John J and Ophelia W Riddell Piatt
John J Piatt was born c1837-1838 in Boone County, Kentucky, to John and Millicent Riddell Piatt.
He married in Boone County, Kentucky, Ophelia W Riddell. Was she a relative of his mother?
The known children of John and Ophelia are:
- Daisy D(ell?) Piatt b: c1861 Boone Co, KY
- Kirtley S Piatt b: c1865 Boone Co, KY
- James R Piatt b: c1867 Boone Co, KY
- Othella Madison Piatt (female) b: Jul 1870 Boone Co, KY
- Lilia Piatt b: c1876 Boone Co, KY
- Cary/Gary W Piatt b: c1868 Boone Co, KY
On the 1870 census of Carlton District, Boone Co, KY, John appeared as follows:
- Piatt, John age 31 born KY / wm / Farmer / $15000/$1050
- Piatt, Othella W age 31 born KY / wf / Keeping house
- Piatt, Dell age 8 born KY / wf / Attended school in the year
- Piatt, Kittie age 6 born KY / wf
- Piatt, James R age 4 born KY / wm
- Piatt, Othella M age 10/12 born KY / wf (born in July)
- Dalph, Jacob age 22 born KY (Farm Hand) / wm
- Crockson, Taylor age 21 born IN (Farm Hand) / wm
This family was enumerated on page 11 near Elizabeth Piatt and the families of Jacob and Lucinda F Piatt and Robert and Ophelia W Riddell Piatt. Jacob was John's uncle and Robert was John's brother.
John and family appeared as follows on the 1880 census of Carlton District, Boone County, Kentucky:
- Piatt, J J age 43 born KY
- Piatt, Ophelia (wife) age 39 born KY
- Piatt, Daisy D (daughter) age 19 born KY
- Piatt, Kirtley S (son) age 15 born KY
- Piatt, Jason R (son) age 13 born KY
- Piatt, Madison (daughter) age 10 born KY
- Piatt, Lilia (daughter) age 4 born KY
- Piatt, Cary W (Gary?) (son) age 2 born KY
- Froyer, William (not reported) age 31 born OH
This family was enumerated in district 26 sheet 32 line 2; familysearch.org page 442C. A few households from John J and family was his brother, Robert Piatt and his wife Catherine Canby Piatt with their daughter, Catherine and John J's uncle, Jacob Piatt with wife Lucinda. I also note that in the Belleview District of Boone County, KY, in 1880 was a Dirk Kirtley living with the L H and Josephine Piatt family. I'm sure there must be a family connection here as well.
Sources:
- John Piatt Sr sources listed on his page
- 1880 Boone Co, KY federal census
Updated Jul 2003
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