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James Edwin Platt 1837 – 1883 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Jan 1837

Birth Location: Canfield, Mahoning, Ohio

Death Date: 19 Aug 1883

Death Location: Warren, Trumbull, Ohio

Father: Erastus Platt

Mother: Julia Hitchcock

Spouse(s): Mary Roller

Children(s): Hattie Platt, Walter Platt, Elizabeth Platt, Mattie Plett, Fannie Platt, Nellie Platt, Amy Platt, Calvin Platt, Ralph Platt

James Edwin Platt was born in 1837 in Canfield, Mahoning, Ohio, the child of Erastus David Platt and Julia Hitchcock. In 1850, James Edwin Platt resided in Canfield, Mahoning, Ohio. In 1860, James Edwin Platt resided in Canfield, Mahoning, Ohio. James Edwin Platt married Mary I Roller, and had children including Hattie Platt, Walter Henry Platt, Elizabeth R Platt, Mattie Josephine Plett, Fannie C Platt, Nellie Woolford Platt, Amy Platt, Calvin James Platt, Ralph Platt. James Edwin Platt passed away in 1883 in Warren, Trumbull, Ohio.

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Biography

  • James Edwin Platt was born in 1837 in Canfield, Mahoning, Ohio, the child of Erastus David Platt and Julia Hitchcock.
  • In 1850, James Edwin Platt resided in Canfield, Mahoning, Ohio.
  • In 1860, James Edwin Platt resided in Canfield, Mahoning, Ohio.
  • James Edwin Platt married Mary I Roller, and had children including Hattie Platt, Walter Henry Platt, Elizabeth R Platt, Mattie Josephine Plett, Fannie C Platt, Nellie Woolford Platt, Amy Platt, Calvin James Platt, Ralph Platt.
  • James Edwin Platt passed away in 1883 in Warren, Trumbull, Ohio.

Immediate Family

Parents

Erastus Platt
1800 – 1868
Birth Location: Lanesboro, Berkshire, Massachusetts
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Julia Hitchcock
1804 – 1883
Birth Location: Connecticut
JH

Spouses(s)

Mary Roller
1839 – 1913
Birth Location: Ohio
MR

Children(s)

Hattie Platt
1860 – 1934
Birth Location: Canfield, Mahoning, Ohio
HP
Walter Platt
1862 – 1930
Birth Location: Ohio
WP
Elizabeth Platt
1864 – 1956
Birth Location: Ohio
EP
Mattie Plett
1867 – 1918
Birth Location: Ohio
MP
Fannie Platt
1870 – 1932
Birth Location: Ohio
FP
Nellie Platt
1873 – 1966
Birth Location: Trumbull County, Ohio
NP
Amy Platt
1877 – 1923
Birth Location: Warren, Trumbull , Ohio
AP
Calvin Platt
1879 – 1930
Birth Location: Trumbull County, Ohio
CP
Ralph Platt
1883 – 1912
Birth Location: Warren, Trumbull, Ohio
RP

James Platt's Ancestors

Self
James Platt
1837 – 1883
Birth Place: Canfield, Mahoning, Ohio
Parents
Erastus David Platt
1800 – 1868
Lanesboro, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Julia Hitchcock
1804 – 1883
Connecticut
Grandparents
Jabez Hitchcock
1781 – 1875
Connecticut
Lovina Bunnell
1788 – 1850
CT
Great-Grandparents
Ebenezer Hitchcock
1750 – 1823
Abigail Pritchard
1752 – 1823
Reuben Bunnell
1765 – 1853
Sarah Sackett
1767 – 1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Bunnell
1731 – 1770
Ruth Smith
1731 – 1770
Jonathan Sackett
1728 – 1798
Mary Ford
1741 –

James Platt's Descendants

1.
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James (Edwin) Platt (9 Jan 1837 – 19 Aug 1883) m. Mary (I) Roller (Jan 1839 – 12 Nov 1913)
  1. 1. Hattie Platt (May 1860 – 14 Mar 1934) m. Lucius (F) Wise (May 1854 – 18 Jan 1927)
    1. 1. May (I) Wise (2 Feb 1880 – Apr 1966) m. Emory (Clyde) Leiby (16 Oct 1882 – 4 Jun 1964)
    2. 2. Clifford (Fayette) Wise (28 Jul 1882 – 23 Mar 1963) m. Mary (Gertrude) Pajer (28 Oct 1878 – 27 Aug 1969)
      1. 1. Verna (May) Wise (18 Apr 1908 – 25 Mar 1973) m. Kenneth (Gerald) Stantial (13 Jan 1906 – 1994)
        1. 1. Richard (Gerald) Stantial (9 Mar 1929 – 18 Aug 2006) m. Viola (Elma) Faunt (18 Apr 1932 – 26 Jan 2018)
        2. 2. Thomas (Stanley) Stantial (6 Dec 1930 – 1 Oct 2014) m. Shirley (Ann) Harclerode (16 Feb 1933 – 17 Jul 2014) m. Bunny (Gaumer) Gilbert
      2. 2. Adelbert (Joseph) Wise (29 Apr 1911 – 1 Mar 1986) m. Lucille (Chloe) Mansell (21 Jul 1916 – 11 Sep 2003)
        1. 1. Larilee (Faye) Wise (abt 1947 – ) m. Terrance (Elmer) Martin
        2. 2. Jacqueline (Lee) Wise ( – 25 Jan 1940)
      3. 3. Eugene (A) Wise (abt 1916 – 1938)
    3. 3. Elizabeth Wise (Mar 1885 – )
    4. 4. Fredericka Wise (4 May 1898 – 25 Jun 1975) m. Ray (Stanley) Robison (9 Oct 1893 – 5 May 1975)
      1. 1. Murel (Edwin) Robison (14 Jan 1916 – Jun 1997) m. Betty (Jane) Davis (24 Jul 1919 – 3 Nov 2013)
        1. 1. Doana (Jean) Robison (abt 1939 – )
        2. 2. Betty (Lou) Robinson (12 May 1939 – ) m. Donald (William) Rausch
        3. 3. Ronald (Lee) Robison (26 Jul 1945 – 26 Nov 2013) m. Sherry (Darlene) Sauceman
      2. 2. Hattie (Emma) Robinson (10 Sep 1917 – 28 Mar 1988) m. Herman (C) Bennett (abt 1908 – )
        1. 1. Lois (Jean) Bennett (2 Dec 1937 – ) m. Carl (Eugene) Baker (3 Aug 1935 – )
        2. 2. Duane (Edwin) Bennett (19 Dec 1938 – Feb 1978) m. Marilyn (Ruth) Montgomery (23 Mar 1941 – 29 Oct 2001)
        3. 3. Freda (Rae) Bennett (abt 1943 – ) m. Hamas m. Gray
  2. 2. Walter (Henry) Platt (15 Jun 1862 – 11 Jan 1930)
  3. 3. Elizabeth (R) Platt (Apr 1864 – 20 Jan 1956)
  4. 4. Mattie (Josephine) Plett (abt 1867 – 1918) m. Albert (H) Kreitler (Aug 1865 – )
  5. 5. Fannie (C) Platt (May 1870 – 16 Sep 1932) m. Frank (L) Rowan (15 Mar 1861 – 29 Jul 1945) m. John (I) Failes (abt 1871 – )
    1. 1. Edna (Mae) Rowan (30 Aug 1888 – 10 May 1951) m. Fred (Ernest) Truxal (8 Feb 1885 – 1954)
      1. 1. Fredrick (Ernest) Truxal (6 May 1907 – ) m. Agnes Stuck (abt 1910 – )
        1. 1. Lawrence (Gerald) Truxal (13 Aug 1930 – 15 Jan 1993) m. Dolores (May) Pink (abt 1925 – 2018)
        2. 2. Robert (Allen) Truxal (2 Feb 1933 – 6 Mar 2007) m. Joyce (Marie) Weber (21 Oct 1937 – 24 May 2007)
        3. 3. Phyllis (A) Truxal (10 Jan 1934 – 24 Nov 2007)
        4. 4. Marglin Truxal (abt 1938 – )
      2. 2. Marjorie (Irene) Truxal (29 Aug 1909 – 23 Apr 1914)
    2. 2. Edith (A) Rowan (5 Jul 1890 – 31 Dec 1973) m. William (Archie) Wayne (6 Jul 1890 – 5 January 1945) m. Frank Marcoguiseppe (abt 1902 – )
      1. 1. Richard (A) Wayne (abt 1915 – 16 Aug 1948)
  6. 6. Nellie (Woolford) Platt (10 Nov 1873 – 9 Nov 1966) m. William (E) Goodell (Aug 1871 – 10 Feb 1948) m. Harley (L) Strong (abt 1876 – )
    1. 1. Martha (J) Goodsell (22 Jul 1900 – 28 May 1981) m. Elmer (E) Pfleger (abt 1901 – 12 Apr 1975)
    2. 2. Edgar (L) Strong (abt 1911 – )
  7. 7. Amy Platt (3 Jun 1877 – 25 Feb 1923) m. George (Albert) Hutchins (17 Sep 1872 – 8 Jan 1939)
  8. 8. Calvin (James) Platt (7 Nov 1879 – 10 Jan 1930) m. Nettie (H) Dittman (abt 1887 – 4 Dec 1918)
    1. 1. James (E) Platt (20 Oct 1907 – 19 Feb 1993) m. Costelle (Wilma) Sloan (9 Jun 1911 – 3 Mar 1991)
  9. 9. Ralph Platt (4 Aug 1883 – 1 Oct 1912)

James Platt's Timeline

7 Records

1837
9 Jan 1837
Birth of James Edwin Platt in Canfield, Mahoning, Ohio
Canfield, Mahoning, Ohio
1850
1850
Age 13
James Edwin Platt resided here in Canfield, Mahoning, Ohio
Canfield, Mahoning, Ohio
1860
1860
Age 23
James Edwin Platt resided here in Canfield, Mahoning, Ohio
Canfield, Mahoning, Ohio
1863
1 Jul 1863
Age 26
James Edwin Platt resided here in Sunfield, Mahoning, Ohio
Sunfield, Mahoning, Ohio
1870
1870
Age 33
James Edwin Platt resided here in Warren Ward 2, Trumbull, Ohio
Warren Ward 2, Trumbull, Ohio
1880
1880
Age 43
James Edwin Platt resided here in Warren, Trumbull, Ohio
Warren, Trumbull, Ohio
1883
19 Aug 1883
Age 46
Death of James Edwin Platt in Warren, Trumbull, Ohio
Warren, Trumbull, Ohio

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jan 1837
    Event Place: Canfield, Mahoning, Ohio
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Warren, Trumbull, Ohio; Roll: 1070; Page: 399B; Enumeration District: 209
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Warren Ward 2, Trumbull, Ohio; Roll: M593_1272; Page: 416B; Family History Library Film: 552771
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Canfield, Mahoning, Ohio; Page: 273; Family History Library Film: 805005
    [5] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Canfield, Mahoning, Ohio; Roll: 707; Page: 489b
    [6] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Canfield, Mahoning, Ohio
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Canfield, Mahoning, Ohio; Roll: 707; Page: 489b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Canfield, Mahoning, Ohio
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Canfield, Mahoning, Ohio; Page: 273; Family History Library Film: 805005

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1863
    Event Place: Sunfield, Mahoning, Ohio
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Warren Ward 2, Trumbull, Ohio
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Warren Ward 2, Trumbull, Ohio; Roll: M593_1272; Page: 416B; Family History Library Film: 552771

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Warren, Trumbull, Ohio
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Warren, Trumbull, Ohio; Roll: 1070; Page: 399B; Enumeration District: 209

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Aug 1883
    Event Place: Warren, Trumbull, Ohio
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Warren, Trumbull, Ohio
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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