in the National City directory in San Diego County, California. She and her sons, Homer and Victor, were
living at 1816 Taft . Ona was listed as
a widow.
Ona married William F.
Shoffner sometime before 1968. William
and Ona were listed in the San Diego City Directory in 1968. They were living at 6667 Comstock Court in
San Diego, San Diego County, California.
Ona Victoria Heathcoat
Wright Shoffner died on January 5, 1999 in El Cajon, San Diego County,
California. She was buried in the
Fairlawn Cemetery in Elk City, Beckham County, Oklahoma. She was just a month shy of her 102nd
birthday at her death.
Notes for Victor Columbus Wright
1900 US Census: “Victoria C Wright,” Year: 1900; Census
Place: Petie Jean, Logan, Arkansas; Roll: 66;
Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0056; FHL
microfilm: 1240066. Ancestry.com. 1900
United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
1910 US Census: “Victor C Wright,” Year: 1910; Census
Place: Revilee, Logan, Arkansas; Roll: T624_56;
Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0053; FHL
microfilm: 1374069. Ancestry.com. 1910
United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
WWI Draft: “Victor Columbus Wright,” Registration State: Oklahoma;
Registration County: Washita; Roll: 1852244. Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft
Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
1930 US Census: “Victor C Wright,” Year: 1930; Census
Place: Militia District 1097, Dougherty, Georgia; Roll: 353;
Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0006; Image: 657.0;
FHL microfilm: 2340088. Ancestry.com. 1930
United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.
1940 US Census: “Victar Wright,” Year: 1940; Census
Place: Carmen, Alfalfa, Oklahoma; Roll: T627_3274;
Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 2-8. Ancestry.com. 1940 United States
Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations, Inc., 2012.
Notes for Ona Victoria
Heathcoat
Birth & Death: “Ona H Shoffner,” Ancestry.com. U.S., Social
Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.
1900 US Census: “Onie Heathcoat,” Year: 1900;
Census Place: Revilee, Logan, Arkansas; Roll: 66;
Page: 24B; Enumeration District: 0058; FHL
microfilm: 1240066. Ancestry.com. 1900 United States
Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations Inc, 2004.
1910 US Census: “Ona V Heathcoat,” Year: 1910;
Census Place: Revilee, Logan, Arkansas; Roll: T624_56;
Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0052; FHL
microfilm: 1374069. Ancestry.com. 1910 United States
Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com
Operations Inc, 2006.
1920 US Census: “Omie Wright,” Year: 1920;
Census Place: Revilee, Logan, Arkansas; Roll: T625_71;
Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 55; Image: 373. Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database
on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced
by FamilySearch.
City Directories: “Ona Wright,” and “Ona V Shoffner,” Ancestry.com. U.S.
City Directories, 1821-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Burial: “Ona Victoria Shoffner,” Ancestry.com. U.S.,
Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Find A Grave. (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi), accessed on 6 April 2015
Notes for Shirley Wright
Birth & Death: “Shirley Wright,” Ancestry.com. U.S.,
Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Find A Grave. (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi), accessed on 6 April 2015
