John Wesley Hiatt born 1880 Kansas Posted by: Sandy Souto.
Date: May 05, 2012 at 17:10:50
14 Nov 2012
Good morning Larry! My half great-aunt, Claudine Snider, my grandmother's half sister, is still living. Her daughter, Mary Bonney, is living as well. Claudine was born in 1927 in California to Claude Thomas Snider and his first wife Helen, who was said to have been institutionalized for mental illness. My great-grandmother's third husband, Ivan McMurphy, had 4 children with his first wife Mary; Beulah, Eugenia, Mary, and Larry. I don't know anything about them. My grandmother's (Patsy Snider) half brother, Douglas Fisher Snider was born 1928 and died in 1998 in Tyler, Texas. Her half sister, Flowella Fisher Snider, was born in 1932 but I don't know what year she died in. It was when I was a teenager or preteen I think. Ida Elizabeth Hiatt died in 1989, and I think Flowella died a couple years after that. So, maybe early 1990s. My grandmother, Patsy Lee Snider, was born May 13, 1934 and is still living. Her husband, Demoin Guy Witt, was born in 1930 and died April 9, 2003. All their children are still alive. They've only lost one grandchild. Farther back from that - I think you have the same info as I do about John Wesley Hiatt's family, but I'll throw it out there nonetheless. If there's something you don't have maybe we can go from there. I have done a whole lot of searching on brothers, sisters, cousins, etc. I wanted to get the main lines down for my grandmother. Jefferson "Jesse" Isaac Hiatt b about 1827 Illinois married Elizabeth (no maiden name) b about 1837 in Indiana. children: 1. Susan Hiatt b about 1858 in Indiana. No other records. 2. Andrew Hiatt b about 1861 in Iowa. No other records. 3. Rena Hiatt b about 1862 in Iowa. Married Allen K Waters (no other records on him). Children were Ruth Waters b 1902, Donald Waters b 1905, and Hettie Waters b 1908. 4. Rosa Bell Hiatt b about 1863 in Iowa. No other records. 5. Ellen Hiatt b about 1867 in Iowa. No other records. 6. Ida Hiatt b about 1870 in Iowa. No other records. 7. Loranza Hiatt b about 1874 in Missouri. No other records. 8. Fredrick Hiatt b September 1878 in Kansas. No other records. 9. John Wesley Hiatt b August 1880 in Kansas d April 14 1920 in Huntington Beach, California due to gunshot wound. Married Cora F. Cordingley b February 24 1892 in Minnesota d May 8 1971 in Napa, California. Children were Ida Elizabeth Hiatt (my great-grandmother) b June 24 1908 in Missouri, d October 4 1989 in Humboldt, California, and Robert Hiatt b 1911 in California. No other records on him. I know he died when my grandmother, Patsy, was young. Jefferson Isaac Hiatt's parents line is where we get connected I think. If I'm not mistaken, one of Jefferson's brothers was Moses Hiatt b April 1836 in Illinois, married to Matilda b September 1847 in Indiana. I don't have much on them. I have that they had one son, Demmit Hiatt b January 1878 in Nebraska. Jefferson's other siblings were Louisa M Hiatt, David Hiatt married to Elizabeth Eberman, Susan Hiatt, Nicholas Hiatt married to Delilah, Reuben Hiatt, and Joseph Hiatt. I know that Jefferson's father, John Hiatt Jr., apparently married two times, Martha Smith (1810-1847) who mothered all the children except for Louisa, who was the daughter of Susannah Beedle. I don't have anything on either of the wives. John Hiatt Jr.'s father I have down as Jesse Hiatt b October 1 1777 in Guilford County, NC d October 1 1857 in Sidney, Iowa. He was married to Mary Ann Proctor (1787-1855). Does this all mesh so far. Are there any holes that you're finding?
13 Nov 2012
No apologies necessary Larry. I completely understand. After all, I am the mother of three children under the age of ten! Haha
Off the top of my head I can't remember John Wesley's birthdate, but I know he was married to Cora Cordingly, who apparently shot and killed him. Their daughter, Ida Elizabeth Hiatt, was my great-grandmother. She married three times. The first was an unknown man with the last name of Fisher. They had two children, Floella and Douglas, and then divorced. She then married my great-grandfather, Claude Thomas Schnider, who had changed his name to Snider during WWII. Floella and Douglas took tge Snider name. They had Patsy Lee, my grandmother, and another son, Billy Bob, who died in infancy. Snider died around 1944 to everyone's great relief. Ida then remarried to a man named McMurphy. I can't remember his first name right now, and my computer is off at the moment. My grandmother, Patsy, married my grandfather, Demoin Guy Witt. Sure do miss that man. Tough as nails on the outside but a big Teddy bear on the inside. It's ok though. At least I know I'll see him again in heaven one day! Sandy
On Nov 13, 2012, at 5:02 PM, LarryAndy@aol.com wrote:
Hello! I am searching for information on my 2nd great-grandfather, John Wesley Hiatt. He was born in 1880 in Kansas. He married Cora Cordingley and they had two children, Ida Elizabeth and Robert. The family story goes that Cora shot and killed John Wesley where they were living in Huntington Beach, California. I believe it was in 1920. As the story goes, Cora's children found her hiding in a bush saying that she had shot the (bleep bleep) dead. =) She was arrested and spent the night in jail, but was released the next day as it was determined that she shot him in self defense. My grandmother (John's granddaughter) would love to confirm this story if possible. Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks! Sandy
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Posted by: Heather Date: May 06, 2012 at 02:50:07
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I have found a small article about this and would love to send it to you but you have hidden your email address . It is is the Bakersfield California 4/19/1920 Top of Form 1 In Reply to: John Wesley Hiatt Huntington Beach died 1920 <37478.html>by Sandy Souto of 37858
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You could confirm a portion of the story by getting a copy of John's death certificate. Familysearch has the California Death Index 1905-1939 but as luck would have it, the page he would be listed on is missing :( It would at least give you a definite time period to search the local newspaper, probably the Orange County Register which was known as "The Register" from 1905-1927. The following website will explain how to order a death certificate in California.
Top of Form 1 Posted by: Sandy Souto (ID *****7725) Date: May 06, 2012 at 07:07:32
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I believe I did find record of his death in a book. It was listed as 4-14-1920 with the state file number of 16258. Top of Form 1 Re: John Wesley Hiatt Huntington Beach died 1920
Posted by: Jerri Strombeck (ID *****8880) Date: May 07, 2012 at 01:20:47
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His tombstone- http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=HI&GSfn=j&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=6&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=63541982&df=all& 1920 census, Huntington Beach, Orange, California John W Hiatt 39 Cora A Hiatt 27 Ida Hiatt 11 Robert Hiatt 9 Here's what I don't understand. Huntington Beach is very far away from Bakersfield- over 100 miles. Did they move? Were they on a trip? The Library of Congress has old newspapers on line but it's temporarily down. Birth: 1880
Death: 1920
Burial: Union Cemetery
Bakersfield Kern County California, USA
Created by: Zuzu*s Petals
Record added: Dec 31, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 63541982
Hello Larry, Thank you for your quick response. I truly appreciate any help I can get with any of my family line. I am presently searching for any info on my grandmother's father's line, the Sniders. My grandmother's mother was a Hiatt. I have a bit on the Hiatt line, back to 1700 in Bucks County, PA. I'll give you what I have and let me know if it helps you out. Also, please let me know if you can take it back farther. I have some info on the siblings of some of my direct descendents, but will list here mostly just my direct line. William Hiatt b 1700 Bucks County PA d 16 Jun 1776 Jefferson County, WV. Married to Alice Lowden b 1728 Salem, NJ d 1777 in North Carolina. Their son was John Hiatt Sr. John Hiatt Sr. b 1749 Frederick County, VA d 1 May 1832 Clay County, MO. He was married to Susannah Anderson b 1749. No other info on Susannah. Their son was Jesse Hiatt. Jesse Hiatt b 1 Oct 1777 Guilford County, NC d 1 Oct 1857 Sidney, Iowa. He was married to Mary Ann Polly Proctor b 9 Apr 1787 Madison County, KY d 11 Apr 1855 Sidney, Iowa. Their son was Elisha John Hiatt. Elisha John Hiatt b 10 Jun 1805 Madison County, KY d 3 Oct 1887 Fremont County, Iowa. He was married twice it seems. He married Martha Smith in 1830 and Susan Beedle in 1849. Martha was born between 1800 and 1810. She died 1847 in Peoria, Illinois. Susan Beedle was born in 1817. No other info on her. Elisha and Martha had a son named Jessie. Elisha and Susan had a son named William L Hiatt in 1842. Jefferson "Jessie" Isaac Hiatt b about 1838 in Illinois. Death unknown. He was married to Elizabeth (Maiden name unknown) b about 1837 in Indiana. No other info on her. According to my findings I think they had 10 children: Susan, Andrew, Rena, Rosa Bell, Ellen, Ida, Loranza (male or female?), Fredrick, and John Wesley. John Wesley b 1880 Kansas d 14 Apr 1920 Huntington Beach, CA. He married Cora Cordingley b 24 Feb 1892 Minnesota d 8 May 1971 Napa, CA. They had a son named Robert and a daughter named Ida. Ida Elizabeth Hiatt b 24 Jun 1908 Missouri d 4 Oct 1989 Humboldt, CA. Married three times: Unknown man with last name of Fisher whom she divorced, Claude Thomas Snider, and Ivan McMurphy. Ida and Mr. Fisher had three children: Billy Bob who died in infancy, Flowella, and Douglas who later took the last name of Ida's second husband. Ida and Claude Thomas Snider had two daughters: Claudine and Patsy Lee. Patsy Lee Snider is my grandmother.
From: LarryAndy@aol.com Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2012 14:45:21 -0400 Subject: John Wesley Hiatt To: souto77@hotmail.com
Hi Sandy, saw your post on Hiatt site, trying to find out about John Wesley Hiatt, if he is the one I believe, would make him my 2nd cousin, of Jesse Isaac Hiatt who was the son of John Hiatt and Martha Smith. If you would, I would be very interested to know more of your line of family too. We lost track of this line of family at turn of the 1900's, probably all went to California where so many followed in those days. There is a long history of our Hiatt families in California as Cpt. Sutter was also related and families there during Gold Rush, etc. Please contact me too, sincerely, Larry Anderson
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