am looking for info on my grandmother, Harriett Bell Piatt, not sure who her parents were, she was born in 1884? Montgomery County, died May 31, 1964 in Greenville, Darke County, Ohio...married William Russell Rantz..any help would be appreciated.........Richard Rantz.

For Richard Rantz, who posted to the list on 27 Jul 2001: I don't have a Harriet Bell Piatt in my records but it is possible that she was a descendant of John and Rebecca Piatt who were in the 1820 Ohio census for Montgomery Co OH. Some of the descendants of John and Rebecca went to Darke Co OH with others being across the state line in Jay and Randolph Counties in Indiana. I would suggest that you check the 1900 census for Montgomery, Darke and surrounding counties to see if you can find a 16 year old Harriet in the household of those who would presumably be her parents. Or perhaps you could obtain her death certificate which should name her parents. With that information we could probably make a connection. -- Laverne Ingram Piatt Ontario, OH