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DESCENDANTS OF

FREDERICK WETZEL HYATT AND ELIZABETH PHILLIPS


(1799-1895) (1799-1857)

Annotated biographical history

SECTION I

SEVEN GENERATIONS OF DESCENDANTS


While the objective of this work is to share family history for the entire clan as descendants of Frederick Wetzel Hyatt and Elizabeth Phillips this effort is largely confined to the first four or five generations, starting with this worthy couple. Section IIcontains addational information with maps, photos and further descriptions. Separate subsequent sections will be added as sufficient information becomes available. For example, Section HI is devoted to Francis "Frank" Hyatt; Section IV, for Theodore Hyatt.
Volume 1-2004 Additional volumes may be anticipated as more information becomes available including corrections, completions of families, deaths, births, etc.
Acknowledgments

The basis for this history was the early effort of Clarence E. Hyatt, great-grandson of the subject couple. He started hisfamily history/genealogical quest as a young man. He accelerated his efforts upon learning of the FamilyHistory and Genealogical programs of the Church ofJesus Christ ofLatter-day Saints in the 1930's. Much of this work has come from gleaning his correspondence and unpublished notes, dating back to just before his death in 1978. His three children have continued gathering information and are still desirous of extending the history.
Recent technological developments of genealogical research have assisted this compiler in obtaining much
more data. Census records, Social Security DeathIndex and other private and public entities have augmented the LDS Church Family History resources. Personal visits, correspondence, obituaries, etc., have also been

useful.
This is an on-going task since A FAMILYHISTORYISNEVER COMPLETED. The assistance of all family members in helping to expand from this beginning will be gratefully appreciated.

Edmond P. Hyatt, 246 E. 130 North, Orem, Utah 84057 December 2004

DESCENDANTS OF

FREDERICK WETZEL HYATT and ELIZABETH PHILLIPS


(1799-1895)
(1799-1857)

Annotated biographical history

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section I- Descendants (Seven generations)


Index of Names Descendants (Five generations, without notes

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48-54
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Section II-Biographical Notes and Photos-Contents


Family Names Pedigree of Frederick Wetzel Hyatt Lew Wetzel Legend Important dates in life of Frederick W. Hyatt Phillips and Hyatts in Pennsylvania and Illinois (1797-1846) Residences of Phillips and Hyatt families Elizabeth Phillips and Funks Summary-Frederick Wetzel Hyatt-Elizabeth Phillips Family moved to Grundy County, Illinois Pierce County, Wisconsin FWH marries Ellinor Knox Redman Family Photos and Biographical Notes-

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Catherine Rebecca Hyatt Cheney and Sarah Ann Ross Hyatt James Carson Hyatt David Bruner Hyatt Norman Benjamin Hyatt Charles Preston Hyatt

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Section Hi-Francis "Frank" Asbury Hyatt Section IVGeorge Theodore Hyatt

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Family of

FREDERICK WETZEL HYATT and ELIZABETH PHILLIPS


First Generation
Frederick Wetzel HYATT was born on 11 Dec 1799 in Newark, New Castle, DE. He died on 5 1. 1 Mar 895 in Prescott, Pierce, WI. He was buried on 8 Mar 1895 in Space 5, Lot 4, Block F, Pine Glen Cemetery, Prescott, Pierce, WI.

Md in Philadelphia; 1st child b in Lancaster Co; next six b. Milton, Northumberland Co; other 5 b. Erie County, PA; moved to Kendall Co, IL May 1846; next spring to Grundy Co where Ross's lived; Justice of Peace, Morris, Grundy, IL; performed several marriages of record; 1st one 12 Oct 1848; carpenter, with wife and eight unmarried children and two married daughters (1850 Census, Mazon, Grundy, IL); 1855 moved to Trenton, WI, opposite Red Wing, MN; moved to Prescott, WI about 1857/8 (after 1st wife, died); a founder of Prescott Methodist Church (History of Pierce Co, WI); living with Daniel Clemins, [Cheney?] ae 36, Rebecca (dau) ae 34, Matilda, ae 9; (1860 Census Prescott, Pierce, WI); ae 70; at same household "Ollin" ae 70, housekeeper, might have been his second wife, Ellenor (1870 Census, Prescott, Pierce, WI); living with Daniel S. Chenny and Rebecca C. Cheney; b. DE; father and mother b. DE; (Census, 1880, Prescott, Pierce, WI) [Note: 1870 Census, Braceville, Grundy, IL, gave FWH birth as PA on entry for "Theador"]; "Lived at Uncle [Daniel] Cheny's, after 2nd wife died; spent some summers in Webster City, LA with his son, Norman; bedridden for 5 yrs before death". Cabinet maker; made "all of his own coffins" [Was he an undertaker, also, or was this to mean his family's?] See Section II for further notes, documents and photos)
Frederick married (1) Elizabeth PHILLEPS daughter of James B. PHILLIPS and Catherine FUNK on 20 May 1821 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. Elizabeth was born on 29 Mar 1799 in Hempfield Twp, Lancaster, PA. She died on 12 Nov 1857 in Prescott, Pierce, WI. She was buried in Space 4, Lot 4, Block F, Pine Glen Cem, Prescott, Pierce, WI. (See Section TV for further notes, documents and photos)

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i.. Thomas Wetzel,Wetsol HYATT was born on 28 May 1822 in Hempfield Twp Lancaster, PA. He died on 3 1 Oct 1840 in Venango, Erie, PA. Killed by falling tree in deep snow. ii. Catherine Rebecca HYATT was born on 29 Mar 1825. She died on 20 Jul 1902. iii. John P. HYATT was born on 16 Jun 1826 in Milton, Northumberland, PA. He died on 15 Jun 1828 in PA. iv Carson, James HYATT was born on 27 Oct 1827. He died on 21 Jan 1870.
v. George Theodore HYATT was born on 3 Jul 1830. He died on 7 May 1900.

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vi. Sarah Ann HYATT was born on 29 Dec 183 1. She died on 9 Aug 1893.
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Charlotte HYATT was born about 1833 in Milton, Northumberland, PA. She died in Milton, Northumberland, PA.
Bruner David HYATT was born on 4 Jul 1835. He died on 23 Sep 1915. Norman Benjamin HYATT was born on 26 Jan 1837. He died on 25 Aug 1901.
Charles Preston HYATT was born on 22 Nov 1838 in Venango, Erie, PA. He died on 22 Sep 1864 in Philadelphia, PA. He was buried on 9 Oct 1864 in Space 3, Lot 4, Block F, Pine Glen Cem, Prescott, Pierce, WI. Charles P. ae 10 (1850 Census, Mazon, Grundy, IL);joined Prescott Guards, 1861; later Capt, Co E, 6th WI Vol Inf; d. in a Philadelphia hopital (History of Pierce Co, WI:) Battles: Gainesville, Bull Run, South Mtn, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Wilderness, Laurel Hill, Spotsylvania, Jericho Ford, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Weldon Railroad nr Yellow Tavern N of Richmond, VA; wounded 22 Aug 1864, d 22 Sep 1864. (See Section IIfor further notes, documents and pictures)
Francis 'Frank' Asbury HYATT, Capt was born on 21 Dec 1840. He died on 3 Aug 1929.

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Rolinson, Rolson M.HYATT was born on 5 Jul 1844 in Green Twp., Erie, PA. He died about 1848/1849. Birth was listed as being in PA, 1844; Grundy County land records show FWH obtaining land in Illinois in 1842; (These dates and places are out of order.) Not listed in 1850 Census of 1850.

Frederick married (2) Ellenor or Elinor KNOX daughter of Nehemiah KNOX and Mary (Mrs Nehemiah) KNOX on 20 Jul 1864 in Prescott, Pierce, Wisconsin. Ellenor died about 1871/1880. She was buried in Lot 42, Block F, Pine Glen Cem., Prescott, Pierce, Wisconsin. Marriage license: 'Mrs. Ellenor Redman' with parents Nehemiah and Mary Knox; maybe "Ollin" living in same household as FWH (1870 Census, Prescott, Pierce, WI); "Mrs. Redmon Hyatt", (Records of Pine Glen Cemetery, Prescott, WI.)

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Second Generation
Catherine Rebecca HYATT (Frederick Wetzel) was born on 29 Mar 1825 in Milton, Northumberland, PA. She died on 20 Jul 1902 in Prescott, Pierce, WI. She was buried on 22 Jul 1902 in Space 2, Lot 4, Block F, Pine Glen Cem., Prescott, Pierce, WI. Next household to FWH (1850 Census, Mazon, Grundy, Will, IL); Daniel Clemins, [Cheney?]; ae 36, Rebecca ae 34, Matilda, ae 9 (1860 Census Prescott, Pierce, WI); next entry to Eugene Willard (1870 Census, Prescott, Pierce, WI); Rebecca C. Chenny, b. 1825, PA; father, b. DE, mother, b. PA; (1880 Census, Prescott, Pierce, WI); Name on cem record: Mrs Rebecca Hyatt Cheney. (See Section IIfor further notes, documents and pictures)

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Catherine married Daniel S. CHENEY on 10 Oct 1847 in EL. Daniel was born on 10/12 Mar 1821 in Sutton, NH. He died on 30 Jan 1903 in Prescott, Pierce, WI. He was buried on 1 Feb 1903 in Pine Glen Cem., Prescott, Pierce, WI. Next household to FWH (1850 Census, Mazon, Grundy, Will, IL); moved to WI, 1857; Daniel Clemins, [Cheney?] ae 36, Rebecca ae 34, Matilda, ae 9 (1860 Census Prescott, Pierce, WI); carpenter, (1870 Census, Prescott, Pierce, WI); Chenny; b. NH; father and mother b. NH; Carpenter; (1880 Census, Prescott, Pierce, WI); Cem lot deeded to him, 20 Apr 1881.
Next household to FWH (1850 Census, Mazon, Grundy, Will, IL); Rebecca ;Daniel Clemins, [Cheney?] ae 36, Rebecca ae 34, Matilda, ae 9 (1860 Census Prescott, Pierce, WI); next entry to Eugene Willard (1870 Census, Prescott, Pierce, WI); Rebecca C. Chenny, b. 1825, PA; father, b. DE, mother, b. PA; (1880 Census, Prescott, Pierce, WI); Name on cem record: Mrs Rebecca Hyatt Cheney Daniel and Catherine had the following children:
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Mathilda "Tillie" A CHENEY was born on 24 Jan 1851/1852. She died on 27 Oct 1871 in Prescott, Pierce, WI. She was buried on 30 Oct 1871 in Space 7 Lot 4, Block F, Pine Glen Cem., Prescott, Pierce, WI.

Mathilda married Eugene Alfonso or S. WILLARD on 25 Oct 1868 in Prescott, Pierce, WI. Eugene was born on 12 Oct 1846 in MD. He died on 3 Sep 1875 in Prescott, Pierce, WI. He was buried on 3 Sep 1875 in Space 8, Lot 4, Block F, Pine Glen Cem., Prescott, Pierce, WI. Plasterer, next entry to Daniel Cheney (1870 Census, Prescott, Pierce, WI)
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Alphonso P CHENEY was born on 12 Aug 1853. He died in 1858. He was bu on 3 Sep 1858 in Space 6, Lot 4, Block F, Pine Glen Cem., Prescott, Pierce, WI.

5. James Carson HYATT (Frederick Wetzel) was born on 27 Oct 1827 in Milton,Northumberland, PA. He died on 21 Jan 1870 in Chetopa, LaBette, KS. He was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Chetopa, LaBette, KS. James Carson Hyatt m. Louisa Phillips, his mother's 1st cousin. "John" Carson Hyatt, 1828; had a store on the Prescott levee in 1857; bought 40A SESW Sec 27 T25N, R17W nr Esdaile, Hartland Twp, Pierce Co, WI 1 Apr 1857; Alderman, Prescott, 1858; (History of Pierce Co, WI); Carson Hyatt, "Gold seeker" (1860 Census, Trenton, Pierce, WI) [Ed note: see Hyatt's in Minnesota for possible explanation of this comment]; "Lieutenant, Engineer Corps" (niece, Edith Servaty) [unable to find such entry in Civil War records]; apparently served near Nashville, TN as he wanted GTH to go to Nashville (by letter to Bruner 9 Oct 1864)]; ran a saw mill in Chetopa, KS (SE corner of Kansas) from about 1865

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to 1870; daughters orphaned after death of mother (1869) and father (1870). (See Section IIfor

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notes, documents and pictures).

Carson, married Louisa PHILLIPS daughter of David PHILLIPS and Ann GRAHAM on 4 Jan 1853 in Kendall Co, IL. Louisa was born on 21 Dec 1830 in PA. She was christened in of Lancaster, PA. She died on 14 Sep 1869 in Chetopa, LaBette, KS. She was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Chetopa, LaBette, KS.
(1850 US Census, Big Grove, Kendall, IL) d. 21Sep 1869, (History of Pierce Co, WI); (1860 Census, Prescott, Pierce, WI); cause of death, likely soon after birth of daughter, Nettie A. who died 7 days later; Tombstone book, Oak Hill Cemetery, Chetopa, LaBette, KS, 1972)

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i. Annabelle 'Belle' HYATT was born on 21 Nov 1854. She died in Nov 1939.

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17 F ii. Emma M. HYATT was born on 27 Nov 1856. She died after 1910/1945.
18 F iii. Hattie HYATT was born in Oct 1859 in Prescott, Pierce, WI. She died in 1880. age 9/12, (1860 census, Prescott, WI, 27 Jul 1860) (not found in 1870 Census soon after father's death and family separations)

19 F iv. Ida HYATT was born on 31 Mar 1865/1867 in Prescott, Pierce, WI. She died on 30 Mar 1954 in Webster City, Hamilton, IA. She was buried in Webster City, Hamilton, IA.

Evidently after death of parents, when she was 2 to 5 years old, she went to home of her uncle Norman B. Hyatt. He was widowed by 1880 and had one son. Ida, ae 14, b. KS, "servant" in home of Dr. H. A. Ederlie with wife who had a 2 year old dau and a 10 month old dau (1880 Census, Webster City, Hamilton, IA); Ida Hyatt, ae 26, b. WI, (Iowa State Census, 1895); prob same person as Ada L. Hyatt, ae 50, b. KS, no occupation, same dwelling as N.P. Hyatt, "sister [prob was his cousin] (Census, 1920, Webster City, IA); ae 60, living alone, "guest or lodger", b. MO, (Census 1930, Freedom district, Webster City, IA);.living in Webster City, IA, 1931; "she was raised a Roman Catholic and was a bitter old maid"; in Webster City, IA; (Anna ElizabethRoss Russell, 1938); "lived with him [Uncle Norman] off and on" (Ltr from Ida to CEH, 8 Sep 1945).
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v. Nettie A. HYATT was born in 1869 in Chetopa, LaBette, KS. She died on 21 Sep 1869 in Chetopa, LaBette, KS. She was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Chetopa, LaBette, KS. Tombstone book, Oak Hill Cemetery, Chetopa, LaBette, KS; died 7

days after her mother;

6. George Theodore HYATT (Frederick Wetzel) was born on 3 Jul 1830 in Milton, Northumberland, PA. He died on 7 May 1900 in Joliet, Will, IL. He was buried on 9 May 1900 in Lockport, Will, IL and Abraham Lincoln Nat Cem, Joliet, Will, EL. George E, ae 20 (1850 Census, Mazon, Grundy, IL); md by Elnathan Lewis, Minister of the Gospel; elected supervisor, Braceville Twp, Grundy Co, IL, 4 Apr 1865; Greenfield Twp, Grundy Co, 3 Apr 1866; 2 Apr 1867 Succesor elected 7 Apr 1868 (Grundy Co, IL

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records); Theador Hyatt, teacher; father and mother, b. PA (1880 Census of Braceville, Grundy, IL); d. of apoplexy. (See Section IV for further notes, documents and photos)
George married Melvenia CAIRNS daughter of John CAIRNES, CAIRNS Jr. and Deborah FURMAN on 11 Sep 1853 in Grundy Co., IL. Melvenia was born - 29 Apr 1828 in NYC, NY. She died on 25 Jun 1898 in Lockport, Will, IL. She was buried on 26 Jun 1898 in Lockport, Will, IL and Abraham Lincoln Nat Cem, Joliet, EL. "Malvina Cairns received after baptism, 26 Feb 1841" and with several others, "dismissed March 30, 1859 and previous dates" (Sixteenth Baptist Church, NY Baptist City Society, 17 Jul 195 1 thru Mary M. P. Root, Upper Montclair, NJ)

Another record shows Melvina CAIRNES, b. 1828; moved to IL autumn 1848; md by Elnathan Lewis, Minister of the Gospel (Grundy Co, EL records); "Malvina Cairnes" (1850 Census, Braceville Twp, Grundy, EL, p. 188); Malvinia, ae 40 (4 Aug 1870 Census, Cordova, Rock Island, IL); Melvinia Hyatt, b. abt, 1830, NY, father b. NJ, mother b. NY. (1880 Census, Braceville, Grundy, IL); Names variously given as Malvina, Melvina, Melvenia; Melvinia; Obits show, Melvina and Melvenia; original death cert, Melvenia. Birth date is uncertain; shown vairously as 1825, 1828 and about 1830. (See Section IV for further notes, documents)
George and Melveniahad the following children:

21 M i. Heinsel Hargraves HYATT was born on 5 Jul 1854 in Red Wing, Goodhue., MN. He died in Mar 1855 in Red Wing, Goodhue., MN.

(p 11) 22 M ii. Herbert Howard HYATT was born on 20 Jul 1855. He died on 11 Oct 1940.
23 F iii. Estelle Laverne HYATT was born on 13 Aug 1857 in Gardner, Grundy, IL. She died on 17 May 1920 in 118 [18] Union St, Joliet, Will, IL. She was bu on 19 May in Elmhurst Cem, Joliet, Will, IL. b. 1858 (1880 Census of Braceville, Grundy, EL); d. of carcinoma of urinary bladder; at "her home 118 Union St, Joliet" Funeral held Wed, 2:30 at the home; Rev J. William Neyman, officiating.

24 F iv. Charlotte HYATT was born about 1859 in Grundy Co, IL. She died Abt 1859; ae 6 wks in Grundy Co, EL.

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Ida Melvenia HYATT was born on 5 Mar 1862 in Greenfield Twp., Grundy, IL. She died on 26 Aug 1938 in Joliet, Will, IL. She was buried on 28 Aug 1938 in Elmhurst Cem., Joliet, Will, EL. (1880 Census of Braceville, Grundy, EL:);

Idamarried John Lewis LYLE son of Thomas LYLE and Margaret LEACH on 18 Jan 1906 in Joliet, Will, Illinois. John was born on 16 May 1852 in Antrim, Antrim, Ireland. He died on 23 Jan 1918 in 337 Hunter Ave, Joliet, Will, IL. He was buried on 27 Jan 1918 in Elmhurst Cem., Joliet, Will, IL. Brakeman, living w/parents (1880 Census, Manlius, La Salle, IL); RR. passenger conductor, about 40 years, MK&T RR for a few yrs; balance of time, to 13 Jun 1917 with Rock Island RR; d of apoplexy; Mason and Major, Morris, O. R. C., #41, of Blue Island, IL (obit) (See Section IV for further notes, documents and photos)

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Frank Eugene HYATT , DO was born on 11 Sep 1867. He died on 14 Mar 1945.

7. Sarah Ann HYATT (Frederick Wetzel) was born on 29 Dec 1831 in Milton, Northumberland, PA. She died on 9 Aug 1893 in Prescott, Pierce, WI. She was buried on 12 Aug 1893 in Space 7 1/2, Lot 13, Block F, Pine Glen Cem., Prescott, Pierce, WI. George T. Ross m. Sarah Hyatt, 25 Mar 1850, by Henry Copingham, JP (Grundy Co, IL records); Sarah A. Ross, in same household as FWH and husband, George Ross (1850 Census, Mazon, Grundy, IL); (1870, 1880 Census, Prescott, Pierce, WI)
(See Section IIfor further notes, documents and pictures)

Sarah married George Nyce ROSS son of William ROSS and Anna SHOEMAKER, SCHUMACHER on 24/25 Mar 1850 in Grundy, Illinois. George was born on 5 Oct 1827 in (Rush) Susquehanna Co, PA. He died on 9 Mar 1899 in Duluth, MN. He was buried on 11 Mar 1899 in Space 8 1/2, Lot 13, Block F, Pine Glen Cem., Prescott, Pierce, WI.
George and Sarah Ross in same household as FWH, carpenter, (1850 Census, Mazon Twp, Grundy, EL); George T. Ross m. Sarah Hyatt, 24 Mar 1850, by Henry Copingham, JP (Grundy Co records); another record shows George Nice Ross; three days later he went West as part of gold rush; remained in CA 3 years-(Obit); moved family to Prescott, WI in 1857 (dau Mildred Ross Lonsdorf, Appleton, WI 1947); occupation, milkman (1860 Census, Oak Grove, Pierce Co, WI); (1870 Census, Prescott, Pierce, WI); Methodist; middle name pronounced as, 'niece' (Ella Ross Black); Pine Glen Cemetery, Prescott shows death and burial as 1889 with age 71 yrs 5 mos, 4 days, whereas obit shows clearly, 1899; .he was b 1827. {cemetery record is evidently wrong]. George and Sarah had the following children: ( p 11) 27 M i. Irwin, Irving W. ROSS was born on 6 May 1854. He died in 1933/1934.

(p 12) 28 M ii. Frank A. ROSS was born on 24 Mar 1856. He died on 16 Jan 1919. (p 12) 29 M iii. Frederick William ROSS was born on 2 Jul 1860. He died on 14 Oct 1913. (p 13) (p 13)
30 F iv. Anna Elizabeth ROSS was born on 19 May 1864. She died on 25 Nov 1932.
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v. Eleanor (Ella Rebecca) ROSS was born on 21/25 Aug 1866. She died on 23 May 1945.

9. Bruner David HYATT (Frederick Wetzel) was born on 4 Jul 1835 in Venango, Erie (Crawford), PA. He died on 23 Sep 1915 in Waupaca, Waupaca, WI. He was buried in Greenwood Cem., River Falls, Pierce, WI. Bruner D, ae 16 (1850 Census, Mazon, Grundy, IL); Brunner (Wise Marriage Records, pre1907); ae 24, wife Teresa, ae 21, Mina, ae 5/12, Trenton, Pierce Co, (1860 Census, Trenton, Pierce, WI); Bruno, carpenter in Ellsworth and River Falls; Civil War, Co A, 12th WI Inf, (History of Pierce Co, WI); Bruner D. Hyatt, Carpenter; age, 46, (1880 Census, River Falls, Pierce, WI); ae 74, living w/wife, Melinda H & son, Roy, (1910 Census, River Falls, Pierce, WI); Waupaca, WI where he is said to have died is over 220 miles from River Falls.

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(See Section IIfor further notes, documents and photos)

Bruner married (1) Theresa C. SUTTON daughter of Ira SUTTON and Fanny (Mrs Ira) SUTTON on 30 Jan 1859 in Hudson, Saint Croix, Wisconsin. Theresa was born on 14 Mar 1839 in Oswego Co, NY. She died on 28 Mar 1866 in WI. She was buried on 28 Mar 1866 in Space 2, Lot 13, Block F, Pine Glen Cem, Prescott, Pierce, WI. (1850 Census, Greene Twp, Erie, PA).

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i. Mina, Mini E. HYATT was born on 22 May 1860. She died on 15 Jun 1931.

33 F ii. Myra HYATT was born on 16 Aug 1862. She died on 5 May 1863. She was buried on 7 May 1863 in Space 1, Lot 13, Block F, Pine Glen Cem, Prescott, Pierce, WI. bu Pine Glen Cem, Prescott, WI - Space 1, Lot 13, Block F.

34 F iii. Effie HYATT was born BefCivil War. Effie married Mr CLAXTON .
Bruner married (2) Melinda H. "Linda" ADAMS daughter of Parker ADAMS and Sarah KINNEY on 1 Jan 1868 in Hudson, Saint Croix, WI. Melinda was born on 18 Jan 1848 in St. Clair, EL. She was christened in of Ellsworth, Pierce, WI. She died on 22 Aug 1926 in Prescott, Pierce, WI. She was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, River Falls, WI. (1850 Census, Ridge Prairie Dist, St. Clair, IL); approx next door to future father-i-1 (1860 Census, Prescott, Pierce, WI); (1860 Census, Prescott Ward 2, Pierce, WI); b. IL, father and mother b. IL, wife of Bruner D. Hyatt (1880 census, River Falls, Pierce, WI); (Image 36, 1910 Census, River Falls,Pierce, WI) Bruner and Melinda had the following children:

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iv. Edith May HYATT was born on 12 Sep 1870. She died on 5 Sep 1961.
v. Irma Corrine HYATT was born on 18 Oct 1874. She died on 31 May 1949.

(p 16) 37 M vi. Ray Hayes HYATT was born on 21 Mar 1877. He died in Jan 1960.

38 M vii. Roy Grant HYATT was born on 21 Mar 1877 in River Falls, WI. He died on 30 Jul 1939. He was buried on 2 Aug 1939 in Greenwood Cemetery, River Falls, WI; Foreman, Livery Barn (1910 Census, River Falls,Pierce, WI); (1920 Census, River Falls,Pierce, WI); Policeman (1930 Census, River Falls, Pierce, WI)
Roy married Estella B. CURRIER daughter of John F. CURRIER and Abbie TIMBERLAKE on 22 Jun 1904. Estella was born on 5 Nov 1880 in River Falls, Pierce, WI. She died in 1954. She was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, River Falls, WI. (1910 Census, River Falls,Pierce, WI)
10. Norman Benjamin HYATT (Frederick Wetzel) was born on 26 Jan 1837 in Venango, Erie, PA. He died on 25 Aug 1901 in Webster Cty, Hamilton, IA. He was buried in Webster City Cemetery, Webster Cty, Hamilton, IA; Benj N. ae 13, (1850 Census, mazon, Grundy, IL); ..to Prescott, 1853;

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studied law 2 yrs in Prescott; (History of Pierce Co, WI); District Judge, "1 year"; arr Webster City 2 Feb 1866 per (Hist of Hamilton Co, LA); son Frank Boal said he passed Bar when 21 yrs old, said death was due to old Civil Ear wound at Battle of Wildernesscarried slug in chest; was Templar in Masonic order; "N. B. Hyatt"; lawyer, widower, (1880 Census, Webster Cty, Hamilton, Iowa); Norman B. Hyatt, ae 58, b WI, Willson Ave (Iowa State Census, 1885, 1895). (See Section II for further notes, documents and pictures)
Norman married (1) Matilda R. MILLER on 13 Nov 1859 in Ellsworth, Pierce, WI. Matilda was born about 1840. She died before 1865.. Norman married (2) Mary Fannie PROUTY in 1865 in Webster City, Hamilton, Iowa. Mary was born on 31 Aug 1844 in Brookfield, Mass. She died on 23 Oct 1879 in Webster City, Hamilton, IA. She was buried in Webster City, Hamilton, IA. Norman and Mary had the following children:
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i. Norman Preston HYATT, Col was born on 28 Oct 1866. He died in Jan 1937. ii. Harold L HYATT was born about 1868 in Webster City, Hamilton, IA. He died in Oct 1868 in Webster City, Hamilton, IA.

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Norman married (3) Emma N. STONE on 21 Nov 1880 in Webster City, Hamilton, Iowa. Emma was born about 1855/1856 in N of Plattsburg, NY . She died in CA. Emm N. Hyatt 30 years old (1885 Iowa State Census); Emma N., 39 yrs old, (1895 Iowa State Census); 44, (1900 US Census, Webster City, Hamilton, IA); died in CA (ltr, Ida Hyatt, 8 Sep 1945)

Possible family: Augusta Stone (ae 23) was a domestic servant in Plattsburgh, Clinton, NY (1870 Census); an Emma Stone was in household of Benjamine F. Frances (b. ~ 1848, PA) and Augusta Frances Emma was ae (ae31,b NY); Emma was listed as "sister-in-law", meaning she was sister to Augusta; KS); Abilene/Grant, b Census, (1880 NY Dickinson, 25, ~
Norman and Emmahad the following child:

41 M iii. Frank Boal HYATT was born on 10 Sep 1881 in Webster City, Hamilton, IA. He died on 23 Jul 1959 in El Rancho Los Amigos Hosp, Downey, CA. He was cremated. 3 yrs old, (Iowa State Census, 1885); 13, (Iowa State Census, 1895); educated at Ann Arbor; lumber business, Beaumont, TX 1901; shut in 17 years (his own statements); Living in Compton, CA, single, boarder, (1910 US Census, Compton Twp, LA, CA); Single, lodger, investments, (1920 US Census, Compton Twp, LA, CA);

Visited by EPH and CEH about 1956; in large hospital ward; both legs had been amputated. He looked very much like his cousin Herbert H. Hyatt; unable to walk, (Eleanor Ross Black, 1936); "badly crippled with arthritis; legs became inflamed and doctors ordered amputation; he agreed even though he was a devoted Christian Scientist; was a Master Mason" (Nona Black Armington, 1949); immediate cause of

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death-terminal bronchopneumonia; secondaryrheumatoid arthritis, multiple joints; Masonic funeral, body cremated; Aunt, Mrs J. Hyatt of Los Angeles, (ltr f/County of Los Angeles:) [Note: Jennie Hyatt died 1944 so she was not alive at time of his death; may have visited him earlier and was listed as next of kin.]
12. Francis 'Frank' Asbury HYATT Capt (Frederick Wetzel) was born on 21 Dec 1840 in Venango, Erie, PA. He died on 3 Aug 1929 in Sawtelle Veterans Hospital., Sawtelle, CA. He was buried in Plot 60 K-l, Sawtelle National Cem, LA, CA.

Francis A, ae 9, (1850 Census, Mazon, Grundy, IL); shown here as "teacher" in same household as N. B. Hyatt (1860 Census, California, Moniteau, MO, 27 August 1860); Troop A, 11th Mo Cav; lived on army pension in later years;. Residences in 1880 (1) Living in hotel owned by Eugenia Wingate, with 12 guests and 2 black servants; "Frank Hyatt, Timber Man" both parents b.in PA (1 Jun 1880 Census, Precinct I, Orange, TX); (2) occupation, lumberer (1880 Census, Precinct 5, Newton, TX) [They moved between the two]. Family was in great Galveston flood of 1900, (per Alan W. Ross, 1947); out-patient at Sawtelle VA hosp in 1919 (Carl Ross Russell); Frank O., ae 79, wife, Jane (1920 Census, LA, LA, CA). (See Section IIIfor further notes, documents and pictures)
Frank married Jennie FULLER daughter of Perry FULLER and Sarah KEITHLY about 1878 in TX. Jennie was born on 16 Jun 1857 in KS. She died on 15 Sep 1944 in LA, LA, CA.
1880 residences (1) Jennie Hyatt, no occupation, b. in KS and her parents b. in IL; she was 23. Perry Hyatt, 1 year old, b. in TX, father in PA and mother in KS (1880 Census, Precinct 1, Newton, Orange, TX); (2) later in year, Jannie [sic], 26 years old, b. IL. (1880 Census, Precinct 5, Newton, TX) [Orange is on the TX-LA border east of BeaumontNewton is north of Beaumont]; living with grandchildren, Lillian Hyatt and Jean P. Hyatt, head of household, music teacher, (1910 Census, WD-2, Long Beach, Los Angeles, CA); Jane Hyatt, wife of Frank O. Hyatt, ae 62, b. KS, father & mother, b. IL, pianist, in theater (1920 Census, LA, LA, Ed 142, CA)

Grandson, Jean Perry Ott said she was a Christian Scientist and opposed the marriage of her daughter to a Catholic, (about 1903). Mrs Van Hofe, 1117 Welch, close relative; Mrs Walter Schneider, Austin, TX is also close relative (per Jean Ott, 1961); An entertainer; gave music lessons; (see also Jean Ott's notes)Mildred Ross remembered visiting FAH and "Aunt Jennie" in Prescott; the latter was "very crippled up with rheumatism and she suffered a lot" [prob in 1890's] (MSRL 1947); Jennie lived at 943 1/2 E. 57th St, LA (about 1930); Ref: CA Death Index, 1940-1997.

Frank and Jennie had the following children:


42 M
(p 17) 43 M

i Infant son HYATT . ii. Perry Fred HYATT was born about 1879. He died on 11 Aug 1916. iii. Lillian HYATT was born about 1884. She died in Dec 1906.

(p 17) 44 F

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Third Generation
16. Annabelle 'Belle' HYATT (Carson, James, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 21 Nov 1854 in Prescott, Pierce, WI. She died in Nov 1939 in of Webster City, Hamilton, IA (1896). She was buried in Webster City, IA. Belle Hyatt, ae 5, (1860 Census, Prescott Pierce, WI); Belle Hyatt ae 14, attending school in home of Myers Montgomery (1870 Census, Kansas City, Jackson, MO); it appears that Belle, oldest of the surviving children of James Carson and Louisa Hyatt went from Chetopa, KS to Kansas City, MO and later to Webster City, IA, after the death of her mother (Sepl879) or father (four months later in 1870). Ida also remained in Webster City, IA with Norman Hyatt; Bell Floyd, ae 25 (1880 Census); Bell, widow, ae 30, living with son Guy, (Iowa State Census, 1885); living with son Guy, ae 27 (1910 Census, Webster City, Hamilton, IA); living with son, Guy Floyd (1930 Census, Webster City, Hamilton, IA); living in Webster City, IA, 1931 (Anna Elizabeth Ross Russell); living at 514 Bank St, Webster City, IA, 1938.

Annabelle married William H. FLOYD on 16 Jun 1879 in Hamilton Co, IA. William was born about 1848 in Eng. He died after 1880/1885 in of Webster City, Hamilton, IA. He was buried in Webster City, IA. Harness maker; parents b. Eng; (1880 Census, Webster City, Hamilton, IA); FEH (1935) reported he remarried after wife, Belle died, [evidently wrong as she was listed as widow as early as 1885], William and Annabelle had the following children:
45 M i. Guy FLOYD was bora about 1883 in Webster City, Hamilton, Iowa; 12yrsold (Iowa State Census, 1885); Laborer, Section RR, single (1930 Census, Webster City, Hamilton, IA)

(p 18) 46 F

ii. Nellie M FLOYD was born in 1885/1886.

17. Emma M. HYATT (Carson, James, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 27 Nov 1856 in Prescott, Pierce, WI. She died after 1910/1945 in Prescott, Pierce, WI. (1860, 1880 and 1910 Census, Prescott, Pierce, WI); Emma Hyatt, ae 39. (Iowa State Census, 1895) [Living or visiting with sister, Belle or uncle, Norman?]; (not found in 1930 censusprob d bef 1930).

Emma married Thomas J or S. GRIFFIN son of Adnah GRIFFIN and Sarah DUNBAR on 25 Jun 1876 in Pierce Co, WI. Thomas was born in 1852 in Niles, MI. He died in Oct 1924.

Living with widowed mother (1870 census, Prescott, Pierce, WI); living w/fam in Prescott,; carpenter; (who was father if his mother was widow in 1870?); father b. ME, mother, NY, (1880 Census, Prescott, Pierce, WI); He and wife, with "Ida Hyatt, sister-in-law, ae 44"; (1910 Census, Prescott, Pierce, WI); Postmaster, Prescott, living with wife Emma M and son Arthur E, 33 (1920 Census, Prescott, Pierce, WI

Thomas and Emma had the following children:


47 F
48 F
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i. Emma GRIFFIN was born on 5 Jul 1877. She died prob bef 1880. Not on 1880 census; likely died before 15 Jun 1880. ii. Luella GRIFFIN was born in 1878 inWI. (1880 Census, Prescott, Pierce, WI)
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(p 18) 49 M

iii. Carson GRIFFIN was born in Dec 1879.

50 M iv. Arthur E GRIFFIN was born in Dec 1886 in WI; RR telegrapher (1910 Census, Prescott, Pierce, WI,); Radio operator, Merchant vessel, (1920 Census, Prescott, Pierce, WI)
22. Herbert Howard HYATT (George Theodore, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 20 Jul 1855 in Red Wing, Goodhue., MN. He died on 11 Oct 1940 in Joliet, Will, IL. He was buried in Lockport Cem., Lockport, Will, IL. Herbert Hyatt, b. 1856, MN, boarder, works on farm (1880 Census of Braceville, Grundy, IL). (See Section IIfor further notes, documents and photos)

Herbert married Abigail CLAY daughter of Charles CLAY and Sarah (Mrs Charles) CLAY on 30 Mar 1893 in Lockport, Will, IL. Abigail was born about 1860 in Lockport, Will Co, IL. She died on 29 Aug 1926 in Lockport, Will Co, IL. She was buried in Lockport, Will Co, IL. Baptized into Lockport Baptist Church, 30 Dec 1877; Clerk, Lockport Baptist Church, replaced by Franh E. Hyatt 12 Jul 1891. Herbert and Abigail had the following children:
51 F

i Gladys Adelaide HYATT was born on 5 Aug 1896. She died in Jan 1986 in Joliet, Will, IL. SSN 334-20-0114-IL

Gladys married William "Will" CONDO about 1916 in Joliet, Will, IL. William was born on 10 Aug 1896 in Joliet, Will. IL. He died in Feb 1966 in St Petersburg, Pinellas, FL 33714. SSN 327-09-1601-IL.
52 F

ii.

Grace Clay HYATT was born on 29 Mar 1906. HHH reported, 28 Jul 1940, her "mother's name was Flynn; her father was a German"; originally adopted at birth by a Childs family, later by HHH and Abbie. (See Section IV for further notes, documents and photos)

Frank Eugene HYATT ,DO (George Theodore, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 11 Sep 1867 in Gardner, Grundy, IL. He died on 14 Mar 1945 in Joliet, Will, IL. He was buried on 17 Mar 1945 in Elmhurst Cemetery, Joliet, Will, IL. (1880 Census of Braceville, Grundy, IL:); (1930 Census, Joliet, Will, IL) (See Sections II, HI, IV and V for further notes, documents and photos)
26.

Frank married Nettie Emily LANFEAR daughter of William Henry LANFEAR and Emily Maria SAVAGE on 20 Aug 1896 in Homer Twp., Will, IL. Nettie was born on 26 Dec 1867 in Homer Twp., Will, IL. She died on 13 Sep 1959 in Orem, Utah, UT. She was buried on 20 Sep 1959 in Elmhurst Cem., Joliet, Will, IL.
They had the following child:
(p 18)
53 M i Clarence Edmund HYATT ,DO was born on 16 Dec 1900. He died on 1 Jul 1978.

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27. Irwin, Irving W. ROSS (Sarah Ann HYATT, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 6 May 1854 in IL. He died in 1933/1934. Irwin, ae 6 (1860 Census, Oak Grove, Pierce, WI); Erwin Ross, 16 yr old son of Geo and Sarah Ross. (1870 Census, Prescott, Pierce, WI); I. W. Ross, bookkeeper; (1880 Census, Crookston, Polk, MN ); lived in TX most of adult life (Carl Ross Russell)

Irwin, married Reba Eloise OTIS on 4 Jul 1874. Reba was born about 1853 in WI. Living in Minneapolis with sons in 1896 (ltr f/ George Ross);Lived at Blue Hills, Rt #1, Princeton, MN; (56 mi f/Minneapolis) (before 1936); parents, b. inNY (1880 Census, Crookston, Polk, MN)
Irwin, and Reba had the following children:
(p 19) 54 M
55 F

i Guy ROSS was born about 1875. ii. Lillian ROSS was born after 1880.

28.Frank A. ROSS (Sarah Ann HYATT, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 24 Mar 1856 in Good Farm Twp, Grundy Co, IL. He died on 16 Jan 1919 in Superior, WI. Moved with family to Prescott, 1857; (1870 Census, Prescott, Pierce, WI); became certified teacher at age 17 (1873); singer and choir leader in Prescott, WI; admitted to bar, 13 Dec 1879; member of Prescott Village council; elected county attorney, Pierce Co 1880-1886; moved to West Superior, WI, 17 Mar 1887; 1st member of county board of supervisors; prominent attorney in Superior, WI; member of board of WI State Normal School Regents; circuit court judge, 1910 to death of polio (1919 ); Masonic funeral.

Frank married (1) Henrietta Viroqua NEWELL on 19 Dec 1878. Henrietta was born about 1861. She died on 13 Oct 1894 in Superior, WI. She was buried in Pine Glen Cem., Prescott, Pierce, WI; father lived in Prescott.

Frank and Henrietta had the following children:


(p 19) 56 M (p 19) 57 F

i. Leslie Garfield ROSS was born on 12 Mar 1881. He died in 1937. ii. Myrtle Paulina ROSS was bora about 1883. She died in 1970. iii. Elsie ROSS was born in 1885. She died in 1886. iv. Wayne McVeigh ROSS was born in 1887. He died in 1910.
v. Mildred Sarah ROSS was born on 8 Apr 1890. She died in Jan 1963.

58 F
59 M

(p 20)

60 F 61 M

vi. Howard ROSS was born in 1893. He died after Oct 1894 in Superior, WI. He was b. in Pine Glen Cem, alongside his mother Prescott, Pierce, WI. Prob the 10 mo old who died in 1895 (see Section n, ltr f/Geo Ross, 10 Mar 1896)

Frank married (2) Carrie Blanche NEWELL in 1896 in Prescott, Pierce, WI. Carrie was born about 1870 in of Prescott, Pierce, WI. sis of Henrietta V. Newell.

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29. Frederick William ROSS (Sarah Ann HYATT, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 2 Jul 1860 in Prescott, Pierce, WI. He died on 14 Oct 1913. (1870 Census, Prescott, Pierce, WI); Moved to Superior then to Duluth where he was RR conductor; moved to Ca 1905

Frederick married Emma, Carrie HAWKINS on 24 May 1884. Emma, was born in Oshawa, Canada. Frederick and Emma, had the following children:
62 M 63 M 64 M 65 F 66 F

i.. Earl ROSS was born in 1885. He died in 1941. ii. Alan Warde ROSS was born in 1889 in Winnipeg, Canada. He died after 1973. living in NY (1947) iii. Melvin ROSS was bora in 189. He died in 1906/1907. iv. Dau #1 ROSS . v. Dau #2 ROSS

30. Anna Elizabeth ROSS (Sarah Ann HYATT, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 19 May 1864 in Prescott, Pierce, WI. She died on 25 Nov 1932 in NJ. She was buried in Geo Washington Mem Park, Paramus, NJ. Annie Ross, (1870 Census, Prescott, Pierce, WI); (18 80 Census of Prescott, Pierce, WI); (1920 Census, Superior, Douglas, WI); ltr to CEH, 21 Mar 1931 from Fair Lawn, NJ, gave info on FWH movements and family; three sons (two in NJ, one in CA 1947)
Anna married Henry Albert RUSSELL , MD son of Herny RUSSELL and Lucy Ann STEARNS on 17 Jun 1891 in Prescott, Pierce, WI. Henry was born on 10 Mar 1855 in Center Lovell, Oxford, ME. He died on 8 Mar 1932 in NJ. He was buried in Geo Washington Mem Park, Paramus, NJ. Living with Solomon Stearns, uncle, (his mother's brother) single, ae 25; medical student, (1880 Census, Washington, DC); Physician (1920 Census, Superior, Douglas, WI)

Henry and Anna had the following children:

67 M

i.

George Henry RUSSELL was born in 1892 in Superior, Douglas, WI. He died in 1894 in Superior, Douglas, WI. d of diphtheria.

+ 68 M

ii. iii. iv.

Dean F. RUSSELL Sr was born on 26 May 1895. He died on 28 Mar 1961.


Carl Ross RUSSELL was born on 20 Nov 1898. He died in Mar 1986.

69 M

+ 70 M

Albert Hyatt RUSSELL was born on 11 Feb 1904. He died on 13 Feb 1960.

Frederick Wetzel) was born on 21/25 Aug 1866 in Prescott, Pierce, WI. She died on 23 May 1945 in LA, LA, CA. (1870 Census, Prescott, Pierce, WI); or b. Superior, Douglas, WI; Salida, CO, 1904; Living with dau and son-i-1 (1930 Census, LA, LA, CA); living, 2211 Loma Vista Place, LA, abt 1936; named for Eleanor Redmon (FWH 2nd wife and her step grandmother); likedEleanor better and so used it later in life (Nona Black Armington, 1949)
31, Eleanor (Ella Rebecca) ROSS (Sarah Ann HYATT,

Eleanor married Frank P. BLACK son of David BLACK and Adeline (Mrs David) BLACK in Sep 1884. Frank was born on 31 Aug 1854 in MadisonvilleOH. He died on 31 Aug 1929 in Los Angeles,

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Los Angeles, CA. He was buried in Hollywood, LA, CA. Frank P. Black, b. abt 1853, OH, US Surveyor, single, father and mother b, OH (1880 Census, Crook City, Lawrence, Dakota Territory); Civil Engineer; moved to Colorado "soon after 1898". Frank and Eleanor had the following children:
71 F

i.

Mabel Anna BLACK was born in Apr 1886 in Prescott, Pierce, WI. She died in 1886. Nona Ross BLACK was born on 23 Jan 1888. She died in Apr 1972.

(p 21) 72 F

ii.

73 M iii. George Henry BLACK was born about 1890.

74 F
32.

iv. Sarah "Adelaide" BLACK was born on 1 Oct 1895. She died on 8 Oct 2000.

Mina, Mini E. HYATT (Bruner David, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 22 May 1860 in Menomonie, WI. She died on 15 Jun 1931 in St. Paul, Ramsey, MN. She was buried in Hillside Cem, Mpl's, MN. (1880 census, Stanton, Dunn, WI;) Mina E. Willard living with Charles A and Irma C. Price (1930 Census, St. Paul, Ramsey, MN).
Mina, married (1) Eugene S. AKERS , MD on 18 Mar 1877. Eugene was born about 1850 in IL. He died prob bef 1883. One of six children, of George H. and Julie E.Akers, (1870 Census, Featherstone, Goodhue, MN, ); 'phasition', father b. KS, mother, DL, (1880 census, Stanton, Dunn, WI); physician, father b KY, mother b IL, (1910 Census Janesville, Rock, IL)
Eugene and Mina, had the following children:

75 F

i. Mabel MAKERS was born about 1876 in IL. (1880 census, Stanton, Dunn, WI;)

Mina, married (2) Charles Lowell WILLARD son of Lowell WILLARD and Emeline SENTER on 4 Jul 1883. Charles was born on 22 Jun 1858 in Naples, ME. He died on 15 Jun 1913 in MN; Plasterer; living in River Falls by 1900 (History of Pierce Co, WI); bu. Hillside Cem, Mpl's, MN; (Pedigree Resource File sub by Dorothy L. Longbard, 40 Robert Topham Dr., Wrentham, MA 02003)
Charles and Mina, had the following children:
76 M ii. Lowell WILLARD was born in Apr 1883/1884. He died on 23 Apr 1963.

77 F iii. Ada, Myrtle WILLARD dieddy.


78 M iv. Ralph David WILLARD was born on 16 Feb 1889 in Mpl's, MN. He died on 10 May 1966 in Mpl's, MN. SSN 473-09-5380

Ralph married Nittie Nettie LA BISSONIAR .Nittie was born on 7 Sep 1890. She died in Mar 1980. SSN 470-36-4650.
79 F v. Myrtle, Ada WILLARD .

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80 F vi. Myra (or Mina) E. WILLARD was born on 3 Nov 1893 in River Falls, Pierce. WI. She died in May 1980 in NYC, NY. Mina, (History of Pierce Co, WI); Myra, widow, 25, actress on stage (1920 Census, Manhattan, NY, NY); Mina, widow, ae 36, unemployed (1930 Census, Manhattan, NY, NY); Rm 28 Hotel Wellington, 75th Ave @55th St, NY, NY, 10019 (1970); SSN 123-20-8753 NY.
Myra married Peter A. BADORF . Peter was born about 1888 in Germany. He died before 1920 in NYC, NY. New York; Passenger Lists, 1851-1891: Arrived in US 05 Sep 1882 from Germany, via Amsterdam on Nemesis; wife shown as widow (1920 Census, Manhattan,NY, )
81 M vii

Howard Eugene Willard was born on 30 Oct 1895 in River Falls, WI. He died on 15 Apr 1916. He was buried in Hillside Cem, Mpl's, MN.

35. Edith May HYATT (Bruner David, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 12 Sep 1870 in Ellsworth, Pierce, WI. She died on 5 Sep 1961 in Grandview Hosp, Ironwood, MI. She was buried in Neillsville, WI. (1880 census, River Falls, Pierce, WI) (See Section IIfor obituary)

Edith married John J. SERVATY on 26 Jun 1890. John was born on 12 Jun 1867 in Belvidere, Boone, IL. He died on 23 Dec 1946 in WI. He was buried in Neillsville, WI. parents b Germany, France (1930 Census, Owen, Clark, WI)
John and Edith had the following children:
82 M

i. Claire J. SERYATY was born on 30 Apr 1891 in Millville, Grant, WI. He died after 1970. Long Beach, Mississippi (obit of mother, Sep 1961)
Claire married Helen (Mrs Claire) SERYATY .Helen died after 1970.

83 M ii.

Lynn David SERYATY was born on 11 Jun 1901. He died in Apr 1969 in Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas 72227. Lodging with sister, salesman for Business Institute (1930 Census Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI); USN, medical discharge 1945 after 2 yrs in Pacific; 1 yr in New Caledonia; Shreveport, LA (1945) also obit of mother Sep 1961; SSN 429-05-4081-Arkansas

Lynn married Dorothy (Mrs Lynn) SERVATY . Dorothy was born on 11 Nov 1907. She died on 13 Jun 1996 in Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas 72227. SSN 42910-0333-Arkansas

(p 22) 84 F iii.

Madeline SERVATY was born on 21 Feb 1904. She died on 30 Jun 2000.

36. Irma Corrine HYATT (Bruner David, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 18 Oct 1874 in River Falls, Pierce, WI. She died on 31 May 1949 in WI. She was buried in River Falls, WI. (1880 census, River Falls, Pierce, WI) (1930 Census, Dist 63, St. Paul, Ramsey, MN)
Irma married Charles Alousious PRICE on 1 Jan 1900 in Owen, WI. Charles was born on 1 Jun 1872. He died on 6 Mar 1964 in WI. He was buried in River Falls, Pierce, WI; Plumber in River Falls (History of Pierce Co, WI); (1930 Census, Dist 63, St. Paul, Ramsey, MN)

Charles and Irmahad the following children:


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(P 23)

85 M 86 M

i. Oliver Neil PRICE was born on 30 May 1901. He died on 2 Nov 1988. ii. Marvin Wayne PRICE was born on 8 May 1903. He died on 20 Apr 1991.

(P 23) (P 24)

87 M iii. Dale Charles PRICE was born on 28 Jan 1905. He died on 21 Jan 1989.

(p 24) 88 M iv. Stanley Hyatt PRICE was born on 28 Feb 1907. He died on 4 Mar 1991.
(P 24)

89 M v. Raymond LaRoy PRICE was born on 14 Jan 1916. He died on 20 Mar 2002.

37. Ray Hayes HYATT (Bruner David, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 21 Mar 1877 in River Falls, WI. He died in Jan 1960. He was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, River Falls, WI.

"Laborer in Gristmill" (Image 32, 1910 Census, River Falls, Pierce, WI); Police Chief, (1930 Census, River Falls, Pierce, WI); (See Section IIfor further notes, documents and pictures)
Ray married Ella Mae "Mae" E. CHINNOCK daughter of George A. CHINNOCK and Mary Jane HAMMOND on 7 Aug 1901 in River Falls, Pierce Co, WI. Ella was born on 11 Jul 1880 in River Falls, Pierce, WI. She died in 1954. She was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, River Falls, WI. Mae E. (1910 Census, River Falls, Pierce, WI); Mae E, father b. OH, mother b. PA (1930 Census, Pierce Co, WI)

Ray and Ella had the following children:

(p 25) 90 M i. Albert Ray HYATT was born on 12 Feb 1902. He died in Nov 1959. (p 25) 91 F ii.
Dolores Mae HYATT was born on 25 Apr 1904. She died on 31 Dec 1969.

92 M iii. George David HYATT was born on 9 Feb 1911 in River Falls, Pierce, WI. He died on 2 May 1989 in Portland, Multnomah, OR. (1930 Census, River Falls, Pierce, WI) Lived in Portland, OR (1963); SS 393-10-7540 WI.
George married Dorothy LARSON on 14 Oct 1937. Dorothy was born on 18 Nov 1916. She died in Nov 1996 in Portland, Multnomah, OR 97217. SSN 543-30-5171 OR

39. Norman Preston HYATT, Col (Norman Benjamin, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 28 Oct 1866 in Webster City, Hamilton, IA. He died in Jan 1937 in NY.

"N. Preston Hyatt" (1880 Census, Webster Cty, Hamilton, Iowa); Norman Weston Hyatt, ae 18 (1885 Iowa State Censusssme address as Norman B. and Emm N. Hyatt); Grad "State U of Iowa"; Preston N. Hyatt, ae 28, 828 Elm St, Webster City, Hamilton, Co, IA (Iowa State Census, 1895); Attorney ae 42, living w/wife Edith & son Norman M. (1910 Census, 3-wd Webster, Hamilton, IA); General Lawyer (1920 Census, Webster City, Hamilton, IA, Jan); on next line of same census shows son Norman M.; next line, "Ada L. Hyatt, sister, ae 50, b. KS, no occupation" This likely was his cousin, (dau of James Carson Hyatt) who was living in Webster at the time. A lawyer/friend, Edward P. Prince, in Webster City "The heard of Col. Hyatt he was out on Long Island, and had a position with one of the town[s] on Long last I Island" (to CEH 1931); "Norman, Head of household, married, value of home, $4500, age last birthday 63; age at 1st marriage 24, b Iowa, father b PA, mother b MA, occupation gardener, industry landscape" (1930 US Census, Oceanside, Hempstead, Nassau, NY)~[everything agrees except for occupation; listed as "Head" but no evidence in Census for presence of wife, who died 2 years later, or any other household member.] (See Section IIfor further notes, documents and pictures)

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Norman married Edith A. MERRY daughter of S. H. MERRY , MD and Isabella W (Mrs S. H.) MERRY on 21 May 1891. Edith was born on 1 Jun 1862 in Muscatine Co, Iowa. She died on 25 May 1932. Birth confirmed (Iowa State Census, 1895); (US Census, 1910 & 1920, Webster City, Hamilton, IA). Norman and Edith had the following child:

93 M

i. Norman Merry HYATT was born on 22 May 1895 in Webster City, Hamilton, Iowa. He died after 1920. Ae 14 (1910 US Census, Hamilton Co, IA); ae 24, b. IA, garage mechanic; (1920 Census, Webster City, Hamilton, IA, 12 Jan); Frank Boa] Hyatt, his uncle, said NMH was imprisoned in OK for stealing a car. [unable to confirm with State of OK].

43. Perry Fred HYATT (Francis 'Frank' Asbury, Frederick Wetzel) was born about 1879 in TX. He died on 11 Aug 1916 in CA. He was buried in Sawtelle National Cem, LA, CA. b. -1879, TX; ae 1 (Precinct 5, Newton, TX Census of 1880); Co D, 3rd TX Inf, Spanish Amer War; bu Sawtelle Nat Cem, plot 30 19 RB (ltr, Dept of Veterans Affairs, Los Angeles national Cemeteiy, 950 S. Sepulveda Blvd, LA, CA, 90049, 28 Apr 2004) (See Section IIfor further notes, documents and pictures)
Perry married Gypsy REGAN . Gipsy died after 1961. Remarried, Mrs A. E. Shaffer, Lived at 5018 Marrotte, Houston, TX (ltr f/ Jea Peny Ott, March 1961) Peny and Gypsy had the following children:

94 M

I.

Perry HYATT was born about 1909. He died about 1927. Said to have died at ae 18 of food poisoning picked up while working in carnival.

44. Lillian HYATT (Francis 'Frank' Asbury, Frederick Wetzel) was born about 1884. She died in Dec 1906 in Beaumont, Jefferson, TX.
Jean Perry Ott said Jennie Fuller, Lillian's mother, was a Christian Scientist and opposed the marriage of her daughter to a Catholic, in about 1903; d. of pneumonia one month after birth of son. (See Section IV for further notes, documents and photos)

Lillian married Clarence Joseph OTT son of Charles Sebastian OTT and Ellen Agnes O'REILLY about 1903 in TX. Clarence was born about 1877/1879 in Louisville, KY. He died about 1940 in Beaumont, Jefferson, TX.
Attended Jesuit school, Galveston; marriage at displeasure of her mother, who was quite a strong-willed woman (Jean Ott, 1974); "Had farm on out skirts of Beaumont; favorite gathering place for city cousins; also enjoyed taking his family to Galveston, to the beach with cousins. Handled player pianos for different places of entertainment in later years" (J. I. Mauer); (1910 Census, Beaumont, Jefferson, TX); (1920 Census, ED81, Beaumont, Jefferson, TX); (1930 Census, Prec 1, Justice Twp, Jefferson Co, TX).
Clarence and Lillian hadthe following children:

(p 25)
(p 25)

95 F i. 96 M ii.

Lillian OTT was born about 1904. She died on 27 Jun 1940.

Jean Perry OTT was born on 9 Nov 1906. He died in Aug 1975.

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Fourth Generation
46. Nellie M FLOYD (Annabelle 'Belle' HYATT, Carson, James, Frederick Wetzel) was born in 1885/1886 in IA. 9 yrs old, (Iowa State Census, 1895, Webster City, Hamilton Co, IA); (Census, 20 Jan 1920, E. Waterloo, Black Hawk, IA); (Census 12 Apr 1930, Clarion, Wright, IA); living in 614 2nd St, SE Clarion, IA(1952). (Nellie's name is assumed from Census records as being the same as dau of William Floyd)

Nellie married Irving BUTLER . Irving was born - 20 Jan 1885 in IA. (Census, 20 Jan 1920, E. Waterloo, Black Hawk, IA); Census 12 Apr 1930, Clarion, Wright, IA)
Irving and Nellie had the following children:

97 F

Bernice BUTLER was born about 1901 in IA. (Census, 20 Jan 1920, E. Waterloo, Black Hawk, IA)

98 F

ii. Irene BUTLER was born about 1909 in IA. (Census, 20 Jan 1920, E. Waterloo, Black Hawk, IA);

99 F

iii. Katherine BUTLER was born about 1912 in IA. (Census, 20 Jan 1920, E. Waterloo, Black Hawk, IA);
iv. Dorothy BUTLER was born on 1 Jan 1915. (Census, 20 Jan 1920, E. Waterloo, Black Hawk, IA);(Census 12 Apr 1930, Clarion, Wright, IA)
v.
Jeannette BUTLER was born in Jun 1918 in IA. (Census, 20 Jan 1920, E. Waterloo, Black Hawk, IA); (Census 12 Apr 1930, Clarion, Wright, IA)

100 F

101 F

49. Carson GRIFFIN (Emma M. HYATT, Carson, James, Frederick Wetzel) was born in Dec 1879 in WI. (1880 Census, Prescott, Pierce, WI); RR telegrapher at different address, (1910 Census, Prescott, Pierce, WI); electrician with telegraph company, (1930 Census, Denver, CO)
Carson married Lovina or Louina (Mrs Carson) GRIFFIN . Lovina was born on 29 May 1889 in Colorado. She died in Apr 1972 in Adams Co, CO. Louina , parents b. France (1930 Census, Denver, CO); SSN 524-22-5909.

Carson and Lovina had the following child:


102 M i. Thomas V. GRIFFIN was born on 18 Nov 1911 in Colorado. He died in Sep 1978 in Denver, Adams, CO. (1930 Census, Denver, CO); SSN 521-01-3409
53. Clarence Edmund HYATT ,DO (Frank Eugene, George Theodore, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 16 Dec 1900 in Lockport, Will, EL. He died on 1 Jul 1978 in Orem, Utah, UT. He was buried on 5 Jul 1978 in Provo City Cem., Provo, Utah, Utah.

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Clarence married Belle Alberta EDMONDS daughter of John Frank EDMONDS and Frances Adelaide STONE on 14 Oct 1922 in Joliet, Will, IL. Belle was born on 18 Oct 1899 in Hastings, Barry, MI. She died on 4 Mar 1994 in Orem, Utah, UT. She was buried on 9 Mar 1994 in Provo, Utah, UT.

They hadthe following children:


(P 27) 103 M i. Edmond Preston HYATT was born on 15 Nov 1923. (P 27) 104 F ii. Anita Belle HYATT was born on 8 Feb 1925.

(P 27) 105 M iii. Norman Frederick HYATT was born on 29 Dec 1926.

106 M iv. Robert Theodore HYATT was born on 29 Mar 1934 in Joliet, Will, 11. He died on 29 Mar 1934 in Joliet, Will, IL. He was buried on 29 Mar 1934 in Elmhurst Cem., Joliet, Will, IL.
54. Guy ROSS (Irwin, Irving W. ROSS, Sarah Ann HYATT, Frederick Wetzel) was born about 1875 in TX. (1880 Census, Crookston, Polk, MNT)
Guy had the following children:

107 M

i.

Donald Arthur ROSS was born about 1905. Donald abt 2 years 9 mos older than Reba (from photo inscription)( See Section IIfor photo) Reba Eloise ROSS was born about 1908. ( See Section IIfor photo)

108 F

ii.

56. Leslie Garfield ROSS (Frank A. ROSS, Sarah Ann HYATT, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 12 Mar draft, Sep 1881 in WI. He died in 1937. (1910 Census, Superior, Douglas, WI); Registered for the WW I 1918, ae 37, Superior, Douglas, WI; Leslie J. Ross, b -1881, WI, newspaper publisher, father b IL; mother, NY (1930 Census, Superior, Douglas, WI)

Leslie married Fanny (Mrs Leslie Garfield) ROSS . Fanny was born about 1881 in WI. (1910 Census, Superior, Douglas, WI); Fannie B., b -1881, MN, father b Canada, mother, OH (1930 Census, Superior, Douglas, WI)

Leslie and Fanny had the following child:


109 F

i.

Betty C.ROSS was born about 1812 in WI. (1930 Census, Superior, douglas, WI)

57. Myrtle Paulina ROSS (Frank A. ROSS, Sarah Ann HYATT, Frederick Wetzel) was born about 1883. She died in 1970. "Polena" (Vol 03, p 0090, Wisconsin Marriages, pre-1907); (1920 Census, Rice Lake, Barron, WI)
Myrtle married Fred B. TOMPKINS on 10 Aug 1904 in Douglas Co, WI. Fred was born about 1879. He died about 1945 in Of Rice Lake, Barron, WI. (1920 Census, Rice Lake, Barron, WI)

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Fred and Myrtle had the following children:


110 F

i. Lucille R. TOMPKINS was born about 1902 in Of Rice Lake, Barron, WI. (1920 Census, Rice Lake, Barron, WI) ii.
Gail M TOMPKINS was born about 1910 in Of Rice Lake, Barron, WI. (1920 Census, Rice Lake, Barron, WI)
Carolyn TOMPKINS was born about May 1912 in Of Rice Lake, Barron, WI. (1920 Census, Rice Lake, Bsrron, WI)

111 F

112 F iii.

113 M iv.

John T. TOMPKINS was born about Sep 1915 in Of Rice Lake, Barron, WI. (1920 Census, Rice Lake, Barron, WI)

60. Mildred Sarah ROSS (Frank A. ROSS, Sarah Ann HYATT, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 8 Apr 1890. She died in Jan 1963 in WI. Lived in Appleton from abt 1920; lived at 303 N Rankin St, Appleton, WI, 1947; Charter member, Appleton Chapter 1473, DAR, 21 May 1921 (Appleton, WI, PostCrescent, 30 Apr 1932); reference to her family history, ltr 15 Mar 1947 to CEH = MSRL; prominent in ladies activities of First Congregational Church, for example, Music Circle (Appleton Post Crescent, 18 Sep 1940); SSN 390-22 4741 WI.

Mildred married John A. LONSDORF son of John Peter LONSDORF and Theresa KESTLY. John was born on 7 Feb 1885 in Manitowoc, WI. Birth, (WI births 1830-1907); Prominent attorney in Appleton, WI from at least 1920 to 1968; (356 items in Appleton Post Crescent paper during that time); for example- County Assessor of Incomes (15 Nov 1920), District Attorney (3 Jan 1925), Alderman (1927), Office in Zuelke Building (1932), County Court Services (1939), Secretary, Appleton Kiwanis Club, (1968),

Family Search, submitter, H. Jack Wells CGRE, 520 S. Brevard Ave #21 1, Cocoa Beach, FL, 32931 (before 2004); Attorney, Appleton, WI (1947).
John and Mildred had the following children:
114 M

i. son# one LONSDORF was born about 1912. Pur Agent, Mueller Furnace Co, Milwaukee, 1947 (MSRL)

(p 28) 115 M ii. Wayne R. LONSDORF was born on 14 Feb 1926. He died in Sep 1983.

68. Dean F. RUSSELL, Sr (Anna Elizabeth ROSS, Sarah Ann HYATT, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 26 May 1895 in Superior, Douglas, WI. He died on 28 Mar 1961 in LA, LA, CA . Bookkeeper in bank (1920 Census, Superior, Douglas, WI); Moved to CA abt 1928; (1930 Census, Compton, Los Angeles, CA); visited by parents at Compton (ltr f/Jennie Hyatt; moved, by 1933, to La Crescenta; worked in PO; Mason; lived in Montrose, nr LA (1936, Eleanor Ross Black); d of emphysema

Dean married Sara Ellen McGREGOR daughter of George Alexander MCGREGOR and Arellia Roi KING on 19 Jul 1920 in Sauk Centre, Stearns Co, MN. Sara was born on 14 Dec 1893 in Rattlesnake

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Gulch, MT. She died on 28 Dec 1983 in Canoga Park, Los Angeles, CA. Sarah E. ae 36, b. MT; father, b. WI, mother b. MN, (1930 Census, Compton, LA, CA)
Dean and Sara had the following children:
116 M i.
Dean F. RUSSELL Jr was born on 18 Feb 1921 in WI. He died on 12 Jul 1936 in Vashon, King, WN. Ae 9, b. WI, (1930 Census, Compton, Los Angeles, CA Apr 9, 1930); SSN 546-28-3080 CA (bef 1951) Anna Roy RUSSELL was born about Jun 1923 in WI. Ae 6 10/12, (1930 Census, Compton, Los Angeles, CA, Apr 9, 1930); Anna married Mr. HERBERT

117 F

ii.

118 F iii.

Nancy E. RUSSELL was born about Nov 1925 in WI. Ae 4 5/12, Nancy E. (1930 Census, Compton, Los Angeles, CA Apr 9, 1930); Nancy married Mr. LANDER .

69. Carl Ross RUSSELL (Anna Elizabeth ROSS, Sarah Ann HYATT, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 20 Nov 1898 in Superior, Douglas, WI. He died in Mar 1986 in Sun City, Maricopa. AZ. Red-headed; WW I, clerk, Camp Kearney, CA (1919); (1920 Census, Superior, Douglas, WI); grad, Superior Normal School (later U-WI-Superior); Letters from George Nyce Ross to his bride, Sarah Hyatt, placed in UWS Library; NYC and NJ from 1920's; heart attack, 1960; to Sun City, AZ, 1962; SSN 085-01-7049 NY
Carl married Patricia M. BRADBURY on 17 Sep 1927. Patricia was born on 7 Nov 1904. She died on 8 May 1990 in Sun City, Maricopa, AZ. SSN 526-3I-8385-AZ (1973) Carl and Patricia had the following children:

(p 28) 119 F

i. . Patricia R. RUSSELL was born on 14 Sep 1928.

(p28) 120 M ii. Benjamin B. RUSSELL was born in 1932.

(p28) 121 M iii. Timothy R. RUSSELL was born in 1942.


70. Albert Hyatt RUSSELL (Anna Elizabeth ROSS, Sarah Ann HYATT, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 11 Feb 1904 in Superior, Douglas, WI. He died on 13 Feb 1960 in Smoke Rise, NJ. He was buried in Geo Washington Mem Park, Paramus, NJ. (1920 Census, Superior, Douglas, WI); Grad Superior Normal; taught Spooner, WI; law school, NYC, 1925; d of heart attack brought on by overwork in Surety Co of which he was VP (Carl Ross Russell, 1973)

Albert married Marion MARCEAUX in Feb 1929 in NYC, NY. Marion was born on 6 Feb 1902 in Choes, NY. She died on 9 Sep 1995 in Escondido, San Diego, CA. SSN 070-24-0586 NY

Albert and Marionhadthe following children:


122 M i. Frederick Ross RUSSELL was born in 1932. of Annadale, VA (1973)
123 M ii. Robert Stearns RUSSELL was born on 7 Mar 1935. He died on 20 Feb 2001 in Parkersburg, Wood, WV. SSN 233-54-2688.

72. Nona Ross BLACK (Eleanor (Ella Rebecca) ROSS, Sarah Ann HYATT, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 23 Jan 1888 in Prescott, Pierce, WI. She died in Apr 1972 in LA, LA, CA 90013. SSN 565-683029.
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Nona married Howard Coleman ARMINGTON son of John Frederick ARMINGTON and Elizabeth W. COLEMAN on 27 Nov 1911 in Long Beach, CA. Howard was born on 2 Feb 1884 in Camden, NJ. b. NJ,~(1930 Census, Los Angeles, CA); He died in Dec 1966 in LA, LA, CA 90013. SSN 545-24-0670

Howard and Nona had the following children:


(p 29)

124 M i. John Howard "Army" ARMINGTON was born on 8 Dec 1913. He died on 9 Nov 1996.

74. Sarah "Adelaide" BLACK (Eleanor (Ella Rebecca) ROSS, Sarah Ann HYATT, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 1 Oct 1895 in Superior, WI. She died on 8 Oct 2000 in Tucson, Pima, AZ. Music Teacher (1930 Census, LA, LA, CA); SSN 557-2 1-4440-CA

Sarah married Joseph Albert REDDEN on 20 Dec 1920. Joseph was born about 1890 in IA. Construction Supt, Bridges (1930 Census, LA,LA, CA);
Joseph and Sarah had the following children:
125 F

Sarah "Eleanor" REDDEN was bora about 1922 in CA. (1930 Census, LA, LA, CA); Named after her aunt, Eleanor Ross (Nona Armington, 1949)

76. Roy Lowell WILLARD (Mina, Mini E. HYATT, Bruner David, Frederick Wetzel) was born in Apr 1883/1884 in Mpl's, MN. He died on 23 Apr 1963 in Mpl's, MN. Plasterer, (1910 Census, Wd-5, Green Bay, Brown, WI); Plasterer (1920 Census, Minneapolis, MN); construction (1930 Census, Miami, Dade, FL
Roy married Lillian ROSS . Lillian was born about 1886 in MN. Father b, WI, mother, b NY (1910 Census, Wd-5, Green Bay, Brown, WI); in MN by Dec 1915; (1920 Census, Minneapolis, MN); father, b WI, mother b KY (1930 Census, Miami, Dade, FL) Roy and Lillian had the following child:

126 F i. . Francis E WILLARD was born about 1906 in MN. shown as daughter (1910 Census, Wd-5, Green Bay, Brown, WI); (1920 Census, Minneapolis, MN) 84. Madeline SERVATY (Edith May HYATT, Bruner David, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 21 Feb 1904. She died on 30 Jun 2000 in Cable, Bayfield, WI. (1930 Census Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI); Montreal, WI, Jan 1844 (70 mi f/cottage on Lake Namekogan ); 400 Florian St, Hurly, WI (Obit of mother-Sep 1961); RR 2, Box 201, Cable, WI 54821 (1970); SSN 427-58-2132.

Madeline married Herman J. GEMUENDEN . Herman was born on 26 Jan 1903 in MI. He died in Oct 1973 in Cable, Bayfield, WI. Teacher, business institute, parents b. Germany (1930 Census Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI); SSN 381-16-2110 WI Herman and Madeline had the following children:
(p 29) 127 M
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William David GEMUENDEN was born on 9 Mar 1930.


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(p 29) 128 M

ii. John Jay GEMUENDEN was born on 9 Mar 1930. He died on 6 Aug 2002.

(p 29) 129 M
(p 30) 130 M

iii. Thomas Warner GEMUENDEN was born on 22 Jul 1931.


iv. James Herman GEMUENDEN Sr. b. 19 May 1934. He died on 5 Nov 1997.
v.
Peter Lynn GEMUENDEN SR was born on 17 Nov 193 9.

(p 3 0) 13 1 M

85. Oliver Neil PRICE (Irma Conine HYATT, Bruner David, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 30 May 1901. He died on 2 Nov 1988 in St Paul, Ramsey, MN (1970). SSN 477-09-1809 MN

Oliver married Vivien, Vivian Louise ANDERSON. . Vivien, was born on 14 May 1903. She died in Jun 1985 in St Paul, Ramsey, MN (1970). SSN 471-07-201 1. Oliver and Vivien, had the following children:

(p 3 0) 132 M
(p 30) 133 M

i. ii.

Robert Neil PRICE was born on 3 1 Dec 192 1. He died on 24 Apr 1997.

Donald PRICE was born on 28 Apr 1925.

86. Marvin Wayne PRICE (Irma Corrine HYATT, Bruner David, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 8 May 1903. He died on 20 Apr 1991 in Minnitonka, MN. (1930 Census, Dist 63, St. Paul, Ramsey, MN); SSN 470-01-0517 MN.

Marvin married Virginia Irene FOREMAN . Virginia was born on 28 Oct 1905. She died on 26 Jan 1989 in Eustis,Lake, FL 32726. SSN 472-38-2120 MN Marvin and Virginia had the following children:
(p 31) 134 M

i. ii.

Roger Burt PRICE was born on 10 Jul 1933.

(p 31) 135 F
(p 31) 136 M

Corrine Sibyl PRICE was born on 25 Nov 1934.


David Wayne PRICE was born on 30 May 1937.
Susan Joan PRICE was born on 7 Aug 1944. She died on 21 Sep 1995.

iii.
iv.
v.

(p 31) 137 F
138 F

Sally Jean PRICE was b 7 Aug 1944. 5417 Xylon Ave, N, New Hope, MN Sally married John Robert PERKINS . The marriage ended in divorce.

139 F

vi.

Virginia (Vicky) Irene PRICE was born on 5 Jun 1948. Virginia married John Wilfred HILMAN on 22 May 1970.

87. Dale Charles PRICE (Irma Corrine HYATT, Bruner David, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 28 Jan 1905. He died on 21 Jan 1989. SSN 477-03-5881 MN.

Dale married Esther FRITZKI . The marriage ended in divorce. They had the following children:
(p32) 140 F

i.

Betty Lou PRICE was born on 31 Jan 1931.

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(P 32)

141 M
142 F

ii. iii. iv.


v.

Charles Dean PRICE was born on 18 Jun 1933.

(P 32)
(P 33) (P 33)

Sandra Joy PRICE was born on 22 Jun 1939.


LaRae Terri PRICE was born on 30 Apr 1945.
Shirley PRICE .

143 F

144 F

88. Stanley Hyatt PRICE (Lrrna Corrine HYATT, Bruner David, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 28 Feb 1907 in MN. He died on 4 Mar 1991 in River Falls, Pierce, WI. General Store delivery man; living with uncle, Roy Hyatt (1920, 1930 Census, River Falls, Pierce, WI); SSN 469-07-2632 WI.
Stanley married Bernetta (Babe) Elsie IND on 3 Dec 1936. Bernetta was born on 5 Apr 1914. She died in Sep 1992 in Pierce Co, WI. SSN 388-34-4550 WI.
Stanley and Bernetta had the following children:

(p 33)

145 F 146 M

i.

Corrine Ann PRICE was born on 28 Mar 1938.

(P 34)
(P 34)

ii. iii.
iv.

James Frederick PRICE was born on 3 Feb 1942. Thomas Alan PRICE was born on 11 Feb 1947.
Stanley Richard PRICE was born on 18 Feb 1952.

147 M
148 M

89. Raymond LaRoy PRICE (Irma Corrine HYATT, Bruner David, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 14 Jan 1916. He died on 20 Mar 2002 in Hubbard Co, MN. (1930 Census, Dist 63, St. Paul, Ramsey, MN); Lt, Corps of Engineers, North Africa (1944) also fought in European invasions, no wounds (Edith Servaty, 27 Jul, 1945); 5624 Irving Ave So, Minneapolis, MN 55415 (Apr 1970); SSN 471-07-121MN.

Raymond married June Constance LARSON on 22 Jun 1946. June was born on 6 Jun 1921. She died in Nov 1993 in Alexandria, Douglas, MN. SSN 474-12-0154 MN. Raymond and June had the following child:

149 M

I. Gregory John PRICE was born on 1Jan 1947.

90. Albert Ray HYATT (Ray Hayes, Bruner David, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 12 Feb 1902 in River Falls, Pierce, WI. He died in Nov 1959. He was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, River Falls, WI. (1910 Census, River Falls, Pierce, WI); Sporting goods salesman (1930 Census, Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN).

Albert married Ann V VAUGHAN on 2 Jun 1926. Ann was born in 1904. She died in 1965, of Carelton, MN (1963). parents b. WI (1930 Census, Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN); in Carleton, MN (1963); Albert and Ann hadthe following children:
150 F I.

Dona Rae HYATT died in NY (1963). m. grad student (education) (1963)

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91. Dolores Mae HYATT (Ray Hayes, Bruner David, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 25 Apr 1904 in River Falls, Pierce, WI. She died on 31 Dec 1969 in Pierce Co, WI. Birth from newspaper; (1910 Census, River Falls, Pierce, WI); lived, 432 North 3rd St, River Falls, WI (1963); SSN 397-12-2626

Dolores married Robert Joseph CARTER on 25 Oct 1923/1924. Robert was born on 27/28 Apr 1894. He died in Nov 1975 in River Falls, WI. SSN 474-01-2075 MN. Robert and Dolores had the following children:
(p 34) 151 F i.
Bonnie Jean CARTER was born on 24 Oct 1925.

(p34) 152 M ii.

Gerald Robert CARTER was born on 15 May 1931.

95. Lillian OTT (Lillian HYATT, Francis 'Frank' Asbury, Frederick Wetzel) was born about 1904 in TX. She died on 27 Jun 1940 in Greenville, NC. She was buried in Greenwood Cem, Greenville, NC.; living as Lillian Hyatt with grandmother, Jennie Hyatt, and brother, Jean P. Hyatt (1910 Census, 2-WD Long Beach, LA, CA); Living with father, as Lillian F. Ott (1920 Census ED81, Beaumont, Jefferson, TX) ; "died of pneumonia several years ago"(Jean Ott, 1961)

Lillian married Meredith Neil POSEY Sr on 7 Jun 1926. Meredith was born on 29 Sep 1901. He died on 27 Oct 1976 in Greenville, Pitt, NC, 27834. He taught for 45 yrs; instructor at U/Texas when md 7 Jun 1926; after 1930 (Apr 15, 1930 Census, Austin, TX, Precinct 3) to E Carolina U, Greenville, NC; retired Sep 1967; 5 children by second wife, after 1940; SSN 242-58-5713-NC

Meredith and Lillian had the following children:


(p 35) 153 M
154 M

i. Meridith N POSEY Jr was born on 15 Aug 1927. ii. Lawrence POSEY was born about Aug 1928 in TX. (Apr 15, 1930 Census, Austin, TX, Precinct 3)

155 M

iii. Arthur D. POSEY was born on 7 Jan 1930 in TX. He died on 7 Jul 1991 in Vets Hosp, NC. (Apr 15, 1930 Census, Austin, TX, Precinct 3); SSN 237-38-2464 NC

96. Jean Perry OTT (Lillian HYATT, Francis 'Frank' Asbury, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 9 Nov 1906 in Beaumont, Jefferson, TX. He died in Aug 1975 in Los Angeles, LA,CA 90016. Living with father as Joseph A. Ott, 7 Jan 1920, (1920 Census ED81, Beaumont, Jefferson, TX); living with maternal grandmother, Jennie Hyatt, as Jean P. Hyatt and sister, Lillian Hyatt (1910 Census, Long Beach, LA, CA); SSN 561-01-1994. (See Section IIfor further notes, documents and pictures)
Jean married Rose Ann (Roseann) CARNIGHAN daughter of Frederick J. CARNIGHAN and Elizabeth ENCINAS on 4 Jul 193 1 in Sierra Madre, LA CA. Rose was born on 28 Jan 1906 in TX. She died in Jan 1969 in LA,LA, CA 90043. SSN 553-36-0395. Jean and Rose had the following children:

(p35) 156 M

i.

James Fredrick OTT was born on 12 Oct 1932. He died on 14 Oct 1998.

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157 M ii.

Edward Francis OTT was born on 11 Aug 1935.

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Fifth Generation
103. Edmond Preston HYATT (Clarence Edmund, Frank Eugene, George Theodore, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 15 Nov 1923 in Joliet, Will, IL.

Edmond married ORA MAE SORENSEN ,RN daughter of Edward SORENSEN and Adeline Ernestine KRUEGER on 26 Feb 1945 in SLC, SL, UT. ORA was born on 22 Oct 1922 in Taylor, Williamson, TX.
They had the following children:

(p36) (p 36) (p36) (p 37) (p 37) (p38) (p 38) (p38) (p39) (p39)

158 159 160 161 162

163
164 165 166 167

Nancy Mae HYATT was born on 21 Feb 1947. Carol Ann HYATT ,RN was born on 11 Jul 1948. Theodore Preston HYATT was born on 3 Jan 1950 Thomas Alan HYATT ,DO was born on 9 Dec 1951. F v. Beverly HYATT was born on 27 Apr 1953. M vi. Edward Richard HYATT was born on 20 Apr 1955. M vii. Frederick Roger HYATT was born on 20 Apr 1955. Mviii. Herbert Peter HYATT was born on 18 Feb 1957. M ix. James "F" HYATT was born on 15 Dec 1958. M x. Andrew Phillip HYATT ,DO was born on 9 Sep 1961.

F F M M

i. ii. iii. iv.

104. Anita Belle HYATT (Clarence Edmund, Frank Eugene, George Theodore, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 8 Feb 1925 in Grand Haven, Ottawa, MI.

Anita married Ralph Howard DAVIS son of David Franklin DAVIS IIand Luella HOWARD on 8 Sep 1950 in SLC, UT. Ralph was born on 25 Sep 1926 in SLC, UT.

They had the following children:


(p40)

168 F

i.

Jolene DAVIS was born on 19 Jun 1953.

(p40)
(p 40)

169 M ii.
170 M iii.
171 F iv.

David Hyatt DAVIS was born on 2 Dec 1956.


Richard Hyatt DAVIS was born on 20 Jun 1958.
Annette DAVIS was born on 30 Oct 1963 in Bountiful, Davis, UT. She died on 30 Oct 1963 in Bountiful, Davis, UT.

(p40)

172 F v.

LuAnn DAVIS was born on 16 Feb 1965.

105. Norman Frederick HYATT (Clarence Edmund, Frank Eugene, George Theodore, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 29 Dec 1926 in Joliet, Will, IL.

Norman married Betty Marie ANDERSON daughter of Vernon Andrew ANDERSON and Lillian Marie ROBERTS on 8 Jun 1949 in SLC, UT. Betty was born on 27 Apr 1926 in SLC, UT. She died on 9 Feb 2003 in Sandy, SL, UT.

They hadthe following children:

(p41) (p41) (p41) (p41)

173 174 175 176

i. M M ii. F iii. F iv.

Ronald Norman HYATT was born on 7 Oct 1951. Kim Andrew HYATT was born on 14 May 1954. Robyn Marie HYATT was born on 14 Mar 1956. Jeanine Marie HYATT was born on 24 May 1962.
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115. Wayne R. LONSDORF (Mildred Sarah ROSS, Frank A. ROSS, Sarah Ann HYATT, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 14 Feb 1926. He died in Sep 1983 in Colorado Springs, ElPaso, CO.
Wayne Lonsdorf, very active and prominent student at Appleton (WI) HS and 1st Congregational Church Fellowship, about 1944-45, b. 14 Feb 1926, graduated, Oberlin College, 1947; d. Sep 1983, Colorado Springs, CO; SSN 3 89-20-4194-WI Wayne married Lois A.(Mrs Wayne) LONSDORF . Lois was born on 7 Nov 1927 in of OH. She died on 25 Apr 1998 in Colorado Springs, ElPaso, CO. Living in Colorado Springs, 1994; SSN 288-2862844-OH (bef 1951) Wayne and Lois had the following children:

177 M i. Ross J. LONSDORF . 178 M ii. Steven LONSDORF . 179 F iii. Laurie LONSDORF .

119. Patricia R. RUSSELL (Carl Ross RUSSELL, Anna Elizabeth ROSS, Sarah Ann HYATT, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 14 Sep 1928 in Montclair, NJ.

Patricia married Mr. HURLEY . They had the following children:


180 F 181 F 182 F

183 M 184 M

i. ii. iii. iv. v.

Janet A. HURLEY was born about 1952. Barbara L. HURLEY was born about 1954. Patricia C. HURLEY was born about 1955. William R. HURLEY was born about 1964. Michael J. HURLEY was born about 1967.

120. Benjamin B. RUSSELL (Carl Ross RUSSELL, Anna Elizabeth ROSS, Sarah Ann HYATT, Frederick Wetzel) was born in 1932 in Radburn, NJ.

Benjamin married Patricia HONES in 1954 in Diyden, NY. They had the following children:
185 F i. Patricia RUSSELL was born about 1956. 186 M ii. David R. RUSSELL was born about 1958. 187 M iii. Alan B. RUSSELL was born about 1962.

121. Timothy R. RUSSELL (Carl RUSSELL, Anna Elizabeth ROSS, Sarah Ann HYATT, Frederick Wetzel) was born in 1942. Timothy married Lynn HOLMAN . Lynn was born in of Smoke Rise, NJ.
They had the following children:

188 189 190 191

F F F M

i. ii. iii. iv.

Patricia J RUSSELL was born about 1962. Jill R. RUSSELL was born about 1964. Katherine A. RUSSELL was born about 1966. Brian R. RUSSELL was born in 1972.

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124. John Howard "Army" ARMINGTON (Nona Ross BLACK, Eleanor (Ella Rebecca) ROSS, Sarah Ann HYATT, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 8 Dec 1913 in LA, LA, CA. He died on 9 Nov 1996 in LA,LA, CA ; (1930 Census, Los Angeles, CA); had at least one dau (1978); SSN 550-01-0038 CA

John married Lutie W WHITCOMB daughter of Calvin R. WHITCOMB and Minnie May DOANE on 21 Aug 1936. Lutie was born on 28 Sep 1906 in KS. She died on 3 Apr 2004 in San Diego, Sail Diego, CA. (1930 Census, Long Beach, LA, CA); SSN 571-42-8542 (bef 1951). John and Lutie had the following children:
192 193 194 195
i. #1 ii. #2 iii. #3 iv. #4
ARMINGTON ARMINGTON ARMINGTON ARMINGTON

127. William David GEMUENDEN (Madeline SERVATY, Edith May HYATT, Bruner David, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 9 Mar 1930; He was christened in of Duluth, MN 55803. (1930 Census Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI)

William married Mary Elizabeth WENDT daughter of Otto WENDT and Mamie (Mrs Otto) WENDT on 7 Sep 1957. Mary was born on 19 May 1937. They had the following children:
196 F 197 M
i. Marie Elizabeth GEMUENDEN was born on 14 Oct 1958 in of Duluth, MN ii. Donald Thomas GEMUENDEN was born on 25 Apr 1964 in of Duluth, MN

128. John Jay GEMUENDEN (Madeline SERVATY, Edith May HYATT, Bruner David, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 9 Mar 1930 in .He was christened in of Columbus,, OH. He died on 6 Aug 2002 in Guilford County, NC 27406. (1930 Census Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI); of Columbus, OH (1970); SSN 398-24-6186 WI

John married Eileen Marion HANSON daughter of Erwin George HANSON and Miss GJERSVIG on 8 Oct 1955. Eileen was born on 14 Nov 1935.
They had the following children:

198 M 199 F

i. David William GEMUENDEN was born on 18 Jul 1956. ii. Jayne Marie GEMUENDEN was born on 9 Jul 1958.

129.. Thomas Warner GEMUENDEN (Madeline SERVATY, Edith May HYATT, Bruner David, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 22 Jul 1931, of Duluth, MN 44675 County Hwy D, Cable, WI 54821; twgeag@cheqnet.net; fax 715-794-2235; ph 715-794-2267 (18 Jun 2004, since 1997).

Thomas married Elaine Ann WENTSLOFF on 28 Oct 1961. Elaine was born on 25 Mar 1937. Thomas and Elaine had the following children:
200 M i. 201 M ii. 202 M iii.
William Jay GEMUENDEN was born on 10 Jun 1962 Robert Thomas GEMUENDEN was born on 28 Oct 1963. Steven Warren GEMUENDEN was born on 20 Aug 1965.

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130. James Herman GEMUENDEN, Sr. (Madeline SERVATY, Edith May HYATT, Bruner David, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 17/19 May 1934. He died on 5 Nov 1997 in Oregon, Lucas, OH. SSN 399-28-9176.
James married Betty Lou GEHRMAN daughter of Joseph GEHRMAN and Esther (Mrs Joseph) GEHRMAN on 30 Jun 1956. Betty was born on 17 Mar 1933.

They had the following children:


203 M

i. James Herman GEMUENDEN Jr was born on 16 Jan 1958. ii. Thomas Peter GEMUENDEN was born on 1 1 Aug 1959.

204 M
205 M

iii. Johnny William GEMUENDEN was born on 21 May 1961.


iv. Michael Joseph GEMUENDEN was born on 1 Apr 1963.

206 M

131. Peter Lynn GEMUENDEN, SR (Madeline SERVATY, Edith May HYATT, Bruner David, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 17 Nov 1939, of Duluth, MN 55803.
Peter married Judy WOLFE on 3 Jul 1960. Judy was born on 30 Apr 1940.

They had the following children:

207 M
208 F

i. ii.

Peter Lynn GEMUENDEN, JR was born on 7 Aug 1961.

Salli Susan GEMUENDEN was born on 11 Jun 1963.

209 F iii.

Jill GEMUENDEN was bora on 5 Nov 1964.

132. Robert Neil PRICE (Oliver Neil PRICE, Irma Corrine HYATT, Bruner David, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 31 Dec 1921 in Bloomington, MN (1970). He died on 24 Apr 1997 in Bloomington, Hennipan, MN 55431. SSN 472-14-5036-MN

Robert married Alma NEWMAN . Alma was born on 15 Dec 1923 in MN. She died on 10 May 1963 in MN. SSN 468-18-085 1-MN

Robert and Alma had the following children:


210 M

i. Richard Neil PRICE was born on 12 Aug 1942. He died in Aug 1983 in MN. SSN476-46-0831 MN ii. Heidi Ann PRICE was born about 1949.

211 F

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133. Donald PRICE (Oliver Neil PRICE, Irma Corrine HYATT, Bruner David, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 28 Apr 1925.

Donald married Marian PRICE . Marian was born on 19 Mar 1920. She died on 19 Aug 2003 in Ramsey Co, MN. SSN 473-16-3 188 MN

Donald and Marian had the following children:


212 213 214 215 216

M M F F F

i. Thomas Neill PRICE . ii. Robert Anton PRICE . iii. Janet Louis PRICE . iv. Christine Ann PRICE . v. Jo Ann Elizabeth PRICE .

134. Roger Burt PRICE (Marvin Wayne PRICE, Irma Corrine HYATT, Bruner David, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 10 Jul 1933 in of White Bear Lake, MN.

Roger married Esther Ann ROTH . Esther was born on 10 Jun 1934.

They hadthe following children:


217 F 218 F 219 F

i. Kathleen Denise PRICE was born on 1 Apr 1957. ii. Laurel Jean PRICE was born on 17 Aug 1958. iii. Nancy Ann PRICE was born on 1 Mar 1962.

135. Corrine Sibyl PRICE (Marvin Wayne PRICE, Irma Corrine HYATT, Bruner David, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 25 Nov 1934.

Corrine married Irving Boyd CASSEDY .Irving was born on 20 Apr 1933 in .He died in of Chula Vista, CA (1970). They had the following children:
220 F 211 M

i. Debera Kay CASSEDY was born on 5 Apr 1957. ii. Steven Scott CASSEDY was born on 9 Aug 1960.

136. David Wayne PRICE (Marvin Wayne PRICE, Irma Corrine HYATT, Bruner David, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 30 May 1937. He died in of Rochester, MN (1970).

David married Maria Appey FETCH on 1 Oct 1960. Maria was born on 29 Mar 1937.
They had the following children:
222 F 223 M 224 F

i Marilyn Ann PRICE was bom in 1963. ii. Michael David PRICE was born on 18 Mar 1965. iii. Susan Diane PRICE was born on 21 Feb 1966.

137. Susan Joan PRICE (Marvin Wayne PRICE, Irma Corrine HYATT, Bruner David, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 7 Aug 1944 in . She died on 21 Sep 1995 in Millville, Wabasha, MN. Death per MN Death Index; SSN 473-48-3009- MN.

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Susan married John WEBSTER

They had the following child:


225 M

i.. Jeffrey WEBSTER .

140. Betty Lou PRICE (Dale Charles PRICE, Irma Corrine I-IYATT, Bruner David, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 3 1 Jan 193 1.
Betty married John Marro VITTALIS on 26 Feb 1949. John was born on 26 Nov 1928.

They had the following children:


226 M

i.

Gary John VITTALIS was born on 16 Aug 1949.

227 M
228 M

ii. Jeffery Joseph VITTALIS was born on 20 Jun 195 1.

iii. Ronald James VITTALIS was born on 31 May 1953.

141. Charles Dean PRICE (Dale Charles PRICE, Irma Corrine HYATT, Bruner David, Frederick Wetzel) was bom on 18 Jun 1933.

Charles married Donna Mae BLAISDELL on 11 Feb 1956. Donna was born on 28 Jun 1937.
They had the following children:
229 M 230 M 231 M

i. Charles PRICE was born on 15 Dec 1956. ii. Bryan PRICE was born on 26 Apr 1960. iii. Timothy PRICE was born on 13 Feb 1962.

142. Sandra Joy PRICE (Dale Charles PRICE, Irma Corrine HYATT, Bruner David, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 22 Jun 1939.

Sandra married James Joseph OLSON Sr on 1 Aug 1959. James was born on 17 Jan 1934.
They hadthe following children:
232 233 234 235 236

M M F M M

i James Joseph OLSON Jr was born on 19 Nov 1959. ii Dennis John OLSON was born on 6 Apr 1961. iii Patricia Lynn OLSON was born on 28 Oct 1962. iv David Michael OLSON was born on 8 May 1964. Joseph Allan OLSON was born on 9 Jun 1967. V

143. LaRae Terri PRICE (Dale Charles PRICE, Irma Corrine HYATT, Bruner David, Frederick Wetzel) was bom on 30 Apr 1945. She died in of St Paul, MN (1970). 1891 Orange Ave E, St Paul, MN 55119(1970).

LaRae married Robert Hayes IRELAND on 18 Jun 1966. Robert was bom on 13 Apr 1945.

Robert and LaRae had the following child:


237 M
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i. Scott Robert IRELAND was bom on 22 Nov 1969.


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144. Shirley PRICE (Dale Charles PRICE, Irma Corrine HYATT, Bruner David, Frederick Wetzel).
Shirley married Orrin WILLIAMS .

They had the following children:


238 F

i. Pattie WILLIAMS . ii. Caroline WILLIAMS. iii. Jerry WILLIAMS . iv. Thomas WILLIAMS .
v. Raymond WILLIAMS

239 F

240 M
241 M 242 M
243 M

vi. Michael WILLIAMS .

145. Corrine Ann PRICE (Stanley Hyatt PRICE, Irma Corrine HYATT, Bruner David, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 28 Mar 1938. Corrine married (1) Dareyl Lee LEONARD on 8 Jun 1957. Dareyl was born on 4 Jun 1936. He died on 8 Dec 1960.

They had the following children:

244 F
245 F

i. Sharon Lynn LEONARD was born on 6 Jul 1959. ii. Kimberly Ann LEONARD was born on 24 Dec 1960.

Corrine married (2) Lloyd A. WARMBOE Jr son of Lloyd A. WARMBOE, Sr. and WIEK OR VICK in Nov 1962. Lloyd was born on 19 Mar 1937. He died on 31 Dec 1964 in Hastings, Dakota, MN.
Son of Lloyd A. Warmboe, b 9 Dec 1910, d 13 Oct 1989, Comstock, Kalamazoo, MI; MN Cemetery Inscription Index; MN Death Index, 1908-2002;

Lloyd Warmboe, 388 Kopfs Rd Crystal Falls, MI Phone 906-875-6102 (2000 Phone and address directory, Ancestiy.com-Oct 2004) Lloyd and Corrine had the following children:
246 M

iii. Jeffery Leonard WARMBOE was born on 26 Dec 1963.

Corrine married (3) Douglas WARMBOE in Feb 1966.


146. James Frederick PRICE (Stanley Hyatt PRICE, Irma Corrine HYATT, Bruner David, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 3 Feb 1942. 630 Sunset Ln, River Falls, WI

James married Sandra OTTMAN on 20 May 1961. Sandra was born on 21 May 1941.

They had the following children:


247 M 248 F
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i. Joseph Alan PRICE was born on 4 Oct 1961. ii. Pamela PRICE was born on 11 Jan 1964.
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147. Thomas Alan PRICE (Stanley Hyatt PRICE, Irma Corrine HYATT, Bruner David, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 11 Feb 1947.

Thomas married Linda Louise BAUER on 7 Sep 1968.


They had the following child:
249 M

i. Kevin PRICE was born in Oct 1969.

151. Bonnie Jean CARTER (Dolores Mae HYATT, Ray Hayes, Bruner David, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 24 Oct 1925. BS; teacher 2 yrs; 256 W. Water St, Mondovi, Buffalo Co, WI, 57 mi f/ River Falls, WI (1963)

Bonnie married Donald Wade MILES about 1949. Donald was born on 21 Jun 1925. He died on 19 Nov 1995 in Mondovi, Buffalo Co, WI. Master's degree, 1962; HS principal; SSN 391-20-0688 WI

Donald and Bonnie had the following children:


250 F 251 M

i. Roberta Lee MILES was born on 22 Oct 1950. ii. Craig Allenson MILES was born on 3 Nov 1956.

152. Gerald Robert CARTER (Dolores Mae HYATT, Ray Hayes, Bruner David, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 15 May 193 1. Worked for 3M, St Paul; lived, River Falls, WI (1963)

Gerald married Donna SWENSON . Donna was born about 1935. They had the following children:

252 M
253 F

i. Gregory Gerald CARTER was born on 2 Sep 1956.

ii. Caril Jean CARTER was born on 3 Sep 1960.

153. Meridith N POSEY, Jr (Lillian OTT, Lillian HYATT, Francis 'Frank' Asbury, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 15 Aug 1927 in TX. (Apr 15, 1930 Census, Austin, TX)

Meridith married Willa Lois KEITH daughter of William S. KEITH and Bertha N. VINCENT in Denver, CO. Willa was born on 1 Sep 1926 in Boston, MA. She died on 17 Oct 1996 in Huntington Beach, CA. (3 Apr 1930 Census, Denver, Denver, CO)

Meridith and Willa had the following children:


254 F
255

i. Gail Anne POSEY ii.


#2 POSEY .
#3 POSEY .

256
257

iii.
iv.

#4 POSEY

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156. James Fredrick OTT (Jean Perry OTT, Lillian HYATT, Francis 'Frank' Asbury, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 12 Oct 1932 in LA, LA, CA. He died on 14 Oct 1998 in Rancho Cucamonga, San Bernardino, CA 91730. He was buried in Riverside National cemetery, Riverside, CA. US Army 2 years; Was cement truck driver, 7427 Scott Lane, Rancho Cucamonga, CA, 91730; 714-987-1697; SSN 552-36-3149-CA (Shirley Lavonne Francis Ott, Oct 2004)

James married Shirley Lavonne FRANCIS daughter of George Robert FRANCIS and Lora Ovida WARREN on 7 Feb 1953. Shirley was born on 20 Nov 1934 in Brookfield, MO. (Shirley Lavonne Francis Ott, Oct 2004)
James and Shirley had the following children:

(p41) 258 M

i. James Edward OTT was born on 3 Apr 1956. ii. Lora Virginia OTT was born on 29 Oct 1957.

(p41) 259 F

(p41) 260 M iii. Stephen Douglas OTT was born on 21 Apr 1959.

261 F

iv. Judith Lynne OTT was born on 7 Jul 1960 in Pomona Valley Hosp, Pomona, CA. She was christened in Astara Foundation, LA, CA. Not md (11 Oct 2004)(Shirley Ott, 17 Jul 2004)

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Sixth Generation
158. Nancy Mae HYATT (Edraond Preston, Clarence Edmund, Frank Eugene, George Theodore, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 21 Feb 1947 in Waynesville, Pulaski, Mo.
Nancy married Stephen Jared HARDMAN son of Dale I-IARDMAN and Margaret PITTS on 25 Oct 1968 in Salt Lake City, UT. Stephen was born on 17 Apr 1946 in SLC, SL, UT.
Stephen and Nancy had the following children:
(p44) (p44)

262 M
263 F

i. Daniel Hyatt HARDMAN was born on 28 Nov 1969. ii. Anne Elizabeth HARDMAN was born on 8 Jul 1971.

264 F

iii. Heather Lynn HARDMAN was b. 28 May 1973 in Oshkosh, Winnebego, WI.
iv. Joshua John HARDMAN was born on 21 Dec 1974.
v. Jared Paul HARDMAN was born on 26 Sep 1976.

(p44) (p44)

265 M
266 M

267 F
268 M

vi. Sarah Kay HARDMAN was b. 26 Aug 1978 in Appleton, Outagamie, WI. vii. Nephi Dale HARDMAN was b 15 Nov 1980 in Appleton, Outagamie, WI. Nephi married Melinda CLEMENT in Feb 2004 in Manti, Utah.

269 M viii. Nathaniel Preston HARDMAN was b 19 Mar 1984 in LaPorte, LaPorte, IN. 270 F

ix. Judy HARDMAN.

159.Carol Ann HYATT , RN (Edmond Preston, Clarence Edmund, Frank Eugene, George Theodore, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 11 Jul 1948 in Rolla, Phelps, MO. Carol married Wolfgang Alfred ZAPPE son of Gustav ZAPPE on 26 Jan 1970 in SLC, Salt Lake, Utah. Wolfgang was born on 7 Mar 1948 in Salzgitter, Lebenstedt, Germany. Parents: Gustav Zappe and Erika Anna Keim of Salzgitter, Lebenstedt, Germany, and Milwauke, WI.
Wolfgang and Carol had the following children: (p45) (p45) (p45)

271 M 272 M
273 M

i. Eric Joseph ZAPPE was born on 28 Aug 1971. ii. Marc Alan ZAPPE was born on 3 Dec 1972. iii. Alex Jon ZAPPE was born on 23 Sep 1974.
iv. Emily Erika ZAPPE was born on 15 May 1978 in Reno, Washoe, NV. Emily married Dwayne HOLLENBACH in 2003.
v. Michael Aaron ZAPPE was born on 17 Jun 1985 in Reno, Washoe, NV.

274 F

275 M

160. Theodore Preston HYATT (Edmond Preston, Clarence Edmund, Frank Eugene, George Theodore, Frederick Wetzel) was b. 3 Jan 1950 in Rolla, Phelps, MO.

Theodore married Teri Marveen BUDVARSON daughter of Richard Ned BUDVARSON and Mary Lou WILHITE on 18 Aug 1973 in Manti UT. Teri was b. on 1 Apr 195 1 in San Diego, San Diego, CA.
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They hadthe following children:

(p45) 276 M (p45) 277 F

i. Jonathan Preston HYATT was born on 16 May 1974. ii. Jennifer Day HYATT was born on 9 Aug 1976. iii. Andrew Warren HYATT "Drew" b. 26 Jul 1977 in Peoria, Peoria, IL. Andrew married Monica MATA-FEIJOO on 21 May 1999 in American Fork,Utah, UT. Monica was bom on 7 Jan 1979 in Badajoz, Badajoz, Spain. iv. Richard Theodore HYATT was born on 11 Jan 1979 in Peoria, Peoria, IL. Richard married KaraLynn PREECE .
v. Bethany Marie HYATT was born on 7 Oct 1981 in Akron, Summit, OH.

278 M

279 M

280 F 281 F

vi. Rebecca Belle HYATT was born on 19 Jun 1987 in Provo, Utah, UT.

161. Thomas Alan HYATT , DO (Edmond Preston, Clarence Edmund, Frank Eugene, George Theodore, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 9 Dec 1951 in Provo, Utah, UT.

Thomas married Danielle BUTLER daughter of Lavar M. BUTLER and Janet Vivan WILKINSON on 16 Apr 1976 in LA,LA, CA. Danielle was born on 29 Jun 1958 in Provo, Utah, UT.

They had the following children:

(p46) 282 F
(p46) 283 F

i. Shannon Olena HYATT was born on 15 Jun 1977. ii.


Marcy Lynn HYATT was born on 12 Jul 1980.

284 M iii. Bradley Thomas HYATT b. 18 Nov 1982 in Camp Pendleton, San Diego, CA. 285 F

iv. Karin Abigail HYATT was born on 28 Jul 1989 in Richfield, Sevier, UT.
v. Ryan Thomas HYATT was born on 11 Apr 1991 in Provo,Utah, UT.

286 M

162. Beverly HYATT (Edmond Preston, Clarence Edmund, Frank Eugene, George Theodore, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 27 Apr 1953 in Provo, Utah, UT.
Beverly married (1) Kenneth David ROACH son of Vincent Joyce ROACH and Elaine Fay ANGELSON on 30 Dec 1976 in LA, LA, CA . The marriage ended in divorce.Kenneth was born on 14 Aug 1953 in Philadelphia, PA.

They had the following children:


287 288 289 290

M M F M

i. David Preston ROACH was born on 25 May 1978 in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, CA. ii. James Vincent ROACH was born on 21 Nov 1979 in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, CA. iii. Michele Elaine ROACH was born on 13 Jul 1982 in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, CA iv. Brian David ROACH was born on 23 Jan 1985.

Beverly married (2) Jonathan NEVILLE on 31 Jan 2003 in Orem, Utah, UT.

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163. Edward Richard HYATT (Edmond Preston, Clarence Edmund, Frank Eugene, George Theodore, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 20 Apr 1955 in Salt Lake City, SL, UT.

Edward married Gracelyn Dugas INDINO daughter of Cipriano Siarez INDINO (b. 14 Sep 1942) and Gregoria Maleo DUGAS (b 16 Aug 1947 on 15 Nov 1991 in Provo, Utah, Utah. Gracelyn was born on 2 Sep 1965 in Agusan Canyon, Manolo Fortich,Bukidnon,Philippines. Edward and Gracelyn had the following child:
291 F

i. Joyce Indino HYATT was born on 14 Oct 1992 in Orem Community Hosp, Orem, Utah, UT. She was christened on 6 Dec 1992 in Provo, Utah, UT.

164. Frederick Roger HYATT (Edmond Preston, Clarence Edmund, Frank Eugene, George Theodore, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 20 Apr 1955 in Salt Lake City, SL, UT.

Frederick married JoEllen JOHNSON daughter of Alan Packard JOHNSON and Patsy Renee POLLARD on 22 Dec 1976 in Oakland, Alameda, California. JoEllen was born on 21 Jan 1955 in Bloomington, Monroe, IN.
They had the following children:
(p47) 292 M

i. Alan Preston HYATT was born on 23 Mar 1978.


ii. Brian Edward HYATT was bora on 27 Nov 1979 in Peoria, Peoria, Illinois. Brianmarried Brittany HODGES .

293 M

294 F

iii. Heidi HYATT was born on 17 Oct 1981 in Evanston, Cook, IL. Heidi married Joshua CROSBY .

295 F

iv. Amy HYATT was born on 24 Jun 1983 in Somerville, Somerset, NJ.
v. Stephen Richard HYATT was born 13 Aug 1985 in Somerville, Somerset, NJ.

296 M 297 M

vi. Justin James HYATT was born on 13 Mar 1987 in Provo, Utah, UT.

165. Herbert Peter HYATT (Edmond Preston, Clarence Edmund, Frank Eugene, George Theodore, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 18 Feb 1957 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah.

Herbert married Mary Elaine GANIERE daughter of Robert Clement GANIERE and Mary Ann HENDERSON on 16 Feb 1980 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California. Maiy was bora on 11 Sep 1956 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH. They had the following children:
298 M 299 M 300 M 301 M 302 M 303 F 304 M
Robert Preston HYATT was born on 19 Jun 1982 in Evanston, Cook, DL. Thomas Benjamin HYATT was bora on 27 Jan 1984 in Hinsdale, Dupage, IL. Peter Michel HYATT was b. 17 May 1986 in Walnut Creek, Contra Costa, CA Gregory Scott HYATT was b. 28 Jun 1988 in Walnut Creek, Contra Costa, CA v. Wesley David HYATT was b.l Aug 1991 in Walnut Creek, Contra Costa, CA. vi. Mary Annabelle HYATT b.l7 Jul 1993 in Walnut Creek, Contra Costa, CA vii. Matthew Henry HYATT was born on 2 Aug 1996 in Houston, Harris, TX.

i.. ii. iii. iv.

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James "F" HYATT (Edmond Preston, Clarence Edmund, Frank Eugene, George Theodore, 166. Frederick Wetzel) was born on 15 Dec 1958 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah. James married Raili Dawn HANSON daughter of Keyte Leon HANSON and Lila Diane EDWARDS on 24 Apr 1981 in Salt Lake City,Salt Lake,Utah. Raili was born on 24 Mar 1960 in Provo, Utah, UT. She was christened on 6 May 1960 in SLC.

They had the following children:


305 F 306 F

i. Rachel Diane HYATT was born on 15 Jul 1982 in Provo, Utah, UT. ii. Nicole Alane HYATT was born on 16 Jan 1984 in Provo, Utah, UT. She was christened on 4 Mar 1984 in Provo, UT. She died on 17 Jul 2001 in Appleton, Outagamie, WI. The cause of death was Pneumonia (Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome). She was buried on 20 Jul 2001 in Appleton,,WI. iii. Jessica Kathleen HYATT was born on 25 Nov 1985 in Ogden, Weber, UT. iv. Maren Danielle HYATT was born on 7 Oct 1987 in Ogden, Weber, UT.
v. Carly Adeline HYATT was born on 29 Dec 1989 in Neenah, Winnebago, WI.

307 F
308 F

309 F
3 10 M

vi. Benjamin James HYATT was born on 27 Mar 1992 in Neenah, Winnebago, WI. vii. Lance Parker HYATT was bora on 23 Jan 1994 in Neenah, Winnebago, WI.

311 M

167. Andrew Phillip HYATT , DO (Edmond Preston, Clarence Edmund, Frank Eugene, George Theodore, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 9 Sep 1961 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah.

Andrew married Carla Deaun CHRISTENSEN daughter of Lon Clair CHRISTENSEN and Verona May Van Epps ADAMS on 21 Dec 1983 in Oakland, Alameda, California. Carla was born on 25 Sep 1958 in Elko,Elko, Nevada. She was christened in Owyhee, Elko, NV.

They had the following children:


312 F
i. Kristine Deaun HYATT was born on 13 Dec 1984 in Provo, Utah, Utah.. She was christened in Provo, Utah, UT. ii. Deborah Mae HYATT was born on 28 Jun 1986 in Sacramento, Sacramento, California. She was christened on 13 Jul 1986 in Davis, Yolo, CA.

313 F

314 F

iii. Caryn Verona HYATT was bom on 5 May 1989 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa. She was christened on 4 Jun 1989 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa.
Phillip Edmond HYATT was bom on 9 Oct 1991 in Ft. Bragg, Cumberland, North Carolina. He was christened on 3 Nov 1991 in Fayetteville, Cumberland, NC.

315 M iv.

168. Jolene DAVIS (Anita Belle HYATT, Clarence Edmund, Frank Eugene, George Theodore, Frederick Wetzel) was bom on 19 Jun 1953 in Bountiful, Davis, UT.

Jolene married William Alan HOEVELER on 16 Aug 1973. William was bom on 15 Aug 1953 in New Rochelle, NY. William and Jolene hadthe following children:
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(p46) 316 M (p46) 317 M


318 F

i.

David Caleb HOEVELER was born on 22 Mar 1974.

ii. Michael Jacob HOEVELER was born on 18 Mar 1976. iii. Rachael HOEVELER was born on 12 Feb 1977 in Bountiful, Davis, UT. Rachael married Todd STANGLE on 12 Oct 2001. Todd was born on 29 Apr 1974 in Phoenix, Maricopa, AZ.

319 M iv. Jonathan Isaac HOEVELER was born on 5 Jul 1979 in Bountiful, Davis, UT.

169. David Hyatt DAVIS (Anita Belle HYATT, Clarence Edmund, Frank Eugene, George Theodore, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 2 Dec 1956 in Salt Lake City, SL, UT.
David married Charlynn SIMPSON on 4 Aug 1980. Charlynn was born on 19 Jun 1957 in Salt Lake City, SL, UT. They had the following children:
(p46) 320 F

i. Amanda DAVIS was bom on 2 Jun 1981.

321 M ii. David Benjamin "Ben" DAVIS was b.25 May 1983 in Rexburg, Madison, ID
322 F

iii. Elaine DAVIS was born on 16 Jan 1985 in Rexburg, Madison, ID.

323 M iv. Fielding Simpson DAVIS was born on 22 Mar 1987 in Rexburg, Madison, ID.

170. Richard Hyatt DAVIS (Anita Belle HYATT, Clarence Edmund, Frank Eugene, George Theodore, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 20 Jun 1958 in Salt Lake City, SL, UT.

Richard married Debra Nadine COY on 1Nov 1979. Debra was born on 30 Dec 1960 in Salt Lake City, SL, UT. They had the following children:
324 M 325 F

i. Nathan Alan DAVIS was born on 10 Aug 1981 in Bountiful, Davis, UT. ii. Emily Kathleen DAVIS was born on 13 Mar 1984 in Salt Lake City, SL, UT.
Sarah Marie DAVIS was born on 30 Aug 1986 in Bountiful, Davis, UT. Jennifer Ann DAVIS was born on 30 Nov 1989 in Salt Lake City, SL, UT.

326 F iii.
327 F iv.

172. LuAnn DAVIS (Anita Belle HYATT, Clarence Edmund, Frank Eugene, George Theodore, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 16 Feb 1965 in Bountiful, Davis, UT.
LuAnn married Paul Eckman CHILD on 14 Dec 1984. Paul was born on 1 Sep 1961 in Bountiful, Davis, UT. They had the following children:
328 M

i. Christopher Davis CHILD was born on 10 Dec 1986 in Bountiful, Davis, UT. ii. Jessica CHILD was born on 14 Jun 1989 in Bountiful, Davis, UT. iii. Stephanie CHILD was born on 14 Jun 1989 in Bountiful, Davis, UT.

329 F 330 F

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173. Ronald Norman HYATT (Norman Frederick, Clarence Edmund, Frank Eugene, George Theodore, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 7 Oct 1951 in Salt Lake City, SL, UT.

Ronald married Kristy Ann LEMOINE on 22 Jul 1972. Rristy was bora on 24 Jan 1952 in Manhattan, Riley, KS.
They had the following children:
331 F 332 M 333 F

i. Stephanie Ann HYATT was born on 6 Mar 1975.


ii. Timothy Ronald HYATT was born on 8 Jun 1978. iii. Kelli Ann HYATT was born on 5 May 1980.

334 M iv. Christopher Paul HYATT was born on 13 Sep 1983.

174. Kim Andrew HYATT (Norman Frederick, Clarence Edmund, Frank Eugene, George Theodore, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 14 May 1954 in Salt Lake City, SL, UT.
Kim married Teddi Sue DAVIS daughter of Melvin DAVIS , MD on 19 Dec 1977. Teddi was born on 26 Feb 1958 in Salt Lake City, SL, UT.

They had the following children:


335 F 336 F

i. ii.

Candice Marie HYATT was born on 31 Jan 1979 in Salt Lake City, SL, UT.

Kristen Marie HYATT was born on 25 Jun 1983 in Salt Lake City, SL, UT. Jesse Norman HYATT was born on 1 Sep 1989 in Salt Lake City, SL, UT. Max Davis HYATT was born on 30 Oct 1998 in Salt Lake City, SL, UT.

337 M iii. 338 M iv.

175. Robyn Marie HYATT (Norman Frederick, Clarence Edmund, Frank Eugene, George Theodore,

Frederick Wetzel) was born on 14 Mar 1956 in Salt Lake City, SL, UT.
Robyn married (1) Michael FURSE on 1 Nov 1974. The marriage ended in divorce. They had the following children:
339 M

i. Brian Charles FURSE was born on 3 Feb 1976.

340 F
341 M

ii. Holly Marie FURSE was born on 23 Dec 1977. iii. Steven Norman FURSE was born on 10 Oct 1980.
iv. Heather Marie FURSE was born on 10 Jan 1985.

342 F

Robyn married (2) Steven Garn RASMUSSEN on 27 Dec 1991. The marriage ended in divorce.

Robyn married (3) James GULBRANDSEN on 3 Jan 2004.

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176. Jeanine Marie HYATT (Norman Frederick, Clarence Edmund, Frank Eugene, George Theodore, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 24 May 1962 in Long Beach, LA, CA.

Jeanine married David Gary LECHEMINANT on 16 Feb 1994. David was b.7 Nov 1951 in Salt Lake City, SL, UT.
They had the following child:
343 M

i. Nathan Victor LECHEMINANT was born on 20 Dec 1996 in Murray, SL, UT.

258. James Edward OTT (James Fredrick OTT, Jean Peny OTT, Lillian HYATT, Francis 'Frank' Asbury, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 3 Apr 1956 in Daniel Freeman Memorial Hosp, Inglewood, CA. He was christened in St Paul's Methodist Church, LA, LA, CA.

Home, 15 Orange Via, Anaheim, Orange, CA 92801-1038; bus, 1658 W. 11th St, Upland, CA, 91786, UnitJ. (Shirley Ott, 17 Jul 2004); 13001 Arapaho, AltaLoma, CA 91739 (Shirley Ott, Oct 2004)
James married (1) Cynthia Jean JOHNSTON on 1 Oct in Lutheran Church, Claremont, CA. Cynthia was born in Feb 1954. (Shirley Lavonne Francis Ott, Oct 2004). James and Cynthia had the following children:

344

i.. #1 OTT was born on 22 Aug in Fontana, CA. #1 was christened in Lutheran Church, Chino, CA. (Shirley Lavonne Francis Ott, Oct 2004)

345 346

ii. #2 OTT .

iii. #3 OTT .

James married (2) (Mrs J Edward) OTT . James married (3) Ellen (Mrs J. Edward) OTT . (Shirley Ott, 17 Jul 2004)
259. Lora Virginia OTT (James Fredrick OTT, Jean Perry OTT, Lillian HYATT, Francis 'Frank' Asbury, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 29 Oct 1957 in Daniel Freeman Memorial Hosp, Inglewood, CA. She was christened in St Paul's Methodist Church, LA,LA, CA. 6102 Iroquois Rd, Westminister, CA

92683-1904.
Lora married (1) Robert Charles SOUTHMAYD in May in Hollywood, FL. The marriage ended in divorce.

They had the following child:


347 M

i. Jonathan Scott SOUTHMAYD was born in Aug 1986 in Doctor's Hosp, Montclair, CA.

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Lora married (2) Geoffrey MITFORD-TAYLOR . Geoffrey was born in Napier, New Zealand.

They had the following children:

348 F

ii. Hannah Michele MITFORD-TAYLOR was born on 27 Jan 1995. iii. James Geoffrey MITFORD-TAYLOR was born on 27 Jan 1995.

349 M

260. Stephen Douglas OTT (James Fredrick OTT, Jean Perry OTT, Lillian HYATT, Francis 'Frank' Asbury, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 21 Apr 1959 in Pomona Valley Hosp, Pomona, CA. He was christened in Astara Foundation, LA, CA. (Shirley Ott, 17 Jul 2004)

Stephen married Jeannette V (Mrs Stepen) OTT on 11 Aug in Baptist Church, Upland, CA. Stephen and Jeannette had the following children:
350 M

i.. Ryan Stephen OTT was b. 2 Jan 1987. (Shirley Lavonne Francis Ott, Oct 2004)
ii .BrittaniJanee OTT was b.12 Sep 1991. 6330Celeste, Alta Loma, CA

351 F

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262.Daniel Hyatt HARDMAN (Nancy Mae HYATT, Edmond Preston, Clarence Edmund, Frank Eugene, George Theodore, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 28 Nov 1969 in Oshkosh, Winnebego, WI.

Daniel married Linda Kay FELT daughter of Stephen FELT on 27 Dec 1991.
They had the following children:
352 M

i. Ethan Samuel HARDMAN was born on 15 Nov 1994 in Provo, Utah, UT. ii. Maia Amore HARDMAN was born on 20 Feb 1997 in Kansas City, KS.

353 F

354 M iii. Caleb Avery HARDMAN was born on 8 Sep 1998 in SLC, SL, UT. 355 M iv. Dylan Moses HARDMAN was born on 18 Dec 2002 in San Diego, CA. 356 F
357 M
v.

Lauren Gislane HARDMAN was born on 10 Dec 1996 in Port au Prince, Haiti.

vi. Sean Robert HARDMAN was born on 12 Aug 2002 in Port au Prince, Haiti.

263. Anne Elizabeth HARDMAN (Nancy Mae HYATT, Edmond Preston, Clarence Edmund, Frank Eugene, George Theodore, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 8 Jul 1971 in Oshkosh, Winnebego, WI.

Anne married Dennis VINCENT

They had the following children:


358 F

i. Rebecca Anne VINCENT was born on 7 Feb 1996.

359 M
360 F 361 F

ii. Andrew Douglas VINCENT was bora on 11 May 1998.

iii. Rachel Denise VINCENT was born on 2 Apr 2000.


iv. Hannah Elizabeth VINCENT was born on 7 Jun 2002 in American Fork, Utah, UT. She was christened on 4 Aug 2002 in Orem, Utah, UT.

265. Joshua John HARDMAN (Nancy Mae HYATT, Edmond Preston, Clarence Edmund, Frank Eugene, George Theodore, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 21 Dec 1974 in Oshkosh, Winnebego, WI.

Joshua married Sylwia LIPINSKI . Sylwia was born in Poland.


They had the following children:
362 M 363 M

i. Samuel Joshua HARDMAN was born on 23 Feb 1999. ii. Isaiah Stephen HARDMAN was born on 16 Aug 2000.
iii. Nephi Maher-shalal hash-baz HARDMAN was born in Jul 2004 in DesMoines, IA.
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364 M

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266. Jared Paul HARDMAN (Nancy Mae HYATT, Edmond Preston, Clarence Edmund, Frank Eugene, George Theodore, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 26 Sep 1976 in Berlin, Green Lake, WI.

Jared married Karen BENNETT . Jared and Karen had the following children:
365 M
366 F
i. Ezekiel Alec HARDMAN was born on 24 Nov 1999.

ii. Abish Margaret HARDMAN was born on 5 Mar 2003 in Ogden, Weber. UT.

271. Eric Joseph ZAPPE (Carol Ann HYATT, Edmond Preston, Clarence Edmund, Frank Eugene, George Theodore, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 28 Aug 1971 in Provo, Utah, UT.
Eric married Chikage KINARI on 28 Aug 1993 in Oakland,, CA. Chikage was born on 2 Mar 1969 in Osaka, Japan.

They had the following children:


367 M 368 F

i. Taylor Yusuke ZAPPE was born on 20 Feb 1995 in Reno, Washoe, NV. ii. Ashley Anna ZAPPE was born on 24 Jun 2004 in Reno, Washoe, NY.

272. Marc Alan ZAPPE (Carol Ann HYATT, Edmond Preston, Clarence Edmund, Frank Eugene, George Theodore, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 3 Dec 1972 in Provo, Utah, UT.
Marc married Kimberly Kay HAVEN on 23 Aug 1997 in Sacramento, ,CA. Kimberly was born on 3 1 Mar 1969 in Sacramento, Sacramento, CA.

They had the following children:


369 F
i. Mackenzie Renae ZAPPE was born on 5 Nov 2000 in Reno, Washoe, NV.

370 M ii. Gavin Jackson ZAPPE was born on 30 Mar 2003 in Reno, NV.
273. Alex Jon ZAPPE (Carol Ann HYATT, Edmond Preston, Clarence Edmund, Frank Eugene, George Theodore, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 23 Sep 1974 in Provo, Utah, UT.

Alex married April Sorensen BLACK daughter of David William SORENSEN and Merie Anna SORENSON. April was born on 24 Aug 1974 in SLC, SL, UT.
They had the following children:

371 M
372 F 373 M
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Zachary Ryan ZAPPE was born on 7 Feb 1998 in Provo, Utah, UT.

ii. Corynne Merie ZAPPE was born on 8 Mar 2000 in Provo, Utah, UT.
iii. Brandon Todd ZAPPE was born in Apr 2003.
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276. Jonathan Preston HYATT "Jon" (Theodore Preston, Edmond Preston, Clarence Edmund, Frank Eugene, George Theodore, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 16 May 1974 in Provo, Utah, UT.

Jonathan married Lisa Gaye I-IULLINGER daughter of Daniel HULLINGER and Janeen (Mrs Daniel) HULLINGER on 24 Nov 1999 in Bountiful, Davis, UT. Lisa was born on 28 Jun 1971 in Roseburg, Douglas, OR.
They had the following children:
374 M 375 M

i. Nicholas Preston HYATT was born on 1 1 Jan 2001 in SLC, Salt Lake, UT.
ii. Alex Jay HYATT was born on 21 Feb 2003 in American Fork, Utah, UT.

277. Jennifer Day HYATT (Theodore Preston, Edmond Preston, Clarence Edmund, Frank Eugene, George Theodore, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 9 Aug 1976 in Peoria, Peoria, IL.

Jennifer married Britton Carlson JACKSON on 27 Dec 1996 in SLC. Britton was born on 1 Mar 1973 in Cincinatti, Hamilton, OH.
They had the following child:
376 F

i. Abigail Louise JACKSON was born on 9 Dec 2003 in MD.

282. Shannon Olena HYATT (Thomas Alan, Edmond Preston, Clarence Edmund, Frank Eugene, George Theodore, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 15 Jun 1977 in Denton, Denton, TX.

Shannon married Thomas Henry JOHNSON son of David JOHNSON and Marian (Mrs David) JOHNSON on 13 Jun 1998. Thomas was born on 2 Sep 1975 in Seattle, King, WN.

They had the following children:


377 F
378 F

i. Avery Danielle JOHNSON was born on 29 Jan 2001 in New York, Manhatten, NY. ii. Callie Louise JOHNSON was born on 10 Oct 2004 in FL.

283. Marcy Lynn HYATT (Thomas Alan, Edmond Preston, Clarence Edmund, Frank Eugene, George Theodore, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 12 Jul 1980 in Long Beach, Los Angeles, CA.

Marcy married Adam K. WILKINSON son of Bradley Woodbury WILKINSON and Debra Lyn SHAMY on 30 Dec 2000. Adam was born on 17 Jul 1979. They hadthe following children:

379 F

i. Olivia Kate WILKINSON was born on 18 Jun 2002 in Provo, Utah, UT. She was christened on 4 Aug 2002 in Provo, Utah, UT.

380 F

ii. Alison Mae WILKINSON was born on 13 Aug 2004 in Provo, Utah, UT.

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292. Alan Preston HYATT (Frederick Roger, Edmond Preston, Clarence Edmund, Frank Eugene, George Theodore, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 23 Mar 1978 in Provo, Utah, UT.

Alan married Jana Marie WEBB daughter of John T WEBB and Jan Marie (Mrs John T ) WEBB on 13 Aug 1999 in Amer Fork, UT. Jana was born on 15 May 1976 in Ogden, Weber, UT.
They had the following children:
381 M
3 82 F

i. Jonathan Frederick HYATT was born on 27 Aug 2000 in Provo, Utah, UT.

ii. Emma Marie HYATT was born on 8 Feb 2002 in American Fork, Utah, UT. iii. Aaron Moroni HYATT was born on 8 Jul 2003 in Payson, Utah, UT.

383 M

316. David Caleb HOEVELER (Jolene DAVIS, Anita Belle HYATT, Clarence Edmund, Frank Eugene, George Theodore, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 22 Mar 1974 in Bountiful, Davis, UT.

David married April MAY on 14 Aug 1998. April was born on 13 May 1972 in Rexburg, Madison, ID.
They had the following child::
3 84

i. Caleb Alan HOEVELER was born on 22 Nov 2001 in WN.

3 17. Michael Jacob HOEVELER (Jolene DAVIS, Anita Belle HYATT, Clarence Edmund, Frank Eugene, George Theodore, Frederick Wetzel) was bora on 18 Mar 1976 in Bountiful, Davis, UT.

Michaelmarried Jessalyn, Jessie SECOLA on 1 Jul 1996. Jessalyn, was born on 10 Jan 1978/1979 in Puerto Rico.
They had the following children:
385 F i. Celine Jessalyn HOEVELER was born 8 Mar 1996 in Ft Lauderdale, Broward, FL.

386 M ii. Anthony Michael HOEVELER was born 28 Jun 2000 in Phoenix, Maricopa,, AZ.

320. .Amanda DAVIS (David Hyatt DAVIS, Anita Belle HYATT, Clarence Edmund, Frank Eugene, George Theodore, Frederick Wetzel) was born on 2 Jun 1981 in Rexburg, Madison, ID.

Amanda married Michael Reid BUNNELL on 30 Sep 2000. Michael was born on 11 Dec 1978 in St Anthony, Fremont, ID.
They had the following child::
387 M

i. James Reid BUNNELL was born on 27 May 2002 in Logan, Cache, UT.

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ADAMS, Melinda H. L(b.1848) . . 9S AKERS, Eugene S. , MD(b.1850) 32S 75 AKERS, Mabel M(b.1876) ANDERSON, Betty M(b.1926) . 105S ANDERSON, Vivien, V L(b.1903) 85S ARMINGTON, 1 193 194 ARMINGTON, 2 195 ARMINGTON, 3 196 ARMINGTON, 4 ARMINGTON, Howard C(b.1884) 72S ARMINGTON, John H A(b.1913) 124
80S BADORF, Peter A.(b.1888) BAUER, Linda Louise 147S BENNETT, Karen 267S BLACK, April Sorensen(b.1974) 274S 31S BLACK, Frank P.(b.1854) 73 BLACK, George Henry(b.1890) BLACK, Mabel Anna(b.1886) . . . 71 BLACK, Nona Ross(b.1888) . . . 72

CHENEY, Mathilda TA(b.1851) 14 CHILD, Christopher D(b.1986) . 329 330 CHILD, Jessica(b.1989) CHILD, Paul Eckman(b.1961) . 172S CHILD, Stephanie(b.1989) ... 331 CHINNOCK, Ella Mae ME(b.1880) 37S CHRISTENSEN, C D(b.1958) . 167S CLAXTON, Mr 34S CLAY, Abigail (twin)(b.1861) . . . 22S CLEMENT, Melinda 269S CONDO, William "WiH"(b. 1896) . 51S COY, Debra Nadine(b.1960) .. 170S CROSBY, Joshua 295S CURRIER, Estella B.(b.1880) . . 38S DAVIS, Amanda(b. 1981) .... 321

DAVIS, Annette(b.1963) 171 DAVIS, David B "Ben"(b.1983) . 322 DAVIS, David Hyatt(b.1956) . . 169 DAVIS, Elaine(b.1985) DAVIS, Emily Kathleen(b.1984) DAVIS, Fielding S(b.1987) ... DAVIS, Jennifer Ann(b.1989) .. DAVIS, Jolene(b.1953) DAVIS, LuAnn(b.1965)
323 326 324 328

BLACK, Sarah nAdelaide"(b.1895) 74

BLAISDELL, Donna M(b.1937) 141S BRADBURY, Patricia M.(b.1904) 69S BUDVARSON, Teri M(b.1951) . 160S BUNNELL, James Reid(b.2002) 388 BUNNELL, Michael Reid(b.1978) 321S BUTLER, Bernice(b.1901) 97 BUTLER, Danielle(b.1958) . . . 161S BUTLER, Dorothy(b.1915) . . . 100 BUTLER, lrene(b.1909) 98 BUTLER, lrving(b.1884) 46S BUTLER, Jeannette(b.1918) .. 101 BUTLER, Katherine(b.1912) . . . 99 CAIRNS, Melvenia(b.1825) 6S CARNIGHAN, Rose A R(b.1906) 96S CARTER, Bonnie Jean(b. 1925) 151

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DAVIS, Nathan Alan(b.1981) .. 325 DAVIS, Ralph Howard(b.1926) . 104S DAVIS, Richard Hyatt(b.1958) . 170 DAVIS, Sarah Marie(b.1986) .. DAVIS, TeddiSue(b. 1958) ... EDMONDS, Belle AIberta(b.1899) FELT, Linda Kay FETCH, Maria Appey(b.1937) . FLOYD, Guy(b.1883) FLOYD, Nellie M(b.1885)
327 174S 53S 263S 136S 45 46

CARTER, CarilJean(b.1960) .. 254 CARTER, Gerald Robert(b.1931) 152


CARTER, Gregory G(b.1956) . 253 CARTER, Robert Joseph(b.1894) 91S CASSEDY, Debera Kay(b.1957) 221 CASSEDY, Irving Boyd(b.1933) 135S CASSEDY, Steven Scott(b.1960) 222 CHENEY, AlphonsoP(b.1853) .. 15 CHENEY, Daniel S.(b.1821) . . . 3S
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FLOYD, William H.(b.1848) 16S FOREMAN, Virginia lrene(b.1905) 86S FRANCIS, Shirley L(b.1934) . . 156S FRITZKI, Esther 87S FULLER, Jennie(b.1857) 12S FURSE, Brian Charles(b.1976) 340 FURSE, Heather Marie(b.1985) 343 FURSE, Holly Marie(b.1977) . . 341 FURSE, Michael 175S

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Name_ No. Page

FURSE, Steven Norman(b.1980) GANIERE, Mary Elaine(b.1956) GEHRMAN, Betty Lou(b. 1933) GEMUENDEN, David W(b.1956) GEMUENDEN, DT(b.1964) .. GEMUENDEN, Herman J(b.1903) GEMUENDEN, J HJr(b.1958) . GEMUENDEN, J HSr.(b.1934)

342 165S 130S 199 198 84S 204 130

GEMUENDEN, JayneM(b.1958) 200 GEMUENDEN, Jill(b.1964) ... 210 128 GEMUENDEN, John J(b.1930) GEMUENDEN, J W(b.1961) .. GEMUENDEN, Marie E(b.1958) GEMUENDEN, MJ(b.1963) .. GEMUENDEN, P Lynn J(b.1961) GEMUENDEN, PL SR(b.1939)
206 197 207 208 131

GEMUENDEN, Robert T(b.1963) GEMUENDEN, Salli S(b.1963) GEMUENDEN, SW(b.1965) .. GEMUENDEN, TPeter(b.1959) GEMUENDEN, TW(b.1931) ..

202 209 203 205 129

GEMUENDEN, W David(b.1930) 127


GEMUENDEN, WJay(b.1962) . 201 GRIFFIN, Arthur E(b.1886) .... 50 49 GRIFFIN, Carson(b. 1879)

GRIFFIN, Emma(b.1877) GRIFFIN, Lovina or LMC(b.1889) GRIFFIN, Luella(b.1878) GRIFFIN, Thomas J or S.(b.1852) GRIFFIN, Thomas V.(b.1911) . GULBRANDSEN, James .... HANSON, Eileen Marion(b.1935) HANSON, Raili Dawn(b.1960) . HARDMAN, Abish M(b.2003) . HARDMAN, Anne E(b.1971) ..

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49S 48 17S 102 175S 128S 166S 367 264

HARDMAN, Caleb A(b. 1998) . . 355 HARDMAN, Daniel H(b.1969) . 263


HARDMAN, Dylan M(b.2002) . HARDMAN, Ethan S(b. 1994) . . HARDMAN, Ezekiel A(b.1999) . HARDMAN, Heather L(b.1973) HARDMAN, Isaiah S(b.2000) . HARDMAN, Jared Paul(b.1976)
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41 38 30 29 29 22 30 23 30 29 30 23 29 30 29 30 30 23 30 30 30 30 30 23 29 23 29 30 11 10 18 10 18 10 10 18 41 29 39 45 36 44 44 36 44 44 44 45 36 44 36 44

HARDMAN, Joshua J(b.1974) . 266 HARDMAN, Judy HARDMAN, Lauren G(b.1996) . HARDMAN, Maia Amore(b. 1997) HARDMAN, Nathaniel P(b.1984) HARDMAN, Nephi Dale(b.1980) HARDMAN, Nephi M H(b.2004) HARDMAN, Samuel J(b.1999) . HARDMAN, Sarah Kay(b.1978) HARDMAN, Sean R(b.2002) .. HARDMAN, Stephen J(b.1946) HAVEN, Kimberly Kay(b.1969) . HAWKINS, Emma, Carrie HERBERT, William HILMAN, John Wilfred HODGES, Brittany HOEVELER, Anthony M(b.2000) HOEVELER, Caleb Alan(b.2001) HOEVELER, Celine J(b. 1996) . HOEVELER, David C(b.1974) .

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271 357 354 270 269 365 363 268 358 158S 273S
29S 117S 139S 294S 387 385 386 317

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HOEVELER, Jonathan l(b.1979) 320 HOEVELER, Michael J(b.1976) 318


HOEVELER, Rachael(b.1977) . HOEVELER, William A(b. 1953) HOLLENBACH, Dwayne HOLMAN, Lynn HONES, Patricia HULLINGER, Lisa Gaye(b.1971) HURLEY, Barbara L.(b.1954) . HURLEY, Janet A.(b. 1952) ... HURLEY, Michael J.(b. 1967) . . HURLEY, Patricia C.(b.1955) . . HURLEY, William HURLEY, William R.(b.1964) .. HYATT, Aaron Moroni(b.2003) . HYATT, Alan Preston(b.1978) .

HYATT, Albert Ray(b.1902) .... 90 HYATT, Alex Jay(b.2003) HYATT, Amy(b. 1983) HYATT, Andrew P , DO(b.1961)

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319 168S 275S 121S 120S 277S 181 180 184 182 119S 183 384 293 376 296 167

HYATT, Andrew Warren(b.1977) 279 HYATT, Anita Belle(b.1925) .. 104

HYATT, Annabelle 'Belle'(b.1854) HYATT, Benjamin J(b.1992)

16

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Name

HYATT, Bethany Marie(b.1981) HYATT, Beverly(b.1953)

HYATT, Bradley T(b. 1982) ... 285 HYATT, Brian Edward(b.1979) . 294 HYATT, Bruner David(b.1835) .. 9

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HYATT, Candice Marie(b.1979) 336 HYATT, Carly Adeline(b.1989) . 310 HYATT, Carol Ann , RN(b.1948) 159

HYATT, Carson, James(b.1827)

315 HYATT, Caryn Verona(b.1989) HYATT, Catherine R(b.1825) .. . 3


HYATT, Charles Preston(b.1838) 11 HYATT, Charlotte(b.1833) .... 8 24 HYATT, Charlotte(b.1859) HYATT, Christopher P(b.1983) 335 HYATT, Clarence E , D0(b.1900) 53
314 HYATT, Deborah Mae(b.1986) HYATT, Dolores Mae(b.1904) .. 91

150 HYATT, Dona Rae HYATT, Edith May(b.1870) .... 35

HYATT, Edmond P(b.1923) ... 103 HYATT, Edward Richard(b. 1955) 163

HYATT, Effie HYATT, Emma M.(b.1856)

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34 17

HYATT, Emma Marie(b.2002) . 383 HYATT, Estelle Laverne(b.1857) 23 HYATT, Francis F A Capt(b.1840) 12

HYATT, Frank Boal(b.1881) ... 41 HYATT, Frank E , DO(b.1867) . . 26 HYATT, Frederick Roger(b.1955) 164
1 HYATT, Frederick Wetzel(b.1799) HYATT, George David(b.1911) . 92 HYATT, George Theodore(b. 1830) 6
HYATT, Gladys Adelaide(b.1896) 51 HYATT, Grace Clay(b.1906) ... 52 302 HYATT, Gregory Scott(b.1988) 40 HYATT, Harold L(b.1868)
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HYATT, Hattie(b.1859) 18 295 HYATT, Heidi(b.1981) HYATT, Heinsel H(b.1854) ... 21 HYATT, Herbert Howard(b.1855) 22
HYATT, Herbert Peter(b.1957) . 165

HYATT, Ida(b.1865) HYATT, Ida Melvenia(b.1862) . HYATT, infant son HYATT, Irma Corrine(b.1874) .

19 25 42 36

HYATT, James "F"(b. 1958) ... 166

HYATT, Jeanine Marie(b.1962)

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HYATT, Jennifer Day(b.1976) . 278

HYATT, Jesse Norman(b.1989) HYATT, Jessica K(b.1985) ... HYATT, John P.(b.1826) HYATT, Jonathan F(b.2000) . . HYATT, Jonathan P(b.1974) .. HYATT, Joyce lndino(b.1992) . HYATT, Justin James(b.1987) . HYATT, Karin Abigail(b.1989) HYATT, Kelli Ann(b.1980) .... HYATT, Kim Andrew(b.1954) . .

338 308 4 382 277

292 298 286 334 174

HYATT, Kristen Marie(b.1983) . 337 HYATT, Kristine Deaun(b.1984) 313 HYATT, Lance Parker(b.1994) . 312 HYATT, Lillian(b.1884) 44

HYATT, Marcy Lynn(b.1980) .. 284 HYATT, Maren Danielle(b.1987) HYATT, Mary Annabelle(b.1993) HYATT, Matthew Henry(b.1996) HYATT, Max Davis(b.1998) ... HYATT, Mina, Mini E.(b.1860) .

309 304 305 339 32

HYATT, Myra(b.1862) 33 HYATT, Nancy Mae(b.1947) .. 158

HYATT, Nettie A.(b.1869) 20 HYATT, Nicholas P(b.2001) .. 375 HYATT, Nicole Alane(b. 1984) . 307 HYATT, Norman B(b.1837) ... 10
HYATT, Norman F(b.1926)

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HYATT, Norman F(b.1926) ... 105 HYATT, Norman Merry(b.1895) . 93 94 HYATT, Perry(b.1909) HYATT, Perry Fred(b.1879) ... 43

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Name_

HYATT, Peter Michel(b.1986) . 301 HYATT, Phillip Edmond(b.1991) 316 HYATT, Rachel Diane(b.1982) . 306 HYATT, Ray Hayes(b.1877) ... 37
HYATT, Rebecca Belle(b. 1987) HYATT, Richard T(b.1979) ... HYATT, Robert Preston(b.1982) HYATT, Robert T(b. 1934) .... HYATT, Robyn Marie(b.1956) .

HYATT, Rolinson, R M.(b.1844) . 13 HYATT, Ronald Norman(b.1951) 173


38 HYATT, Roy Grant(b.1877) 287 HYATT, Ryan Thomas(b.1991) HYATT, Sarah Ann(b.1831) ... 7

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282 280 299 106 175

HYATT, Shannon Olena(b. 1977) 283 HYATT, Stephanie Ann(b.1975) 332 HYATT, Stephen R(b.1985) .. 297 HYATT, Theodore P(b.1950) .. 160 HYATT, Thomas A, DO(b.1951)

161

HYATT, Thomas B(b.1984) .. . 300 HYATT, Thomas W(b.1822) ... 2 HYATT, Timothy Ronald(b.1978) 333 303 HYATT, Wesley David(b.1991) HYATT,, Norman PCol(b.1866) . 39 IND, Bernetta (Babe) E(b.1914) . 88S INDINO, Gracelyn D(b.1965) .. 163S IRELAND, Robert Hayes(b.1945) 143S IRELAND, Scott Robert(b.1969) 238 JACKSON, Abigail L(b.2003) . . 377 JACKSON, BrittonC(b.1973) . . 278S JOHNSON, Avery D(b.2001) .. 378 JOHNSON, Callie L(b.2004) . . 379 JOHNSON, JoEllen(b.1955) .. 164S 283S JOHNSON, Thomas H(b.1975) JOHNSTON, Cynthia J(b.1954) 259S 153S KEITH, WillaLois(b. 1926) KINARI, Chikage(b.1969) .... 272S KNOX, Ellenor or Elinor(d.1871) . 1S LA BISSONIAR, Nittie N(b.1890) 78S

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118S LANDER, Wiliam LANFEAR, Nettie Emily(b.1867) . 26S LARSON, Dorothy(b.1916) .... 92S 89S LARSON, June C(b.1921) LECHEMINANT, D Gary(b.1951) 176S LECHEMINANT, N V(b.1996) . 344 LEMOINE, Kristy Ann(b.1952) . 173S 145S LEONARD, Dareyl Lee(b.1936) LEONARD, KimberlyA(b.1960) 246 LEONARD, Sharon L(b.1959) . 245 266S LIPINSKI, Sylwia LONSDORF, John A.(b.1885) .. 60S 179 LONSDORF, Laurie LONSDORF, Lois AM W(b. 1927) 115S 177 LONSDORF, Ross J LONSDORF, son# one(b.1912) 114 178 LONSDORF, Steven 115 Wayne R.(b.1926) LONSDORF,
LYLE, John Lewis(b. 1852) . . . . 25S MARCEAUX, Marion(b.1902) .. 70S MATA-FEIJOO, Monica(b.1979) 279S 317S MAY, April(b. 1972) MCGREGOR, Sara Ellen(b.1893) 68S 39S MERRY, Edith A.(b.1862) 252 MILES, Craig Allenson(b.1956) MILES, Donald Wade(b.1925) . 151S MILES, Roberta Lee(b.1950) . . 251 MILLER, Matilda R.(b.1840) . . . 10S MITFORD-TAYLOR, Geoffrey . 260S MITFORD-TAYLOR, H(b.1995) 349 MITFORD-TAYLOR, J G(b. 1995) 350 NEVILLE, Jonathan 162S NEWELL, Carrie Blanche(b.1870) 28S NEWELL, Henrietta V(b. 1861) .. 28S NEWMAN, Alma(b.1923) .... 132S OLSON, David Michael(b.1964) 236 OLSON, Dennis John(b.1961) . 234 OLSON, James J Jr(b.1959) .. 233 OLSON, James J Sr(b.1934) .. 142S OLSON, Joseph Allan(b.1967) . 237 OLSON, Patricia Lynn(b.1962) . 235 OTIS, Reba Eloise(b.1853) .... 27S 345 OTT, #1 346 OTT, #2 OTT, #2wife (Mrs J Edward) .. 259S OTT, #3 347 OTT, Brittani Janee(b.1991) .. 352 OTT, Clarence Joseph(b.1877) . 44S OTT, Edward Francis(b.1935) . 157 OTT, Ellen (Mrs J. Edward) ... 259S OTT, James Edward(b.1956) . . 259

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41 26 35 96 17 OTT, Jean Perry(b.1906) 25 OTT, Jeannette V (Mrs Stepen) 26 1S 42 OTT, Judith Lynne(b.1960) ... 262 35 95 17 OTT, Lillian(b.1904) 25 OTT, Lora Virginia(b.1957) ... 260 35 42 OTT, Ryan Stephen(b.1987) .. 351 42 OTT, Stephen Douglas(b.1959) 261 35 42 OTTMAN, Sandra(b.1941) ... 146S 33 PERKINS, John Robert 138S 23 PHILLIPS, Elizabeth(b.1799) ... 1S 1 5S 4 PHILLIPS, Louisa(b.1830) 256 35 POSEY, #2 POSEY, #3 257 35 258 35 POSEY, #4 POSEY, Arthur D.(b.1930) ... 155 25 255 34 POSEY, Gail Anne POSEY, Lawrence(b.1928) ... 154 25 POSEY, Meredith Neil Sr(b. 1901) 95S 25 POSEY, Meridith NJr(b.1927) .153 25 34 280S 37 PREECE, KaraLynn 140 24 PRICE, Betty Lou(b.1931) 32 231 32 PRICE, Bryan(b.1960) 230 32 PRICE, Charles(b.1956) 36S 15 PRICE, Charles A(b.1872) . 141 Dean(b.1933) PRICE, Charles 24 32 216 31 PRICE, Christine Ann PRICE, CorrineAnn(b.1938) .. 145 24 33 PRICE, Corrine Sibyl(b.1934) . 135 23 31 PRICE, Dale Charles(b.1905) ..87 16 23 PRICE, David Wayne(b.1937) .136 23 31 PRICE, Donald(b.1925) 133 23 31 PRICE, Gregory John(b.1947) . 149 24 PRICE, Heidi Ann(b.1949) ... 212 31 PRICE, James Frederick(b.1942) 146 24 33 PRICE, Janet Louis 215 31 PRICE, Jo Ann Elizabeth 217 31

OTT, James Edward(b.1956) . . 259 OTT, James Fredrick(b.1932) . 156

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34 31 34 24 32 PRICE, Laurel Jean(b.1958) .. 219 31 PRICE, Marian(b.1920) 133S 31 PRICE, Marilyn Ann(b.1 963) .. 223 31 PRICE, Marvin Wayne(b.1903) . 86 16 23 PRICE, Michael David(b.1965) . 224 31 PRICE, Nancy Ann(b.1962) .. . 220 31 PRICE, Oliver Neil(b.1901) 15 85 23 PRICE, Pamela(b.1964) 249 34 PRICE, Raymond LaRoy(b. 1916) 89 16 24 PRICE, Richard Neil(b.1942) ..211 31 PRICE, Robert Anton 214 31 PRICE, Robert Neil(b.1921) .. 132 23 30 PRICE, Roger Burt(b.1933) .. . 134 23 31 PRICE, Sally Jean(b.1944) ... 138 23 PRICE, Sandra Joy(b.1939) .. 142 24 32 PRICE, Shirley 144 24 33 PRICE, Stanley Hyatt(b.1907) ..88 16 24 PRICE, Stanley Richard(b.1952) 148 24 PRICE, Susan Diane(b.1966) . 225 32 PRICE, Susan Joan(b.1944) .. 137 23 32 PRICE, Thomas Alan(b. 1947) . 147 24 34 PRICE, Thomas Neill 213 31 PRICE, Timothy(b. 1962) 232 32 PRICE, Virginia (Vicky) l(b.1948) 139 23 PROUTY, Mary Fannie(b.1844) . 10S 8 RASMUSSEN, Steven Garn . . 175S 41 REDDEN, Joseph Albert(b.1890) 74S 22 REDDEN, Sarah E(b.1922) ... 125 22 REGAN, Gipsy(d. 1961) 43S 17 ROACH, Brian David(b.1985) . 291 37 ROACH, David Preston(b.1978) 288 37 ROACH, James Vincent(b.1979) 289 37 ROACH, Kenneth David(b.1953) 162S 37 ROACH, Michele Elaine(b.1982) 290 37 ROSS, Alan Warde(b.1889) ... 63 13 ROSS, Anna Elizabeth(b.1864) . 30 6 13

PRICE, Joseph Alan(b.1961) .. PRICE, Kathleen Denise(b.1957) PRICE, Kevin(b.1969) PRICE, LaRae Terri(b.1945) ..

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ROSS, Betty C.(b. 1812) ROSS, Dau #1 ROSS, Dau#2 ROSS, Donald Arthur(b. 1905) . ROSS, Earl(b.1885) ROSS, Eleanor (Ella R(b.1866) . ROSS, Elsie(b.1885) ROSS, Fanny (Mrs LG(b.1881) ROSS, Frank A.(b.1856)

ROSS, Frederick William(b.1860)

ROSS, George Nyce(b.1827) ROSS, Guy(b.1875)

ROSS, Howard(b.1893) ROSS, Irwin, Irving W.(b. 1854)

ROSS, Leslie Garfield(b.1881) ..56

76S ROSS, Lillian(b.1886) 55 ROSS, Lillian(b.1880) 64 ROSS, Melvin(b.189) ROSS, Mildred Sarah(b.1890) ..60
63S ROSS, Mrs. Dollie ROSS, Myrtle Paulina(b.1883) ..57

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ROSS, Reba EIoise(b.1908) .. 108 59 ROSS, Wayne McVeigh(b.1887) ROTH, Esther Ann(b. 1934) ... 134S RUSSELL, Alan B.(b.1962) ... 187 RUSSELL, Albert Hyatt(b.1904) .70

RUSSELL, Anna Roi(b.1923) .117 RUSSELL, Benjamin B.(b.1932) 120 RUSSELL, Brian R.(b.1972) . . 192 RUSSELL, Carl Ross(b.1898) ..69
RUSSELL, David R.(b.1958) .. 186 RUSSELL, Dean FSr(b.1895) ..68 RUSSELL, Dean FJr(b.1921) . RUSSELL, Frederick R(b.1932) RUSSELL, George Henry(b.1892) RUSSELL, Henry Albert(b.1855) RUSSELL, Jill R.(b.1964) .... RUSSELL, Karen D(b.1969) .. RUSSELL, Katherine A.(b.1966) RUSSELL, Nancy Ellen(b.1925)
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30S 189 191 190 118 21

19 13 13 19 13 6 13 12 19 6 12 6 12 6 12 19 12 6 11 12 19 22 12 13 12 20 13 12 19 19 12 31 28 13 21 21 21 28 29 13 21 28 13 20 20 21 13 13 28 29 29

RUSSELL, Patricia(b.1956) ... 185 RUSSELL, Patricia J(b.1962) . . 188 RUSSELL, Patricia R.(b.1928) . 119

RUSSELL, Robert S(b.1935) .. 123 RUSSELL, Timothy R.(b.1942) 121

SECOLA, Jessalyn, J(b.1978) . 318S SERVATY, Claire J.(b.1891) ... 82 83S SERVATY, Dorothy M L(b.1907) SERVATY, Helen (Mrs C(d. 1970) 82S SERVATY, John J.(b.1867) .... 35S SERVATY, Lynn David(b.1901) . 83 SERVATY, Madeline(b.1904) . . 84

SIMPSON, Charlynn(b.1957) . . 169S SORENSEN, ORAM , R(b.1922) 103S 348 SOUTHMAYD, J Scott(b.1986) Robert Charles 260S SOUTHMAYD, 319S STANGLE, Todd(b.1974) 10S STONE, Emma N.(b.1855) SUTTON, Theresa C.(b.1839) . . 9S SWENSON, Donna(b.1935) .. 152S TOMPKINS, Carolyn(b.1912) . . 112 TOMPKINS, Fred B.(b.1879) ... 57S TOMPKINS, Gail M(b.1910) .. 111 TOMPKINS, John T.(b.1915) .. 113 TOMPKINS, Lucille R.(b.1902) . 110 VAUGHAN, Ann V(b.1904) .... 90S VINCENT, Andrew D(b.1998) . 360 264S VINCENT, Dennis VINCENT, Hannah E(b.2002) . 362 VINCENT, Rachel D(b.2000) . . 361 VINCENT, Rebecca A(b.1996) . 359 VITTALIS, Gary John(b.1949) . 227 VITTALIS, Jeffery J(b.1951) .. 228 140S VITTALIS, John Marro(b.1928) VITTALIS, Ronald J(b.1953) .. 229 WARMBOE, Douglas 145S WARMBOE, Jeffery L(b.1963) . 247 WARMBOE, Lloyd A. Jr(b. 1937) 145S WEBB, Jana Marie(b.1976) ... 293S WEBSTER, Jeffrey . . 226 137S WEBSTER, John WENDT, Mary Elizabeth(b.1937) 127S WENTSLOFF, Elaine A(b.1 937) 129S WHITCOMB, Lutie W(b.1906) . 124S 284S WILKINSON, Adam K.(b.1979) 381 WILKINSON, Alison M(b.2004) WILKINSON, Olivia Kate(b.2002) 380 WILLARD, Ada, Myrtle 77 WILLARD, Charles Lowell(b.1858) 32S

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No. Page

3 22 15 14 14 14 14 22 240 33 WILLIAMS, Caroline 241 33 WILLIAMS, Jerry 244 33 WILLIAMS, Michael 144S 33 WILLIAMS, Orrin WILLIAMS, Pattie 239 33 243 33 WILLIAMS, Raymond 242 33 WILLIAMS, Thomas 131S 30 WOLFE, Judy(b.1940) 274 36 ZAPPE, Alex Jon(b.1974) 45 ZAPPE, Ashley Anna(b.2004) . 369 45 374 45 ZAPPE, Brandon Todd(b.2003) ZAPPE, Corynne Merie(b.2000) 373 45 ZAPPE, Emily Erika(b.1978) .. 275 36 ZAPPE, Eric Joseph(b.1971) . . 272 36 45 ZAPPE, Gavin Jackson(b.2003) 371 45 ZAPPE, Mackenzie R(b.2000) . 370 45 ZAPPE, Marc Alan(b.1972) ... 273 36 45 ZAPPE, Michael Aaron(b.1985) 276 36 ZAPPE, Taylor Yusuke(b. 1995) 368 45 ZAPPE, Wolfgang Alfred(b.1948) 159S 36 ZAPPE, Zachary Ryan(b.1998) 372 45

WILLARD, Eugene A OS(b. 1846) 14S WILLARD, Francis E(b.1906) . 126 WILLARD, Howard E(b.1895) . . 81 WILLARD, Myra (or ME(b.1893) . 80 79 WILLARD, Myrtle, Ada WILLARD, Ralph David(b.1889) . 78 WILLARD, Roy Lowell(b.1883) . 76

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1 Frederick Wetzel HYATT (b. 1799-Newark,New Castle,DE;d.1895-Prescott,Pierce,WI)


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sp: Elizabeth PHILLIPS (b.l799-Hempfield Twp,Lancaster,PA;m.l821;d.l857-Prescott,Pierce,WI)

2. Thomas Wetzel,Wetsol HYATT (b.1822-HTL,PA;d. 1840-Venango,Erie,PA) 2. Catherine Rebecca HYATT (b.l 825-Milton,Northumberland,PA;d. 1902-Prescott,Pierce,WI)
sp: Daniel S. CHENEY (b. 1 82 1-Sutton,NH;m. 1 847;d. 1 903-Prescott,Pierce,WI)

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3. Mathilda "Tillie" A CHENEY (b. 1851;d.1871-Prescott,Pierce,WI)


sp: Eugene Alfonso or S. WILLARD (b.l 846-MD;m.l 868;d.l875-Prescott,P,WI)
3. Alphonso P CHENEY (b.l853;d,1858)

2. John P. HYATT (b. 1826-Milton,Northumberland,PA;d. 1 828-PA)

2. Carson, James HYATT (b. 1827-Milton,Northumberland,PA;d. 1870-Chetopa,LaBette,KS)


sp: Louisa PHILLIPS (b. 1830-PA;m. 1853 ;d.1869-Chetopa,LaBette,KS)
: 3. Annabelle 'Belle' HYATT (b. 1854-Prescott,Pierce,WI;d. 1939-0 WC,H,tA (1896))

sp: William H. FLOYD (b.l848-Eng;m.l879;d.l880-of Webster City,Hamilton,IA)

4. Guy FLOYD (b. 1883-Webster CityHamilton,Iowa)


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- - 4. Nellie M FLOYD (b. 1885-IA)

sp: Irving BUTLER (b. 1884-IA)


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5. Bernice BUTLER (b.!901-IA)

5. Irene BUTLER (b.1909-IA) ;

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5. Katherine BUTLER (b. 1912-IA) 5. Dorothy BUTLER (b. 19 15)

5. Jeannette BUTLER (b,1918-IA)

3. Emma M. HYATT (b.1856-Prescott,Pierce,Wl;d. 1910-Prescott,Pierce,WI)

sp: Thomas J or S. GRIFFIN (b.l852-Niles,MI;m,1876;d.l924)

4. Emma GRIFFIN (b. 1 877)

4. Luella GRIFFIN (b.1878-WI)


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4. Carson GRIFFIN (b.1879-WT)

sp: Lovina or Louina (Mrs Carson) GRIFFIN (b.l 889-CoIorado;d.l972-)

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5. Thomas V. GRIFFIN (b. 19 1 1-Colorado;d. 1 978-Denver,Adams,CO)

4. Arthur E GRIFFIN (b.l886-WI) 3 . Hattie HYATT (b.1859-Prescott,Pierce,WI;d. 18 80)


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3. Ida HYATT (b. 1865-Prescott,Pierce,WI;d. 1954-Webster City,Hamilton,IA)


3. Nettie A. HYATT (b.1869-Chetopa,LaBette,KS;d. .1 869-Chetopa,LaBette,KS)

2. George Theodore HYATT (b.1830-Milton,Northumberland,PA;d.1900-Joliet,Will,lL)

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sp: Melvenia CAIRNS (b. 1825-NYC,NY;m. 1853;d. 1898-Lockport,Will,IL)

. 3 . Herbert Howard HYATT (b.1855-Red Wing,G,MN;d. 1940-Joliet,WiII,EL)


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3 Heinsel Hargraves HYATT (b.1854-Red Wing,G,MN;d. 1855-Red Wing,G,MN)

sp: Abigail CLAY (twin) (b.l861-Lockport,Will Co,IL;m.1893 ;d.1926~L,WC,IL)

4. Gladys Adelaide HYATT (b.1896;d. 1986-Joliet,Will,IL)


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sp: William "Will" CONDO (b.l896-Joliet,WilI. IL;m.l916;d.l966-)


4. Grace Clay HYATT (b. 1906)

3. Estelle Laveme HYATT (b.1857-Gardner,Grundy,IL;d.1920- 1lUS,Joliet,Will,IL) 3 Charlotte HYATT (b.1859-Grundy Co,IL;d.Grundy Co,IL) 3. Ida Melvenia HYATT (b.l862-Greenfield Twp.,G,IL;d.193 8-Joliet,Will,IL)
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sp: John Lewis LYLE (b.l852-Antrim5A5Ireland;m.l906;d.l918-3HA)Joliet,W,IL)

3 .Frank Eugene HYATT ,DO (b.l867-Gardner,Grundy,IL;d.1945-JoIiet,Will,IL)


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sp: Nettie Emily LANFEAR (b.l867-Homer Twp.,Will,IL;m. 1896;d. 1959-)

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4. Clarence Edmund HYATT ,DO (b.1900-Lockport,Will,IL;d. 197 8-0,Utah,UT)


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994-) sp: Belle Alberta EDMONDS (b. 1899-Hastings,Barry,MI;m.1922;d. 1

5. Edmond Preston HYATT (b,1923-Joliet,Will,IL)


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sp: ORA MAE SORENSEN ,RN (b,1922-Taylor,W,TX;m.l945)

5. Anita Belle HYATT (b.l925-Grand Haven,Ottawa,MI)


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sp: Ralph Howard DAVIS (b.l926-SLC,UT;m.l950)

5. Norman Frederick HYATT (b.l926-Joliet,Will,IL)


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sp: Betty Marie ANDERSON (b.1926-SLC,UT;m. 1949;d.2003-)


5. Robert Theodore HYATT (b,1934-Joliet,Will,II;d.l934-Joliet,Will,IL)

2. Sarah Ann HYATT (b. 183 1-Milton, Northumberland,PA;d.l893-Prescott,Pierce,WI)


sp: George Nyce ROSS (b.l827-RSC,PA;m,1850;d.l899-Duluth,MN)

3. Irwin, Irving W. ROSS (b.l854-IL;d.l933)


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sp: RebaEloise OUS (b.l853-WI;m.l874)

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4. Guy ROSS (b.1875-TX)


sp: UNKNOWN

5 Donald Arthur ROSS (b.1 905)

5. Reba Eloise ROSS (b.1908)

4. Lillian ROSS (b.l 880)

3 . Frank A. ROSS (b.1856-Good Farm Twp,Grundy Co,IL;d.1919-Superior,WI)


sp: Henrietta Viroqua NEWELL (b.1861;m.1878;d. 1894-Superior,WI)

4. Leslie Garfield ROSS (b.l 881-WI;d. 1937)

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sp: Fanny (Mrs Leslie Garfield) ROSS (b. 1881-WI)

4. Myrtle Paulina ROSS (b. 1883 ;d.1970)


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5. Betty C. ROSS (b.l812-WI)

sp: Fred B. TOMPKINS (b.l879;m.l904;d.l945-0f Rice Lake,Barron,WI)

5. Lucille R. TOMPKINS (b.l902-0f Rice LakesBarron,WI)

5. Gail M TOMPKINS (b.1910-Of Rice Lake,Barron,WI)


5. Carolyn TOMPKINS (b.l912-Of Rice LakeJBarron,WI)

5. John T. TOMPKINS (b.l9I5-Of Rice Lake,Barron,WI)


4, Elsie ROSS (b,1885;d.l886)

4. Wayne McVeigh ROSS (b.l887;d.l910)


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4. Mildred Sarah ROSS (b.l890;d.l963-Wl)


sp: John A. LONSDORF (b,1885-Manitowoc,WI)

5. son # one LONSDORF (b.1912)


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5. Wayne R. LONSDORF (b.!926;d.l983-Colorado Springs,ElPaso,CO)


sp: Lois A.(Mrs Wayne) LONSDORF (b.l927-of OH;d.l998-)

4. Howard ROSS (b.1893 ;d.1894-Superior,WI)


sp: Carrie Blanche NEWELL (b.1870-of Prescott,Pierce,WI;m. 1896)

3. Frederick William ROSS (b.1860-Prescott,Pierce,WI;d. 1913)


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sp: Emma, Carrie HAWKINS (m.1884)

4. Earl ROSS (b.l885;d.l941)

4. Alan Warde ROSS (b.1889-Winnipeg,Canada;d. 1973)


4. Melvin ROSS (b.l89;d.l906)

4. Dau #1 ROSS 4. Dau #2 ROSS 3 Anna Elizabeth ROSS (b.1864-Prescott,Pierce,WI;d. 1932-NJ)


932-) sp: Henry Albert RUSSELL ,MD (b.1855-Center Lovell,0,ME;m.189 1;d.1
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4. George Henry RUSSELL (b.1892-Superior,D,WI;d. 1894-Superior,D,WI)


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4. Dean F. RUSSELL Sr (b.l895-Superior,D,WI;d. 1961-LA,LA,CA)


sp: Sara Ellen MCGREGOR (b.l893-RG,MT;m.l920;d.l983-CP,LA,CA)

93 6-Vashon,King,WN) 5. Dean F. RUSSELL Jr (b. 1921-WI;d.1

5. Anna Roy RUSSELL (b.1923-WI)


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sp: Mr. HERBERT

5. Nancy E. RUSSELL (b.1925-WI)


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sp: Mr. LANDER

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4. Carl Ross RUSSELL (b.1898-Superior,D,WI;d.1986-Sun City,Maricopa. AZ)

sp: Patricia M. BRADBURY (b.l904;m.l927;d.l990-Sun City,M,AZ)

5. Patricia R. RUSSELL (b. 1928-Montclair,NJ)


sp: Mr. HURLEY
5. Benjamin B. RUSSELL (b.l932-Radburn,NJ)
sp: Patricia HONES (m.1954)
5. Timothy R. RUSSELL (b.1 942)
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sp: Lynn HOLMAN


4. Albert Hyatt RUSSELL (b.1904-Superior,D,WI;d. 1960-Smoke Rise,NJ)

sp: Marion MARCEAUX (b.l902-Choes,NY;m.l929;d.l995-E,SD,CA)

5. Frederick Ross RUSSELL (b.1932)

5. Robert Stearns RUSSELL (b.1 -Parkersburg,Wood,WV) 93 5;d.2001

3. Eleanor (Ella Rebecca) ROSS (b.1866-Prescott,Pierce,WI;d. 1945-LA,LA,CA)

sp: Frank P. BLACK (b.1854-MadisonvilleOH;m. 1884;d.1929-Los Angeles,L,CA)

4. Mabel Anna BLACK (b.1886-Prescott,Pierce,WI;d. 1 886)

4. NonaRoss BLACK (b.1888-Prescott,Pierce,WI;d.l972-LA,LA,CA 90013)


sp: Howard Coleman ARMINGTON (b.l884-Camden,NJ;m.l91l;d.l966-)

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5. John Howard "Army" ARMINGTON (b.l913-LAJLA,CA;d.l996-)


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sp: Lutie W WffiTCOMB (b.1906-KS;m. 1936;d.2004-SD,SD,CA)

4. George Henxy BLACK (b. 1890)

4. Sarah "Adelaide" BLACK (b.1895-Superior,WI;d.2000-Tucson,Pima,AZ)


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sp: Joseph Albert REDDEN (b.l890-IA;m.l920)

2. Charlotte HYATT (b.1 83 3-Milton,Nortliumberland,PA) 2. Bruner David HYATT (b.I835-Venango,Erie (Crawford),PA;d.19 15-Waupaca,Waupaca,WI)
sp: Theresa C. SUTTON (b.l839-Oswego Co,NY;m.l859;d.l866-WI)

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5. Sarah "Eleanor" REDDEN (b.1922-CA)

3 .Mina, Mini E.HYATT (b.1860-Menomonie,WI;d.193 1-St. Paul,Ramsey,MN)


sp: Eugene S. AKERS ,MD (b.l850-IL;m.l877)

4. Mabel MAKERS (b.i 876-IL)


sp: Charles Lowell WILLARD (b.l858-Naples,ME;m.l883;d.l913-MN)

4. Roy Lowell WILLARD (b. 1883-Mpl's,MN;d. 1963-Mpl's3MN)


sp: Lillian ROSS (b-1886-MN)

5. Francis E WILLARD (b.l906-MN)

4. Ada, Myrtle WILLARD

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4. Ralph David WILLARD (b.1889-Mpl's,MN;d.1966-Mpl's,MN)


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sp: Nlttie Nettie LA BISSONIAR (b.l890;d.l980)

4. Myrtle, Ada WILLARD

4. Myra (or Mina) E. WILLARD (b.1893-River FallsJPierce. WI;d. 1980-)


sp: Peter A. BADORF (b.l888-Germany;d.l920-NYC,NY)

4. Howard Eugene WILLARD (b.1895-River Falls,WI;d. 1916)

3. Myra HYATT (b.l862;d.l863)


3, Effie HYATT
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sp: Mr CLAXTON

sp: Melinda H. "Linda" ADAMS (b.!848-St. Clair,IL;m.l868;d.l926-Prescott,Pierce,WI)


3. Edith May HYATT (b.l870-Ellsworth,Pierce,WI;dJ961-Grandview Hosp,I,Ml)
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sp: John J. SERVATY (b.l867-Belvidere,Boone,IL;m.l890;d.l946-WI)

4. Claire J. SERVATY (b.l891-Millville,Grant,WI;d.l970)


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sp: Helen (Mrs Claire) SERVATY (d.1970)

4. Lynn David SERVATY (b,1901;d.l969-Little Rock,Pulaski,Arkansas 72227)


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sp: Dorothy (Mrs Lynn) SERVATY (b.l907;d.l996-LR,P,Arkansas 72227)

4. Madeline SERVATY (b,1904;d.2000-Cable,Bayfield,WI)


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sp: Herman J. GEMUENDEN (b.l903-MI;d.l973-Cable,BayfieId,WI)

5. William David GEMUENDEN (b.1930-)


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sp: Mary Elizabeth WENDT (b.l937;m.l957)

5. John Jay GEMUENDEN (b.1930-;d.2002-Guilford County,NC 27406)


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sp: Eileen Marion HANSON (b.l935;m.l955)

5. Thomas Warner GEMUENDEN (b,1931-ofDuluth,MN 55803)


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sp: Elaine Ann WENTSLOFF (b.l937;m,1961)

5. James Herman GEMUENDEN Sr. (b.l934;d.l997-Oregon,Lucas,OH)


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933 ;m.1956) sp: Betty Lou GEHRMAN (b.1

5. Peter Lynn GEMUENDEN SR (b.1939-of Duluth,MN 55803)


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sp: Judy WOLFE (b.l940;m.l960)

3. Irma Corrine HYATT (b.l874-River Falls,Pierce,WI;d.l949-WI)


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sp: Charles Alousious PRICE (b.l872;m.!900;d.l964-WI)

4. Oliver Neil PRICE (b.l901;d,1988-St Paul,Ramsey,MN (1970))


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sp: Vivien, Vivian Louise ANDERSON (b,1903;d.l985-SP,R,MN (1970))

5. Robert Neil PRICE (b.l921-B,MN (1970);d.l997-B,H,MN55431)


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sp: Alma NEWMAN (b,1923-MN;d.l963-MN)

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5. Donald PRICE (b.1925)


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sp: Marian PRICE (b.l920;d.2003-Ramsey Co,MN)

4. Marvin Wayne PRICE (b.l903;d.l991-Minmtonka,MN)


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sp: Virginia Irene FOREMAN (b.l905;d.l989-Eustis,Lake,FL 32726)

5. Roger Burt PRICE (b.l933-of White Bear Lake,MN)


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sp: Esther Ann ROTH (b.1934)

5. Corrine Sibyl PRICE (b. 1934)


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sp: IrvingBoyd CASSEDY (b.1933-)


5. David Wayne PRICE (b.l937)
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sp: Maria Appey FETCH (b.l937;m.l960)

5. Susan Joan PRICE (b.l944-;d.l995-MiIlville,Wabasha,MN)


sp: John WEBSTER

5. Sally Jean PRICE (b.1944)


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sp: John Robert PERKINS (m.(Div))

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5. Virginia (Vicky) Irene PRICE (b.1948)


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sp: John Wilfred HUMAN (m.1970)

4. Dale Charles PRICE (b. 1905;d. 1989)


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sp: Esther FRTTZKI (m.(Div))

5. Betty Lou PRICE (b.1931)


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sp: John Marro VITTALIS (b.l928;m.l949)

5. Charles Dean PRICE (b.1933)


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sp: Donna Mae BLAISDELL (b.l937;m.l956)


5. Sandra Joy PRICE (b.1939)
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sp: James Joseph OLSON Sr (b.l934;m.l959)

5. LaRae Terri PRICE (b.1945)


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sp: Robert Hayes IRELAND (b.l945;m,1966)

5. Shirley PRICE
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sp:Orrin WILLIAMS
4. Stanley Hyatt PRICE (b,1907-MN;d. 1991-River Falls,Pierce,WI)

sp: Bernetta (Babe) Elsie IND (b,1914;m.l936;d.l992-Pierce CosWI)

5. Corrine Ann PRICE (b.193 8)


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sp: Dareyl Lee LEONARD (b.l936;m.l957;d,1960)


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sp: Lloyd A. WARMBOE Jr (b.l93 7;m. 1 962;d.1 964-H,D,MN)

sp: Douglas WARMBOE (m.1966)

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5. James Frederick PRICE (b. 1942)


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sp: Sandra OTTMAN (b.l941;m.l961)

5. Thomas Alan PRICE (b.1947)


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sp: LindaLouise BAUER (m.1968)

5. Stanley Richard PRICE (b.1952)

4. Raymond LaRoy PRICE (b.l916;d.2002-Hubbard Co,MN)


sp: June Constance LARSON (b. 1921;m.1946;d.1993-AtexandriaJ>,MN)

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5. Gregory John PRICE (b.1947)

3. Ray Hayes HYATT (b,1877-River FalIs,WI;d.l960)


sp: Ella Mae "Mae" E. CH3NNOCK (b,1880-River Falls,Pierce,WI;m. 190 1;d.1954)

4. Albert Ray HYATT (b.l902-River FalIs,Pierce,WI;d.l959)


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sp: Ann V VAUGHAN (b.l904;m.l926;d.l965-of Carelton,MN (1963))

5. Dona Rae HYATT

4. Dolores Mae HYATT (b.1904-River Falls,P,WI;d.1969-Pierce Co,WI)


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sp: Robert Joseph CARTER (b.l894;m.l923;d.l975-River Falls,WI)

5. Bonnie Jean CARTER (b.1925)


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995-Mondovi,BC,WI) sp: Donald Wade MILES (b.1925 ;m.1949;d. 1

5. Gerald Robert CARTER (b.193 1)


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sp: Donna SWENSON (b.1935)

4. George David HYATT (b.1911-River Falls,P,WI;d.1989-Portland,M,OR)


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9 16;m.1937;d.1996-Portland,M,OR 97217) sp: Dorothy LARSON (b.1


3. Roy Grant HYATT (b.1877-River Falls,WI;d. 1939)
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sp: Estella B. CURRIER (b,1880-River Falls,Pierce,WI;m.l904;d.l954)


901-Webster Cty,Hamilton,IA) 2. Norman Benjamin HYATT (b.183 7-Venango,Erie,PA;d.1
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sp: Matilda R. MILLER (b.l840;m.l859;d.l865-)


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844-Brookfield.,Mass;m. 1865 ;d.1879-Webster City,H,IA) sp: Mary Fannie PROUTY (b.1

3. Norman Preston HYATT, Col (b.1866-Webster City,H,IA;d.l937-NY)


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sp: Edith A. MERRY (b.l862-Muscatine Co,Iowa;m.l891;d.l932)

3 Harold L HYATT (b.1868-Webster City,Hamilton,IA;d.1868-Webster City,H,IA)


sp: Emma N. STONE (b.l855-N of Plattsburg,NY;m.1880)

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4. Norman Meriy HYATT (b. 1895-Webster CityJHamiltonJowa;d. 1920)

3. Frank Boal HYATT (b.1881-Webster City,Hamilton,IA;dJ959-ERLAH,Downey,CA)

2. Charles Preston HYATT (b.1838-Venango,Erie,PA;d. 1864-PhiIadelphia,PA)


929-SVH,Sawtelle,CA) 2. Francis 'Frank' Asbury HYATT Capt (b.1840-Venango,Erie,PA;d. 1

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sp: Jennie FULLER (b. 1857-KS;m. 1878;d. 1944-LA,LA,CA)

3 infant son HYATT

3. Perry Fred HYATT (b,1879-TX;d.l916-CA)


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sp: Gipsy REGAN (d.1961-)

3 Lillian HYATT (b.18 84;d.1906-Beaumont,Jefferson,TX)


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4. Perry HYATT (b.l909;d.!927)

sp: Clarence Joseph OTT (b.18 77-Louisville,KY;m.1903 ;d.1940-Beaumont,J,TX)

4. Lillian OTT (b,1904-TX;d.l940-Greenville,NC)


sp: Meredith Neil POSEY Sr (b.l901;m.l926;d.l976-G,Pitt,NC,27834)

5. MeridithN POSEY Jr (b.l927-TX)


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sp: Willa Lois KEITH (b.1926-Boston,MA;d.1996-HB,CA)

5. Lawrence POSEY (b,1928-TX)


5. Arthur D. POSEY (b.l930-TX;d.l991-Vets Hosp,NC) 4. Jean.Perry OTT (b.l906-Beaumont,Jefferson,TX;d.l975-LA,LA,CA 90016)

sp: Rose Ann (Roseann) CARNIGHAN (b.l906-TX;m.l93 l;d.l969-)

5. James Fredrick OTT (b.1932-LA,LA,CA;d.1998-RC,SB,CA 91730)


sp: Shirley Lavonne FRANCIS (b.l934-Brookfield,MO;m.l953)

5. Edward Francis OTT (b.1935) 2. Rolinson, Rolson M.HYATT (b.1844-Green Twp.,Erie,PA;d. 1848)
sp: Ellenor or Elinor KNOX (m. 1864;d. 1871)

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DESCENDANTS OF

FREDERICK WETZEL HYATT AND ELIZABETH PHILLIPS


(1799-1895) (1799-1857)

Annotated biographical history

SECTION ll-Biographical Notes and Photos


(These notes are in addition to those found in Section I-Genealogy)

1. Family Names
2. Lew Wetzel legend

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3. FWH Chronology

4. Phillips' and Hyatt's in Pennsylvania and to Illinois (1797-1846)


5. Elizabeth Phillips and Funk Family
6. Summary of FWH & Elizabeth Phillips

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7. Move to Illinois
8. Move to Wisconsin 9. Family Photos and Biographical notes on children and grandchildren

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Frederick Wetzel Hyatt with daughters Catherine Rebecca Cheney, Sarah Ann Ross and families (1827-1870) James Carson Hyatt (1830-1900) George Theodore Hyatt and family Francis "Frank"Eugene Hyatt (1867-1945) (1835-1915) David Bruner Hyatt and family Edith Hyatt Servaty (1870-1961 (1837-1901) Norman Benjamin Hyatt and family Norman Preston Hyatt (1866-1937) (1881-1959) Frank Boal Hyatt Charles Preston Hyatt (1838-1864) (1840-1929) Francis "Frank" Asburv Hyatt (1879-1916) Perry Fred Hyatt Jean Perry Ott (1906-1975)

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FAMILY NAMES
HYATT is alleged to be derived from Highgate, a section not far from the center of London, England. Other spellings have been shown again to be related-HIATT, HYETT, HOYT, HAIGHT, to name a few.
FREDERICK WETZEL HYATT (1799-1895) was son of Thomas Hyatt and Sarah Whitsill. It is easy to see that, phonetically, Whitsill and Wetzel could be interchanged. FWH and his family faithfully used the Wetzel spelling in all family bibles and other records including property and census records, though there is some question as to the correct spelling of his mother's name. There was a family legend that FWH was related as a cousin to a famous Indian fighter, Lew Wetzel. This was well enough known [?] that FWH's tombstone was engraved with the Wetzel spelling. We have found nothing to substantiate this.

Another explanation may follow this reasoning: If we assume that Whitsill is the correct spelling of FWH's mother (and this seems to be borne out in church records) there may have been confusion regarding possible Wetzel relationships.
Lew Wetzel was the son of Mr. Whetzel, a German immigrant who settled near Wheeling (now West Virginia). Lew Wetzel's family, except for he, just 13, and a brother, Jacob (11), were massacred by Indians and he vowed everlasting vengeance on all Indians. His legendary exploits on the Western frontier chiefly near Wheeling, starting about 1772, certainly could have been the talk of even those in Delaware and Eastern Pennsylvania when FWH was born (1799). (Wheeling, West Virginia is over 350 miles west of Newark, Delaware.) No clues have been found, however, associating this family with the Hyatt's or Whitsill's. It is unclear where FWH actually picked up the Wetzel name or its attendant legend. It seems possible that he took the spelling on his own and used that the rest of his life. The ancestry of Sarah Whitsill is not well documented and we cannot say for certain that she was not a relative of the older Whetzel.

There was one unfounded stoiy that FWH was actually an Indian fighter on his own but this has not been proven and seems unlikely. The Indians in the early 1800's were not particularly troublesome in Eastern Pennsylvania. Frederick's years before marriage, at age of 21, are accounted for with time for an apprenticeship of four or more years before that time.
To date there is no proven connection of Thomas or Frederick to any other Hyatt's of similar spelling. One legend for the Hiatt family was that four brothers left England by the early 1700's and apparently split on arriving in USA, presumably assuming different spellings for their phonetic name.

Today there are many Hyatt's in various parts of England whose ancestors could, presumably, be related to our own Thomas.
FWH and his wife named their children mostly after noted Methodist preachers or certain Biblical characters. This led to much research in Methodist histories of Delaware to ascertain congregations of membership, etc.

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As noted below, the Hyatt child was often known by something other than the full first name, Methodist or Biblical. For one, Francis Asbury was the first Methodist Bishop to be ordained in America; said to have been born in England 1745 and died in US, 18 16. Rev. Bruner was an early 19th century Methodist figure in Pennsylvania.. The other sons' names were also common in Methodist circles in Pennsylvania, including, Charles (Wesley), Rolinson, Norman, Benjamin, George (Whitfield), Thomas (Wesley),

Theodore, etc.
James Carson may have been named after his mother's grandmother, Mary Elizabeth Carson.
George Theodore Hyatt, may have receivedthe George after, then well-known, George Whitfield, early Methodist evangelist. George Theodore Hyatt (GTH) namedhis first two sons with initials HHH: HEINZEL HARGRAVES and HERBERT HOWARD. His other son was named FRANK (or, as at least one record shows, FRANCIS) EUGENE HYATT (FEH), apparently after his uncle, Francis Asbuiy Hyatt..
GTH's only grandson, CLARENCE EDMUND HYATT (CEH), was born after GTH died. The middle name was said to bethe surname of the attending midwife or doctor who assisted his mother before his birth. He was known by family and friends as CLARENCE throughout his life. He claimed he heartily dislikedthat name, apparently because of boyhood taunts and associations. He had a nickname, "Ears", which lasted several years.

During his late teens, CEH decided to add Theodore to his name and through his college years he called himself CLARENCE EDMUND THEODORE HYATT. Some of his college certificates bear this name though none of his military (1917 to 1937) or other business names include Theodore. CEH always appended 'DO' as part of his signature even on non-professional correspondence such as personal, genealogical and other Church letters, etc.
CEH gave his sons common family names. EDMOND PRESTON HYATT (EPH) was named after both the father's middle name and the mother's maiden name. EPH was told that the Edmonds family were very upset that he would be called by the middle name rather than Edmond. The Preston came from his 2nd great uncle, CHARLES PRESTON HYATT. Officially, starting with grade school enrollment, E. PRESTON HYATTwas used throughout his public school years. On entering college and, more particularly, on Army records the full name was always used..

The Army did not recognize initials and officially would substitute I/O, (initial only) or NMN (no middle name) in case a person came into the service without a full three-word name. Business papers starting with his first army-issued National Service Life insurance policy, have carried EdmondP. Hyatt or the full name where needed. This has caused some confusion over the years as family and friends know him as, Preston or shortened to Pres. 'Pres Hyatt' has not been used in writing lest this could be confused to mean the abbreviation for President. (This was actually expressed one time by a new acquaintance, on hearing, "What is he president of?") For this reason, if called upon to write that name it is suggested that it be spelled as, Press.

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The unwary use of EdmondHyatt, for example, on the phone, is often a clue that tele-marketers and other sales people are really strangers and who can be most easily brushed off.
In grade school the nickname, Prestone was often given. That was about the time that the famous Prestone Anti-freeze or Everready Prestone came to be popular. Fortunately this did not stick. Another nickname was Prescott.
NORMAN FREDERICK HYATT, was certainly named after his 2nd great uncle and 2nd great grandfather, respectively.

SPELLINGS AND USAGE OF GIVEN NAMES OF F. W. HYATT'S FAMILY

In the lists below the underlined given names are the most commonly used names in the family as we can tell from letters and records extant, etc.) The first column contains the most common or early spellings of given names while the second column lists other spellings found in letters, bibles, etc. (Indicates spelling in the Bruner Hyatt family bible in the possession of his daughter, Edith Hyatt Servaty (copied by CEH, 1930's).

Rolinson

*Rolson Rawlinson

Methodist minister

Thomas Wetzel *Thomas Wetsol


James Carson

*James C.

(Also 1850 Census) James C. (Obituary in Kansas) Usually referred to as Carson by family (1850 Census)

George Theodore

George E. *George T. *Theador G. Theador

Usually referred to as Theodore (1880 Census)

Sarah Ann

Sara, *Sarah An
*Bruner D.
(also on 1850 Census) Usually referred to as Bruner

David Bruner

Norman Benjamin

*Bengmine N *Norman B. Beny N. N.B.

Known in family as Norman (1850 Census) (1860, 1880 Census)


(1880 Census)

Norman PrestonN. Preston N. P. Daniel S. Cheney

*Danel S.

Catherine Rebecca

*CR,*Catherine R.

Usually referred to as Rebecca

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Charles Preston

Called Preston by his family; Charlie by others, including his army superior, General E. Bragg
Went by the name, FrankA. Hyatt on military and business records; known as Frank by brothers
Only known reference to Francis is on a school report card, all others, Frank )

Francis Asbuiy Frank, or F. A.

Francis Eugene,

Frank

Elizabeth Phillips

Betsy

Melvenia Cairns Hyatt Melvina Malvina, Melvinia

Usual form; one obituary (dau, Ida's middle name always, Melvenia) another obituary, and father's will (1850, 1870 Census) (1880 Census)

Frank A. Hyatt named his son, Perry (b. about 1879), who in turn named his own son by the same name. Frank's father-in-law was Perry Fuller.

Ancestry

of Frederick Wetzel Hvatt

d Thomas HYATT

B:Abt 1772
P:<PAOr Del.> M: 1797
P:Asbury S,S.,WilmingtonDelaware D: . .

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Frederick Wetzel HYATT


B:11 Dec 1799. P :Newark,New Castle,DE M:20 May 1821 Philadelpfiia.Philadelphia.PA P: D:5 Mar 1895 P :Prescott,Pierce,Wl

10 Georoe WETZEL WITSILL Sr B:Abt 1745 P :Of Lancaster,Lancaster,Pennsylvania


M:Abt 1770

Sarah WETZFl WHiTSILL


B:Ab! 1775 : P: PA Or Del. '

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THE LEW WETZEL LEGEND:


(Ed Note: The following gives some background about the Hyatt-Wetzel legend. Frank Hyatt (FAI-I) wrote in 1918 that his father, FWH, was a grandson of Frederick Wetzel, brother of Lewis Wetzel. We find no such brother. FAI-I's parents were over forty when he was born and he left home before he was twenty, three years after his mother died. This does not strengthen his case or remembrance. Wheeling, WV is some 345 miles west of Philadelphia where FWH grew up.

We have no real basis for denying a relationship between FWH and Lew Wetzel but the geography and the dates do not make any positive connection easy.)
Lewis Whetzel by Ed Sanders (copied from Internet) The Whetzel family is remembered in the west for the courage, resolution, and skill in border warfare displayed by four of its members. The names were Martin, Lewis, Jacob, and John. Of these, Lewis won the highest renown, and it is doubtful whether Boone, Brady, or Kenton equaled him in boldness of

enterprise.
In the hottest part of the Indian war, old Mr. Whetzel, who was a German, built his cabin some distance from the fort at Wheeling. One day, during the absence of the two oldest sons, Martin and John, a numerous party of Indians surrounded the house, killed, tomahawked and scalped old Mr.Whetzel, his wife, and the small children, and carried off Lewis, who was then about thirteen years old, and Jacob who was about eleven. Before the young captives had been carried far, Lewis contrived their escape.

When these boys grew to be men, they took a solemn oath never to make peace with the Indians as long as they had strength to wield a tomahawk or sight to draw a bead, and they kept their oath. The appearance of Lewis Whetzel was enough to strike terror into commen men. He was about five feet ten inches high, having broad shoulders, a full breast, muscular limbs, a dark skin, somewhat pitted by the small pox, hair which, when combed out, reached to the calves of his legs, and black eyes, whose excited and vindictive glance would curdle the blood. He excelled in all exercises of strength and activity, could load his rifle while running with almost the swiftness of a deer, and was so habituated to constant action, that an imprisonment of three days, as ordered by General Harmar, was nearly fatal to him. He had the most thorough self-reliance as his long, solitaiy and perilous expeditions into the Indian country prove. In the year of 1782, Lewis Whetzel went with Thomas Mills, who had been in the campaign, to get a horse, which he had left near the place where St. Clairsville now stands.
At the Indian Spring, two miles above St. Clairsville, on the Wheeling road, they were met by about forty Indians, who were in pursuit of the stragglers from the campaign. The Indians andthe white men discovered each other about the same time. Lewis fired first, and killed an Indian; the fire from the Indians wounded Mr. Mills, and he was soon overtaken and killed. Four of the Indians then singled out, dropped their guns, and pursued Whetzel. Whetzel loaded his rifle as he ran. After running about half a mile, one of the Indians having got within eight or ten steps of him, Whetzel wheeled round and shot him down, ran on, and loaded as before. After going about three- quarters of a mile further, a second Indian came so close to him, that when he turned to fire, the Indian caught the muzzle of his gun, and as he expressed it, he and the Indian had a severe wring for it; he succeeded, however, in bringing the gun the gun to the Indian's breast, and killed him on the spot. By this time, he, as well as the Indians, were pretty well tired; the pursuit was continued by the remaining two Indians. Whetzel, as before, loaded his gun, and stopped several times during the chase. When

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he did so the Indians treed themselves. After going something more than a mile, Whetzel took advantage of a little open piece of ground, over which the Indians were passing, a short distance behind him, to make a sudden stop for the purpose of shooting the foremost, who got behind a little sapling, which was too small to cover his body. Whetzel shot, and broke his thigh; the wound in the issue, proved fatal. The last of the Indiansthen gave a little yell, and said, "No catch dat man gun always loaded," and gave up the chase; glad, no doubt, to get off with his life.

Another of the daring warrior's exploits is worthy of a place beside the most remarkable achievements of individual valor. In the year 1787, a party of Indians crossed the Ohio, killed a family, and scalped with impunity. This murder spread great alarm through the sparse settlements and revenge was not only resolved upon, but a handsome reward was offered for scalps. Major McMahon, who often led the borderers in their hardy expeditions, soon raised a company 'of twenty men, among whom was Lewis Whetzel. They crossed the Ohio and pursued the Indiantrail until they came to the Muskingum river. There the spies discovered a large party of Indians encamped. Major McMahan fell back a short distance, and held a conference when a hasty retreat was resolved upon as most prudent course, Lewis Whetzel refused to take part in the council, or join in the retreat. He said he came out to hunt Indians; they were now found and he would either lose his own scalp or take that of a "red skin." All arguments were thrown away upon this iron-willed man; he never submitted to the advice or control of others. His friends were compelled to leave him a solitary being surrounded by vigilant enemies.
As soon as the major's party had retired beyond the reach of danger, Whetzel shouldered his rifle, and marched off into a different part of the country, hoping that fortune would place a lone Indian in his way. He prowled through the woods like a panther, eager for prey, until the next evening, when he discovered a smoke curling up among the bushes. Creeping softly to the fire, he found two blankets and a small copper kettle, and concluded that it was the camp of two Indians. He concealed himself in the thick brush, in such a position that he could see the motions of the enemy. About sunset the two Indians came in, cooked and ate their supper, and then sat by the fire and engaged in conversation. About nine o'clock one of them arose, shouldered his rifle, took a chunk of fire in his hand, and left the camp, doubtless in search of a deer-lick.

The absence of this Indian was a source of vexation and disappointment to Whetzel, who had been so sure of his prey. He waited until near break of day, and still the expected one did not return. The concealed warrior could delay no longer. He walked cautiously to the camp, found his victim asleep, and drawing a knife buried it in the red man's heart. He then secured the scalp, and headed for home, where he arrived only one day after his companions. For the scalp, he claimed and received the reward.
Here is another of Lewis Whetzel's remarkable exploits. Returning home from a hunt, north of the Ohio, he was walking along in that reckless manner, which is a consequence of fatigue, when his quick eye suddenly caught sight of an Indian in the act of raising his gun to fire. Both sprung like lightning to the woodman's forts, large trees, and there they stood for an hour, each afraid of the other. This quiet mode of warfare did not suit the restless Whetzel, and he set his invention to work to terminate it. Placing his bear-skin cap on the end of his ramrod, he protruded it slightly and cautiously as if he was putting his head to reconnoiter, and yet was hesitating in the venture. The simple savage was completely deceived. As soon as he saw the cap, he fired and it fell. Whetzel then sprang forward to the astonished red man, and with a shot from the uneering rifle brought him to the ground quite dead. The triumphant ranger then pursued his march homeward. But it was in a deliberate attack upon a party of four Indians that our hero displayed the climax of daring and resolution. While on a fall hunt, on the Muskingum, he came upon a camp of four savages, and with but little hesitation resolved to attempt their destruction. He concealed himself till midnight, and then stole cautiously

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upon the sleepers. As quick as thought, he cleft the skull of one of them. A second met the same fate, and as a third attempted to rise, confused by the horrid yells, which Whetzel gave with his blows, the tomahawk stretched him to death. The fourth Indiandarted into the darkness of the wood and escaped, although Whetzel pursued him for some distance. Returning to camp, the ranger scalped his victims and then left for home. When asked on his return, "What luck?" he replied, "Not much. I treed four Indians, and one got away."

Where shall we look for deeds of equal daring and hardihood? Martin, Jacob, and John Whetzel were bold warriors; and in the course of the Indian war, they secured many scalps; but they never obtainedthe reputation possessed by their brother, Lewis. All must condemn cruelly wherever displayed, but it is equally our duly to render just admiration to courage, daring, and indomitable energy, qualities in which the Whetzel brothers have rarely if ever been excelled. General Clark, the companion of Lewis in the celebrated tour across the Rocky Mountains, having heard much of Lewis Whetzel, in Kentucky, determined to secure his services for the exploring expedition. After considerable hesitation, Whetzel consented to go, and accompanied the party during the first three month's travel, butthen declined going any further, and returnedhome. Shortly after this, he left again on a flat-boat, and never returned. He visited a relation, named Sikes, living about twenty miles in the interior, from Natchez, and there made his home, until the summer of 1808, when he died, leaving a fame for valor and skill on border warfare, which will not be allowed to perish.

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OUR WESTERNBORDER in EARLYPIONEER DAYS, containing the true account of Western Frontier Life and Struggle in the Most Heroic Age of America by Charles McKnight 1875, copyright 1902:

"The Wetzel Family - Father and Five Sons; Lewis, the right arm of the Wheeling Border in the year 1772, there came with the four Zane brothers, who settled at the mouth of Wheeling Creek, in the West Virginia panhandle, a rough but brave and honest old German by the name of John Wetzel- not Whetzell or Whitzell as the old Border books have it. He was the father of five sons - Martin, George, John, Jacob and Lewis, and two daughters - Susan and Christina."
He

Lewis Wetzel (1764 or 1763-1808) was a frontiersman and Indian hunter. Novelist Zane Grey expressed the hope that his treatment of Wetzel "softens a little the ruthless name history accords him." Grey said that "the border needed Wetzel. The settlers would have needed many more years in which to make permanent homes had it not been for him. He was never a pioneer; but always a hunter of Indians."

Lew Wetzel thus achieved his fame in the generationjust before Frederick W?_ Hyatt. He was said to have been born in Lancaster, Lancaster, PA in Aug 1763. His family soon moved to near Wheeling, WV and probably had little contact with Hyatt's in Delaware or even Philadelphia.

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3. FREDERICK WETZEL HYATT Important dates in his life


1799
11December-born-Newark, New Castle, Delaware; son of Thomas Hyatt and Sarah

Whitsill
1821

21 May, married in Philadelphia. PA, Elizabeth Phillips, dau of James B. Phillips and Catherine Funk

Lived for a time in Philadelphia where they affiliated with the Methodist Church. He became a deacon in that church.
1822 22 May, Hempfield Twp, Lancaster, PA, birth of first born, Thomas Wetsol

Moved to Milton, Northumberland, PA, probably via boat on Susquehanna River


1825
1826
25 March, Milton, Northumberland, PA, birth of Catherine Rebecca

16 June, Milton, Northumberland, PA, birth of John P.


27 October, Milton, Northumberland, PA, birth of James Carson
3 July, Milton, Northumberland, PA birth of George Theodore

1827
1830 183 1

29 December, Milton, Northumberland, PA birth of Sarah Ann

~1833 Milton, Northumberland, PA, birth and death of Charlotte

Moved to Erie County, PA (Near Phillipsville, PA where Elizabeth Phillips Hyatt had relatives.)
1835
1837
1838

4 July, Venango, Erie (Crawford), PA, birth of David Bruner

26 Jan, Venango, Erie (Crawford), PA, birth of Norman Benjamin


22 Nov 183 8, Venango, Erie (Crawford), PA, birth of Charles Preston 21 Dec, Venango, Erie (Crawford), PA, birth of Francis "Frank" Asbury

1840 1844

5 July, Green Twp, Erie (Crawford), PA, birth of Rolinson M.

1846

May, moved to Kendall County, Illinois (See also PHILLIPS'AND HYATT'SINPENNSYLVANIA AND MOVE TO ILLINOIS (1797-1846).

Death of Rolinson M. (May have been 1848 or 1849) Purchased 80 Acres each from Public Domain Land Tract Sales @ $1.25/A (NE 1/4, SW 1847, 15 Jul 1/4, & SENW, Sec 36, T32N, R07E, Grundy Co, IL)

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10 Oct, dau Rebecca married Daniel Cheney in Mazon, Grundy Co., IL by FWH, Justice of the Peace 1850, 24 Mar
1852, 9 Sep

Sarah Ann married George Nyce Ross in Grundy County, IL.


Theodore married Melvenia Cairns, Grundy Co, IL

1852/55

FWH moved (?) to nr Trenton, (southern part of) Pierce Co, WI, where families of Carson and Bruner were living. Theodore's family moved to Red Wing, Goodhue Co, MN, across the Mississippi River, about the same time. (See Hyatt 's in Minnesota for activities looking for gold). Trenton is about 4 miles NW of Red Wing and 18 miles NW of Prescott..
Prescott church records copied by Ray Price,"The history of religious
movements in Prescott is identical and co-extensive with Frederick Hyatt, who came to Prescott with his son J. Carson Hyatt from Mason [Mazon], Illinois, in the

Spring of 1852. In the following year about one half dozen families had gathered, but among them were no religious people except Mr. Hyatt and Silas Wright and his wife, who resided about three miles out in the country and who were Methodists." "BriefHistory ofPrescott Methodist Church"
(Note that this Silas Wright was a witness at the wedding of FWH and Ellenor Knox Redman, 1864.)

1855, 15 Dec

FWH purchased 80 A "(S SW quarter) Sec 1, T24N, R18W in the District of lands subject to sale at Hudson, Wisconsin". This property is midway between Hager and Bay City, Wl along the Mississippi River; about 10 miles from Ellsworth and 18 from Prescott. The Burlington RR crosses the property; it is about 1 mile W of the airport near Bay City. (See maps and the Patent from the US Land Office) This property may or may not have been purchased with gold placer mining as the object. Apparently FWH gave up the property when moving into Prescott a short time later.
wife Elizabeth died (bu. in Prescott, WI); thereafter FWH and most of family lived in Prescott, Pierce, WI.
Theodore moved to Grundy County, IL nr where his Cairns in-laws were living. 1858 he moved to Missouri.

1857, 12 Nov

1859, 30 Jan

Bruner married Theresa Sutton in St. Croix Co, WI

1859,13 Nov

Norman married Matilda Miller

1861, 3 Oct, Bruner enrolled 12th Regiment of Wisconsin Volunteers.; to 9 May 1862; and1862 Engineer Corps, to 4 April 1864 .
1861, 20 Dec, Frank enlisted in the Union Army (1st, 3rd and 11th Regt Missouri Cavalry); served until 27 Jul 1865

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Preston served in 6th Wisconsin Regt until wounded in 1864 and dying from wounds.

Carson served in Engineer Corps

1862, 13 Aug

Theodore enlisted; wounded 1864; discharged 10 Mar, 1865;

1862, 10 Dec
1864
1865

Norman enlisted as Captain in 1st Minnesota Cavaliy Regt

20 July FWH married Ellenor (Eleanor) Knox Redmon.


Norman married Mary Fanny Prouty in Webster City, Hamilton, Iowa Bruner married Melinda Adams, St. Croix Co, WI

1868

1869, 21 Sep

Carson's wife, Louisa died Chetopa, Labette, KS

1870, 21 Jan Carson died, Chetopa, Labette, KS


~1871
1878

wife, Ellenor, died, bu Pine Glen Cemetery, Prescott, Pierce, WI


Frank married Jennie Fuller, prob in Texas.

1880, 21 Nov Norman married Emma M. Stone, Webster City, Hamilton, Iowa 1893, 9 Aug
Sarah Ann Hyatt Ross died, bu Pine Glen Cemetery, Prescott, WI

1895, 5 March Frederick Wetzel Hyatt died at Prescott, Pierce, WI, bu Pine Glen Cemetery, Prescott.

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PHILLIPS' AND HYATT'S IN PENNSYLVANIA and to ILLINOIS (1797-1846)


Thomas Phillips was in Northumberland County in 1790 to 1795. 1790 census (with township not stated) gives nine in family, including 2 males over 16, two under 16 and 5 females. David was about 4 and the other males (including James B.) over 22.

Thomas Phillips, with his sons, John, David and Thomas, Jr. and his daughters, Eleanor, Hannah and Polly moved to Erie County, Pennsylvania from Northumberland County, in 1797. John Phillips took up 1,400 acres of land, Thomas, Sr., 200 and David, 200 acres.
Phillipsville, Erie County was founded by Gen. John Phillips who opened a tavern about 1810 on the Waterford & North East road. He was Paymaster General in the War of 1812 under General Harrison. He received his money to pay off the army, in silver at Pittsburg,, and carried it through the wilderness to Fort Meigs on pack-horses (228 miles-year 2004; Ft. Meigs is over 200 miles from Phillipsville). The village of Phillipsville is 14 miles from Erie and four from Wattsburg.
FWH married Elizabeth Phillips of Hempfield Twp, Lancaster Co, PA, in Philadelphia, 20 May 182 1. They were "important factors in the Philadelphia Methodist Church; he was a deacon." Their first child was bom 22 May 1822 at or near the home of her parents, James B. Phillips and Catherine Funk (Lancaster, PA)
After his parents had moved north (twenty years earlier) James Phillips and wife, Catherine, moved from Lancaster to Phillipsville (in 1827 at the age of 59). The first postoffice at Phillipsville was established in 1829, James Phillips being appointed Postmaster. A post route was established from Jamestown, N. Y., via. Phillipsville to Erie (a total of >50 miles), with nothing from Phillipsville to Mill Creek township to mark the way in wilderness except blazed trees. The country at that time was a home for bear, wolves and deer.

While Northumberland County was originally a part of the veiy large Lancaster County, the "erection" of the former actually occurred prior to 1790. Its boundaries were changed several times in subsequent years. This does, however, raise the point of accuracy in the record showing these specific residences.
The record shows that the FWH family moved over 100 miles north from Hempfield Township, Lancaster County to Milton, Northumberland County, probably by boat on the Susquehanna River, in about 1825, not much before Elizabeth's parents (James B. and Catherine Funk Phillips) moved to Erie County, 1827. The FWH family stayed in Milton until after the birth of their seventh child, Charlotte, 1833.

[What prompted FWH to go to Milton rather than going to Erie County with the Phillips?]

Eight years after moving there they moved to Venango, Erie County (about 25 miles from Phillipsville where Thomas Phillips and his son, James B. and Catherine Funk Phillips then lived.) by the time of the birth of David Bruner (1835). Thus Elizabeth Phillips Hyatt was again not far from her parents.
Venango is over 300 miles from Lancaster and about 250 miles from Milton. Trips between Lancaster or Milton and Erie County probably were via the new canals established about the same time. [A specific canal from Milton to Erie County has not been located but there was much canal activity in that part of the state at that time.]
James Phillips died in 1844. After staying in Erie County until 1846, FWH went to Kendall County, Illinois and to Grundy County a year later. Several of James sons settled in Kendall, LaSalle and Kane counties as early as 1832; Elizabeth's uncle, David Phillips and her youngest brother, Thomas Jefferson Phillips were in Big Grove Twp, Kendall County by 1850 (Census); and still there in 1870.. Apparently FWH went with the David Phillips and Thomas J. Phillips families to Illinois at least somewhat together. Apparently James

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Phillips' widow (and mother of Elizabeth and Thomas J.), Catherine Funk Phillips went with them to be with others of her family who had preceded them; she may have stayed with her son, Benjamin who settled in Aurora in 1835. She died in Aurora, Kane County, Illinois in 1863.
Most of David's family remained in or around Phillipsville, PA and are buried inthe Wattsburg cemetery near Phillipsville. (Ltr from Maud Titus, descendant of Thomas and long time resident of that area.)
Extract from a letter written, Oct. 1, 1918, to Estelle L. Hyatt by Frank A: Hyatt, then of Sierra Madre, California reiterating a family legend:

"Mother's father's name was Philips and his ancestors came from Scotland but his father fought in the war of revolution and Norman Hyatt's son (by 3rd wife), Frank [Boal], has the powder horn he carried. (In 193 1 this Frank Boal Hyatt was living at Willow Brook, Calif.)
Other references: Nelson's Biographical Dictionary of Erie County, Pennsylvania, S. B. Nelson, 1896; L Sanford, History of Erie County, Pennsylvania); (Genealogical and Biographical Record of Kendalland Will Counties, IL)

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RESIDENCES OF PHILLIPS AND HYATT FAMILIES


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14 ?Henrv FUNK # ;B;Abt 1732 |P :.Lancaster.Pennsylvania M: Abt 1756 P: Prob.,Lancaster.Pennsylvania D: Bef 23 May 1800 P: Lancaster,Lancaster,Pennsylvania

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FUNK INFO COLLECTED BY CEH Hans Funk was a member of a Swiss Mennonite Company that emigrated to Conestoga in 1709 and. settled a tract onN. side of Pequea Creek. Henry Funk joined the colony abt. 1712, coming from Switzerland or Germany.naturalized British subject of Perm., Oct. 14. 1729.
"Mother's mother was a. Funk. The Funks .were German but her father gave Washington a large number of cattle for the Army. He lived near the Brandywine River and Grandmother was a little girl but old enough to remember Washington carrying her in his arms. Her father was .wealthy for that time and when he died he gave each of his eleven children $10,000.00 and. told them that each could, have had. eight times as much had it not been for the war." F. A. Hyatt, Sierra Madre, CA,1 Oct 1918

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FUNKS ON THE BRANDYWINE

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Philadelphia, the capital of the newly formed nation, was the goal of British General Howe during the campaign of 1 777. The British approached Philadelphia from the Chesapeake, landing at Head ofElk, Maryland (present day Elkton).
As the British began their march toward the city, Washington and the people of Philadelphia were confident that the British could be stopped. Washington chose the high ground in the area of Chadds Ford to defend against the British advance. Chadds Ford allowed safe passage across the Brandywine River on the road from Baltimore to Philadelphia.

On the morning of September 9th W ashington placed his troops along the Brandywine River to guard the main fords. By placing detachments of troops at Pyle's Ford ~ the Befeitss southernmost possible crossing of the river andWistar's Ford the northernmost crossing of the river before it forked - Washington hoped to force a fight at Chadds Ford, an advantageous position.

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The British grouped at nearby Kennett Square and formulated a plan. A portion of the British army was to march from Kennett Square as if they intended to meet Washington on the banks of the river at Chadds Ford. Meanwhile, the majority of the army under Howe's direction would marchnorth of Wi star's Ford, cross the river at a ford unknown to Washington, and march south into the flank of the American forces. Superior tactics and better knowledge of the area allowed the British to outwit Washington and his army.

September 11, 1777 The Day of the Battle


The day of the battle began with a heavy fog which blanketed the area, providing cover for the approaching British troops. When the fog cleared, the sun blazed and the heat was sweltering. The first reports of British troop movements indicated to Washington that Howe had divided his forces. Subsequent reports both confirmed and denied this report.
Inthe confusion Washington persisted in the mistaken belief that the British were sending their entire force against his line at Chadds Ford. Meanwhile, Howe and the majority of his force continued their approach. By midafternoon the British had crossed the river at the unguarded ford to the north of Washington's force and they had gained a strategic position near Birmingham Friends Meeting House.

When the British appeared on the American right flank, Washington realized that he had been outmaneuvered. He ordered his army to take the high ground around Birmingham Friends Meeting House as a last defense. Unfortunately, inthe confusion caused by the surprise, the Americans were unable to successfully defend their position. The Americans fought valiantly, but they had been outwitted on the rolling hills along the Brandywine.

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Nightfall frnany brought an end to the battle. The defeated Americans retreated to Chester. The bulk of the army arrived by midnight with the remainder trickling in until dawn.

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British Captain John Andre wrote in his journal, "Night and the fatigue the soldiers had undergone prevented any pursuit."
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September 26, 1777 The Result: The British Take Philadelphia


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Washington wrote to Alexander Hamilton on the 22nd, "The distressed situation of the army, for want of blankets and many necessary articles of clothing, is truly deplorable, and inevitably must Corner Fowl bring destruction to it, unless a speedy remedy is applied." Local leaders did what they could to supply the army with food and clothing. Reinforcements sent by Congress began to arrive, and Washington felt the army was sufficiently ready to mount an attack. However, it was too late to save Philadelphia, for on September 26th a column of British soldiers marched into the patriot capital unopposed.

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THOMAS JEFFERSON PHILLIPS

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J. PHILLIPS is ,a granc'lean of Thomas Phillips, a soldier in the Continent- I n.1 arioy during the Revolution, and vfho settler! in iTorthnmberland County, Penn., near Suribnry. By Iub wi Pe, Mary. lie bud the fol lowing nornud children; John, James, Thomas, David, Hannah, Eleanor. PetHeyaud Polly- Join married, raised a family, and died at Phillips' Corner, lino Co., Petm. (lie was an early settler and ft prominent man there; was one of the canal oointaiaBionersi j was paymaster of the army under Gen. Harrison, war a repraEoutative of hie comity; ft. life long justice of the peaco, and for man/ years postmaster) ; Thomas removed to Ohio, and sofctled near Manslield; David removed to Brio County, and thence to this county in lSiO. and died in the town of Newark; Hannah married Xathaniel Wilson;, and settled in Erie County ,L Eleanor married John Hunter, and settlnd in the same county; Betsey married Andrew Sterling, and moved to Crawford County, Penn. ; and Polly mar ried Jiffy! Traey, of Erie County. James, fha lather of Thomas J., waa ta'n November 12, 17RS, in Northumberland County, Penn. ; was a black smith. and when a young man engaged at lii.1} trade in Iianoaster, where, in 1798, lie married Catherine ifunk, bom in 1770, a daughter of Henry find Magdalena Punk. Henry Funk was a miller, ground flour for the Continentaljiruiy, and was at one time a wealthy man, but subsequently sold hia rnilla and property for Continental money, and afterward became poor liy the depreciation of that currency. He tiled 5n Pennsylvania. After liia marriage James Phillips kept on at M trade,

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are Betaey, John, Benjamin, Beury1, Martha. Jacob, David, Ann. James I), and Thomas J. (our subject). In 1827 Jomos .Phillips with his family moved to JSr.'le County, where his brothel1, John, had preceded him several years. There he re mained until his death, which occurred in August, 1844, His w Iff; died in Aurora, this State, ill S'63. Our subject vtbs born at Lancas January, 1 ter, Penn., October 28, 181ft, and when eight yews of ago removed with his parent to Hrie County, Penn,, where he remained aulil nineteen years of ago. Ho then came west, to this State, in April, 1838. where he has miwe resicied. The. first year he cauie ho sortedsix months in Aurora: then wont to Fox Township, where his brother, but having a John, had taken a elaim in large family, and having heon burned out, lie offered to share hie claim with our subject if he would live -with him and assist him until the land came into market. John was a wagon-maker near Newark. T. J. accepted this offer and remained. with his brother three years, receiving forty. five aiires of land, He than began for himself, and, hRviug fully learned the wagon-making busi ness with bis brother, rented hie little farm iiod followed wagon-7im]riug until 18SJ, when he aban doned it. Subsequently he traded his land for aftother fa i"m in Fox Township, on Section 34, 'where be resided five years, and then purchased the Waakburne farm, in 1880, in Minion Township, Jja Sallo County, located thereon, and engaged in farming until the fall of 1877. At that time he came to Newark. where he h<w since resided; bus 1(50 acres of land in Minion Township and towu property in Newark, and ia well-to-do. February 1o, 3844, he married Louisa P. Court right, born at WilkesbarTe, Penn., January 27, 185i0t a daughter of Cornelius and Harriet Bailey Conr tright. Mr. and Mrs. Phillips have seven living, via. ; Caraon I,a civil engineoer at Springfield. "Mo. j Ida H-> wife of Sylvanus Fowler, of Aurora; Leslie 8,. a druggist at Mount Vernon, Dak,; Thomas li,, with the Piano Jlanufaoj taring Company; Minnie J. , afc Somcnank, wife of I J. C. Seaton, a drug clerk; Mary Louida, wife of

Ufvod Harding, a draggi'st atKewark; and Charles 3., a printer, Mr. and Mrs. Phillips mo both nembstB of the Congregational Church. He is a ikanoh Bepuhlican, and has filled several offices of a'cist, including assessor (eleven yoara) and justice jf tho poftoe (eleven years), aJid bas dietinguighed himself aa an ezcollont and vorthy citizen. Mrs. Phillips is a -woman of intelligence and refinement,

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6. FREDERICK WETZEL HYATT AND ELIZABETH PHILLIPS


SUMMARY AND SOME OBSERVATIONS REGARDING THEIR LIFE AND LEGACY
Meeting and Marriage. These two were born 40 to 50 miles apart and were married in Philadelphia about the same distances from their birthplaces. This raises an interesting speculation: How and where did they meet?

Frederick was known as a cabinet maker, a skill requiring a good deal of practice and experience. Question: was he apprenticed out to learn this trade in a larger town such as Philadelphia?
He was 21 years and 5 months old at the time of marriage; she, 22 years and 2 months. He, no doubt, had started his apprenticeship, if he indeed had one, at a fairly young age. Apprenticeships often started as early as 10 years and lasted four to seven years. As we have no reliable dates concerning his parents we can assume that he may have effectively left his father's family and moved to Philadelphia perhaps five or more years before his marriage. We have no known records (such as letters might have produced) of any connection of FWH with his family after the marriage. He confirmed his father's name and mother's given name as well as his birthplace on his marriage license in 1864 (q.v.) to Mrs. Ellenor Redman. This also gives the latter's parent's names.

His family were evidently of Methodist persuasion and it has been shown that both of our subjects were active Methodists in Philadelphia (and later in Prescott, Wisconsin). Elizabeth Phillips Family: She was the firstborn of ten children, all born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Her father, James, was a blacksmith and stayed in Lancaster even after his parents and siblings moved some 300 miles northwest into Erie County. FWH and Elizabeth moved to Lancaster in time for the birth of their first child, Thomas Wetsol Hyatt (1822). They moved 100 miles north (within three years) before the birth of their second child, Catherine Rebecca (1825). Elizabeth's parents stayed in Lancaster two more years after which they, James and Catherine Funk Phillips, moved to Erie County to be near James' parents.
Elizabeth's maternal grandparents died about the time of the James Phillips-Catherine Funk marriage so the earlier Funk ties were essentially broken by the time Elizabeth was born. James Phillips' career as a blacksmith in Lancaster apparently was paramount in keeping him and his immediate family there for more than a decade after his marriage, and as pointed out above, even after the rest of his family had already moved.

Milton. Pennsylvania on the Susquehanna River: The FWHfamily grew with the births of six more children in the next eight years. Presumably, FWH applied his trade of cabinet making in Milton.
Move to Erie County: We know that five more children were born to FWH and Elizabeth in Erie County between 1835 and 1844. This move certainly was influenced by the presence there ofElizabeth's parents and her several siblings. It is interesting to note that her father, James, died a month after Elizabeth's last child, Rolinson was born (1844). Move to Illinois: Two years later (1846) David Phillips, Elizabeth's uncle, with his wife and four children, her youngest brother, Thomas Jefferson Phillips and his wife, plus FWH, with wife and ten surviving children, left Pennsylvania and took up residence in Kendall County, Illinois. It appears that Catherine Funk Phillips, James B. Phillips' widow (and mother of Elizabeth Phillips Hyatt and Thomas Jefferson Phillips) probably moved to Illinois at the same time and stayed mostly with her youngest son, Thomas Jefferson.

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family to Mazon Twp, Grundy County where he bought some 80 acres from Public Land Sales (15 July 1847). Six years later (1853) his eldest son, Carson (ae 25), went back to Kendall County (forty miles) and there married his mother's first cousin, Louisa Phillips (ae 22); she was a daughter of David Phillips..
Move to Wisconsin: In 1852 (or by 1855) most of the FWH family moved to Pierce County, Wisconsin or Goodhue County, Minnesota. (See GTHmove to Minnesota). The oldest living son, Carson, was listed as 'gold seeker' in Prescott, Pierce County (1860); Bruner, with Theresa and Mina, was listed as a carpenter in Trenton, Pierce County (1860); FWH lived with daughter, Rebecca in 1860.

Later Bruner and family moved to River Falls, Pierce County and Theodore movedback to Illinois, by 1857.

(Chart on next page shows scattering of the FWH family, especially after the Civil War.)
Miscellany:

All six of the mature Hyatt sons served in the Civil War; they entered the service from WI (3), MN, IL and MO; Preston was mortally wounded; Theodore andNorman were wounded and carried effects to their death.
FWH and Elizabeth, with twelve children, had few grandchildren and great-grandchildren who lived to maturity: Rebecca had one daughter and (0 grandchildren); Carson, four and (0); Theodore, four and (1); Sarah, five and (13); Bruner, six and (16); Norman, two and (1) Preston, (dsp); Frank, two and (2) for atotal of 24 and (33). There are, in 2004, well over 200 in the fifth generation from this couple.
Among their children and grandchildren (and spouses) are found a wide range of professions and trades, including lawyers and one judge, doctors, educators (at all levels), engineers of various levels and specialities, carpenters, government contractors, theatrical performers, salesmen and other business types.

FWH and wife were staunch Methodists. One or two of their sons attended a Presbyterian (Calvinist) private college, a grandson attended a United Brethren school; one son became a Baptist minister and missionary. Others in the third generation were Congregationalists and at least two affiliated with the Christian Scientists and at least one became Roman Catholic. FWH was a Justice of the Peace and a son was a county judge; another son was a township supervisor; one grandson was a police chief and another a county sheriff. FWH and his children, who matured, lived long lives, for that time. Exception-Preston who was mortally wounded in the Civil War at age 25. FWH lived to be 95; his wife, Elizabeth, 58; Rebecca, 77; Carson, 43; Sarah, 62; Theodore (though a disabled veteran), 70; Bruner, 80; Norman, 64; Frank, 89. These males averaged 74 years; the females, 68. Several outlived their spouses: Carson, Theodore, Bruner and Norman (2 or 3) and FWH (2),

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FWH MOVED TO GRUNDY COUNTY, ILLINOIS:


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FWH was born in Delaware i/o District of Columbia; 1799 i/o 1795; Bruner i/o Brewer; Benjamin (Benj.) i/o Berry; George T(heodore) i/o E.

Also note that Rebecca and her husband, Daniel Cheney (m. 1847); also Sarah A(nn) and George Ross (m. March 1850) lived veiy close to FWH family; also Daniel Ross, brother of George, and wife, Melissa lived nearby.

11-25

Map showing locations of Morris (County Seat, Grundy County), Gardner and locations of FWH Land in Grundy County, IL
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11-26

8. PRESCOTT, PIERCE COUNTY, WISCONSIN


HYATT'S MOVE TO WISCONSIN AND MINNESOTA
Frederick Hyatt and wife, Elizabeth Phillips, moved from Mason [Mazon], Grundy County, Illinois, with [some other members of] the family, to Prescott in 1852. ( History ofPierce Co, Wisconsin) The following children were apparently living in Illinois in 1852:
Catherine Rebecca
27
m. Daniel Cheneyl 847 (to Prescott, 1857 where he was a

carpenter)
James Carson Hyatt
25
m. Louisa Phillips, 1853 ("had a store and hotel on

Prescott levee"; to Kansas after Civil War)


George Theodore Hyatt
22
m. Melvina Cairns, 1853; moved to Red Wing, MN about 1854 and later to Missouri and elsewhere; no record in WI)

Sarah Ann

21

m. George Nyce Ross, 1850, (prominent in Prescott and Superior, WI)

David Bruner Hyatt

17

(Joined 12th Wisconsin Infantry in Civil War; settled in River Falls, WI) (Moved from Prescott to Missouri, 1859; joined Missouri Infantry in Civil War; settled in Iowa) (Joined 6th Wisconsin Infantry in Civil War; bu in Prescott) (Joined Missouri Cavalry in Civil War and no record of living in Wisconsin thereafter)

Norman Benjamin Hyatt

15

Charles Preston Hyatt

13
11

Francis Asbuiy "Frank" Hyatt

The above marriages apparently all occurred in Illinois before the move. The actual dates for these moves are not clear. Some references use 1855 i/o 1852.
Between 1850 and 1855, probably in 1852, FWH moved most of his family to Pierce County, Wisconsin. The History ofPierce County, Wisconsin indicates this as 1852. . Norman Benjamin (ae 16) was said to have moved there in 1853.

FWHwas said to be one of the organizers of the Prescott Methodist Church in 1853 . This same recordshows that Carson and FWH were in Prescott in the Spring of 1852 (BriefHistory ofPrescott Methodist Church).

11-27

FWH bought 80 Acres in Trenton Township, 15 Dec 1855. (q. v. on following pages). This was about 17 miles from the city of Prescott.
Carson married in Kendall Co, Illinois in Januaiy 1853. He was in Prescott in 1857 and 1858.

Why

did the family move to Pierce County?

We have these clues from which to attempt an answer to this questionThere was some gold fever in Pierce County, Wisconsin and in Goodhue County, Minnesota, across the Mississippi River from Trenton, Wisconsin. {History ofRed Wing and Goodhue County, Minnesota.)

Carson Hyatt reported his occupation for the 1860 Census as "gold seeker".
(See also Par 5, Section IV of this volume re: GTH's move to Minnesota about 1854.)

George Nyce Ross spent about three years in California right after his, 1850, marriage to Sarah Hyatt. We have no record showing he hadmuch success there but he did go to Wisconsin for another 'go at gold-seeking" soon after returning from California. His enthusiasm for goldprospectingprobably contributed to the decision for the family to go to Wisconsin. (See his obituary, page 11-42)

At any rate it appears that FWH permanently moved into Prescott to live with his daughter. Rebecca Cheney after the death in 1857 of his wife, Elizabeth. The youngest four sons stayed there until about the time they enlisted in the army about 1861. Theodore had moved to Illinois and Norman to Missouri.

11-28

History ofPierce Co, WI (River Falls, WI Library) p. 480-481

Frederick's early life was spent in Pennsylvania, where he worked as a carpenter. He married Elizabeth there; they had 12 children, 10 boys and two girls. The family moved from. Pennsylvania to Mason, Grundy County,1 Illinois,and then to Prescott in 1852; Elizabeth died five years later. ' . Frederick was very active in organizing the
::

;/first three mferobers', As early as 1853, he. held Sunday School and prayer meetings. Known chil

Prescott Methodist Church and

dren of Frederick'and. Elizabeth: Rebecca C. Hyatt, b, Northumberland Co., Pa., May 26, 1825-d. July 20, 1902, Prescott; m. 1847,' . Daniel Cheney, b. Sutton, N. H., Mar. 10, 1821-d. Jan. 30, 1903, Prescott. They came to Prescott in 1857; Daniel worked as a carpenter. Children:: . Mathilda Cheney, b. 111., 1851-d. Oct. 30, 1871; m. \ Oct. 25, 1868, Eugene Williard, b. Maryland, 1846-, <1. Sept. 3, 1875. Alnhonse P. Cheney, b. Aug. 1853-d. Sept. 3, 1858. John Carson Hyatt, b. Pa., 1828-d. Jan. 21, 1870; m. Louisa _ , b. ffi.,-d. Sept. 21, 1869. Both died in Chetopa, Kail. He had a store and hotel on : the Prescott levee in 1857, and served as a Prescott alderman in 1858. Carson gave his occu-.! . pation as "gold seeker" in the 1860 Prescott cen
sus. Children:

Edith M. Hvatt.b. Wis., about 1871 m 1890 John J. Servaty. Irma Hvatt, b. "Wis., about 1875; m. Jan. 1, 190D, Charles A. Price, b. River Falls, 1871. He was a plumber in River Palls. Ray Hvatt. b. Wis., 1877-d. 1960; m. Ella Mae Chinnock, b. 1879-d. I954;; lived.in River Falls. b, WB,r: 1939;'m.-'Estelle : Currier, daughter of John and Abbie liixiberiake Currier. Charles P. Hyatt, b. Erie Co., Pa., 1839-d. Sept. 22, 1864. He joined the Prescott Guards in 1861 and eventually ,was a captain in Co. E, 6th Wis. Vol. Inf. He was wounded in the Battle of Weldon, Railroad and died in a Philadelphia, Pa.; hospital. He is buried in Pine Glen Cemetery, Prescott. Norman Hyatt m. Mathilda Miller ixi- lB5;; He ' came to Prescott in 1853 and studied law two . years in Prescott, then left in 1859 for St. Louis, Mo., where he practiced law.

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Belle Hvatt b. Wis,, 1855. Emrria M. Hvatt. b. Prescott, Nov. 27, 1856-d. Nov. 12, 1923; m, June 25, 1876, at the First Congregational Church, Prescott, Thomas Griffin, b. Niles, Mich., 1852-d. Oct., 1924. He was a son of Adnah: and Sarah Dunbar Griffin (see Dunbar). Children of Thomas and Emma Griffin: Emma, b. July 5, 1877, Luella, b. 1878, Carson, b. Dec,, 1879, and Arthur Griffin, b. Dec., 1886. Hattiftitots, b. Wis., 1859. MaJHvaU, b. 1866-d. Mar. 30, 1954, Webster City, la. Sarah Hyatt, b. Milton, Lancaster Co., Pa., Dec. fp> 1831-d. Aug. 9, 1893, Prescott; m. George N.

Frederick W. Hyatt later married ELEANOR KNOX REDMON widow of William Redmon. Information from: Newspaper accounts, census, county,
and cemetery records.

Prescott church records copied by Ray Price, "Brief History of Prescott Methodist Church"

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David Hyatt, b, Erie Co., Pa., July 4, 35-d. 1915; m. Jan. 30, 1859, Theresa Sutton, b, *weg0 Co., N.Y, Mar. 14, 1839-d. Mar. 28, 1866, "> was a carpenter in Ellsworth and River Falls.
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in the Civil War, Co. A, 12th Wis. Inf.


b. May, 1860; m. Eugene Akers, Mar.

1877; 7; m. 2nd at Prescott, July 4, 1883, Charles

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une> 1858, Maine. He was a plasterer. ey wre living in River Falls. Children: " s finn., Apr., 1884, Ralph, b. Minn., Feb., b" Wis- Nov; 1893> and Howard ra b. Wis., Oct., 1895. . run next married Melinda Adams, b, 48-d. 1926 (see Adams). Children:

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"The history of religious movements in Prescott is identical and co-extensive with Frederick Hyatt, who came to Prescott with his son J. Carson Hyatt from Mason [Mazon], Illinois, in the Spring of 1852. In the following year about one half dozen families had gathered, but among them were no religious people except Mr. Hyatt and Silas Wright and his wife, who resided about three miles out in the country and who were Methodists."

H-29

Location of FWH patent for 80 A. in Trenton, Pierce Co, WI

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

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To all to ivhom these I*re8cntn uhuit omet Greeting:

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has deposited in the GENERAL LAND OFFICE of the United States, a Certificate of the REGISTER OP TUB LAND it)lu\roh)j it nppmr* that fuH jhxgimnt. Jtm ttrm made /;// Out mid OFFICE at

according to the provisions of (he

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the 2ith of April, 1820, entitled uAn act making further provision for (ha sale

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according to the officialplatoftim Survey

of the said Lands, returned to tho General Land Office hg the SURVEYOR. GENERAL,
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which mid tract

has been purchased hy the said

NOW KNOW YE, ThozHie


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mtriclr, in consideration of

the pi-emises, and in conformity wiQt (he several acts of Congress in such case

made and provided, HAVJ8 GIVEN AND GRANTED, and by these presents DO GIVE AND GRANT, unto the said

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11-31

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11-34

Scenes of Prescott, Wisconsin around the turn of the 20th Century

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11-35

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11-36

FWH FAMILY IS SCATTERED


(As determined by Census enumerators)

1850 Census 27 Oct

Mazon Twp, Grundy Co, IL


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50,50

.Frederick, and Elizabeth

Rebecca and Daniel Cheney Francis A., Charles P., Benj. N,, BrunerD, Sarah A.,'George E James G,

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1860 Census 27 Aug Rebecca


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1860'Gensus

N. B, Hyatt "Atty at Law" M, Hyatt T (his wife, Matilda) C',B. Hyatt (Preston?) -Carpenter" . F. A. Hyatt, "Teacher"
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26 23 22 May have been just visiting 20 May have been just visiting
24, 21, 5/12 32, 28, 6, 4

Trenton, Pierce, MO Bruner, Teresa* IVIina Oak Grove TvifP. Pierce, Wt


George, Sarah,. Irwin, Francis;. ROSS

Prescott ward 2, Pierce, Wi


Carson, Louisa, Belie, Emma, Hattie, HYATT 32, 29, 5, 3, 9/12

1870 Census
Prescott, Pierce, WI
Rebecca and Daniel CHENEY Eugene and TIHfe Cheney WILLARD

1880 Census

River Falls, Pierce,m


BrunerD.. Melinda, Edith, Irma, Ray, Roy

HYATT

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Braceville, Grundy, IL Theador, Melvinia, Herbert,'Estella, Ida,


Frank, HYATT

50, 50, 24, 22, 18, 13

Webster City, Hamilton, IA


N. B. Hyatt, N. Preston;' Pet 1, Orange, TX{1 Jun 1880)
Frank, Jennie, Perry HYATT
43, 13

39, 23, 1 40, 26, 1

Pet. 5 Newton, TX (later in year) Frank A. Jannie, Perry HYATT (They moved between so were, counted twice))
Prescott, Pierce, WI
Daniel S. Cbenny, Rebecca C. Chenny, Frederick Hyatt
George N, Sarah A, Anna E, ROSS

59, 55, 81 51,48, 16

[Note different spellings and dates, etc,)

II-37

FAMILY PHOTOS AND BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES

Catherine Rebecca Hyatt Cheney (blind), and Sarah Ann Hyatt Ross
FREDERICK WETZEL HYATT
("1896 by Leslie Phillips at Duluth, MN"-incorrect as FWH died 5 March 1895 in Prescott, WI)

11-38

DANIEL S. CHENEY, GEORGE N. ROSS and WIVES

Daniel S. Cheney, Rebecca Hyatt Cheney, Sarah Ann Hyatt Ross, George Nyce Ross
(Sarah is wearing same dress and Rebecca same skirt as in pix labeled "1896 by Leslie Phillips, at Duluth, MN"; may actually have been taken at Prescott, WI)

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II-39

Children of George Nyce Ross and Sarah Hyatt Ross

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Anna Elizabeth Ross Russell (1864-1932)

Children of Guy Ross who was son of Irving W. Ross (1854-1933) and Reba Eloise Otis; Irving was son of George Nyce Ross and Sarah Hyatt Ross

Reba Eloise Ross (3 mos) and Donald Alton Ross (3 yrs)


11-40

John H. Armington (Great grandson of Sarah Ann Hyatt and George Nyce Ross)

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11-41

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After trip to John H. Armington' s factory

Obituary for George Nyce Ross

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- He :wtMit to California during jjfce gbld excitement in 1850, rerasiiiSiig three jenrs.j&niiic to Fcofct in spring of topj, where j fys liwde his home foir/mapy years. West flu later I. \ . L 'J . life *va8saneukm *
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11-42

JAMES CARSON HYATT

(See also notes in Section I)

After the Civil War Carson andLouisa had a fourth daughter born to them in Prescott, 3 1 March 1867. Soon thereafter they apparently moved to Chetopa, LaBette Co, in the south-east corner of Kansas. He opened a saw mill near the town and by 1870 was beginning his business. (See copy of ad in the Chetopa, KS Advance newspaper).
He ran this same ad at least two times, presumably earlier than September 1869 of this copy. (Taken from microfilm copy of paper.)
22 Sep 18691

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J. 'On "lite- 14th.inst; Louisa.Hyatt, Cl Hyatt, of this place,!, aged - thirty-iight yeans. : : An affectionate wife: a. tender and loring; mother i a friend respected and loved by all who knew her. Has been taken away vrheh her family seemed ipostlQ need her watchful care Themourning ones have the sympathy "of the entire comcupity in>the irreparable ,loirs."sGg:

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11-43

Land purchased by James c. Hyatt from US Govt, 1 Apr 1857-

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DAVID BRUNER HYATT


1835
Born:4 July, Venango, Erie, PA

Moved to Illinois
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Carpenter, (1850 Census, Mazon, Grundy, IL)

Moved to Prescott, Pierce, WI


Carpenter, (ae ~34), living in Trenton, Pierce, WI with wife Teresa (21 yrs) and dau, Mina (5 mos) (Census)

1860

1861

First enlistment : 3 Oct 1861: extract of discharge: "Enrolled as Private in Captain O. T. Maxson's is hereby Discharged from the service of the Company (A), 12"' Regiment of Wisconsin Vols United States, this Twenty Ninth day of May 1862, at Leavenworth City, Kan. by reason of Surgeons certificate of disability.".
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The Twelfth Wisconsin Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Randall, Madison, WI, in October and November 1861, and left the state January 11, 1862, proceeding to Fort Leavenworth, KS, where it remained in active service until the latter part of May (Records and Sketches of Military Records, by Chas E. Estabrook, Ed.)
From National Archives copied by EPH, 1966- "...Joined (for three years) 3 Oct 1861, Prescott"; noted as being in Madison 12 Dec 1861; 31 Dec 1861, 28 Feb 1862; Sick at Hospital, Leavenworth, KS, March and April 1862; discharged at Leavenworth, 7 Jun 1862.
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29 May, discharged due to disability

Actual service of first enrollment was about 8 months.


1862 Second enlistment: . re-enrolled in the Engineer Corps, being discharged 4 April 1864 (about 23 months). Occupation or skill given as "Carpenter" [Very useful in Engineer Corps]
1864 1870

4 April Moved to River Falls, Pierce, WI


Bruner D. (ae ~46) w/wife Melinda (ae ~32), Edith, Irma, Ray and Roy

1880

living w/wife, Melinda H & son, Roy, (Census, River Falls, Pierce, WI);

Bruno; carpenter in Ellsworth and River Falls; Civil War, Co A, 12th WI Inf, (History of

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1880
As a result of his earlier disability with the Wisconsin

12th, he applied for a pension: 14 Jun 1880

application, 378309;
"Certificate of Disability Discharge: 5' 7 I/2 fair complexion; grey eyes; brown hair-Epilepsia rendering him unable to take care of himself and totaly disqualifying him for his duties as a soulder".

1915 1915

15 Sep died at Waupaca, WI.

4 Oct: his widow, Melinda H., applied, for pension 1063793


26 Aug Melinda, died Prescott, WI

1926

David Bruner Hyatt (1835-1915)

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Marriage registration for Bruner Hyatt and Theresa Sutton, Jan 30, 1859(Printed form) 1. Full name of husband: (Handwritten) Bruner Hyatt

2. Name of father of said husband


3. Name of the mother of the husband

Frederick W. Hyatt Elizabeth Hyatt Mechanic

4. Occupation of said husband


5. Residence of husband

Trenton, Pierce, Wis.


Erie Co, Pa Theresa C. Sutton
Ira Sutton

6. Birthplace of husband

7. Full name of wife previously to marriage


8. Name of the father of said wife 9. Name of the mother of said wife
10. The time when the marriage was consummated

Fanny Sutton January 30, 1859

11. The place... where the marriage was consummated


12. The color
13. By what ceremony consummated

White

14. The name of the person pronouncing Marriage


15. Residence of person last named

William L. Armstrong, J. P.

16. Name of person signing certificate


17. Date of certificate
18. Date of registration

William L. Armstrong, J. P
Jan 30, 1859

Feb. 9, 1859

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Mi's- Edith Servaty, 90, of 40( Florian St., Hurley, died Monday morning at Grand View Hospital, She was born Sept. 12, 1870 in Frescott, Wis*, and moved to River Falls, Wis., with her family as a child. She was graduated from River Falls High School and the normal school there and later was a teacher at River Falls, Thorpe and JSTeillsville, Wis. In 1890 she was married to John Servaty and they moved to Owen, Wis., where they lived during most of their married life. He died on Dec. 23,

Mrs, Edith Servaty

1946. Mrs. Servaty is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Herman Gemuenden of Hurley, with whom she had resided in recent years; two sons, Claire J. Servaty of Long Beach, Miss., and Lynn D. Servaty of Shreveport. La..4 and five grand children and seven great-grand children. The body is at the CharbonneauBngstrom Funeral Home at Hur ley, where funeral services will be held at 2 Wednesday afternoon with the Rev. Edward M. Ketcham officiating. Burial will be at the cemetery at NeillsX'ille. The fu neral home will be open from 4 this afternoon until time of serv ices tomorrow.

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River Falls [WI] Journal, Aug 8, 1901, page 5

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Excerpt from, Kinnickinnic Years, John J. Prucha and Norman A. Foss, 1993, Arrow Printing, Syracuse, N. Y. pp 179-181
During the 1930s, and in earlier times too, the River Falls police department was a modest operation well-suited to a small, law-abiding community. The force consisted of a chief and an assistant chief. The chief of police was elected by the city council, and his assistant was appointed by him, subject to approval by the council. Thus it was that Dan Linehan was elected chief on April 18, 1933, and Roy Hyatt was appointed assistant chief. When additional officers were needed on a temporary basis, such as on Saturday nights during the summer or during special events, they were hired on a part-time, hourly basis. Such temporary police were usually members of the volunteer fire department, or regular municipal employees who were making a little extra by moonlighting as law-enforcement officers. Ray Hyatt - Roy's brother - was a fairly regular "extra," and so were Walter Patterson and George Hutchins. Both of the latter gentlemen were members of the fire department; Patterson was its chief.
The police department in those days performed its duties on foot. There were no municipally owned squad cars... Remote access to the police was through the central telephone operator. The person in need gave the operator (called "Central") the address...The employee on duty took down the pertinent information from the central telephone operator and then threw a switch which turned on a red signal light on Main Street. The policeman on duty could always be found on Main Street, unless he was on call to another part of the city. He usually was stationed near the comer of Main and Elm Streets, though periodically he would walk his Main Street beat to keep an eye on things in the daytime, or to check the security of business establishments at night. The red signal light, which was mounted on an iron ...couldbe seen from any part of Main Street. The police officer on duty kept an eye on the signal light, and when he saw it glowing he phoned the power plant to find out where he was needed.
(JJP) I remember my mother stirring about the house about 2:00 a.m. one sultry night in August sometime in the early 1930s. She had been awakened by the thunder and lightning of an approaching stonn. When she was closing windows and the front door in anticipation of the tempest which would soon be upon us, she noticed a man lying at the base of the large elm tree in our front yard. She surmised correctly that he was dead drunk and was sleeping it off just where he had passed out. Certainly he was oblivious to the threatening weather which was about to engulf him...

Mother called Central and explained to her that a man was lying in our front yard and a storm was fast approaching and the fellow was probably someone's daddy who really needed help.... Central said she would see to it that the night officer got the message. Before many minutes had passed, 1 could hear the officer's footsteps on the sidewalk as he approached from his Main Street post only a couple of blocks away. He must have seen the red signal light almost right away. From my front-bedroom window 1 saw the policeman stick a flashlight in the poor fellow's face so that he could identify him.

"Oh, it's you, George," the officer exclaimed. "Come on, I'll help you home." With a little prodding and a lot of cajoling, Officer Hyatt managed to transform a dead weight into a limp, though upright, inebriate. With a lot of physical support, the good officer managedto help George stagger on up the street to some place he called home.The storm broke in all its fuiy before Officer Hyatt could have made it back to his post on Main Street.

The next day my mother made it a point to inquire of Roy Hyatt who it was that he had saved from the storm in the early morning hours. "Nobody you'd know," was his only response.
Ed Note: When Frank E. Hyatt, 1st cousin of Ray and Roy Hyatt, first met them in 1935, it was said that Roy was the River Falls Police Chief and that Ray was the county sheriff. Since River Falls was divided between Pierce and St. Croix Counties, it is uncertain as to which county Ray was associated.

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NORMAN BENJAMIN HYATT


1837

Born 26 Jan, Venago, Erie, PA

1844

moved with family to Green Twp, Erie County, PA

1848- moved with family to Newark, Kendall Co, IL then to Mazon Twp, Grundy Co, IL 1852 "Educated at Knox College, Galesburg, IL and at Albany Law School where he graduated in 1858 " (History ofHamilton County, Iowa, J. W. Lee, p. 366, 1912). (Albany Law School does not confirm this statement) 1852

moved with family to Pierce County, Wisconsin; then (1853) to Prescott, Pierce Co., WI Studied law for two years in Prescott [probably under a practicing attorney] {History ofPierce Co, WI)

1858 1859

Passed Bar examination (Frank Boal Hyatt) said to have practiced law in St. Louis, MO {ibid) (not substantiated); (See also further note, below, on 1860 Census)

1859, 13 Nov married Matilda R. Miller in Ellsworth Pierce, WI;


(COPY) Marriage certificate filed in the Registar of Deeds office ( Pierce county seat) Elsworth, Wise. Certificate # 00079 - page 35 in the record book::
Norman B. Hyatt and Miss Matilda R. Miller

Marriage Certificate State of Wisconsin County of Pierce


solemnized the marriage of "I hereby certify that on the thirteenth day of November A. D. 1859 I Norman B. Hyatt and Matilda R. Miller in the presence of Frederick Hyatt and MAddie Nelson.And that I examined upon oath the above named parties and found no legal impediment to such marriage.
Prescott City, Wisconsin, November 26, 1859. Recorded November 26 1859 at 12 o'clock

Andrew J. Nelson"

1860 Census Records:

California. Moniteau Co.. MO

27 August 1860 (Twp 45 Range 15)

N.B. Hyatt was listed as an attorney and ae 26 in PA. [We have his b. as 26 Jan 1837.] M.(?) B. was b. inNY (Matilda Miller m. Norman 13 Nov 1859, Ellsworth, Pierce, WI)
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Francis "Frank" A. Hyatt was b. 21 Dec 1840; he is shown here as a teacher and b. in PA.
"He [Norman] went to California, Missouri, and opened a law office and continued in the practice until 1861 when he enlisted in the third Missouri infantry and served untilthe close of the war" (Lee, op. cit.) (See below)

Search of the St. Louis city directories does not show Norman Benjamin Hyatt to be listed there for any years between 1854 and 1864. Conclusion: he practiced in California, Missouri i/o St Louis.
1860 to Dec 1862 1862

(nothing has been found regarding this "honeymoon" period nor death of wife)

10 December, enlisted as Captain in 1st Minnesota Cavaliy Regt. called 'Mounted Rangers'(C7vz7 War Soldiers and Sailors System; American Civil War Soldiers; Civil War Compiled Military Service Records); said to be commanding Company K which was assigned to Brackett's Brigade composed mostly of Iowa units. One discrepancy in another record shows his birth as 'Canada' (Minnesota Civil War Soldiers). A cursory examination of available Canadian records gives no information of a Norman Benjamin or N. B. Hyatt in Canada who could possibly be our NBH. This appears to be an enumerator's error.

His niece, Edith Servaty noted "Norman, Bracketts Battalion Indian War Captain" His brother, Charles Preston wrote to another brother, 1864: "Norman is in the Army now so that the heard from him was St Peters, family is well represented. His rank is Capt. His address when last I Minn." Tombstone in Webster City, LA: "N.B. Hyatt, MO Engineers"(C/v/7 War Veterans Burials, Hamilton Co, Iowa)
See note below re: aN. B. Hyatt who was editor of a paper in Minnesota about that same time..

1864, 5-6 May Received slug in chest in Battle of the Wilderness; carried rest of his life (statement by his son, Frank Boal Hyatt)
1864
~1864

He was in Chicago and visited Theodore 4-7 Oct in Gardner, Illinois for "nearly three days', soon after GTH returned home after being wounded (ltr f IGTH to Bruner).

Married Maiy Fannie Prouty (she died before 1880 as he was listed as a widower in that year's census).

1866, 2 Feb arrived in Webster City, Hamilton Co., Iowa (History ofHamilton Co, IA); Admitted to Hamilton County Bar (Lee, op cit, p. 366)
1866

28 Oct, son, Norman Preston Hyatt was born in Webster City, IA (q. v., below)
son, Harold L. Hyatt was born; died shortly after birth.

1867

1869

"N. B. Hyatt, Bank Street" (Business Directory of Webster City, 1869)

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1875

Left Republican Party (Lee, op cit, p. 366) "Hyatt and Lee, Attorneys at Law", {Patrons Iowa State Atlas, 1875, p. 526)

1880 1880 1881

"N. B. Hyatt : Lawyer, Widower", (1880 Census, Webster City, Hamilton, Iowa)
21 Nov married Emma N.Stone (~1851- )

"N. B. Hyatt,Lawyer" (Webster City Business directory, Hamilton Co, Iowa)


10 Sep, son, Frank Boal Hyatt was born.

1881

1884-1885 "Hyatt, Norman B., Attorney-at-Law and Collections" {Iowa Gazette and Business Directory, p. 798)
1885 1892
1893
(Iowa State Census-1885)

"Appointed judge by Gov. Boies" (Lee, op cit, p. 366)


Elected Judge for 11th District ( History of Iowa From the Earliest Times to the Beginning of the Twentieth Century, Volume 3 Directory ofPublic Officials )
(Iowa State Census- 1895)

1895 1896

Rejoined Republican Party (Lee, op cit, p. 366)


21 August died in Webster City, Iowa

1901

"N. B. Hyatt, MO Engineers" (tombstone engraving) {Civil War Veterans Burials, Hamilton Co, Iowa)

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History of Hamilton County, Iowa, Vol I, by J. W. Lee, The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, Chicago 1912., pages 366-367.

NORMAN B. HYATT'

Norman B. Hyatt was born in Erie county, Pennsylvania, January 26, 1837, He was educated' at Knox college, Galesburg, 111., and at Albany law school, where he graduated in 1858. He went to California, Missouri, and opened a law office and continued in the practice' until 1861 when he enlisted in the third Missouri infantry and served until the close of the war. In 1866 he carne to Webster City and entered the law practice and immedi ately took high rank as a lawyer and advocate. It is said that in pioneer days when men got into trouble, there was a horse race across the prairie to see which could first reach Webster City and secure Hyatt for his lawyer. In 1873 he formed, a partnership with F. Q, Lee and the firm of Hyatt & Lee continued in business until 1876 -when it dissolved. Judge Hyatt then continued alone in business until 1888, when his son, N, P. Hyatt, was admitted to the bar and be came his partner. N. B. Hyatt was married to Miss Mary Prouty in 1865 and to them one son, Norman P. Hyatt, was born. Mary Hyatt died- in 1878. In 1880 N. B. Hyatt and. Miss Emma Stone were married and to this marriage was born one son, Frank B. Hyatt For some -years Mr. Hyatt was a republican, but in 1875 left the party and affiliated with the "democrats until 1896, when he again joined the republicans. He was appointed- judge by Governor Boies in 1892 and held the position about oile year. On account of his'political affiliations, he could not be reelected though he was nominated by the democrats and ran. ahead of his ticket. It has always been a matter of regret that he could not be continued in a position that he was so well qualified by disposition and learning to fill. He had a keen, logical, welleducated mind, was: deliberate, in his speateng and clear and precise in his rea soning. His -memory was remarkable for its accuracy. In bearing he was dig nified and courteous. After he was appointed to the bench it became the darling ambition, of his life to make an honorable and distinguished record as a jurist In this he was successful, in so far as he was permitted to go. Those who knew him best, who had known his temptations, his struggles and his victories, earn estly supported him. But he was a democrat, and the republican nominee was a man of conspicuous attainments. As a natural result, Judge Hyatt's judicial
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Note on Attendance at Albany Law School referred to above. (Reply to inquiry, 11 June 2004)

Dear Sir: The original records for 19th-century ALS students' lio longer exist; but we have printed alumni lists (compiled from the student lists printed in the school's annual catalog). Unfortunately Norman Benjamin Hyatt does not appear in those lists, This indicates that he was not a graduate of ALS. : It is possible,that he attended for a time without graduating (which was 'common in-those days, when a degree was not required for admission to the bar); but we no longer have any records ofnongraduates of that period. (I also checked the printed alumni lists of Union Coij'ecje; ALS's sister institution, and did a search on the Westlaw legal database to se4 If he appeared as the attorney or judge in afiy printed detisidrt,' Without any luck in either source.) I am sorry we couldn't help you.-Bob Emery, ref. librarian

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NORMANPRESTON HYATT (son of Norman Benjamin Hyatt)


1866

28 October, birth, Webster City, Hamilton, Iowa,

1880
1885

'N. Preston Hyatt', ae 13; (1880 Census, Webster City, Hamilton, IA)
"Norman Weston Hyatt, ae 18" (Iowa State Census, 1885)

Graduated "State U of Iowa"


21 May md. Edith A. Meriy
"Preston N. Hyatt", ae 28, 828 Elm St, Webster City, Iowa (Iowa State Census, 1895)
22 May birth of son, Norman Meny

1891
1895

1898

Appointed Battalion Adjutant, 52nd Regt, Iowa Volunteer Infantry, 26 April


Mustered into 52nd Iowa Volunteer Infantiy, Regt, War with Spain, 25 May
Mustered out, 30 October, Camp McKinley, Des Moines, IA (State of Iowa, Adjutant General's Dept, 9 Aug 1956)

1898
1898

1899

'Elected' 1st Lt, then Capt, in 56th Reg, Iowa NG (before that in Co C, 6th Reg, Iowa NG; 1st Bn, 4th Reg.) Filed for pension, December 7
'Elected' Major, Norman P. Hyatt, Commanding Third Battalion, 56th Infantiy, Hq, Fort Dodge, IA, Jan 13

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1911
1917

'Elected' Lt. Col, then Col


Drafted into Federal Service as Colonel from National Guard, 5 August; assigned to 152 Dep Brig; later 2nd Iowa Infantry, 109th Train Hqtrs and Military police, part of 34th Division; (Itr f/Edward P Price, lawyer, Webster City, IA, 6 Feb 1931); Camp Cody, NM; Camp Dix,NJ; Camp Upton, NY

1919 1920

Honorably discharged, 22 May (State of Iowa, Adjutant General's Dept, 9 Aug 1956)
Norman P. Hyatt, ae 54, General Lawyer, and Edith M. Hyatt, ae 53, (1920, US Census, Webster City, Hamilton, IA)

1930

"Norman, Head of household, married, value of home-$4500, age last birthday-63; age at 1st marriage-24, b Iowa, father-b PA, mother-b MA, occupation-gardener, industry-landscape" (1930 US Census, Oceanside, Hempstead, Nassau, NY)~[everything agrees except for occupation; listed as "Head" but no evidence in Census for presence of wife, who died 2 years later, was she living with him or possibly in an institution?]
heard of Col. Hyatt he was out on A lawyer/friend, Edward P. Prince, in Webster City, "The last I Long Island, and had a position with one of the town[s] on Long Island" (to CEH 193 1)" died, January

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ROSTER AND RECORD


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Mexican War Indian Campaigns War of the Rebellion


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HISTORICAL SKETCH
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The Fifty-second Regiment was organized from the Fourth Regiment Iowa National Guard. The twelve companies of which it was composed were ordered into quarters by Governor "Shaw, on the 25th day of April, 1898. The designated rendezvous was Camp McKinley, near Des Moines, Iowa, The promptness with which the order was' obeyed was evidenced by the. fact that, at 10 P. M., April 26th/ the last of the twelve companies had reported at the rendezvous. The regiment"'was engaged in the ordinary routine ;pf camp duty until the 2oth day of May, 1898, on which date it was mustered into the service of the United States, ;by: Captain. J. A.; Olmsted,.; of . the Regular,:Army. On May 28, 1S98, Colonel Humphrey received an order, by telegraph, ;from- the War Department, direct ing: him to proceed with:,his ;regiment, by:rail,.tp Chickamauga Park, Ga., and report to the General in command of the troops .which were being concentrated there. The- regiment left its .rendezvous inJ Des Moines on. the afternoon, of the. same day the order was received, and was : conveyed by-rail in three sec . tions to Chattanooga, Tenn., .where it arrived on the evening of May 30th, . and moved thence on the next day to Camp. Thomas, Chickamauga Park, where it was assigned to the Third Brigade, Second Division, Third Army Corps, Major General'; James P Wade commanding. In this.;camp the patriotic young Aran. of -.the North and South were commingled, all imbued with the one thought . : and desireto serve their reunited country in active warfare against the Spanish Monarchy. It was a war of humanity, entered into on the part of the United securing justice to an oppressed race, and not for the * States, for the purpose of purpose of conquest It was the earnest desire of all the troops in camp at Chickamauga that ' their stay there would be brief; and that they would soon be called upon to embark and proceed to the Island of Cuba; but, in this, they were doomed to disappointment. The resources of Spain were so entirely inadequate that active hostilities soon came to an end, and the war was of short duration. But two of the splendidly equipped, regiments from Iowa were given an oppor tunity for foreign service as will be seen from the preceding historical sketches the fortune of war having denied to the others the opportunity which they so much craved. During the month of June, 1898, the Fifty-second Iowa wa's recruited to the maximum strength of a regiment of infantryfifty officers and twelve hundred seventy-six enlisted menan aggregate of thirteen hundred twentysix, rank and file. On August 8, 1898, the regiment was selected as part of a provisional division, under the command of Major General 'James F. Wade, with orders to proceed to the Island of Porto Rico ; but, just as the troops were
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FIFTY-SECOND REGIMENT IOWA VOLUNTEER

INFANTRY
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WUlirttu 15. Humphrey. Age 4!?. Hosldetiflo SJoux City, nativity Maine. Ap pointed Colonel April ZB, IS!) 8. Mustered Miw 85, 1898, Mustered out Oct, 30, 1868, Dea Moines, low,

I'mac It llirk, Ag 51, Resldeace- Mason City, nativity Ohio, Appointed Lleiitteiwuit Ccilcmol April UB, 159 S Mustered May 25, 183S. Mus tered out Oct, 30, 1S9S, Des Moines, Iowa.

Stanford J.

Parker, Age 4I>. ttesittanCe Hamilton, nativity Illinois, Ap pointed Major April 26, ISSS. Mustered May 25, 18!)'$. Mustered out Oct, 30, 1698, Dcb Motees, Iowa.

Otto Hlle.

Age 33. Iteskletiee Btronei, nativity Itfwtw At! pointed Major April 20, M39S, Mastered May 25, 1S$S. Mustered out Oct, 30, IS08. Dca MoJmes, Iowa,
KMc, Age 97. Residence Sioux City, nativity Iowa. Appointed Major April 38, 1898, MiSsWrei May S3, 1888. Mustered out Oct, 30., 189 8, Des Moias, Iowa.

Willtatt A.

Fred A. Hills. Age 26. itesMeiw Sioti* City, activity Iowa. Apixviisted Regimental Adjwiaiti April 26, 181*8. Mustered May 25, IMS, Mus ter;! out Ofci, 33, 1S9S, Ues Molm-es, Iowa,
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Ago 31. ULssldeuce Webster City, imtMti' Iowa. Appoiistefl Battalion Adjutant ArE SI 8, 1888. Mustered" May 25, 1898, Mastered out 0t 3 ft, 189 S, Des Moines, IoweC.

Aithrn It, Rile. Age 23. Residence 2&ssem City, Hfttlvity town. ApiMrfnted Battalion. Adjutant April 2(S, 1SS8. Mustered May 2S, 188; Bestgned for disability July If. 1&&S. CJbickttmiaflga, Cfa,
Edwin &. Bi'rtvvn. Age <ttl, Resitteacfc Sioux City, aatlvity Mew Yorlt. ApjHjiaitetf Battalion Adjutant April 28, 1895, Mustered. May 25, KSSIS. Mustered out Oct, Sft, 1898, Pes Moines, Iowa,
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History of Hamilton County, Iowa, Vol II, by J. W. Lee, The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, Chicago, 1912., pages 405-407.

COLONKLNORMAN PRESTON HYATT.


Coltmti Norou* Prrstoa Hyatt, a rrfx*e?iutiw ui ihc Webjwxfii h*d its lr Cilr Iwr U> liitTll iitp *nd wlktw ability ha* grown through experience *ldy mx* hi fairer <147* * rrr*r. lcn> here October ?&, isrjr hm j*iij*{ M*ry F. ( JYcuty) Hyatt. TJw Uthtc k fnt* l*itt NVwmm B. * iwlnrc of Krir openly, r?w*yfTirt. and on rm&juru; omvsa/J wttM in Chkro4 when; be rrornwJ. Laler he uut ti Webster
City,' arriving on the 2d of February, 1B66. - Immediately afterward he opened an office and continued in the practice of ;law throughout his remaining days. He also served as district judge by appointment for a year and his work in the profession called forth; approval and pat ronage because of his devotion -to his clients' interests and his careful preparation of Ms cases. He died ia 1901 at the age of sixty-four years, having long survived his wife, who passed away in 1879 when thirty-five years of age. After leaving the public schools, of Webster City, Colonel Hyatt attended the Iowa State University, and was graduated therefrom in i886:with the- degree of Bachelor of Philosophy. He then studied law in his father's office and was admitted/to the bar by the supreme court of the state in 1888. He began practice as his father's partner mider the firm name of Hyatt & Hyatt, which relation was continued until the death. :of the 'senior, partner, since which time the Colonel has remained alone. He makes a forceful presentation of his. cause* basing his arguments upon sound logic and correct application, of legal principles to the points In litigation, Aside from his professional in terests he is the proprietor and manager of the Orpheum Theatre and is manager of the Armory Opera House.
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On the 21st of May, 1891, Colonel Hyatt was united in marriage to Miss Edith A. Merry, her father being S. H. Merry, a physician of Iowa City. Our subject and his wife have one son, Norman, who was bora on the 22d of May, 1895. Colonel and Mrs. Hyatt extend warm-hearted hospitality to their many friends at their pleasant home at No. 828 Elm street. Colonel Hyatt is well known in both fraternal and military con nections, belonging to Acacia Lodge, No. 176, F. & A. M. ; Hope Chapter, No. 88, R. A. *M. ; and Triune Commandery, No. 41, K. T., of which he is captain general. On July 26, 1888, he enlisted as a private in Company C, Sixth Regiment Iowa National Guards, and in a short time received the appointment of sergeant in the same com pany. On August 8, 1892, he was appointed battalion adjutant of the Fourth Regiment Iowa National Guard with the rank of first lieuten ant and held that position until May 25, 1898, when he was mustered into the service of the United States as battalion adjutant in the Fiftysecond Regiment Iowa Infantry Volunteers, with the rank of first lieutenant. He served through the Spanish-American Avar with the First Battalion of that regiment, under command of Major S. J. Parker. Upon the reorganization of the National Guard after the close of the Spanish-American war, he was elected and commissioned

first lieutenant of Company C of the Fifty-sixth regiment. On June I, 1899, he was elected and commissioned captain of that company. .In 1908 he was elected major in the Fifty-sixth regiment; three years later he was promoted to lieutenant colonel; and in September, 1912, was elected colonel of his regiment. His military service covers a period of twenty-four years and his record is unique by reason of the fact that he enlisted as a private and rose from the ranks to be colonel of the regiment in which he first enlisted. He occupies a creditable position in professional, military, fraternal and social circles and in all these his influence is a factor for progress and improvement.

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FRANK BOAL HYATT

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES


EUGENE R. ERICKSON

RANCHO LOS AMIGOS HOSPITAL 7601 EAST IMPERIAL HIGHWAY DOWNEY. CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF CHARITIES
WILLIAM A. BARR
SUPERINTENDENT OF CHARITIES

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Hyatt

Provo, Utah

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Dear Dr. Hyatt:


This is in reply to your letter making inquiry concerning your

cousin, Frank B. Hyatt, who passed away at this hospital on July 23, 1959.
At time of death we communicated with his friends in the Masonic Lodge as well as an aunt by the name of Mrs. J. Hyatt, who at that time resided in Los Angeles.

Your cousin had his funeral arrangements already made. The remains were released to the Neel Mortuary, 436 E, Compton Boulevard, Compton, California. Cremation was made at the Pacific Crest Crematory.
We have no knowledge as to whether the incinerated remains have been placed

elsewhere.
The immediate cause of death was given as Terminal Bronchopneumonia. secondary cause is given as Rheumatoid Arthritis, Multiple Joints.

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We are glad to furnish you with the above information. Had your name and address appeared in our file, we would have notified you of the death immediately,

lours very truly,


RANCHO

Lips

AMIGOS HOSMTAL

Burnette
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CHARLES PRESTON HYATT -Important dates in his life1838 1846 1852 22 Nov 1838, Venango, Erie (Crawford), PA, birth of Charles Preston
May, moved with family to Kendall County, Illinois

Living in Grundy County, Illinois

~1852-1854

Moved with family to Trenton and then to Prescott, Pierce County, WI

1857, 12 Nov Mother died (bu. in Prescott, WI); thereafter FWH and most of family lived in Prescott, Pierce, WI.

1860 27 Aug listed in census of California, Moniteau Co, MO along with brothers, Norman, ae~21 and Frank, ae -19. (Norman was recently married and just starting his law practice. The brothers may have just been visiting at this time.). "C. B. Hyatt" was here listed as a carpenter.(See page 11-53 for copy of census record)
1861

Enlisted in Co E., 6th Wisconsin Regiment.

1864 21 Aug Mortally wounded


22 Sep died in Philadelphia hospital; bu in Prescott, WI
Civil War history:

Captain, Company E, 6th Wisconsin at Prescott, 1861. (See printed details of the units to which he belonged-hereafter; his letters also tell of his experiences.)
Fought in battles: Gainesville, Bull Run, South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Fitzhugh's crossing, Chancellorsville*, Gettysburg, Wilderness, May 5-6, 1864, Laurel Hill, Spotsylvania Court House-May 8-2 1, 1864; North Anna-May 22-26, 1864; Cold Harbor-June 1-3, 1864, Jerico Ford,, and Petersburg which siege comprised of many battles, Weldon Railroad-June 23,1864; Reams Station-June 30, 1864*;WeldonRailroad again-Aug.21, 1864. (*letters sent about this time of these battles-see hereafter)

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Transcription of hand written

letter from C. P. Hyatt

Washington

March 8th 1863


Dear Brother [Theodore]

I have just received a letter from Frank informing me of your whereabouts, or at least where you were last December.

Why have you not written to me.

had allmost concluded that you had gone up the spout but having learned what your address was Ihasten I have but little to comunicate as Ihave not been in Camp since Feb. 19. to write a few lines all though I
was sent here for Medical treatment. I am doing well and hope to be able to return to Camp soon. I

had never been absent from Camp one night up to the time I feel lost when absent from my Regt. I came I have seen enough of blood shed, if my Regt is ever to suffer again I here and allthough I wish to see it.
Our Regt. is rather small as we have lost about 500 killed and wounded. A large proportion of our Officers have been wounded so that after the Battle of Antietam I had comd..of two Co for one month and a half and continue to comd. one Co up to the time I came here, Feb. 19th. I suppose you are at Vicksburg and will see and learn what was so. Frank speaks of your getting transfered to his Co. I hope you may succeed in this.

Norman is in the Army now so that the family is well represented. His rank is Capt. His address when last heard from him was St Peters, Minn. When last I heard from Prescott they were all well. Fathers health I is better than it was last winter.

My address is Co. B. 6th Regt. Wis. Voll. Washington D. C. and will be probably as long as I am in the Army.
C. P. Hyatt

Write soon and direct as above.


Truly yours.

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Transcription from

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Petersburg, Va July 1st, 1864

Dear Brother & Sister,

I suppose you begin to think that you were forgotten entirely, at least, most of my friends are complaining. They seem to forget that my extra writing must be done in a hole in the ground and that we have plenty of work to do.

We are close to the enemy and they keep throwing shells from their mortars, and of course our side returns the compliment. Their Sharp Shooters trouble us considerably.
One of the scamps cut my sword belt of yesterday. Fortunately, it was hanging up on a stake instead of being around me. One man of our Regt. was killed last night. That is all that we have lost for several days, yet it is not healthy for a man to run around much even in the night.

I suppose you are getting discouraged and think that Grant too must fail. And here let me say that had he not been reinforced but left to work out his own salvation as McClellan was, he would have been compelled ere this to act on the defensive and God only knows what would have been the result. But he has received probably fifty thousand reinforcements since the commencement of the campaign and we still hope to make this campaign a success if the Govt, does not labor too hard to destroy what little confidence the Army has in it by devoting,all its energies to the political campaign instead of the suppression of this Rebellion. We shall do our duty and if successfull, shall return to our homes satisfied with our labors but if we shall be compelled to stay here a year or two more to accomplish what might have been done this year or perhaps last, we shall not live to be old enough to forgive this present administration. And yet I suppose they will be kept in power another four years for a man dares not say ought against it. I hope we may succeed. It is time for want to see it finished up before I me to quit this kind of work and I go home, or before I go West to make probably should if this war was over, and go to raising young Hyatts preparatory for the great me a home as I war with Europe.

We are all well and doing well. Remember me to all and write soon. Don't allways wait for answers for I am aware that this is Etiquette but in cannot allways write. In writing to strangers I writing to a Brother it is a shame. Write often. Your Brother, C. P. Hyatt, Capt. Co E 6th W. V.
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am in command of the Regt to day as the Colonel is back to the wagon train to fix up and send off our I Muster Rolls. And so are the two Capts. who are present, and as there are only three Capts with the Regt. now including myself, of course in their temporary absence I am in command. But it is not much to see Capts. in command of Regts. now adays here for abut one third of the old Regts are commanded by Line Officers.

Died 22 September 1864, of wounds in one of the battles of Weldon Railroad, 22 August. This railroad ran into Petersburg from the south. This was part of the final battles for Richmond near the end of the war.

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Transcrivtion of letter re: C. P. Hyatt from his commanding officer


Fond du Lac, Wis., Sept 20 1898

Theodore Hyatt, Esq., Lockport, 111.


My Dear Mr. Hyatt:
Your favor of Sept. 24,1897, reached me very shortly after it was written, and it has received no shut it up in a book and was never able to find it attention from me up to this time for the reason only, that I so as to get your name and address, until by accident this week it came to light. I regret veiy much, that I shouldhave been, seemingly, so careless in replying to a letter from a brother of one of my most highly prized officers.

Charlie was 5th Corporal in Company B, 6th Wis., when I was its Major, and as my duty compelled was brought in immediate contact with him always when the me always to close the column on the march, I Regiment moved right in front. His unfaltering determination never to flinch under his musket and heavilyloaded knapsack, and his cheerful obedience to all orders that were issued, and acceptance of every measure marked him down as a young of discipline imposed, without a murmur, early attracted my attention, and I man who would develop, as he did develop, into a thorough, efficient and capable soldier and officer.
My expectations in him were folly realized. There was no man in my command so reliable in command on the skirmish line as your brother; no man so careful, so fearless, so clear-headed and undisturbed by showers of bullets, as he. When a vacancy occurred in the Captaincy of my Company E in said Regiment, caused him to be transferred from B to E, and made him Captain of the Company. I I subsequently detailed him for staff duty, as inspector on my staff, and while he was acting as such I placed hum in charge of my old regiment as commanding officer, and in the battle of Yellow Tavern on the Weldon Railroad he fought it all day as its Chief.

Sitting by a bivouac fire after the day's fight, he read me from a letter received in that day's mail, the remember, of one of his brothers, at Spanish Fort, and said to me that announcement of the loss of a leg, if I was the first accident or casualty among five brothers of whom he was one, who were then in the Union Army. Continuing the conversationhe said that "he thought that was the beginning of the end (this was down don't know why I have received more glory in August 1864), and I may not as well die here now, as later, I have no hope that under any circumstances I than I ever expected in the discharge of my duty, and I may have been made Captain of my Colonel's own company; I receive more. I have served on his staff as my general officer; I have, under his command, made a successful fight of his old Regiment. What else can there
be left for me?"

laughed at him and cheered him out of it. But the next He was evidently feeling a presentiment, and I day, or very shortly after, we were assaulted by the enemy under command of Hill, Lee being present to supervise the assault, and the purpose of it being to drive us from the Weldon railroad and open communication for supplies from the south. It was a fearful attack and gallantly made, but we successfully repulsed it, and the advance of the attacking column reached so close to our lines that they were compelled to surrender, and the firing ceased, except an occasional stray gun from a sharp shooter. Remembering what Charlie said, I thought I would fill in a little more in his cup of glory, and I sent

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him out to take the colors of the surrendered Regiment and the sword of the commanding officer, which he did, and while returning was struck by a stray, straggling piece of shell passing diagonally across our lines, and fired from toward Petersburg from a battery not in sight. This shell cut off his Ieg~my recollection, above the knee. I never saw him afterward. He was taken to the Hospital, but his leg was amputated on the way to the Hospital by some strange surgeon, and the amputation was imperfectly done, in this ~ that the flap to cover the wound was made too short, so Ihave heard. But Charlie was in such good spirits and rallied from the effects of the operation, that he wrote me a note, quite chatty, expecting to return at an early day, and suggested, that if his wooden leg should prove as valuable as the doctors said it would be in his case, that perhaps, for convenience sake in cold weather, he would have the other one shot off.
We were under fire night and day, so that it was 'impossible for me to go to the rear, some ten or found that he had been moved from twelve miles, to see him in the Hospital. When the storm came to a lull I City Point on the James River, to Alexandria; and as if it was determined to see how much his nerve and heard from Alexandria that he had been taken off to Philadelphia, and from constitution could put up with, I Philadelphia that gangrene developed in the wound, and from it poor Charlie died.
Ido not know that of all the officers who fell under my command, there was one whose death touched me so keenly. You need not be ashamed of having had a brother by the name of Charles P. Hyatt, of the 6th Wis. Volunteer Infantry. His family have eveiy reason to be proud of his record and memory.
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Very sincerely, your brother's friend in his lifetime, s/Edward S. Bragg, Brigadier General of Volunteers.

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Capt. Charles Hyatt* The following item concerning Capt. Charles Hyatt will be of interest to many of our readers. The subject of the article was a brother of Theodore Hyatt and an uncle of Prank and the Misses Hyatt, all of this place. It is taken from a recent interview with lien. Bragg, of Wisconsin, which was published in one of the Milwaukee pa pers.
BRAVE OA PT. CHARLES HYATT.

It was here on the Wei don railroad that we lost Capt, Charley Hyatt, one of our best officers. We had practically Linished the light and Hyatt sat down noticed that he did with me to rest. I not appear in his usual spirits and ral lied him a little. He said that he was oppressed by a feeling that he could not understand; he believed that something was about to happen to him, and that, for his part, he was satisfied with his career. He had glory enough. "Why," said he, "I have lived to command my company; 1have served upon the staft' of my old commander when he was at the head of the brigade; I have even been assigned by him to command the iarling old regiment in battle; isn't that glory enough for one man
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regiment which had charged upon our line had approached so near that they could not get back with the rest of the attacking force, had thrown down their arms and held up their hands in token thought I of surrender, I would add a little more glory to Hyatt's score, and so sent him to take the sword of the commanding officer. This he did, and was returning with it when a stray shot came flying across the field and tore oft his leg. lie submitted to amputation cheerfully, but it was at the hands of a blundering and incompetent surgeon there on the field and he never recov ered. He was sent to the hospital at Alexandria and then moved to Phila delphia. Amputation had to be per formed again, gangrene set in and he died. I have often thought of what he said to me there just before I sent him out to receive the surrender of that reg iment and wondered if it was a pre monition of his own approaching death. Charles P. Ilyatt was a most gallant offfcer, and in the command of a skirmish line he could not be excelled. The hot ter the fire the cooler he grew, until, if I were telling a campaign story, I would say that he "froze the water in his can teen/'
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6th WISCONSIN VOLUNTEERS


The 6th Wisconsin Volunteers was recruited from counties in the southern third of the state in the spring of 1861, and after training at Camp Randall in Madison was mustered into service in July, 1861. Assigned to the East, it was, in October of that year, brigaded with two other Wisconsin regiments, the 2nd and 7th, and the 19th Indiana to form the only all-Western brigade in the Army of the Potomac. The history of the 6th is thus entwined with that of the brigade.

Under its second commander, John Gibbon, a regular army artillery officer and a North Carolinian, the brigade was forged from a collection of rough-edged farmers, pineiy boys and common workers into a fine-edged fighting force. With his leadership, the final components of the brigade's distinctive uniform ~ nine-button regular army wool frock and sky blue trousers, set off, at least initially, with white leggings and the tall Hardee black hat with plume and brass trimmings was complete.
The Brigade's first test in battle occurred in the prelude to Second Bull Run when the four regiments confronted a superior force of Stonewall Jackson's men on the farm fields of a family named Brawner. In the late afternoon of August 28, 1862, the Western men traded deadly blows with the Rebel veterans. Only darkness brought an end to the bloody confrontation.
Quickly following was the Battle of Second Bull Run. And when Robert E. Lee pointed his army into Maryland in September, the Big Hat Brigade, as it was now being called, marched with the First Corps. At Cumberland Gap in South Mountain, September 14, 1862, the unit earned its vaunted name, when Army Commander George B. McClellan observed the men of Wisconsin and Indiana, under fire from Rebel defenders, relentlessly pushing forward up the National Road. He is said to have remarked, "They stand like iron." The Big Hat became the Iron Brigade. Just three days later, the Badgers and Hoosiers fought in the bloodiest day of the war, Antietam, sustaining awesome losses during the opening phase of the battle.
To compensate for the ghastly gaps in it ranks; the Western men were reinforced the month following Antietam by the addition of a new regiment, the 24th Michigan. The latter unit earned its membership into the brigade and its Black Hats with valor at Fredericksburg, won at awful human cost.
A private's uniform

The 6th Wisconsin's finest hour of the war occurred on the first day at Gettysburg. While its sister regiments battled the Rebel surge along Willoughby Run and in McPherson's Woods west of town, the Calico Wisconsin boys were ordered to the right where the enemy relentlessly swept aside another Union brigade. Charging across a stubble field and onto the Chambersburg Pike, the 6th Wisconsin briefly reset its line, before storming the defenders in an unfinished railroad cut. Several hundred prisoners from two gray regiments were taken along with the banner of the 2nd Mississippi. Sgt. Francis A. Wallar of won the Medal of Honor for the flag capture. Company I The distinctive all-Western character of the Iron Brigade was erased with the infusion of Eastern regiments into its ranks later in 1863. However, the 6th Wisconsin subsequently marched every mile and fought in every major battle until the end of the war.

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Onto the stripes of its battle flag after Gettysburg were painted Mine Run, Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Laurel Hill, North Anna, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Weldon Railroad....The regiment's honors were gained at great cost for its name stands among the foremost units in the number of men killed in battle or died of wounds during the entire war, according to William Fox's study, Regimental Losses of the Civil War.

Transcription of letter written to Bruner Hyatt, date and 1st part missing-

I could not practice deception and therefore my stay there would have been anything but pleasant. We are now preparing for the spring campaign getting our Transportation ready and when the weather will permit shall be all ready to pull up stakes and travel and Isuppose that some of us will have to go under the sod before this campaign is over and if Iam one of them Ican assure you that Ishall die with just as good grace as any of them. Iremember the time when I thought it was an awful thing to die but it does not seem so much so now. Tis true I should rather live and yet if I knew that Ishould get killed Iwould not disgrace myself to save my life. Iam too proud of my record to falter now. Ishall be Captain of Company E. of our Regt. before long and of course will be on hand for the first fight. We are all well and trying to make the best of camp life. Ihave seen Gen. G-rant once or twice. Hope he will be able to accomplish all that is expected of him and shall wait patiently for coming events. Write Soon C P Hyatt Yours Truly

Transcribed letter written to D. B. (Bruner) Hyattfrom Theodore


Gardner, 111. Oct. 9, 1864
Dear Brother
Your letter containing the sad intelligence of Preston reached me last Tuesday evening and Norman came had continued to down by the same train from Chicago. Such news was wholly unexpected to me. I flatter myself that with his buoyancy of spirits and naturally good constitution he would certainly recover.

learned from your wrote him as soon as I was waiting and anxiously watching for an answer to.a letter I I letter of his misfortune.
cannot now realize the fearful truth! I

Are you in possession of the details of the last days of his life? If so will you oblige me by sending them in your next. Was he wholly conscious of his approaching dysolution and if so how did he view death and the realities of a future State of existence?

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The Iron Brigade

Nearly 3 million men served in the Union Army during the Civil War, 1861-1865. Of these, some 5,000 men filled the ranks of the Iron Brigade, made up of the 2nd, 6th & 7th Wisconsin, the 19th Indiana, & the 24th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiments. Plus Battery B of the 4th U.S. Light Artillery
6 Wisconsin Infantry "The death loss of the 6 Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry was 357, or 18.4 per cent. Its total killed and wounded aggregated 867. Under command of Col. Rufus. R. Dawes it won merited distinction at Gettysburg, capturing a part of a Confederate brigade in the railroad cut."

During the Battle of South Mountain, Gibbon's men gave


such a good account of themselves that Corps Commander Hooker referred to them as an

This name stuck with them lor the rest of the war and forever after. 1n Sept. 1 862 at Smith Mountain, Md., General McClellan, said, as he witnessed the "IRON BRIGADE" break the centre of an entrenched battle line. "These men must be made of iron".
On another occasion Gen. McClellan said, "1 have seen them under fire acting in such a manner as to reflect the greatest credit upon themselves and their State (Wisconsin, Indiana, and Michigan). They are equal to the best soldiers in the world. It is not. the numbers of men but the right kind of men that makes the "IKON BRIGADE".

Origin of the Title "Iron Brigade"


General McClellan told General John B. Callis of Lancaster, Wis., at the Continental Hotel in Philadelphia when his grand reception was given there, what he knew of the origin of the cognomen "Iron Brigade." Said he: "During the battle of South Mountain my headquarters were where I could see every move of the troops taking the gorge on the Pike (National Road). With my glass Isaw the men fighting against great odds, when General Hooker came in great haste for some orders. I ask him what troops were those fighting on the Pike? His answer was: 'General Gibbon's Brigade of Western meji,'T stud,
'They must be made of iron.' He replied, 'By the Eternal they are iron. If you did, you would know them to be iron.' had seen them at Second Bull Run as I J. replied, 'Why, General Hooker* they light equal to the best troops in the world.' This remark so elated Hooker that he mounted his horse and dashed away without his orders. After the battle, I. saw Hooker at the Mountain House near where the Brigade fought. Be Satig but,,'NOvV Gisneraiwhat do you think of the Iron Brigade?' Ever since that time Igave them the cognomen of Iron Brigade." [from the program of the 1900 reunion of the Iron Brigade Association in Chicago]

Gen. Rufus King. John Gibbon. Solomon Meredith, Lysander Cutler, Edward S. Bragg, Wm. W. Robinson, Henry A. Morrow
As the only "all Western" unit in President Abraham Lincoln's Army of the Potomac, the Iron Brigade compiled an unsurpassed record of bravery and sacrifice. No brigade in the Union Army suffered a higher percentage of combat fatalities,

The training, leadership, and morale of the officers and men of the Iron Brigade were conspicuous at Gainesville, South Mountain, Antictam, Gettysburg, and a do/.en other battles and skirmishes. "At such places, and on more than one occasion," recalled one of their commanders, "brave men died to keep their flags aloft."

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WELDON RAILROAD:
Prelude

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On August .ton! .CUM) sent IteUand X Carps ta threaten Rielimarai aiid when foe learned .hmv aggressively Cie*?. Lift. (CSA) KSpoiKfed to this action fe feezes! to sen>3 tlie V Corps, u<fcr <3$i. W&c&i? {USA), to cut off ihe Wcidoii Railroad south cii'lterslnurg,

WELDON RAILROAD:
Aug. 18, 1864
At dawn, Warren's corps, along with elements ofthe IIand DC Corps, advanced aid pushed bwk Confederate pickets until they, reached OWw Tavern by 9:00 mil,It was here next to this y ellow brick building that the Union started tearing up the railroad, m what they felt svas to be a quick-hit raid upon, the Weldon RJR.

Ifeili(CSA) down Halifax .Road, which


rap.parallel to the rail, ike,to drive the

Then Gen. Beangpai(CSA) sent Gen,


federals off. Though. Heth had .initial success his troops were stopped when tliey met up will? fresh Union troops who were in greater strength than previously supposed.. Bothsides? entrenched during

the nighi.

WELDON RAILROAD; Aug. 19,1864


By the .next morning Gram changed the course of the raid. Always iooknig.fftr a chance to reverse roles, Orant saw an Opportunity to have the Confederates atlacking Union fortified positions for a change. This notion whs helped by how committed lee

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was to Richmond's defense and how easily Warren repnised the Confederates the day before. So the raid was to be a permanent extension of the siege lines.

In the afternoon Heth and fisn, Mates; (CSA), in a well limed attack, hit the Union from the north and the east almost at once. Mahone hit a seaminthe Union line, rolled up ibe flank and took numerous prisoners.

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WELDON RAILROAD: Aug. 19tli Part II


Reinforced, the Union countcmltnckcd and by niglilfhll Imd lelriken mosl of the ground lost that afternoon.
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SECTION III-FRANCIS "FRANK" ASBURY HYATT


Contents

1. Chronology and Summary of FAH history


2. Hyatt Family in Texas-19th Century (written 1997)
3. Hyatt Sites in Texas Re-visited-20th Century (1997)

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4. Jetty Walls at Galveston and Sabine Pass, Texas


5. Hyatt's in Mexico
6. Frank Hyatt family in California

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7. The Jean Perry Ott Saga


8. Perry Fred Hyatt (son)

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1. CHRONOLOGY AND SUMMARY OF FAH HISTORY


1840, 21 Dec
1857, 16 Jun,
Francis "Frank" Asbury Hyatt, b. Venango, Erie, PA

Jennie Fuller, b. in KS or IL (Census and CA Death Index records)


Sergeant, Co A, 1st Regt, Missouri State Militia, at St. Louis.

1861, 20 Dec 1862, 3 May 1862, 5 Nov

Honorably discharged

1st Lt, mustered into Co M 3rd Regt Cavaliy Volunteers, at Rolla, MO Expedition from Rolla to Ozark Mountains; to Batesville, Ark, etc.
Expedition against Little Rock, Ark., 1 Jul- 6 Sep 1864; also served as body guard to General Curtis.
Another record shows "Francis Hyatt, 1st Lt, 9th Mo Cav" (Annual Report of the Adjutant General of Missouri for the year ending Dec 31,1865)

Capt, Co A, 11th Regt, Cavalry Volunteers, at Little Rock, Ark At Little Rock and various reconnaissances from there until 25 June, 1865. (See FAH Civil War Record (below)

1864, 7 Sep

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1865, 24 Jun

Mustered out of army at Little Rock, Ark., 27 Jul, honorably discharged

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FRANCIS HYATT Civil War Union Forces

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Enlisted in Company A, 1st Regiment, Missouri State Militia, Deoember 20, 1861, by Captain Byrne, at St, Louis, Missouri Rank: Sergeant Mustered into service Deoember 20, 1861, at St. Louis, Missouri
Honorably discharged May 3, 1862 Mustered into service with Company M, 3rd Regiment, Cavalry Volunteers, November 5, 1862, at Rolla, Missouri Rank: 1st Lieutenant Served as 1st Lt. Company M, from November 5, 1862 to September 6, 1864 Promoted to Captain, September 7, 1864, and assigned to Company A, 11th Regiment, Cavalry Volunteers. Mustered into service September 20, 1864, at Little Rock, Arkansas. Mustered out June 24, 1865, at Little Rook, Arkansas

C. H. ENGELBRECHT Colonel, AUS (Ret.) Assistant FOR THE ADJUTANT-GENERAL


This certificate is furnished free of charge upon application of the soldier, a member of bis family, or duly authorized
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1871-1874 Frank A. Hyatt and brother, Theodore were in Denison, TX from 1873.
(See THE HYATT FAMILYINTEXAS-NINETEENTH CENTURY)

1878

(or before) married Jennie Fuller, prob in Texas

-1879 son, Perry Fred, b. in TX (1880 US Census, Orange, Orange, TX) (He d. 11 Aug 1916)

1880, 1 June

FAH, "Timber Man"; Lodging with wife and son, Orange, Orange Co, TX (Census record) (Orange, TX is on the Sabine River and TX-LA stateline)
(Later) "Lumberer", with wife and son; Newton, Newton, TX (Census record) (about 55 mi N. of Orange, TX)

1882-1883

"Saw Mill Owner, bds with G. A. Smith" (<General Directory of the city of Galveston 1882-83)

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1884

(dates uncertain) dau Lillian Hyatt b., TX (she m Clarence Joseph OTT)

Perry Fred Hyatt (b. 1879)

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1885 1886

FAI-I working with Theodore, Herbert and FEH on Sabine Pass Jetty Walls
GTI-I said to have worked at Bassett, TX

1888-1889

"Frank A. Hyatt, Govt. Contractor, bds w/Mrs. Annie Hill" Listed in the General Directory of the city of Galveston 1888-89 . Also listed was "Theodore Hyatt bds W. W. Woolford"; [Can we assume that since these two brothers boarded at different places that, at least, Frank had his family with him at the time?]

1890 1892, Nov

FAH with Theodore at Sabine Pass; also worked out of Tampico, Mexico
FAH engaged on government contracting in Mexico
(See ltr to his Niece, Ida M. Hyatt, HYATT'S INMEXICO )
(SEE JETTY WALLS AT GALVESTONAND SABINEPASS. TEXAS)

1898, Feb

(Battleship Maine blew up in Havana, Cuba triggering the Spanish-American War; FAH's son, Perry, served in 3rd TX Infantry during the war; we have no further record until his death in 1916.)
Jennie and dau "Lillie" were in Belasco (later called Velasco, district of Freeport, TX at the mouth of the Brazos River, entertaining in a hotel (Ltr from Geo N. Ross, 20 Sep
1898)

1898, Sep

~1903

Marriage of Lillian1 Hyatt and Clarence Joseph OTT

-1904
1906, 9 Nov

Birth of Lillian2 OTT Birth of Lillian Hyatt Ott's son, Joseph Aloysius Ott
(See THE

JEANPERRY OTT SAGA)

1906, D ec

death of dau, Lillian Hyatt Ott, Beaumont, TX (one month after birth of second child, Jean Peny Ott/Hyatt) Frank and Jennie moved to Oregon with granddaughter, Lillian Ott and grandson, Jean Perry Hyatt (Ott); later, (i.e, before April 1910) they, four, moved to California
(See FRANKHYATTFAMILYINCALIFORNIA)

1910, Apr

Jennie and grandchildren, Lillian and Jean P. were living in Long Beach, LA, Ca (Census); perhaps Frank was already in the Sawtelle Hospital.
May, FAH admitted to Sawtelle Veterans home (part time as outpatient at Sawtelle Veterans Hospital)

1912

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Frank A. Hyatt, Beaumont, TX

1916, 11 Aug
1929, 26 Jul
3 Aug

Death of Perry Fred Hyatt; bu, Los Angeles National Cemetery, LA, CA.
FAH released and returned home
Francis "Frank" Asbury HYATT, d. at home, Sawtelle, CA; bu. Plot 60 K-l, Sawtelle National Cemetery.

1944, 15 Sep

Death of, Jennie Fuller Hyatt, LA, LA, CA

Other References:

Ltr, Veterans Administration, Center, Wilshire and Sawtelle Boulevards, Los Angeles 26, CA (21 Feb 1947) Index to the Officers of Missouri Volunteers and Missouri State Militia. State of Missouri, Adjutant-General's Office, 27 May 1947. Ltr. from Jean Perxy Ott, 3 1 Mar 1961; Interview with Jean Perry Ott, 11 June 1947.

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HYATT'S IN TEXASNINETEENTH CENTURY


FRANK A. HYATT
Francis Asbury Hyatt (a.k.a., Frank A. Hyatt, Uncle Frank or FAH) was the 8th son and 11th child of Frederick Wetzel Hyatt and Elizabeth Phillips. He was bora 21 Dec 1840 in Venango, Erie County, Pennsylvania. After serving in the Union Army in the war between the states (1861-1865) Frank moved west and as an entrepreneur became involved in a number of business ventures. He shipped cattle fron Denison, Texas to the East; operated one or more timber/lumber sawmills and was a government contractor, among other activities.

Frank's 41'1 older brother, George Theodore (GTH), b. 1930, also a Union veteran but still bearing the burden of 'consumption' and a combat-inflicted wound, joined him in Denison, Texas in 1873 before moving, with his family, a few miles north into Indian Territory in 1874. GTH handled some of the paper work relating to Frank's businesses. (See Hyatt's in Indian Territory)
Frank married Jennie Fuller, probably in Denison. She was an entertainer (pianist) in a hotel said to have been owned by her brother. They had, a son, Perry, born about 1879 (according to census dates) and we can presume Frarik and Jennie were married in 1878 or before. We find no other record of Frank until the 1880 census. They were in Orange and Newton, Texas in 1880.

NEWTON, TEXAS. Newton, the county seat of Newton County, is at the junction of State Highway 87 and U.S. Highway 190, fifty miles northeast of Beaumont in the north central section of the county The population hovered between 150 and 200 throughout the 1880s and 1890s, when Newton had four general stores; saw, grist, and flour mills; and two or three hotels. (The Handbook of Texas Online).
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Theodore (GTH) Hyatt's sons, Herbert Howard (HHH, b, 1855) and Frank Eugene (FEH, b. 1867) also were employed in Texas in FAH's ventures, FEH told of clerking in [a] "Company Store" ; and also working as a fireman on a sea tug operating on the Gulf of Mexico between Panuco River, Tampico, Mexico and the ports of Sabine Pass and Galveston, Texas about 1883-1885. FEH lived in Cypress, Pittsburg and Mount Pleasant, Texas. HHH was 'engineer' on the tug boat.

FAH operated a saw mill and logged at a site along the Houston and Texas Central Railroad line a short distance south of Warren, Tyler county. The railroad station at the sawmill town was called HYATT and shows on the maps of Tyler County in 1924 and 1931. One report showed the sawmill as being built in 1882 by two Rice brothers, one of whom was the postmaster. The sawmill was subsequently moved to Louisiana and set up under a new name? (See further notes under, Hyatt, TexasRe-visited). We do not know of the exact dates of the Hyatt operation at that location, but we do have information that FAH was listed as a "saw mill owner" in 1882-83. Oral family history indicated that GTH was the bookkeeper for this activity, There may have been other sawmill locations in which FAH was involved.

About one mile from the town site of Hyatt is a Lake Hyatt.
About 600 acres of land, to the west of the railroad, were donated, in 1929, by John Henry Kirby, a pioneer lumberman and leading citizen of Tyler County. (Texas State Travel Guide, Texas DOT, about 1995, p. 257). This presumably included land which was logged off by Frank Hyatt. This appears to be the same as the present John Henry Kirby Texas State Forest. We have no record of how much land was actually logged by FAH, but based on the geography it is presumed that as much as 1000 acres at least west and south to Hickory creek may have been included. The Hickory Creek may indicate that hickory as well as, the nearly ubiquitous, pine was found on the land and logged.

Another major FAH activity was helping to build the Galveston and Sabine Pass jetty walls (q.v.,)

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HYATT, TEXAS REVISITED


EPI-I with OMH and the Herbert P. Hyatt family (wife, Mary, and Robert, 14; Thomas, 12; Peter, 10; Gregory, 8; Wesley, 5; Annabelle, 3; Matthew, 8 months) drove to the site of Hyatt, Texas, 14 March 1997. The old sawmill-townsite was found without difficulty using county and state maps. It is located on US Highway 287 about 15 miles south of Woodville, county seat of Tyler County and about three miles south of a resort town of Warren. It is about 100 miles from Houston and 30 miles north of Beaumont.
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The land surrounding Hyatt is slightly hilly and about half covered by second growth pine frees. The open land along the highway had some cattle and a few homes and minor roadside tourist shops, etc.

Just north of the turnout to the old town site of Hyatt is a modern brick sign designating the entrance to Lake Hyatt 1947 Map showing Hyatt, Texas Estates. Lake Hyatt is a dammed up wide spot in Black Creek, a stream a little smaller than the lower Provo (Utah) River in the late summer. The lake was formed by a man-made, earthen dam about one-half of a mile long and a concrete spill-way about fifty feet long. Several substantial resort-like cabins and homes, on perhaps one acre lots, nearly circled the lake.

Ora Mae Hyatt and Herbert Hyatt Family-Lake Hyatt, Texas, March 1997

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EPH on Bridge over spillway, Hyatt Lake, Texas, March 1997

The old Hyatt lookout tower, shown on the Tyler county and USGS maps was easily seen to the west of US highway 287. A sign on a locked tubular-steel gate noted that the plot was part of the Texas State Forest and was part of the Texas A & M Forest system. Since there were no restrictive signs we climbed through the fence and walked the few hundred feet on a recently graded forest road to the tower. The tower, of substantial galvanized steel construction and in good condition, is about 120 feet high (as estimated using Scout-method approximations). The structural members were stenciled with "Hyatt Tower". There was no other physical notice of the name for this place. The base of the tower is -138 feet above sea level. The lowest spot within a mile is -100 feet. The trees surrounding the tower area were mostly long-leaf Southern Pine about 100' high and 8 to 12 inches in diameter at eye level. This is at least second or possibly third growth timber. We saw another, more cleared area, which had just been cleared of its third growth of timber. These trees were natural growth and of random spacing. Near the base of the tower there was a wooden building about 20 x 30 feet. It was not in first-class condition and there were signs of un-repaired vandalism. The flooring appeared to be of tongue-andgroove hardwood rather than just pine boards. The exposed 2x6 rafters under the wide eaves were shaped like typical 19th century residential construction. The presumption was that this building probably dated to before 1900 and mav have been the office used by Uncle Frank and GTH.

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Four modern concrete picnic tables were located in the open space around the building and tower. The tower was wired for electricity and a radio antenna projected from the tower at the top. A rain gauge was attached to the lower tower. There were no signs of recent activity. [Ed note: modern surveillance techniques using satellite observation probably have supplanted the older manned-tower use for fire watch purposes.]

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CONTOUR INTERVAL = 5 FEET Grid lines are 1 Kilometer

Immediately to the east of the 600 A. plot which surrounded the tower was a railroad right-of-way. The rails and ties had been removed quite recently (per an attendant at the Big Thicket National Preserve Visitor's center). A few rusty rail spikes and one steel plate used to hold the rails to the ties were recovered. The signs designating the Hyatt station were not in evidence but there were standard RR crossing arms and a round RR sign still in place where the road had crossed the tracks. Two or three decrepit buildings apparently currently used for habitation were veiy close to the RR right-of-way. These were the only reminders of the old Hyatt town site.

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Photo copied from EARLY HISTORY OF OLD TYLER COUNTY bv Mrs. Lou Ella Moseley

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On the railroad a rhon distance below W<;rren was Hyatt, another large saw mill town of its day. The two Rice brothers, W. M. and J. S., of Houston built the mill in 1882 and continued to operate it until it was moved to Ward. La., in 1907. Hyatt is said to have been namt-d for a friend <<f the Hire boys, and after the move, it bo iv tiie nnrw vf Ward iifttr their brother-inlaw .riitvi S. Rkv first while others who followed Ji-i-hh Priee, 1 *.'! Smith and Tkwr.il Nevil. !><e fmith, Cecil's brother, ww commissary here. Myrta I igre wu m M**tt in 1886 and a masonic lode buildup Kbr many years after the mill was fcwr$| *m old water

tower stood watch beside the railroad tr< k as tnfe, buildings were moved away or fell ini< dec:./. Today nothing is left except the i>!d Rice h<>;ne which stood across Hickory Creek from the mill. The Rico boys, whose father was Frederick A. Bice, builder of the first railroad in Texas, The Houston and Texas Cen tral, continued with long lives after Hyatt passed away, as railroad and banking" financiers of Houston. It is interesting to note that they were nephews of William Marsh Rice, founder of Rice Institute of

Houston. Another saw mil! on the railroad and in the vicinity of Hmister was Vidor which operated only a few years at the beginning1 <>!' the century. James Holloman and Andrew Bevi' served as postmasters until the office was moved to Hiliister in 1904.

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Jefferson Couf
JACK A. MORTON
County Engineer
BEAUMONT. TEXAS

February 9, 1978

Mr. Edmond P. Hyatt 2135 W. Palos Court

Newbury Park, California


Dear Mr. Hyatt:

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Enclosed are several maps which may provide most of the infor mation you requested. The County Road Map shows the location of Sabine Pass and Sabine. The map of Greater Port Arthur has a map on its reverse side showing the location of East Jetty and West Jetty. Also enclosed are a couple of zerox prints of an enlarged map of that area.
The Texas Highway Travel Map has marked upon it the approximate location of the old Town of Hyatt. A couple of zerox prints of a portion of Tyler County are enclosed to show this location a little clearer.
One of this departments employees, our Right-of-Way Agent, Mr. A. L. Clark, Jr., remembers riding a train from Port Neches, near Port Arthur, to the train station of Hyatt. This was in the raid 1930' s, and he made this trip several times to visit relatives at Hicksbaugh. He remembers that there were only 3 or 4 houses at Hyatt even at that time. Many of these small towns were established around sawmills, and after the area timber was cut the mills moved to another location and these little towns were abandoned or moved.

You may get more information from the County Clerk of Tyler County at Woodville, Texas 75979, or from the Woodville Chamber of Commerce.

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BIG THICKET NATIONAL PRESERVE


The site of the Hyatt logging operation in East Texas, now known as John Henry Kirby State Forest, was part of an interesting biological phenomena, known by aboriginal Indians and later settlers as "the thicket". The thicket is about 50 miles wide and 60 miles long. The thicket contains an unique and wide diversity of plant and animal life.

The Big Thicket, as it is now known, was virtually impenetrable and resisted settlement of all kinds. Large machinery, with railroads as means of transportation, allowed lumbering to become profitable and finally led to settlement. The early expansion of development really started in the 1870's. A hundred years later {1974) the Big Thicket National Preserve was formally established. A great variety of trees (85 varieties), hard and soft, grew in the thicket. Cypress and pine were among the most prominent; after clear cutting, the pine varieties grew most rapidly.
Descriptions of some of the early activities in the Big Thicket are given in publications sold by the National Park Service:
The railroads arrived in the 1870's signaling doom to the great forests. Over the next thirty years, several lines were built across the thicket. Smaller branch lines spread like capillaries from a vein. Year after year, the massive pines and hardwoods fell under the assault. Protesting settlers, unable to fight the well-capitalized companies, sometimes burned the forest rather than let the lumber companies have it. The companies made no effort to replant the denuded land, leaving a ruined landscape behind.*
Towns formed around the sawmills as former homesteaders left their land for logging and mill

jobs:'

People have called the Big Thicket an American ark and the biological crossroads of North America. The preserve was established to protect the remnant of its comptex biological diversity. What is extraordinary is not the rarity or abundance of its life forms, but how many species coexist here. Once vast, this combination of virgin pine and cypress forest, hardwood forest, meadow, and blackwater swamp is but a remnant. With such varied habitats, "Big Thicket"is a misnomer, but It seems appropriate. An exhausted settler wrote in 1835: "This day passed through the thickest woods I ever saw. It surpasses any country for bush."
Major North American biological innuences bump up against each other here: southeastern swamps, Appalachians, eastern forests, central plains, and southwest deserts. Bogs sit near arid sand hills. Eastern, bluebirds nest near road runners. There are 85 tree species, more than 60 shrubs, and nearly 1000 other flowering plants, including 26 fems and allies, 20 orchids, and four of North America's five types of insect-eating plants. Nearly 300 kinds of birds live here or migrate through. Fifty reptile species include a small, rarely seen population of alligators. Amphibious frogs and toads abound.
Although...Indians hunted the Big Thicket, they did not generally penetrate its deepest reaches, and the area was settted by whites relatively late. In the 1850's economic exploitation began with the cutting of pine and cypress. Sawmills followed, using railroads to move out large volumes of wood. Ancient forests were felled and replanted with non-native slash pine...

...The preserve is composed of 12 units comprising 86,000 acres.

[Ed note: This sentence is typical of the politically-correct, environmentalist mentality

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of the 1990's. One farmer, Pete Morris, living a short distance from the Big Thicket told the writer that unless he mowed the grass on his cleared land, at Jeast once a year, it would soon be overgrown with pine trees. There is little doubt that the earliest loggers did not replant like-species and the hardwoods certainly decreased in the area of intense logging. The authors of the two publications are not in complete agreement as to the results of the logging.}
References: BIG THICKET NATIONAL PRESERVE, Southwest Parks and Monuments Association, Tucson, AZ, 1993, p. 14; BIG THICKET Official Map and Guide, National Park Service, US Dept of The Interior, GPO, 1995.

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JETTY WALLS AT GALVESTON AND SABINE PASS, TEXAS


Frank A. Hyatt played a significant role in developing jetty walls at the ports along the Gulf of Mexico coast. He became a government contractor and supplied materials from his saw mills and from across the Gulf in Mexico. 1-Ie was assisted by his brother Theodore and Theodore's sons, Herbert and Frank (FEH). FAI-I's one son, Periy, (b. ~1879) was probably too young to become involved in this effort.
Description of Jetty walls: (A Summary)

The following, taken from the Galveston Daily News, 18 June 1933, p. 5 describes some of the jetty construction. :
"In the sketch, one of the early steps in the construction of the gabion, that of weaving the cane, is shown.

However, the gabion type of jetty was not found permanently successful and about 1880 work was started on a brush jetty system, which had been found successful in Holland. Through failure of congress to authorize additional funds to complete the work this project had to be abandoned at a critical time, although local citizens subscribed large sums to carry it on.

Finally in 1887 a new appropriation was made and work started on still a third plan, for two jetties, north and south, built entirely of stone. Although congress did not at first appropriate enough money to complete these, pressure not only from Texas but also from adjoining states succeeding in getting a sufficiently large appropriation to finish the work which resulted in the present jetties.

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However, the work already done on the south jetty, which was started on the gabion plan, was utilized as a starting point for the new stone jetties."

Fabrication of Gabions. Workmen at right set stakes in wooden bottoms as man to their left performs "basketweaving" function. Gabion in left foreground is covered with cement. (Ref: Custodians..., p.30)

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JETTY WALLS
The word, jetty, (Webster "s Collegiate Dictionary, 5,h edition, p. 542) is defined as being, "A structure, as a pier..., extended into a sea...or river, to influence the current or tide to protect a harbor..." A statement, included in a very informative book published by the Corps of Engineers, describes the need for such jetty walls at the mouth of Galveston Harbor and also at Sabine Pass, (Custodians of the Coast, History of the United States Army Engineers at Galveston, Lynn M. Alperin, Galveston Dist, 1977, p. 4)

Blocking immediate development were the physical features of the coast. Offshore lay a succession of long, narrow sand islands, between which entrances or passes emerged. The magor streams of Texas flowed, largely parallel to one another, from northwest to southeast; most emptied into large bays or lagoons which were located behind the chain of barrier islands. These bays formed tidal reservoirs, into which waters from the Gulf of Mexico ponded daily during flood tide and from which they were
discharged through the passes during ebb tide. The scouring effect of these currents afforded navigable depths at the passes between the islands. At the inner ends of the passes, the channels vanished as the force of the flood tide current dissipated in the shoal waters of the bays; at the outer ends, bars tended to form as the passes expanded and the ebb tide current lost its eroding effect. These bars often obstructed entrance to the channels from the dees? water of the. Qnlf.
The engineering action described for the function of the jetty is simply a means of narrowing the channel of water moving through a river's mouth thereby increasing the river's velocity, hence its capacity to carry its load to the sea. The actual result could be described as being like a horizontal hourglass. The narrow neck causes a scouring of the bottom and thus permits ships of greater draft to navigate the river. This was a great advantage to the Galveston and Sabine Pass entrances as there were no deep water ports between New Orleans and Vera Cruz, Mexico. Three methods of building the jetties at Galveston were tried. The first involved cylinders six feet high and six feet in diameter. They were constructed of poles inter-laced with reeds and then plastered with cement. The bottoms were of lumber and a mat of brush was finally placed over the cylinders. These finished cylinders, called gabions, were sunk and then loaded with sand and gravel. This method had been tried in Europe but the effort was no successfull employed in Texas. There is an indiction that the effort died from lack of funds before its designed completion. We do not know if FAH had a hand in making these gabions.

A second method of jetly construction was tried in 1879. This involved making large mats of brush and reeds and then sinking same with layers of rock. This method had been successfully used by the Dutch "at the mouth of the river Maas in Holiand." (Op. cit., p. 33) Frank Hyatt was a contractor for at least part of this effort. The mats were actually constructed near Tampico, Mexico and pulled across the Gulf of Mexico by tug boat. GTH. was living in Tampico and apparently supervised making the mats there. Pulling the mats to Galveston was a task in which HHH (engineer on tug boat) and FEH (fireman) were engaged for a time. We have no information of their other involvement in actually loading the mats with rock, etc.

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The mat/rock effort produced some success, but the final conclusion was unfavorable as the resulting jetty was stopped before rising above at least low tide level. The cause of this failure was laid to insufficient appropriations by Congress. Delays in completing the jetty allowed wave and tide action to break down the parts already constructed. The mats compressed in time and the jetty was further damaged by a worm, teredo navalis feasted "on exposed wooden beams." (Op. cit, p. 45) Another method of makingjetty walls, stalled in 1886, was more successful and by 1897 this had proven successful. Two features made this effort better, viz., sustained funding and better rail transportation to bring in large granite blocks to make the final walls. A portion of a bill passed by the Congress and a note in the histoiy state the case (Op. cit, p. 53):

Improving entrance to (Mvestwa Haitosav Texas: Contimimg jBve feimdred thousand doJl&re.* Provided, Hat confcracte may be eftto&dintohjthe Secretary of War tor arach material and works m iroajfee mcess&ry to carry out fcheptew contained in the report of felie OMef Bngimeem for elgfefceew Inmdmi ami dglitj-sk for the improveraent of that harbor, to be pM for as apprapriatio may time to time toe made by law.4'
This provisional dame shot down what had been the greatest single obstacle to success, the cumbersome and costly policy of partial appro priations by Congress. Ho more would the Galveston jetty project be plagued by exhausted appropriations, repeated work stoppages, and the extravagant waste of iraeomplete works left,to deteriorate mthe intervals between contracts. This time it was tmderstood that, although the act specified $500,000, the larger aim of 8.2 raMon (sad sfefli more if neces sary) would he fortheoming mdactually furnished as required to allow the work to woeaed contovioxjsiv to its comioietion. Galveston was iabiknt.
The completed jetty is by far the longest in the world at 61,500 feet; the next longest, at the mouth of the Mississippi, is 20,000 feet (Op. cit, p. 55).

He was called, a "Govt. Contractor" in 1888-1889. His boarding for each of these activities is the same, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. (Annie) HilLs This gives some idea of the length of time FAH was working in or near Galveston. GTH was also listed in the 1888-1889 directory but at a different boarding. No mention is found of Frank's wife nor any other Hyatt's in the Galveston records.

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Map of Sabine Pass Jetty Walls:

Mattress jetty construction in Galveston Harbor, 1882", (Ref: Custodians..., p. 42)

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HYATT'S IN MEXICO

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From Dictionary used by Theodore Hyatt, 1890-91

SEOANE'S KEUMAN AND BAEETTI.


ABK1DGED BY "VELAZQUEZ.

A DICTIONARY
OF

THE

SPANISH AND ENGLISH LANGUAGES,


SXferf&geo Itom tie

Slater Sfotfe.

BY

PEOJTESSORi OF THE SPANISH LANGUAGE Alffi IITERATCRE IN COLUMBIA COLLEGE, NEW YORK, AND CORKESPOKDISO- MEMBElt OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE, WASHINGTON.

MARIANO VELAZQUEZ DE LA CADESA,

IN TWO PAETS:

I. SPANISHENGLISn.

II. ENGLISH-SPANISH.

NEW YOBK: D. APPLETON AND COMPANY, 1890.

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F. A. Hyatt is shown as the General Manager

(Lightering refers to carrying freight, from a ship anchored off shore, to a dock in more shallow waters.)

The Captain referred to is evidently Herbert Hyatt who operated the tug boat, Pearl River. He had returned to Illinois where he was married 30 March 1893. (Did he return to Mexico after marriage?) (See reading book page, following) HHH evidently was able to translate the letter.
The Exposition probably refers to the World' s Columbian Exposition to be held in 1893 . Ida Hyatt lived in Tampico, Mexico at one time. She had a friend with whom she corresponded thereafter.
GTH was a bookkeeper for FAH.

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Translation, by
My dear friend

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Your veiy nice letter, Igot on Mexican friends.

6th of this month, and Iam glad to

see that you remember your

thought many times to write you but believing that you had not anyone who translated you the I letters Ididn't do it, but however Ididn't forget you, and now the captain [HHH] is over there he'll translate it.
hear he is tided up in the story land of Sometime ago the Pearl River doesn't come over. I Topila. We miss him so much, too. The work of the "Barra" is almost done. Just Mr. Dewey and Mr. Urotnowski are who have

stayed.
If perhaps we can go to the exposition [World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, 1893] we would wish so much to go to the Captain's wedding but it is would like to go to visit all of you. I 30 married March 1893.] for me. [HHH impossible
see why you didn't take none of those young boys of the "Barra" just because you have your I sweetheart, right?

wish your trip to the south gets to Tampico, and then you can visit us again. I

Dr. Harrison with his family live on their farm where we went once to visit the., and some days wrote. went to visit them and the doctor's wife asked about you. She said to say hello to you when I ago I
The girls return their salutation to you, also Gui and Don Carlos. Do me the favor of saying hi to the Captain and for you my affection, Your friend always.

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A loose page from an English/Spanish reading book-Note hand written, "I-I. H. Hyatt, Tampico, Mexico, April 1890" (No other pages are preserved.)

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Reading Exercise No. 4.


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Excerpt from letter of 20 Sep 1898 to Theodore Hyatt from George Nyce Ross, brother-in-law of GTH; his wife, Sarah Ann Hyatt d. 1893; note reference to Frank's wife, Jennie, and daughter, Lillie. The latter would have been about 14 years old at the time. Nothing was said about their son, Peny, who would have been in the Army about that time.

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Lillian Hyatt (at Houston)

FRANK HYATT FAMILY IN CALIFORNIA


Recap:

Frank and Jennie I-Iyalt were living in or near Beaumont, TX at the time of his daughter Lillian's death (Decl906). According to Jean Perry Ott (Lillian1 Hyatt Ott's son), the grandmother, Jennie, "took him and his [two year old] sister, Lillian2 Ott" to Oregon. In response to the question, "What about your grandfather (Frank Hyatt)?", Jean replied, "Oh, he went along, too." The response raised some doubt as to the leadership of the family and also of the status of the health of Frank at that time.
This raises the question: besides wanting to get away from the children's (Catholic) father, Was there a health problem with Frank? He was 66 years old at the end of 1906 when his daughter died.

Their son, Perry, evidently went along also; he was mentioned only to the extent that the grandchildren were raised with their " uncle Perry as their older brother". We are still looking for Perry's whereabouts as he may not have stayed with the family during the travels to Oregon and California. He would have been about 33 years old in 1912. He was listed as being 1 yr old at the time of the 1880 Census. Perry's death is noted as being in 1916 in California.
At age 15 (about 1921) Jean learned of his father. He subsequently changed his name to Jean Perry Ott.

The girl was Lillian2 Ott, b. about 1904. Died in North Carolina, June 1940. The boy was originally known (that is, baptized in Catholic Church) as Joseph Aloysius OTT, but when his grandmother "took him" she changed his name to Jean Perry Hyatt. He was b. 9 Oct 1906.
California: After a stay in Oregon, the family went to Los Angeles, CA. Frank was admitted to the Sawtelle Soldiers Home in May 1912 where he lived much of the time until 26 July 1929. He wrote a letter to his niece, Estella Hyatt 1 Oct 1918 from Sierra Madre, CA. He died at his home, Sawtelle, CA, 3 August 1929 (ae 88 years and 7 months). We have no other record of where "his home" was; his wife, Jennie and grandchildren, were living in Long Beach 10 April 1910 (Census). (These other dates are from the records of the VA Center at Wilshire and Sawtelle Boulevards, LA-letter attached.)
Jean Ott reported that his grandmother trained him and his sister to sing and dance for stage performances. If Frank was retired, presumably for health reasons, Jennie would have been mostly responsible for Frank's Civil War pension supporting the family. would not have supported the whole family.

Jennie Fuller Hyatt with grandchildren

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Frank and Jennie Hyatt at California home

Frank and Jennie Hyatt with Ada (Adeline) Black (dau of Ella Ross Black)

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Frank A. Hyatt (probably in late 1920's in Sawtelle, CA)

{front) Mrs _ Crawford (sis of Jennie) and FAH; (back) Crawford children and Jennie Fuller Hyatt

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February 21, 194?
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HYATT, Frank Astury

Mr* 0 E* Hyatt 406 delist Sttildlag Joliet, Illinois

D6T Mr, yyatt,

Reference is made to your letter dated February 4, 1347, requesting informttoit oorwaraing Frank Aabutry ttyatt and his son, Perry Hyatt.
It is regretted 'that there is no record of JPerry Hyatt in this office. fhere is, however, & reoorS-'0:';rsJ!Ksi#:: A. Hyatt #io died on the date men tioned in your letter* ''' . V.":',

This Mr, Hyatt Ms a CiTll War veteran-having bean mustered into service December 24, 1861, and honorably discharged Uay SI, 1862, as & Sgt, Co. E 9th Missouri Cavalry S, 3.868, and was honorably discharged September 6, 1864, as a let Et., Co. M, 3rd Missouri Cavalry Yolunbeersj reenlisted September 7, 184# honorably discharged July 27, 1865, as Capt., Co. A, 11th: Missouri Cavalry.

Mr. Hyatt -wot first admitted: to this home in May, 1912, scad reaalned ia tho home until July 26, 192S. Ha. diad at his home, Swrtelle, California, a August 5, 1929, and was buried in this oemetery. Hie mifa was Jennie F#
gy*tt,
Trusting ..that the foregoing information purpose tor whioh it was requested.

satisfactory and will serve the

Very truly yours,

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domiciliary

Offjfcer

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THE JEAN PERRY OTT SAGA


HIS PARENTAGE:

Francis 'Frank' Asbuiy HYATT, Capt (b. 21 Dec 1840, Venango, Erie, PA; d. 3 Aug 1929, Sawtelle Veterans Hospital, Sawtelle, CA); m ~1878, Jennie FULLER (b. -1854, KS); they had one son who died in infancy and another, Perry Fred HYATT (1879-TX-1916) and a daughter, Lillian1 HYATT (b: -1884; d. Dec 1906, Beaumont, TX).

Lillian1 HYATT married. -1903/1907, Clarence Joseph OTT (b. -1879, Louisville, KY; d.~1940,
Beaumont, TX); father, Charles Sebestian Ott (1847-1909); mother, Ellen Agnes O'Reilly (1848-1913).
Jean Periy Ott said Jennie Fuller Hyatt, Lillian's mother, was a Christian Scientist and opposed the marriage of her daughter to a Catholic.

Clarence and Lillian1 had a daughter, Lillian2 OTT (b. abt 1904; d. 27 Jun 1940, Greenville, NC) and a son, Joseph Aloysius OTT (JEAN PERRY HYATT/OTT) (b. 9 Nov 1906, Beaumont, TX; d. Aug 1975, CA) Aloysius was the name of a priest his mother knew.

(Lillian1 Hyatt would have become acquainted with her "Uncle Theodore" when he worked in Texas during her childhood)>

LILLIAN1 OTT'S SON'S BIRTH AND EARLY LIFE:

On back in pencil "Happy New Years to Uncle Theodore from Lillian" (The girl on the right may be Lillian Hyatt) (Beaumont, TX, abt 1898)

Jennie Fuller Hyatt was evidently attending her daughter, Lillian1 Hyatt OTT, at the time of Joseph's birth. Lillian's1 death was listed as "soon afiter"[the birth] and "in December 1906". Her daughter, Jennie's granddaughter, Lillian2 Ott (ae -2) also needed attention at that time.

Jean/Joseph told this author (5 Nov 1974) the following: his grandmother, Jennie Fuller Hyatt then "took them" (Lillian2 Ott and baby 'Joseph') to Oregon, apparently without the permission or knowledge of their father, Clarence Ott, the widower. When asked about his grandfather, F. A. Hyatt (ae -66), Jean said, "Oh

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yes, he went along, too". After a 'short time' (by April 1910) they moved to Los Angeles.

Lillian1 Hyatt Ott's son, Joseph Aloysius Ott, was raised by his grandmother as Jean Perry Hyatt and as the
younger brother of Frank and Jennie's surviving child, Perry Hyatt (b. ~1879) Jean's uncle.

Jennie, an entertainer and musician (pianist) trained her grandchildren, Lillian2 and Jean, to perform (singing and dancing) on the stage for a time. Jean Perry Ott said his grandmother "taught music lessons" and his grandfather "lived on his pension from the army".
JEAN PERRY OTT LEARNS HIS TRUE IDENTITY Jean Perry Hyatt learned his real identity when "about 15 years old". His grandmother was then (~1920) about 67. She probably told Jean of his father. Jean [and his sister] went to Beaumont, Texas and stayed or lived with their father and step-mother for a time. He commented that he did not get along well with his father but liked his step-mother. She had two children at the time so they were 'extras' in the household. He changed his name to Jean Perry Ott about the time he returned to California after this short stay in Texas..
On 7 Jan 1920 (Census, Beaumont, Jefferson, TX) he is listed as Joseph A. Ott; his sister is given as Lillian F. Ott in the same census.

His grandfather, Frank Hyatt, died 3 Aug 1929. His grandmother, Jennie Fuller Hyatt, d. 15 Sep 1944.
Jean Perry OTT married Rose Ann CARNIGHAN, (b. 28 Jan 1906, TX); 4 Jul 1931; (she d. Jan 1969, Los Angeles, LA, CA). Jean "hears from sons at Christmas time".

RE 3-0691

CAUL, before 7 A.M. OS AFTER 0 P.M.

JEAN OTT
TELEVISION AND RADIO REFAfRfN

-4916 W. ADAMS
APARTMENT 7 ' LOS ANGELES, CALIF.

Calling card used in 1974


REFERENCE:

Most of the above narrative was from an interview with EPH, 5 Nov 1974, at home of Jean Peny Ott. He appeared to be about 5' 6" tall. Showed signs of some physical impairment as result of his "bad auto accident, about 1947". Other references are from Census and other records.

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PERRY FRED HYATT

(First child of Frank A. and Jennie Fuller Hyatt)


b. ~1879, TX; ae 1 (Precinct 5, Newton, TX Census of 1880); Co D, 3rd TX Inf, Spanish Amer War; bu SawtelleNat Cem, plot 30 19 RB (ltr, Dept of Veterans Affairs, Los Angeles national Cemetery, 950 S. Sepulveda Blvd, LA, CA, 90049, 28 Apr 2004)

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Married: Gypsy REGAN She died Aft 1961; other Spouse: A. E. SHAFFER Lived at 5018 Marrotte, Houston, TX (ltr I Jean Perry Ott, March 1961)

Perry2 HYATT: Perry1 Fred and Gypsy Regan Hyatt had one son, Perry2 Hyatt. He was b. abt 1909 and died about 1927. Said to have died at ae 18 of food poisoning picked up while working in carnival.

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Department of Veterans Affairs Los Angeles National Cemetery 950 S. Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles CA 90049

April 28, 2004

,
Edmond P. Hyatt 246 East 130 North Orcm, UT 84057

In Reply Refer To;

RE: Perrv FredIlvatt

ear 5$r..Hyatt,
After a complete search of our local and national burial records we were able to locate an interment record for P. F. Hyatt. Mr. Hyatt served in the 3r<1 Texas Infantry, CO D, during the Spanish American War. Mr. Hyatt died August 11, 1916. All records for a 1916 burial have been archived. Our records do not contain the names of relatives. Additional information is not available from this office.

If you would like additional military information, you may write to:
The National Archives Records & Services National Archives Building Washington, DC 20804*

If We can be of further assistance you may call our office at 310 268-4675.

Sincerely,

Gloria A. Mote

111-35

FREDERICK WETZEL HYATT AND ELIZABETH PHILLIPS


(1799-1895) (1799-1857)

Annotated biographical history

SECTION IV
Their son, George Theodore Hyatt
Contents

1. Important events in the lives of his family


2. Education and later teaching
3 . GTH marriage to Melvenia Cairns and notes on her family

IV-4

IV-7
IV-17

4. GTH moves to Minnesota


5. GTH returns to Illinois

IY-28
IV-31
IV-33

6. GTH, Soldier and Veteran; post-Civil War Health

7. GTH, Baptist preacher and Lecturer


8 . GTH, Missionary to Indians 9. Hyatt's in Mexico (See FAH history, IH-20)
10. Health in later years-hospitalization

IV-69
IV-101

IV-120

11. Deaths and burials of GTH and Melvenia Cairns Hyatt

IV-143

12. Children of GTH and Melvenia Cairns Hyatt

IV-169

IV-1

GEORGE THEODORE HYATT FAMILY


IMPORTANT EVENTS IN THE LIVES OF THIS IMMEDIATE FAMILY
1825 or 1828

Birth of MELVENIA CAIRNS, dau of John Cairns and Deborah Furman, NYC, NY (See Cairns Family)

1830,3 Jul
-1833

Birth of GEORGE THEODORE HYATT, Milton, Northumberland Co, PA


FWH family moved to Erie County, PA (Near Phillipsville, PA where mother, Elizabeth Phillips Hyatt had relatives.)
May, FWH family moved to Kendall County, Illinois with Phillips relatives (stayed less than two years)

1846

1847 1848 1850

FWH family moved to Mazon, Grundy County, IL


GTH student at Knox College, Galesburg, IL

Farmer
Theodore married Melvenia Cairns, Grundy Co, IL

1852, 9 Sep

1852/55

Theodore and Melvenia moved to Red Wing, Goodhue Co, MN, across the Mississippi River from where FWH family were then located. (See Hyatt's in Minnesota for activities looking for gold). Trenton is about 4 miles NW of Red Wing and 19 miles SE of Prescott..
Birth of son, Heinsel Hargrave, Red Wing, Goodhue, MN (he died March 1855)

1854,5 Jul 1855,20 Jul


-1856

Birth of son, Herbert Howard Hyatt (HHH)


Family moved back to Grundy County, IL nr where Melvenia's family were living.

Date
1857-1860

Theodore bought land from brother-in-law (See descriptions, page )

Storekeeper

1857. 13 Aug Birth of dau, Estelle Laverne, Gardner, Grundy County, IL


1857, 12 Nov Mother, Elizabeth, died (bu. in Prescott, WI); thereafter FWH and most of family lived in Prescott, Pierce, WI.

IV-2

1858-1859

GTH family moved to Missouri.

Birth and death of dau, Charlotte, Grundy Co, IL -1859 (1861, 12 April Ft Sumter, N. C. Fired upon-start of Civil War)
GTH was teaching nr Moberly, MO when he decided to enlist in Army; left by train to Grundy County, IL; wife and children followed later. (See GTH, Teacher)
1862, 5 Mar

Birth of dau, Ida Melvenia, Greenfield Twp, Grundy, IL


Theodore enlisted in Union Army; Grundy County, IL (See GTH, Soldier)

1862, 13 Aug

1863 Feb-Mar Fought at Youngs Pt., LA contracted "rheumatism of the chest and resulting disease of lungs...from which he never recovered"*
(* dates from pension records in National Archives, Wash D. C.)

1863 22 May [?] GTH on furlough to late Sep (after siege of Yicksburg) (statement of his wife)

4 July
1864

Fall of Vicksburg (Did GTh go home before the siege ended?)


GTH wounded at Battle of Atlanta*

Nov
1865, 10 Mar

under care of Dr. W. W. McMann "for gunshot through right ankle"*


GTH discharged from army

1866, 21 Aug
1867, 11 Sep
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Gardner, Grundy Co, IL*


Birth of son, Francis "FRANK" Eugene, Gardner, Grundy County, IL
Farmer, and township supervisor
Family moved to 33rd St and Calumet, Chicago

1869, 6 Jul

GTH graduated with Bachelor in Divinity, Baptist Union Theological Seminary, Chicago; whole family moved to Cordova, IL. (See, GTH, Preacher)
Ordained in Port Biyon, IL (Bap Union Theo Sem General Catalog, 1867-1890) Pastor, Port Biyon (Ibid)

1870, 29 Jul 1870-1874 1870

Teacher (1870) Census, Cordova, Rock Island, IL


FEH remembered [the stoiy of] Herbert (about 15) pulling him out of the Mississippi Riverwe he fell in (about three years old)

-1870

IV-3

. 1871, 11 Nov

Cordova, IL* GTI-I High school teacher in Cordova when he did not get permanent position in Cordova Baptist Church; Listed as "School Teacher" on 1870 Census, Cordova, Rock Island, IL.
(From Summer) Bookkeeper for brother Frank; (See GTH, Bookkeeper) whole family in Denison, TX; FEI-I had "Primer and 1st grade in Denison"; also claimed 1 year in Prescott and another in West Salem, WI about the same time. (West Salem is about 150 mi SE of Prescott; 15 mi East of LaCrosse).

1873

FEH said he spent a year or more in LaCrosse and/or West Salem, WI. Rev. William H. Card, his wife, Cornelia Cairns Card and her mother, Deborah Furman Cairns were living in LaCrosse in 1870 (Census records) and sometime thereafter. Apparently Melvenia took the younger children to stay with her older sister and mother while GTH went to/or stayed in, TX.
1874

(By Fall) (with part of family) GTH became Baptist Missionary, South Canadian, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory; FEH told of having 7th birthday there. Estelle and Ida remembered raising chickens. (See GTH, Missionary to Indians). HHH ae 19 picked up an Indian name, Shibix, meaning sun-head or red-head.
South Canadian, Choctaw Nation, Indian *

1875, 7 Dec

1875-1876
1877 1878, 28 Sep

Family at South Canadian, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory


GTH taught school, Atoka, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory; FEH present

Physical Exam, Ft Gibson, Ind Terr*

1879, 9 Mar

Atoka, Choctaw, Nation, Ind Terr* also 11 Nov*


Family returned to Illinois; GTH farmed and sold Indian ponies shipped by son, HHH from Indian Territory; lived on James Caims homestead, 1 mi W of Braceville, Grundy Co, IL; Estelle and Ida were dressmakers in Dwight; Estelle also did some selling; Ida, did bookbinding and folded newspapers; assisted Dr. Morris Houston
GTH taught in Braidwood, IL short time (no teaching credentials); (See GTH, Teacher) worked on Rowe Price farm 3 mi f/Gardner.

1881

1882

FEH went to Dwight in Spring.


1883

GTH advised to "come south for health" (FAH); rest of family joined HHH (ae 28) in Avalon, Livingston, MO; FEH (ae ~16) had some schooling at Avalon (United Brethren) College

IV-4

1884

GTH Sabine Pass and Galveston, TX

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13 Dec GTH Avalon, Livingston Co., MO 1885, 4, 18 Feb Pension application from Avalon, MO

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GTH Galveston, TX (statement of William W. Woodford, Galveston, TX)*

*1886, 24 Sep GTH Bassett, Bowie Co., TX*


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FEH, Dwight, IL, clerked in W. T. Scott Groceiy store


1887

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GTH Galveston, TX (statement of William W. Woodford, Galveston, TX)*

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1889

FEH & Ida, bookkbinders, Dwight Star Publishing Co; first vote, Benjamin Harrison FEH, summer, Sabine Pass, TX; fireman on tugboat out of Sabine Pass; HHH was engineer
GTH Sabine Pass, TX; bookkeeper FEH back to Dwight then to Lockport (9th and Hamilton) with mother and Estelle joined Baptist Church with Estelle; met future wife, Nettie Emily Lanfear of Homer Township (farm east of Lockport);

1890, 5 Apr

21 April HHH in Tampico, Mexico (See Hyatt's in Mexico)

Sep

GTH to Tampico, Mexico with son HHH and dau, IDA; (Spanish dictionary dated 25 Nov) GTH storekeeper (See Hyatt's in Mexico)

IY-5

1891, 6 Feb
25 Mar 22 May

FEH made first entry as clerk in Lockport Baptist Church (formally became clerk 12 Jul) FEI-I and Estella Hyatt baptized into Lockport Baptist Church Rest of family back to Lockport, Will, IL (13"' and Hamilton St);
FEI-I-NEL engaged to be married (See story of FEH-NEL Courtship)

16 Jun

Ida, Proprietress of "Cottage Hotel"


11 Oct

Nettie Lanfear baptized into Lockport Baptist Church

24 or 27 Dec Ida Hyatt baptized into Lockport Baptist Church


1892

10 Mar GTH obtained statement from neighbor, Gardner, IL*

FEH, clerk, Freeman and Hart groceries, Collins and Jackson Sts, Joliet
1893

GTH tried lecturing; spent part of time in Moberly, MO; Summer at Griggsville, IL; GTH ended at 337 Hunter Ave, Joliet, Will, IL
15 Apr to 3 1 Dec FEH guard at World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago 15 Oct GTH received into Lockport Baptist Church "by letter"

1894 Jan 1896, 4 Feb 20 Aug 1895-6 1897 1898


25 June

FEH, Baker Barbed Wire Mill, Co, Rockdale, IL (boarded with Racster's)
FEH offered job w/ Consolidated Steel and Wire Co FEH-NEL married (See story of FEH-NEL Courtship)
GTH National Home for Disabled Veterans, Marion, IN GTH Lockport, Will, IL*; FEH at home, Arch Ct and Clinton St, Joliet

FEH, 1212 State St, Lockport, I; Ida, dressmaker

Death of Melvenia Cairns Hyatt, Lockport, Will, IL. (had been in ill health for "many years"; bu, Lockport Cemetery on lot owned by HHH's wife's father, Charles Clay.
Gate Keeper at Steel Mill, Rockdale, IL

1898-1900 1900, 7 May

Death of George THEODORE Hyatt-337 Hunter Ave, Joliet, Will, IL; bu, Lockport Cemetery on lot owned by HHH's wife's father, Charles Clay.

IV-6

EDUCATION AND LATER TEACHING SCHOOL

Apparently GTH had more than an average education for the period and place where he lived, He attended Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois at least two terms starting in September 1849.
We have two letters written by GTH to his sister, Sarah A. Hyatt, in the Fall of 1849. He had little news to write except concerning the sickness they were experiencing. There had been two funerals that week for a believe they call it.It is veiy fatal; brother and sister. "There is a great many sick with the tiphoid (sic) fever, I am almost everyone dies that is taken with it...Iam about half sick and about one fourth homesick when I have the headache rather too feel quite unwell today. I am troubled a good deal with the Shallows...I well...I much for comfort."

In the letter he speaks of maybe going home (about 150 miles) in February "if the roads are good"; again he tells Sarah, "...don't wait until Summer before you write an answer to this".
There is little evidence from this letter to tell what he was studying except, "...upon the Sabbath we have three have nine Sermons a week. Students do not have much time to think of their Sermons and a bible class. I Friends if they tend closely to their business tasks."
Sarah was 17 years old and GTH gave her address as Mazon, Grundy County, Illinois. In the letter he says, am "want you to write me right off and write all the particulars from the other Side of the Creek, tell them I alive yet and send my respects".

(Ed. note: To whom was he referring? Other members of his own family or was it the Cairns family, who did live nearby? Melvenia Cairns, whom he married four years later, was either 21 or 24 when he wrote this letter.)
He completed a quarter of study on November 12 and was concerned about his board for the next quarter. "because we cannot get a Woman to cook for us this quarter." GTH seemed quite homesick for word from family. He had written Carson but "...I suppose that Carson have not much to write but wrote to Cheney's So I has left the country before this time.. .It is not long since I I will any way".
"

He spoke of lacking funds, his poverty, etc. but nothing is said about how he was being supported while at Knox. (GTH to Sarah A. Hyatt, Nov. 15, 1849)

IV-7

In an undated message GTI-I and "A. Russell" sent poems to his sister, Sarah, viz:

"Token of Friendship to a Sister May hapiness be,, your lot alway And may you never go astray From virtues mild and peaceful way But may you Strengthen day by day That you may meet each evil, curse and Strife That will meet you at eveiy turn of life And Should it by your lot to leave your home O'er this unfriendly world to roam May you find a Friend that is kind and true That he may Support and comfort you As a token of respect and Friendship too Ihave addressed these, lines to you Now I will close with the consolation That is afforded me in anticipation Of the comfort that I Shall take in reading a line In answer to this my Simple rhyme Theodore Hyatt, Galesburg
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"Vera Amicitra Est Sempiturna"

"Give my respects to Miss S.A. And write to me without delay Tell her to write to me also That I may know why She treated me so think to speak right out bold I That She toward me has grown very cold Now it is my request that you write right away Let this be your Motto to never delay.
A. Russell's respects to Miss Sarah A. Hyatt

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IV-9

Curator
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George T. Hyatt attended the Preparatory Department- of Knox College from 1849 to 1850. This department "prepped" early students for entering the Freshman class. While the college charter forbid the teaching of theology due to the State Legislature's early sus picions of "Yankee" religious motives, the founders had expressly desired to train young men for the ministry. Thus you may assume that though George Hyatt did not technically receive theological train ing at Knox, his education would have had distinct religious overtones. However 3 the College was founded by Presbytarian/Congregationalists, which (in those days) may have' been a reason he did not continue his education here. The nearest Baptist institution at that time was Shurtleff College in Alton, Illinois.

Enclosed is a copy of a list of students in the Preparatory Department in 1850. You will note that George Hyatt was from Manitou Islands, Michigan. Perhaps this will give you an additional clue into his life,

Sincerely,

bynn Metz

Archivist

It is interesting to note that Frederick Wetzel Hyatt's family was Methodist. Knox College was founded by Presbyterians and Congregationalists, and named after the Scotch Calvinist leader, John Knox.

GTH eventually married Melvenia Cairns, of Scotch ancestry, and a Baptist (which were non- Calvinists).
What prompted GTH to go across the state to Knox College?

Immediately after his sixth child, Frank, was born (Sep. 11, 1867) he entered Biyant and Stratton Business school in Chicago and soon thereafter he was at the Baptist Union Theological Seminary . He received a Degree ofBachelor in Divinity.

IV-10

This gives some clues to the curriculum at Knox:. Evidently it included English (poetiy writing?), Greek and Latin.

IV-11

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GTH MARRIAGE TO MELVENIA CAIRNS:

The two met in 1849 according to her signed statement accompanying GTH pension application 8 Jan 1890. Her family had arrived in Grundy County 1848.
They married 11 Sep 1853 (Obituary record) in Gardner, Grundy Co., Illinois. Their 44th anniversary was nine months before she died, June 1898.
Their marriage was marked by the birth of six children, the youngest, Frank, was born on their anniversary.

16th

They lived apart many times during this marriage. We find that she often stayed with her adult daughters and apparently the three made a home for the family even while GTH was employed elsewhere. After the Civil War, GTH often went with his son HHH or with his younger brother, Frank (Francis Asbuiy) while Melvenia lived with her sister, in Wisconsin, or her brother, in Illinois. On one occasion (1882/3) she followed HHH and FEH while GTH stayed behind.
GTH tried many jobs but never stayed at one location veiy long. Various reasons were apparent for his moves, but two excuses are predominate. He was wounded in the Civil War and was given a disability discharge thereafter. His wound did not heal well and was gangrenous after he came home. Years later he still complained of attached but otherwise loose pieces of bone still bothering him. He walked with a limp thereafter. He claimed of a respiratory condition due to exposure in Southern swamps. He wrote of traveling in the ambulance [wagon] part of the time when his unit was on the move. He was hospitalized for some months at a later date. He listed, on his pension application, as going to Texas for 'health reasons'. He was hospitalized in a veteran's hospital in Indiana for a time.

Another disappointment was his claim of being cheated by business associates or government operatives. In 1893 he was asking his brother, Norman, for assistance in settling "that Mexican matter". (See letter written to his son FEH, 2 Sep 1893 .) His attempts at preaching were not successful, either. He was with his first church employment a short time and, later, he tried to be a paid lecturer which also was not successful. The extent of their living apart is demonstrated in the letters between his children. (See FEH/NEL Courtship Years). Their daughter, Ida, was particularly bitter about GTH's efforts in supporting his family.
One of the most unusual aspects of the family situation is that Melvenia is hardly ever referred to in letters or chronological telling of the family stoiy. FEH told about "the girls', his brother, his father and himself moving to Gardner from Indian Territory about 1879-80. They went separately. Where was his mother? Did

he just include his mother with "the girls"?

FEH made a significant statement to NEL. "I have never been without a home...." (Ltr, Nov 1893). The records available show that FEH actually had not lived with both his mother and father for very many years in his 26 years to that timenor, of course, after his marriage in 1896.
One important insight regarding Melvenia is obtained in the following statement by GHT in application for

IV-17

pension, 6 July 1898, "My wife had been in poor health for years and the 25"' of last month she died." (See also printed obituaries).
Apparently the couple lived with their daughters in Lockport or at 337 Hunter Avenue, Joliet the last few years before their deaths (1898 and 1900).
Can we conclude that each had health problems and she chose to remain most of the time in Illinois while he thought he would be better off in the South?
(See also review of GTH's health problems and the statement regarding PTSD mental conditions of veterans.)

4 John CAIRNS Sr
|B:22 Apr 1754 IP:Scotland ;M:Abt 1788 IP:Prob. New York.New York,New York p:20Aug 1838/1839

P:NY

2 John CAIRNES. CAIRNS Jr.

;8:25 Aug 1790

|P:Reformed Dutch (?),Now York Clty.NY


ID:29 Jan 1859

|M;8 Sep 1815

|P:New York,New York

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sIHarriet SCRIBNER
B: 17 Jan 1765 P:Of New York,Now York.Naw York D;28 May 1836
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1 Melvenla CAIRNS |B:27 Apr 1825 or 29 Apr 1828

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12 Thomas FURMAN
B:Bef 1757 P:Bedford,Wes1chesterNew York M:Ab! 1776
iThomas FURMAN B: 1777 P: Bedford,WestcheaterNaw York M.-AW 1797/1793 P:Bedford,Westches!erNew York
0:2 Jun 1858

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I George Theodore HYATT

D:Bef 1309 P:Bedford,WeslchesterNew York

P:Mt. Pleasant,New York

13 Deborah HOLMES StBef 17SO P:8ecffc>rc!,WeslchesterNew York D:Abt 1800 P:Bedford,WestchostsrNew York

3i Deborah FURMAN
B:6 Jan 1799 P:l>J<sw York Clty.New York D:4 Jul 18S1 P:Sar>dwlch,Dekalb,Illinois

lSamuel SCRIBNER

7 Chloe SCRIBNER B:1777


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0:19 Jul 1832 P:Detencey St.,New York

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FAMILY GROUP FOR JAMES CAIRNS. JR AND DEBORAH FURMAN


John. CAIRNS Jr. b. 25 Aug 1790, NYC, NY d. 29 Jan 1859 Gardner, Grundv Co, IL; bu. Gardner-Braceville Cern. Grundv. IL

Father, John Cairns, Sr. Mother, Harriet Scribner


Deborah FURMAN b. 6 Jan 1799, New York City, NY d. 4 Jull 881, Sandwich, DeKalb, IL; bu. Gardner-Braceville Cern. Grundv. IL

Father, Thomas Furman, Mother, Chloe Scribner


Children:
1. Cornelia Ann CAIRNS b. 15 Dec 18 17, New Y ork City, New Y ork d. 25 Aua 1906, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI; bu Oak Grove Cem, LaCrosse, WI m 30 Jan 1837, Rev William Henrv CARD 2. James S. CAIRNS b. 2 Sep 1819, New York City, NY; d. 22 Jul 1820, NYC, NY
3. Amanda M. CAIRNS b. 30 May 1821, New York City, NY; d. 18 Oct 1827, NYC, NY

4. James Douglas CAIRNS b. 17/27 Mar 1823, NYC, NY; d. 10 Jul 1904, Gardner, Grundy Co, IL
5. Melvenia CAIRNS b. 25/27 Apr 1828, NYC,NY; m. 11 Sep 1853, George Theodore HYATT; d. 25 Jun 1898, Lockport, Will, IL; bu Lockport & Abraham LincolnNational Cemeteiy, Joliet, Will, IL

6. James CAIRNES b. 1825, NYC, NY; daft 1860

7. Amanda CAIRNS b. 17 Jan 1829, NYC, NY, 8 Nov 1852; m. Thompson MARTIN; d. 18 Jun 1857, NYC, NY
8. Mary Furman CAIRNS b. 16 Nov 1830, NYC, NY; m. 7 Apr 1850, Caleb Thomas BRIGGS; d after 1880, ofEyota, Olmstead, MN (1880)

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A COPY CP A COPY OF THE WILL OF JOHfl OAIRHS: In the name of God Amen, I, John Cairns, of the town of Braceville, in the Counts'- of Grandy, and State of Illinois, of the age Sixty-nine years, and being of sound mind and memory, do malce, publish and declare this myr. last will and testament* in manner following; that is to say: First: I &ive and "bequeath to Debwra Cairns, my wife, all the real estate, as long as she lives, and the personal property she is to dispose of whenever she sees fit to "be and accepted and re ceived by her in Lieu of dower: Second: To my daughter, Cornelice Card/ Child er the onethird of my estate after the death of my v.ife, and Third: to my Son, James D. Cairnes the one- third of my estate after the death of my wife, and Fourth: To my daughter, Melvina Hyett, the one-third of my estate after the death of my wife, except One Hundred dollars, to he paid to Mary F. Briggs after the death of my wife, and also fifty dollars to "be paid to the Baptist Church two years after my death, and do hereby appoint my wife., Debora Fifth and Lastly: I Cairns and James I). Cairns my executors of this, my last will and test ament; hereby revoking all former wills by me made. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 19th day of January, A.D. 1850. (Signed) John Cairns. I SEAL I

The above instrument, consisting of one sheet, was, at the date thereof, signed, sealed, published end declared by the said John Cairns and for his last will and testament in the presence of us who, at his request, and in his presence, and in the presence of each other, have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto. The above instru ment, -consisting of one sheet- was, at the date thereof declared to us by John Cairns the testate therein mentioned, to be his last will and Testament, an d he at the sai'B time acknosvledged to us, and each of us, that he had signed and sealed the same, and we therefore, at his re quest, and in his presence, and in the presence of each other, signed our names thereto as attesting witnesses. (Signed) I, T. Augustine. ( Signe d ) J B Taxis :

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James Douglas Cairns, brother of Melvenia Cairns Hyatt-

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James Douglas Cairns was born- in New York City March 27, 18'<43. where he liv.ed until a yoniig man. In 1S47 came witti his parents to Illinois tind settled on a farm near the present site of Gardner. in 1868 he moved from the iai'Ht to ilta village of Gardner, >is where "he- 'reuftt-thfc

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though his mefa'bership was retained, lie had been interested in the ciuw.Ms pi"osperity, a liberal contributor to its sup port, and, finally, lias lett it a hand some gift. Mr Citivns also retained fcis personal interest in religion and

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a short turns before his death confessed .to the pastor his faith and hope. , Of his mimeilinte faintly only one has , survived litii). This is a sister, Mrs.. . Card, wife of Elder Card, at one time ' | pastor of the Gardner Baptist chinch 5 She is now living in Milwaukee and is. , nearly 87 years old Children of his ' several sisters are living, some of whofti , were in attendance at the Iim'eral. Mr. Cairns died Sunday evfJhiflg. -JTuly j 20, and was' in the 82nd year of Iiis age. The funeral took place frotn the BaDtist church Tuesday in j ducted by ReV. Blwrtgett.

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Estelle L. Hyatt, niece, was Administratrix of his estate.


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Thompson Martin (1832-1921) husband of Amanda Cairns, brother-in-law to Melvenia Cairns Hyatt; William Henry Martin and Charles A.Martin, are their sons.

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GTI-I'S MOVE TO RED WING. MN-

Theodore and Melvenia's first two sons were b. in Red Wing, Goodhue Co, MN.

Heinsel I-Iargraves Hyatt, b. 5 Jul 1854, d. Mai' 1855. Herbert Howard Hyatt, b. 20 Jul 1855, d. 11 Oct 1940. Their next child, Estelle Laverne Hyatt, b. 13 Aug 1857, Gardner, Grundy, IL. This means that sometime between 1852 or 1853 and Aug 1857, and at least between 5 Jul 1854 and 20 Jul 1855, they were in Red Wing, Donahue Co, MN. Red Wing is about 23 road miles down the Mississippi River from Prescott. and across the river from Trenton, WI where his father had bought land.

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FWH moved [most of] his family to Pierce County, Wisconsin about 1852. His first stop was "across from Red Wing" and about two years later they settled in Prescott. In the meantime GTH had lived in Red Wing (above). We have found no records of any Hyatt's in Red Wing during this period. (See also FWH history 1852-1855)

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See also locations of land purchased near Red Wing by Carson (19 Mar 1857) and Bruner (23 May 1859).

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An interesting account of the History ofRed Wing and Goodhue County, Minnesota contains the following

information:
P. 59.~"The year 185 1was an important one from the standpoint of immigration in Red Wing. It was then that the first steps were taken to open the land for white settlement." P.60~"As a result of the delays, it was 1853 before land in Red Wing was legally open to white settlement. A few white people did not wait for the final ratification, however. In the autumn of 1850, a Mr. Snow from Saint Paul, who had a license to trade with the Indians, built a trading house of logs near the river, using the upper part of the building for his residence. In 1851 Calvin Potter became associated with Snow as a business partner. Soon after the partnership commenced, Snow died of cholera in Saint Paul, and Potter continued the business until the Indians were removed in 1853."

P. 61...During the winter of 1852-53, Hiram and Joseph Middaugh erected a hotel at the corner of Main and Bush Streets. According to Hancock: "Besides friends and permanent settlers, many claim hunters visited the place, and the new hotel was well patronized. But those who came to speculate in land claims came too soon. It was rather dull business waiting for the land to be surveyed and offered for sale by the government....
In 1853 the town was surveyed and platted by J. J. Knauer for the proprietors...

The first frame house in town was built in the spring of 1853 for William Freeborn, and he moved his family to Red Wing as soon as it was finished. William Freeborn was a publicspirited individual...
P. 64...The first sale of public land in Goodhue County occurred on August 29, 1855.... Settlers were required to pay $200 to cover the charges on a 160-acre tract; other than that, the land was free
As the river counties filled up with white settlers, this prime farm land within the tract was much coveted. The land was not laid off into townships and sections by the surveyors until about a year after the other parts of the county had been surveyed and opened to settlement. In the meantime many settlers had, by permission of the relatives of the Indians, settled in the half-breed area. Some had purchased the right of a mixed-blood and made a claim accordingly. Finally, in 1855, the land was surveyed...

P. 66...The greatest growth of the city occurred during the 1850's and 1860's. Red Wing more than doubled in population and wealth in 1856. The following year steamboat arrivals increased still more; 924 boats arrived during the 1857 navigation season. Not all of the Red Wing arrivals stayed in city; it was the port of entry for a great many of the immigrants who went on into the rural areas west of here to settle...

...The winter of 1856-57 was unusually severe. At one time snow on the ground was more than four feet deep. Drifting snow sometimes completely covered barns and houses. Foot

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paths and roads were lanes with snow banks on eacli side that were taller than the tallest man... [Emphasis added]
P. 67...Citizens of Red Wing in 1857 had great faith in the city's potentialities. They expected the city would reach a population of twenty thousand by 1862. They were also optimistic about the presence of gold in the area. A local news item in 1858 noted that a number of citizens were absent from town, due to the fact that thev were trying their hand at prospecting for gold along the Zumbro River. {Was this the reason, for example, that Carson Hyatt listed his "occupation as gold seeker in the 1860 Prescott census"?} [Emphasis added]

Theodore's activities at time of the move to Minnesota or return to Illinois are less well-known. He apparently was an aspiring school teacher.
Several questions and a few speculative answers may arise regarding Theodore Hyatt's (GTH) role in the histoiy of Goodhue County, Minnesota.

What drew GTH to Red Wing in the first place? Did he intend to, or attempt to, homestead some of this land? (The land office was opened in Red Wing in 1855) Or was he seeking gold as was his older brother and apparently other family members? Did the fact that his father had moved to Trenton (across the river) or Prescott (23 miles away) have any influence on his choice to leave Illinois in the first place?
Did he teach in Red Wing or any place nearby? (A histoiy of schools in Goodhue county indicates that formal schools were not established until much later than 1856.)

Didthe severe weather noted affect his decision to move back to Illinois?
Was Melvenia 'homesick' andthus encouraged the family to move back to where her parents lived? (Her aging parents may have influenced this move.)

What was the condition of the health of GTH's mother when he moved? She died (12 Nov 1857), in Wisconsin, three months after Estelle was born (13 Aug) in Illinois.
Was his experience with the Indians there an influence on his going to Indian Territoiy after the Civil War?

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GTH RETURNS TO IL FROMMINNESOTA (and some of his moves thereafter) After GTH married Melvenia Cairns (11 Sep 1853) they moved to Minnesota where their first two children were born in 1854 and 1855. They then returned to Illinois. GTH bought 170 A of land in Grundy County, IL, from his brother-in-law James Cairns in 1856.

Daughter, Estelle was born at Gardner, Grundy Co., IL (11 Aug 1857).
A daughter, Charlotte was born about 1859, presumably in Gardner; daughter, Ida was born in Greenfield Twp, Grundy Co. (5 March 1862).
GTH enlisted in army in Grundy County Co (13 Aug 1862) after returning from Missouri where he was teaching school. He was said to have traveled by freight train to get away from Missouri. Melvenia and the children followed later. (According to FEH remembrances, of about 1940:)
After the Civil War he lived in Gardner, Chicago and Cordova, IL, until 1873 when he took the family to Denison, Texas and later to Indian Territoiy.

The family, except the oldest son, Herbert, and GTH returned to Illinois in 1881. GTH taught school for a short time in Braidwood and farmed in Illinois before joining his youngest brother, FAH, (1884) in South-Eastern Texas. He was in Avalon, Missouri for a short time in 1885 but took FEH to Texas again that year.
GTH was in Galveston in 1888 to 1890 when he went to Mexico.

In 1893 he was trying to be a lecturer in Illinois and perhaps also in Missouri.

He was in a Veteran's Hospital in Indiana 1895-96 and returned to Lockport and Joliet 1897.
This record shows he traveled a good deal seeking better health and/or employment opportunities. Several references, including his stay in the Veteran's hospital indicate that he was suffering from physical aliments and possible mental distress. His time with his wife and unmarried daughters was very limited, especially after the Civil War.

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From James Douglas Cairns (brother of Melvenia Cairns Hyatt) to Theodore Hyatt (1856)

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GTH SERVICE INTHE CIVIL WAR

References:
1. PATRIOTISMOF ILLINOIS, Volume I, T. M. Eddy, Clarke & Co. Publishers, Chicago, 1866. 2. PATRIOTISM OF ILLINOIS, Volumes //;, T. M. Eddy, Clarke & Co. Publishers, 704 pp., Chicago, 1866.
3. THE ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND, Heniy M. Cist, Charles Scribner's Sons, 289 pp., New York, 1882.

4. REPORT OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, VOL VI, H. W. Rokker, State Printer and Binder, 618 pp, Springfield, Illinois, 1886.
5. Map from GREATBATTLES OF THE CIVIL WAR, Time, Incorporated, NY, 1961
6. BATTLESAND LEADERS OF THE CIVIL WAR, VOL. Ill, RETREAT FROMGETTYSBURG, Century Magazine, Thomas Yoseloff, Inc.,752 pp., NY,London, 1956.

7. National Archives, Washington, D. C.


Biographical notes:

George Theodore Hyatt, b. 1830, Erie Co., PA; married Melvenia Cairns, 11 Sep 1852; they had three living children with them: Herbert Howard, b. 1855, Estelle Laverne, b. 1857, Ida, b. 1862. GTH was teaching school in Missouri, (probably at or near Moberly) when the war started. His father lived in Wisconsin and Melvenia's mother was still in Illinois.

Historical note: Abraham Lincoln was elected president in November 1860, inaugurated March 4, 1861. Seven states had seceded by Feb 4, 186 1; Fort Sumter, SC, was fired on, April 12, 1861; Civil War commenced.
Missouri was strongly divided over the issue of slavery long before its drive for statehood. In 1861 the majority of Missouri's population favored the Union though there were many who held slaves and supported the Confederacy. Missouri, along with three other border states, was firmly in Union control by the end of 1861. 110,000 became Union soldiers while between 30,000 and 50,000 joined the South. Frank A. Hyatt was one who joined the (Union) Missouri cavalry [q. v.]. He was teaching school in Missouri (probably at Moberly) when the war broke out. Several of his larger students left to join the Confederate army. GTH elected to join the Union army in Illinois and left his family, hitched a ride on a freight train, and went to Gardner, Illinois to enlist in the Union Army. Enlistment:
GTH was enlisted with rank of Sergeant, 13 Aug, 1862; muster of unit, 5 Sep 1862; promoted to first sergeant; wounded 3 Aug, 1864; discharged 10 Mar, 1865; disability.

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ON HEARING OF DEATH OF PRESTON AND REPORT ON HIS WOUND--

Transcribed letter written to D. B. (Brunei'') I-Ivatt

Gardner, 111. Oct. 9, 1864


Dear Brother Your letter containing the sad intelligence of Preston reached me last Tuesday evening and Norman came down by the same train from Chicago. Such news was wholly unexpected to me. Ihad continued to flatter myself that with his buoyancy of spirits and naturally good constitution he would certainly recover.

Iwas waiting and anxiously watching for an answer to.a letter Iwrote him as soon as Ilearned from your letter of his misfortune.
Icannot now realize the fearful truth!

Are you in possession of the details of the last days of his life? If so will you oblige me by sending them in your next. Was he wholly conscious of his approaching dysolution and if so how did he view death and the realities of a future State of existence? Norman stayed with me nearly three days and then returned to Chicago.

My foot was quite painful all the time he was here and more so now. The fractured bones working out occasion me considerable trouble. Yesterday Ihad the doctor take out two pieces of bone. The largest one was about the size of the first joint of my forefinger the other one third the size. Other pieces, were to be seen but I could not endure to have them taken out because they were not yet loose from the main bone. Ihad six pieces taken out previous to that. Iam afraid now that by the time all the pieces are out Iwill not have material enough left for a good heel. It is very painful today more so than when I first came home and if I write a crooked and disjointed letter Itrust you will excuse it. Ido not know yet what course Iwill be compelled to take this winter; it is quite evident I shall be able to do nothing but write for I am unable yet to bear any weight find it very tedious business to lay still after so active a campaign as the present. on my foot. I
Irec'd a letter from Frank yesterday the second since he returned to Little Rock.

have been looking for a letter from Carson for some time. I I believe Itold you in my last that he wanted me to come to Nashville.
The last letter I had from the Regt. Capt. Libby sent me word that Icould have the Adjutancy of the regt. chose to accept it. I if I doubt if I shall be able to do anything like that!
In haste. Yours fraternally

Theo Hyatt

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Reference 2, page 485f (Gives summary of main operations involving GTH)


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(GTH volunteered for the 2nd assault on Vicksburg, 22 May 1863; awarded Medal of Honor for this, q.v.)

The 127th was in the second division of the 15th Army Corps, commanded by General W. T. Sherman. Gen. U. S. Grant commanded this whole campaign.

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2nd ASSAULT ON VICKSBURG, 22 MAY 1863 IN THE WORDS OF GTH


(Copied from newspaper account, Sunday Times-Herald, Chicago, March 21, 1897, part 3, pp 25-26)"It was the second assault of Vicksburg on May 22, 1863, before the Union troops settled down to the siege that won for me my medal of honor. Iwas then an orderly sergeant in Company D, One Hundred and Twenty-seventh Illinois Infantry in the second division of the Fifteenth Army Corps, commanded by General Sherman.

"Early in the morning General Grant called for 150 volunteers to form a storming party against a certain portion of the walls. It was so apportioned through the division that eleven of the men were to be supplied by our regiment. When it came to me Iwas informed that if we could not get volunteers Iwould have to detail men. Ireplied to the officer that Iwouldn't detail any man on such an expedition as proposed, but that Iwould volunteer. There were three others from my company, and it would have been easy enough to raise the eleven required of our regiment. The three others were Manley Small, Robert Atkinson, Jr., and Nelson S. Barner. The first two are dead and Barner, Ibelieve, lives somewhere in Michigan.

"Well, our orders, so far as we subordinates understood them, were to scale the walls at a certain portion of the fort, get a lodgement and keep the gunners inside from firing at short range and pouring grape and canister into the troops that were to follow us. It was an awful expedition, as we well knew. We were ordered to take 60 rounds of ammunition each and a canteen of water. Somebody asked if we were not to take haversacks. 'No', replied Frank Blair of St Louis, who was temporarily in command, and who gave us our orders, 'You can go without dinner; you'll be inside the walls of Vicksburg or in hell for supper.'
"I detested Blair to the day of his death for that remark, but it served to indicate then the peril of our undertaking. We started about 9:30 o'clock with the understanding that the general charge was to be made within the next hour. We proceeded without trouble or interference toward our destination until we reached Jackson's road [leading from Vicksburg to Jackson, Mississippi], but there we came squarely into the range of the enemy's guns. For a distance of about 80 rods [1/4 mile] there was nothing to protect us, and as we were the only Union troops moving at the time we got all of the fire. From the moment we entered Jackson's road it was swept by a perfect hurricane of shot and shell. There was a constant whizz of bullets, and it didn't seem as if a man of us could reach that fort without being shot full of holes. And not many of us did. The report issued next morning was that forty-seven of the 150 who had volunteered for the expedition were safe and sound. The other 103 were either killed or wounded. I saw comrades dropping all around me in Jackson's road, and, although Iwas not wounded, several bullets passed through my clothing. I carried a musket for one of my comrades in order that he might cany an eightinch plank to enable us to cross the ditch in front of the fort walls. That plank was pierced by twenty-two bullets. It didn't seem that a man could hold up a finger without having it shot off, so thick were the bullets flying.
"How many of us reached the fort I can't tell, but some of us did. When we got there the lieutenant in command asked me to give the others a lift to enable them to get on the walls. The first man I lifted went the He high. shot brain the instant his head above he the was too through showed up walls, and fell back dead in my arms. The rest, though went up more cautiously and inside of 15 minutes we were all on top and planted our flag.

"It was an awful position, though, for the rebel cannon were firing directly over us into our troops

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beyond. We had to lie flat on our stomachs to keep from being killed. A few men were careless enough to raise their heads and were shot to pieces in no time. Shot and shell went screeching over us, carrying death into our ranks behind, but we were safe as long as we kept down flat. That is, we were safe from rebel bullets and from everything else until they began to toss hand grenades on the wall. The first one of those that came blew the head of the second man from me clean off his shoulders. They did a good deal of destruction among us until we learned to knock them back with the butts of our guns, and then they

exploded inside the fort.

"Well, we staid there, crawled out on top of that wall from the time we reached there in the morning til darkness fell at night. For some reason or other the charge that was to have followed after we had gone on the walls was not made. The plans were changed, but of course we had no communication with our troops and knew nothing of it. No one came to relieve us, and no one ordered us away. We couldn't have left before darkness anyway, and all we could do was to lie there flat on our stomachs with the rebel shot and shell whistling and rushing not more than fifteen inches above us and carrying death to our comrades beyond.
"It may seem strange, but it is a fact nevertheless, that under those awful circumstances on of the thing we had to battle against was sleepiness. It was all we could do to keep some of the men awake in spite of the peril of the situation. But it isn't so strange after all. Added to the fatigue and excitement of getting there, we were forced to lie flat and see nothing but black dirt below or the sky above, the shells that swept over us blew terrific blasts of wind in our faces and the awful concussion of the guns was deafening. It took lots of pinching and thumping to keep some of the men awake, but we were determined that none of would be taken prisoners, sleeping or alive.

"Along toward night, when the firing ceased a little from the fort, there was a little conversation between us and the rebels inside. One fellow shouted up that if we didn't get off the wall he would send up a detachment and 'gut every last one of us' A little Missourian, who carried the flag, answered for us, 'I'd like to see you trying to come up here-we've got 20,000 men on these walls'.
"But they didn't come up then. They couldn't without exposing themselves to the guns of our batteries. They came after dark, though, but when they got there we had gone. We had gathered up our wounded as fast as we could while it was growing dark, dropped to the ground outside the walls and crawled away. The rebels followed us with bullets wherever they heard a noise, in that way may have know is that first the killed some of our number. It was impossible to tell, though about that. All that I captain and the first lieutenant, who led the charge, were shot down with most of the men in Jackson's road. The command devolved upon the second lieutenant. He lived through the day to be shot later at never met them before that day. didn't know the names of any of them, as I Kenesaw Mountain. I
"Our little storming party didn't accomplish anything, but that was not our fault. We went where we were told to go, and if the charge had been made as we expected we would have dropped inside the walls and closed with the gunners. If we had probably not a man of us would have come out alive, but we would have gone just the same. While we were lying on the walls in the afternoon General Mower's brigade tried to make an assault up Jackson's road, through which we passed. The fire that greeted them repulsed them in a minute. It was the same for us when we came up, yet not a man in out party turned

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P. 499, Roster of ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SEVENTHINFANTRYREG'T


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Name and Rank.


Captains .

Residence,

Date of rank or en of Date muster, listment.

Remarks.

Thomas 61. Chandler. Highland. Charles M. Libby


Edgar M. ('ike.. Charles jr. Libby Whipple Brayton

Sept. 5.18fi2!sfipt. 1862 Promoted Major Feb. 23,18(53 Sept. 2<5,lb63 Mustered out May Hi, 38(55 .

First TAPutenanits .

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Second TAe.ufe-na.nl s , Highland.... Charles M. Libby


Whipple Br.iyton

Highland..

.. Sept. 5, 1862-.Sept. 5, 18(52 Discharged Mar. May 2H, 1> 6:< Promoted Mar. 13. May HI, 1865 . Mar. 10,18ii3 Dee. 20,1863 Mustered oi.itSept. 5, 1803 Sept, liar. 10, 18(53

I'irst 8rr(n>aut. Whipple M. Brayton.. Highland

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Aug. 13,18(52 Sept. F>, 1862 Promoted 1st Lieutenant

Gideon li. Taxis Theodore Hyatt

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Gardner...
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John Paxton
Azor S. Martin
Corporals. Solomon Howon Itobert C. Barber

13,1862 Sept. 5,18(52 Disch. Mar. 2d, '63; disabil . . 1st Sgt. VV oundod AU g.ft, Dihi'h. Mar. 10/65; disabil. Died at Gardner, ill., Dec..
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Walter C. Wait.... James E. Stitt
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Allen . Vienna Fssex...... Mazon Vienna Fssex

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Aug. i:j,1802 Sept. 5, 1862 M. O. May 31/65, as Sorg't. Tromoted yerg't. Died at home. Nov. 8, 18(13 Died.Padueah, Dec. 1,186'i Mustered out- May HI, 1865. Bed. to ranks. Tr. to I.0.. JYL. O. My f.51, '(ifi, as Serg't.
Kill'd,Vicksb'rg.May 22, 'm
Aug. 13,1862 Sept. 5, 1862'Died Sept. 22, 18,;3.

Henry Parker

Flavins E. Keilam
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Atkinson, Itobert Austin. Gro'tfo . , Baker, Amelius Baiber. Samuel J.... Burner, Samuel N ... Barrier, George L

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.Diseh. Jan. 20, '03; disabil. ;M. O. May 31 '05, as Corp'i, Died Jan. 31, 18'# M. O. Junel, '6'i, as Corp'i. Mustered out May 111. 18(55. M O. May :il, 'i 5, as Sorg't. Musfejed our June If), I8(i5. Diseli. Jim <i. 'W; di- abil. Corp'i. Ki D-d iicai- At Jan In, On.. July -JH, Ml . . Died Jan. 8. itfi M. O. to date May 31, 1R05.

Mustered out May 111, 1865.

Oliappel, Francis 11 . Braeeville.

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HISTORY OK ONE HUNDUE1) AND TWENTY-SEVENTH INFANTRY.

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Tho Oik: Hundnu'1 andTwonty-sevonth Infantry was raised under the call of President Lincoln for OUH.OUO volunteers in the summer of 18(B. Company A was recruited in Kendall comity; Company U. in and around Chicago; Company 0, at F.lgin; Company J), in Grundy county; Company TC.at St. Charles; Company F,nt Piano: Company C,in Chicago; Com pany H, about Lyons; Company I,at Elgin and Company K,al Aurora and Big Rock. Tho .Regiment was mustered in this service at. Camp Douglas, Sopr. U.lSta. Tho Regiment,performed a eousidonible amount of guard duly in (".'amp Douglas, whore tho lluipor's Ferry prisoners wove snt in. the fall of 18(12. The command drew a full complement of English Enfield rifles in tho beginning of November, lKiy, and on tho9th of that month departed over the Illinois Central railway for Cairo, where it wont on board the steamer Emerald, and landed at Memphis, Tenn., on tlio 13th. Went, into eamp near the cityund was assigned to the First Brigade, Second Division, Fifteenth Army Corps, then apart of tho right wing of the Army of Uio Tennessee. On the 2tith of November, departed on the expedition under General \V. T. Sherman, in pursuit of Cenccals Price and Van Doren. Marc.hecl to tho neighborhood of Oxford, Miss., where the command was reviewed by General Grant, and returned without encountering the enemy, to Memphis, on the 13th of .December. On the 2(Jth of that month, embarked on the Mississippi River as a part of tho expedi tion undur General Shermnn destined to or.erato against Vioksburg. Reached the Yazoo December 25, and was engaged in the operations on the Chickasaw Bayou from Deeomber January l, during which its ltsses were one man killed (William Elmy of Company H) and seven wounded. A number of men soon after died of malignant measles. Tho Regiment was with tho expedition under General MeOlernand, which captured Arkansas Post, January 11,186'!), and was ono of the lirst to plant its colors on the enemy's works. Its losses in tlio assault were two killed, twenty wounded and nine missing. Following this expedition the army encamped at Young's Polut, and on the peninsula opposite Vioksburg, where the One Hundred and Twenty-seventh performed picket and fatigue duty, working on the famous "canal" begun by General Butler, and during the next three months having a great amount of sickness in its ranks, and losing a largo num ber of men by disease. At times tho Regiment eon Id report scarce a hundred men for
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Thi! Ono irundrud and Twenty-suvi-nlli took pail in tho expedition to Steele's and Black Bayous in Mareh, but, though s uttering great hardships, returned without loss. It was engaged in the movements to Grand Gulf, and in the roar of Vioksburg in fd.ay, and, when General Grant'* army closed upon the doomed city on the I8th of the month, it formed a part of ihe lino of baltlo of the Fificenth Corps, on the right of the army. It was in the bloody assaults upon tho Vicksfourg lines, May IS) ami '22, on the first day planting its colors on the glacis of tho rebel works, and maintaining its position until. nightfall, when the troops were withdrawn. The losses of the Regiment in the two en gagements were about 15 killed and (JO wounded.

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During tho siege of Yicksburg the Regiment whs ou detached duty at tho Chickasaw Bayou until within a t'ow days of the surrender. when it" returned to the trenches, and was presentat tin; surrender o the rebel .stronghold, July 4,lN(i:i, On Ill's night following the smToridor ;i)t tho men (if for duty, loss than r>i> In number, under Major Curtiss, marched with General Shoriuun's command, which drove. General Joe Johnnron from Jackson a Tow days later. During these operations the n-mnaiit of tJiiiRegiment was under l.ln: immediate command of Uuiiluuiuil- Rii-.hmond, ol' Company 14. Following I In: defeat oil Johnston, the Fifteenth Corps wimt imo wimp m-nr Rlaek Uivisr, aboutliffoerimilos east oC Viekslnirg. where it. remained until ordered, in fcieplomhor,

to Chattanooga. After tho vol urn of the Fifteenth Corps from Jackson, tho I.) no Hundred arid Twrnlyseventh wan granted about twenty- IIvo furloughs and leaves of absence. When tho Regi ment went into f-;unr> a.t, Black River it had lews than 100 men lit for duly, ubouMfiU being irt, hospital oil Walnut Hills, in f ho rear of Yicksburg. umbur the Fifteenth Army Corps, under orders from General Gram". On tin,' 32 si of broke camp on. lilael; River. urul. rnarchingto Yicksburg, took sieamws for Morn phi.s, from which point tho troops marched overland, ;>00 miles, t.o Chaltanoogsi, Term., where they began to arrive abont the, I5fh of November. There was considerable lighting ut GolhVivillo, on tho line of (lie Memphis and Charleston Railway, and in the neighborhood of Tuaeiunbia, Ala,, but, In spite of all opposition, tho Corps arrived in splendid fighting trim in front of General Brass's army at Chattanooga, and took part in tho battles of Lookout Mountain and Mission Ridge, Nov. & to 25, which ended in tlio total discomfiture of tho rebel forces with heavy low. During the march through the mountains between Bridgeport, and Chattanooga, thcOno Hundred and Twenly seventh wan oil detached service guarding trains. Followingtho defeat of 13 rags it. Tormeda part, of General Sherman's expedition for the relief of General linrnside, besieged in Knosrviile, Term., by the rebel gt-neral Dongslreel, march ing to within a few miles of that place and returning to Bridgeport about the 18th of De

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In January, IBM, tho Fifteenth. Corps was cantoned along the 'Memphis and Charleston. j 0 Railway, the Divisions occupying Huntsville, Woodville, Jjarkiiisville. anil Scottsboro, in northern Alabama, the Second Division, to which the One Hundred and Twenty-seventh belonged, being stationed at Larkinsville. During the latter pint of January and the beginning of February, the Regiment took; part in the forward movement of tho Corps which crossed the Tennessee River near itssouthern bend, and made a demonstration in favor of General W. T. Sherman, then en gaged in his famous raid froin'Yioksburg toward Meridian, Miss., at the head of the Seventee nt h Arm y Uo rps , IHuing the encampment at Xiarfeinsviile a number of the officers of the One HniidrooS and Xwenty-sevenlh sent for their wives-,who visited them in camp and mained seveial

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A sad occurrence, and one which cast a gloom over the Regiment greater ihun theloss oE twenty men in battle, was tho murder of Joseph K Corby, of Company I,who was; found dead in front of our camp on the morning of January 24, iSUI. The Regiment broke camp at Larkinsvjlle ot\ the first day of May, ISii-t, and moved with its Division toward Chattanooga, which place was reached oa the 5th, ami on theevening of t.ho same day encamped on the Chickamanga battle field, with the Array of the' Tennessee, then under command of Genera! J. J5- McP.her.son. The One Hundred and Twenl y-sevonth took part in tho si'rios of nallles around Kesuca. notably the 01.10 011 the evening of May 14, when the Brigade to which it. was attached carried tho fortified line along the slope of Conasine Creek by u. desperate HHsauit with tho bayonet, in which ihe Regiment, bore a conspicuous part and captured a mirnbur of prisoners. Immediately following this successful charge came the return assault of Gen eral Cleburne's rebel Division, which made three furious charges upon our lines only to bo bloodily repulsed, In the operations in front of Bcsaea the One Hundred and Twentyseventh lost one man killed, and three wounded,

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In the sharp lighting among tho Dallas Bills from the 2Gth o! May to Jims 3, tho One ... Hundred and Twenty-seventh was almost constantly under fire, showing conspicuous gallantry in tho notions of 27th and 29th. Daniel T. Lane, of Company E, was seriously wounded on tho 27th. On the -tth of June the enemy abandoned his stvong works at Dallas and loll back be hind the still stronger position on and uroimd Kenesaw Mountain and Pino Hill, wlioro ho maintained himself for nearly a month, during \vhieh. period it rained almost incess
antly, making active operations nearly impossible. On the 2/th of Juno occurred the desperate assault of the fifteenth Corps upon K.onesaw Mountain, which frowned a thousand feet above the heads of our men, covered with rifle pits, strong parapets, and death-dealing batteries. In this marvi/lous affair iho One Hundred and Twenty-seventh stood up grandly under tho most terrible ilro it had ever

encountered. On the 2d of July the enemy abandoned tho defensos of IConesaw. and feil buck to the Oftattahooohle RIvor. On tho oth our advan ce was in sigli t of Atlanta, and on the liit h and 13th the Army of the Tennessee was transferred by a rapid movement from tho extreme right to the extreme loft, and, following Garrard's cavalry column across tho Chiittaliooehio near Bosswell, ontronehed itaolf, and eompolled the rebel commander to rotroat across the river into his Atlanta linos. Tho One Hundred and Twenty- seventh took part in all these movements, The whole army now crossed the Ohattahoochie, and the battle of Peach Tree Crook followed on the 20th of July. General John 15, Hood had been placed in command of the rebel army on the 19th, in placo of General Joseph E. Johnston, relieved by JoffersonDavis, and fighting became desperate. In tho bloody ongagement of the 22d of July, east of Atlanta, in which the lamented McPherson fell, tho One Hundred and Twenty-seventh wss in the thickest of the fray, the Brigade to which ic belonged being led Into the fight by General Logan in person. A few days later the Fifteenth Corps was transferred to tho extreme right of tho army, on the 28th of July, it was'furiously assailed by a Corps af Hood's army, which was repulsed with torrible loss, leaving no loss than 828 dead in front of our lines. Tho weight of the attack felL upon the Second Division of our Corps. The Ono Hundred and Twentyseventh, forming the extreme right of tho army, and, being mostly on the skirmish lino, came very near being captured. The timely arrival of a Brigado of the Fourteenth Corps, piloted upon the field by Robert Murphy, a drummer boy of tho One Hundred and Twontysevonth, saved the day. The losses of the Regiment on this day wore Corporal John T. Bennett and William Peterson, of Company D, and Alfred X. Murdoek and William Pooley, of Company A. killed, and 17 wounded and missing. About this date Company G, Captain Bo well, was detailed at Oorps lioarlquartors as provost guard, a position which it held for several months. On tho STst of July, the morn ing report of the One Hundred and Twenty-Seventh showod only 92 men fit for duty carry
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On tho 3d of August, the Regiment took part in an attack on tho rebel skirmish line to the west of Atlanta, in which it displayed its usual gallantry and lost a number of men, among whom wero Sergeant Ira B. Whitnoy. of Company B, killed, and Jvo.man, in cluding Captain A. C. Little, wounded. Elias Smithers, of Company E, died a?few days later of wounds receivodThe Regiment participated in the subsequent, operations around Atlanta, including the great flanking mo vornent of Augusta?, by -which General Sherman placed tho bulk or his army in tho rear of General ll'ood and eoiwifiiloi) liim to ovmsuutn Atlanta on tho :><l of September. During the withdrawal of the army from tho lines on the night of August 26, Sereeant Major William W. Lawton. of the One Hundred and Twenty-seventh, was mor tally wounded and died the same night in tho ambulance. This was the only casualty in the Army of the Tennessee during the movement, The One Hundred and Twenty-seventh was hotly engaged in the battle of Jonesboro, below Atlanta, fought by Logan's Corps on the 1st of September, its officers and men dis playing the greatest gallantry and inflicting some loss upon the enemy. In this battle

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Jaincs Griffin, of Company H, Lis vi the killed were Sergeant J. K. Grassmire, of Company I, Mead, of Company F, and Francis ff. Ohappell, of Company 1), and a number wounded. On the- 3th of September the army encamped around tins captured city, the tfocond Division of tho Fifteenth Corps occupying East, Point, -about six miles southwest ol Atlanta. About this date Captain Gillette, received his commission its Major and T/ionleniuitHiohmoiid was promoted Captain of Company E. The army remained in its cantonments until the beginning of October. during which period (ione.rat Kherman exchanged 2, MO prisoners with General Hood a,t J'ough-undBoady Station, below Atlanta. Anions those exchanged were t.lie boys o I Hie Urn: Hundred and Twenty-seventh captured ontbc22d ol July. General Hood began bin famous mid upon the communications of Sherman's army about tho 1st of October. and on the 8d of the month Kherman's army was in rapid pursuit of the rebel army which consisted of 25, 000 infantry and. 10, Olio cavalry. During tho pur suit of Hood and the subsequent, march through Georgia und' Souih ('an-olioa, Utn 'One Hundred and Twenty-seventh was commanded hy Captain Charles Sehry ver, of (.-orapuny F. the senior officer then with the Regiment. From August l-l, I.Stit, to April 1, 1S(55, Colonel Gurtiss was absent, from fholtegitnent. A portion of this time he ivn in command of a provisional Division under Ceiii'ial Bohofield, in. North Carolina. Captain Lit tie. was also absent on furlough during about the sumo period, and was in. command of -100 men undor General Seholield in Jfort Ji Carolina during a part of tho time. The One Hundred and Twenty-seventh accompanied Sherman's army on. it's grand march through Georgia arid the Oaroiinas. From Atlanta, to Columbia. Smith Carolina, it was on detached service, during which time it voporlod directly tothi; Headqunriors; ol Ihe Army of the Tennessee. Al Columbia it returned to the Division, and took pan: in the operations, thence on to t.loidsbo'-o, K. G. During the month ol! January, ISS, it,was uneamped on t.he great, rice- plantations southwest ol Savannah, On. li. 'was present at ilio capture of Columbia, S. O,, and in the advance upon Fayette,villo, X. O. A number of its men were engaged in a severe skirmish, in -which Francis ,15. Iinhoff, of Company D, was killed, and It. ii. Parkin, of Oompany I, wounded. At llie severe baft)* of BurtonvilJe, March 19 and 2, it was for twenty-four hours or. Uio skirmish line, but escaped without loss. At Goldsboro, X. 0., tlio army encamped tor about, lii'toe.i days, during which limo it- was furnished with a complete outfit of now clothing. At Goldsboro, Colonel Gurtiss, Captain Little- and forty or lll'ty furloughed men, rejoined the ltegiment. Here also Ser geant James G. Naid was mustered in as Adjutant, assuming- liis duties on t he first of April, at which time Colonel Curtiss assumed command of the IJegiment. Captain J-ittle was soon after detailed on dot ached duty. The army left Goldsboro in pursuit of General Johnston on tho 10th of Anr.il, and reached Raleigh, the Capital of North Carolina, on the Htb, where it wont into camp in and around tho city. The Fifteenth Corps was encamped daring most of the time until the, last of the month about one mile north of the city. General Joseph ID. Johnston surrendered tho remaining armies of the Confederacy on the 2(it.h of April, and on the 29th the One Hundred and Twenty-seventh, in company with the Fifteenth Corps, commenced the march from Kaleigh to Petersburg, Ya., 1G8 miles distant, which point was made in just six days, equal to 28 miles each day. On Ihe '.itfth of May tho army passed through Kichmond, and on the 21st reached the vicinity of Wash ington. D. C., and won r. into temporary camp on Ihe hills west of Alexandria. The march through Virginia took the command through Petersburg. Kichmond, Hanover CourtHouse, Fredericksburg, Stafford, Dumfries and Oeeoquan. A portion of tho On Hun dred and Twenty seventh visited For!. I>nHing. below liiehmond, and inside a flying vij-.il: to Meant Yortiou, l.ho homo of Washington. The One Hundred and Twenty-seventh rook part- in the grand review at headquarters and was specially complimented for its fine discipline and military bearing. During tho next fourteen days the command was encamped near Fort Slocum north of tho city, where it was mustered for discharge on Juno 4th by Captain Potter,of the Seventieth Ohio Volunteers. On tho 7th of June the ltogimeat .left Washington for Chicago, It was ilually mustered out on the 17th of Juno. 1SR5. after an arduous service of almost three years. The actual number of men finally discharged was about 240, all that remained of the 900 with which the Regiment loft Gamp Douglas in November, 1882,

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CHAPTER XIV
CHATTANOOGA, LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, AND MISSIONARY RIDGE BATTLES
THESE three detached actions, fought by different portions of our troops, were parts of a series of operations for securing our front and driving the enemy from his position, and are known properly as the Battle of Chattanooga. Grant, late in October, ordered Sherman with the Fifteenth Army Corps to press forward to the Tennessee River, cross at Bridgeport and push rapidly on to Chattanooga. Early in November, learning that Bragg had weakened his forces on our front by sending Longstreet's command into East Tennessee to attack Burnside, Grant was very desirous of making an attack at once on the rebel forces on Lookout and Missionary Ridge, but examining the strong position occupied by Bragg at these points and the length of his lines, Grant became convinced that to successfully operate against the enemy it was necessary to wait until Sherman with his command came up, While this force moved eastward, Grant was maturing his plans for the engagement. He directed Sherman to report in person, which he did on the 15th, and on consultation with him and Thomas the general plan of battle was submitted to them. The main attack was to be made on the 21st, at daylight, by Sherman's troops, on the north end of Missionary Ridge. To accomplish this his command was to be reinforced with one division of the Army of the Cumberland [p 244] under Jeff C. Davis. Sherman's troops-four divisions were to move from Brown's Ferry .through the woods to the north of the town up to the Tennessee River, opposite the mouth of Chickamauga Creek, where they were to cross on a pontoon bridge to be swung there under the supervision of W. F. Smith, and the crossing of the troops to be protected by batteries under Brannan, Thomas's Chief of Artillery. After crossing the river, Sherman was to move rapidly forward, carrying the heights on the north end of Missionary Ridge as far as the tunnel, if possible, before the enemy could concentrate on his front, Thomas was to concentrate all his troops in Chattanooga Valley on his left flank, leaving only the necessary force to defend the fortifications on his right and centre and to hold a movable column of one division to move wherever needed. This division was to make a show of threatening Bragg's forces up the valley. Thomas was then to effect a junction with Sherman, co-operate with him, advancing his left and moving forward as nearly simultaneously as possible, and support him. Hooker on the right in Lookout Valley, was to hold that position with Geary's division and two brigades under Cruft from the Fourth Army Corps, ordered to report to him. Howard, on Friday, the 20th, was ordered with his corps to take position on the north side of the Tennessee, opposite Chattanooga, near the pontoon bridge, and hold himself in readiness to move to Thomas's front or to co operate with Sherman as needed. Colonel Eli Long with his brigade of cavalry was directed to report by noon on Saturday, the 21st, at Chattanooga, to cover Sherman's left flank, and if not further required by Sherman he was then to cross the Chickamauga, make a raid on the enemy's line of communication in the rear, doing as much damage as he could. Sherman made his movement with his troops from Bridge- [246] port through Whitesides. Sending his leading division under Ewing up Lookout Valley, to make a feint on the left flank of the rebel army in the direction of Trenton, he crossed his others at Brown's Ferry and marched up the north bank of the river to the mouth of South Chickamauga Creek. Here they kept concealed in the woods from the enemy until they were ready to effect their crossing. Owing to heavy rains and the state of the roads, Sherman was able to have but one division, under John E. Smith, in position by the 21st, and Grant delayed his plans of battle to give him additional time. Shennan on the 21st moved his second division under Morgan L. Smith over the bridge at Brown's Ferry, and on the 23 d, after many repairs to the bridge, rendered necessary by the swollen stream and the raft of logs sent down the river by the rebels, Ewing's division also got safely across. Sherman's fourth division under Osterhaus was not able on the 23d to cross, and this division was then ordered, in the event of not being able to cross by eight A.M. the 24th, to report to Hooker on the south bank of the Tennessee. Davis had reported with his division to Sherman, and on the 23d, the boats of the pontoon bridge were used to effect a landing at the mouth of South Chickamauga Creek by Giles A. Smith's brigade, who captured the rebel pickets at this place, landed his entire brigade, and then sent the boats back for additional troops. By daylight of the 24th, Sherman with two divisions of some 8,000 men was intrenched on the east bank of the Tennessee. A pontoon bridge, 1,350 feet long, was then built over this river, and another over Chickamauga Creek under the direction of W. F. Smith.

Thomas, learning that Sherman's movements across Lookout Valley had been discovered by Bragg, on Sunday, the 22d, directed Howard to cross into Chattanooga to give Bragg the idea that these were Sherman's troops coming to [p 247] reinforce Chattanooga. Howard made the crossing on Sunday and took position in rear of our front line in

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full view of the enemy. On the 20th, Bragg notified Grant that it would be well for him to withdraw a]] noncombatants from Chattanooga. This the latter regarded as a cover for Bragg's withdrawal of his own command, which he was confirmed in by deserters and spies reporting a large number of Bragg's troops as marching to the north. These were two divisions of Buckner's corps sent to strengthen Longstreet in East Tennessee; that last sent, however, was recalled. To determine the truth of these reports, early on the morning of the 23d, Grant directed Thomas to develop the enemy's lines, driving in his pickets, and determine if he still held his force on our front. Thomas ordered Granger in command of the Fourth Corps to form with Sheridan's and Wood's divisions-Sheridan on the right, Wood on the left-with his left extended nearly to Citico Creek, and advance directly in front of Fort Wood, and make this movement. Palmer, commanding the Fourteenth Corps with Baird's division refused, was to support Granger's right and was to hold Johnson's division under arms in the intrenchments [sic] in readiness to move as occasion might require. The troops were all in position at 2 P.M. They moved out on the plain as if on parade, and in plain sight of Bragg and his army on Lookout and Missionary Ridge, formed their lines as if in review and moved forward to attack the enemy. Rapidly advancing " in the most gallant style" our troops steadily pushed in the rebel line. They first struck the pickets, drove these on the reserve and then sweeping everything before them they hurled the rebels out of their first line of rifle-pits and sent them On the full run in retreat to the rear, except over two hundred of them captured. Here Granger's troops made themselves secure by throwing up temporary breastworks, while he sent a strong [p. 248] picket line to the front to protect his new line. In this charge Granger's line secured "Orchard Knob" which was then occupied by Bridge's battery. Howard's corps was placed in position on the left of the line to Granger's left and also ordered to throw up breastworks.

Sherman after crossing the river on the 23d, about 1 P.M., placed his command in three columns, following in his advance the general direction of Chickamauga Creek, with his left under Morgan L. Smith resting on the creek. His centre was under John E. Smith and his right under Ewing, all under the command of Frank P. Blair, Corps Commander. In support of these, Davis's division also moved to the attack. Grant and Sherman had supposed that Missionary Ridge was one prolonged even range. When Sherman left the river he passed over the foothills and then pressed up what he supposed was the main portion of the ridge. When he reached the top of this, after a lively skirmish with the rebel pickets, he found a deep depression intervening between this hill and the next, which was the one the tunnel ran through, where the rebels were heavily intrenched, and which he had been ordered to take. On. the top of this first hill, finding he could not take the hill beyond where the tunnel ran through, he threw up intrenchments and prepared to hold the ground he had thus far gained. Here about 4 P.M. he had a heavy engagement. The enemy's advance with sharp artillery and musketry fire was gallantly met and repulsed. Sherman then made preparations for the night, posting his command to hold all positions. Howard had reported with three regiments to him, as he crossed the bridge which connected him with the main Army of the Cumberland. Howard leaving these troops with Sherman, then returned to his corps. When his command was placed on the front to Granger's

[p. 252] ...pressed forward, driving the enemy's pickets over to Rossville. Hooker found the rebels at this place loading up their stores. Leaving a force on their front, he sent Wood's brigade to take the ridge on the light, and Williamson's on the left. After a severe skirmish the enemy hastily retreated, abandoning large quantities of stores, wagons, and ambulances. The gap now being under our control, Hooker ordered the advance of our entire line, Osterhaus with his division on the east of the ridge, Craft on the ridge, and Geary in the valley west of the ridge. This line advancing soon encountered the rebels under Stewart, occupying the line of breastworks thrown up by our troops after Chickamauga. Craft's charged on them, drove them in all directions out of these works in full retreat. Part of them ran into Osterhaus's men and were captured. Others were captured by Geary in the valley. The mass of them fell back to their second line, from which they were likewise speedily driven, when the fight became a running one, continuing until sunset. Part of the enemy in their endeavors to escape ran into Johnson's division of the Fourteenth Corps, thrown forward to join the pursuit, and were captured. Hooker's command then went into camp.
Early on the morning of the 25th Sherman made his disposition for his main attack. Holding his centre with three brigades, he was then to move along the east and west base of Missionary Ridge with his right and left flanks. Corse advancing from the right centre moved forward, supported by Lightburn on the left and Morgan L. Smith on his right, and occupied a crest in the woods about eighty yards from the intrenched line of the enemy. From this point Corse assaulted the main rebel line, and for over an hour maintained a heavy contest, driving the enemy, and at times being driven back, but still holding his crest as [p. 253] first secured. Here Corse, Loomis, and Morgan L. Smith fought the rebels under Hardee with Cleburne's, Gist's, Cheatham's, and Stevenson's divisions in a stubborn straggle

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all day up to three o'clock, holding their own, but making little headway. About two o'clock John E. Smith's two brigades, while moving to the support of Ewing, were driven in some disorder by a charge of the enemy, heavily massed. They were quickly reformed and, aided by Corso's troops taking the rebels in the flank with a hot musketry fire, the enemy was soon driven back into his line of works.
Here Sherman was fighting the heavy column of the enemy on our left, and the main part of the battle had been his share. Grant was waiting for I-Iooker to reach the rebel left at Rossville, in the hope that this would afford some relief to the stubborn fighting Sherman had encountered. Finding that Hooker had been delayed by the destruction of the bridge longer than was anticipated, and that the diversion was not to come from that quarter, Grant ordered Thomas to move out the four divisions constituting the centre-Baird on the left, then Wood with Sheridan on his right, and Johnson on the extreme right of the line-with a double line of skirmishers to the front, supported by the entire force, press forward to carry the first line of rifle-pits and there halt and await orders, the movement to commence at three o'clock, at a signal of six guns fired in rapid succession from Orchard Knob.

There was some little delay attending the preliminaries of the movement, and it was not until after half past three that the commands having moved out and taken the alignment were in position for the advance, when the guns sounded one, two, three, four, five, six. With this the troops, impatient all the day with being kept in the breastworks while Sherman's men were hard at work, eagerly pressed onward, divisions, brigades, and regiments, striving each with the other for the advance. With the first movement Bragg at once hurried reinforcements from his right and left to strengthen his troops in his works to resist the advance on his centre. Here his line was under the command of Breckinridge, who had his own division under Lewis, Stewart's division, and part of those of Buckner and Hindman under Patton Anderson. The enemy had originally four lines of breastworks. The first one on our front was captured by Thomas on the 23 d, when Orchard Knob was taken. This left three lines of rifle-pits remaining. The second one was about half a mile to the rear of the first, near the foot of the ridge. From here to the top was a steep ascent of some five hundred yards, covered with large rocks and fallen timber. About half way up the ridge a small line of works had been thrown up. On the crest of the hill Bragg's men had constructed their heaviest breastworks, protected on our front by some fifty pieces of artillery in position. As our troops advanced, each command cheering and answering back the cheer of the, others, the men broke into a double-quick, all striving to be the first to reach the rifle-pits at the foot of the ridge, held by a strong line of the enemy's troops. The rebels opened fire with shot and shell from their batteries, as our troops advanced, changing it soon to grape and canister, which with the fire from the infantry made it terrifically hot. Dashing through this over the open plain, the soldiers of the Army of the Cumberland swept on, driving the enemy's skirmishers, charging down on the line of works at the foot of the ridge, capturing it at the point of the bayonet, and routing the rebels, sending them at full speed up the ridge, killing and capturing them in large numbers. These rifle-pits were reached nearly simultaneously by the several commands, when the troops, in compliance with their instructions, laid down at the foot of the ridge awaiting further orders. Here they were under a hot, plunging, galling fire from the enemy in their works on the crest of the ridge. Without further waiting, and under no orders from their officers, first one regiment, then another started with its colors up the ascent, until with loud hurrahs the entire line, cheered by their officers, advanced over and around rocks, under and through the fallen timber, charged up the ridge, each determined to reach the summit first. The centre part of Sheridan's division reached the top first, as they were the nearest to the crest, and crossed it to the right of Bragg's headquarters. The rest of the line was soon up, and almost simultaneously the ridge was carried in six places. Here the enemy making a fight for a short time was routed from the last of his lines, and his centre, panic-stricken, broke in full retreat. Regiments were captured almost entire, battery after battery along the ridge was taken. In some cases the rebels were bayonetted [sic] at their guns, and the cannon that but a moment before was firing on our troops, were by them captured, turned, and used against the rebels as they were driven in masses to the rear. The charge occupied about one hour from the time of the firing of the guns on Orchard Knob until the troops occupied the rebel lines on the ridge....
Sheridan advanced with his division, skirmishing with the enemy's rear-guard, but driving them steadily for about a mile on the Chickamauga station road. Here this road runs over a high ridge on which the enemy had posted eight pieces of artillery supported by a strong force to cover their [p 256] retreat. At this point Sheridan, with Harker's and Wagner's brigades, had an engagement with these troops, but after a movement flanking the rebel's right and left, they hurriedly retreated, leaving two pieces of artillery and a large number of wagons. After this ridge was captured, Sheridan's troops went into bivouac. During the night the full moon flooded the surrounding country

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with its bright light. At midnight, on Granger's suggestion, Sheridan in the advance was again ordered with his division to press the enemy. He at once advanced his command to Chickamauga Creek, capturing a large number of prisoners and quantities of material and stores.

Wood, on reaching the top of the ridge, with Baird on his left, met with heavy opposition. The enemy was supported by a division from Hardee on the right, advancingjust as Baird was getting into position. Here these two divisions were engaged in a sharp contest until after dark. Turchin, with his brigade, which was the left wing of Baird, had taken possession of a small work constructed by the enemy on the ridge when he was attacked by the rebels in a most furious charge, but gallantly repulsed them, when they drew off in the direction of Tunnel Hill. Missionary Ridge was now entirely within our control, with the exception of the point, where Sherman's advance had been so stoutly resisted. During the night, Bragg drew off Hardee's troops from the front of Sherman, where the latter at once placed his command in position for the pursuit the next day.
During the night of the 25th, Thomas was directed to send Granger with his corps, and additional troops to make his command up to 20,000, to march to Burnside's relief at Knoxville, and the other portion of Thomas's command with Sherman's troops to pursue the enemy on the 26th. The latter, on the morning of that day advanced by the road through

Chickamauga Station, while Thomas ordered the command under Hooker and Palmer to push on by way of the Greysville and Ringgold road. At the former place the rearguard of the rebels was surprised after night, and three cannon and a large number of prisoners captured. On the next day another piece of artillery was captured at Greysville, and later in the day Hooker's advance again struck the enemy, strongly posted in a pass in Taylor's Ridge. Here after a heavy fight of over an hour, they were driven from the pass with considerable loss on both sides. The pursuit was discontinued on the 28lh. Hooker remained for a few days at Ringgold, while Palmer returned to his camp at Chattanooga.
Sherman's troops, with Davis's division in the advance, pressed through. Chickamauga Station, and at about dark struck the rear of the enemy's column, and had a sharp fight. After leaving Greysville, Sherman turned his command to the left, to strike the railroad between Dalton and Cleveland. Howard was sent to destroy this road, which he did in a most thorough manner. On the following day the Fifteenth Corps destroyed the Atlanta Railroad from below Greysville back to the State line. On the 28th, Sherman was ordered-to make a reconnoissance [sic] to the Hiawassee with his own corps, together with Davis's and Howard's troops of Thomas's command. On reaching Charleston, Sherman received orders to take command of Granger's column, moving to Burnside's relief, and to press forward with all the troops under him in all haste to Knoxville, eighty-four miles distant. Advancing rapidly with his command, Sherman reached Knoxville on the 6th. Longstreet, however, retreated on the 4th of December to Virginia. Leaving Granger's coips to aid in the pursuit of Longstreet, Sherman by easy marches returned to Chattanooga on the 16th of the month, where he ordered Howard and Davis to report with their commands, while he marched west with his own corps to Northern Alabama and placed them in winter quarters. Sherman with his two days' fighting reports the losses of his command, including Howard's command, but not that o/Davis, whose loss he says was small, at 295 killed, 1,402 wounded, and 292 missing-making a total of 1,989. This, however, includes the losses in his first division-Osterhaus's, which fought under Hooker on the right-of 87 killed, 344 wounded, and 66 missing, making 497 to be deducted, which leaves Sherman's loss proper, 208 killed, 1,058 wounded, and 226 missing-a total of 1,492. Thomas's loss in the part taken by his troops, also including Howard's command and not including Davis's division, was 529 killed, 2,281 wounded, and 141 missing-an aggregate of 3,95 1. The large bulk of the losses under Thomas were in Sheridan's and Wood's divisions. That of the former was 135 killed, 1,151 wounded, missing, none-aggregate 1,256 ; that of the latter, 150 killed, 851 wounded, missing, none -aggregate 1,001. These two divisions in their one hour's work storming Missionary Ridge met with a loss of 2,287 men, showing hot work. There was captured by the army of the Cumberland 40 pieces of artillery, 58 artillery carriages and caissons, 6,175 stand of small arms, principally English Enfield, and 5,471 prisoners. (Ref 6,
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Vicksburg from the North after the surrender

THE VICKSBURG CAMPAIGN


BY ULYSSES S. GRANT, GENERAL, U. S. A.
( "Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant." Copyright, 1884, by U. S. Grant)

IT is generally regarded as an axiom in war that all great armies moving in an enemy's country should start from a base of supplies, which should be fortified and guarded, and to which the army is to fall back in case of disaster. The first movement looking to Vicksburg and the force defending it as an objective was begun early in November, 1862, and conformed to this axiom. [See map, p. 442.] It followed the line of the Mississippi Central Railroad, with Columbus, Kentucky, as a base, and soon after it started, a cooperating column was moved down the Mississippi River on transports, with Memphis as its base. Both these movements failing, the entire Army of the Tennessee was transferred to the neighborhood of Vicksburg, and landed on the opposite or western bank of the river at Milliken's Bend. The Mississippi flows through a low alluvial bottom many miles in width, and is very tortuous in its course, running to all points of the compass, sometimes within a few miles. This valley is bounded on the east side by a range of high land rising in some places more than two hundred feet above the bottom. At points the river runs up to the bluffs, washing their base. Vicksburg is built on the first high land on the eastern bank below Memphis, and four hundred miles from that place by the windings of the river.

The winter of 1862-63 was unprecedented for continuous high water in the Mississippi, and months were spent in ineffectual efforts to reach high land above Vicksburg from which we could operate against that stronghold, and in making artificial waterways through which a fleet might pass, avoiding the batteries to the south of the town, in case the other efforts should fail.
In early April, 1863, the waters of the Mississippi having receded sufficiently to make it possible to march an determined to adopt this course, and moved my advance to army across the peninsula opposite (p. 494)Vicksburg, I a point below the town. It was necessary, however, to have transports below, both for the purpose of ferrying troops over the river and to carry supplies. These had necessarily to run the batteries. Under the direction of Admiral Porter this was successfully done. On the 29th, Grand Gulf, the first bluff (p. 495) south of Vicksburg on the east side of the river, and about fifty miles below, was unsuccessfully attacked by the navy. The night of the same day the batteries of that place were run by the navy and transports, again under the direction of Admiral Porter, and on the following day the river was crossed by the troops, and a landing effected at Bruinsburg, some nine miles below.

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supplies. I had with me the Thirteenth Corps, General McClernand commanding, and two brigades of Logan's division of the Seventeenth Corps, General McPherson commanding; in all not more than twenty thousand men to commence the campaign with. These were soon reenforced by the remaining brigade of Logan's division and by Crocker's division of the Seventeenth Corps. On the 7th of May I was further reenforced by Sherman with two divisions of his, the Fifteenth Corps. My total force was then about thirty-three thousand men. The enemy occupied Grand Gulf, Vicksburg, I-Iaynes's Bluff, and Jackson, with a force of nearly sixty thousand men. My first problem was to capture Grand Gulf to use as a base, and then if possible beat the enemy in detail outside the fortifications of Vicksburg. Jackson is fifty miles east of Vicksburg, and was connected with it by a railroad. Haynes's Bluff is eleven miles north, and on the Yazoo River, which empties into the Mississippi some miles above the town.
Bruinsburg is two miles from high ground. The bottom at that point is higher than most of the low land in the valley of the Mississippi, and a good road leads to the bluff. It was natural to expect the garrison from Grand Gulf to come out to meet us, and prevent, if they could, our reaching this (p. 496) solid base. Bayou Pierre enters the Mississippi just above Bruinsburg; and as it is a navigable stream, and was high at the time, in order to intercept us they had to go by Port Gibson, the nearest point where there was a bridge to cross upon. This more than doubled the distance from Grand Gulf to the high land back of Bruinsburg. No time was to be lost in securing this foothold. Our transportation was not sufficient to move all the army across the river at one trip or even two. But the landing of the Thirteenth Corps and one division of the Seventeenth was effected during the day, April 30th, and early evening. McClernand was advanced as soon as ammunition and two days' rations (to last five) could be issued to his men. The bluffs were reached an hour before sunset, and McClernand was pushed on, hoping to reach Port Gibson and save the bridge spanning the Bayou Pierre before the enemy could get there; for crossing a stream in the presence of an enemy is always difficult. Port Gibson, too, is the starting-point of roads to Grand Gulf, Vicksburg, and Jackson.
McClernand's advance met the enemy about five miles south of Port Gibson at Thompson's plantation. There was some firing during the night, but nothing rising to the dignity of a battle until daylight. The enemy had taken a strong natural position with most of the Grand Gulf garrison, numbering about seven or eight thousand men, under General Bowen. His hope was to hold me in check until reenforcements under Loring could reach him from Vicksburg; but Loring did not come in time to render much assistance (p. 497) south of Port Gibson. Two brigades of McPherson's corps followed McClernand as fast as rations and ammunition could be issued, and were ready to take position upon the battle-field whenever the Thirteenth Corps could be got out of the way.

The country in this part of Mississippi stands on edge, as it were, the roads running along the ridges except when they occasionally pass from one ridge to another. Where there are no clearings, the sides of the hills are covered with a very heavy growth of timber, and with undergrowth, and the ravines are filled with vines and canebrakes, almost impenetrable. This makes it easy for an inferior force to delay, if not defeat, a far superior one
(P. 502) While the troops were awaiting the arrival of rations, Iordered reconnaissances made by McClernand and McPherson, with a view of leading the enemy to believe that we intended to cross the Big Black and attack the city at once. On the 6th Sherman arrived at Grand Gulf, and crossed his command that night and the next day. Three days' rations had been brought up from Grand Gulf for the advanced troops, and were issued. Orders were given for a forward movement the next day. Sherman was directed to order up Blair, who had been left behind to guard the road from Milliken's Bend to Hard Times with two brigades.

The quartermaster at Young's Point was ordered to send 200 wagons with General Blair, and the commissary was to load them with hard bread, coffee, sugar, salt, and 100,000 pounds of salt meat.
On the 3d Hurlbut, who had been left at Memphis, was ordered to send four regiments from command to Milliken's Bend to relieve Blair's division, and on the 5th he was ordered to send Lauman's division in addition, the latter to join the army in the field. The four regiments were to be taken from troops near the river, so that there would be no delay

(P. 508) The concentration of my troops was easy, considering the character of the country. McPherson moved along the road parallel with and near the rail. road. Of McClernand's command one division (Hovey's) was on the road McPherson had to take, but with a start of four miles; one (Osterhaus's) was at Raymond, on a converging road that intersected the other near Champion's Hill; one (Carr's) had to pass (over the same road with Osterhaus's, but, being back at Mississippi Springs, would not be detained thereby; the fourth (Smith's, with Blair's division [to which 127th

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Illinois was attached]) was near Auburn, with a different road to pass over. McClernand faced about and moved promptly. His cavalry from Raymond seized Bolton by half-past 9 in the morning, driving out the enemy's pickets and capturing several men. The night of the 15th Hovey was at Bolton; Carr and Osterhaus were about three miles south, but abreast, facing west; Smith was north of Raymond, with Blair in his rear had expected to leave Sherman at Jackson another day in order to complete his work. But, getting I (P. 509) the above information, Isent him orders to move with all dispatch to Bolton, and to put one division, with an ammunition train, on the road at once, with directions to its commander to march with all possible speed until he came up to our rear. Within an hour after receiving this order, Steele's division was on the road. At the same time I dispatched to Blair, who was near Auburn, to move with all speed to Edwards's Station. McClernand was directed to embrace Blair in his command for the present. Blair's division was a part of the Fifteenth Army Corps (Sherman's); but as it was on its way to join its corps, it naturally struck our left first, now that we had faced about and were moving west. The Fifteenth Corps, when it got up, would be on our extreme right. McPherson was directed to get his trains out of the way of the troops, and to follow Hovey's division as closely as possible. McClernand had two roads, about three miles apart, converging at Edwards's Station, over which to march his troops. Hovey's division of his corps had the advance on a third road (the Clinton) still farther north. McClernand was directed to move Blair's and A. J. Smith's divisions by the southernmost of these roads, and Osterhaus and Carr by the middle road. Orders were to move cautiously, with skirmishers in the front to feel for the enemy. Smith's division, on the most southern road, was the first to encounter the enemy's pickets, who were speedily driven in. Osterhaus, on the middle road, hearing the firing, pushed his skirmishers forward, found the enemy's pickets, and forced them back to the main line. About the same time Hovey encountered the enemy on the northern or direct wagon road from Jackson to Vicksburg. was still McPherson was hastening up to join Hovey, but was embarrassed by Hovey's trains occupying the roads. I was on was up. By 7: 30 I back at Clinton. McPherson sent me word of the situation and expressed the wish that I the road and proceeded rapidly to the front, ordering all trains that were in front of troops off the road. When I arrived Hovey's skirmishing amounted almost to a battle.

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McClernand was in person on the middle road, and had a shorter distance to march to reach the enemy's position than McPherson. Isent him word by a staff-officer to push forward and attack. These orders were repeated several times without apparently expediting McClernand's advance.
(P. 510) Champion's Hill, where Pemberton had chosen his position to receive us whether taken by accident or design, was well selected. It is one of the highest points in that section, and commanded all the ground in range. On the east side of the ridge, which is quite precipitous, is a ravine, running first north, then westerly, terminating at Baker's Creek. It was grown up thickly with large trees and undergrowth, making it difficult to penetrate with troopA even when not defended. The ridge occupied by the enemy terminated abruptly where the ravine turns westerly. The left of the enemy occupied the north end of this ridge. The Bolton and Edwards's Station road turns almost due south at this point, and ascends the ridge, which it follows for about a mile, then, turning west, descends by a gentle declivity to Baker's Creek, nearly a mile away. On the west side the slope of the ridge
From Raymond there is a direct road to Edwards's Station, some three miles west of Champion's Hill. There is one also to Bolton. From this latter road there is still another, leaving it about three and a half miles before reaching Bolton, and leading direct to the same station. It was along these two roads that three divisions of McClernand's corps, and Blair, of Sherman's, temporarily under McClernand, were moving. Hovey, of McClernand's command, was with McPherson, farther north on the road from Bolton, direct to Edwards's Station. The middle road comes into the northern road at the point where the latter turns to the west, and descends to Baker's Creek; the southern road is still several miles south and does not intersect the others until it reaches \ Edwards's Station. Pemberton's lines covered all these roads and faced east From Logan's position now a direct forward movement would carry him over open fields in rear of the enemy and in a line parallel with them. He did make exactly this move, attacking, however, the enemy through the belt of had kept my position near woods covering the west slope of the hill for a short distance. Up to this (P. 5 11) time I moved with a part of my staff by our right, Hovey, where we were the most heavily pressed; but about noon I around, until Icame up with Logan himself. Ifound him near the road leading down to Baker's Creek. He was actually in command of the only road over which the enemy could retreat; Hovey, reenforced by two brigades from McPherson's command, confronted the enemy's left; Crocker, with two brigades, covered their left flank; McClernand, two hours before, had been within two and a half miles of their center with two divisions, and two divisions-Blair's and A. J. Smith's-were confronting the rebel right; Ransom, with a brigade of McArthur's division, of the Seventeenth Corps (McPherson's), had crossed the river at Grand Gulf a few days before and was coming up knew that we had cut off the retreat of the enemy. Just at this juncture a on their right flank. Neither Logan nor I

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messenger came from I-Iovey, asking for more reenforcements. There were none to spare. I then gave an order to move McPherson's command by the left flank around to llovey. This uncovered the Confederate line of retreat, which was soon taken advantage of by the enemy....

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While a battle is raging one can see his enemy mowed down by the thousand and the ten thousand,

Sherman left Jackson with the last of his troops about noon on the 16th, and reached Bolton, twenty miles west, before halting. His rear-guard did not get in until 2 A. M. the 17th, but renewed their march by daylight. He paroled his prisoners at Jackson, and was forced to leave his own wounded, in care of surgeons and attendants however. At Bolton he was informed of (P 514) our victory. He was directed to commence the march early next day, and to diverge from the road he was on, to Bridgeport, on the Big Black River, some eleven miles above where we expected to find the enemy. Blair was ordered to join him there with the pontoon train as early as possible. [See photo of this crossing.]...
(P. 5 15) Sherman reached Bridgeport about noon of the 17"'. And found Blair with the pontoon train already there

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(P517) On the 19th there was constant skirmishing with the enemy while we were getting into better position. believed would The enemy had been mueh demoralized by his defeats at Champion's Hill and the Big Black, and I ordered an assault. It resulted in securing more not make much effort to hold Vicksburg. Accordingly at 2 o'clock I advanced positions for all our troops, where they were fully covered from the fire of the enemy. The 20th and 21st were spent in strengthening our position, and in making roads in rear of the army, from Yazoo River, or Chickasaw Bayou. Most of the army had now been for three weeks with only five days' rations issued by remember, (P. 518) the commissary. They had an abundance of food, however, but began to feel the want of bread. I that in passing around to the left of the line on the 21st, a soldier, recognizing me, said in rather a low voice, but yet told heard him, "Hard-tack. " In a moment the cry was taken up all along the line, "Hard-tack! Hard-tack!" I so that I the men nearest to me that we had been engaged ever since the arrival of the troops in building a road over which to supply them with everything they needed. The cry was instantly changed to cheers. By the night of the 21st all the troops had full rations issued to them. The bread and coffee were highly appreciated.
now determined on a second assault. Johnston was in my rear, only fifty miles away, with an army not much I had with me, and Iknew he was being reenforced. There was danger of his coming inferior in numbers to the one I to the assistance of Pemberton, and, after all, he might defeat my anticipations of capturing the garrison, if, indeed, he might not prevent the capture of the city. The immediate capture of Vicksburg would save sending me the reenforcements, which were so much wanted elsewhere, and would set free the army under me to drive Johnston from the State. But the first consideration of all was: the troops believed they could carry the works in their front, and would not have worked so patiently in the trenches if they had not been allowed to try.

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The attack was ordered to commence on all parts of the line at 10 o'clock A. M. on the 22d with a furious cannonading from every battery in position. All the corps commanders set their time by mine, so that all might open the engagement at the same minute. The attack was gallant, and portions of each of the three corps succeeded in getting up to the very parapets of the enemy, and in planting their battle-flags upon them; but at no place were we able to enter. General McCleruand reported that he had gained the enemy's intrenchments at several points, and believed Icould see as well as he what took place in his wanted reenforcements. Ioccupied a position from which I could not ignore did not see the success he reported. But his request for reenforcements being repeated, I front, and I it, and sent him Quinby's division of the Seventeenth Corps. Sherman and McPherson were both ordered to renew their assaults as a diversion in favor of McClernand. This last attack only served to increase our casualties, without giving any benefit whatever. As soon as it was dark, our troops that had reached the enemy's line and had been obliged to remain there for security all day, were withdrawn, and thus ended the last assault on Vicksburg. [Compare GTH's account of his involvement.]
now determined upon a regular siege,-to "out-camp the enemy," as it were, and to incur no more losses. The I experience of the 22d convinced officers and men that this was best, and they went to work on the defenses and approaches with a will. With the navy holding the river the investment of Vicksburg was complete. As long as we could hold our position, the enemy was limited in supplies of food, men, and munitions of war, to what they had on hand. These could not last always.
(P 519) After the unsuccessful assault on the 22d, the work of the regular siege began. Sherman occupied the right, starting from the river above Vicksburg; McPherson the center (McArthur's division now with him); and McClernand the left, holding the road south to Warrenton. Lauman's division arrived at this time and was placed on the extreme left of the line. In the interval between the assaults of the 19th and 22d, roads had been completed from the Yazoo River and Chickasaw Bayou, around the rear of the army, to enable us to bring up supplies of food and ammunition;

(P. 521)....The work to be done to make our position as strong against the enemy as his was against us, was very great. The problem was also complicated by our wanting our line as near that of the enemy as possible. We had but four engineer officers with us. Captain F. E. Prime, of the Engineer Corps, was the chief, and the work at the beginning was mainly directed by him. His health soon gave out, when he was succeeded by Captain Cyrus B. directed that all officers who had Comstock, also of the Engineer Corps. To provide assistants on such a long line, I been graduated at West Point, where tHey had necessarily to study military engineering, should, in addition to their

other duties, assist in the work. The chief quartermaster and the chief commissary were graduates. The chief commissary, now the commissarygeneral of the army [General Robert Macfeely], begged off, however, saying that there was nothing in engineering

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that he was good for, unless he would do for a sap-roller. As soldiers require rations while working in the ditches as well as when marching and fighting, and we would be sure to lose him if he was used as a saproller, Ilet him off. The general is a large man,- weighs two hundred and twenty pounds, and is not tall. We had no siege-guns except six 32-pounders, and there were none in the West to draw from. Admiral Porter, however, supplied us with a battery of navy-guns, of large caliber, and with these, and the field artillery used in the campaign, the siege began. The first thing to do was to get the artillery in batteries, where they would occupy commanding positions; then establish the camps, under cover from the fire of the enemy, but as near up as possible; and then construct rifle-pits and covered ways, to connect the entire command by the shortest route. The enemy did not harass us much while we were constructing our batteries. Probably their artillery ammunition was short; and their infantry was kept down by our sharp-shooters, who were always on the alert and ready to fire at a head whenever it showed itself above the rebel works.
In no place were our lines more than six hundred yards from the enemy. It was necessary, therefore, to cover our men by something more than the ordinary parapet. To give additional protection sand-bags, bullet-proof, were placed along the tops of the parapets, far enough apart to make loop-holes for musketry. On top of these, logs were put. By these means the men were (P 522) enabled to walk about erect when off duty, without fear of annoyance from sharp-shooters. The enemy used in their defense explosive musket-balls, thinking, no doubt, that, bursting over the men in the trenches, they would do some execution; but Ido not remember a single case where a man was injured by a piece of one of the shells. When they were hit, and the ball exploded, the wound was terrible. In these cases a solid ball would have hit as well. Their use is barbarous, because they produce increased suffering without any corresponding advantage to those using them. The enemy could not resort to the method we did to protect their men, because we had an inexhaustible supply of ammunition to draw upon, and used it freely. Splinters from the timber would have made havoc among the men behind.

There were no mortars with the besiegers, except what the navy had in front of the city. But wooden ones were made by taking logs of the toughest wood that could be found, boring them out for six or twelve pounder shells, and binding them with strong iron bands. These answered as coehorns, and shells were successfully thrown from them into the trenches of the enemy.

The labor of building the batteries and intrenching was largely done by the pioneers, assisted by negroes who came within our lines and who were paid for their work, but details from the troops had often to be made. The work was pushed forward as rapidly as possible, and when an advance position was secured and covered from the fire of the enemy, the batteries were advanced. By the 30th of June there were 220 guns in position, mostly light fieldpieces, besides a battery of heavy guns belonging to, manned, and commanded by the navy. We were now as strong for defense against the garrison of Vicksburg as they were against us. But I knew that Johnston was in our rear, and was receiving constant reenforcements from the east. He had at this time a larger force than I had prior to the battle of Champion's Hill.
As soon as the news of the arrival of the Union army behind Vicksburg reached the North, floods of visitors began to pour in. Some came to gratify curiosity; some to see sons or brothers who had passed through the terrible ordeal; members of the Christian and Sanitary Commissions came to minister to the wants of the sick and the wounded. Often those coming to see a son or brother would bring a dozen or two of poultry. They did not know how little the gift would be appreciated; many soldiers had lived so much on chickens, ducks, and turkeys, without bread, during the march, that the sight of poultry, if they could get bacon, almost took away their appetite. But the intention was

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sent Blair's division up the Yazoo to drive out a force of the enemy supposed to be (P 523)....On the 26th of May I between the Big Black and the Yazoo. The country was rich, and full of supplies of both fruit and forage. Blair was instructed to take all of it. The cattle were to be driven in for the use of our army, and the food and forage to be consumed by our troops or destroyed by fire; all bridges were to be destroyed, and the roads rendered as nearly impassable as possible. Blair went forty-five miles, and was gone almost a week. His work was effectually done

(P. 524) On the 26th Ialso received a letter from Banks, asking me to reenforce him with ten thousand men at think he needed them. He was in no danger of could not comply with his request, nor did I Port Hudson. Of course I an attack by the garrison in his front, and there was no army organizing in his rear to raise the siege. On the 3d of June a brigade from Hurlbut's command arrived, General Nathan Kimball commanding. It was sent to Mechanicsburg, some miles north-east of Haynes's Bluff, and about midway between the Big Black and the Yazoo. A brigade of Blair's division and twelve hundred cavalry had already, on Blair's return from up the Yazoo, been sent to the same place-with instructions to watch the crossings of the Big Black River, to destroy the roads in his (Blair's) front, and to gather or destroy all supplies (P 526) On the 17th I received a letter from General Sherman and on the 18th one from McPherson, saying that their respective commands had complained to them of a fulsome congratulatory order published by General McClernand to the Thirteenth Corps, which did great injustice to the other troops engaged in the campaign.

This order had been sent north and published, and now papers containing it had reached our camps. The order had not been heard by me, and certainly not by troops outside of McClernand's command, until brought in this way. at once relieved him at once wrote McClernand, directing him to send me a copy of this order. He did so, and I I from the command of the Thirteenth Army Corps, and ordered him back to Springfield, Illinois. The publication of his order in the press was in violation of War Department orders and also of mine. [McClernand had been a congressman from Southern Illinois at the beginning of the war. It is evident from the way Grant commented about him that there was no great respect. Politics?]
On the 22d of June positive information was received that Johnston had crossed the Big Black River for the purpose of attacking our rear, to raise the siege and release Pemberton. The correspondence between Johnston and Pemberton shows that all expectation of holding Vicksburg had by this time passed from Johnston's mind. I immediately ordered Sherman to the command of all the forces from Haynes's Bluff to the Big Black River. This amounted now to quite half the troops about Vicksburg. Besides these, Herron's and A. J. Smith's divisions were ordered to hold themselves in readiness to reenforce Sherman. Haynes's Bluff had been strongly fortified on the land side, and on all commanding points from there to the Big Black, at the railroad crossing, batteries had been constructed. The work of connecting by rifle-pits, where this was not already done, was an easy task for the troops that were to defend them.

We were now looking west, besieging Pemberton, while we were also looking east to defend ourselves against an expected siege by Johnston. But as against the garrison of Vicksburg we were as substantially protected as they were against us. When we were looking east and north we were strongly fortified, and on the defensive. Johnston think, abstained from making an assault on ns, because it would simply evidently took in the situation and wisely, I have" inflicted loss on both sides without accomplishing any result. did not feel disposed to take any risk of We were strong enough to have taken the offensive against him; but I loosing our hold upon Pemberton's army, while Iwould have rejoiced at the opportunity of defending ourselves against an attack by Johnston. From the 23 d of May the work of fortifying and pushing forward our position nearer to the enemy had been steadily progressing. At three points on the Jackson road in front of Ransom's brigade a sap was run up to the (P 527) enemy's parapet, and by the 25th of June we had it undermined and the mine charged. The enemy had countermined, but did not succeed in reaching our mine. At this particular point the hill on which the rebel work stands rises abruptly. Our sap ran close up to the outside of the enemy's parapet. In fact, this parapet was also our protection. The soldiers of the two sides occasionally conversed pleasantly across this barrier; sometimes they exchanged the hard bread of the Union soldiers for the tobacco of the Confederates; at other times the enemy threw over hand-grenades, and often our men, catching them in their hands, returned them.

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Our mine had been started some distance back down the hill, consequently when it had extended as far as the parapet it was many feet below it. This caused the failure of the enemy in his search to find and destroy it. On the 25th of June, at 3 o'clock, all being ready, the mine was exploded. A heavy artillery fire all along the line had been ordered to open with the explosion. The effect was to blow the top of the hill off and make a crater where it stood. The breach was not sufficient to enable us to pass a column of attack through. In fact, the enemy, having failed to reach our mine, had thrown up a line farther back, where most of the men guarding that point were placed. There were a few men, however, left at the advance line, and others working in the counter-mine, which was still being pushed to find ours. All that were there were thrown into the air, some of them coming down on our side, still ali ve. Iremember one colored man, who had been under ground at work, when the explosion took place, who was thrown to our side. I-Ie was (P 528) not much hurt, but was terribly frightened. Some one asked him how high he had gone up. "Dunno, Massa, but t'ink 'bout t'ree mile," was the reply. General Logan commanded at this point, and took this colored man to his quarters, where he did service to the end of the siege.
As soon as the explosion took place the crater was seized upon by two regiments of our troops who were near by, under cover, where they had been placed for the express purpose. The enemy made a desperate effort to expel them, but failed, and soon retired behind the new line. From here, however, they threw hand-grenades, which did some execution. The compliment was returned by our men, but not with so much effect. The enemy could lay their grenades on the parapet, which alone divided the contestants, and then roll them down upon us; while from our side they had to be thrown over the parapet, which was at considerable elevation. During the night we made efforts to secure our position in the crater against the missiles of the enemy, so as to run trenches along the outer base of their parapet, right and left; but the enemy continued throwing their grenades, and brought boxes of field ammunition (shells) the fuses of which they would light with port-fires, and throw them by hand into our ranks. We found it impossible to continue this work. Another mine was consequently started, which was exploded on the 1st of July, destroying an entire rebel redan, killing and wounding a considerable number of its occupants, and leaving an immense chasm where it stood. No attempt to charge was made this time, the experience of the 25th admonishing us. Our loss in the first affair was about thirty killed and wounded. The enemy must have lost more in the two explosions than we did in the first. We lost none in the second. From this time forward the work of mining and of pushing our position nearer to the enemy was prosecuted with vigor, and Idetermined to explode no more mines until we were ready to explode a number at different points and assault immediately after. We were up now at three different points, one in front of each corps, to where only tho parapet of the enemy divided us.

At this time an intercepted dispatch from Johnston to Pemberton informed me that Johnston intended to make a determined attack upon us, in order to relieve the garrison of Vicksburg. I knew the garrison would make no forcible effort to relieve itself. The picket lines were so close to each other where there was space enough between the lines to post pickets - that the men could converse. On the 21st of June Iwas informed, through this means, that Pemberton was preparing to escape, by crossing to the Louisiana side under cover of night; that he had employed workmen in making boats for that purpose; that the men had been canvassed to ascertain if they would make an assault on the "Yankees" to cut their way out; that they had refused, and almost mutinied, because their commander would not surrender and relieve their sufferings, and had only been pacified by the assurance that boats enough would be finished in a week to carry them all over. The rebel pickets also said that houses in the city had been pulled down to get material to build these boats with. Afterward this story was verified.
(P. 534) During the siege there had been a good deal of friendly sparring between the soldiers of the two armies, on picket and where the lines were close together. All rebels were known as "Johnnies"; all Union troops as "Yanks." Often" Johnny" would call, "Well, Yank, when are you coming into town?" The reply was sometimes: "We propose to celebrate the 4th of July there." Sometimes it would be: "We always treat our prisoners with kindness and do not want to hurt them"; or, "We are holding you as prisoners of war while you are feeding yourselves." The garrison, from the commanding general down, undoubtedly expected an assault on the 4th. They knew from the temper of their men it would be successful when made, and that would be a greater humiliation than to surrender. Besides it would be attended with severe loss to them.

The Vicksburg paper, which we received regularly through the courtesy of the rebel pickets, said prior to the 4th, in speaking of the "Yankee" boast that they would take dinner in Vicksburg that day, that the best receipt for cooking rabbit was, "First ketch your rabbit." The paper at this time, and for some time previous, was printed on the plain side of wall paper. The last was issued on the 4th and announced that we had" caught our rabbit."

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have no doubt that Pemberton commenced his correspondence on the 3d for the twofold purpose; first, to avoid I an assault, which he knew would be successful, and second, to prevent the capture taking place on the great national holiday,- the anniversary of the Declaration of American Independence. Holding out for better terms, as he did, he

defeated his aim in the latter particular.


On the 4th, at the appointed hour, the garrison of Vicksburg marched out of their works, and formed line in front, stacked arms, and marched back in good order. Our whole army present witnessed this scene without cheering.

(P. 535) Irode into Vicksburg with the troops, and went to the river to exchange congratulations with the navy found that many of the citizens had been living under-ground. The ridges upon upon our joint victory. At that time I which Vicksburg is built, and those back .to the Big Black, are composed of a deep yellow clay, of great tenacity. Where roads and streets are cut through, perpendicular banks are left, and stand as well as if composed of stone. The magazines of the enemy were made by running passage-ways into this clay at places where there were deep cuts. Many citizens secured places of safety for their families by carving out rooms in these embankments. A door-way in these cases would be cut in a high bank, starting from the level of the road or street, and after running in a few feet a room of the size required was carved out of the clay, the dirt being removed by the door-way. In some instances I saw where two rooms were cut out, for a single family, with a door-way in the clay wall separating them. Some of these were carpeted and furnished with considerable elaboration. In these the occupants were fully secure from the shells of the navy, which were dropped into the city, night and day, without intermission

Ireturned to my old headquarters outside in the afternoon, and did not move them into the town until the 6th. On the afternoon of the 4th Isent Captain William M. Dunn, of my staff, to Cairo, the nearest point where the telegraph could be reached, with a dispatch to the general-in-chief. It was as follows:

" The enemy surrendered this morning. The only terms allowed is their parole as prisoners of war. This Iregard as a great advantage to us at this moment. It saves, probably, several days in the capture, and leaves troops and transports ready for immediate service. Sherman, with a large force, will send troops to the relief of Banks, moves immediately on Johnston, to drive him from the State. I and return the Ninth Army Corps to Burnside."

At Vicksburg 31,600 prisoners were surrendered, together with 172 cannon, about 60,000 muskets, and a large amount of ammunition. The small-arms of the enemy were far superior to the bulk of ours. Up to this time our troops at the west had been limited to the old United States flint-lock muskets changed into percussion, or the Belgian musket imported early in the war almost as dangerous to the person firing it as to the one aimed at-and a few new and improved arms. These were of many different calibers, a fact that caused much trouble in distributing ammunition during an engagement. The enemy had generally new arms, which had run the blockade, and were of uniform caliber. After the surrender I' authorized all colonels, whose regiments were armed with inferior muskets, to place them in the stack of captured arms, and replace them with the latter. A large number of arms, turned in to the ordnance department as captured, were these arms that had really been used by the Union army in the capture of Vicksburg.

should like of officers, dead and alive, whose services entitle them In this narrative Ihave not made the mention I of the navy which its services deserve. Suffice it to say, the Neither have made that mentiou I mention. to special close of the siege found us with an army unsurpassed, in proportion to its numbers, taken as a whole, officers and men. A military education was acquired which no other school could have given. Men who thought a company was quite enough for them to command properly, at the beginning, would have made good regimental or brigade commanders; most of the brigade commanders were equal to the command of a division, and one, Ransom, would have been equal to the command of a corps at least. Logan and Crocker ended the campaign fitted to command

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General F. P. Blair joined me at Milliken's Bend, a full-fledged general, without having served in a lower grade. He commanded a division in the campaign. Ihad known Blair in Missouri, where Ihad voted against him in 1858 when he ran for Congress. Iknew him as a frank, positive, and generous man, true to his friends even to a fault, but always a leader. Idreaded his coming. Iknew from experience that it was more difficult to command two generals desiring to be leaders, than it was to command one army, officered intelligently, and with subordination. It affords me the greatest pleasure to record now my agreeable disappointment in respect to his character. There was no man braver than he, nor was there any who obeyed all orders of his superior in rank with more unquestioning alacrity. He was one man as a soldier, another as a politician. (Compare this with GTH's comment re: Blair.)

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NATIONAL ARCHIVES: (From notes copied by CEH and Norman F. Hyatt about 1944)
Nov 1864: under treatment in Gardner, IL by Dr. W. W. McMann "for gunshot through right ankle"
7 March 1865. in Chicago: Theodore Hyatt, a 1st Sergt. Of Captain Chas .M. Libby's Co.D of the 127th 111 Inf. Regiment of the U.S. Volunteers, was enlisted by E. W. Pike at Chicago. Illinois the 13th day of August 1862, to serve 3 years; he was born in Pa; is 35 years of age; 5 feet 9 inches high, light complexion, gray eyes, light hair and by occupation when able, a teacher. During the last two months said soldier has been unfit for duty all days.

Extract .from Disability roll. He hasa been in the following engagements, viz: Chickasaw Bayou, MS, Dec 28, 1862; Arkansas Post, Arkansas, 11 Jan 1863; Champion Hill, MS, 16 May 1863; assults on the enemy at Vicksburg, MS, May 19, 22. 1862; Siege of Vicksburg, May 18 to Jul 4, 1863; Pesaca, GA, May 15, 16, 1864; Dall _ . May 26 to June 6, 1864; Rnuisan & Atlanta, GA; wounded nr Atlanta, Aug 3, 1864, in action.

Also "claims pension for rheumatism of the chest and resulting disease of lungs contracted at youngs Pt, LA during February and Mrch and ...
Theodore Hyatt, Soldiers Certificate .61,666, 1st. Sgt Co.D,127 IL Vol. Inf

4 Feb 1885, from Avalon, MO-sent to Chillicothe, Livingston Co., MO, address of Board.

Height: 5 feet, 9 54 inches; wt, 175 age 54; Wounded in left heel. Wound frequently became irritated and discharges. The ball ranged downward and inward fracturing the os calcis coming out at inner and back part of heel.
17 October 1888. Board: Houston, TX from Theodore, Galveston, Tex..

Claim: Gunshot wound left foot disease of lungs and rheumatism of the chest. Height, 5 ft 9 in; wt 160 lb, ae 58; Left lung apex quite dull, some consolidation of upper portion; respiration hurried (21); pharynx congested. No pathology of rheumatism.
15 Jun 1892: Claim for increase in claim. To Board at Joliet, IllinoisTheodore's residence: Lockport, IL; He was receiving eight dollars per month, "I have bronchitis, am very short of breath and..."

6 July 1898. Theodore Hyatt wrote: "I was married in 1853. My wife had been in ill health for years and received a Medal of Honor from the War Department she the 25th of last month died. Years ago when I felt that an equitable pension would be better."

Pension 24 January 1900, $14.00 per month, ae 70. Address 337 Hunter Ave., Joliet, Claim for increase pf pension, signed by Theodore Hyatt, Witness: G. D. Vance, Chas. Clay. Theodore under treatment in Gardner, Illinois Nov. 1864 by Dr. W. W. McMann "for gun shot through the Right ankle.
Theodore's address 1 Feb. 1897, Lockport, 111. Claim seems to be in handwriting of FEH.

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Death certificate: State of IL, Co., of Will. 1. Theodore Hyatt, M, W, 69 years 10 months 4 days 2. Occupation: Gateman. Date of death, May 7, 1900 3. German Descent. Birth near Erie Penn. Resident in state about 45 years. 4. Place of death, Joliet, Illinois; Burial Lockport, Illinois May 9,1900. s/O. C. Davis, M. D. Date of report May 21,1900. "He also claims pension for rheumatism of the chest and resulting disease of lungs contracted at Youngs Pt., LA during March and February 1863, from which he has never recovered. "Formerly he drew $18.00 per month and was reduced to $8.00 which action he thinks was unjust and erroneous." Theo's address, Gardner, IL, 21 Aug 1866; Cordova, IL, 25 Oct. 1871; South Canadian, Indian Territory, 7 Dec, 1875; Atoka,, 15 Feb. 1879; Avalon, Mo. 13 Dec. 1884; 5 Apr 1890.; Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co., TX. 17 March 1892 Theo's statement: "I was at the time of discharge 1st. Sergt of Co. D , 127th Regiment Illinois Vols., " Lieut Colonel Frank S. Curtis then commanded the regiment and Captain Charles M. Libby, Co. D. In February 1863 while at Young's Point, La. Icontracted Rheumatism of the chest which was augmented during the month of March especially during the expedition made by our division to relieve the gun boats then obstructed in Steele's bayou. By the kindness of commrades Iwas enabled to accompany the command in the march to the rear of Vicksburg. Was in the battle of Champion Hills but rode in the ambulance on the subsequent march joining my Co. May 19th in the first assault on the works. May 22nd Iwas one of the 150 volunteers to assault one of the forts. During the remainder of the siege I was never detailed for duty but did what I could voluntarily which labor included the manual labor of the siege. After the surrender the survivors of that party were furloughed. Irejoined my regiment in time to accompany it to Chattanooga before the battle of Missionary Ridge. Was present for duty during the Atlanta campaign until wounded August 3rd. Subsequently Iwas sent home on furlough and while there the gangrene attacked my wound."
Statement of Azor S. Martin, (Sgt. Co. D. 127 III. Vols.) Gardner, Illinois 5 Dec. 1884 Ihave known Theodore Hyatt since August 1862 and was with him in the same company and carried him to the ambulance the he was wounded in the heel near Atlanta, Ga. Imessed with Theodore Hyatt during the war." Statement of Scott Armitage, ae 68,10 March 1892, Gardner, 111. "I knew Theodore Hyatt before the War or about the year 1856 and know that he was a strong healthy man at the time of enlistment. Know that he came home in the Autumn of 64." Theo Hyatt's address: Gardner 10 March 1892.
Statement of Thompson Martin, 6 May 1889, Gardner. "I first became acquainted with Theodore Hyatt about the year 1852 and from that time until he enlisted in 1862 and am satisfied that he was then sound." Statement of Edwin Kirkendall, Goodfarm, Grundy Co., 111. P. O. Dwight, 111. "I first became acquainted with Theodore Hyatt in the autumn of 1880." Statement of William W. Woodford, Galveston, Tex.: "I first met him (Theodore Hyatt) in the month of June 1885 when he came to Sabine Pass, Texas for the benefit of his health. After some months he went to Northern Texas and in September 1887 came to Galveston for his health."

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Statement of Frank A. Hyatt, Sabine Pass. Jefferson Co., Texas; 23 Dec 1889. "I visited him (Theodore Hyatt) at intervals until 1873 when his condition seemed so much worse that Iadvised him to come South. He came and remained south until 1880 when he returned North but again came South in 1885 and has remained ever since."
Statement of Chas M. Harrison, Formerly U. S. Examing Surgeon. Del Rio, Texas. Dated 22 May 1891. Tampico, Mexico. "This is to ceritfy that Ihave known Mr. Theodore Hyatt for the past thirteen months in Tampico, Mexico. Ialso know that he is now obliged to leave this country in search of health being unable to continue on in the capacity of Store Keeper for the Jetty Company here. Theodore Hyatt, .Ht. 5 ft. 9 in; wt, 180; complexion, fair; ae 42; respiration, 24; pulse 78. April 3,1872.

Exam of Theo. Fort Gibson. Cherokee Nation, Ind. July 27, 1878; Atoka, C[hoctaw] N[ation] I[ndian] T[erritoiy], 28 Sept. 1878; Choctaw Nation, 20 March 1879

Received at Pension Office, June 23, 1879-Petition for increase of pensions, signed by 24 citizens of Grundy County, IL.--T. Phelps, S. W. Cowles, G. Vi. Pratt, J. Vi. Hall, S. K. Erwin, C. :B. Price, Scott Armitage, C. V. Hamilton, Nelson La Force, John Allison, M. Mc Clum, E. P. Briggs, J. B. Taxis, J. H. Coles, D. L. Strahl, G. R. Taxis, John W. Wazman, E. W. Hulse, William Schofleld, Jr., Truman S. Phillips

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GEORGE THEODORE HYATT-BAPTIST PREACHER and LECTURER

EARLY RELIGIOUS BACKGROUND


GTH was born into a family of considerable religious conviction as attested to by the names given to his brothers, Thomas, John, Francis Asbury, and Charles Preston.

Methodists in Delaware: Methodist missionaries (later ministers) sought refuge in Delaware during the Revolutionary War, they being laymen of the Church of England at that time. Francis Asbury was one of the first two Methodist Bishops in America. He was ordained a deacon, elder and bishop by Thomas Coke, co-Bishop appointed by Wesley. They then broke with Wesley who never did separate himself from the Episcopal Church. John Wesley is given credit for starting the Methodist Church in 1784. George Whitefield and Charles Wesley had been founders of Methodism in England with John Wesley and preached also in America.
GTH ReligionGTH evidently switched to the Baptist faith under the influence of his wife, Melvenia Cairns. GTH had been raised in a Methodist family, but married into a Baptist family. His parents-in-law were early members of a Baptist Church before going to Illinois from NYC. Their oldest daughter, Cornelia Cairns, married William Henry Card, also of NY, in 1837 when GTH was but 7 years old. WHC was a Baptist Clergyman by 1850. This may explain, in part, why GTH and Melvenia did not move to Pierce County, Wisconsin with his father's family but stayed a little removed by going to Red Wing, Minnesota instead. Note that FWH's other family members stayed close to him for a time thereafter.

It is somewhat ironic that GTH attended Knox College, a Presbyterian school perhaps not much different theologically than the Methodists but certainly much different from the Baptists who were quite opposed to the Calvinistic teachings of both Methodists and Presbyterians.
In the Fall of 1867 GTH moved the family to 33rd Street and Calumet, Chicago where he first attended the Biyant and Stratton Business School studying bookkeeping. He later attended the Baptist Union Theological Seminary. He graduated 6 July 1869 as a Bachelor in Divinity.
BAPTIST UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY :
(From on-line encyclopedic reference) Divinity School of the University of Chicago: This institution, formerly known as " The Baptist Union Theological Seminary," was founded by "The Baptist Theological Union, located at Chicago," when, in 1865, . W. W. Cook of Whitehall, N. Y., and Lawrence Barnes and Mial Davis of Burlington, Vt., subscribed an annual joint sum of $1,500 for five years, thus making possible the organization of the work of instruction organized teaching was not actually begun until 1867, when Dr. George W. Northrop, professor of church histoiy in Rochester Theological Seminaiy, was made professor of systematic theology, and Dr. John B. Jackson, pastor in Albion, N. Y. was made professor of church histoiy. The number of students the first year was twenty, and the first building of the seminaiy, including lecture-rooms, dormitories, and four residences for professors, was dedicated in July, 1869

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GTH went to Port Byron and Cordova, Illinois after graduating in Chicago. He was yet "unordained". The Minutes of the Cordova Baptist Church (CBC) contain the following, concerning the origin of the Port Byron Baptist Church:

(From June 5, 1869) "The Church convened in the afternoon in Covenant meeting. The meeting was opened with the usual devotional exercisesThe Covenant was read--and the members gave expression to their religious exercises. Then took up business. A letter was presented signed by twenty-seven members asking to be granted admission for the purpose of uniting in forming a Church at Port Byron." (There follows a list of names of those dismissed).
GTH "of Chicago" was being considered for the pastorship of the CBC in Dec. 1869.

(From Dec. 4, 1869) "A few members assembled in Covenant meeting; and Bro. Theodore Hyatt of Chicago being presenthaving been previously been invited by the deacons to visit us as a candidate for the pastorship of this Church-was introduced and then took the chair and opened the meeting by the usual reading of the scripture, and prayer. Only 16 members were presentall took part in the meeting..."
(From Dec. 19, 1869) "Bro. Hyatt preached for us three Sabbath] and rec'd as a remuneration for the same $40 Bro. Hyatt not having a call from this churchtook charge of the High School in this placeafter first returning home to Chicago-where he by request saw Bro. T. George McLean and requested him to visit this church in view of the pastorship..."

It appears that GTH did not "make the grade" but rather the new Pastor chosen was Rev. T. George McLean. However, the next July (1870) saw GTH examined and ordained by the same Rev. McLean at Port Byron.
(From "Lord's Day", July 17,1870) "At the close of the services our Pastor (Rev. McLean) presented an invitation from the Port Biyon Baptist Church to send our pastor and two brethren to sit in Council of Examination and Ordination of Bro. Theodore Hyatt Voted that our pastor and Brn. J .H. Marshall and A. S. Ege be the delegates..."

Ordained in Port Biyon, Illinois, July 29, 1870; Pastor, Port Biyon 1870-1874. (BUTS)

The records of the Rock Island Baptist Association and the Illinois Baptist State Convention also show GTH's 1870 ordination in July 1870. There is no record, however, of GTH being affiliated in either organization in 1871 or later. He was shown in the state listing of Baptist ministers as living at Port Bryon through 1874 (ISHL)
(From Minutes of May 28,1871) GTH and wife transferred their membership to Cordova in April 1871 and on 28 May 1871 "In the absence of our Pastor the pulpit was supplied by Bro. T. Hyatt..."

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No minutes tell of where or when GTI-I went from Cordova but the statistical records show he was "removed by letter on Feb. 18,1874."

While it is certain he left, or was leaving, Cordova by Feb. 1874, it is likely he actually had left much sooner. Documents gathered re: FEH show that GTH went to Texas and the rest of the family went to Wisconsin near the end of 1871. (See GTH-Missionary in Indian Territory)
LOCATION OF CORDOVA AND PORT BRYON. IL

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Cordova is about 27 miles NE up the Mississippi River from Rock Island, Illinois. Port Bryon is
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RELIGION INLATER YEARS:


Something in GTH's later life caused him to become separated from a church he had belonged to and preached for. (Ed. note: What was behind it? Had he voluntarily left; been forced out, or was he fired as a Pastor? He had been urged to join his brother, Frank, and go to Texas, "for health reasons".)

He preached at Port Biyon, Illinois in 1870 but within a year or two he was keeping books for his youngest brother, Frank, in Denison, Texas. In 1874 he was in Indian Territoiy where he built a missionary school. .(See GTH, Missionary to Indians)

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According to the GTH chronology (q.v.) the years after his graduation from the Baptist Union Theological Seminary (1869) he was engaged in a number pursuits not normally thought to be in the province of a pastor. The General Catalog, 1867-1890, of the seminary shows he was considered to be a pastor, at least up to 1878.

Theodore Hyatt:

Born in Milton, Pennsylvania, July 3, 1830; attended Knox College, Illinois; graduated Baptist Union Theological Seminary with degree Bachelor of Divinity 1869; ordained in Port Byron, Illinois, July 29, 1870; Pastor, Port Byron, 1870-74; Denison, Texas, 1874-78; Atoka, Indian Territory, 1878.

(Copied from a letter from the American Baptist Historical Society, Nancy N. Roman, Reference Librarian, 3 May 1978.)
Part of the confusion of these dates may come from the explanation from this excerpt from the Illinois State Historical Society, 20 March 1978According to records of the Rock Island Bap tist Association and the Illinois Baptist State Con vention, T. Hyatt was ordained at Port Byron, Illinois, in July 1870 at the newly organized Baptist Church. lie does not appear in 1871 or succeeding records as pastor of the church. Although he is listed in the state list ing of Baptist ministers as living in Port Byron until 1875 when his name no longer appears, Isuspect that he may have been carried from 1870 on because no one had bothered to advise the appropriate compilers that he was not living in Port Byron after 1870-71. Perhaps the University of Chicago archives and the Oklahoma Historical Society could provide additional biographical

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Director of Research

We have no record of any church affiliation thereafter, though when he did return to Lockport about 1894, he probably attended the Baptist Church there with his wife, daughters and son, Frank.
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At one time, around the early part of 1893, at least, GTH had aspired to be a lecturer. We know little of his efforts or results except for a handbill advertizing a lecture on the subject of Love and Home. These are copied hereafter. He wrote a sad letter to his youngest son, FEH dated 3 Aug 1893 and on stationery of The Cree House, Griggsville, EL (midway between Quincy and Springfield in central Illinois). See also letters dated 18 Aug and 2 Sep 1893.

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We have a fairly well-preserved, thirty page, hand-written (ink) manuscript of the above title. This probably was the text used by GTH in his endeavor as a lecturer for pay alluded to in numerous letters referred to elsewhere. His daughter, Estelle, for one, took a dim view of his sermon(s) on the above subject in view of his " [mis-]treatment of the family."

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consider It eminently worthy of being hoard by everybody. It is well calculated to I ' . J. T, Gkeen, elevate ones ideas of home. . Late pastor of the Baptist church, Grnggsville, 111. have no hesitancy in It was a fine addresss possessing much merit and well delivered, I i'- F. G-av, recommending him as a speaker of more than average ability. " Pastor of Griggsville Circuit Illinois M. E. Conference. We cheerfully commend him and his Lecture. He is a wounded and otherwise disabled soldier, and we hope the soldiers and their friends will give hint an audience. J. M, Ckee. ' J, T. Divnftj. * -

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TRANSCRIPTION OF SERMON WRITTEN BY REV. THEODORE G. I-IYATT


LOVE AND HOME
You are familiar with the beautiful thought so often quoted, "The three most magical words of our language are: Mother. Home and Heaven". Ido not see how one can revere these-words or honor the sentiment more than Iand am constrained to say there is one word more magical still. One that gives meaning to each of these and that yet I quality in us which this word names by far the greatest power that sways our lives. What has made the name of mother so dear-so truly sacred to us all? It is not simply that relation. Do we not all feel that it is her love? It is that she has borne us in her heart. It is her love that has enshrined her in our hearts. Had she not loved us with pure love-that tender fervent unwearyng love-that love that layed her life upon its altar would she have been that revered mother?

Surely Love is that mother's crown. It is the halo that we saw about her--the glorious light that gilds her memory. It is that love so often stays the man who has wandered not only far from home but from the way of truth and right as he recalls the scenes and lessons of his childhood. The noble healthful precepts taught him do not appeal so strongly to him because of their real worth as that he learned them from a loving mother.
How pain and remorse come to him as he remembers that one whose love has never failed him however unworthy he has made himself-who follows him through all his devious ways with not only earnest wishes for his welfare but heartfelt pleadings in that closet he remembers that God would lead him in the way of life. Can he with those holy memories so freshly stirring him pursue his evil ways? Will not his hand be stayed and that mother's love prove God's own instrument for his salvation?

The best men the world has known may well attribute their achievements to the wise foundations that their mothers laid. It was the love that breathed through all their teachings that gave them such safe lodgement.

Allegiance to that love secured allegiance to the truths they taught-that made them the men they were. When war was ravaging our country men who were not dear who were not husband and father when death, if they had strength and reason left then would their latest breath send messages to mother. One whose life blood poured from a gaping wound, "Tell my mother," and was gone. The mother could not know what would have been his message-she could only know his latest memory was of her love and faithfulness and his last words, "My Mother."
And wherein lies home, enchantment? Is it a place for rest and shelter? Men have found so much within a prison's walls-have even found forgetfulness and solace. What do we find that we do not expect elsewhere? An atmosphere in which we thrive-new hopes, new aspirations~a new life. You need not ask what is this atmosphere of which home boasts. If you have breathed it and have felt its inspiration-you not only know its tonic but its soothing powers and have so far analyzed it that you know what then inspires you is love. Home's antidote for the sin of your own heart, and that you come in contact with, is love-and love must make the home! Ifthis were lacking what heart could sing, sweet home? And as we roam the world we feel "There is no place like home," because there linger so many memories hallowed by the affections. How fitting that in infancy and childhood we should find an atmosphere so pureand those whose happy lot it is to breathe one free from taint can never in their later years too highly prize it. Being sheltered, fed and clothed is much but that which supplies our higher needs, and gives us love is more.
But if heaven whose glory lies all unrevealed what shall we say? What can we say? Who would presume to say that what he knows not? Yet we may ask what lures us thitherward if tis not-love? What would this life or even heaven be to yearning hearts if love were banished? Love is the magic in these words.

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In every relation of life this impels us to deport ourselves justly. There are few virtues in the catalogue one will not practice, toward another truly loved and there can be no genuine loyalty towards one we do not love. This is not a mere sentiment. It is a force, active , inventive and untiring in the promotion of the interests of those we love. We readily feel the difference between a mere interest and the earnest activity of one who loves. We need not flatter ourselves that we love those for whom we do not gladly make sacrifices. When the Scriptures declare that love is fulfilling of the law it must have some profound significance. It is not discharging a a perfunctory or half listless way our obligations to others with a thought~of, how much might have been left undone, but a yielding of most hearty service loves prompting.

We all have learned how very easy it is to render services to those we love. We are happier in rendering them than we could possibly be in withholding them. It is the province of love to serve but it is such a service as makes us better as well as happier. Those people that we love and the causes that we have at heart we must serve.
(Insert from notes at end-) *1 It is not a must that involves any unwillingness constrained to act but one that dominates our will so that we act from choice and to the very best of our ability
A wife delicate to feebleness when the husband, whose image was enshrined within her heart, lay all unconscious of the slender hold he had on life watch almost incessantly beside his bed till days and nights had multiplied to weeks seeming to forget that she had need of food and rest-putting to shame the more robust of frame who felt not love's sustaining power.
So Ihave seen a sensitive woman whose whole being was so nerved by the intensity of her love that she could minister without the tremor of a muscle to a loved one whose form was mutilated beyond recognition and the sight presented was so terrible that spectators turned away horrified and unnerved.

-Explain-

-A Scotch MotherGod a Father-Jesus Christ an elder brother David and Jonathan Hate, Revenge-fear, excess of Joy, Love-

So over mastering is this passion that it can bring every power of ones being under contribution and a peculiarity of its exercise is that however intense it may be, it does not exhaust itself by its intensity-it is followed by no reaction and instead of exhausting the physical and mental powers it is an abiding stimulus and self recuperating force.

This is the very essence of that ornament of character which we call unselfishness and is as essential to a fine mental balance and true moral development as the oxygen of the air to the purity of blood and the vigor of the system.
*2. Does anyone suppose that so beautiful a character as Dickens has portrayed in the Old Curosity Shop sweet suffering little Nell devoting her life to the enfeebled Grandfather whom she loves better than life is over drawn for all humanity? What a picture of loveliness-what a continual exemplification of unselfishness-winning alike the young and the old by the transcendent beauty of her life? Bad as we tink the world isor sinful as we know it to be there is vastly more of such nobility in it than we suspect~a nobility begotten of love. And as he paints the closing scenes of that pure life, leading her down death's valley alone our hearts respond to every touch. And when she reached the dark surging stream to find it only the river of life over which she is borne to that city of love whose gates stand ajar we instinctively listen for the sweet refrain that shall greet her entrance there.

wish to speak particularly of the love that prompts or which alone should prompt to those life copartnerships But I meaning so much for happiness or suffering. This love has been aptly styled the poetry and music of our lives. But poetry and music may be turned to unworthy uses and made a bane instead of blessing-and love may be life's sweetest joy or keenest sorrow and with what vigilance to be guarded. We should guard it as jealously as we do life since it may either make or mar us.

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Did we but always realize its worth and how it moulds our lives with what solicitude and prudence would we plight it and how carefully preserve it-fervent and pure. What recklessness and folly to think of marrying first-and loving afterwards and worse than folly for men and women to deceive in this and dare to wreck thus human lives!
You who yet-have only dreamed of happiness in wedded life, whose vows remain unspoken, bear from me a word of caution. Icould not bid you put away your dreams of love. Iwould not mar your beautiful ideals but Iwould say be sure--be very sure of love.. Sure that yours is pure-sure that it is reciprocated.
One need not say that love is always free from folly but may say that the chances are vastly better for an unwise loving marriage than a calculating wise un loving one. What a transaction is this for ledger entries! How much wealth can compensate for love. What a mockery to barter it for sordid ends. It is not a decent fiction when it can be so estimated so as to have a marketable value. Marriage is an event of vast importance. It should be a glad, event yet in the light of all its possibilities a very serious one. Two lives must blend in harmony or be despoiled in that which makes them most complete.

We have been often told that woman is born to loveher mission is one of love and if that mission be unfulfilled her life has missed its greatest charm, while with capricious man the affections are not of paramount importance. But can he not love truly and not love as needful to his nature as much the complement of life to him as to those of finer mould?
*3 While you cannot too highly exalt the woman and her endowment, is it not just to urge that she holds no monopoly of this passion? Ask the mother if when her son was young he did evince as much fondness as her daughterseek her caress her smile her kiss with that same loving tenderness?
Was he not true then to his nature or has contact with the world prevented it?

Who shall say men seek but tribute to their vanity in seeking it rather than to meet a longing deep- seated in their nature?
Tom Moore said:

Oh did we take for heaven above But half such pains, as we Take day and night for woman's love What angels we should be.

Having gained it can they not requite it? Woman could never prize man's love thinking he had little to give or what would be unworthy of her-nor would she bestow her own on one she thought incapable of love.
What need to urge that the sexes were made for each other and that the instincts of the race are not amiss in centering life's romance in love? What story can you read that this is not the golden thread all interwoven that links the fabric? It pervades both the literature and life, and is confined to no classes or conditions. The untutored races in the deserts of the Orient, the blanketed tribes of our own frontier as well as the cultured of all lands acknowledge its dominion.
*4 Why should anyone say that he who made man made him unworthy of her he gave to crown his life or that she attributes to him a nobility that belongs not to his nature?

And we may say true man and womanhood are nature's complement enriching both.
*5 Nature's order is full of compensations. It is one of beauty and harmony worthy of the Creator and it is only when we disregard or undervalue these that chaos appears.

When woman was ordained man's helper it was a relation of mutual help that involved a fitness on the part of each. She was the completeness of man's existence in Paradise and Paradise was happiness for both.

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*6 Has deranged this order dependence that it is no longer the crowning excellence of human life?

While rendering tribute to the gentler sex there comes the thought that men have such as these for mothers, sisters, sweethearts, wives and daughters and this should elevate our thoughts and purify our lives. That woman so well endowed with choicest gifts is thus allied to us is source of a just pr ide. We need not in adulation call her angel or angelic--the highest-need of praise, the most exalted name is woman. Nothing can better inspire our loyalty, nothing better awaken reverence and right regard.
might-clothe in wish myself endowed with worthy thoughts that I essay to speak of love and home oh, how I When I fitting words that with effective eloquence Icould plead for these. But underlying every thought of home and harbinger of all its joys is wedlock. For this cause shall a man leave father and mother and shall cleave to his wife and they twain shall be one flesh. Does that sound like an agreement or compact that might be canceled for various reasons and lightly obliterate the claims they have upon each other? What pledge can bind a human being if marriage doe s not? How can we assume binding vows if these are revocable? We do not simply pledge our word but love and all we are or can be, yet there are those who hold its claims as lightly as casual promise from man to man. No oath administered should be more sacred than these vows.
How happens it, that respecting what so vitally concerns us such heresies are abroad? Who would despoil the home by extinguishing the fires that burns upon the altar? Who can look calmly on the desecration of this fortress of human happiness by the enemies of hymeneals of fidelity?

*7 This structure that of rightly reared has love for its foundation and is cemented by the warm life blood of human hearts.

The mother does not look upon her child with more generous promptings nor a deeper love, than does an unspoiled woman upon the man to whom she gives her heart. How can she give stronger proof of love and trust than when she quits her childhood's home to share his lot? And what of him who thus has won her?~Did he in very wantonness lure that trusting heart? This cannot be for long her image shut out from himalmost all else beside. His heart went out to her in love that seemed near adoration.
In all his thoughts she had first place and all his world was filled with radiance of the happiness her love had brought him-and every thought of her when absent was filled with longing to look again upon that face-to catch once more those speaking eyes that dance for very gladness when she beheld himto press again those lips with love's pure kiss. How strong he felt in the consciousness of being loved by such a woman!

*8 He even thought that nothing of wrong or sin or false ambition could lead astray the man whose heart was stayed by love that so worthily bestowed.
It gave him higher notions of himself that she so loved him and for her sake that he would defy the world and make himself more worthy still. (Remarks) .

They held no doubts nor dreamed there could be place for doubt~and when the day arrived that was to make them one before the world it brought no fear athwart them. Their hearts were bound already and no new bond s or pledges could more securely bind. If they had power to make these bonds yet stronger still they would. Would bind themselves with golden chains-with their own hands would clasp and lock them and hide the key where mortal search might never find it! With thoughts like these they stand before the altar and with clasped hands renew their vows.
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less reserve than this? They seek no limit to the obljgations they assume-they do not dream the time can ever come these chains shall gall them! No prophet would be honored who should fortell such day. Thus are they launched upon a jeweled sea of life dreaming only of sunshine or gentle showers-no storms will surely come to wreck them on this happy voyage. But strongest craft that floats the sea needs skillful mariner-ill-manned she drives through dangerous seas to rock bound coast already strewn with wreck. The assertion so often heard may not be justified that most of the suffering arising from domestic discord is the result of ill advised marriages. There is vastly too much springing from such a source but who can tell how much results from the inconsiderate self will of one or the other party and it may often be of both.

Patience is needed as well as love. They need all the forbearance a tender love can imbue diem with. They need to remember that much as they have seen not only to admire but love there are imperfections too. It is not wise to close the eyes to this fact until they are compel[l]ed to admit it by some experience their blindness has provoked. But tis stupid folly to note each others faults in censure and the love that has been cherished for one only makes such act more cruel (Remarks.)
Love should be inventive enough to help ones faults without inflicting wounds. You may inflict deep wounds upon the flesh and by your skill may cure and yet the scars remain-so you may wound the heart and repenting of your folly may lull its pain but traces of the wounds remain. You can not even with tears erase the scars that you have made. The injured may forgive but memory cannot perish. Love should avoid the wrong rather than count on reparation. When one shall wrong his other self he has wronged both-the injury he inflicts recoils upon him. So even selfishness should teach one better than to inflict such cruel dangerous wrong. If one dares misery for himself what madness to invoke it upon the one he loves. If it is base to wrong an enemy what is it to wrong the one that loves you? How cruel to betray confidence in order to rob one of possessions but how incomparable more so to betray love and rob one of himself. However ardent may be our love our folly can endanger it. We need the virtue to be just and true that love may thrive on righteous dealing.

Did not the cry go up throughout the land from desecrated homes where baser passions usurp the place of love-were not the hearts once moved by love now mad with painwere it not that man or woman who once found their delight in ministering to each other now find delight in adding to each others wrongs. I'd fain believe that love had always its true reward.
How many injured wives are shedding bitter tears for those to whom they trusted much, long since forgot their solemn vows to love and cherish. They may not have sought for other love but turned away from that they had and what has compensated them for letting go that hold on happiness? But will they yet retrace their steps and make such restitution as they may for all these wasted years of life? Have they not suffered greatly for their folly in wrecking homes and lives?
It is a nobler heroism than that displayed by bravest men on fields of strife if one has wronged a trusting wife till it has sealed the fountains of her love-has chased the roses from her cheeks, the gladness from her eyes-if in his better moments he recall all this, to seek her on bended knees, if need, in plane forgiveness a restoration of her. lovea re instatement in her hearts esteem. The humility that would repair the wrongs we've caused-dispel the sorrows -heal the wounds -is more exalted than any stretch of pride and dignity that stands upon the order of its going.

And husbands too have lived to see the blighting of their fondest hopesto be most rudely wakened from life's happiest dreams and that bright love that quickened every pulse with joy is now a wreck-and all those joyous hours to which the memory might have gladly clung become as noisome dregs, to embitter every cup and fountain whence they drink. The brightest light that shines upon our pathway if extinguished leaves the darkness most profound.
(remarks')

The most exalted attributes of our natures if perverted (remarks') have greatest power to drag us down. The purest happiness we have known if subverted brings us deepest sorrow.

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To angels fallen the memory of that heaven whence they fell must ever make the bitterness of hell!

Some one has said "tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all"--meaning Isuppose that the memory of a true requited love exalts. But it is surely better to never love~to seek no love, than having loved and been beloved to prove us false to both.

Then should be happiness (remarks') in love and if in giving it we fail to find this tis not a disappointment merely but a disjointing of the life. The more ardent one loves the more bitter the disappointment if through folly there has come estrangement and not perverseness to that folly but seek at once a reconciliation.
Oh husband was again with all the eloquence of love that one who once so wholly trusted you- who turned from early friends and home to tread life's pathway by your side. And you dejected, wife whose heart is crying out for love spurn not his wooing.
Something must be most fearfully amiss when homes are saddened and hearts are desolate made so by injured lovehow many have grown weary of the world?

That which began with such bright promise is but prolonged and bitter painwhere once dwelt happiness is now the abode of woe. Instead of that once tender yearning to be near each other comes the base wish that they be widely sundered. Instead of the solicitude to confer blessings comes often anger, hate and cruel pitiless delight in giving pain- and not content with suffering inflicted would add more cruel wronghow unjust men and women can be. The wrong of defamationIs not the world now full enough of suffering that those who might and should be happy must turn all joy to bitterness and pass long years of suffering-such as none can ever know who have not felt it in their own distorted lives. Is happiness so capricious that men may woo in vain and all their golden dreams dissolve in tears?

This surely cannot be so many happy lives disprove it. But the fact that love perverted makes life so bitter warps all the better judgment unfit for life's better duties proves what a hold it has upon our natures.
It can-it should exalt our lives-it must do this or blight them.

have said no word of parents. If husband and wife may not retract their vows-take back their love what shall But I we say if they are parents? If it doe s not make their lack of faithfulness toward each other more culpable It add s still other wrongs, betrays yet other trusts.
Home is the Eden of the child if it is what the home should be. Happy those homes where the children learn that which shall make them noble men and women.

But if the home life fail of its true mission where will they find a remedy? If parental love and care shall fail then tis most unhappy for the children and all concerned. Home is the God appointed school of virture- parents the appointed teachers and nothing can absolve them from their duties. They cannot delegate their trustno proxy can

relieve them and every principle of honor forbid the shirking of the responsibility. What parent can deliberately bring wrong upon a child? Yet parents are not true to children who are not true to themselves and to each other. They may plead their love~the anxious sacrificing love they bear towards the children-the best of life is periled when discord enters home.
There can't be discord without wrong how the minds of children must be perplexed and injured too, to note the wrong between their parents. The charm of home and its happy influences are obscured. That which should be pure and sacred in their eyes seems now illusion. The trusting confidence of childhood is too sorely tried it is cruelly betrayed. If parents are wrong who can be right and where may trust repose? Whom shall they trust if not their parents? Is it not sad and more than sad to poison their young minds and bring this early blight on happiness? How many parents prove unworthy of the trust in their mad folly seeking to bring suffering and shame upon each other will steel their hearts and sacrifice their children.
For use what sophistries they will to stifle conscience they cannot abate one jot or tittle of the claims of childhood.

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Yet such is the power for evil of a perverted love that men and women and owed with reason, honor, truth and love of justice, suppress these nobler traits-rush into courts like war horse into battle and invoke their aid to free them from their sacred obligations! Can courts absolve them on all the varied pretexts that are urged? Can edicts such as these annul just nature's laws and heaven's mandates? Can one lessen his obligations by his unfaithfulness?

If so, why may not still further wrong entirely cancel them? This logic seems t a be applied by parents who have not done their fill 1 duty to their children and cannot because they have not done it towards each other. Instead of trying to undo, so far as in their power, existing wrongs they seek a license for still greater. Is it not a shame when we see where decency should obtain the shyster's card with such notices as these- "Divorces easily obtained" or "Divorces obtained without scandal or publicity". Yet our police courts scarcely surpass the vileness divorce courts-and that too where people of culture and proud descent are parties-those who might have acquitted themselves with usefulness and honor. There are some who rejoice in such dishonor of their kind and find it food for mirth-who see in others only the image of their own fond hearts and so assume that virtue is only pretense-society a sham -that character is only acting and reputation the avoidance of detection. When laws and courts array themselves against the sanctity of marriage they are enemies of social order and domestic life.

The Teacher did not say that for various causes a man. may put away his wife or the wife her husband. But men who make our laws are wiser now and they have found that marriage is but a civil rite to be licensed by law or canceled by law and each great state through the wisdom of her legislators has different laws. It would puzzle one to tell the various grounds assigned as reasons why the law should interpose and say to men and women "You need not keep the vows you made- You are free to renew them in other ears-make fresh betrothals-seek other love.
That love must be woefully superficial that can be transferred in a few brief months to some other object even should the discovery be made of gross unworthiness.
If the affections have been misplaced and one shall awaken to a knowledge of it, love may die but can another, quickly bloom upon its grave ? (Remark)
One must have mistaken a comet for the pole star-some evanescent brilliancy for the light of life-some iguis fatuus for the glow of love-some mirage for the fountains and springs of happiness who can lightly turn to some new attraction.

[Has led us about like an ignis fatuus, by which travelers are decoyed into the mire.]...

The crowing cause of all that wisdom has invented why courts should intervene to unsay the marriage vows is called incompatibility and what is that? It may mean a reckless marriage that should never have been consummated or it may mean that men and women who have taken upon themselves these obligations pledging their hearts best love come to refuse the prompts of that love and follow instead their stubborn wills and broils and strife ensue.
Is there not cause for apprehension that this scourge will spread and more and more endanger public morals? Full well we know that public ones are only safe while private ones are sound and that the grand bulwark of society is the pure life of home. These are the fountains where we must look for purity.

Homes are the sacred schools where lessons of most worth are taught, and not taught merely but lived till they become part of ourselves. Our hope is in the pure happy homes, where love holds sway, where parents are worthily revered and children reared in virtuous ways.

Children taught the sanctity of love will know the sanctify of marriage-will never meet the yearnings of the heart wi th trifling-will tamper not with love for pastime-will scorn deceit and flattery as dishonor-will never seek the love that is not prized-seek only to betray, but seeking love to be requited will cherish it. In these true homes all that is best springs upfinds nourishment and bears in after years most precious fruit.
You may have known something of the loneliness of a great city when all who elbowed you about were strangersbut deeper still must surely be loneliness in a home where those beneath its roof are strangers in affection. Such life is perilous, too! While it is possible for one though married and unloved to bravely act a part in life, how much is missed-how much is risked in such condition.

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death may result! Is it a light offense against those concerned tp effect a marriage without love and make a mockery of it by pledging it when none is given?

Those who rush recklessly to wedded life and then rush out again may talk about the lottery of love. Theirs were schemes with love left out. When prizes are not put in why should they think to draw them out? Such are most foolish schemes staking their happiness without the promise of good return. No one is gainer by the loss they suffer-Society is poorer-their own hearts made desolate and other lives are blighted.
It is not ideal homes Ihave tried to speak of~mere creations of the fancy or possessing the attractions only competence can give-but homes pervaded by a right spirit-homes made attractive by the care and witchery of love that the children would not lightly leave them to go out into the world-and when they go upon their life's mission they, shall carry with them only worthy memories of that dear place and lessons worth more than all philosophy to guide them. Words cannot too strongly emphasize the worth of a true home. No memories of earth should be more helpful than that linger round our childhoods' home.

How cruelly we rob our children if we rob them of home-home in its highest and best possibilities, so that they may through life cherish its memories and bless us in those memories. Sad indeed the childhood that knows no true home-whose memories are of neglect, suffering and wrong; who never knew the true parental love and the happy thoughts of childhood that sweeten life in later years. Is not the. effort worthy of us all to seek to inspire a deeper, higher love for home-to urge its claims with such vehemence that they take yet stronger hold upon the heart? Who would not plead the cause of children since in their young minds will be instilled the truths or falsehoods that we call character. Character will be developed either by our judicious supervision or by our culpable neglect. Impressions will be made and when once made impossible to erase. If wrong they remain like poison in the system to vitiate the life; if right they are no less enduring leading to happy results. We do not expect the best direction to be given to the development of those reared in homes where the affections are repressed. (Remarks.)
We cannot surely foretell the outcome of such repression yet we are certain that if it does not result in moral perversion it dwarfs the life. We cannot escape from responsibility any where but what a comprehensive one is that of giving character to the home. Can we conceive of anything that calls more continuously for the exercise of what is most ennobling in us and the correction of whatever might lead us in any way to betray this trust. Shall our homes be made priceless blessings to our children or shall they in any respect come short because we undervalue them and our relation to them?

These are worthy the best wishes and efforts of humanity, of philanthropy, of patriotism and of Christianity.

REFERENCES TO GTH MINISTERIAL HISTORY: :


1. American Baptist Churches of the Great Rivers Region, 225 E. Cook St., Springfield 111.; William Morgan Davis, Regional Administrator. "We have placed all of our historical records in the custody of the Illinois State Historical Library". (Feb.22,1978) 2. First Baptist Church, American Convention, Cordova, Illinois, 61242, Herbert C. Taylor, Pastor, (Feb. 1978)
3. During the earlier years, at least (about 1869-70) Cordova served as the "mother" church to the Port Biyon Baptists. (Mrs. Patricia Morrthland, Church Clerk, Bethel Baptist Church of Port Bryon, Feb, 1978).

4. The American Baptist Historical Society, 1106 So. Goodman Street, Rochester, N.Y. 14620, Baptist Union Theological Seminary General Catalog, 1867-1890. (BUTS)
5. Illinois State Historical Library, Old State Capitol, Springfield, 62906, Roger D. Bridges, Director of Research, March 20, 1978. (ISHL)

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GTH BIBLE DICTIONARY:

GTH's father Frederick Wetzel Hyatt gave him a first edition, 1867 copy of William Smith's Dictionary of the Bible. This classic volume was originally inscribed (hand-written):

"Presented to Theodore Hyatt by his Father".


CEH wrote, with great difficulty due to blindness, "Given to Preston Hyatt andfamily,
Dec.21, 1977, C.E. Hyatt, D.O. "

The leather bound book of 1017 pages is in fair condition with the leather showing signs of aging though the pages do not 'show much wear. (Was this given to GTH when he entered the
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GTH BIBLE:

We also have a small (4 lA x 3 x 1 V2") leather-bound Bible with a fold-in flap with "Theodore Hyatt" hand-written in the front inside cover. A title page at the front is missing, but at the beginning of the New Testament, a title page shows this book was printed in 1848 by the American Bible Society. The pages are gilt-edged. (1848 was the year he attended Knox College.)
A hand-written poem is inscribed on the first leaf as follows,

do devote my rhyme "To the memory of a mother I May she ever in my memory live while time With its steady and ceaseless course rolls on. Still may the memory of love to dwell upon The blessings of a kindand gentle mother. Tell me can you so confide in any other Has any other proved to you To be as affectionate and true Through good and ill alike, your friend You ever can on her depend always bear in mind Then may I That I never to her shouldprove unkind. Theodore Hyatt in the 16th year of his age."

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GTH-TEACI-IER
GTI-I was probably belter educated than most young men for his time and geography.. An article in Past and Present of Will County, Illinois, (W. W. Stevens, 1907, the S. J. Clarke Publishing Co, Chicago, pp 566-569) indicated he had formal "a fair English education in the public schools of Philadelphia". This is doubtful since he was born in the northwest corner of Pennsylvania, far from Philadelphia, and we have no record that either he or the family ever traveled to Philadelphia before moving to Illinois when he was a young teenager. (This published information was probably furnished to the authors by Frank E. Hyatt, GTH's son.) He may have had some schooling in Erie County, Pennsylvania.

The only formal schooling we know of was at least one year at Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois in 18489. 1-Ie was 18 at the time. This was considered a teacher's training school at the time.

His sermon written near 1890 shows good grammar and vocabulary. He quotes some Latin and from his writing at Knox shows he had some schooling in Greek, as well. It was reported by his sons that he taught [or understood] other languages, he having had some experience with Spanish and some Mexican Indian dialects (lived in Mexico for a time), Choctaw (from Indian Territoiy experience as missionary).
It is likely that he did some teaching in Red Wing, MN from about 1853-1855 but there is apparently no record of any formal schooling in that area that early.

His son, Frank, spoke of GTH teaching school, apparently at Moberly, Missouri (about 1858 to 1862) when the Civil War broke out. GTH said that some of the students in his school were enlisting in the Confederate Army and he wanted no part of that. He rode a freight train back to Grundy County, Illinois and enlisted in the Union Army. When GTH enlisted in the Union army in 1862, he was listed as a "Teacher". He was immediately elected Sergeant and soon lsl Sergeant. His peers petitioned that he become an officer but he declined. His esteem by the troops indicates something of his intellectual standing.
Moberly, MO is about 36 miles north of Columbia and 23 miles from California, MO where three of his brothers were at the time of the 1860 Census.

After the war GTH attended the Bryant and Stratton Business School; also the Baptist Theological Seminary in Chicago from which he graduated as a Bachelor in Divinity. He applied for a pastor's position in Cordova, Illinois but did not get the job. The record shows that he did preach, part-time in Port Bryon and Cordova and taught high school, probably to provide for his family of wife and four children. ("School Teacher", 1870 Census, Cordova, IL)
GTH went to Denison, Texas after only a year or two at Cordova and stayed there just a few months before moving on to Atoka and South Canadian in Indian Territory where he proceeded to start an Indian school. Recommendations from some of the officials there, including the senior chief of the Chochtaw Nation, spoke highly of his ability to teach, etc. After about five years in the Indian Territoiy he returned to Illinois and taught for a short time (about 1881-2) at Braidwood school. He could not keep that job because "he had no formal teaching credentials."

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GTH IN INDIAN TERRITORY (1874-1879)

Some reminiscences of FEH in 1940's (to CEH) and documents preserved by GTH

FEH remembered celebrating his Indian Territory.

7th birthday (September

11,1874) at South Canadian, Choctaw Nation,

Apparently the entire GTH family had moved there from Texas and Illinois.

South Canadian consisted of a post office in the general store run by Burton and Span; a butcher shop run by Albright, a German who married a Choctaw squaw; also another little store and a "section house" of two sections. Families who lived there; Burton, Span, Wagner, Albright, Harkins, Stanley, and Hyatt. South Canadian also known as the "switch" on the Katy R.R.

Theodore Hyatt (GTH) established the Indian School in a building he built; 50' X 25' of sandstone; 10 windows on a side. :Family lived upstairs; church services were held in school.
The family had a garden and raised corn. The girls (Ida and Estelle) raised chickens. While the school was beig built (by or for GTH) the family lived in a log cabin with a loft. Tracks of panthers were found 200 yards the cabin. Water was otained about a mile away and was reached on a blazed trail through the
woods. It was carried in 5-gallon syrup cans lashed to a pack mule. They saw deer and wild turkeys on this trail.
One day going down stairs (in the log cabin) FEH met a racoon coming up. He later killed it and sold the skin. He trapped fox in the cornfield.

GTH was a Baptist missionary/-teacher in the Indian Territory from about September 1874 to at least 1879. The following is largely taken from seven documents written to or for GTH during this period. They

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A cordial letter from G. W. Ingalls, US Indian Agent written from Muskogee, Union Agency, Indian Territory, August 19,1875, invited GTH to "confer on the Educational Enterprise you have begun". Evidently GTH had talked of needing more funds. " suggest you see Dr. Bond at Atoka and other officials before you go to Chicago for further aid." One of GTH's brothers [likely, his brother Frank who was in Denison, Texas about that time.] was due in Muskogee that same week. This letter was written to Rev. Theodore Hyatt, South Canadian, CN". (CN was Choctaw Nation; Dr. T. J. Bond was the Superintendent of Public Schools, Choctaw Nation).

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Herbert contracted malaria in Indian Territory and went to Gardner, Illinois "before FEH with sisters" and farmed with Melvenia's brother, James Cairns. (When and with whom did Melvenia return to Illinois? Why wasn't she mentioned by FEH in his interview with CEH in 1940?)
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DEATHS AND BURIALS OF GEORGE THEODORE AND MELVENIA CAIRNS HYATT


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MELVENIA CAIRNS HYATT, died 25 June 1898.


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Death Certificate letter to GTH f/brother-in-law, George N. Ross, 26 Aug 1898.
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GEORGE THEODORE HYATT, died 7 May 1900 at 33 7 Hunter Ave, Joliet, IL; first buried in Lockport Cemetery next to his wife.

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In September 1995, at the instigation of the Medal of Honor Historical Society, a new marker which included recognition of his having been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor was installed. TV-158

Reburial of both at Abraham LincolnNational Cemetery, Sep 1999

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OBITUARIES OF MELVENIA CAIRNS HYATT:

Obituary. Melvenia Cairs was born in New Y ork city, . Apr. 29, 1825. In the autumn of 1848 her father, John Cairns, removed to Illinois and settled .near the site now occupied by the town of

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at 8:30 o'clock, Saturday morning, June 25, 1898, leaving her husband and four children Herbert H., Estelle L., Ida M,, and Frank E. Hyatt. Funeral services were held from the house Sunday, at 3 p. m.; Iiev. Shouse officiating. Interment at Lockport
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Obituary* Melvma Oairns was born in New Yrk city 4pril 29, 1825. la the autumn or 1848 her father, John Cairns, removed to Illinois and settled near the site now oc cupied by the town of Gardner. Sept, 11> 1853, she was married to Theodore Hyatt and ren-oved to northern Wisconsin. but during the war and more than half the time since its close th has lived in Illinois. She had been in paor health for many yearB and worn out by a com plication of diseases. She died at her home in Lockport Saturday morning, June 25, 1898, leav ing behind her husband and four chil dren, Herbert H., Estella L., Ida M. and Frank E. Hyatt.
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Note: There is some doubt regarding the actual date of Melvenia's birth. The most used account shows the above, 29 April 1825.

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Family group records show her brother, James, as being born in 1825 and her next sister, Amanda, 17 January 1829.
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finally, been recognized 84 man'? .Union forces marching yea..ifter';.:his|. death. But 121 through Mississippi, Sherman's ' \jer have passed since the day ariny became part of the naassiv'e i'tipfcociuge' hero at Vickaburg, .norUbfern Mississippi campaign ' undetGen, plysaes S. Grant. / ,p lUurt a very Bpecdal grave. . ..Grfent wanted to take ;Yicks'toibii4?put h 1116 old soldipt . ;:d/operi\up navigation on Mississippi. River from St. /'itLocikport City Ceme.'/tt&e * fWybrh' -letters are marked r in Louia tb the. Gulf. But he had to ' '" splitthp Confederacy in half to do vJtoidloif. . ' wifeisered v it. His troops started gathering at '.vSor henco'the replica of the ' Vicksburg in May 1863. On May .those ahov 'iabffitiaoxi x: our Ha*' 21, Grant felt that he had ajnassed 1 tion'shigheiart- award. sufficient strength to make frontal .It's,to.CongressionalMedal of attacks: on the entrenched; Rebel forces. |He ordered the asskult to Honor. . The.:sfory of Sgt. Hyatt is spe- start jtV next morning. The' general personally 'selectcial to .me- 1 researched' it aiid wrote' it for the first time oa July ' ' ed' Hyatt, the first sergeant of Coippahy D, to lead a charge of 5( 1981,; It' was my first column. . Sine then, Ed Murphy 6;the >V XCO soldiers through a place called MineVGap. That charge as one Medal"o'ff Honor Historical baseduptmiy'ouch attach W MayJ22>v' e'tjy,' WaVe after wave of volunteers plied to the Veterans Administra tion in Washington, D.C. for the stormed the Confederate parapets marker.' It- arrived at Olson Me that day and plants battle flags, but- then had to retreat. The fight morials in'Joliet two weeks ago. Henry.Offerman of Olson Me ing;y/asihloody. j That, night they counted the morials made sure the stone was installed in time for Veterans dead. There were 3,199 boys in Day. His company is absorbing blue and some 500 in gray who part of the cost of the installation had died in the fighting. : Many since no surviving members of more were wounded and missing. Hyatt was one of the few who Hyatt's family are known. .Very little is known about Hy- had survived the charge into [ Mine's' Gap. , att, Except what was written in a newspaper-, story on the day he Grant decided to lay siege to Vicksbbrg, The siego lasted until died in Joliet. Heame'to Will County from July; 4, when the Confederates

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He raised four children at 334 Hunter Ave. On July 9, 1894 some 31 years after that charge at Vicksburghe was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. The citation accompanying the medal states, "For gallantry in the charge of the volunteer storming party." A newspaper clipping from May 8, 1900 records the old hero's death. He was almost 70 then. He had been late that night in leaving his gatekeeper's job, the article states, and had rushed to tchvtheltiic. cax home. The run had exhausted him. "He had been in his house but a few minutes, talking to his daughter, when all of a sudden he threw.up his hands with the cry, 'oh my,' and fell back into his chair, expiring almost immediate ly," the article states.

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The battle at Vicksburg had more recipients of the Medal of Honor than any other battle in American history. Many men died, many men were heroes. Hy att and 79 other Union soldiers received the medal for their deeds at Vickaburg. It's nice to know the old soldier's grave is at last properly marked for local history.

Do you have an, idea for a local column? Call John Whi teside at 729-6052* You may send your suggestion to John Whiteaide, Joliet HeraldNews, 300 Caterpillar Drive, Joliet, 111. 00436.

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it comes to heroes, Theodore Hyatt is wound gave him problems for the rest of his life: ' ' "' unique to -the Joliet area. He is our only After the war, he came to Joiiet where he became a.Baj}-: known recipient of this nation's highest niil-V tist minister and wot kedas a jjat'ekeepg; in a He and his wife,. Melvenia.raised itary honor, the Congressional Medal-of .x>US'.efeUfeS:.. ; "* . Honor,'' home on Hunter .Avenue iirTotiet. ' " i OnJuly 9. 1894 31years after tlie charge of the volun lstSt Hyatt won the Medal of Honor at teer storming party, a grateful nation awarded himdteCoo-f the battle ofVicksburg during the Civil War. And he could become one of tlie first burials at the new ' gressional Medal of Honor: incolnNationalVeterans Cemetery here when it "For gallantry in the- charge of the volunteer storming/I 1 Abraham I . . I opens next year. For more than 100years, the old hero has party," the citation states. As the story was told to ;ae by an official from the Medal rested in a grave beside his wife at the Loekport Cemetery. Norman Hyatt, a retired university professor in Utahwho of Honor Sodety, tlie U.S. government betwefen'1893?;i5 is the sergeant's great-grandson, told tnc he is in favor of tracked down tlie individual sufwors of the storaing.parfey having the grave moved to the new veterans' cemetery just and presented them with medals. Bravery and courage hajj'y been so displayed in that charge, that more-Medals of south of JoBet. Tm all for it" he said, adding that his family would even Honor were awarded at Vicksburg than any other battle |n" donate the original Medal of Honor and other records for American liistory, the official said: Among those storrtiing party survivors who received the display at. d> visitors center of the veterans' cemetery. Among those records is a note that Sgt. Hyatt sent to his Medal of Honor was another soldier who had -listed Wig,'.'' wife along with three fragments of the flag that was carried County as his home on enlistment papers. But Joseph into battle that terrible day in' 1863. The soldier asked his Wortick had served with a Missouri regiment,and is buried/. wife to save those flag fragments for their children. Their near Wichita, Kan. Nothing more is known about him, Sgt. Hyatt died on May 7, 1900, in Joiiet. According to an.,-: great-grandchildren still havethem. "I'm as proud as a peacock of my great-grandfather," old newspaper clipping, he had rushed to catch an electric;'; Norm Hyatt said, adding thathe had the Medd of Honor in street car after leaving his gatekeeper job at the. mill.The" "run'had exhausted-him. his hmid as we talked... . v V' Sgt- Hyatfr wh&enSst-iitG'der;'\v.'wvfepahv" ' '' " Hewas buried in thtfladipfrr' Ctfnsr'tery bHide his-wiie, '. D of the 127th Illinois Infantry, which was under the com who h;irl died \v- u years earlier. The sergeants story is very special to me. I--j 1981\vbeii,,' mand of General Ulysses Grant at Vicksburg. Grant gath became a columnist I wanted my first, column to be extra/. ered his army there to split the Confederacy and open up I
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navigation of the Mississippi River. But the enemy troops were entrenched at Vicksburg. Grant's initial plan included sending in a small group of Union soldiers to drive a wedge through the Confederate line, which would create a hole for othere to break through. The general called for volunteers. Hyatt wasone ofthose : .150 soldiers who becameknovmas 'The volunteer stprpiing. ' >"' ~r ;:r -party" On May 22, 1863, the storming partyxhargecHKe enemy j " line. But the Confederate rampart was too powerful. .The. vot unteer storming party, which reached the top of die ram part, was slaughtered by the rebel soldiers. Bui. they held the top of the wall a! day, expecting the others to charge. But when rq more Union troops, arrived, they retreated back ihto the darkness, Only 47 -'of the 150 soldiers in the storming party sur'

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but that was. not our &ult We.went-.where we were told to ' go] and ifthe charge-had betsa made as we expected, we would'have .dropped'-iHside'tlJe'walls and closed with the gunners. If-wehact, probably not a man of us'would have . -comeoutaKye.;;". He fought on inbaffles inTennessee, Georgia and South Carolina.'He was woundedin the '.foot at Atlanta. That

moved to'the new Abraham Lincoln National Veteraris Cemetery. I don't know what the necessary procedure is for. , this process, but .with hisfamiiyls approval itcan be done.1' " And it should he done. Bflly Murphy, director of the new- national-cemetery;bi; lieves-the details of movingthe grave can beworked cotlikes the idea, too. ; ;tJ News, Herald a The columnist Whiteside in If forJohnyou have an idea for a column, call hint at (815) . 729-6052.

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The committee, who knew of GTH's burial in Lockport, asked his descendants for permission to re-bury GTh and his wife in the new cemetery. This was done on the opening day of this cemetery 12 Oct 1999..

Old American war hero exhumed, to be moved to new field of honor

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seven months shy of a full century ago, the re sity professor in Utah, agreed. "I'm all for it," the great-grandson told me. "I'm as mains of an American war hero were laid to rest in proud as a peacock of my great-grandfather." the Lockport City Cemetery. On Thursday, the He not only has the original medal but also three bones of that brave man were exhumed to be pieces of the battle flag that the volunteers carried into placed in a new field of honor. that bloody fight at Yicksburg. After the battle, an oifi-' First Sgt Theodore Hyatt, who received the Medal of Honor for action in the Civil War, will be among the cer had ripped the flag into pieces and presented them to the survivors. first of the burials next week in the Abraham Lincoln Sgt Hyatt sent three pieces of the flag home to his National Cemetery. wife inJoliet and told her to save them for their chil Under the direction of Will County Coroner Pat O'Neil, the bones of Hyatt and his wife, Melvenia, were dren. Coroner O'Neil coordinated the paperwork and ef exhumed from their graves and placed in containers. forts for Thursday's exhumation. His father, who is a He died on May 7, 1900 at the age of 69. She died at Lockport funeral director, is handling the arrange the age of 73 two years earlier. ments. The Batesville Casket Co. has donated two cas Both hadbeen buried in wooden coffins with glass kets. lids. O'Neil and the cemetery sexton didn't Next Tuesday morning, black hearses expect to find much. But they were sur will transport those caskets to the Abraham prised. Lincoln National Cemetery, where they will Almost all of the old sergeant's skeleton, be buried with military honors. including the skull, was found under five The exhumation of these bones was com feet of dirt.Hie wooden coffin had long ago pleted with great respect for who this man rotted away and only small pieces of wood hadbeen.As I watched, it was something to were found. begin to understand why a minis see. And I O'Neil discovered in the dirt four decora ter at a funeral service often uses the words tive brass handles to die cofBn as well as "dust to dust." numerous pieces of broken glass from the A century of time and weather in the lidthat had covered the body. More inter ground is cruel to human bones, which esting were four antique buttons, two of more like pieces of dirt-covered wood. which might be carved ivory shirt buttons. Whiteside look called out the names of many of O'Neil But The buttons will be presented to ~ the bones as they were found. Hyatt's great-grandchildren, who are The coroner's paperwork includes death coming from Utah for the burial service certificates for both Sgt. Hyatt and his wife that were at the national cemetery. Norm Hyatt, his brother found in county records. She died from a heart prob and sister still have the Medal of Honor that was awarded to their great-grandfather in 1897, some 34 lem on June 25, 1898. They had raised four children in a home at 334 years after his heroic action during the Battle of HunterAve. inJoliet He was a Baptist minister and Yicksburg in 1863. worked a day job as gate keeper at a mill. Sgt Hyatt was one of 150 volunteers in a storming party that took a small section of a rebel fortress wall On the day he died, he had been late leaving his job and hadrushed to catch the electric car. The run at Yicksburg. Two-thirds of the unionsoldiers in that bloody charge were killed. had exhausted him. He got home and talked to a daughter for a few minutes before falling back into a The story of 1st Sgt. Hyatt is very special to me. I chair. first researched it in the summer of 1981. After learn ing he was our only Medal of Honor recipient from "Oh, my," the elderly gentleman said as he died. found his grave. Itwasn't marked with a this area, I The news of the death of the old soldier who had re Medal of Honor stone, which it finally was a few years ceived the Medal of Honor was front page news in this ago. newspaper. We'll tell you more about Sgt Theodore The story of this forgotten hero was my first Herald Hyatt in a package of stories about the national ceme News column on July 5, 1981. Since then, I'vewritten tery on Oct. 17. about Sgt. Hyatt several times. As progress moved forward last year on the new na You can callJohn Whiteside at (815) 729-6052 suggested that his grave be moved tional cemetery, I or send e-mail to john.whiteside@exchange.copleypress.com. to this new resting place. Norm Hyatt, a retired univer-

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In 1987, VA identified the Chicago area as first among ten areas of the country most in need of burial space for veterans based on veteran populations.

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Initial construction will develop approximately 150 acres, including:


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director of Willamette, Ore., National Cemetery was selected as Abraham Lincoln's director in July 1998. . For additional information-on the National Cemetery System (NCS) please call the NCS Public and Consumer Affairs Division at (202) 273-5221 or refer to our home page at http://www.va.gov/cemetery. Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States and founder of the National Cemetery System, is' burred in-Oak Ridge .Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois.

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Caskets just prior to reburial

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Norman Hyatt and Anita Hyatt Davis

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Aug 2003

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CHILDREN OF GEORGE THEODORE AND MELVENIA CAIRNS HYATT:

Heinsel Hargraves HYATT ~(b. 5 Jut 1854, Red Wing, Goodhue County , Minnesota; d. Mar 1855, Red Wing, Goodhue.,MN)
Herbert Howard HYATT ~(b.20 Jul 1855, Red Wing, MN; d. 11 Oct 1940-Joliet, Will, IL) sp: Abigail CLAY (b. Abt 1860-Lockport, .Will Co., IL; m. 30 Mar 1893; d.29 Aug 1926, Lockport, .Will Co., IL

Estelle Laverne HYATT (b.13 Aug 1857, Gardner, Grundy, IL; d.17 May 1920, Joliet.Will.IL)
Charlotte HYATT (b. Abt 1859-Grundy Co, IL; d. Abt 1859; ae 6 wks, Grundy Co, IL)

Ida Melvenia HYATT (b.5 Mar 1862, Greenfield Twp..Grundy Co, IL; d. 26 Aug 1938, Joliet, Will, IL) sp: John Lewis LYLE (b.16 May 1852, Antrim, Antrim, Ireland; m.18 Jan 1906; d.23 Jan 1918) Frank Eugene HYATT, (b.l 1 Sep 1867-Gardner, Grundy, IL; d. 14 Mar 1945, Joliet, Will, IL) sp: Nettie Emily LANFEAR (b.26 Dee 1867, Homer Twp, Will, .IL; m. 20 Aug 1896; d. 13 Sep 1959, Orem, Utah Co., Utah; buried in Elmhurst Cemetery, Joliet, IL)

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HERBERT HOWARD HYATT BIRTI-I: 20 Jul 1855, Redwing, Goodhue Co., MN

HHH- PLACES OF RESIDENCE: MN, IL, MO, IL, Indian Territory, TX, IL
EDUCATION: (not known, may have a little in Cordova, IL while father was teaching; perhaps had some "home teaching")

VOCATION/OCCUPATION/PROFESSION: trained Indian HHH, Mexico, Missouri ponies and had some other agricultural experience as a young man; marine engineer on Gulf of Mexico; worked at US Steel plant, Rockdale, IL, for several years; popcorn wagon owner/popcorn vendor after retirement; drew pension from US Steel for several years.
HEALTH: Apparently enjoyed good health most of his life, at least during the last few 10 years of his 85 year life. He lived with his brother and sister-in-law on West Park Avenue, Joliet the last couple of years. He had been widowed for fourteen years.(EPH recollection). DEATHAND BURIAL: died, 11 Oct 1940 at home of brother, Frank, 929 West Park Ave, Joliet, will Co., IL; buried next to wife in Lockport Cemetery, Will Co., IL.
Other notes:
(dual 1880 census record)-

"Boarder, ae 23, b. Illinois, works on farm of


"Son. ae 24, b. Minnesota, fanning"

(7 June 1880 Census, Braceville, Grundy, IL)"

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" (1 Junel880 census, Greenfield Twp, Grundy, IL);

Braceville Twp is next north of Greenfield Twp. Apparently the first entry was for a temporary residence only.

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MARRIAGE Abigail CLAY, 30 Mar 1893, Lockport, Will Co., IL; there were no children though two young orphans were informally adopted by them; they were close to CEH's age and were nearest relatives he had on the Hyatt side. One of the girls, Gladys, married Will Condo; they had no children. Will was a serviceman for the power company and often stopped at the CEH home when on night duty (author's remembrance).

The other daughter, Grace, married at the beginning of World War II and did not retain any further connection with the Hyatt family. Her married name was not known.

Abbie Clay was a strong influence in the GTH home. Her father, Charles contributed to Hyatt finances in Lockport. Both GTH and his wife, Melvenia, were buried on Clay lot in Lockport Cemetery. He lived with HHH and Abbie as late as the 1910 census.

Abbie recognized the less than good feeling between GTH and family [especially his daughters]. She tried to make peace in the family, even before Melvenia died.
Grace HyattHS Graduation

Addie Clay (twin sister to )

Abbie Clay, wife of Herbert H. Hyatt

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Herbert H. Hyatt, Retired Engineer, Succumbs at 85


[ oJd, retired engineer of the
Rockdale plant .of the American Steel and Wire company, died yesterday afternoon in tlxp home ot his brother, Dr. Frank E. Hyatt. 929 West Park avenue. Mr. Hyatt retired 15 years ago. Previously, he . had been marine engineer in Mexico and Texas. As a boy, he was reared with the Choctaw Indians in Indian territory while his father was missionary to the tribe. He was i) skilled horseman and trained
I-Ierbert H. Hyatt, 85 years

western horses at Gardner. Mr Hyatt was a member of tne Maccabees. He was a native of Red Wing, Minnesota, and a son of tne late Mr. and Mrs. George Hyatt. He was married in 1893 to Abigail Clay of Lockport. Mrs. Hyatt . died in 1926. Surviving Mr. Hyatt' are two daughters. Mrs. Will Condo, Jo1let, and Miss Grace Hyatt, Chi cago; one brother, Dr. Hyatt, of

The funeral will be Sunday afternoon at; 1:30. o'clock in: Soun tag's funeral home wi.th bur sal in Lockport cemetery,
age 85 years, HVATT Herbert H., lils brother. Dr. died at the home o Ave., Frank Hyatt, 920 West Park by two

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ESTELLA LAVERNE HYATT -Synopsis of her life

b. 13 Aug 1857, Gardner, Grundy Co., IL

Owned a large house at 118 (later 18) Union Street a few houses south of Washington Street, Joliet, IL
PLACES OF RESIDENCE: IL, MO, IL, Indian Territoiy, WI, TX, IL

VOCATION/OCCUPATION/PROFESSION: One-time encyclopedia/book saleswoman. The CEH family had a Book ofKnowledge set and the "5 foot" Harvard Classics as well as other books she supposedly sold. Was a housekeeper/landlord in a boarding house she owned on Union Street, Joliet.

HEALTH: was a "large woman" (CEH); developed a so-called, 'heart problem' while FEH and family were living in Tallaposa, GA (about 1912); they left GA, suddenly, so FEH could minister to her; he judged that a large neck pillow was causing part of her problem and when that was removed her condition immediately improved; She also had a bad hip; FEH also rigged a harness device to help raise her in bed; this device was in the family for many years. She evidently recovered (or was much improved) from these problems.
DEATHAND BURIAL: died, 17 May 1920; buried Elmhurst Cemetery, Joliet, Will Co., IL

Estelle L. Hyatt ae about 16 Denison, Texas " 1873)

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ESTELLE LAVERNE HYATT- Illness and death


By her nephew Clarence E. Hyatt before 1970

Estelle Laverne Hyatt, Dad's older sister, lived most of her life wi th her sister Ida as she never married.. An old neighbor of theirs living on Hunter Avenue told Belle that she was a very lovely person, considerate of others, patient and kind. Mrs. Muschott was sorry that she could not have had the pleasure of knowing her. Estelle was born August 13, 1859 at Gardner, Grundy County, Illinois.
When we were living in Georgia (1908 -1911) Aunt Estelle visited us and complained of her backache and that it was hard for her to raise her arms. After Dad recovered his health and we returned to Joliet in August 1911, where he could give her Osteopathic treatments she soon felt much better. In about 1918 my aunts moved to the east side of Joliet and lived right across Union Street where we lived.
Ido not know the preliminary illness other than suddenly she became very ill. Iwas called home from the Osteopathic College in Chicago, in May 1920. I remember that she recognized me and spoke to me. She then lapsed into unconsciousness. For sometime she had difficulty in breathing and soon passed away. She died May 17. 1920, being 63 years and 3 months old.
Services were held in the First Baptist Church of which she was a member. She was then buried in the Elmhurst Cemetery in the Hyatt-Lyle lot, Joliet. Illinois.

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born in Troy and Spending her entire lifetime in the sai le house, dU-d last night in St. Joseph s1 hospital follow- . ing a stroke of pi ralvsis-. Misa EsJUeverne fiyatt. bifyears of age, died this morning at her home, US Union street, after a prolonged ill

Two residents of Joliet for manyyears died within the last 24 hours. Mrsr~TEo7Zr55 Tfjyme, Str years old.

ness,

iUl'S. Wynne whjj was Margaret Ingoldsby before- hefc marriage, is sur vived by her husband and one broth er, 'Joseph V. Inaoldsby. -The body was removed to pie rooms' of the Western Undertaking company and will be taken to jthe home in Troy this evening. Tiie funeral will be held "Wednesday x lorning at 9 o'clock from the home to ?t. Patrick's church at 10 o'clock. Bi 'rial will be in St. Patr-infr'a ..... Miss Hyatt has been a resident of Joliet for about 20 years coming here from Gardner where she was born. She is survived by one sister, MteS Tda Lyle and two brothers H. H. Ilyatt and Dr F. B."Hyatt. The funeral will be held Wednesday afternon at 2:30 o'clock at the home, the Rev. J. W. Neyman officiating. Burial will be in Elmhurst cemetery.

Estelle L. Hyatt (1857-1920)

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IDA MELVENIA HYATT -Synopsis of her life BIRTH: 5 Mar 1862, Greenfield Twp, Grundy Co., IL

MARRIED: John Lewis LYLE, (a widower) 18 Jan 1906; no children;


How did they meet? He was a conductor for the Rock Island RR; conductors rented rooms in the neighborhood of their employment, often a division point on the RR from which their 'run' started and ended; Ida owned a home in the neighborhood close to the RR yards and only a few blocks from the Joliet RR station; in the same neighborhood were homes owned by Estelle and FEH; Nettie, Frank's wife, had as many as three such roomers as late as the early 1930's; one of these, John Large, of Huntington, IN, had been with her for many years; he went home weekends and vacation times (EPH recollection). Ida had a larger house and had as many as six to ten tenants at a time. Ida's home was across the street from FEH/NEH.
PLACES OF RESIDENCE: IL, MO, LL, OK; Lockport and Joliet, Will Co., IL; also for a short time near Tampico, Mexico
EDUCATION: Business school in Chicago 1893-94 paid for by her brother FEH

VOCATION/OCCUPATION/PROFES SION: Besides her work as landlord/housekeeper (see above) during the depression years she maintained a small lunch room in her double garage behind her house and off an alley next to the First Christian Church. She catered to the workers of the calendar factory which was across the street and just North of the FEH home. Banana cream pies must have been one of her specialties (EPH recollection).
HEALTH: Was of medium to large build; apparently enjoyed good health up to her death.
OTHER EVENTS OF NOTE: Ida and her husband, John Lyle, as well as Estelle, were very fond of .their only nephew, CEH. It was known that their homes were the favorite refuges for CEH to avoid discipline by his mother. This may have been one source of friction between Nettie and the two Hyatt girls. There is, however, reference to some animosity between these in letters, pre-dating the Frank Hyatt-Nettie Lanfear marriage. This led to less than ideal life-long feelings of CEH for his mother.

DEATH AND BURIAL: died suddenly at her home in Joliet, 26 Aug 1938 (while the CEH family was in Utah on a vacation trip) ; she was lonely for family or other company; often would just sit on her porch and wait for her brother, FEH, to come home from work; apparently did not have pleasant relations with her sister-in-law, NEH, who lived just across the street, buried next to her husband in Elmhurst Cemetery, Joliet, Will Co, IL.

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IDA MELVENIA HYATT LYLE (By her nephew, CEH, 1970)


Ida Melvenia Hyatt owned the home on Hunter Avenue, Joliet and was living there when Grandpa [GTI-I] Hyatt died very suddenly in 1900. When we returned from Georgia in 1911 we lived in the lower apartment until my parents purchased the house on Union Street and moved in 1916. The Hunter Ave house was still owned by Aunt Ida when we (Clarence and family) lived there in the lower apartment from October 1925 until March 1928. Ibelieve it was sold soon after we moved, to West Park Avenue. Aunt Ida was then living on Union Street across from her brother.
It is to be presumed that Ida's husband (John Lyle, whom she married in 1906) had been responsible for purchase of Ida's Union Street home and another a few doors north where Estelle lived and which Ida rented out after Estelle died. [Ed note: We do not know the financial arrangements for the ownership of the Hunter Avenue house. All three houses were substantial large-family dwellings and well-suited for sub-letting rooms and apartments.] She never seemed to be very successful as landlord and continually had trouble with her renters.

When Aunt Ida became a widow in 1918 Aunt Estelle, [with whom she lived all her life], had gone (1920) Ifeel she almost starved herself. She had an old parrot that didn't help much in her loneliness.
In the summer time she would sit out on the porch and watch for her brother to come home. On 26 Aug 1938 Dad found her sitting there in her chair awaiting his return from work; she did not wave to him as usual. She had passed away sitting there. Our family was in Utah and preparing to make the three-day trip home. FEH was advised to go ahead with the funeral arrangements. Services were held in the First Baptist Church where she was a member, and burial was in Elmhurst Cemeteiy in the Hyatt-Lyle lot, Joliet.

She had no children, having married at 43. She seemed very much alone. Ihad lived with her for long periods of time and always enjoyed being with her. She was 76 years old when she died.

always enjoyed her and while waiting for our apartment at Clarence's parent home, (Belle's comments: I staid one month with her, and it was most pleasant.) I

Ida Hyatt Lyle , CEH and Nettie Lanfear Hyatt 709 Oneida St, Joliet, IL

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JOHN LEWIS LYLE (by CEH, nephew-in-law-1970)

Uncle Johnny became the husband of Aunt Ida when Iwas 5 years old. I didn't attend the wedding but I do remember the reception.

[Ed note: He was born in Ireland (1852) and came to this country about 1862.. He was the oldest of seven children. His family settled in Marseilles, La Salle County, IL about 1867. In the 1880 Census his occupation was given as Brakeman.]
He had no children from his first marriage.]

One of his early jobs was driving a circus wagon.

John Lyle, conductor with his train crew 8-25-1905

He was seriously injured in a railroad accident. His train and another collided. He was knocked backward the length of the car and struck his head. He never fully recovered. He often took me to Chicago on the train.

One day [23 Jan 1918], he and: Uncle Herbert, Dad's older brother, were sitting in the second room of the Hunter Avenue house. His sister Maiy Lyle Lord and his wife Ida would be coming home shortly on a street car. A streetcar was heard to have stopped a block away. He went to the front window and remarked to Uncle Herbert "Here they are coming now." He came back into the second room and died immediately before they arrived.

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[RIBUTE IS GIVEN

TO LATE JOHN LYLE


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He was a member of Mount Joliet Lodge, No. 41, A. F. and A. M., and was alHO a meipber of tlje Major Mor ris, O. R." 0., ij'o. 41, pi Iiu'e ielaicV, Iltinojsf. Mr, Lyle, as all know, was of a gon

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Brockton, Massacfyjigett; passing away In 1904. To this union

ial find loving idfspQsiticm, look ing on the bright side of life, honest and firm, in his convictions, he led an ideal lif of usefulness, beloved by all who knew ilia. "We shall meet, but we shall miss him, Tjere will be one vacant chair, While v.e linger pa Ljfp's threshold, 'Til we all shall enter Thgre-.R The funeral which was held Sun
tended, nearly ihre tyudreij. Masons in attendance, also a large attendance of the O. H. C. and also a large number from the Ladies Auxiliary of the O. ft. C. The floral offerings were many and most beautiful.
day afternoon from the home to the temple, wag very largely at

werejborn. rifi In January/'lOS, ~he was njarrifid' agajn to Mis? Ida Hyattf c>f Joliet, Illin&s,' w&Q BOW pupviygs Wfflr also leaves two sisters, Mrs, Ma?y Lord, pf Marseilles, Illinois; and Mrs. P. W. Putt, oB Pawhuaka, Oklahoma; to mourn the loss of a kind husband and loYipg brother,

children

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FRANCIS/ "FRANK" EUGENE HYATT-Synopsis of his life


BIRTH: 11 Sep 1867, Gardner, Grundy, IL

MARRIED: Nettie Emily Lanfear, 20 Aug, 1896 on her father's farm, Homer Twp, Will Co., IL
PLACES OF RESIDENCE: IL, OK, TX, MO, IL
EDUCATION: Avalon, Missouri, American College of Osteopathy

VOCATION/OCCUPATION/PROFESSION: Drove mail buggy in MO; fired tugboat on Gulf of Mexico; nurse Keeley Gold Cure Institute, Dwight, IL; [Security] Guard, Worlds Columbian Exposition; machine operator, fence and steel mills Rockdale, IL, Osteopathic Physician (over 40 years).

HEALTH: apparently enjoyed good health most of his life; had a case of pleurisy in early 1900's and he moved to Georgia for a 'better climate' returned in less that three years; When about 66 years old had a major prostate problem which became acute during summer of 1933; had radical surgery at Presbyterian Hospital, Chicago; while recovering from surgery a light bulb exploded in his abdomen and caused great difficulty; after a long recovery and gaining his strength, he returned to his osteopathic practice and was active for another 11 years.
RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES: Life-long member of Baptist Church; joined Lockport Baptist Church and met his bride-to-be. Was clerk for the church for a time (as was she at another time). Became deacon of Joliet First Baptist Church after moving to Joliet. Was Senior Deacon at his time of death.

DEATH AND BURIAL died in his office, 14 Mar 1945, apparently of a heart attack; was talking on the phone to his wife at the time. Buried, 17 Mar 1945, Elmhurst Cemetery, Joliet.
(See also Section V)

On sudden death-by CEH-1970

[CEH's grandfather, Theodore, died almost the same way, same time of day and same place in 1900. [As did] John Lyle's sudden passing [which] led CEH to make these additional comments]:

These few occurrences indicate the unexpectedness of our departure from this mortal life to a future life. It is definitely a matter of God's timing and not our own. Few of us want to depart this life suddenly. However, there is no occasion for fright in connection with death. We do know we shall be reunited in our future life with God and our loved ones of our mortal existence.

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GTIIBOOKKEEPER

We do not have the details but his son, Frank, reported many years later, that GTH enrolled in Bryant and Stratton Business College in Chicago after attending the Baptist Union Theological Seminary.

After a short stay at Cordova, Illinois where he was engaged as a Baptist pastor and high school teacher, his brother, Frank A., asked him to join him in Denison, Texas, 'for his health' and become his bookkeeper.
We do not know why he did not keep his employment at Cordova, but we do know that he must have had spells of recurring bad health. He claimed once that he contracted some kind of 'swamp fever' while in Arkansas with the army, but from the symptoms expressed this could have been a form of tuberculosis or possibly malaria.
Probably in the late Spring of 1873 (or earlier) GTH took the family to Denison, TX. His son, Frank, had "Primer and 1st grade in Denison". Later (Summer of 1874?) Melvenia took at least the younger children to Wisconsin to stay a short time with her sister's family, Cornelia Caims Card in La Crosse and West Salem. These two towns are about 15 miles apart. Melvenia's mother was also with the Card's about that time. Cornelia was married to Rev. William H. Card.
By Septemberl874, GTH ended his first stay with his youngest brother in Texas and was in Indian Territoiy becoming a Baptist Missionary to the Indians. FEH had his 7th birthday (11 Sep 1874) there.

After the disappointment in Indian Territoiy, Melvenia about 1881 moved, again with the younger children, to Grundy County, IL where she stayed with her brother, James Cairns. GTH followed later.

About 1883 GTh again joined his brother, this time when Frank was a government contractor building jetty walls at Sabine Pass and Galveston, TX. Frank's business affairs also involved some lumbering and GTH served as bookkeeper for these operations also. He also operated a general store in Tampico about 1890-91. His Mexico adventure to about 1892.
In summary: apparently GTH learned some bookkeeping about 1867; and did bookkeeping for his brother, Frank, in 1873-1874 and again 1883-1892.

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POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER

The following is inserted as a guide to help/possibly explain the course of GTH's life, particularly after his Civil War experiences. This is at the suggestion of a 2nd great-grand daughter, Carol Hyatt Zappe who observed many similar conditions during her career as a psychiatric nurse/supervisor with a Veterans Hospital in Reno, Nevada.
NATIONAL CENTER FOR POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER, US Department of Veterans AffairsFact Sheet-

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, is a psychiatric disorder that can occur following the experience or witnessing of life-threatening events such as military combat. People who suffer from PTSD often relive the experience through nightmares and flashbacks, have difficulty sleeping, and feel detached or estranged, and these symptoms can be severe enough and last long enough to significantly impair the person's daily life.

PTSD is marked by clear biological changes as well as psychological symptoms. PTSD is complicated by the fact that it frequently occurs in conjunction with related disorders such as depression, substance abuse, problems of memory and cognition, and other problems of physical and mental health. The disorder is also associated with impairment of the person's ability to function in social or family life, including occupational instability, marital problems and divorces, family discord, and difficulties in parenting... PTSD is not a new disorder. There are written accounts of similar symptoms that go back to ancient times, and there is clear documentation in the historical medical literature starting with the Civil War, when a PTSD-like disorder was known as "Da Costa's Syndrome.".
Most people who are exposed to a traumatic, stressful event experience some of the symptoms of PTSD in the days and weeks following exposure. Available data suggest that about 8% of men and 20% of women go on to develop PTSD, and roughly 30% of these individuals develop a chronic form that persists throughout their lifetimes....

The course of chronic PTSD usually involves periods of symptom increase followed by remission or decrease although some individuals may experience symptoms that are unremitting and severe. Some older veterans, who report a lifetime of only mild symptoms, experience significant increases in symptoms following retirement, several medical illness in themselves or their spouses, or reminders of their military service (such as reunions or media broadcasts of the anniversaries of war events) ....

An estimated 7.8 percent of Americans will experience PTSD at some point in their lives. ...The traumatic events most often associated with PTSD for men are ... combat exposure....About 30 percent of the men and women who have spent time in war zones experience PTSD. An additional 20 to 25 percent have had partial PTSD at some point in their lives. Vietnam veterans with PTSD were found to have profound and pervasive problems in their daily lives. These included problems in family and other interpersonal relationships, problems with employment
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Headaches, gastrointestinal complaints, immune system problems, dizziness, chest pain, and discomfort in other parts of the body are common in people with PTSD....
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