Joseph G. Wyatt

Brief Life History of Joseph G.

When Joseph G. Wyatt was born on 23 December 1886, in Whitley, Kentucky, United States, his father, John Wyatt, was 34 and his mother, Amy Meadors Wyatt, was 26. He lived in Magisterial District 1, Whitley, Kentucky, United States in 1900 and Magisterial District 3, Lawrence, Kentucky, United States in 1910. He died on 1 October 1927, in Whitley, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 40, and was buried in Piney Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Williamsburg, Whitley, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Wyatt
1852–1934
Amy Meadors Wyatt
1860–1934
Martha Jane Wyatt
1884–1943
Joseph G. Wyatt
1886–1927
Sarah Pline Wyatt
1889–1936
Lewis Wyatt
1892–1965
Mary Emily Wyatt
1895–1975
Rebecca Elizabeth Wyatt
1898–1930

Sources (6)

  • Joe Wyatt in household of John Wyatt, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Jo Gatliff Wyatt, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
  • Joe Gatliff Wyatt, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965"

World Events (8)

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

1892 · The Radio is invented

Kentucky native Nathan Stubblefield invented the radio in 1892

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

Name Meaning

English:

from the Middle English personal names Wiot or Wiet. These are often pet forms of Wy, from ancient Germanic Wido (see Guy , compare Wyand 1). Wy is the usual Norman French form of the name; the Parisian French form is Guy. Wiot was also used as a diminutive of William . As a surname Wyot(t) became Wyatt during the 16th century.

in Suffolk, this is sometimes a variant of Wyard, from the Middle English personal name Wiard, which is generally from Old English Wīgheard, which is composed of the elements wīg ‘battle’ + heard ‘bold, brave’. Occasionally it may be from Old French Wiard, ancient Germanic Withard (see Viard ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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