Sent by Duane and Joan Tharp.
Annie Eliza (Hiatt) Black gave this information about her father - He was a farmer, living on the land. His father , Benjamin Fielding Hiatt, homsteaded 200 acres of land in Montgomery Co., Mo. He died of pneumonia at the age of 36 leaving a wife, two sons and five daughters. One of the sons, William F., soon left for Calif., presumably during the gold rush. (When last heard from, he was living in Shasta, Calif.)
John Harden Hiatt was not in the best of health and generally appeared as a gentleman farmer. Even this was too strenous and the farm was traded for a
store in Mexico, Mo. which was taken to Wellsville, and he and Uncle Ben
(Benjamin Allen Hiatt) ran the store. They both loved the land however, and
the was soon traded for the Lawrence farm at Lithium (later acquired by Uncle
Albert and Aunt Jennie Graff). He was about 5 feet 10 inches tall, had rosy
cheeks and thick curly hair and weighed about 180 pounds. He was a member of
the Christian Church as was all the family. When the family moved to Lithium
there was no Christian Church, so all be he joined the Baptist Church. He
attended regularly but never joined the Baptish Church.
John Harden Hiatt owned several hundred acres of land in Montgomery Co., Mo some of it purchased from his uncle, Elijah N. Hiatt. He was listed as a resident in the census report in Montgomery Co.,MO, 1870 (26 Aug. 1870, Prarie TWP, p. 92, D 149 - F 151).
Annie Eliza (Hiatt) Black gave this information about her father --"He was a farmer, living on the land. His father, Benjamin FieldingHiatt, homesteaded 200 acres of land in Montgomery County, Missouri. He died of pneumonia at the age of 36, leaving a wife, two sons and five daughters. One of the sons, William F., son left for California, presumably during the gold rush. (When last heard from, he was living in Shasta, California.) John Harden Hiatt was not in the best of health and generally appeared as a gentleman farmer. Even this was too strenous and the farm was traded for a store in Mexico, MO., which was taken to Wellsville, and he and Uncle Ben (Benjamin Allen Hiatt)ran the store. They both loved the land however, and the store was soon traded for the Lawrence farm at Lithium (later acquired by Uncle Albert and Aunt Jennie Graff). He was about 5 feet 10 inches tall,had rosy cheeks and thick curly hair and weighed about 180 pounds. Hewas a member of the Christian Church as was all the family. When the family moved to Lithium there was no Christian Church, so all be hejoined the Baptist Church. He attended regularly but never joined the Baptist Church." John Harden Hiatt owned several hundred acres ofland in Montgomery Co., MO., some of it purchased from his uncle, Elijah N. Hiatt.
Sent by Duane and Joan Tharp. D/o Joel J. Tharp and Susannah Houf.She was listed as a resident in the census report in Montgomery Co.,Mo, 1870.