William Columbus Wilt, b: 1904 -

^{1929 The Great Depression begins}
^{1939 - 1945 World War II}
^{1945 Atomic bomb detonated (Hiroshima)}
^{1950 Korean War begins}
^{1964 - 1973 Vietnam War}

^{1898 Spanish-American War}
^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}
^{1908 Ford produces Model T}
^{1913 Edison invents movies w/sound}
^{1914 - 1918 World War I}

^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}
^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}
^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}
^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}


			^{George T. Wilt}^{b.1829 d.1895}

		^{Thomas Perry Wilt}^{b.1862 d.1940}	^Mary Hoover^b.1833 d.

^Thomas Wilt^{b. d.}	^{William Columbus Wilt}^{b.1904 d.1979}		^{Henry B. Platter}^{b. d.}

^Mabel Wilt^{b. d.}		^{Elizabeth Platter}^{b.1868 d.1949}	^{Rachel Bittinger}^{b. d.}

^Myrtle Wilt^{b. d.}

^Gladys Wilt^{b. d.}		^{Pauline Somerville}^{b. d.}

^{Pauline Wilt}^{b. d.}	^{Ollie Martha Somerville}^{b.1908 d.1999}