Jeremiah Wyant and Martha Catherine Best

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Husband Jeremiah Wyant ¹

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           Born: 7 May 1841 - Washington Twp, Armstrong Co, PA 1
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         Father: Bartholomew Wyant (      -      ) 2
         Mother: Christena Wolff (1821-1907) 3

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Wife Martha Catherine Best ¹

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           Born: 25 Dec 1840 4
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Children

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1 M Harvey Adolphus Wyant ⁴

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           Born: 15 May 1866 4
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2 M William Wyant ⁴

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           Born: 15 Dec 1868 4
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3 F Lillie Wyant ⁴

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           Born: 20 Feb 1871 4
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4 M John L. Wyant ⁴

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           Born: 26 Jan 1872 4
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5 F Anna Wyant ⁴

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           Born: 22 Dec 1873 4
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6 M Charles Wyant ⁴

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           Born: 22 Nov 1876 4
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7 F Margaret Wyant ⁴

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           Born: 22 Oct 1877 4
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8 M James Wyant ⁴

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           Born: 24 Feb 1881 4
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General Notes: Husband - Jeremiah Wyant

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In August, 1862, he enlisted in the service of his country in the Civil War, joining Company D, 103d Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and served for three years, being mustered out in 1865. Among the engagements in which he took part were the battles at Blackwater river, Kinston and Plymouth, where he was captured. He was first taken to Andersonville, where he was held for five months, was transferred thence to Blackshear Station and later to Savannah and Charleston, and finally to Milan prison, at Florence, South Carolina. His experiences and sufferings during this period were of unusual severity. He was exchanged while at Florence and returned to his regiment. After the war Mr. Wyant settled on the farm in Washington township where he thereafter made his home, a tract of seventy-six acres which, when he took possession, had comparatively few improvements. An old log barn and brick house stood on the land, but it was only partly cleared, and he set about to make a desirable estate with a spirit of ambition and enterprise. He brought the soil into good condition and erected all new buildings on the place. Mr. Wyant filled the office of supervisor for five or six terms; he was also school director. In politics he always adhered to the principles of the Republican party. He was a member of the Lutheran Church.

1 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 794.

2 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 794, 886.

3 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 886.

4 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 795.