Jacob W and Susan Grant Piatt
Jacob Wykoff Piatt was born c1854 in Ohio to Jacob Wykoff Piatt and Martha Eugenia ?. He married on June 2, 1875, Susan H Grant who was born in Boone County, Kentucky c1856 and died July 29, 1939, in California. She was married second to ?Clarence Z? Kelso and is buried in the Oak Hill Cemetery.
Jacob and Susan had the following known descendants:
- Evans Grant Piatt b: c1876 KS
- Martha Eugenia Piatt b: c1879 Lawrence, KS m: 14 Jan 1903 John Arthur Henley (Eugenia's DAR ID Number: 41797)
- Sarah Alice Piatt b: after 1880 Lawrence, KS m1: 25 May 1907 Wilfred A. Wheeler m2: 15 Feb 1930 Lawrence, KS, W N Hutton(Sarah's DAR ID Number: 48488)
The following bible inscriptions have been found in a bible whose original ownership is not known:
- Adele Louisa Piatt Grant died March 16th, 1902
- Willametta Willis Piatt died in Pasadena Cal. April 19th, 1920
- Susan Grant Piatt Kelso died July 29th, 1939. buried in Oak Hill. Born in Boone Co. Ky
- Evans Grant Piatt died at ( faded away)
- Joshua Morris and Agnes Flournoy Willis were married in Port Gibson, MS by the Rev'd Benjn Jones of the Methodist Church South, December 25th, 1856. Ben.
- M.J.Piatt + Willametta Willis married May 3rd, 1864.
- J.W. Piatt and Sue H. Grant married June 2d, 1875
- Sarah Eugenia (edge of page is missing) were married May 16th at (Holton?) Kansas, 1925.
- Sarah Alice Piatt and Wilfred A. Wheeler were married May 25, 1907.
- Martha Eugenia Piatt and John Arthur Henley were married Jan 14th ( 1903? edge of page is gone.)
- Sarah Piatt Wheeler and W.N. Hutton married Feb. 15th, 1930 Lawrence Kans by Rev. (Shanner? written in pencil, very faded out.)
- Ben. M.J. Piatt and Willametta Willis married May 3rd, 1864
- Mrs. Agnes Flournoy Morris died at Jackson Miss on April the 18th 1875. Age 35 yrs. 1 mon. 18 days.
- John E. Grant died at Denver Col. May 31st 1922.
- Evans Grant Piatt died at (faded away).
- Sarah Alice Grant wife of E.D.Grant was born in Campbell Co.Ky Sept. 2nd 1822 died Jan 15th, 1901.
- William Thomas Grant died Aug. 16th 1902.
- Evans Dosier Grant was born September 1st 1821 in Campbell Co.Ky died Sept 9th 1914.
- Sarah Ann Willis Grant died in Lawrence Kan Jan 18th 1901. buried in Oak Hill.
- Clarence Z. Kelso died Feb. 7th 1926 at (Simmons?) Hospital.
- Charles W. Grant died March 31st, 1927 at Chicago, Ill.
The family appears as follows in Wakarusa Township, Douglas County, Kansas, on the 1880 census:
- Piatt, Jacob W age 26 born OH / MWM / Farmer / father/mother born MD
- Piatt, Susan G (Wife) age 24 born KY / MWF / Keeping House / father/mother born KY
- Piatt, Evans Grant (Son) age 4 born KS / SWM / father born OH/mother born KY
- Piatt, Martha Eugene (Daughter) age 1 born KY / SWF / father born OH/mother born KY
- Grissom, Sana (Daughter; can't be right unless adopted) age 16 born KS / SWF / At Home / father born MO/mother born KY
- Grant, Charles W (BroL) age 22 born KY / SWM / Clerk In Store / father/mother born KY (from familysearch.org; page 215B)
Sources:
- Benjamin Piatt sources listed on his page
- 1880 census of Douglas Co, KS
- Family bible inscriptions
Updated Feb 2003
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