Memorial Record of Western Kentucky, Volume I and Volume II, Lewis
Publishing Company, 1904, pp. 128-129.  Graves Co.

BENJAMIN F. WYATT

     Benjamin F. Wyatt was born in Trigg county, Kentucky, Decmeber 14,
1856.  He is the sixth of a family of eight children borh to Henry and
Martha (Dyer) Wyatt, who are now among the oldest and most highly respected
citizens of Graves county, Kentucky, to which county they removed from
Trigg county more than forty years ago.  These parents were born in the
state of Virginia and are of English ancestry.  He was a son of Harry
Wyatt, and she was a daughter of Joel Dyer.  After living a good many years
in Trigg county our subject's parents removed to Graves county and settled
not far distant from Mayfield, and here they have continued to reside, he
now being eighty-five years old and she seventy-six.  The father's life
pursuit has been farming.  He and his good wife have lived long and useful
lives, and for years both have been members of the Missionary Baptist
church.
     To this worthy couple were born the following children:  Joseph F., a
farmer and resident of Graves county; Mary Ann, widow of Jackson Horgrove;
Mary Frances, widow of John Smith; Rol. W., farmer and resident of Graves
county; Susan Elizabeth, wife of Jack Smith, of the same county; Benjamin
F.; Cornelia, wife of Andrew Clark; and Nannie, wife of Lige Fuller.
     When his parents came to Graves county, Benjamin F. Wyatt was then
about three years of age.  He was reared on the farm, and to his lot fell
the tasks and duties common to the farm youth.  He went to the country
schools short terms in winters, and gained a fair education, and in the
summer seasons he worked in the field, thus contributing to his own support
and that of the family.  He remained under the parental roof until he was
past twenty-one years of age.  He was married in 1878, and it was then that
he settled down and began life in earnest.  He married a most estimable
lady in the person of Miss Santafee Brown.  She was born and reared in
Calloway county, Kentucky.  To the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Wyatt have been
born ten children, namely: Oina, now Mrs. John Clark; Guy; Ruby, now Mrs.
William C. Martin; Marie E.; Elma; Virgil; Iva; Eva; Viera; and Leora, all
of whom are living.  Both Mr. and Mrs. Wyatt are members of the Missionary
Baptist church, and are respected for their excellent Christian lives and
for the beautiful example of pious living their lives present.
     Mr. Wyatt has always followed farming as an occupation, and he has met
with fair business success in life.  He began life with limited means, but
now possesses a good and well improved farm, and is to-day among the
leading farmers and progressive citizens of his county.

Wyatt Dyer Horgrove Smith Clark Fuller Brown Martin
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Trigg-KY VA Calloway-KY

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