Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameArchibald Kidwell “Archie” Wright 
Birth2 Aug 1902, Cleburne, Johnson Co, TX
Census20 Apr 1910, Muskogee, Muskogee Co, OK
Memoroll#1263, pg 8
Census21 Jan 1920, Muskogee, Muskogee Co, OK
Memoroll#1478, pg 14
Census27 Apr 1940, Muskogee, Muskogee Co, OK
Memoroll#3314, pg 10
Census3 Apr 1950, Muskogee, Muskogee Co, OK
Memoroll#187, pg 4
Death29 Dec 1976, Guadalajara, Guadalajara Municipality, Jalisco, Mexico
BurialMolly Fields Cem, Tahlequah, Cherokee Co, OK
Memo277, SEE Tyner's Plat Map in OPAWTR
Occupationreal estate, Hotel Owner
FatherArchibald Grahee Wright (1874-1971)
MotherMyrtle Mae Fletcher (1885-1972)
Misc. Notes
Listed as Archie in 1910 at age 7 with his parents Archie (35, MS) and Myrtle (25, TX) plus a younger sister and brother,
Living at home with his parents, sister, brother, and twin sisters in 1920.
Listed in 1940 with his wife Mary (39, MS) 5 daughters, his parents and brother Franklin A. Wright (31, OK).
His WWII draft registration shows his birth in 1903, lists him as being in the cattle business, and was submitted in Sherman, Grayson Co, TX.
Living in Muskogee in 1950, where Archie is a Hotel Owner (45, OK) with wife Thelma L. (25, OK) and Forest J. Orcutt (16, OK) his brother-in-law.
Living at home with his parents, sister, brother, and twin sisters in 1920.
Listed in 1940 with his wife Mary (39, MS) 5 daughters, his parents and brother Franklin A. Wright (31, OK).
His WWII draft registration shows his birth in 1903, lists him as being in the cattle business, and was submitted in Sherman, Grayson Co, TX.
Living in Muskogee in 1950, where Archie is a Hotel Owner (45, OK) with wife Thelma L. (25, OK) and Forest J. Orcutt (16, OK) his brother-in-law.
Spouses
Birth10 Jul 1901, Missouri
Death21 Mar 1993, Haskell, Muskogee Co, OK
BurialHaskell Cem, Haskell, Muskogee Co, OK
MemoSec 8
Misc. Notes
First married to Van Carlton Smith on 28 Apr 1923 in Muskogee Co, OK
They were separated although Mary E. Smith (28, MO) is listed as widowed in 1930 with her daughers Shirley A. Smith (4) and Mary J. Smith (3).
By 1940 she was remarried to Archie K. Wright (38, TX) as Mary E. Wright (39, MO) and they have her two Smith daughters, plus Barbara Jean (6), Joan (4), and Helen (2) as well as his parents and brother Franklin (31, OK) living with them.
Mary E. Wright (44, MO) is listed in the 1950 Tulsa census as separated, although Archie is listed in Muskogee with his new wife Thelma. Mary has daughers Barbara Jean (15) and Helen (14) Wright living with her, while daughter Joan is with Archie’s parents in Los Angeles.
They were separated although Mary E. Smith (28, MO) is listed as widowed in 1930 with her daughers Shirley A. Smith (4) and Mary J. Smith (3).
By 1940 she was remarried to Archie K. Wright (38, TX) as Mary E. Wright (39, MO) and they have her two Smith daughters, plus Barbara Jean (6), Joan (4), and Helen (2) as well as his parents and brother Franklin (31, OK) living with them.
Mary E. Wright (44, MO) is listed in the 1950 Tulsa census as separated, although Archie is listed in Muskogee with his new wife Thelma. Mary has daughers Barbara Jean (15) and Helen (14) Wright living with her, while daughter Joan is with Archie’s parents in Los Angeles.
Marriage9 Sep 1933, Bryan Co, OK
Divorce
Birth28 Jul 1928, Tulsa, Tulsa Co, OK
Death30 Aug 2007, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co, OK
Burial4 Sep 2007, Barber Cem, Tahlequah, Cherokee Co, OK
FatherAlvin Hodge Orcutt (1890-1964)
MotherLillian Beatrice Olson (1902-1946)
Misc. Notes
Her parents moved shortly after birth and were in Newport Beach for the 1930 census. Listing Thelma as the youngest daughter (1 yr 9 mo, OK) of Alvin H. Orcutt (39, OK) and Lillian Orcutt (27, SC).
By 1940, the family moved to Fresno County and had 4 more kids.
She was then married to a Mr. Ward in the mid 40’s and listed as Thelma Orcutt Ward on her Nov 1944 Social Security application; before marrying Archie K. Wright shortly before the 1950 cenus.
Living in Muskogee in 1950, where Archie is a Hotel Owner (45, OK) with wife Thelma L. (25, OK) and her brother Forest J. Orcutt (16, OK).
She and Archie were apparently divorced after having 3 children in the 1950’s, as she is registered with Social Security as Thelma Louise Brown in July 1972, four years before Archie’s death.
Archie died in Guadalajara in 1976, but even though Thelma was remarried to a Mr. Brown, she is listed as Thelma Wright on his death record in Mexico, and her obituary and burial are under the Wright name.
Her obituary is in the Oklahoma City paper, with other records listing her death in Park Hill and Coweta.
[Obituary] The Daily Oklahoman - Sunday, 2 September 2007, pg 22
WRIGHT, Thelma L., 79, homemaker, died Thursday. Services 2 p.m. Tuesday (Reed-Culver, Tahlequah) Tishomingo
By 1940, the family moved to Fresno County and had 4 more kids.
She was then married to a Mr. Ward in the mid 40’s and listed as Thelma Orcutt Ward on her Nov 1944 Social Security application; before marrying Archie K. Wright shortly before the 1950 cenus.
Living in Muskogee in 1950, where Archie is a Hotel Owner (45, OK) with wife Thelma L. (25, OK) and her brother Forest J. Orcutt (16, OK).
She and Archie were apparently divorced after having 3 children in the 1950’s, as she is registered with Social Security as Thelma Louise Brown in July 1972, four years before Archie’s death.
Archie died in Guadalajara in 1976, but even though Thelma was remarried to a Mr. Brown, she is listed as Thelma Wright on his death record in Mexico, and her obituary and burial are under the Wright name.
Her obituary is in the Oklahoma City paper, with other records listing her death in Park Hill and Coweta.
[Obituary] The Daily Oklahoman - Sunday, 2 September 2007, pg 22
WRIGHT, Thelma L., 79, homemaker, died Thursday. Services 2 p.m. Tuesday (Reed-Culver, Tahlequah) Tishomingo
Marriageabt 1949