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Note N02152
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See HH book, volume I, pg. 509-510. Deed book 13, pg 20: A. J. to John M. HIATT - land located in the HIATT community on Tom's Creek, Surry Co., NC.
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Note N03435
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Sent by Mildred Wynes.
Hiattsvilles Founder Dies.
W.A Hiatt came here from the Carolinas by the Oxenteam Route.
W.A. Hiatt, pioneed of Appanoose county, from whose homestead came the corner
which became the townsite of Hiattsville, and sho was one of the army of Hiatts
who settled in that vicinity and gave the town its name, died at his home in
Moravia at 6:30 yesterday morning. He would have been eighty years old in
in March this year.
Mr. Hiatt had suffered greatly from rheumatism for the past thiry years
and had been practically an invaolid for fifteen years. In spite of this
however his death came unexpectedly he having been dangerously ill for only
about a week.
In the early days of Iowa's settlers, Mr. Hiatt emigrated from the Carolins
to the Hawkeye state, making the trip overland with ox-teams. He took up a
homestead in what is now Appanoose county, part of his farm later going to make
a location for the little town of Hiattsville. About sixteen or seventeen
years ago, as his ill health grew steadlily worse, Mr. Hiatt left his homestead
and moved into Moravia, where he made his home from that time untl the date of
his death. Active in all community endeavors in so far as his health would
permit, he was a prominent figure in that neighborhood and his death will be
genuinely mourned by his many friends there and elsewhere.
Mr. Hiatt is survived by the widow and three daughters: Mrs. Jesse Gillaspie of
Cheyenne, Wyo., Mrs. George Hiner of near Centerviille and Mrs. Frank Chambers
of Moravia. Three brothers are also living :Lute and Isaac Hiatt of the
Hiattsville neighbood and Lyde Hiatt of Unionville, as well as a sister, Mrs.
N.V. Meadows of Hiattsville.
Burial will be made at Moravia, but definite funeral arrangements have not
yet been made pending receipt of work from his daughter, Mrs. Gillaspie at
Cheyenne Wyo.
Moravia Resident Called By Death
W.A. Hiatt pioneer residents of Moravia vicinity and father-in-law of Frank
Chambers retiring Appanoose county board member died at his home in Moravia at
6:30 a.m. today following a lingering illness.
Mr. Hiatt had been a resident of Moravia for the past 17 years and prior to
that time had lived since birth in the Hiattsville neighborhood near there. He
was 80 years of age at the time of his death and one of the well known
residents of this county.
Mr. Hiatt farmed until some seventeen years ago when he retired and
established a residence at Moravia. He was known as one of the good fatmers and
substantial citizens of that vencinity and had a wide circle of friends and
relatives who mourn his death.
In death he is survived by his wife who was Nancy Jane Tucker and a former
residents of Hiattsville and by three daughters Mrs. Frank Chambers, Mrs.
Jessie Gillespie of Diamond Wyo and Mrs. George Hiner of Centerville.
Funeral arrangements have not been made as yet and will be announced later.
Death of Venerable Pioneer
In the ruling of an All Wise Father, there is today a vacant window in the
cottage on Milwaukee avenue, where for so many winters we have seen the kindly,
patient face of "Uncle" Alf Hiatt. And when the big mable are full leaved
again, shading his porch, the neighbors and habitual passers by his door, will
miss him, sitting there in his invalid chair, for we all honored and loved him.
Mr. Hiatt emigrated from the Carolinas to Iowa, in the early days of her
settlement, making the trip over land with ox-teams. He eventually took up a
homestead in Appanoose county, part of his farm later going into the making of
the town site for the little village of Hiattsville.
William Alpheus Hiatt was born March 24, 1843 in Guilford Co., N.C. He
came to Iowa with his parents, William and Mahala Hiatt, in 1845 and settled at
Hillsboro in Henry County. In 1850 he came to Appanoose COunty and settled on
a farm which is now Hiattsville, Here he resided until 1870, when he was
married to Nancy Jane Tucker near that place.
Thirty six years ago, during the ministry of Rev. Wilson he was converted
and united with the Methodist Episcopal Church at Wesley Chapel. In 1904,
because of ill health he moved to Moravia where he resided until death Jan 2,
1923.
To Mr. and Mrs. Hiatt were four children, the oldest dying in infancy. Mr.
Hiatt is survived by his wife and three daughters - Mrs. Alta Chambers of
Moravia, Mrs. Jessie Gillespie of Diamond, Wyoming and Mrs. Fannie Hiner of
Centerville. Also seventeen grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, three
brothers, Lute and Isaac of Moravia and Elijah of Unionville; and one sister,
Mrs. Nancy Meadows of Hiattsville.
Funeral services wre held at the M.E. Church in Moravia, Wednesday,
January 3, 1923 at 2:00 P.M. Rev R.G. Nye officiating. Six of Mr. Hiatt's
nephews acted as pall bearers. Interment in Moravia Cemetery.
Editor Mrs. U.G. Smith of Moravia, Iowa
Story sent by Doris Travis
William came from N.C. in 1845 by oxen drawn wagon train, crossing
the Mississippi River near Davenport, Iowa since it was more shallow water in
this area. Grandfather Hiatt and --- Criddlebaugh walked most of the way to
Iowa and held on to the end of wagons while crossing the Mississippi. these
people settled at Hillsboro, Iowa (30 miles west of Burlington, Iowa.) The
pioneers thinking the land too flat from farming since they had been accustomed
to hill and rolling land. Some men moved on to south Iowa looking for country
like North Carolina and found it in Appanoose Co., near Centerville and Moravia
the area settled - Hiattsville. They returned to their families at Hillsboro
after being gone a year moving them to Appanoose Co. in 1849. The families
cleared the tall twelve foot grass to make their homes, the grass was full of
wild turkeys and other game.
Sewell Hiatt and boys settled near the Denny Cem. They cut trees hewed
logs, made wooden pins and built a log house. Later the log cabin was torn
down and a new house built. At this tiime all the Indians had not moved on
from this area and wild turkey were roaming the prairie.
Later on Sewel Hiatt built the Hiattsville store as they had settled to the
south of this area on Soap Creek now the Wesley Clancy farm near Unionville and
Udell area.
Grandfather Alpheus Hiatt also told of the family laying in winter meat
supply by hunting wild hogs running wild on the creeks.
Grandfather Sewel Hiatt planted a pear tree and a silver maple tree which
were still growing in 1939 at the time of Aunt Nancy Hiatt Meadows near the
Hiattsville store. He also built most of the furniture used in the log house a
cherry cupboard, a walnut table. The old Seth Thomas clock he owned was still
running in 1940. Too, he built the loom that was still in the loom house at
Aunt Nancy's (now home of Mary Meadows) in 1968, also the spinning wheel was
there.
Also found in Some Quaker Families page 298, Vol I, to be followed in Vol II
of that book.
William Alpheus Hiatt came to Iowa with his parents, William Sewal Hiatt
and Mahola Hiatt from N.C. They made the trip overland with ox teams. (Much
of the travel in those days was taken by river boats.) He took up a homestead
in what is now Appanoose Co., part of his farm made the location for the little
settlement or town of Hiattsville. William was active in the community and a
prominant figure in his neighborhood. His obituary reads in part, Hiattsville
founder died Jan 2, 1923. W.A. Hiatt came here from the Carolina's by the ox
team route.
W.A Hiatt, pioneer of Appanoose Co., from whose homestead came the corner
which became the township of Hiattsville, and who was one of the army of Hiatts
who settled in that vicinity and gave the town it's name, died at his home in
Moravia at 6:30 yesterday a.m. He would have been eighty years old in March of
this year.
In the days of Iowa's settlement, Mr. Hiatt emigrated from the Carolinas to
the Hawkeye state, making the trip overland with ox-teams. Active in all
community endeavors, insofar as his health would permit, he was a prominant
figure inthat neighborhood and his death will be genuinely mourned by his many
friends there and elsewhere.