The Shemwell Family

Martin Luther WyattAge: 93 years19031997

Name
Martin Luther Wyatt
Given names
Martin Luther
Surname
Wyatt
Birth December 16, 1903 22 23
Birth of a brotherWesley George Wyatt
March 13, 1906 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherClay Evans Wyatt
January 20, 1908 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherSampson Casto Wyatt
October 5, 1909 (Age 5 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherElizabeth Patton
about 1910 (Age 6 years)
Census May 3, 1910 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a brotherBaxter Brown Wyatt
May 27, 1911 (Age 7 years)
Death of a brotherSampson Casto Wyatt
June 15, 1912 (Age 8 years)
Cause: Burned
Birth of a sisterPearl May “Pearlie” Wyatt
January 30, 1914 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a sisterMyrtle Lee Wyatt
May 5, 1916 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 12 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a brotherAlbert Robert Wyatt
August 8, 1918 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 13 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 14 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 16 years)
Birth of a brotherMelvin Milo Wyatt
November 6, 1920 (Age 16 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherSarah Jane Hale
July 14, 1923 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 25 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 maternal grandfatherJesse Brown Webb
December 25, 1937 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Johnny Vandermeer Wyatt
August 21, 1939 (Age 35 years)
MarriageAda Victorie HillView this family
October 2, 1943 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 37 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 sisterMyrtle Lee Wyatt
July 22, 1948 (Age 44 years)
Census April 3, 1950 (Age 46 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Tillman Wyatt
July 22, 1953 (Age 49 years)
Cause: Coronary Thrombosis
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 46 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 motherPray Winnie Webb
April 6, 1970 (Age 66 years)
Death of a wifeAda Victorie Hill
April 18, 1972 (Age 68 years)
Death of a brotherClay Evans Wyatt
April 26, 1975 (Age 71 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 42 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 brotherWesley George Wyatt
January 23, 1983 (Age 79 years)
Death of a brotherMelvin Milo Wyatt
November 2, 1986 (Age 82 years)
Death of a brotherAlbert Robert Wyatt
February 6, 1987 (Age 83 years)

Death of a sisterPearl May “Pearlie” Wyatt
March 1, 1989 (Age 85 years)
Death August 8, 1997 (Age 93 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Beech Grove Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: January 6, 1901Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
15 months
elder brother
Walter Andrew Wyatt
Birth: April 4, 1902 21 22Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 4, 1902Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
20 months
himself
Martin Luther Wyatt
Birth: December 16, 1903 22 23Newton, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 8, 1997Yorktown, Delaware, Indiana, United States
2 years
younger brother
Wesley George Wyatt
Birth: March 13, 1906 25 26Newton, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 23, 1983Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
22 months
younger brother
Clay Evans Wyatt
Birth: January 20, 1908 26 27Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 26, 1975Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
21 months
younger brother
Sampson Casto Wyatt
Birth: October 5, 1909 28 29Vandever, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 15, 1912Vandever, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
20 months
younger brother
Baxter Brown Wyatt
Birth: May 27, 1911 30 31Newton, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 14, 1998Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger sister
Pearl May “Pearlie” Wyatt
Birth: January 30, 1914 32 33Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 1, 1989Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
2 years
younger sister
Myrtle Lee Wyatt
Birth: May 5, 1916 35 36Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 22, 1948Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
2 years
younger brother
Albert Robert Wyatt
Birth: August 8, 1918 37 38Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 6, 1987
2 years
younger brother
Melvin Milo Wyatt
Birth: November 6, 1920 39 40Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 2, 1986Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Family with Ada Victorie Hill - View this family
himself
Martin Luther Wyatt
Birth: December 16, 1903 22 23Newton, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 8, 1997Yorktown, Delaware, Indiana, United States
wife
Ada Victorie Hill
Birth: November 5, 1903Little Crab, Fentress, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 18, 1972Muncie, Delaware, Indiana, United States
Marriage: October 2, 1943Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
-4 years
son
Johnny Vandermeer Wyatt
Birth: August 21, 1939 35 35Muncie, Delaware, Indiana, United States
Death: November 29, 2002Muncie, Delaware, Indiana, United States

Martin Luther Wyatt has 7 first cousins recorded

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

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Martin Luther Wyatt - Household

211 East Main Muncie, Delaware, Indiana

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Wyatt, Martin LheadMW46MarTNWeldingManufacture wire fence
Wyatt, Ada VwifeFW46MarTN
Wyatt, John VsonMW10NevIN