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John Alexander "Richard" PLATT

John Alexander "Richard" PLATT

Male 1854 - 1934  (~ 79 years)

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  • Name John Alexander "Richard" PLATT 
    Born May 1854  Venango Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1902  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1910  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930  Wabash (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation oil well driller  [1, 4, 5, 6] 
    Residence West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Died 4 Jan 1934  Liverpool, Roane Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 7] 
    Buried Wolverton Cemetery (aka Powell or new Victory), Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8] 
    Notes 
    • 1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on May 2 1910:
      John A. Platt, 54, b. Pa. (both parents b. Pa.), driller in oil fields, married 8 yrs (2nd marriage); wife Belle, 38, b. WVa (both parents b. WVa), married 8 yrs (1st marriage), mother of one child (still living); son Frank D, 19, b. Pa. (father b. Pa., mother b. NY), cook in restaurant, single; son John W, 12, b. Pa. (father b. Pa, mother b. NY); dau Fallie E, 5, b. WVa (father b. Pa, mother b. WVa).
      (NOTE: In the 1900 Census of Doddridge County (Southwest District), John A. Platt, 48, b. May 1852 in Pa. (both parents b. Pa.), occupation driller, widowed, was a boarder in the household of Indiana (Benson) Stout (73, widowed) and some of her family. His children were not with him.)

      1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Jan 2 1920 at 114 Neely Avenue:
      J. A. Platt, 63, b. Pa. (both parents b. Pa.), oil well driller; wife Virginia B, 47, b. WVa (both parents b. WVa); son Frank D, 28, b. Pa. (father b. Pa, mother b. WVa), policeman in West Union, single; son John W, 22, b. WVa (father b. Pa, mother b. WVa), inspector in rubber factory, single; dau Fallie, 15, high school student.

      1930 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Apr 2 1930 at New York Avenue:
      Richard Platt, 75, b. Pa. (both parents b. Pa.), no occupation, age 25 at time of first marriage; wife Belle, 57, b. WVa (both parents b. WVa), age 30 at first marriage; mother-in-law Harriet Smith, 85, b. WVa (both parents b. NJ), widowed, age 19 at first marriage; boarder Virginia Harter, 72, b. Indiana (both parents b. WVa), widowed, age 20 at first marriage.

      Notice in "West Union Herald," Thursday, April 13 1916, in its entirety, first the notice as reprinted from the Tyler Star, then the editorial comment by the Herald:
      INFORMATION WANTED
      Some sixteen years ago at Alvy, Charles Sackett was married to a widow, Mrs. Weekley by name, with one daughter Cordelia. Mr. Sackett was killed in Panama in 1914 and left an estate which is due his widow, if she can be found. Any information as to her daughter will be gladly received.
      Address: R. A. Williamson, Federal, W.Va. --- Tyler Star.
      The above named Charles Sackett formerly made his headquarters in West Union, while drilling in the Stout and McElroy fields, and was well known here. He worked in the oil fields with T. B. Grant and Dick Platt, who were well acquainted with him. He went from here to Oklahoma.
    Person ID I76565  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 18 Jul 2015 

    Father Moses PLATT 
    Mother Eliza ___ 
    Family ID F54815  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary DEBOISE,   b. Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1902  [9] 
    Children 
     1. Frank Deboise PLATT,   b. 10 Nov 1891, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 May 1945, West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years)
     2. John William PLATT,   b. 12 Dec 1897, Allegheny Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Feb 1956, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
    Family ID F38344  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Virginia Belle SMITH,   b. 11 May 1872, Morgans Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Mar 1957, Liverpool, Jackson Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 17 Aug 1902  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Children 
     1. Fallie Elizabeth PLATT,   b. 23 Oct 1904, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Aug 1990  (Age 85 years)
    Family ID F32691  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    76565_PLATT_JohnAlexander_VirginiaBelleSmith_WolvertonCem_WaldoRun_DoddridgeCoWV.jpg    		76565_PLATT_JohnAlexander_VirginiaBelleSmith_WolvertonCem_WaldoRun_DoddridgeCoWV.jpg

    Documents
    76565_PLATT_JohnAlexander_1854-1934_DeathCertificate.jpg    		76565_PLATT_JohnAlexander_1854-1934_DeathCertificate.jpg
    76565_JohnAPlatt_BelleSmith_MarriageRecord_17Aug1902.jpg    		76565_JohnAPlatt_BelleSmith_MarriageRecord_17Aug1902.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    2. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    3. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    4. [S1891] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District).

    5. [S2032] 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    6. [S2027] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    7. [S14] Obituary, West Union Herald, 1/11/1934.

    8. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    9. [S110] Obituary of husband.

    10. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 462 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11793999&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as J. A. Platt, 46, b. Venango Co Pa, res. Doddridge Co; and Belle Smith, 30, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Aug 17 1902 "at the residence of John L. Smith."