The Shemwell Family

John Tillman WyattAge: 72 years18811953

Name
John Tillman Wyatt
Given names
John Tillman
Surname
Wyatt
Birth March 3, 1881 38 26
Birth of a half-brotherWilliam Sampson Wyatt
September 21, 1881 (Age 6 months)
Birth of a brotherJoseph “Joe” Wyatt
March 9, 1885 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a half-brotherRiley C Wyatt
April 19, 1885 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterMahala Emmaline “Haley” Wyatt
July 13, 1890 (Age 9 years)
Death of a half-sisterRebecca Jane Wyatt
December 31, 1890 (Age 9 years)
Death of a fatherJames Sampson Wyatt
June 9, 1896 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 17 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Census June 14, 1900 (Age 19 years)
MarriagePray Winnie WebbView this family
January 6, 1901 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Walter Andrew Wyatt
April 4, 1902 (Age 21 years)
Death of a sonWalter Andrew Wyatt
April 4, 1902 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Martin Luther Wyatt
December 16, 1903 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Wesley George Wyatt
March 13, 1906 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Clay Evans Wyatt
January 20, 1908 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Sampson Casto Wyatt
October 5, 1909 (Age 28 years)
Death of a motherElizabeth Patton
about 1910 (Age 28 years)
Census May 3, 1910 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Baxter Brown Wyatt
May 27, 1911 (Age 30 years)
Death of a sonSampson Casto Wyatt
June 15, 1912 (Age 31 years)
Cause: Burned
Birth of a daughter
#7
Pearl May “Pearlie” Wyatt
January 30, 1914 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a daughter
#8
Myrtle Lee Wyatt
May 5, 1916 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 34 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a brotherJoseph “Joe” Wyatt
March 9, 1917 (Age 36 years)

Birth of a son
#9
Albert Robert Wyatt
August 8, 1918 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 35 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 36 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Census January 14, 1920 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a son
#10
Melvin Milo Wyatt
November 6, 1920 (Age 39 years)
Death of a half-sisterMillie C Wyatt
December 17, 1923 (Age 42 years)
Burial of a half-sisterMillie C Wyatt
December 19, 1923 (Age 42 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Myers Cemetery
Death of a brotherArthur Jacob “Jake” Wyatt
July 28, 1924 (Age 43 years)
Cause: Shot from 38 Pistol in the hands of Ed Reaves
Burial of a brotherArthur Jacob “Jake” Wyatt
July 29, 1924 (Age 43 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Thomas Cemetery
Marriage of a childClay Evans WyattOva Selena LewisView this family
January 9, 1929 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 48 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Birth of a grandson
#1
Tellas Clay “Junior” Wyatt
November 6, 1929 (Age 48 years)
Census April 4, 1930 (Age 49 years)
Marriage of a childWesley George WyattBonza Veatchel SewellView this family
September 24, 1938 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Johnny Vandermeer Wyatt
August 21, 1939 (Age 58 years)
Marriage of a childBaxter Brown WyattMabel Christina ManningView this family
March 9, 1940 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
William Randall “Randy” Wyatt
May 5, 1940 (Age 59 years)
Death of a grandsonWilliam Randall “Randy” Wyatt
May 7, 1940 (Age 59 years)
Census May 16, 1940 (Age 59 years)
Death of a half-sisterMelinda Caroline Wyatt
May 25, 1942 (Age 61 years)
Marriage of a childMartin Luther WyattAda Victorie HillView this family
October 2, 1943 (Age 62 years)
Death of a half-brotherJesse Franklin Wyatt
December 20, 1944 (Age 63 years)
Cause: Myocardial Failure
Burial of a half-brotherJesse Franklin Wyatt
December 22, 1944 (Age 63 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Crossville City Cemetery
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 60 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Death of a half-brotherLloyd Thomas “Tom” Wyatt
January 26, 1947 (Age 65 years)
Cause: Senile Myocarditis
Burial of a half-brotherLloyd Thomas “Tom” Wyatt
January 27, 1947 (Age 65 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Thomas Springs Cemetery
Death of a daughterMyrtle Lee Wyatt
July 22, 1948 (Age 67 years)
Death of a half-sisterSarah J Wyatt
October 8, 1948 (Age 67 years)
Burial of a half-sisterSarah J Wyatt
October 9, 1948 (Age 67 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Thomas Springs Cemetery
Census May 12, 1950 (Age 69 years)
Death of a sisterMahala Emmaline “Haley” Wyatt
July 12, 1953 (Age 72 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 68 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 64 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death July 22, 1953 (Age 72 years)
Cause of death: Coronary Thrombosis
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Newton Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Not married:
elder brother
Arthur Jacob “Jake” Wyatt
Birth: December 13, 1878 36 24Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 28, 1924Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
2 years
himself
4 years
younger brother
Joseph “Joe” Wyatt
Birth: March 9, 1885 42 30Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 9, 1917
5 years
younger sister
Mahala Emmaline “Haley” Wyatt
Birth: July 13, 1890 48 36Tennessee, United States
Death: July 12, 1953Pleasant Hill, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Father’s family with Mary Catherine Selby - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: about 1862
2 years
half-brother
23 months
half-sister
Rebecca Jane Wyatt
Birth: November 19, 1865 23 18Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 31, 1890Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
2 years
half-brother
3 years
half-brother
14 months
half-sister
Millie C Wyatt
Birth: August 9, 1871 29 24Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 17, 1923Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
15 months
half-brother
Hiram Nathaniel Wyatt
Birth: November 8, 1872 30 25Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 24, 1960Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
4 years
half-sister
Sarah J Wyatt
Birth: September 17, 1876 34 29Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 8, 1948Clifty, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
2 years
half-sister
Melinda Caroline Wyatt
Birth: October 9, 1878 36 31Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 25, 1942Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
half-brother
William Sampson Wyatt
Birth: September 21, 1881 39 34Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 11, 1964Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
4 years
half-brother
Riley C Wyatt
Birth: April 19, 1885 42 38Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 4, 1967Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States
Family with Pray Winnie Webb - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: January 6, 1901Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
15 months
son
Walter Andrew Wyatt
Birth: April 4, 1902 21 22Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 4, 1902Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
20 months
son
Martin Luther Wyatt
Birth: December 16, 1903 22 23Newton, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 8, 1997Yorktown, Delaware, Indiana, United States
2 years
son
Wesley George Wyatt
Birth: March 13, 1906 25 26Newton, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 23, 1983Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
22 months
son
Clay Evans Wyatt
Birth: January 20, 1908 26 27Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 26, 1975Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
21 months
son
Sampson Casto Wyatt
Birth: October 5, 1909 28 29Vandever, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 15, 1912Vandever, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
20 months
son
Baxter Brown Wyatt
Birth: May 27, 1911 30 31Newton, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 14, 1998Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
3 years
daughter
Pearl May “Pearlie” Wyatt
Birth: January 30, 1914 32 33Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 1, 1989Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
2 years
daughter
Myrtle Lee Wyatt
Birth: May 5, 1916 35 36Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 22, 1948Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
2 years
son
Albert Robert Wyatt
Birth: August 8, 1918 37 38Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 6, 1987
2 years
son
Melvin Milo Wyatt
Birth: November 6, 1920 39 40Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 2, 1986Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Mary Wyatt - Household

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Wyatt, MaryheadWFMar184753Wd109TNTNTNFarmer
Wyatt, MollydaughterWFAug187227STNTNTN
Wyatt, HiramsonWMNov187425WdTNTNTNFarm laborer
Wyatt, JacobsonWMSep187623STNTNTNFarm laborer
Wyatt, WilliamsonWMDec187821STNTNTNFarm laborer
Wyatt, JohnsonWMSep188019STNTNTNFarm laborer
Wyatt, JosephsonWMSep188217STNTNTNFarm laborer
Wyatt, RileysonWMApr188515STNTNTNat school
Wyatt, MertieG daughterWFMar18928STNTNTNat school
Wyatt, LouG daughterWFMay18944STNTNTN
Wyatt, LinnyG daughterWFJun18972STNTNTN

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - John Tillman Wyatt - Household

Hales Mill to Vandever Road Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Wyatt, John TheadMW29M9TNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Wyatt, WinniewifeFW30M954TNTNTN
Wyatt, Martin LsonMW6STNTNTN
Wyatt, George WsonMW4STNTNTN
Wyatt, Clay EsonMW2STNTNTN
Wyatt, Sampson CsonMW6mSTNTNTN

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - John Tillman Wyatt - Household

State Farm Road Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Wyatt, John TheadMW38MTNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Wyatt, WinniewifeFW39MTNTNTN
Wyatt, Martin LsonMW16STNTNTNFarm LaborerHome Farm
Wyatt, George WsonMW13STNTNTN
Wyatt, Clay EsonMW11STNTNTN
Wyatt, Baxter BsonMW8STNTNTN
Wyatt, Pearl MdaughterFW5STNTNTN
Wyatt, Myrtle LdaughterFW3-8mSTNTNTN
Wyatt, Albert RsonMW1-4mSTNTNTN

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - John Tillman Wyatt - Household

Newton Road Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Wyatt, John T (ab)headMW49M19TNTNTNFarmerFarm
Wyatt, WinniewifeFW50M20TNTNTN
Wyatt, Baxter BsonMW18STNTNTN
Wyatt, Pearlie MdaughterFW16STNTNTN
Wyatt, Myrtle LdaughterFW13STNTNTN
Wyatt, Albert RsonMW11STNTNTN
Wyatt, EdithneiceFW9STNTNTN
Wyatt, Melvin MsonMW9STNTNTN
Wyatt, Clay EsonMW22M20TNTNTNFiremanSaw Mill
Wyatt, Ova Sdaughter in lawFW19M18TNTNTN
Wyatt, Tellas CgrandsonMW4mSTNTNTN

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - John Tillman Wyatt - Household

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Wyatt, John TheadMW59MTNSame HouseFarmer
Wyatt, WinnieXwifeFW60MTNSame House
Wyatt, PearldaughterFW26STNSame House
Wyatt, MyrtledaughterFW24STNSame House
Wyatt, AlbertsonMW21STNSame HouseLaborerFarm
Wyatt, MelvinsonMW8STNSame House

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - John Tillman Wyatt - Household

Going to Crossville From Newtown Church Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Wyatt, John TheadMW69MarTN
Wyatt, WinniewifeFW69MarTN
Wyatt, PearlydaughterFW36NevTN
Wyatt, AlbertsonMW31NevTN