Samuel P and Francis L Stewart Piatt
Samuel Pleasant Piatt was born January 23 (or 22), 1858 (or Jan 1859) in Crawford County, Missouri, (some say Texas County, Missouri) to James Glass Pyatt and Rachel Miller and died August 15 (or 16), 1920. He is buried in the Lone Pine Piatt Cemetery, Round Springs, Shannon County, Missouri. His death certificate says he is buried in 'Timber, Mo' which might be the same cemetery.
Samuel was raised in Crawford County, Missouri, for most of his childhood near his father's extended family. His mother died between 1866 and 1869 at which time Samuel gained a step-mother, Mary Ann Honeycutt, who provided Samuel with seven half-siblings. Since he was only eight to eleven years old when his mother died, it can be assumed that he actually had more of a relationship with Mary Ann than with his mother. Some researchers list Samuel's place of birth as Texas County, Missouri. Unless the family moved there and then moved back to Crawford County, Missouri, before the 1860 census - I think perhaps that is an assumption on someones part. And, his death certificate lists his birthplace as Crawford County, Missouri. Alternatively, perhaps Rachel did go to Texas County to stay with a relative or friend and to give birth there. The family was in Texas County (or at least that is where James and Mary Ann were married in 1869) but moved by 1870 to Shannon County, Missouri.
Samuel was married October 24, 1876, in Dent County, Missouri, to Francis L Stewart who was born April 15, 1859, (or Apr 1860) to Marian M and Polly Welch Stewart and who died July 12, 1942. She is also buried in the Lone Pine Piatt Cemetery, Round Springs, Shannon County, Missouri.
The known children of Samuel and Francis:
- Chester Eliah Piatt b: 19 Jul 1877 d: 20 Dec 1945 m1: Laura B Flings b: 30 Jan 1872 Pyatt ???ilary, Shannon Co, MO d: 21 Jan 1927 Jasper Township, Shannon Co, MO (influenza; buried Pyatt Cemetery, Shannon Co, MO)
- Bessie L Piatt b: c1897 Mo
m2: Lillie Mae Webber (d/o Thomas Jefferson and Della Enloe Webber b: 14 Feb 1907 d: 5 Aug 1991 (of Shannon Co, MO; gparents of Lisa L Thompson lthompson@westerncherokeenation.org)
- John Harvey Piatt b: 14 Jul 1881 MO d: 8 Apr 1957 (Lone Pine Piatt Cemetery, Round Springs, Shannon Co, MO) m: c1905 Pairlee ? b: 24 Aug 1880 MO d: 14 Jun 1937 (Lone Pine Piatt Cemetery, Round Springs, Shannon Co, MO)
- Lily B Piatt b: c1906 MO
- child Piatt b&d: bef 1910
- Elizabeth Piatt b: c1909 MO
- James Marion Piatt b: 18 Dec 1885 MO d: 20 Dec 1942 (Lone Pine Piatt Cemetery, Round Springs, Shannon Co, MO) m: c1907 Maggie Lena Thompson b: 15 Jan 1890 MO (d/o Hiram and Ma??y Thompson) d: 28 Aug 1960 (Lone Pine Piatt Cemetery, Round Springs Shannon Co, MO)
- child Piatt b&d: bef 1910 MO
- child Piatt b&d: bef 1910 MO
- child Piatt b&d bef 1910 MO
- Thomas Oliver Piatt b: 19 Feb 1888 MO d: 28 Jan 1950 (Lone Pine Piatt Cemetery, Round Springs, Shannon Co, MO) m: bef c1907 Blanche Braggs b: 19 Nov 1887 IL (d/o Susan Braggs) d: 15 Oct 1972 (Lone Pine Piatt Cemetery, Shannon Co, MO)
- Francis Edith Piatt b: 14 Dec 1907 MO d: 2 Nov 1920 (typhoid; Lone Pine Piatt Cemetery, Round Springs, Shannon Co, MO)
- Hugh Piatt b: 27 Jun 1909 MO d: 21 Mar 1945 (Lone Pine Piatt Cemetery, Round Springs, Shannon Co, MO)
- Robert oliver Piatt b: 22 Feb 1917 Timber, Shannon Co, MO d: 29 Oct 1920 Newton Township, Shannon Co, MO(typhoid; Lone Pine Cemetery, Round Springs, Shannon Co, Mo)
- Mary Ollie Piatt b: 19 Feb 1888 MO d: 31 Dec 1961 (Lone Pine Piatt Cemetery, Round Springs, Shannon Co, MO) m: ? Hurt
- Samuel Frank Piatt b: 29 Apr 1893 MO d: 11 Feb 1965 (Lone Pine Piatt Cemetery, Round Springs, Shannon Co, MO)
James Glass Pyatt Jr and Samuel Plesant Piatt are both GGGrandfathers of Carol Piatt (cpiatt@ktis.net) from both sides of her family.
Samuel and Francis made their first appearance together on the 1880 census in Franklin Township, Dent County, Missouri as follows:
- Pyatt, Samuel age 21 born MO
- Pyatt, Frances (wife) age 20 born MO
- Pyatt, Chester (son) age 2 born MO
This family was enumerated vol 11 ed 61 sh 7 line 40. Also living in Franklin Township were James and Mary Ann Pyatt (Samuel's father and step-mother) with their youngest children and Samuel's brothers, James G Pyatt Jr and William Caleb Pyatt. Of note, descendants of Benjamin Pyatt, the brother of James Glass Pyeatt lived in Dent County, Missouri.
By the 1900 census, Samuel had moved his family back to Shannon County, Missouri. They appeared as follows in Newton Township:
- Pyatt, Samuel P born Jan 1859 in MO / 41 on last bday
- Pyatt, Frances L (wife) born Apr 1860 in MO / 40 on last bday
- Pyatt, John H (son) born Jul 1881 in MO / 18 on last bday
- Pyatt, James M (son) born Dec 1885 in MO / 14 on last bday
- Pyatt, Thomas C (son) born Feb 1888 in MO / 12 on last bday
- Pyatt, Mary A (daughter) born Feb 1888 / 12 on last bday
- Pyatt, Samuel F (son) born Apr 1893 in MO / 7 on last bday
This family enumerated 106/116/3/59. Samuel's father was still living in Dent County with his son, William C Pyatt. Also in Dent County was Samuel's brother, James G Pyatt Jr.
By the 1910 census of Newton Township, Shannon County, Missouri, they appeared as follows:
- Piatt, S P age 51 born MO / wm / married 34 yrs / farmer / general farm / father born OH/mother born NC
- Piatt, F L (wife) age 49 born MO / wf / married 34 yrs / 6 children/6 living / father born MO/mother born KY
- Piatt, Samuel F (son) age 16 born MO / wm / single / father/mother born MO
- Nash, Mattie (servant) age 17 born MO / wf / single / servant / private family / father born US/mother born MO
This family was enumerated #5/5 pg 278A (Ancestry.com image 1/23). Living in the next few houses were their children as follows:
- Piatt, Thomas ?G/O age 22 born MO / wm / married 3 yrs / farmer / general farm / father/mother born MO
- Piatt, Blanche (wife) age 22 born MO / wf / married 3 yrs / 2 children/2 living / father/mother born IL
- Piatt, Edith (daughter) age 2 born MO / wf / single / father/mother born MO
- Piatt, Hugh (son) age 9/12 born MO / wm / single / father/mother born MO
- Bragg, Susie (mother-in-law) age 42 born IL / wf / widowed / 1 child/1 living / father born IL/mother born OH (this family enumerated #6/6 pg 278A (Ancestry.com image 1/23))
- Piatt, J M age 24 born MO / wm / married1 for 3 yrs / farmer / general farm / father/mother born MO
- Piatt, Maggie (wife) age 18 born MO / wf / married1 for 3 yrs / 3 children/0 living / father/mother born MO (this family enumerated #7/7 pg 278A (Ancestry.com image 1/23))
- Piatt, John age 28 born MO / wm / married1 for 5 yrs / farmer / general farm / father/mother born MO
- Piatt, Parilee (wife) age 28 born AR / wf / married1 for 5 yrs / 3 children/2 living / father born MO/mother born TN
- Piatt, Lily B (daughter) age 4 born MO / wf / single / father born MO/mother born AR
- Piatt, Elizabeth (daughter) age 9/12 born MO / wf / single / father born MO/mother born AR (this family enumerated #8/8 pg 278A (Ancestry.com image 1/23))
In Casto Township, Shannon County, Missouri, was their son, Chester as follows:
- Pyatt, Chester E age 33 born MO / wm / married1 for 14 yrs / farmer / general farm / father/mother born MO
- Piatt, Laura B (wife) age 37 born MO / wf / married1 for 14 yrs / father born TN/mother born MO
- Piatt, Bessie L (daughter) age 13 born MO / wf / single / father/mother born MO (this family enumerated #87/88 (Ancestry.com image 10/12))
It appears as though Chester and Laura only have one child although the # of children/# still living was left blank. Whom had Samuel and Frances' daughters married? I note that Francis claims that all her children are still living. Samuel's father, James G Pyatt, lived with his daughter and son-in-law Sarah Elizabeth Pyatt and William Chilton during the 1910 census in Pike Towhship, Carter County, Missouri and died soon thereafter.
Samuel's death certificate information is as follows:
Missouri State Board of Health; Certificate of Death;
County: Texas; Township: Carroll; city: (blank); Registration
District: 1077; Primary Registration District: 6140;
File No: 28534-a; Full Name: Samuel Pleasant Piatt; Sex: Male
; Color: White; Marital Status: Married; Date of Birth:
Jan 23, 1858; Age: 62 yrs 6 mnths 24 ds; Occupation:
farmer; Birthplace: Crawford Co; Name of father: Jas. Glass Piatt;
Birthplace of Father: (blank); Maiden Name of Mother:
Rachel Miller; Birthplace of Mother: (blank);
Informant: Mr. Chester Piatt; Informant Address: (blank);
Filed: Oct 15, 1920 L H Wallen; Date of Death: Aug 15, 1920;
I hereby certify that I attended the deceased from
June 10, 1920, to Aug 15, 1920, that I last saw him
alive on Aug 15, 1920, and that death occurred on the
date stated above, at 4 a.m. The cause of death was as
follows: Tuberculosis of lungs; Duration: (blank);
Contributory and duration: (blank); Signed: L H Wallen M. D.
(no date or address given); Place of burial or removal:
Timber, Mo; Date of Burial: Aug 17, 1920;
Undertaker: none; Undertaker address: (blank)
Source:
- James Glass Pyatt source on his page
- 1880 Dent County, MO federal census
- 1900/1910/1920 Shannon Co, MO federal census
- Lone Pine Piatt Cemetery inscriptions
- Samuel Pleasant Piatt death certificate
- Robert Oliver Piatt death certificate
- Francis Edith Piatt death certificate
- Lara Bell Flings Pyatt death certificate
Updated Sep 2006
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