Mary Etta Heyser, b: 1863 - Hart County, Kentucky

^{1914 - 1918 World War I}
^{1929 The Great Depression begins}
^{1939 - 1945 World War II}
^{1945 Atomic bomb detonated (Hiroshima)}
^{1950 Korean War begins}

^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}
^{1898 Spanish-American War}
^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}
^{1908 Ford produces Model T}
^{1913 Edison invents movies w/sound}

^{1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain}
^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}
^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}
^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}




			^{Isaac Lloyd Merriman}^{b.1855 Kentucky d.1930 Texas}





				^{Benjamin Franklin Heyser}^{b.1817 Virginia d.1870 Bunnievilla, Kentucky}

			^{Mary Etta Heyser}^{b.1863 Hart Co., Kentucky d.1943 Sonora, Texas}

				^{Judith Theadocia "Docia" Board}^{b.1825 Virginia d.1900 Callahan Co., Texas}