Noah married on April 12, 1855 in Piatt County, Illinois, Hannah R Phillips who was born c1829 in Ohio and who died before 1868 (probably in Piatt County, Illinois). Noah married second on December 31, 1868, in Piatt County, Illinois, to Olive M Bryden who was born c1839 in Ohio to Scottish parents.
The children of Noah and Hannah were as follows:
Noah and Olive had the following children:
I haven't yet discovered where Noah was on the 1850 - 1860 census. He moved to California in 1857 and to Kansas in 1879. So, he should be in California for the 1860 census. It appears that he moved back to Illinois after the death of Hannah as he married Olive there and his children with her were born there.
Noah was in Piatt County, Illinois, on the 1870 census:
The family had not been in Kansas long before the 1880 census and appeared as follows on the 1880 census in Janesville, Greenwood County, Kansas:
From familysearch.org; page 293C.
From the "History of Greenwood County Kansas":
Noah Noble Piatt was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, Feb. 24, 1828. He married Hanna Phillips in 1855. They had five children: Martha (Mrs. Samuel) Slough: Clara Rees: Mrs. Katherine Thrall: William H; and Johnny, who died as an infant. In 1868, after the death of his first wife, Noah Noble married Olive Bryden in Monticello, Piatt County, Illinois. Roots of the Piatts were deep in Ohio and Illinois, where two "castles" are open today as museums, and Piatt Park is in downtown, Cincinnati. Noah Noble and Olive had three boys; Frank Bryden, 1869-1944; Phil N.; James, 1874-1967. Olive, Noah Noble, Phil and James came by train to Hamilton, claiming "everything the eye could see." Olive's two brothers, Bob and Jack Bryden, had already come to Kansas and had claimed land near what is now Sallyards. Olive and the two boys stayed with Jack while Noah Noble went back to Illinos to bring their belongings and the five other children, who were still in school. The tree older girls were in a teacher-training program, and all later taught around Hamilton. Growing up on Slate Creek provided happy memories for many people in this area. Jim had wonderfull tales to tell of early Greenwood County. He remembered Indians; and he recalled walking two miles to borrow a hot charcoal iron to iron shirts. The boys had a house built on skinds and would take it out to stay where the cattle were. Jum said, "We always moved when the house needed cleaning. submitted by Drusilla Esslinger.
James A. Piatt, born May 1874, in Monticello, Illinois, and died May 20, 1967 at Hamilton. He was in the Spanish-American War. He took part in the Cherokee Strip Run and mined in Colorado. He married Essie Wood of Madison. They had three children: twins Frank and Noah Noble, and Beverly Tanner. Frank lives in Eureka. Beverly died of cancer in 1964. She married Maynard Tanner. They had three children: Jim, Joan, and Janet. She and the children lived in Hamilton in 1944, when Maynard was in the service. Submitted by Essie Piatt
Phil N. Piatt was born in Monticello, Illinois, in 1872 and died in Eureka in 1967. Most of Phil's adult life was spent in CA. He had attended the Rolla School of Mines in Rolla, Missouri, and then had gone to CA. to mine. There he married Della. They had no children. However more than one generation of nieces and nephews could hardly wait for Phil's spring return to Kansas, where the fish called him each year. His piece of land at Burkett was his pride. He always said that when he grew old, he'd come to Kansas to retire. Finally, when he was about 92, he "found" his way back and lived his last years here. Submitted by Essie Piatt
Frank Bryden Piatt married Dora Evalene "Lena" Ott in Hamilton in 1898. They had three children: Robert Bryden, 1898-1966: Phil Delbert, 1901-1932: and Mary Frances, 1904-1928. Frank and Lena lived on the home place. A new house was built nearby for Olive (this is the base of Harmon's present home.) The farm was quite large by that time, and took a lot of people to keep it going. Many people still tell me they worked for the Piatts. Girls would stay there to attend school and work for their keep. Boys stayed in the bunkhouse, worked, and walked across the pasture to the high school. Frank was a large man and always "chewed" a cigar. Lena was also a large woman. She attended the academy at Baker University and she gave music lessons. She was a fantastic cook, and everyone loved her. She was always there when you needed her. Many stories came from this life. As Granddad learned to drive his first car, doors had to be put on both ends of the garage. The boys opened them both up and Granddad would keep driving through until it "whoaed!" I'am not sure he ever really learned to drive because I remember he thought the whole road was his! Once when Grandmother was having a "society" meeting, Daddy and his brother decided it was time to teach sister to swim, even though she was only one year old, had the measles, and it was February. Another time, Daddy came to the house alone. Inquiring about Phil's whereabouts, the others were informed that he was gone. He was stuck in the "quicksand" at the creek. Daddy had tried and failed to get him out, so he had convinced Phil that was it and had left. What must have been a busy, "fun" life turned into tragedy. In 1928, Mary Frances, who was everyone's darling, was an opera singer in Chicago. She contracted pneumonia and died within a week. In 1929, Phil, who had married Ruth Milliken of Eureka, had stopped in at the doctor's office, on a trip to Emporia. It was decided he had appendicitis, He died on the operating table. This was more than Grandmother could take, and she passed away in 1933. As if this wasn't enough, the Depression hit and Grandad lost large amounts of money on cattle. He married Helen Griblin in 1935. He had diabetes and was very ill. He continued to struggle, but finally lost everything. They moved to Hamilton, and he worked for the State Banking Commission as a livestock appraiser during his last years. He passed away in 1944. Helen continued to live in Hamilton until she moved to the Madison nursing home and died in 1985, at the age of 102. She had been a graduate nurse. submitted by Drusill Esslinger
Two obituaries in Greenwood County, Kansas, for Phillip N Piatt were as follows:
June 10, 1967 PHILIP N. PIATT IS TAKEN IN DEATH
Philip N. Piatt, formerly of the Hamilton community, died Saturday in Greenwood County Hospital. He had been a resident for many years of Modesto, CA. Mr. Piatt, whose parents were the late Noah H. and Olive M. Bryden Piatt, was born Fe. 20, 1872 in Monticello, ILL. and was reared in Greenwood County. He was preceded in death by his wife, Della King Piatt, three brothers and three sisters. Funeral services were held Tuesday in the First Methodist Church, Hamilton, conducted by the Rev. Frank Dorsey of Madison. Burial was in Hamilton Cemetery.
PHILIP N. PIATT 1967 (different obit from above)
Philip N. Piatt, 95, formerly of the Hamilton community, died Saturday in the Greenwood County hospital in Eureka. He had been a resident of Modesto, California, for many years. Mr. Piatt, whose parents were the late Noah N. and Olive M. Bryden Piatt, was born Feb. 20, 1872, in Monticello, ILL., and was reared in Greenwood county. He was preceded in death by his wife, Della King Piatt, and by three brothers and three sisters. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the First Methodist church in Madison. Mrs. Dorsey sang "The Good Shepard" and "This Is My Father's World and Mrs. Walter E. Erickson was the organist. Pallbears were Maynard Tanner, Frank Piatt, Phil Piatt, John Piatt, George Eslinger and Albert Roglin. Interment was in the Hamilton Cemetery.
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