See also
| Husband: | Arthur Freeman Smith JUNALUSKA (1912-1978) | |
| Wife: | Betty WRIGHT (1919-2005) | |
| Marriage | 12 Jul 1948 | Devon Central Registration District, Devon, England |
| Name: | Arthur Freeman Smith JUNALUSKA1 | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Alt. Name: | Raymond and VARIATIONS | |
| Father: | - | |
| Mother: | - | |
| Birth | 30 Nov 1912 | Swain County, North Carolina, USA |
| Occupation | Technician in Bacteriology | |
| Census | 1 Jan 1937 (age 24) | Swain County, North Carolina, USA2 |
| Reservation of the Eastern Cherokee | ||
| National or Tribal Origin | Native American Indian | |
| The 1932 Indian Census Roll for the Eastern Cherokee on the Cherokee Reservation of North Carolina records the degree of Indian blood for Arthur and his family as follows. Father Jacob L.Smith: 5/8, Mother Ollie Smith: 4/4, Children, Lawrence, Charles H, Arthur, Bernice: 13/16. |
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| Enlistment | 14 Dec 1942 (age 30) | Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA3 |
| Muskegee, Oklahoma USA At the time of his enlistment, Arthur was single, and had done 4 years of college. His height was 5 ft 10 in and his weight 130 lbs. He enlisted for the duration. |
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| Sailed | 28 Nov 1949 (age 37) | Southampton, Hampshire, England |
| 102 W.44th Street, Nyork City, New Yiork Sailed with Betty on the MS Batory, Tourist Class. Arrived in New York on 6 Dec 1949. described as a Cherokee, from North Carolina. US passport No 239506 |
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| Death | 1 Jul 1978 (age 65) | Exeter, Devon, England |
| Cause: I (a) Lymphoblasric Lymphosarcoma II Pulmonary Tuberculosis | ||
| Name: | Betty WRIGHT1 | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Alt. Name: | Arthur Freeman SMITH | |
| Father: | John Berry WRIGHT (1887-1959) | |
| Mother: | Annie LILLICRAP (1880-1964) | |
| Birth | 16 Dec 1919 | Sandford, Devon, England |
| Occupation | Nurse | |
| Census | 19 Jun 1921 (age 1 yr 6 mns) | Sandford, Devon, England4 |
| Broadview | ||
| Census | 29 Sep 1939 (age 19) | Sandford, Devon, England5 |
| Park View | ||
| Occupation | 29 Sep 1939 (age 19) | probationer nurse; Sandford, Devon, England5 |
| Emigration | 28 Nov 1949 (age 29) | from Southampton, Hampshire, England to New York, New York, USA |
| She sailed with Arthur on the MS Batory, arriving in New York on 6 Dec 1949 | ||
| Death | 11 Jun 2005 (age 85) | Exeter, Devon, England |
Social Security Number 066-16-8431. Member of the Cherokee Nation.Family/tribe seems to be from Swain County, North Carolina-Reservation of Eastern Band of Cherokee
Betty met Arthur in Blackpool where she was stationed as a WAAF in the war. He as a medical sergeant. He returned to the States, but they corresponded, and prompted by her letters he flew back to England, and they married. But neither were happy in post-war Britain, grey and rationed. So they sailed for New York 28 November 1949.
Betty flew back in 1958 to see family.
| 1 | www.heardfamilyhistory.org.uk. This GEDCOM is predominantly the work of Nick Heard, but it incorporates the collaborated work of many other family historians. You are welcome to use the information herein but please acknowledge the source. Every effort has been made to ensure the data is accurate, but any use you make of it is entirely at your own risk. (c) Nick Heard 2009 |
| 2 | Indian census Roll. Eastern Cherokee, Census of the Cherokee Reservation, 1 January 1937. |
| 3 | Enlistment Records, Ancestry. |
| 4 | Text From Source: Census England 1921 Address: Broadview Place: Sandford, Devon, England Name,Relation,Age,Sex,Marr/Orph'd,Birthplace,Nationality,Education,Occupation,Employment,Place of Work,Chd <16,Children's Ages John Berry Wright,Head,34y 3m,M,Married,Sandford, Devon, England,,,Wheelwright,M.M.Wright, Wheelwrights,Sandford,3,1,7,9 Annie Wright,Wife,40y 3m,F,Married,Sampford Spiney, Devon, England,,,Home duties,,,, Violet Lillicrap Wright,Daughter,9y 3m,F,Both Alive,Sandford, Devon, England,,Whole Time,,,,, Sidney John Wright,Son,7y 9m,M,Both Alive,Sandford, Devon, England,,Whole Time,,,,, Betty Wright,Daughter,1y 6m,F,Both Alive,Sandford, Devon, England,,,,,,, |
| 5 | Text From Source: Name of person,Status,Gender,Birthdate,Condition,Occupation,Comments John Berry Wright,,M,30 Mar 1887,M,Estate carpenter, Annie Wright,,F,15 Apr 1880,M,House wife (invalid), Betty Wright,,F,16 Dec 1919,S,probationer nurse Richard Lewis Wright,,M,8 Aug 1923,S,CLOSED RECORD,CLOSEDRECORD |