This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: PLOTT/PLATT Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/wEC.2ACE/1231 Message Board Post: Although I am new to research, the Platt family has been researching their family on & off since 1896. The progenitor of this Platt family is John Platt, a Revolutionary War veteran, who enlisted from Littlestown, York Co. PA. One elusive child of John's is Henry. Henry was a wanderer & so were his children. We still haven't found ol' Henry. Two of Henry's children went west to search for gold & were never heard of... until I found them on your Juneau Co site. Many thanks to Jackie Hufschmid, site owner and Terry Thompson list owner for their efforts in bringing families together. A special thanks to Brian Duffy for compiling the Mauston Star 17 Nov 1887 newspaper articles. With more research, I know I can prove these fellas to be of my Platt line (how many brothers named Henry & Cosmos Plott can there be?) Now, I'm off to find Summit WI & some census records for the early to mid 1800's. Thank you for sharing the information that will bring more of my family together. Regards, Jane Tripp researching Platt in Pa - or so I thought