John W and Patsy E Biggerstaff Pyatt
John Wesley Pyatt was born on April 6, 1854 in North Carolina (probably McDowell County) to John Davis Pyatt and Caroline Finger and died on March 15, 1935. John is buried in the Harmony Grove Missionary Baptist Cemetery, McDowell County, North Carolina.
He married Patsy Elizabeth Biggerstaff. Patsy was born October 25, 1847 and died February 26, 1928. John's brother, Joseph F Pyatt, married Biddie L Biggerstaff. Where Patsy and Biddie sisters or some other relation? Patsy is also buried in Harmony Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, McDowell County, North Carolina.
John and Patsy had the following known children:
- George William Pyatt b: 13 Dec 1872 NC (probably McDowell Co) d: 3 Aug 1951 (buried Harmoney Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, McDowell Co, NC) m: Ida Holland b: 11 Jun 1877 d: 25 Nov 1950 (buried Harmony Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, McDowell Co, NC)
- Erath Wesley Pyatt b: 1 Sep 1898 d: 29 May 1905 (buried Harmony Grove Missionar Baptist Church Cemetery, McDowell Co, NC)
- Annie Pyatt b: c1876 NC (probably McDowell Co)
- Zilpha Jane Pyatt b: 3 Sep 1877 North Carolina (probably McDowell Co) d: Jul 18, 1896 (buried Harmony Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, McDowell Co, NC) m:? Simmons
- Samuel Pyatt b: c1880 NC (probably McDowell Co)
- Susie Elmira Pyatt b: 1881 NC (probably McDowell Co) d: 1964 (Dysartville Baptist Church Cemetery, McDowell Co, NC)
- Coph Delbert Pyatt b: 18 Apr 1890
There are other females with Pyatt maiden name buried in Harmony Grove Missionary Baptist Church, McDowell County, North Carolina who might belong to John and Caroline.
I added Coph D Pyatt to the list of children based on this entry in the McDowell County, North Carolina, delayed birth index:
Apr. 18, 1890 Pyatt, Coph Delbert / father: John Wesley Pyatt / D8 518
John appeared on the 1880 census of Higgins, McDowell County, North Carolina, as follows:
- Pyatt, John age 25 born NC / Married / Male / W / Farming / father/mother born NC
- Pyatt, Elisabeth (Wife) age 33 born NC / Married / Female / W / Keeping House / father/mother born NC
- Pyatt, George (Son) age 7 born NC / Single / Male / W / At Home / father/mother born NC
- Pyatt, Annie (Dau) age 4 born NC / Single / Female / W / At Home / father/mother NC
- Pyatt, Jane (Dau) age 2 born NC / Single / Female / W / At Home / father/mother born NC
- Pyatt, Samuel (Son) age 10M born NC / Single / Male / At Home / father/mother born NC
- Pyatt, Caroline (Mother) age 55 born NC / Female / W / At Home / father/mother born NC
- Pyatt, Alice (Sister) age 19 born NC / Single / Female / W / father/mother born NC
- Pyatt, Mary (Sister) age 15 born NC / Single / Female / W / father/mother born NC
Living next door was John's brother, Charles Pyatt, as follows:
- Pyatt, Chas. age 35 born NC / white / married / farmer (owners and tenants) / note: Maimed
- Pyatt, Mary (wife) age 32 born NC / white / married / keeping house
- Pyatt, Franklin (son) age 10 born NC / white / single / at home / cannot write
- Pyatt, John (son) age 8 born NC / white / single / at home / cannot read or write
- Pyatt, Thomas (son) age 7 born NC / white / single / at home / cannot read or write
- Pyatt, Jane (daughter) age 5 born NC / white / single / at home / cannot read or write
- Pyatt, William (son) age 8/12 born NC / white / single / at home / cannot read of write
Living in Dysartsville, McDowell County, North Carolina, was John's brother, Joseph F Pyatt, with his wife, Biddy.
Sources:
- "The Pyatt Family of Western North Carolina" 1977 Martha A Pyatte
- Cemetery inscriptions of North Carolina
- 1880 McDowell Co, NC, federal census
- McDowell Co, NC, delayed birth index
Updated Oct 2006
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