Letter written by W. T. Piatt--grandson of James Glass Piatt.
W. T. Piatt said "He {grandpa} was married twice and had 17 children. and those 17 children had from 10 to 15 children. In those days there was no rural delivery or radios. And the newspaper came when he went to town after it, sometimes 2 weeks or longer after print.
But all those children and grand-children always knew when he had a hog to kill. anyhow they just happened to drop in for a visit. The visit lasted as long as the hog lasted. When the visitors left there was nothing but the bones and hair left for grandpa.Grandpa never did smoke, drink or chew.
the second time {marriage to Mary Honeycutt} he {grandpa} came to. He found his wife {Mary Honeycutt} and all her relations were hard shelled baptist Democrats. While his was hard-shelled Methodist Republicans....when they got together the boiling pot boiled dry. they would argue, chew and spit. And whittle enough kindling to last a year.
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Found in the Land Records of Crawford Co., MO.
James Pyatt 03-10-1857; doc# 17043; 80 acres; MO3760_.122
James Pyatt 10-10-1856; doc # 22464; 120 acres, MO3750_.410
James Pyatt 09-01-1859; doc # 30924; 120 acres; MO3920_.478
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Land Records of Dent County, Missouri
James G. Pyatt 06-28-1905; doc # 7826; 40 acres; MO6280_.040
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Married in Texas County, MO., we find James And Mary Ann living in Eminence, Spring Valley Twp., Shannon Co., MO. on the 1870 Census with what appears to be their first child together, Jospeh age 5/12.
-----------------------------------------------James and Mary are listed as widowed in the 1900 Census. James is living with son William and Mary is in a household with the following children, Belle 21, Eliza 19, Albert 18, and Timothy 16. For what ever reason they were not in the same house and maybe the enumerator assumed each was widowed. The names, ages, and places of birth are to close of a match for this not to be our James & Mary.
--------------------------------------------There are many Chilton's buried in the Gresham Cemetery in Carter County, Missouri. According to various death certificates, there are Pyatts buried there with no marker-including James Glass Pyatt.
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Piatt Family researched by Carol Piatt
Amarillo, TX.
After several years of searching, we {researchers} have been unable to find the grave of Rachel. Very likely she was buried on the farm where they were living at the time, or she was buried in a cemetery with out a tombstone.
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Mary married unknown Natty and moved to Illinois.
He was a member of Teamsters Local #600 in St. Louis.
Elijah married his brother Benjamin's widow, Avis. Elijah and Avis builta log house on their homestead called Pyatt Hollow and raised the eightchildren. Avis' son, Daniel, and Margaret (Mary) raised their sevenchildlren in that log house. Her grandson, Daniel Washington (Wash), alsolived there. Most of his children were born in that log house, too.
Elijah and Avis appeared as follows on the 1880 census of CrawfordCounty, MO:
Piatt, Elija age 53 born OH
Piatt, Avis (wife) age 66 born IN
Piatt, Mary J (step-daughter) age 38 born MO
Piatt, Eliza/Elisha? F (grandson) age 1/12 born MO (this familyenumerated vol 10 ed 58 sh 7 line 13)Avis died c14 Feb 1894 at the home of her son, William. Reverend W J Toddpreached the funeral and she was buried in the Charlie Martin Cemetery.
Have copy of marriage license.
Avis Eggers married Benjamin Piatt on Aug 19, 1833 in Putnam County, Indiana. It appears that the Eggers family came to Indiana from North Carolina before 1820. Avis was born ca. 1814 in Ohio and died 1894 in Crawford County, Missouri. Soon after their marriage {ca 1841}, Benjamin and Avis moved to Crawford County, Missouri with Benjamin's father William, where their descendants still live. They were some of the early settlers of southern Crawford County and settled in the area that is called "Pyatt Hollow" which is how it got it's name.
After Benjamin died in 1853, Avis married on May 11, 1854 his younger brother, Elijah. Elijah was born ca. 1827 in Ohio. Avis died ca 14 Feb. 1894 at the home of her son, William. reverend W. J. Todd preached the funeral and she was buried in the Charlie Martin Cemetery.
Ancestry World Tree Project: Tharp and Related Families.
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A farmer and preacher (Note from Richard Helton:"A rather firey preacherfrom my understanding.").
Avis Eggers married Benjamin Piatt on Aug 19, 1833 in Putnam County, Indiana. It appears that the Eggers family came to Indiana from North Carolina before 1820. Avis was born ca. 1814 in Ohio and died 1894 in Crawford County, Missouri. Soon after their marriage {ca 1841}, Benjamin and Avis moved to Crawford County, Missouri with Benjamin's father William, where their descendants still live. They were some of the early settlers of southern Crawford County and settled in the area that is called "Pyatt Hollow" which is how it got it's name.
After Benjamin died in 1853, Avis married on May 11, 1854 his younger brother, Elijah. Elijah was born ca. 1827 in Ohio. Avis died ca 14 Feb. 1894 at the home of her son, William. reverend W. J. Todd preached the funeral and she was buried in the Charlie Martin Cemetery.
Ancestry World Tree Project: Tharp and Related Families.
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