Brief Life History of Donna E
When Donna E Wyatt was born on 13 February 1896, in Janes Creek Township, Randolph, Arkansas, United States, her father, Jacob Hillis Wyatt, was 27 and her mother, Nancy S Buster, was 27. She died on 15 May 1988, in Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Wyatt Cemetery, Randolph, Arkansas, United States.
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Sources (9)
- Donnie Wyett in household of Hillis Wyett, "United States Census, 1910"
- Donna E. Wyatt, "Find A Grave Index"
- Dona Wyatt in entry for Hillis Wyatt, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"
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World Events (8)
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.
1904 · William H. Fuller Grows 70 Acres of Rice
Rice is one Arkansas leading crops, in 1904 William H. Fuller planted 70 acres of rice, this act is what started the making rice the leading crop in Arkansas.
1920
The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.
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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