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From: Don Koch <>
Subject: [PIATT] Introduction
Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2001 11:57:44 -0800

I am Don Piatt Koch and I am a newcomer to this ancestor research so my
learning curve has been going a bit crazy. Laverne Ingram Piatt has
been of tremendous help and I have ordered and received a set of the PFN
to keep me from reinventing too much of the wheel. My line as I have it
now is as follows (dates are in many cases ca):

Rene Piat (1652-1705) & Elizabeth Sheffield (1656-----)
Jacob Piatt (1678-1750) & Mary Hull (1681-17--)
John Piatt (1712-1760) & Frances VanVliet (1713-1776)
Abraham Piatt (1745-1791) & Annabelle Andrew (1748-1822)
Abraham Piatt (1776-1829) & Jane Hageman (17---18--)
Michael H Piatt (1816-1895) & Eliza D. Kirk (1817-1895)
Harry B. Piatt (1850-1936) & Rosa Barth (1856-1925)
Augustus Koch (18---1936) & Beatrice "Trix" Koch (1886-1984)
Piatt Koch (1913-1977) & Margueritte Simon (1918-1998) (my parents)
Don Piatt Koch (1939-I am still here) & Mie Nakano(1948 happily she is
still here)

I am particularly interested in finding out more on Harry B. Piatt &
Rosa Barth and their 5 daughters. Trix we know a bit about since she
was my grandmother. Her sisters were Josephine, Augusta, Louise, and
Hazel and all were born in St. Louis, MO. We are trying to find out if
any of the sisters had offspring and what became of them. Then I expect
to step back a generation and look some more. I am trying to find
documentation on all of them and stories if they exist.

Some of the data about the sisters in PFN 5:38 appears to be a bit off.
I surmise that this is probably due to information found in the will of
Harry B. Piatt. The will was probated in 1936 but written years
earlier. Because of this the specific information about places of
residence of the sisters in 1936 may be off a bit. For example, in
1936, Trix is shown as residing in Nashvill, TN but in reality had been
working for the New Mexico Department of Highways in Santa Fe, NM for 5
years. She did spend 4 years working for the Nashville Banner newspaper
in Nashville, TN from about 1923 to about 1927. More about Trix in a
separate Email. As for the other sisters, the info I have shows:

1. Josephine "Jo" Piatt, b. Mar. 1878, St.Louis, MO., m. J. B. Wood.
(1936 reside in Santa Fe, NM??)
2. Augusta "Gus" Piatt, b. Jul 1880, St. Louis, MO., m. Lee C. Daves.
(1936 resive in Albuquerque, NM??)
3. Louisa "Lou" Piatt, b. Feb 28, 1882, St. Louis. MO., m. William F.
Brogan, d. Oct 1970. (1936 SanAntonio TX)
children: Louise Brogan
Mary Carmel Brogan
4. Beatrice "Trix" Piatt, b. Jan 3, 1886, St. Louis. MO., m. Dec 6,
1912, Augustus Koch, d. 1984.
children: Piatt Koch, b 1913, m1 Margueritte Simon, m2 Gwen
?, d. 1977.
5. Hazel Piatt, b. Feb. 1892, St. Louis, MO., m. George P. Emerson, d.?.
(1936 reside in Baltimore, MD??)


I am fascinated by the depth of research that has already been done and
how helpful others doing this kind of research are. The search is
addictive. Like a bunch of part time (well some seem full time)
detectives digging up pieces and sharing them. Fun stuff.

I am on the road a great deal of the time. I live in Alaska but work
for the state of Delaware, so I have a mean commute. Recently I have
been doing a job in Frederick MD. On the way there I stopped at an
antique co-op in Westminister MD and found a book that turned out to be
of Piatt interest. I went back later and bought the book. The book
is titled “Washington, The Man and The Mason” by Charles Callahan. The
book was printed in 1913 by the Press of National Publishing Company,
Inc. It was published under the auspices of the Memorial Temple
Committee of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial
Association. In the book on page 267 there is a reference to a meeting
of the Morristown American Union Lodge on December 27, 1779. The
listing of those present include Washington and among others a “Brother
Piatt.” No indication of a first name is given but Laverne suspects it
may have been Daniel. She is already hot on the trail and has attempted
to contact the Association to see if any additional documentation can be
found at that source. Seems the meeting may have been directed at
making Lafayette an honorary member. The lists also notes that “Arnold
(the Traitor)” attended. Fun stuff.

At any rate, I hope to be a participant in this exercise and it
certainly gives me something interesting to do when I am on the road and
in off working hours.

I am also trying to locate a copy of "The Tribe of Jacob" so far without
success. Any one know of an available copy?

Cheers,

Don Piatt Koch

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