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Are there any descendants of John Piatt and Mary Truax who might be interested in his civil war file? I am a descendant of John Piatt and Mary Snyder and got this John's file hoping he was my John. I only want reimbursed what I gave for it . It is really great ,wish it was my John. It has a maggiage license, proof of
For Robin,
You probably have the chronology of the establishment of the four counties: Kanawha, Mason, Putnam, and Jackson.
Kanawha est. 1788 from Greenbrier and Montgomery (VA); county seat Charleston
Mason est 1804 from Kanawha; county seat Point Pleasant
Jackson est 1831 from Kanawha, Mason and Wood; county seat Ripley
Putnam est 1848 from Kanawha, Mason and Cabell; county seat Winfield
On the one hand I don't like to hear that you think several of your Piatts were in Mason Co WV, but that's because
From the previous post:
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I found Bennie Franklin Piatt in the 1910 census but the listing answers no questions:
1910 Roane Co WV, Reedy Dist, part 2 and 3
Liverpool and Mill Creek [Roads?]
149/149
Newhart, John A, head, 67, married 22 years, farmer
Martha J, wife, 52, married 22 years, 0 children
For Robin:
Thanks for the kind words, but don't blame your shoelaces so much as the fact that the old folks used the name John Piatt way too much.
PFN Volume 4 gives a family group listing for John Pyatt and Margaret Katherine "Mary" Snyder. There were 12 children and a listing with brief information is:
1. Sarah E, b 20 Sep 1865, Kanawha Co WV
2. Emmagette, b 20 Dec 1867, Kanawha Co WV
3. Anne L, b 5 or 15 May 1869, Mason Co WV
4. Louisa J, b 8 Feb 1871, place not given (Happy Birthday, Louisa)
5. Edwa
John Piatt (s/o Jacob Piatt and Elizabeth Woliver)
b 17 Jul 1838, Montgomery co OH [or b 1837?]
d 15 Mar 1916, bur Greenmound Cemetery, New Madison OH
m/1 17 May 1863 by Rev Jacob Miller; to
Mary Elizabeth Puterbaugh (d/o Abraham Puterbaugh & Catherine _____, d 26 Sep 1858)
b 1847, OH
d 27 Dec 1906, Darke Co OH; bur New Madison OH
m/2 Feb 1913 to
Anna Bowsher
children by 1st wife (PIATT):
1. George Ellsworth, b 12 Jun 1864; d 21 Oct 1864
2. Dora Alice, b 7 Sep 1865, OH; d 29 Jan 1959, Van Wert OH; bur Gr
For Robin:
Bored with the Ohio winter I went to the Ohio Genealogical Society library last Friday to look over their meager holdings of West Virginia materials. You may have most of this but I'm posting for the archives.
I found the marriage of John S Pyatt and Mary Katherine Snyder to be just as posted to the list earlier. Since the marriage took place at the home of Thomas and Elizabeth Snyder of Mason Co WV I wondered if their daughter Lucinda was also married in Mason Co WV. She was, but of course
for Robin:
I searched the 1880 census on the given names of several children of John and Mary Snyder Piatt without success. Their daughter Margaret was born in 1879 in Putnam Co WV and and daughter Roxie Ellen was born in 1881 in Jackson Co WV. But nothing obvious jumps out of the 1880 census. Keep looking!
Thomas, b 1812, (with second wife Lydia Whiteside m 1878 Meigs Co OH) is the son of James Piatt Sr and Nancy Coleman of Monroe Co OH.
Thomas Jr (with wife Alcinda J Milhoan) is the son of Thomas Pi
Thanks so very much, Laverne. You are such a godsend! Sometimes I feel
like my shoes are double knotted and my feet are swollen and I can't get the
knots out *Grin*
Now as for Richard Milton Piatt...
I show him born 24 Jan 1871 in WV the son of Thomas and Lucinda Schneider
Piatt. I have no spouse listed for him but have daughter Jaquiline who
Married a Mr Ford. I really havent worked on this particular family.
The William and Lucinda you show with son ThomasR and Daughter Lanza William
H b 1830, son
Laverne, you have a real gift for this. Thanks so much! I had suspected
Elizabeth was a Snider but had not researched it yet.
Reedy is geographically close to Cuba so Bennie is probably connected
somehow rather closely. Im not familiar with him but havent checked every
nook and cranny yet either.
I havent a clue who this new Jacob is. Looks like a call to my dad is in
order. Sometimes when I call with questions like this he says "Oh yeah I
remember him..." Gee thanks, dad, Ive only been doing this
OK...buckle up this one's a doozy...
In Grant District, Jackson County WV 1880
Thomas and Lydia Piatt in their 60's
Thomas Jr and Alice J (thomas son of Thomas)
John Milton and Nancy Williams (john Son of Thomas and Lydia)
Three households, but Im certain these are the relationships.
Also in Grant District
John and Mary Truax Piatt with a passell of kids including a daughter
Lucinda
My John and Mary Snyder Pyatt nowhere to be found just yet in 1880.
Now here is the puzzle. Thomas and Lydia have a John
In working a timeline for my two John and Marys, I ran across this:
1880 Census, German Twp, Darke Co, OH
Listed as household # 284
Puterpaugh, Abraham 58 b. PA
Martha A 31 b OH (listed as a wife, not a daughter)
Abraham, Elizabeth, Barbara. Johnnie, Lilly and Pearl as children
Also in the household Elizabeth PIATT age 73 born PA and no relationship or
occupation listed, and William Owens age 31 (Laborer)
Next door in household #285
John PIATT 38
Elizabeth 31
Dora 14
Lilly 12
Luella 8
John 6
Mary Jan
Hi Marlene--
Actually I have found 11, possibly 12. Its really confusing given all the
Piatts in the county, but the 1880 Census lists 7, the database shows three
more born after 1880, plus one (Betsy) with an unknown date of brith and a
marriage to a Mr Briggs, and an unknown daughter who married a Richard
Campbell.
John #2 (with wife Nancy Williams) had 4 kids
Our John S (with Mary Margaret Snyder) had 13.
Much of the research on these folks was done very early in my lifetime by
wonderful but untra
More questions on Jackson County...
1900 Census Ravenswood District, Jackson Co, WV lists this household (My
notes in parenthesis)
Edward Pyatt b 1875 (son of John S)
Amy (Throckmorton) b 1879
Nellie M b 1899 daughter
Mary (Snyder) b 1848 (Edward's mother, John S's widow)
and this guy...
Edward F Pyatt b May 1886 listed as Nephew.
Who are his parents?
Robin
Thanks Laverne!
I have found that the PFN, like my website at piattresearchers.net, is only
as accurate as the people who submit information. Im not suggesting it isnt
a valuable too though--it's INCREDIBLY helpful. But it's not the bible of
Piatt research I once thought it was. Im still saving my pennies for the
rest of the set though. One of these days that sucker is going online!
One of the glaring inacuracies is the birth information of Edward William
who married Amy Throckmorton. He is my lin