Brief Life History of James Madison
When James Madison Platt was born on 22 February 1855, in Indiana, United States, his father, Richard Platt, was 38 and his mother, Emeline Clark, was 30. He married Sarah Jane Redmond on 21 May 1879, in Crab Orchard, Johnson, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 daughters. He lived in Western Township, Johnson, Nebraska, United States for about 20 years and Western Election Precinct, Johnson, Nebraska, United States in 1940. He died on 2 April 1940, in Nebraska, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Crab Orchard, Johnson, Nebraska, United States.
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Sources (15)
- James M Platt in household of Richard Platt, "United States Census, 1870"
- James M Plott, "United States Census, 1920"
- J.m. Platt in entry for Frederick G. Metzger, "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995"
Spouse and Children
1855–1940 Male
1857–1943 Female
Children (5)
1880–1960 Female
1882–1958 Female
1886–1973 Female
1889–1968 Female
1892–1977 Female
Parents and Siblings
1816–1894 Male
1824–1905 Female
Siblings (8)
1845–1927 Male
1848–1927 Female
1852–1925 Male
1855–1940 Male
1858–1933 Male
+3 More Children
World Events (8)
1858
Age 3
1863
Age 8
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 26
Name Meaning
English: Middle English plat, platte ‘flat surface’ (Anglo-Norman French plat, plast), often with the senses ‘footbridge’ or ‘plot of land’. The name may be topographic, for one who lived near such a feature, or habitational, from a place so named, such as Platt in Manchester or Platt Bridge in Wigan (both Lancashire).
Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname from German platt ‘flat’.
German: variant of Platte 3.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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