John Ayles Wayt

Brief Life History of John Ayles

When John Ayles Wayt was born on 27 August 1889, in Frankfort, Center Township, Clinton, Indiana, United States, his father, John Franklin Wayt, was 30 and his mother, Calista Miller, was 27. He married Bessie Opal Brandon on 10 August 1908, in Clinton, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Michigantown, Adams, Indiana, United States in 1900. He died on 27 July 1965, in Clinton, Clinton Township, Vermillion, Indiana, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Bunnell Cemetery, Union Township, Clinton, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Ayles Wayt
1889–1965
Bessie Opal Brandon
1890–1962
Marriage: 10 August 1908
Eulalia Beatrice Wayt
1908–1966
John Franklin Wayt
1910–1937
Edwin Claudis Wayt
1914–1997

Sources (15)

  • John Wayt, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Legacy NFS Source: John Ayles Wayt - Government record: Census record: birth-name: John Ayles Wayt
  • John Wayt, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"

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.

1906 · Gary, Indiana, Is Founded

The town of Gary, Indiana, was founded by the United States Steel Corporation in 1906. The Gary Works steel mill was the largest integrated mill in North America. The city of Gary was named after Elbert Henry Gary who was the founding chairman of the United States Steel Corporation and American lawyer and county judge. Gary partnered with J.P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, and Charles M. Schwab to found the United States Steel Corporation.

1909 · The NAACP is formed

Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Waite .

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

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