FOURTH GENERATION

65. LINDER BURG WYATT ⁽⁵⁾⁽²⁾ was born on 20 Jul 1905 in COCKE CO TENN. He died on 27 Jun 1998 in WESTSIDE NURSING HOME GREENVILLE SC.⁽⁶⁾ He was buried on 29 Jun 1998 in GREENVILLE MEMORIAL GARDENS. STARTED PLAYIN BALL FOR JUDSON MILL AROUND 1924 PLAYED ON THE 2ND
TEAM UNTIL A PLAYER GOT SICK . THEY DID NOT ORDER HIM A UNIFORM
SO HE HAD TO WARE ONE THAT WAS TO BIG . MADE HIM LOOK LIKE HE HAD ON
BLOOMERS.HE PLAYED IN CLYDE TRAMMELL PLACE IN RIGHT FIELD.PLAYED FOR
THEM UNTIL 1933.
HE WAS OFFERED A JOB AT DUNEAN FOR MORE MONEY, JUDSON WAS RUNNING
SHORT AND HE WAS HAVEING TO DOLF ALL OVER THE MILL.
IN MAY OF 1933 HE MOVED IN TO 8 HALE ST WHERE LIVED AT THIS PRINTING
1995
HE PLAYED WITH SEDLMEYER WHO HAD PLAYED WITH THE BOSTON BRAVES
THIS WAS IN 1935.
AT THIS TIME HE WAS PLAYING FOR PIEDMONT AND DUNEAN AND HIS OVERSEAR
DID NOT LIKE HIM PLAYING FOR PIEDMONT SO HE PUT HIM ON THE 2nd SHIFT
SO HE COULD NOT PLAY FOR PIEDMONT. YOU HAD TO WORK AT LEAST ONE DAY
AT EACH MILL TO PLAY BALL FOR THEM. HE ALSO PLAYED FOR CLINTON THEY
PLAYED ON SATURDAYS.THIS WAS IN THE 1920s.THEY PLAYED IN THE
GREENVILLE PARK THAT THE SPINNERS PLAYED IN ON AUGUSTA RD NOW
SCOTT TOWERS IS BUILT THERE
HE GOT CUT FROM THE TEAM AND WENT TO VA TO PLAY IN THE EASTERN SHORE
LEAGUE FOR $175.00 A MOUNTH BUT DID NOT STAY BECAUSE HE COULD NOT
AFFORD TO PAY RENT IN TWO PLACES IN 1927
CAME HOME ON THE TRAIN AND WENT WORK THE SAME DAY.
MANAGED THE AMERICAN LEDGION TEAM ONE YEAR AFTER HE QUIT PLAYING.
HE STARTED UMPIREING IN THE 1950s CHIC HEATON RETIRED AND GAVE HIM
ALL HIS EQUIPMENT FOR PLATE UMPIRE.
JIM McDUFF WAS HEAD OF THE UMPIRES ASS.THEY UMPIRED ALL THE FURMAN,
TEXTILE, AND CLEMSON GAMES.
ONE DAY HE SAW A MAN COMEING ACROSS THE FIELD DRIVING A TWO HORSE
WAGON AND WHEN HE GOT CLOSE UNOUGH IT WAS WILLARD HIS OLDER BROTHER.
THE PLAYERS WERE ABOUT TO HAVE A FIGHT. BERG HAD JUST GOTTEN OVER
PNEUMONIA AND WAS PLAYING 2nd BASE, THE FIRST BALL WAS
HIT RIGHT BACK AT HIM ON THE GROUND AND HE DID NOT GET DOWN FAST
ENOUGH AND IT WENT IN TO THE OUT FIELD. SCRAPPY COGGINS WAS ON FIRST
AND CAME AROUND 2nd AND FELL AND WAS TAGED OUT. THE OTHER TEAM SAID
BERG TRIPED HIM AND WAS GOING TO JUMP HIM AND WILLARD CAME ONTO
THE FIELD AND TOLD THEM IF ANY ONE WANTED TO FIGHT THEY HAD TO GO
THROUGH HIM FIRST. SCRAPPY TOLD THEM HE FELL THAT BERG DID NOT TRIPP
HIM. BERG WAS NOT A LONG BALL HITER BUT USUALLY ALWAYS GOT ON.
PLAYED HIS FIRST NIGHT GAME IN SHELBY N C IN THE 1930s.
RIGHT FIELD. HE PLAYED FOR THEM UNTIL 1933.
HE WAS OFFERED A JOB AT DUNEAN FOR MORE MONEY JUDSON WAS RUNNING SLACK
AND WAS HAVEING TO DOLF ALL OVER THE MILL.
IN MAY OF 1933 HE MOVED IN THE HOUSE HE PRESANTLY LIVES IN AT 8 HALE
ST DUNEAN. HE PLAYED WITH SEDLMYRE THAT HAD PLAYED WITH THE BOSTON BRAVES..
HE ALSO PLAYED FOR CLINTON HAD TO WORK AT LEASE ONE DAY A WEEK TO BE
ABLE TO PLAY. HE PLAYED ON SATURDAY AND THIS WAS IN THE 1920's
HE GOT MARRIED APRIAL 4,1925 IN THE MORNING AND PLAYED BALL THAT NIGHT.
PLAYED FIRST GAME AT NIGHT IN SHELBY N.C. IN THE 1930'S
THIS WAS ENTERED JUNE 6 1995 AND AT THIS TIME BERG IS NOT IN TO GOOD
HEALTH.

He was married to CORA GRAYDON on 4 Apr 1925 in GREENVILLE SC. CORA GRAYDON^{(1) (2)} was born on 20 Jul 1906 in LAWRENSE SC. She died on 5 Jul 1996 in GREENVILLE S C. 120 CHIPLEY LANE GREENVILLE S C She was buried on 8 Jul 1996 in GREENVILLE MEMORIAL GARDENS. GREENVILLE MEMORIAL GARDENS IS SOUTH OF MOONVILLE ON HWY US 25 LINDER BURG WYATT and CORA GRAYDON had the following children:

+160 i. ELVLYN WYATT.
161 ii. WILLIAM LENDOR WYATT (Private).
+162 iii. AUDREY WINDFORD WYATT.