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Subject: Re: [PIATT] Piatt's of NC (Question)
Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2006 22:38:58 +0000


For Eddie:

Welcome to the list. I hope it will be productive for you.

Concerning your James Francis Piatt and son James Weldon Piatt I looked at the Social Security Death Index which is available free at rootsweb:

http://www.rootsweb.com

The death index lists James Piatt which would be your James Francis Piatt with the same birth and death dates that you give: b 16 Oct 1876 and d 7 Apr 1964. His Social Security card was issued in Virginia and the last residence listed for him was also Virginia.

A second James Piatt, which would be your James Weldon Piatt, was listed in the SSDI as born 29 August 1900 and died 9 January 1987. His card was issued in NC and his last residence was listed as Kinston, Lenoir Co NC.

There was no listing for any Mark Piatt in the index.

I believe it's about a 200 mile trip for you across NC to Kinston so, if I may suggest, before you make the trip you might want to call or e-mail the Kinston library or the (presumably) larger library in Goldsboro. With the death date of 9 Jan 1987, the reference department of the library should be able to locate an obituary in the local newspaper and send you a copy by mail or e-mail--or even read it to you by phone. Ask about a county historical society which might help you locate James W's grave if he was buried there. Once you know James W's survivors you will be closer to tying these later generations together.

Good luck and keep the list posted as to what you find. Everything on the list goes into the list archives and can be of great help to a future researcher.
--
Laverne Ingram Piatt
Ontario, OH


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