James Andrew Piatt and Catharine Bryden
James Andrew Piatt Jr was born 18212 in Indiana the third son born to James Andrew Piatt and Jemima Ford Piatt and died 1873 (of a brain fever, probably in Monticello, Piatt County, Illinois).
James was eight when his family moved to Illinois with his parents. Piatt County, Illinois was named for his father.
James married January 17, 1849, in Piatt County, Illinois, to Catharine Bryden who was born c1826 in Nova Scotia (later referred to as Scotland) and who died in 1893. James and Catherine moved to California in 1852.
The known child of James and Catharine was:
- Alice J Piatt b: c1849 IL d: 1902 m: 07 Jan 1875 Piatt Co, IL, William H Kratz b: c1844 PA
- Laura Kratz b: c1875 IL
- John P. Kratz b: c1879 IL
James' family appeared on the 1850 census of Monticello (or West Side of Sangamon River), Piatt County, Illinois:
- Piatt, James A age 28 / born IN / M / Farmer / $4,000
- Piatt, Catharine age 24 / born Nova Scotia / F
- Piatt, Alace age 1 / born IL / F
- Tindsell, Alvin age 6 / born IL / M
This family was enumerated #2210/2262. Many of James' relatives lived in various neighboring households including his father's widow, Mahala; his sister, Anna A Piatt Strickler, with their sibling, Jacob Piatt; his brother, Wiliam H Piatt; and his brother, John Piatt.
The family appeared on the 1860 census of Piatt County, Illinois, having apparently returned from California:
- Piatt, J. A. age 39
- Piatt, Catherine age 35
- Piatt, Alice age 10
I also have a rough census abstract from Piatt County, Illinois, for the 1870 census:
Piatt, James age 49 Piatt, Catherine age 45 Piatt, Alice age 20 Piatt, Hampton age 19
I only have one child listed for James and Catherine. Is Hampton a son or some other relation?
James had died by the 1880 census and Catharine appeared with their daughter and her family as follows:
- Kratz, William H. age 36 born PA / WM / Married / Farmer / father/mother born PA
- Kratz, Alice (wife) age 31 born IL / WF / Married / Keep House / father born OH/mother born Scotland
- Kratz, Laura (daughter) age 5 born IL / WF / Single / father born PA/mother born IL
- Kratz, John P. (son) age 1 born IL / WM / Single / father born PA/mother born IL
- Piatt, Kate (mother-l) age 57 born Scotland / WF / Widowed / father/mother born Scotland
- Hapet, Mary (other) age 20 born IL / WF / Single / House Work / father/mother born Ireland
- Shipman, David (other) age 35 born OH / WM / Single / Work On Farm / father/mother born OH
- Miller, Henry (other) age 50 born Germany / WM / Single / Work On Farm/ father/mother born Germany
- Robison, Ira (other) age 37 born OH / WM / Married / Work On Farm / father/mother born OH
- Welch, Lizzie (other) age 28 born IL / WF / Married
- Welch, Prato (other) age 4 born IL / WM / Single / father/mother born OH
- Welch, Ora (other) age 1 born IL / WF / Single / father/mother born OH
This abstract was taken from familysearch.org; page 260D. Also on that page was James' brother, John Piatt, and family.
Source:
- Piatt Family Newsletter, Volume 7, 1992
- Piatt Co, IL, records from
- 1850 Piatt Co, IL federal census
- 1880 Piatt Co, IL federal census
- Marriage records of Piatt Co, IL
Updated Mar 2008
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