The Shemwell Family

Mary Mitilda Jane “Etta” WyattAge: 94 years18911986

Name
Mary Mitilda Jane “Etta” Wyatt
Given names
Mary Mitilda Jane
Surname
Wyatt
Nickname
Etta
Married name
Mary Mitilda Jane Croft
Birth June 16, 1891 27 24
Birth of a brotherHenry Clay Wyatt
January 30, 1894 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterAnnie Belle Wyatt
May 13, 1895 (Age 3 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJames Sampson Wyatt
June 9, 1896 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherVirgi Sampson Wyatt
January 12, 1898 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 6 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 13, 1900 (Age 8 years)
Census April 20, 1910 (Age 18 years)
MarriageRuben Brown CroftView this family
August 3, 1916 (Age 25 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMary Catherine Selby
September 23, 1916 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 24 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 25 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 26 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/
Death of a brotherHenry Clay Wyatt
June 21, 1923 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 38 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
Death of a sisterAnnie Belle Wyatt
June 1, 1931 (Age 39 years)
Death of a motherNancy Jane Taylor
April 26, 1939 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 50 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 fatherLloyd Thomas “Tom” Wyatt
January 26, 1947 (Age 55 years)
Cause: Senile Myocarditis
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 58 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
Death of a brotherAbner Jackson Wyatt
October 16, 1963 (Age 72 years)
Death of a brotherVirgi Sampson Wyatt
September 6, 1964 (Age 73 years)
Death of a brotherJames Arthur Wyatt
January 17, 1972 (Age 80 years)
Death of a sisterLaura Leuverna Wyatt
June 9, 1973 (Age 81 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 54 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 of a husbandRuben Brown Croft
August 15, 1977 (Age 86 years)
Death March 1986 (Age 94 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Maple Grove Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1885Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
21 months
elder sister
5 months
elder brother
3 years
elder brother
19 months
herself
Mary Mitilda Jane “Etta” Wyatt
Birth: June 16, 1891 27 24Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 1986Litchfield, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States
7 years
younger brother
Virgi Sampson Wyatt
Birth: January 12, 1898 34 31Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 6, 1964Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States
-4 years
younger brother
15 months
younger sister
Annie Belle Wyatt
Birth: May 13, 1895 31 28Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 1, 1931Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Family with Ruben Brown Croft - View this family
husband
Ruben Brown Croft
Birth: September 11, 1894Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 15, 1977Coldwater, Branch, Michigan, United States
herself
Mary Mitilda Jane “Etta” Wyatt
Birth: June 16, 1891 27 24Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 1986Litchfield, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States
Marriage: August 3, 1916Cumberland, Tennessee, United States

Mary Mitilda Jane “Etta” Wyatt has 19 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Lloyd Thomas “Tom” Wyatt - Household

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Wyatt, ThomasheadWMDec186336M15TNTNTNFarmer
Wyatt, Nancy JwifeWFJun186435M1577KYKYKY
Wyatt, LauradaughterWFSep188613STNTNKYAt School
Wyatt, JacksonsonWMFeb188812STNTNKYAt School
Wyatt, JamessonWMDec188910STNTNKYAt School
Wyatt, MarydaughterWFJun18918STNTNKY
Wyatt, Sampson VsonWMJan18937STNTNKY
Wyatt, AnniedaughterWFMay18955STNTNKY
Wyatt, HenrysonWMMay19000mSTNTNKY

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Lloyd Thomas “Tom” Wyatt - Household

Tar Kiln Road Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Wyatt, Lloyd TheadMW46M24TNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Wyatt, Nancy JwifeFW44M2477KYKYKY
Wyatt, LauradaughterFW23STNTNKY
Wyatt, JacksonsonMW21STNTNKYFarmerHome Farm
Wyatt, James AsonMW20STNTNKYLaborer common
Wyatt, MarydaughterFW17STNTNKY
Wyatt, HenrysonMW15STNTNKY
Wyatt, VirgilsonMW12STNTNKY
Wyatt, BelldaughterFW9STNTNKY