Brief Life History of Riley Clemmons
When Riley Clemmons Wyatt was born on 6 March 1885, in Barren, Kentucky, United States, his father, Radford M. Wyatt, was 38 and his mother, Matilda Adeline Steenbergen, was 38. He had at least 5 sons and 2 daughters with Ruby Bradshaw. He lived in Magisterial District 2 Tracy, Barren, Kentucky, United States in 1900 and Tracy, Barren, Kentucky, United States for about 20 years. He died in 1938, in Kentucky, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Caney Fork Church, Knott, Kentucky, United States.
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Sources (13)
- Riley C Wyatt, "United States Census, 1930"
- R C Wyatt, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Riley C Wyatt, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1892 · The Radio is invented
Kentucky native Nathan Stubblefield invented the radio in 1892
1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
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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