(1578.) ELI HIATT (582.) (144.) (22.) (2.) (1.):
b. all or 27-10mo-1801, near Chillicothe, Ross Co., Ohio; d. 26-10mo-1880, Randolph Co., Indiana; m. 13-6mo-1827, to MARY CONNER, d/o John and Rachel (____). Conner; b. 7-5mo-1805; d. c1849, Randolf Co., Indiana.
CH: (3406.) Sarah; (3407.) Anna; (3408.) Jesse; (3409.) Nancy; (3410.) Rebecca; (3411.) Sabina; (3412.) Nathan; (3413.) Eli. (R22, 133).Newberry Mo. Mtg., Clinton Co., Ohio:
28-1mo-1819 - Eli Hiatt received by request.
25-1mo-1827 - Eli Hiatt granted a certificate to cherry Grove Mo. Mtg., Indiana. (Randolph Co. --- editor). (R57).1830 Census, Randolph Co., Indiana: Eli Hiatt - 1 male aged 20 to 30; 1 female aged 20 to 30, 1 female aged under 5.
Tucker’s History of Randolph Co., Indiana:
P. 507 - “Eli Hiatt was born near Chillicothe, Ohio, in 1801; was raised in Highland County, Ohio, till ten years old, and then in Clinton County, Ohio. He came upon Greensfork, two miles west of Lynn, near Cherry Grove, in 1825; changed to Sparrow Creek in 1829, owning there 134 acres of land; moved south of Farmland in 1837, and west of New Dayton in 1863. His wife died thirty-three years ago, and he has lived a widower ever since. They had eight children, seven are living, and all seven are married. His mother died when he was a babe, and he was raised by his grandfather, Dan Bales (Daniel and Susanna (Jackson). Beals - editor)., who came to Randolph County in 1826, and entered land in the region.” (R110).Sent by Marjorie Sears.
Eli's mother died while he was a baby and he was raised by his grandfather, Daniel Beals and Susannah who came to Randolph Co., Ind in 1826, and entered land in the region.
Eli Hiatt was born near Chillicothe, Ohio, 1801; was raised in Highland County, Ohio, till ten yars old, and then in Clinton Co., Ohio. He cam upon Greensfork, two miles west of Lynn, near Cherry Grove, in 1825; Changed to Sparrow Creek in 1829, owning there 134 acres of land, moved south of Farmland in 1837, and west of New Dayton in 1863. His wife died thirty-three years ago, and he was lived a widower ever since. They had eight children; seven are living and all the seven are married. His mother died when he was a babe, and he was raised by his grandfather, Dan Bales, who came to Randolph Co., in 1826, and entered land in the region.
See notes under Sabina Moon.Randolph County, Ind. 1818-1990
Hiatt-Conner, Eli and Mary (Conner) Hiatt were m. at Cherry Grove, MM., Randolph Co., Ind. June 13, 1827. Eli, son of Jesse and Sarah (Beals) Hiatt, was b. in Ross. Co., Ohio Oct 27, 1801. Mary Conner wa b. To John and Rachel Conner on May 7, 1805 in Georgia. Mary wa sthe last birth entered in the Wrightsboro, Ga. MM birth records.
Eli's mother d. when he was an infant. He was reared by is grandparents, Daniel and Susannah (Jackson) Beals of North Carolina, who came to Randoph Co., Ind. 1826, as pioneers, and bought land. Daniel's parents were Thoams and Sarah (Antrim) Beals of Prince George Co., Md. Susannah's parents were Samuel and Catherine (Plankenhorn) Jackson of Chester Co., Pa. Daniel Beals is buried in the Sparrow Creek MM. Cemetery plot near Buena Vista, Randolph Co., Ind.
Eli and Mary's children, all b. in Randolph Co., were Sarah who m 1st John McNess and 2nd to a man named Cox; Anne who m. Eli (son of Jethro and Hannah (Hodgson) Hiatt; Jesse who m. Lydia (or Louisa) Stanley; Nancy whom. Pleasant Stanley; Rebecca who m. John Thompson Stanley; Nathan who was killed in the Civil War; Sabina who m. 1st Will Addington and 2nd Elihu Lambert, and Eli who m. Eliza Jane Current.
Eli Hiatt was a chief promoter of the work in the anti-slavery societies which began to be formed in the area in the early 1830's. At one time a company of 12 slavea stopped at Eli's home. At the time the slaves were there the prusuers, who knew the fugitives were in the neighborhood, came to town but fortunately did not know they were taking refuge at Eli's. A man returning from Ridgeville met the search party and directed them on ahead. The slaves were on the way to Canada and freedom.
Eli d. Oct 26, 1880 and Mary on Feb 18, 1848. Both are interred in the Cedar Creek Cem. Randolph Co., Ind. He was a descendant of thei Immigrants John and Mary (Smith) Hiatt through George and Martha (Wakefield) Hiatt, John
and Sarah (Hodgston) Hiatt, Christopher and Elizabeth (Mills) Hiatt to Jesse and Sarah (Beals ) Hiatt, as previously mentioned. Submitted by Carol Sue Inman.From a page of an old book, History of Randolph Co., Ind.
Eli Hiatt was born near Chillicothe, Ohio, in 1801; was raised in Highland Co., Ohio, till ten years old, then in Clinton County, Ohio. He came upon Greensfork, two miles west of Lynn, near Cherry Grave, in 1825; changed to Sparrow Creek in 1829, owning there 134 acres of land; moved south of Farmland in 1837, and west of New Dayton in 1863. His wife died thirty three years ago, and he has lived a widower ever since. They had eight children; seven are living, and all the seven are married. His mother died when he was a babe, and he was raised by his grandfather, Dan Bales, who came to Randolph County in 1826, and entered land in teh region. Settlers at that time were (in Cherry Grove) Joseph Thornburg (came perhaps in 1815 or 1816), Jacob Bales (came perhaps 1815 or 1816), Curtis Bales (came perhaps in 1815 or 1816) etc.
Again under heading of MARTIN A. REEDER, 1822
... " Anti-slavery societies began to be formed between 1836 and 1840, or sooner. The U.G.R.R. had a sort of organization, though not a very elaborate one. Lists of the stations, of the routes, of the men who would entertain and who would forward fugitives, etc., were kept for reference along the route.
At Winchester, Eli Hiatt was a chief promotor of the work. Others, were James P. Way, Frank Diggs, Jesse Way, Moorman Way, Dr. Cook, M. A. Reeder and others; George Bailey and others, at Huntsville; Zimri Bond, John H. Bond,
etc. at Cabin Creek. Large numbers were in sympathy with the work; some, in fact, who would hardly have been expected to do so. On man, a landlord in Jay County, who was then, and has always since been, a staunch Democrat, was nevertheless a constant and reliable helper in the U.G.R.R.
At one time, a company of twelve stopped at Eli Hiatt's. The pursuers came to town while the fugitives were still here. hey knew the fugitives were not far off, but not that they were in town.
Dr. Cook went early toward Ridgeville, and, returning, met the man hunters - giving them such information as caused them to suppose their prey was ahead, and they pressed vigorously onward (four men, all armed to the teeth). The slaves were taken back to Huntsville, from there to John Bond's and thence to Camden, and so on toward Canada. etc.
Found in HH Book. Sent by Marjorie Sears. Mary was the dau. of John Conner and Rachel. Mary was the last birth entered in Wrightsboro MM, Georgia, birth records.
Sent by Colleen Milbocker.
See HH book, volume I, pg. 399. This family is reported to have remained in Ohio. Dover MM, Clinton Co., OH: 15-8-1833, Salley Bently formerly Hiet (sic) condemed marriage contrary to discipline.
(1579.) SARAH HIATT (582.) (144.) (22.) (3.) (1.):
b. 25-3mo-1810, prob. Clinton Co., Ohio; d. 1856, in Ohio; m. 20-6mo-1833, in Clinton Co., Ohio, to WILLIAM BENTLY; b. 13-2mo-1810; the family remained in Ohio.CH: (3414.) Emily; (3415.) Eliza; (3416.) Ann; (3417.) Jane; (3418.) Elam; (3419.) Rhoda; (3420.) Gilbert; (3421.) John Hiatt; (3422.) Ataline. (R22, 133).
Dover Mo. Mtg. Clinton Co., Ohio:
15-8mo-1833 - Sally Bently (formerly Hiel (sic). condemned marriage contrary to discipline. (R57).
SIXTH GENERATION: DESCENDANTS OF GEORGE HIATT
(1581.) CURTIS HIATT (582.) (144.) (22.) (3.) (1.):
b. 27-4mo-1815, near Martinsville, Clinton Co., Ohio; d. 22-6mo-1902, at Emporia, Lyon Co., Kansas; m. in Hamilton Co., Indiana, 19-10mo-1837, to SABINA MOON, d/o Simon and Hannah (Stout). Moon; b. 29-3mo-1817, NC.; d.12-mo-1898, Emporia, Lyon Co., Kansas.CH: (3423.) Sarah Ann; (3424.) William Bently; (3425.) Eli Moon; (3426.) Abel Robert; (3427.) Jonathan D.; (3428.) Gulielma Penn; (3429.) Simon Jesse; (3430.) Sylvester Tatem; (3431.) Linday S. (R22, 133).
1850 Census, Washington twp., Hamilton Co., Indiana: Curtis Hiatt, 36 Ohio, Farmer; Sibina, 33, NC.; Sarah Ann, 11, Ind,; William B., 8; eli, 6; Abel, 4; Jonathan D., 3; Gulielma, 5/12.A TRIBUTE - written by John E. Hinshaw
“My Grandfather Curtis Hiatt was a Diplomat of the highest order. As a human machine, the Spiritual Magnetism of the Still small voice encerciled him the most perfectly and completely of any one it has ever been my lot to know. He never wavered never at a loss to know what to do, or not to do. Never hurried nor worried - yet always punctual and on time. Never argued yet clear in expression and reasonings. For 40 yrs head of the Quaker Meeting he helped found here 10-6-1(8).80. In the separation of 12-27-79 and the exciting years previous, never once did I know of him being perturbed or clamorous. His was a marvelous mixture of the spiritual and human, never equaled in any one else that I ever knew - Not dictatorial, neither of the preaching type. Human yet marvelously spiritual, his face, eyes and voice ever expressing his spiritual exhuberance and facing him for 40 years in meeting ought I not to know?
“In the saddle he looked the Cromwell or Washington, Tall; straight broad shouldered dignified yet so sweetly unselfish; Successful in life’s livelihood and general business inclinations he was forehanded for charitable and religious needs. As a young man no on one in his native Clinton. Co. O. could put him on his back nor out jump - standing or running nor in the hop skip broad jump.
“It was his father Jesse who swam the Ohio River six times to win a wife so the son Curtis had pioneer blood to be proud of.
“This is no story or flattery of a Pioneer Moses, but of an 100 per cent human being who early in life sought and found the Still Small Voice to lead and guide him in a marvelous manner, Endless stories could be told of his generosity, bravery, goodness and spiritual gentleness and meekness, And thus, I conclude. J. E. H” (R22).
OLD HOME IS A MODEL - CURTIS HIATT HOME HAS WITHSTOOD YEARS OF SERVICE
(From Emporia Gazette, about 1935).“The old Curtis Hiatt house, immediately west of the Soden bridge, south of the Cottonwood, built the winter of 1857-8 by that sturdy Quaker pioneer, might almost be a model of the popular Cape Cod cottages copied so widely today. This house is built of native black walnut weatherboarding, doors and their frames, window frames and all dimension timber. The old building stands firm on its foundation, despite the many years and the large number of floods that have passed over and around it. Always it has been occupied, never has it belonged to any but Hiatts, and never has there been a mortgage on the tract of land to which the house belongs. The 37½ acres was deeded by Curtis Hiatt to his daughter, (Gulielma Hiatt Hinshaw). and she in turn sold it to her nephew Dawson Hiatt, a son of Sylvester Hiatt and a grandson of Curtis Hiatt.
“Mr. And Mrs. Curtis Hiatt came to Kansas in May 1856, driving across what became the town site of Emporia, to take up land south of the Cottonwood. They built a log cabin near the site of the present Ike Jones home, and the next year started work on the house which was their home for the remainder of their lives. Curtis Hiatt was a ruling elder in the Society of Friends for 40 years.
“Curtis Hiatt acquired much land in the fertile Cottonwood valley, and as his six sons came to maturity, he gave to each an 80-acre farm. The third generation of Hiatts grew up on these farms but the only ones of that name in the neighborhood now are Mr. And Mrs Dawson Hiatt, Eli Hiatt the only survivor of the second generation lives at 820 Commercial, and the Misses Ola and Essi Hiatt, daughters of Simon Hiatt, and granddaughters of the Curtis Hiatts live at 415 W. 7th.“There are several interesting articles of pioneer use on the old Hiatt place. Among them are ox yoke and chain used on the oxen which helped bring the family to Kansas. There were four yoke of oxen hitched to the big Conestoga wagon. Also a tin lantern that burns candles; a walnut cupboard, a cherry chest of drawers, and candle molds and a Seth Thomas clock.” (R22).
Refer to notes under Sabina Moon.
Received in mbrp 28 AUG 1856 Hamilton County, Indiana, Westfield MM.Get Certifcate to 4 AUG 1859 Hendricks County, Indiana, Plainfield MM.
Found in HH Book D/o Simon Moon and Hannah Stout.
Recieved 28 April 1991 from James E. Bellarts, RG, CG, FACG, 2330 S. E.
Brookwood ave., Suite 108, Hillsboro, Ore. 97123:THE MOON FAMILY
A RESEARCH PAPERCompiled by James E. Bellarts
This research paper contains all of the Moon information in my files as of the date of publication shown at the bottom of the last page. It is continally updated as new or corrected material is recieved. Information has been taken from a number of sources which are indicated. The sole purpose of this paper is to stimulate further research and hpefully to obtain further documentation and data....etc.REGARDING DATES: I have used the International Standards Organization (I.S.O.) dating system in this paper to avoid possible confusion. Thus the year appears first, followed by the month and then the date. The orignial American Independence Day of the United States would then be written 1776 - Jul - 04. The reason for this system is that to an American 07-04-1776 is July 4, 1776, while to a European it is April 7, 1776. As the result of the lack of any standardized method of writing dates, confusion results. The ISO system has been used for several years in my genealogical publications and is now being widely accepted by genealogists. The letter "c" before the date is used to indicate the period of plus or minus ten yeares (ie c1690 = between 1680 and 1700).
REGARDING QUAKER DATES: The basic rule for copying dates, especially Quaker
dates, is never change the way they were recorded. A 1751 edict of the British Parliament that Britain and her colonies change from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar made January rather than March the first month of the year, and January 1st New Years, rather than March 21st, tthe Spring Equinox. Many dates then became double dates - ie 1750/51, in an effort to accurately adjust records. Always copy the dates exactly as they are found. The cange over was slow, and we wonder how many calendars were in the American Colonies in 1752. Quaker dates especially should be copied exactly as found. The names of the months as we use them, being of pagan origin, were unacceptable to the Quakers.
While Quakers accepted the calendar change, they kept their own method of recording dates, with the first month now being January instead of March. Born Ye 17th day, 12th month 1749 owuld convert to February 17, 1749, not December 17, 1749, and non Quaker dating would make it Feb. 17, 1750 O.S. (Old Style) or Feb. 17, 1749/50 N.S. (New Style).
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MOON FAMILY HISTORY
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Given at the Reunion held at Forest Park, Noblesville, Hamilton County,
Ind. in 1928. Written by Clarkson H. Moon then of Indianapolis, Ind., formally of Westfield, Hamilton Co., Ind. As edited with a few corrections.My grandfather Simon Moon was born 1784 - 04 - 09 at Cane Creek, Guilford
Col, N. C. He was the son of John and Rachel (Adams) Moon. John Moon was the son of James and Anna Moon. The parents of Rachel (Adams) Moon were William and Susanna Adams. The parents of William Adams were George and Catherine Adams of Chester County, Penn. Rily Moon was my father, Simon Moon my grandfather, John Moon my great-grandfather, and James Moon my Great-great
grandfather.
John Moon, my great-grandfather was born in Frederick Co. Va., 1852-12
mo-08, and died in North Carolina 1813-05mo-03. His children were 1)Geroge; 2) William; 3) John: 4) Jonathan; 5) Simon; 6) Ann; 7) Rachel; 8) Sarah; 9) Mary and 10) Margaret. Rachel married William Weasner who lived at Monrovia,
Indiana. Sara married Thomas Stout. Ann married William Stout. Mary Stout
[grandmothers] sister married John Morrow who lived east of Richmond,IN,
but moved from there to Miami, Ohio. Jonathan was born at Cane Creek, North
Carolina where he lived all his life. He was more than 100 years old when he
died.
Simon Moon and Hannah Stout, my grandparents, were married 1808-02mo-01 at Cane Creek Monthly Meeting, Guilford Co., N.C. Hannah (Stout) Moon, with their family, which consisted at that time of 1) Joseph, m. Lydia Hinshaw; 2) Mary; 3) John, m. Lavinia Burnside; twins 4) William and 5) Riley; 6) Sabina m. Curtis Hiatt; and 7) Jonathan having previously died, moved 1820-11mo-20, from Guilford Co., N.C., to Indiana, and settled east of Richmond, Ind., near the Ohio line. A few years later they moved to a location near Sugar Grove, two and a half miles southwest of Plainfield, Hendricks Co., Ind. After moving to Indiana there was born to them three other children: 8) Simon, Jr., m. Elizabeth Boon; 9) Hannah m. William Carney; and 10) Elihu, m. Marilla Noblet.
On 1832-Sep-29 they moved to Westfield, Hamilton Co., Ind., arriving at sunset on the 29th. They built the first log cabin in Washington Twnshp., Hamilton Co., Ind. on the 160 acres of land Simon had previously entered on the southwest corner of Plainfield, later called the Doan Farm. He gave the
Friends Church two acres of ground for a hitching ground for as long as they
wished to use it for that pupose, where Dr. Coffin's house now stands (in
1928). He was a Charter Member of the Friends Church. Simon Moon died
1835-Aug-11, and is buried in the old grave yard. Grandmother died 1844-Aug-30 and is buried by his side. All of the above named children moved to Emporia, Kansas, in the fall of 1856. The families of all of them (in 1928) live in Lyon County in and around Emporia, except Simon, Jr. and his family, who a few years later returned to Indiana.
The children of Joseph and Lydia (Hinshaw) Moon are 1) Emanuel; 2)
Benjamine; 3) Jonathan who was the husband of Mary (Pemberton) Moon the
evangelist; 4) Silas, a missionary in Alaska; 5) Newton; Malinda; and 7)
Cynthiann.The children of John and Lavinia (Burnside) Moon are Jesse; 2) Mary; 3)
Jacob; twins 4) Melissa and 5) Elisha; 6) William; and 7) Calvin.The children of Curtis Hiatt and Sabina Moon are 1)Sarah Ann; 2)Able;
3)Bently; 4)Eli; 5)Simon; 6)Jesse; 7)Gulielma; and 8)Sylvester.Jesse Hiatt, my grandfather, was born in 1778. The place or month is not
known. He was the son of Christopher and Elizabeth Hiatt. He had two brothers and one sister, by name of Solomon, Elisha and Rachel. There might have been others that I have no knowledge of. They are said to be of French extraction. They once spelled their name Hyatt. Jesse Hiatt moved from Virginaia to Ohio about the year 1800. He was twice married. His first wife was Sarah ? I have no account of her ancestors. They had one son 1)Eli who was my mothers half brother. He lived in Randolph Co., Indiana near Winchester, where his descendants now live (in 1928). Nothing has been heard of them for many years. His second wife was Levicy William my grandmother. I have no record of her ancestors. Their children were 2)Sarah, m. William Bently near Wilmington, Ohio; 3) Curtis of Emporia, Ks. m. Sabina Moon my father's sister; 4)Nathan, m. Jane Montgomery; 5)Susannah; 7)Jane m. Riley Moon my father; 7)Isam, m. Asenath Tomlison; 8)Elizabeth, m. Daniel Rich who moved to Kansas in 1856. There were two other children 9)Jonathan; and 10)Mahala.Riley Moon and Susannah Hiatt were marreid 1838-04mo-19 at the Friends
Church, Westfield, Ind., and immediately moved to their farm two miles north of Westfield on which they lived until their death. Mother died 1890 - Oct - 1928, and father died 1894-Sep-1919. They are both buried in Summit Lawn Cemetery, Westfield. They lived on their farm more than fifty-two years. The Children of Riley and Susannah (Hiatt) Moon were 1)Anna M. m. Richard Beals, both deceased (in 1928); 2)Almeda J., m. John Sturdevant, both deceased (in 1928); 3)Edward, m. Rachel Carson, now living in Noblesville, Ind. (in 1928); 4)Clarkson H., alive in 1928, m.(1)Charity Carson who is buried in Hinkle Creek Church Cem., m (2) Mary E. Moore, who d. 1912; and 6)Eva Medora, d. 1862-03mo-14 at the age of 18 mo. 6 days.The children of Richard and Anna M. (Moon) Beals are 1) Arthur, deceased;
2) Mary, deceased; 3) Emma (Beals) Riley; and Roscoe G. principal of Dekalb
School, Dekalb, Ind. (in 1928).The children of John and Elmeda J. (Moon) Sturdevant are 1) Lula; 2) Alvin;
3) Morton, deceased; 4) Walter; 5) Earnest; and 6) Raymond.The children of Thomas and Emily K. (Moon) Inman are 1) Theodore; 2) Altha;
3) Claud; 4) Henry; and 5) Edda. All are deceased except Theodore and Henry.The children of Edward and Rachel (Carson) Moon are 1) Archie; 2) Otto;
3) Curtis; 4) Allie; 5) Burton; 6) Richard; 7) Fredric; 8) Flossie; 9) Ethel; 10) Tony; and 11) Albert.The children of Clarkson and Charity (Carson) Moon are 1)Clarence C.,
living in Indianapolis in 1928; and 2)Chariuty, died soon after her mother and is buried beside her in Hinkle Creek Cemetery.
The Children of Clarkson and Mary E. (Moore) are 1) Murry; and 2) Clifford, both buried in Summit Lawn Cemetery, Westfild, Indiana.
The above is as nearly correct as memory and a few records can make them.
the facts were given me by my father and mother before their deaths and from
records received from North Carolina, Penn., Virginia, Ohio and Delaware.
MOTHERS RELATIVES: Elizabeth Hiatt married Daniel Rich. He was the son of Richard Rich who was a brother of Peter Rich, a member of Chester Friends
Church north of Westfield, Indiana, on State Route 31 (NOTE: Chester Church was dismantled and built into House Cemetery near the Church. there are still burials there in 1991). Richmond Rich lived where Elwood Beals now lives (in 1928). Daniel Rich, my uncle, lived east of Hinkle Creek but moved from there in 1856 to Emporia, Ks., where his descendants now life (in 1928).
Jesse Hiatt and his family, except Sarah (Hiatt) Bentley, moved from Ohio
to Westfield, Ind., in the year 1833. Eli Hiatt's descendants live at
Winchester, Randolph Co., Ind. (in 1928). Sarah Hiatt married William Bentley.
Their children live near Wilmingto, Ohio (in 1928). Curtis Hiatt married Sabina Moon, father's sister. Their descendants in and near Emporia, Ks. (in 1928). Nathan Hiatt married Jane Montgomery. They have three children 1)Naomie; 2)Calvin; and 3)Elmina. There are none of the family living. Isom Hiatt married Asenath Tomlinson, dau. of Robert and Lydia Tomlinson. Their children are 1)Wesley; 2)Viola; 3)Priscilla; 4)Solomon Hiatt, brother of Jesse, my grandfather, joining farms with grandfather, had two children 1)Enos; and 2)Deliah. Delilah married Milton Tomlinson, brother of Asenath (Tomlinson) Hiatt, wife of Isom Hiatt, mother's brother. I have a record of his brother Elisha and sister Rachel. William, Solomon, Josiah and their sister were cousins of my mother. They lived north of Carmel, Indiana. William married Mary Moon my father's sister. Amer Hiatt and his children Elam, Jesse and Betsy Clampet were relations of my mother. ( See #199, 775, 777, 778 of Hiatt-Hiett book)
Enos Hiatt who lived northwest of Noblesville, Indiana, was a cousin of my mother. His children were 1)Lewis; 2) Nathan; 3) Ella; 4) Almeda; and 5)Edward Lewis was a member of Colonel Elsworth;s Zouave Regiment in time of (the Civil) War, and was with him when he was killed by the owner of a building that was flying a rebel flag that he tore down. After the war Lewis went to Arizona. There are not of the family living unless (they might be) some of Nathan's relatives at Nobelsville, Ind. there were other relatives: Brison, Isaac, William, Larkin, Isaac and William were in the (Civil) War. William was killed in battle. Isaac was Custodian of the Court House at Nolesville, Ind., for many years. Larkin lives in Indianapolis (in 1928).GRANDMOTHER STOUT'S RELATIVES: Thomas Stout married Sarah Moon, father's
Aunt. John and Cyrus Stout moved from North Carolina to Emporia, Ks. They
were the sons of Thomas and Sarah (Moon) Stout. Hannah Stout married Simon
Moon. John Moon, father of Simon Moon had a brother Jacob who had a family of fifteen children. One of his sons married Elizabeth Stout the daughter of
Peter Stout, first cousin of Hannah (Stout) Moon, my grandmother. Doctor Harry Stout of Cicero, Indiana; Peter Stout of Sheridan, Ind., and Atlas Stout, Harry's brother are now deceased (in 1928). Ephraim Stout of Westfield, Ind., was a first cousin of my grandmother. His family was 1)Charles; 2)Robert; 3)Elias; 4)Anna; 5)Ruth; 6)Jimmy; and 7)Ephraim. Jr. Lucius Stout, son of Robert, lives (in 1928) at Eagletown, Ind. on State Rd. 32, west of Westfield, Ind., and is all of that family living (in 1928). There are some or all of Charles' family living. Julia (Stout) Conklin lives in Ohio.From the records of the late Garland P. Stout
Sent by Betty Hanson 1865 Kansas State Census, Lyon Co., Empria Township 1875 Kansas State Census, Lyon Co., Emporia Township. Obit of Curtis Hiatt. The Empria Gazette, Emporia, Kansas 23 Jun 1902 Front Page Col 5. Funeral Notice of Sabina Hiatt. The Emporia Daily Gazette. Emporia Kansas 10 Dec 1898. Front Page Col 1Historie's Offering by John E. Hinshaw 1938
Briefly, for the benefit of descendents and others, of the Pioneer Period
of Lyon Co., I wish to state open facts, known perhaps by none other than
myself, except through me?
Beginning the evening of May 10, 1856, a caravan of 4 wagons, camped at
Oliver Phillips, on Duck Creek, nooning north of the Neosho river the next day.
About 2 p.m. May 11th, they crossed the Neosho, at what later became
known as the "Spencer Ford". Following the dim trail up Normal Hill, to the
now point of 14th and Exchange St. Thence S.W. crossing Commercial near to
where the Santa Fe station now is to a point West and south of the Randolph
Dairy Barn, to a Buffalo Ford crossing.
Joseph Moon, who had come in the late summer of '55 wrote where and how to
get here, to his sister's husband, Curtis Hiatt. 20 miles north of Indianpolis, Ind. Thus, he met them, on horse, in the P.M. near 3rd and West St. Milton Chamness, leading with two yoke of oxen, followed by "Fan and
Blaze", driven by Sarah (sic) Ann Hiatt, and her mother, Sabina Moon Hiatt.
Next came the huge Conestoga wagon drawn by four yoke of cattle, followed by
Wm. Carnay wife, and daughter, with one yoke of superior oxen.Excerpts from Article by L.M.F. on Ephriam Lee 93 years Old
Gazette 195?... Mr. Lee and his great niece, Miss Sadie Hiatt, maintain their home at
Woodland Avenue, immediately north of Sixth. Miss Hiatt is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bentley Hiatt and was born on the Hiatt farm acros the Cottonwood west of Soden's mill. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Hiatt. She took a quarter section homestead in Grant county near Ulysses, and lived on and proved up on it, living alone much of the time during her three year's residence. She and Mr. Lee have lived in their present home, a comfortable shingled cottage, since 1915... Miss Hiatt has a brother is western Kansas, and three brothers and a sister in Calif., but says she prefers to live here.
Miss Hiatt tells the story she has heard many time of how, in the early
days, border ruffians came to this section of the country. They went first to the home of John Fowler, but were driven away by John Fowler and his 11 stalwart sons. The Fowler watched the invaders cross the Cottonwood and go toward the home of Curtis Hiatt. He, being a Quaker offered no resistance when the ruffians began to ransack his house, but he had asked that they leave him something. They had loaded up with about all they could carry from the house and the farm yard, when the Fowlers armed appeared. The ruffians were ordered to put back all the property they had stolen, and to get out of the country.
"Don't take one thing and don't offer to resist us, or we will shoot you," said the Fowler spokesman. And the border ruffians went.
...Miss Hiatt has a black walnut bed and lounge which her father freighted from Lawrence. A falling leaf walnut table she owns was made at the Emporia funiture factory at the Soden Mill...From an interview with Miss Ola Hiatt
Curtis Hiatt was a farmer, he prospered in Lyon County, kept adding to his original holding until eventually he owned the land up and down the Cottonwood river from Soden's bridge to the Poor farm bridge, he settled his family on his land as they married and started out for themselves, but now 1939 not many descendants left here, the only ones of the Hiatt name are Miss Ola and Miss Essie Hiatt of 415 West Seventh Ave, Emporia, and Dawson Hiatt, of the old farm, all grandchildren.
Curtis and Sabina (they were always called by their first names among the
Friends and never known as Mr. and Mrs. were prominent in their church. They
founded the old Cottonwood Friends Church, about five miles west of Emporia,
and were leaders there until some years later they founded the old Friends
church which formerly stood at South Avenue and Sylvan in Emporia, known as
Emporia Friends Meeting. (see booklet compiled when the 75th anniversary of
the Cottenwood friends church was celebrated for further data). Curtis was
head of the Meeting at the Cottonwood church as long as they attended there
and then was head of the Meeting at the Emporia church.Curtis Hiatt died June 22 1902
Sabina Moon Hiatt died December 9 1898The span of black Morgan mares previosly mentiond [Fan & Blaze]
furnished the country round abouts with the good horses, for they had numerous progeny. Curtis Hiatt always rode Fan the one of them whose name Miss Ola Hiatt remembers. For some reason uknown, Fan hated Indians -- and would chase everyone she saw if free to do so, hence, she was never allowed to run loose.
Curtis and Sabina had many experiences with the Indians, being Friends
they felt most kindly toward them and alwayes them and always were friendly
and helpful -- not the custom of the greater part of the settlers of
other faiths. The settlers soon learned that it was not wise to invite
an Indian into the house and place him at the at the family table. Not only his uncleanly habits forbade, but if a plate of bread or dish of any other food was passed to him, he would brush it all off the dish into his blanket. Hence, food was either served on the plates to each person, or they were fed outside the house.
One day a young Indian came at meal time and asked for food, Curtis asked
him to come into the house but the Indian answered, "No, me dirty Indian", but Curtis insisted, took him by the arm and drew him into the house and to the table. One day Curtis was on old Fan trying to locate his stock (this was probably in the morning), and to rode to the top of Jacob's Mound in order to get a view of the surrounding country. He soon noticed a group of young Indians mounted, who began to circle the foot of the hill and gradually to close nearer and nearer to him. He felt rather nervous and wondered just why they were acting so different than usual. He noticed too, that the young
Indian, whom he had invited into his house to eat, was one of their number,
also that he was talking earnestly to the others and seemingly trying to
persuade them to some action. At last he prevailed and the Indians went away. Soon afterwards, Curtis learned why he had been surrounded in this manner. The night before a wagon train had started to make camp somewhere in that vicinity, with them was a young New Yorker who had boasted that he would shoot the first Indian he saw. The others had attempted to watch him and had been successful until that night when, in the confussion of making camp, he had slipped away, returning in a short time, bragging that he had accomplished his aim. It turned out that he had shot a young squaw, who had a small papoose. The members of the wagon train broke camp at once without supper and drove hurriedly on, the Indians vowed that they would get a white man in vengeance, and Curtis Hiatt was the first one they saw, his kindness to the young Indiana had saved his life. (There were ten or a dozen Indians in the party which surrounded him at Jacob's Mound). The Wagon train had camped on the Cottonwood not far from Jacob's mound, also there was an Indiana camp near.
Sabina Hiatt learned some of the Indiana language and could converse with
them with resonable facility. She said that she couldn't help being a little
afraid of them at first but that she soon conquered her fear, after she really knew them. "After all," she would say to her grandchildren in later years, "Why, they were just folks." The Indians were always wanting to "swop" especially for white flour, which had to be hauled a long way and was a great treat. One day, when the Hiatts had been here only a short time Sabina was at home alone with the baby and some Indians came to the house, asking to "swop" for some white flour. They offered gooseberries for flour. She was afraid to refuse them, they did not have the gooseberries with them, but said they would get some. Sometime after, here they came, dragging the bushes with the berries, part of them, still on, and filled the small yard, Curtis had put a fence around his yard early, with bushes, berries and all. Sabina had to feed the Indians and give them the white flour, probably expensive gooseberries.
One of Sabina's Indina friends was Old Mary Butch, medicine woman, who
brought Sabina her herb mixtures, stuff for a strong constitution, according to Miss Hiatt. She said that no one complained anywhere near her grandmother, for if they did, they were given a dose of "Old Mary Butch", as they called it, a remedy that would burn out one's insides. The grand children remember how amused they would be when Old Mary Butch would come to see their grandmother.
Old Mary would grunt, then their grandmother would grunt, and so on. The Indian language sounding like a series of grunts to them.
At rare intervals the grandchildren would hear their grandfather tell of a memorable trip to Westport Landing (near the present Kansas City) in the early day. Miss Hiatt said that he grandparents were always afriad of being bores, and that, in addition to the fact that it was against their principles to talk about themselves made them usually silent about their affairs and experiences. She said that her grandfather, when he did tell anything, was always brief and to the point and most concise in his account. On this occasion, Curtis and Eli, one of his sons, who usually went with him when he had to go away from home, started to Westport landing for supplies. The first night they stopped to camp at or near Lyndon, the next night not far from Lawrence. At this point, the children always feared that he was going to stop and say no more, but he would add after awhile, "We heard shooting at times, didn't sleep much."
Then he would be silent and they were sure he intened to say no more.
Finally he would say that they went on to Lawrence the next morning, then would say no more until one of the children could wait no longer and would ask. "And what next. Grandfather?", then he would answer. "Town full of dead men. Don't want to talk about it." (Can't talk about it, Miss Hiatt's words) "Dead men every where, can't talk about it."
The Indians who got the gooseberries on the bushes to trade for white flour to Sabina Hiatt, were squaws, the men did not work at all, and the women were the ones who came around to swap with Sabina (the Friends never used titles of any kind, not Mr. and Mrs., but Curtis and Sabina always. There Indians were Sabina's friends and came to see her often.The reproduction of Curtis and Sabina Hiatt's photograph in John Hinshaw's
Pioneers, was taken in the early 90's.Do not use the term "Quaker" when speaking of these people, they considered
themselves, "Friends"Newspaper Clipping File
Lyon County Museum Library and Archives
Emporia, Kansas
Researched 26 Sept 1991
(1582.) NATHAN HIATT (582.) (144.) (22.) (3.) (1.):
b. 28-10mo-1817, Clinton Co., Ohio; d. 22-9mo-1864, Hamilton Co., Indiana; m. in Hamilton Co., Indiana, 3-10mo-1844, to (1587.) JANE MONTGOMERY, d/o Erwin and (584.) Sarah (Hiatt). Motgomery; b. 20-9mo-1817, Va.; d. 16-7mo-1903, Hamilton Co., Indiana. (They were first cousins.)CH: (3432.) Naomi S.; (3433.) Calvin M.; (3434.) Elmina, (R22, 133).
1850 Census, Washington Twp., Hamilton Co., Indiana: Nathan Hiatt, 32. Ohio, Farmer; Jane, 33, Va.; Naomi, 2, Ind.
Sent by Colleen Milbocker and Marjorie Sears.
1860 Census Hamilton Co., Ind. Washington Twp., Town of Westfield.Hiatt-Hiett History, Volume I pg. 401-402
(1587) First cousins, see number (1582).
S/o Simon and Hannah Stout Moon. John and Susannah moved to their farm 2 miles north of Westfield, where they lived until their death. They lived there for 52 years. See notes under Sabina Moon. See also Hiatt book, pg. 582 - 583.
DATE 19 APR 1838
PLAC married in the Friends Church, Westfield, Indiana
Refer to notes under Sabina Moon.
(1583.) SUSANNA HIATT (582.) (144.) (22.) (3.) (1.):
b. 14-9mo-1820, Clinton Co., Ohio; d. 28-10mo-1890, Hamilton Co., Indiana; m. in Hamilton Co., Indiana, 19-4mo-1838, to RILEY MOON, son of Simon and Hannah (Stout). Moon; b. 13-1mo-1815, NC.; d. 19-9mo-1894, Hamilton Co., Indiana.CH: (3435.) Anna M.; (3436.) Almeda; (3437.) Emily Kathryn; (3438.) Elwood; (3439.) Clarkson H.; (3440.) Edith Ann; (3441.) Eva Medora. (R22, 133).
Was living in Indianapolis, Ind in 1928. See notes under Sabina Moon.
Died 18 months 6 days old.
(1586.) ELIZABETH ANN HIATT (582.) (144.) (22.) (3.) (1.):
b. 11-6mo-1832, Clinton Co., Ohio; d. 26-7mo-1865, Emporia, Lyon Co., Kansas; m. in hamilton co., Indiana, 10-4mo-1851, to DANIEL RICH, son of Richard and Hannah (Hinshaw). Rich; b. 9-1mo-1828, Randolph Co., NC.; d. 28-12mo-1903, Topeka, Kansas; bur. At Emporia. He removed with parents in 1834 from NC. to Ind.; to Lyon Co., Kansas, 1857. (He m. (2nd). 22-2mo-1866, in Kansas, to Mary Hammer, d/o Aaron and Mary (Neal). Hammer; b. 10-10mo-1840, Greene Co., Tenn.; d. 10-1mo-1920, Bucklin, Kansas; bur. at Emporia; eight more children by this second marriage.)CH: (3451.) Richard; (3452.) Andrew H.; (3453.) Hannah Lavica; (3454.) Alvin. (R22, 133).
Found in HH Book D/o Simon Moon and Hannah Stout.
Recieved 28 April 1991 from James E. Bellarts, RG, CG, FACG, 2330 S. E.
Brookwood ave., Suite 108, Hillsboro, Ore. 97123:THE MOON FAMILY
A RESEARCH PAPERCompiled by James E. Bellarts
This research paper contains all of the Moon information in my files as of the date of publication shown at the bottom of the last page. It is continally updated as new or corrected material is recieved. Information has been taken from a number of sources which are indicated. The sole purpose of this paper is to stimulate further research and hpefully to obtain further documentation and data....etc.REGARDING DATES: I have used the International Standards Organization (I.S.O.) dating system in this paper to avoid possible confusion. Thus the year appears first, followed by the month and then the date. The orignial American Independence Day of the United States would then be written 1776 - Jul - 04. The reason for this system is that to an American 07-04-1776 is July 4, 1776, while to a European it is April 7, 1776. As the result of the lack of any standardized method of writing dates, confusion results. The ISO system has been used for several years in my genealogical publications and is now being widely accepted by genealogists. The letter "c" before the date is used to indicate the period of plus or minus ten yeares (ie c1690 = between 1680 and 1700).
REGARDING QUAKER DATES: The basic rule for copying dates, especially Quaker
dates, is never change the way they were recorded. A 1751 edict of the British Parliament that Britain and her colonies change from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar made January rather than March the first month of the year, and January 1st New Years, rather than March 21st, tthe Spring Equinox. Many dates then became double dates - ie 1750/51, in an effort to accurately adjust records. Always copy the dates exactly as they are found. The cange over was slow, and we wonder how many calendars were in the American Colonies in 1752. Quaker dates especially should be copied exactly as found. The names of the months as we use them, being of pagan origin, were unacceptable to the Quakers.
While Quakers accepted the calendar change, they kept their own method of recording dates, with the first month now being January instead of March. Born Ye 17th day, 12th month 1749 owuld convert to February 17, 1749, not December 17, 1749, and non Quaker dating would make it Feb. 17, 1750 O.S. (Old Style) or Feb. 17, 1749/50 N.S. (New Style).
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MOON FAMILY HISTORY
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Given at the Reunion held at Forest Park, Noblesville, Hamilton County,
Ind. in 1928. Written by Clarkson H. Moon then of Indianapolis, Ind., formally of Westfield, Hamilton Co., Ind. As edited with a few corrections.My grandfather Simon Moon was born 1784 - 04 - 09 at Cane Creek, Guilford
Col, N. C. He was the son of John and Rachel (Adams) Moon. John Moon was the son of James and Anna Moon. The parents of Rachel (Adams) Moon were William and Susanna Adams. The parents of William Adams were George and Catherine Adams of Chester County, Penn. Rily Moon was my father, Simon Moon my grandfather, John Moon my great-grandfather, and James Moon my Great-great
grandfather.
John Moon, my great-grandfather was born in Frederick Co. Va., 1852-12
mo-08, and died in North Carolina 1813-05mo-03. His children were 1)Geroge; 2) William; 3) John: 4) Jonathan; 5) Simon; 6) Ann; 7) Rachel; 8) Sarah; 9) Mary and 10) Margaret. Rachel married William Weasner who lived at Monrovia,
Indiana. Sara married Thomas Stout. Ann married William Stout. Mary Stout
[grandmothers] sister married John Morrow who lived east of Richmond,IN,
but moved from there to Miami, Ohio. Jonathan was born at Cane Creek, North
Carolina where he lived all his life. He was more than 100 years old when he
died.
Simon Moon and Hannah Stout, my grandparents, were married 1808-02mo-01 at Cane Creek Monthly Meeting, Guilford Co., N.C. Hannah (Stout) Moon, with their family, which consisted at that time of 1) Joseph, m. Lydia Hinshaw; 2) Mary; 3) John, m. Lavinia Burnside; twins 4) William and 5) Riley; 6) Sabina m. Curtis Hiatt; and 7) Jonathan having previously died, moved 1820-11mo-20, from Guilford Co., N.C., to Indiana, and settled east of Richmond, Ind., near the Ohio line. A few years later they moved to a location near Sugar Grove, two and a half miles southwest of Plainfield, Hendricks Co., Ind. After moving to Indiana there was born to them three other children: 8) Simon, Jr., m. Elizabeth Boon; 9) Hannah m. William Carney; and 10) Elihu, m. Marilla Noblet.
On 1832-Sep-29 they moved to Westfield, Hamilton Co., Ind., arriving at sunset on the 29th. They built the first log cabin in Washington Twnshp., Hamilton Co., Ind. on the 160 acres of land Simon had previously entered on the southwest corner of Plainfield, later called the Doan Farm. He gave the
Friends Church two acres of ground for a hitching ground for as long as they
wished to use it for that pupose, where Dr. Coffin's house now stands (in
1928). He was a Charter Member of the Friends Church. Simon Moon died
1835-Aug-11, and is buried in the old grave yard. Grandmother died 1844-Aug-30 and is buried by his side. All of the above named children moved to Emporia, Kansas, in the fall of 1856. The families of all of them (in 1928) live in Lyon County in and around Emporia, except Simon, Jr. and his family, who a few years later returned to Indiana.
The children of Joseph and Lydia (Hinshaw) Moon are 1) Emanuel; 2)
Benjamine; 3) Jonathan who was the husband of Mary (Pemberton) Moon the
evangelist; 4) Silas, a missionary in Alaska; 5) Newton; Malinda; and 7)
Cynthiann.The children of John and Lavinia (Burnside) Moon are Jesse; 2) Mary; 3)
Jacob; twins 4) Melissa and 5) Elisha; 6) William; and 7) Calvin.The children of Curtis Hiatt and Sabina Moon are 1)Sarah Ann; 2)Able;
3)Bently; 4)Eli; 5)Simon; 6)Jesse; 7)Gulielma; and 8)Sylvester.Jesse Hiatt, my grandfather, was born in 1778. The place or month is not
known. He was the son of Christopher and Elizabeth Hiatt. He had two brothers and one sister, by name of Solomon, Elisha and Rachel. There might have been others that I have no knowledge of. They are said to be of French extraction. They once spelled their name Hyatt. Jesse Hiatt moved from Virginaia to Ohio about the year 1800. He was twice married. His first wife was Sarah ? I have no account of her ancestors. They had one son 1)Eli who was my mothers half brother. He lived in Randolph Co., Indiana near Winchester, where his descendants now live (in 1928). Nothing has been heard of them for many years. His second wife was Levicy William my grandmother. I have no record of her ancestors. Their children were 2)Sarah, m. William Bently near Wilmington, Ohio; 3) Curtis of Emporia, Ks. m. Sabina Moon my father's sister; 4)Nathan, m. Jane Montgomery; 5)Susannah; 7)Jane m. Riley Moon my father; 7)Isam, m. Asenath Tomlison; 8)Elizabeth, m. Daniel Rich who moved to Kansas in 1856. There were two other children 9)Jonathan; and 10)Mahala.Riley Moon and Susannah Hiatt were marreid 1838-04mo-19 at the Friends
Church, Westfield, Ind., and immediately moved to their farm two miles north of Westfield on which they lived until their death. Mother died 1890 - Oct - 1928, and father died 1894-Sep-1919. They are both buried in Summit Lawn Cemetery, Westfield. They lived on their farm more than fifty-two years. The Children of Riley and Susannah (Hiatt) Moon were 1)Anna M. m. Richard Beals, both deceased (in 1928); 2)Almeda J., m. John Sturdevant, both deceased (in 1928); 3)Edward, m. Rachel Carson, now living in Noblesville, Ind. (in 1928); 4)Clarkson H., alive in 1928, m.(1)Charity Carson who is buried in Hinkle Creek Church Cem., m (2) Mary E. Moore, who d. 1912; and 6)Eva Medora, d. 1862-03mo-14 at the age of 18 mo. 6 days.The children of Richard and Anna M. (Moon) Beals are 1) Arthur, deceased;
2) Mary, deceased; 3) Emma (Beals) Riley; and Roscoe G. principal of Dekalb
School, Dekalb, Ind. (in 1928).The children of John and Elmeda J. (Moon) Sturdevant are 1) Lula; 2) Alvin;
3) Morton, deceased; 4) Walter; 5) Earnest; and 6) Raymond.The children of Thomas and Emily K. (Moon) Inman are 1) Theodore; 2) Altha;
3) Claud; 4) Henry; and 5) Edda. All are deceased except Theodore and Henry.The children of Edward and Rachel (Carson) Moon are 1) Archie; 2) Otto;
3) Curtis; 4) Allie; 5) Burton; 6) Richard; 7) Fredric; 8) Flossie; 9) Ethel; 10) Tony; and 11) Albert.The children of Clarkson and Charity (Carson) Moon are 1)Clarence C.,
living in Indianapolis in 1928; and 2)Chariuty, died soon after her mother and is buried beside her in Hinkle Creek Cemetery.
The Children of Clarkson and Mary E. (Moore) are 1) Murry; and 2) Clifford, both buried in Summit Lawn Cemetery, Westfild, Indiana.
The above is as nearly correct as memory and a few records can make them.
the facts were given me by my father and mother before their deaths and from
records received from North Carolina, Penn., Virginia, Ohio and Delaware.
MOTHERS RELATIVES: Elizabeth Hiatt married Daniel Rich. He was the son of Richard Rich who was a brother of Peter Rich, a member of Chester Friends
Church north of Westfield, Indiana, on State Route 31 (NOTE: Chester Church was dismantled and built into House Cemetery near the Church. there are still burials there in 1991). Richmond Rich lived where Elwood Beals now lives (in 1928). Daniel Rich, my uncle, lived east of Hinkle Creek but moved from there in 1856 to Emporia, Ks., where his descendants now life (in 1928).
Jesse Hiatt and his family, except Sarah (Hiatt) Bentley, moved from Ohio
to Westfield, Ind., in the year 1833. Eli Hiatt's descendants live at
Winchester, Randolph Co., Ind. (in 1928). Sarah Hiatt married William Bentley.
Their children live near Wilmingto, Ohio (in 1928). Curtis Hiatt married Sabina Moon, father's sister. Their descendants in and near Emporia, Ks. (in 1928). Nathan Hiatt married Jane Montgomery. They have three children 1)Naomie; 2)Calvin; and 3)Elmina. There are none of the family living. Isom Hiatt married Asenath Tomlinson, dau. of Robert and Lydia Tomlinson. Their children are 1)Wesley; 2)Viola; 3)Priscilla; 4)Solomon Hiatt, brother of Jesse, my grandfather, joining farms with grandfather, had two children 1)Enos; and 2)Deliah. Delilah married Milton Tomlinson, brother of Asenath (Tomlinson) Hiatt, wife of Isom Hiatt, mother's brother. I have a record of his brother Elisha and sister Rachel. William, Solomon, Josiah and their sister were cousins of my mother. They lived north of Carmel, Indiana. William married Mary Moon my father's sister. Amer Hiatt and his children Elam, Jesse and Betsy Clampet were relations of my mother. ( See #199, 775, 777, 778 of Hiatt-Hiett book)
Enos Hiatt who lived northwest of Noblesville, Indiana, was a cousin of my mother. His children were 1)Lewis; 2) Nathan; 3) Ella; 4) Almeda; and 5)Edward Lewis was a member of Colonel Elsworth;s Zouave Regiment in time of (the Civil) War, and was with him when he was killed by the owner of a building that was flying a rebel flag that he tore down. After the war Lewis went to Arizona. There are not of the family living unless (they might be) some of Nathan's relatives at Nobelsville, Ind. there were other relatives: Brison, Isaac, William, Larkin, Isaac and William were in the (Civil) War. William was killed in battle. Isaac was Custodian of the Court House at Nolesville, Ind., for many years. Larkin lives in Indianapolis (in 1928).GRANDMOTHER STOUT'S RELATIVES: Thomas Stout married Sarah Moon, father's
Aunt. John and Cyrus Stout moved from North Carolina to Emporia, Ks. They
were the sons of Thomas and Sarah (Moon) Stout. Hannah Stout married Simon
Moon. John Moon, father of Simon Moon had a brother Jacob who had a family of fifteen children. One of his sons married Elizabeth Stout the daughter of
Peter Stout, first cousin of Hannah (Stout) Moon, my grandmother. Doctor Harry Stout of Cicero, Indiana; Peter Stout of Sheridan, Ind., and Atlas Stout, Harry's brother are now deceased (in 1928). Ephraim Stout of Westfield, Ind., was a first cousin of my grandmother. His family was 1)Charles; 2)Robert; 3)Elias; 4)Anna; 5)Ruth; 6)Jimmy; and 7)Ephraim. Jr. Lucius Stout, son of Robert, lives (in 1928) at Eagletown, Ind. on State Rd. 32, west of Westfield, Ind., and is all of that family living (in 1928). There are some or all of Charles' family living. Julia (Stout) Conklin lives in Ohio.From the records of the late Garland P. Stout
Sent by Betty Hanson 1865 Kansas State Census, Lyon Co., Empria Township 1875 Kansas State Census, Lyon Co., Emporia Township. Obit of Curtis Hiatt. The Empria Gazette, Emporia, Kansas 23 Jun 1902 Front Page Col 5. Funeral Notice of Sabina Hiatt. The Emporia Daily Gazette. Emporia Kansas 10 Dec 1898. Front Page Col 1Historie's Offering by John E. Hinshaw 1938
Briefly, for the benefit of descendents and others, of the Pioneer Period
of Lyon Co., I wish to state open facts, known perhaps by none other than
myself, except through me?
Beginning the evening of May 10, 1856, a caravan of 4 wagons, camped at
Oliver Phillips, on Duck Creek, nooning north of the Neosho river the next day.
About 2 p.m. May 11th, they crossed the Neosho, at what later became
known as the "Spencer Ford". Following the dim trail up Normal Hill, to the
now point of 14th and Exchange St. Thence S.W. crossing Commercial near to
where the Santa Fe station now is to a point West and south of the Randolph
Dairy Barn, to a Buffalo Ford crossing.
Joseph Moon, who had come in the late summer of '55 wrote where and how to
get here, to his sister's husband, Curtis Hiatt. 20 miles north of Indianpolis, Ind. Thus, he met them, on horse, in the P.M. near 3rd and West St. Milton Chamness, leading with two yoke of oxen, followed by "Fan and
Blaze", driven by Sarah (sic) Ann Hiatt, and her mother, Sabina Moon Hiatt.
Next came the huge Conestoga wagon drawn by four yoke of cattle, followed by
Wm. Carnay wife, and daughter, with one yoke of superior oxen.Excerpts from Article by L.M.F. on Ephriam Lee 93 years Old
Gazette 195?... Mr. Lee and his great niece, Miss Sadie Hiatt, maintain their home at
Woodland Avenue, immediately north of Sixth. Miss Hiatt is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bentley Hiatt and was born on the Hiatt farm acros the Cottonwood west of Soden's mill. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Hiatt. She took a quarter section homestead in Grant county near Ulysses, and lived on and proved up on it, living alone much of the time during her three year's residence. She and Mr. Lee have lived in their present home, a comfortable shingled cottage, since 1915... Miss Hiatt has a brother is western Kansas, and three brothers and a sister in Calif., but says she prefers to live here.
Miss Hiatt tells the story she has heard many time of how, in the early
days, border ruffians came to this section of the country. They went first to the home of John Fowler, but were driven away by John Fowler and his 11 stalwart sons. The Fowler watched the invaders cross the Cottonwood and go toward the home of Curtis Hiatt. He, being a Quaker offered no resistance when the ruffians began to ransack his house, but he had asked that they leave him something. They had loaded up with about all they could carry from the house and the farm yard, when the Fowlers armed appeared. The ruffians were ordered to put back all the property they had stolen, and to get out of the country.
"Don't take one thing and don't offer to resist us, or we will shoot you," said the Fowler spokesman. And the border ruffians went.
...Miss Hiatt has a black walnut bed and lounge which her father freighted from Lawrence. A falling leaf walnut table she owns was made at the Emporia funiture factory at the Soden Mill...From an interview with Miss Ola Hiatt
Curtis Hiatt was a farmer, he prospered in Lyon County, kept adding to his original holding until eventually he owned the land up and down the Cottonwood river from Soden's bridge to the Poor farm bridge, he settled his family on his land as they married and started out for themselves, but now 1939 not many descendants left here, the only ones of the Hiatt name are Miss Ola and Miss Essie Hiatt of 415 West Seventh Ave, Emporia, and Dawson Hiatt, of the old farm, all grandchildren.
Curtis and Sabina (they were always called by their first names among the
Friends and never known as Mr. and Mrs. were prominent in their church. They
founded the old Cottonwood Friends Church, about five miles west of Emporia,
and were leaders there until some years later they founded the old Friends
church which formerly stood at South Avenue and Sylvan in Emporia, known as
Emporia Friends Meeting. (see booklet compiled when the 75th anniversary of
the Cottenwood friends church was celebrated for further data). Curtis was
head of the Meeting at the Cottonwood church as long as they attended there
and then was head of the Meeting at the Emporia church.Curtis Hiatt died June 22 1902
Sabina Moon Hiatt died December 9 1898The span of black Morgan mares previosly mentiond [Fan & Blaze]
furnished the country round abouts with the good horses, for they had numerous progeny. Curtis Hiatt always rode Fan the one of them whose name Miss Ola Hiatt remembers. For some reason uknown, Fan hated Indians -- and would chase everyone she saw if free to do so, hence, she was never allowed to run loose.
Curtis and Sabina had many experiences with the Indians, being Friends
they felt most kindly toward them and alwayes them and always were friendly
and helpful -- not the custom of the greater part of the settlers of
other faiths. The settlers soon learned that it was not wise to invite
an Indian into the house and place him at the at the family table. Not only his uncleanly habits forbade, but if a plate of bread or dish of any other food was passed to him, he would brush it all off the dish into his blanket. Hence, food was either served on the plates to each person, or they were fed outside the house.
One day a young Indian came at meal time and asked for food, Curtis asked
him to come into the house but the Indian answered, "No, me dirty Indian", but Curtis insisted, took him by the arm and drew him into the house and to the table. One day Curtis was on old Fan trying to locate his stock (this was probably in the morning), and to rode to the top of Jacob's Mound in order to get a view of the surrounding country. He soon noticed a group of young Indians mounted, who began to circle the foot of the hill and gradually to close nearer and nearer to him. He felt rather nervous and wondered just why they were acting so different than usual. He noticed too, that the young
Indian, whom he had invited into his house to eat, was one of their number,
also that he was talking earnestly to the others and seemingly trying to
persuade them to some action. At last he prevailed and the Indians went away. Soon afterwards, Curtis learned why he had been surrounded in this manner. The night before a wagon train had started to make camp somewhere in that vicinity, with them was a young New Yorker who had boasted that he would shoot the first Indian he saw. The others had attempted to watch him and had been successful until that night when, in the confussion of making camp, he had slipped away, returning in a short time, bragging that he had accomplished his aim. It turned out that he had shot a young squaw, who had a small papoose. The members of the wagon train broke camp at once without supper and drove hurriedly on, the Indians vowed that they would get a white man in vengeance, and Curtis Hiatt was the first one they saw, his kindness to the young Indiana had saved his life. (There were ten or a dozen Indians in the party which surrounded him at Jacob's Mound). The Wagon train had camped on the Cottonwood not far from Jacob's mound, also there was an Indiana camp near.
Sabina Hiatt learned some of the Indiana language and could converse with
them with resonable facility. She said that she couldn't help being a little
afraid of them at first but that she soon conquered her fear, after she really knew them. "After all," she would say to her grandchildren in later years, "Why, they were just folks." The Indians were always wanting to "swop" especially for white flour, which had to be hauled a long way and was a great treat. One day, when the Hiatts had been here only a short time Sabina was at home alone with the baby and some Indians came to the house, asking to "swop" for some white flour. They offered gooseberries for flour. She was afraid to refuse them, they did not have the gooseberries with them, but said they would get some. Sometime after, here they came, dragging the bushes with the berries, part of them, still on, and filled the small yard, Curtis had put a fence around his yard early, with bushes, berries and all. Sabina had to feed the Indians and give them the white flour, probably expensive gooseberries.
One of Sabina's Indina friends was Old Mary Butch, medicine woman, who
brought Sabina her herb mixtures, stuff for a strong constitution, according to Miss Hiatt. She said that no one complained anywhere near her grandmother, for if they did, they were given a dose of "Old Mary Butch", as they called it, a remedy that would burn out one's insides. The grand children remember how amused they would be when Old Mary Butch would come to see their grandmother.
Old Mary would grunt, then their grandmother would grunt, and so on. The Indian language sounding like a series of grunts to them.
At rare intervals the grandchildren would hear their grandfather tell of a memorable trip to Westport Landing (near the present Kansas City) in the early day. Miss Hiatt said that he grandparents were always afriad of being bores, and that, in addition to the fact that it was against their principles to talk about themselves made them usually silent about their affairs and experiences. She said that her grandfather, when he did tell anything, was always brief and to the point and most concise in his account. On this occasion, Curtis and Eli, one of his sons, who usually went with him when he had to go away from home, started to Westport landing for supplies. The first night they stopped to camp at or near Lyndon, the next night not far from Lawrence. At this point, the children always feared that he was going to stop and say no more, but he would add after awhile, "We heard shooting at times, didn't sleep much."
Then he would be silent and they were sure he intened to say no more.
Finally he would say that they went on to Lawrence the next morning, then would say no more until one of the children could wait no longer and would ask. "And what next. Grandfather?", then he would answer. "Town full of dead men. Don't want to talk about it." (Can't talk about it, Miss Hiatt's words) "Dead men every where, can't talk about it."
The Indians who got the gooseberries on the bushes to trade for white flour to Sabina Hiatt, were squaws, the men did not work at all, and the women were the ones who came around to swap with Sabina (the Friends never used titles of any kind, not Mr. and Mrs., but Curtis and Sabina always. There Indians were Sabina's friends and came to see her often.The reproduction of Curtis and Sabina Hiatt's photograph in John Hinshaw's
Pioneers, was taken in the early 90's.Do not use the term "Quaker" when speaking of these people, they considered
themselves, "Friends"Newspaper Clipping File
Lyon County Museum Library and Archives
Emporia, Kansas
Researched 26 Sept 1991
See notes under Sabina Moon.
DATE 29 SEP 1832
PLAC Log cabin in Hamilton Co. Westfield, Ind.TYPE Get Certifcate to
DATE 3 NOV 1821
PLAC Orange County, Indiana, Lick Creek MM.TYPE Received
DATE 27 APR 1822
PLAC Orange County, Indiana, Lick Creek MM.TYPE Received
DATE 18 OCT 1823
PLAC from Cane Creek MM. via Lick Creek MM. at Whitewater MM.
Simon moved from North Carolina, through the Orange County, Indiana 3 Nov. 1821, Lick Creek MM. then to the Wayne County, Indiana, Whitewater MM. 18 Oct 1823, then to Milford MM. 25 Apr. 1826, then to Morgan County, White Lick MM. 28 Feb. 1829, then to 15 May 1833, Hendricks County, Fairfield MM.
See notes under Sabina Moon for further lineage. Dau. of Joseph Stout and Hannah Osborn.
Line in Record @I19079@ (RIN 19072) from GEDCOM file not recognized:
Found in HH Book, Sent by Lena Wright
S/o Stephen Hinshaw and Gulielma Hoover.
Found in HH Book, Sent by Lena Wright
Sent by Betty Hanson. Sarah Ann Hiatt came Emporia 11 May 1856 from Ind.
1865 and 1875 Kansas State Census, Emporia. Obituary of Sarah Ann Hiatt, The
Emporia Daily Gazette, Emporia, Kansas April 7, 1917, Page 8 COl 3 Newspaper
Article, "A notable Anniversary" (50th Wedding Anniversary) The Emporia Daily
Gazette, Jan 7, 1907 "First Wedding in Emporia was 102 Years Ago Today
On January 7, 1857, Andrew Hinshaw and Sarah Ann Hiatt were united in
matrimony, the first marriage so far as is known, to have taken place in the
present Lyon County. They were my grandparents. This was one month and
fourteend ays before Emporia was founded February 21, 1857. The Hinshaws and
Hiatts were Friends, (Quakers), but having no established meeting, Solomon
Brown, a Methodist minister, preformed the ceremony in his own cabin on the
bank of the Cottonwood River, not far from the present Soden's Bridge.
The bride, Sarah Ann Hiatt, of old English lineage, was born and reared
near Westfield, Indiana. The West was considered the Land of Promise. After
much deep consideration of the advantages and disadvantages, the privation and hardships of pioneering, the Curtis and Sabina Moon Hiatt Family of six boys and two girls, decided to leave Indiana and come west to help make Kansas a FREE state. On March 25, 1856 their last farewells were said. Also in the caravan, or wagon train, was Uncle William Carney, wife, and infant daughter Susan. With them was their cousin William Swim in their wagon pulled by two yokes of cattle. Sarah Ann Hiatt drove Fan and Blaze, a team of horses, while her father and the boys handled the five yokes of oxen to a Conestoga (prairie schooner) wagon that was almost a house of itself. Milton Chamness with his wagon and two yokes of oxen joined them at Bloomingdale, Indiana. High water caused them to ferry the Wabash on a risky of logs. They crossed the Mississippi at Fort Madison on a real ferry boat.
The route of necessity, lay through Iowa, as the Missourians were
unfriendly to free-state people crossing their territory. Missouri was a
treacherous place for an abolitionist at that time. Along with chils and fever mud and mire-pools, swollen creeks, and changeable weather they finally reached St. Joe. The ferryman pointed to a forlorn looking old cow tied to a stake for the purpose, and asked Curtis Hiatt what it was. He replied, "A cow," whereupon, much to his relief, he was allowed to pass over. Had he drawled, "Caow," as the Southerners did, he would not have been aloowed to cross. The followed the Sante Fe Trail to Withington on 142 Creek and in Grandma Sarah Ann's words, "Shortly before night we were camped on the loveliest prairies of the West. The next afternoon they crossed the Neosho at Rinker Ford and drove southwesterly to what is now about 6th and COmmercial a carpet of green." To the south a man on horseback rode toward them from the Cottonwood, and friend or foe, he was a welcome sight. FOr many miles they had not seen a human being or a habitaion, save themselves and the Dow cabin. The man was Uncle Joe Moon who had scanned the prairies for days in expectancy of their arrival. Thus, on May 11, 1856, ended the long, rugged journey of 48 days.
Now, as to the groom, Andrew Hinshaw of North Ireland stock was born in
Randolph County, North Carolina on January 10, 1829. The family moved to
Indiana, settling near Richmond, the next year after his birth. In October
1833 they moved to Hamilton County, sixteen miles north of Indianapolis. It
was there that Andrew grew to manhood, and met hsi future bride. He was a
rail-splitter and earned his way at this work on three trups through what was
then pretty much wilderness, on into Iowa. He preempted 160 acres of land in
Mahaska County, near Oskaloosa, Iowa. He would have established his future
home there but for the fact that his " mot beloved," as he expressed it had
moved to Kansas.
Andrew's experience with hardships on his way to meet his sweetheart is
something of a classic. Leaving on December 5, 1856, he rode by stage to
Council Bluffs, Iowa. On the 21st he took dinner with the old Indian Chief
Tonganoxie, whose mother the Indian declared to be 106 winters old. Then
catching a bit of a ride the next day, going to Lawrence, the driver, with a
load of lubmer, struck a hidden tree stump, or root, and down went his
whiskey-jug, spilled in the snow. But, dog-like on hands and knees, he the
driver, lapped up enough to make him hilarious before reaching Lawrence. The
little stone hotel there was crowded with Southern sympathizers, of the
Georgia-bush whacking type, and but little sleep was taken in the long night in the cold laft reached by an outside ladder. Andrew barricaded the door with all available articles, including the bed. The next evening, asking a
"Squatter" on the Waukarusa for a nights stay, he said, "Were you born, North
or South?" The answer being, "In North Carolina." he said, "Come in."
Christmas Eve was spent at the Council House, at Burlingame, catching a
"Canvass-back stage coach the next morning, for Council Grove. He was the only passenger and got off at Withingtons on 142 Creek.
Here he dined at 5 am then headed south, afoot, in a six inch, slighly
melting snow, with but a lone, dim, wagon trail for a guide. He was headed for the Hiatt homestead, but he ran into slush and heavy got, and by night with heavy rain, cold, and sleet, he took refuge in a half roofless cabin. Of the only two matches he possessed, then first flickered oout, and the other one was accidentally dropped. But, fortunately found, for the wind changing to the north with sleet, a fire was almost imperative or freeze, to say nothing of the prowling wolf, that in spite of the campfire, loitered around until daybreak.
Finally, as he traveled on, he found a riffle on the Neosho River and
crossed at what was later called Rinker Ford. Soon he was climbing to the
present site of the Kansas State Teachers College campus. He spotted a curl
of white smoke in the distance from a settlement on the Cottonwood river and
hurried on toward where his sweetheart was waiting. His last meal was 26 hours in the past, but he did not eat the two apples he had with him. He had kept those as a present to Sarah Ann. December 27, 1856 Andrew reached the home of Solomon Brown, and to quote Grandfather, he was served the best meal he had ever eaten. Two weeks later, January 7, 1877, the two were married by the Reverend, Soloman Brown.
The Emporia town company surveyers finsihed their preliminary survey for a town site, late the evening at February 21, 1857. At daylight the 22nd, Andrew Hinshaw, living at the Hiatt cabin home, crossed the Cottonwood River on lodged, drifted ice cakes, and set his stake-with-name marked with "keel" at South Avenue and East Street. Also, another, a duplicate, at 6th Avenue and East Street. Bently Hiatt, with a covered wagon, and his sister, the bride, crossed the Cottonwood by swimming the yoke of oxen, drove to the claim, unloaded the wagon bed to the ground, and there on February 22, 1857 began housekeeping. A grandson, Edwin Andrew Hinshaw of 903 East 6rh Avenue, owns, and resides on approximately the spot where shortly after they erected their log cabin. It was here, January 22, 1858, Emporia's first baby, Stephen C. Hinshaw was born.
This pioneering couple went through considerable hardhips together,
including border ruffians, and Indian raids. Being Quakers they got along well with the Indians, and many were the entertaining stories of their happy
relations with the Red Man.
Sent by Betty Hanson. D/o Charles Hinshaw and Sarah Lee.
(5496.) SARAH ALTA HIATT (3424.) (1581.) (582.) (144.) (22.) (3.) (1.):
b. 24-1mo-1870; unmarried. (R22,133).
(5497.) ANNA SABINA HIATT (3424.) (1581.) (582.) (144.) (22.) (3.) (1.):
b. 13-8mo-1872; d. 24-7mo-1920. (R22,133).
(5499.) JOHN RONSAVILLE HIATT (3424.) (1581.) (582.) (144.) (22.) (3.) (1.):
b. 9-8mo-1877. (R22, 133).
(5500.) WILLIAM ROY HIATT (3424.) (1581.) (582.) (144.) (22.) (3.) (1.):
b. 29-10mo-1881; unmarried; Ulysses, Kansas (R22, 133).