(4843.) WILLIAM E. HIATT (2772.) (1115.) (391.) (77.) (11.) (2.) (1.):
d. 1922; m. in Grant Co., Indiana, 24-3mo-1883, to ELLEN C. GEORGE.
(4928.) WILBUR BLAINE HIATT (2811.) (1121.) (391.) (77.) (11.) (2.) (1.):
b. 1-6mo-1884, Madison Co., Indiana; d. 14-1mo-1940, Madison Co., Indiana; m. 10-12mo-1919, to MABEL FLOREA, d/o Albert Florea.CH: (6400.) John Albert; (6401.) Marjoty Amanda; (6402.) Martha Frances; (6403.) Wilbur Deen. (R121.)
See HH book, volume I, pg 661-662 for a large article on this family.
(4773.) EARL MONTAGUE HIATT (2689). (1053.) (375.) (73.) (10.) (2.) (1.):
b. 10-2mo-1887, Bennet, Nebraska m. at Lincoln, Nebraska, 12-6mo-1912, to A. MARIE HEALZER; b. 2-4mo-1889, Norga, Russia; divorced 12-10mo-1936, Monte Vista, Colorado: m. (2nd). 8-6mo-1941, at Ft. Lupton, Colorado, to KATHERINE IRENE MOORE, b. 2-3mo-1900, Shelton, Nebraska; address: W. 1928 Montgomery, Spokane 12, Washington.CH: (By first wife). (6206.) Everett Healzer; (6207.) Donald Albert; (6208.) Clifford Henry.
AUTOBIOGRAPHY of EARL M. HIATT - written 1950-
“I have been in the lumber business since April 1918. Serving in different capacities with Line Yard Companies - 2 years as Bookkeeper, 23 years as Yard Manager, and 7 years as Traveling Auditor. Since May 1950, I am with the Potlatch Yards, Inc., a subsidiary of Weyerhaeuser, in charge of Collections and Finance selling.
“In 1924 I published a book for Lumbermen entitled ‘Hiatt’s Expert Lumber Pricer,’ containing tables of piece prices for various sizes and lengths of lumber based on price per M board feet, at different prizes per M B M in steps of 1.00 per M, which is used by many Lumbermen through out the U.S. who prefer to set their selling prices on pieces as a unit instead of the bulk price per M board feet. The L. W. Holley and Sons of Des Moines, Iowa, print it and have the sale of the book - now in the 5th edition.” (R118).The following story, presented by Earl M. Hiatt, is of interest, but is evidently a combination of two or more traditions and possibly from some line of ancestry other than Hiatt - editor.)
“So far as I know none of our line never lived in Penn. If I remember correctly our first ancestor in America was a Tom Hiatt from around Jamestown or Isle of Wight County, VA. From there they crossed over into North Carolina. According to story handed down to me, our ancestor there at the time of the Revolution was a William Hiatt or a son of a William Hiatt who because he was a Quaker did not enlist in the Continental Army. One day a Capt. who was a personal friend - warned him that he had orders to enlist him or subject him to court-martial - unless he escaped. The next day when he came to carry out his orders Grandfather had escaped. This Capt. Of course knew of the religious beliefs and that grandfather at heart was in sympathy with the Colonists according to this legend. This W. M. Hiatt had put his wife on a horse, tied on blankets, tent, camping utensils, etc., and then taking his rifle he and his dog walked along beside his wife on the horse as they traveled west. “After many days they met up with a wolf, which the dog attacked, and when grandfather attempted to aid his dog in the fight the wolf turned and sank his teeth in grandfather’s wrist and hung on. Then grandmother slid down from the horse and with an axe split the wolf’s head to release her husband. Just then some three men rode up on horses and said they lived nearby and had been hunting this wolf because he had rabbies and had bitten some of their stock. They instructed my grandparents to continue traveling in the direction they were headed and they would soon come to a spring of mineral water. And if he would wash his wrist in this mineral water it would prevent any serious infection. He followed their instructions and his wrist quickly healed.
“I throw this story as a possible means of identification with other branches of the family, some of whom may be able to supply information I do not have..” (R118).