William Lewis Piatt (1834-1918)

William Lewis Piatt (1834-1918) Farmer and Civil War Veteran (b. September 07, 1834, Westbrookville, Sullivan County, New York, 12785, USA - d. January 22, 1918, Middletown, New York, USA)

Birth
He was the son of Daniel Piatt (1797-1881) and Aesenath Kerr (1806-1890) aka Aesenath Knox.

Siblings

 * Mary E. Piatt (1830-?)
 * John M. Piatt (1832-?)
 * Daniel Harrison Piatt (1840-1918) who married Mary E. Skinner (1843-1916)
 * Juliette Piatt (1843-?)
 * Edwin B. Piatt (1846-1903) who married Juliette Wells (1856-1916)

First marriage
William married Minnie Woods (1843-1871) and had the following children:
 * John F. Piatt (1860-aft1880) who married Marietta Clark
 * Mary A. Piatt (1861-aft1880)
 * Silas M. Piatt (1862-?)
 * William H. Piatt (1864-aft1880)
 * David Alexander Piatt (1870-1939) who married Mary Estella Culver (1873-1913)

Second marriage
In 1872, after the death of Minnie, William married Phoebe Hubbard (1855-1910)

Children

 * Nora Belle Piatt (1874-after1930) who married Herman Conklin and after a divorce she married Algernon E. Skinner (1867-c1938) aka Algie Skinner
 * Margaret Piatt (1879-1952) aka Mae Piatt, who married William Nathan McDowell (1882-1966) aka Bill McDowell
 * George D. Piatt (1883-?)
 * Bertha Piatt (1887-1978) who married Floyd Griffin
 * Clarence Piatt (1892-?) who never married

Civil War
William was a farmer and he fought in the Civil War from 1864 to 1865, as a private in Company K in the 20th Regiment of the New York Provisional Cavalry. He enlisted on January 20, 1864 and was discharged on August 09, 1865 in Louisville, Kentucky.

Mamakating township
The family appears in the 1880 US Census living in Mamakating Township, Sullivan County, New York under the names "William Piett" and "Phebey Piett". In 1900 they were still living in Mamakating Township and in the census Phoebe was listed as "Phibe J. Piatt".