William and Hannah Brady Piatt

Children of William and Hannah Piatt are:

• James B Piatt b: 10 Jul 1821 Lycoming Co, PA d: 17 Feb 1888 Tipton, IA m: 8 Jan 1846 Mary Ann Russell b: 13 Jan 1821 PA d: 13 Aug 1890
• Hermon Cline Piatt b: 24 Mar 1824 in the White Deer Valley PA (probably Washington Township, Lycoming Co) d: 18 Nov 1888 m: 3 Nov 1852 La Porte, IN Margaret Eason b: 23 Jan 1827
  • Fineettie Piatt b: 8 Apr 1855 m: 28 Jul 1880 Dr. Percival R Pine of Tipton, IA
    • Genevieve Piatt Pine b: 19 Sep 1882
  • Mary Irene Piatt b: 17 Dec 1856 m: 11 Jun 1885 William E Shipley (in 1905 reside at Tipton, IA)
    • Hermon Everett Shipley b: 3 Dec 1887
  • Hermon Bruce Piatt b: 26 Jun 1863 d: 7 Jul 1864
  • William Brady Piatt b: 17 May 1865 m: 1 Apr 1885 Sarah M Richards (in 1905 reside at Tipton, IA)
    • Hermon Cline Piatt b: 24 Dec 1892
  • Sarah M Piatt b: 14 Apr 1868 d: 23 Feb 1869
  In 1905 in Swopes it says "He [Hermon Cline Piatt] lived in his native county for twenty-three years, was graduated from Jefferson College in 1849, removed to Indiana, taught school in the Academy at La Porte, went to South Bend and read law with a prominent attorney, and was admitted to the bar in October, 1852. In 1853 he took his wife to Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa, and continued in the steady practice of law until two years before his death. He was elected treasurer of Cedar county, and held the position for almost six years, was president of the school board, president of Cedar County Agricultural Society, and trustee of Iowa College for the Blind. His principles strongly Democratic, and the county a Republican stronghold, his popularity was shown when he was elected in 1887 to the legislature as a representative of Cedar county. His religious sentiments were Presbyterian. He was a member of the blue lodge in Free Masonry, and is buried in the Masonic cemetery at Tipton."
• Abner Piatt b: 27 Mar 1827 White Deer Valley, Pennsylvania (probably Washington Township, Lycoming Co, PA) d: 23 Oct 1901 Chicago, Cook Co, IL m: 20 Nov 1856 Annie Murphy b: 1840 PA
  • Hammond Piatt b: 1857 IA
  • Harry Piatt b: 1864 IA
  • Emily 'Emma' Piatt b: 1871 IA
  • Annie Piatt b: 1875 IL
• McCall Piatt b: 4 Aug 1829 White Deer Valley, Pennsylvania (probablay Washington Township, Lycoming Co, PA) m: 25 Oct 1855 Margaret McCormick b: 3 Feb 1836
  • Hannah Piatt b: 8 Jun 1858 Lycoming Co, PA m: 2 Mar 1882 Y S Opp (resided at Muncy, PA, in 1905)
  • Laura Piatt b: 25 Mar 1860 Lycoming Co, PA
  • John W Piatt b: 29 Oct 1863 Lycoming Co, PA m: 30 May 1889 Sarah Foresman
    • Edgar Leroy Piatt b: 15 Dec 1889 d: 3 Oct 1890
    • Mary Ellen Piatt b: 9 Nov 1891
    • Margaret Piatt b: 12 Dec 1892
  • Margaret Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Piatt b: 10 Sep 1865 Lycoming Co, PA m: 18 Oct 1900 William E Kilmer
  • Sarah Piatt b: 30 Aug 1867 Lycoming Co, PA d: 7 May 1901 m: 11 Jan 1893 John S McKee
    • Dorothea McKee b: 20 Dec 1895
  • Joseph M Piatt b: 16 Jan 1870 Lycoming Co, PA m: 29 Oct 1895 Minerva Groff
    • Mac Piatt b: 9 Oct 1896
    • Emily Piatt b: 13 Apr 1898
    • Jay Waldo Piatt b: 16 Jul 1903
  According to Swopes, "He [McCall] is a retired farmer and tanner and resides at Montgomery, Penna., an honored citizen, a trusted friend, in his political views a Democrat, in religion a Presbyterian."
• Mary Piatt b: 26 Oct 1833 Lycoming Co, PA
• Elizabeth Piatt b: 30 Apr 1836 Lycoming Co, PA White Deer Valley, PA (probably Washington Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania) d: 21 Nov 1868 Tipton, Cedar Co, IA m: 15 Nov 1855 William S McCormick b: 1832, in the White Deer Valley (probably Washington Township, Lycoming Co, PA)
  • William Piatt McCormick b: 1856 m: Isabella Foresman
  • Margaret McCormick b: 1859 m: John Russell
  • Charlotte Brady McCormick b: 1861 m: William Bailey
  • Seth McCormick b: 1863 m: Emma Trump
  • Hannah Mary McCormick b: 1865 m: Horace G McCorty
  • Herman Brady McCormick b: 1868 m: Kate Miller
  Per the 1905 Swopes Manuscript, "They [William and Elizabeth] lived in the Valley for some years and later removed to Iowa. After the death of his wife the husband returned to his old home, where he has since resided. He is a Presbyterian, and in politics a Democrat, by profession a farmer."
• Charlotte Piatt b: 14 Jul 1840 Lycoming Co, PA d: 3 Oct 1878 m: Hon. Frank Porter (no issue)

William and family appeared as follows on the 1830 census of Washington Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania:

• Piatt, William Jr 2m<5; 2m5-10; 1m15-20; 1m30-40; 1f20-30; 1f30-40

By the 1840 census of Washington Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, he appears as follows:

• Piatt, William Jr 1m5-10; 1m10-15; 1m15-20; 1m20-30; 1m40-50; 1f<5; 1f5-10; 1f10-15; 1f20-30; 1f40-50; 10 total

They were enumerated on pg 145 (Ancestry.com image 9/22. It appears to be William (male 40-50); sons, James B (male 20-30), Abner (male 10-15), McCall (male 5-10); daughters, Elizabeth (female <5), Mary (female 5-10); and wife, Mary (female 40-50). That leaves as unknown 1 male 20-30, 1 female 10-15 and one female 20-30. Their neighbors were Susan Wetzel, George Moores, John Reeser, Edward Birdoe, William Gazette, * , William Piatt Sen (William's uncle), William Sedam, George Berber, Catherine Farkey, John Sechler, James Witson, and Charles Wagoner. Also in Washington Township was H C Piatt (whom I believe was the son of John and Elizabeth Cline Piatt).

We know that Hannah died after this census in 1847. William appears to have married for the second time to Lucy ? who was born c1808 in Pennsylvania and who died before 1870 (probably in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania).

William and family appear as follows on the 1850 census of Washington Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania:

• Piatt, William Jr age 55 born PA / wm / farmer / $8000
• Piatt, Lucy age 42 born PA / wf
• Piatt, Abner age 23 born PA / farmer / wm
• Piatt, M C age 21 born PA / wm / farmer / att school
• Piatt, Mary age 16 born PA / wf / att school
• Piatt, Elizabeth age 14 born PA / wf / att school
• Piatt, Charlotte age 10 born PA / wf / att school
• ?Wenzel, Barbara age 20 born PA / wf
• Allen, Harmon P age 15 born PA / wf / labourer

This family was enumerated #470/476 pg 408 (Ancestry.com image 46/51). If Hannah died in 1847, all of these children would belong to her and none to Lucy. Were Barbara or Harmon children of Lucy?

They appeared in Williamsport P O, Brady Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, on the 1860 census:

• Piatt, Wm age 64 born PA / wm / $16,000/$5,700
• Piatt, Lucy age 52 born PA / wf
• Piatt, Mary age 26 born PA / wf
• Piatt, Charlott age 20 born PA / wf
• Piatt, Jno Mitchell age 12 born PA / wm / att school

This family was enumerated #2714/2772 pg 73A (Ancestry.com image 27/31). Next door was the son, McCall. I believe the Jno Mitchell (ditto) might actually be a Mitchell and the dittos were in error. It appears that Elizabeth has most likely married by this point. Abner Piatt is in Cedar County, Iowa, by this time.

By the 1870 census, William and family appeared in Montgomery P O, Brady Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, as follows:

• Piatt, William age 74 born PA / wm / retired farmer / $20,000/$500
• Piatt, Sarah ?G/Y age 55 born PA / wf / keeping house
• Piatt, Mary age 36 born PA / wf
• Rian, Mary age 22 born PA / wf / domestic servant

This family was enumerated #55/55 pg 33B (Ancestry.com image 8/10). His son McCall was still living near him at #54/54. His son, James B Piatt, had moved to Cedar County, Iowa, with other Piatt families. It appears that his wife, Lucy, has died. Was Sarah his third wife or some other relative? I am leaning toward third wife (does anyone have Lycoming County marriages?) as there was no Sarah Piatt on the 1860 census. Whom else could she have married there at that time if not William? Why else would she be living with him if he had a daughter at home who could care for him?

Sources:

• Piatt Family Newsletter, Volume 7, 1992
• Swope's 1905 McKINNEY-BRADY-QUIGLEY family on rootsweb http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/1pa/history/family/swope/mck03.txt
• 1830-1870 Lycoming Co, PA, federal census
• 1870 Cedar Co, IA, federal census