The Shemwell Family

Elizabeth PattonAge: 55 years18541910

Name
Elizabeth Patton
Given names
Elizabeth
Surname
Patton
Birth July 1854
See Notes
Problems - see notes James Sampson Wyatt

Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 2 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 6 years)

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 12 years)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 12 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 14 years)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
Birth of a son
#1
Arthur Jacob “Jake” Wyatt
December 13, 1878 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 23 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a son
#2
John Tillman Wyatt
March 3, 1881 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Joseph “Joe” Wyatt
March 9, 1885 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Mahala Emmaline “Haley” Wyatt
July 13, 1890 (Age 36 years)
Death of a husbandJames Sampson Wyatt
June 9, 1896 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 43 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
Not marriedJames Sampson WyattView this family
unknown

Marriage of a childJohn Tillman WyattPray Winnie WebbView this family
January 6, 1901 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Walter Andrew Wyatt
April 4, 1902 (Age 47 years)
Death of a grandsonWalter Andrew Wyatt
April 4, 1902 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Martin Luther Wyatt
December 16, 1903 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Wesley George Wyatt
March 13, 1906 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Clay Evans Wyatt
January 20, 1908 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Sampson Casto Wyatt
October 5, 1909 (Age 55 years)
Marriage of a childArthur Jacob “Jake” WyattElizabeth “Lizzie” ThomasView this family
about 1909 (Age 54 years)

Death about 1910 (Age 55 years)
Family with James Sampson Wyatt - View this family
partner
herself
Not married:
son
Arthur Jacob “Jake” Wyatt
Birth: December 13, 1878 36 24Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 28, 1924Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
2 years
son
4 years
son
Joseph “Joe” Wyatt
Birth: March 9, 1885 42 30Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 9, 1917
5 years
daughter
Mahala Emmaline “Haley” Wyatt
Birth: July 13, 1890 48 36Tennessee, United States
Death: July 12, 1953Pleasant Hill, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
James Sampson Wyatt + Mary Catherine Selby - View this family
partner
husband’s wife
Marriage: about 1862
2 years
step-son
23 months
step-daughter
Rebecca Jane Wyatt
Birth: November 19, 1865 23 18Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 31, 1890Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
2 years
step-son
3 years
step-son
14 months
step-daughter
Millie C Wyatt
Birth: August 9, 1871 29 24Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 17, 1923Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
15 months
step-son
Hiram Nathaniel Wyatt
Birth: November 8, 1872 30 25Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 24, 1960Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States
4 years
step-daughter
Sarah J Wyatt
Birth: September 17, 1876 34 29Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 8, 1948Clifty, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
2 years
step-daughter
Melinda Caroline Wyatt
Birth: October 9, 1878 36 31Pikeville, Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 25, 1942Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
step-son
William Sampson Wyatt
Birth: September 21, 1881 39 34Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 11, 1964Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
4 years
step-son
Riley C Wyatt
Birth: April 19, 1885 42 38Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 4, 1967Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States