The Shemwell Family

Parents were reported to be Sampson Wyatt and Elizabeth Patton. Sampson Wyatt (1842-1896) was married to Mary Catherine Selby (1844-1916) and had at least 9 children with her. Sampson also had at least four children with Elizabeth "Lizzie" Patton: Arthur Jacob "Jake" (this memorial), John Tillman (Memorial# 84473679) Joseph (no known memorial) Mahala "Haley" (Memorial# 95894047)/raised by her brother James Simeon Wyatt and his wife Nancy Ann Hale). Name: Arthur Jacob Wyatt Gender: Male Race: White Age: 45 Birth Date: 13 Dec 1878 Birth Place: USA Death Date: 28 Jun 1924 Death Place: Cumberland, Tennessee, USA Father: Sampson Wyatt Mother: Elizabeth Patton And.. Name: John Tillman Wyatt Gender: Male Race: White Age: 72 Birth Date: 3 Mar 1881 Birth Place: USA Death Date: 22 Jul 1953 Death Place: Clifty, Cumberland, Tennessee, USA Father: Sam Wyatt Mother: Lizzie Patton Certificate Number: 53-14977 So Jake, John and Joe are with Mary Catherine Selby in 1900… Jake also in 1880.. But she said she had 10 children born 9 living in 1900 – If Jake, John and Joe are hers we have 3 too many not counting Mahala …daughter Rebecca Jane Wyatt died in 1890. So… do we have 2 Sam Wyatt’s in Cumberland Tn? I can only find 1… Does he have multiple wives or a mistress (Lizzie) and Mary raises all the kids? Melinda Caroline Wyatt was born October 9, 1878 – tombstone Arthur Jacob “Jake” Wyatt was born December 13, 1878 – death certificate John Tillman Wyatt was born March 3, 1881 – tombstone William Sampson Wyatt was born September 21, 1881 Joseph “Joe” Wyatt - March 9, 1885 Riley C Wyatt - April 19, 1885 Can't all be Mary's kids but they were with her in census records. James Simeon “Squire Jim” Wyatt 1900 census lists Mahala Emmaline “Haley” Wyatt as a boarder not a daughter, wife Ann would have been 14.. she is a half sister? Why are they in Mary’s Census records and not Elizabeth Patton? Who is Lizzy?-b