James Martin Wyant

Male13 March 1861–2 September 1917

Brief Life History of James Martin

When James Martin Wyant was born on 13 March 1861, in Indiana, United States, his father, William Ray Wyant, was 31 and his mother, Dicie Jane Shirley, was 22. He married Missouri Isabell McCormick on 28 November 1886, in Sullivan, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Jackson Township, Sullivan, Missouri, United States for about 30 years. He died on 2 September 1917, in Missouri, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Campbell Cemetery, Jackson Township, Sullivan, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Martin Wyant
1861–1917
Missouri Isabell McCormick
1869–1946
Marriage: 28 November 1886
Bessie Jane Wyant
1887–1969
Ezza Marion Wyant
1889–1957
Alfred Everett Wyant
1896–1917
Dicy Emma Wyant
1899–1964
Elva Elsie Wyant
1906–1992

Sources (5)

  • James M Wyant, "United States Census, 1900"
  • James M Wyant, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
  • J M Wyant, "United States Census, 1910"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    28 November 1886Sullivan, Missouri, United States
  • Children (5)

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    Siblings (8)

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    World Events (8)

    1863

    Age 2

    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    1865 · Slavery Abolished

    Age 4

    On January 11, 1865, slavery was abolished in Missouri.

    1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.

    Age 15

    The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.

    Name Meaning

    English (Bedfordshire): variant of Wyand 1, with excrescent -t.

    Americanized form of German Weiand, itself a variant of Wiegand .

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

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