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Harvey M. Platt

Male 1928 - 1981  (53 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Harvey M. Platt was born on 22 Apr 1928 in Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas (son of Eldon Lewis Platt and Nora Louise Sharpless); died on 19 Sep 1981 in El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas; was buried in Sunset Lawns Cemetery, El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas.

    Notes:

    Harvey M. Platt, 53, El Dorado, father of Debra Diver of Augusta, died Saturday at Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital.
    His service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the First Southern Baptist Church in El Dorado. Rev. Jack Kinkade and Rev. Marvin Platt will officiate. Burial will be in the Sunset Lawn Cemetery.
    A memorial has been established with the American Heart Association.
    He was born April 22, 1928 in Fort Scott to Eldon L. and Louise Sharpless Platt.
    He married Barbara Latimer Aug. 21, 1953 in Iola. She survives.
    He was a transport driver for Getty Refinery in El Dorado.
    He was a member of the First Southern Baptist Church and the LaHarpe Masonic Lodge. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the 1950's.
    Other survivors include two more daughters, Teresa Borger and Donna Platt, both of El Dorado; two brothers, Emmett Platt of Haysville and Marvin of Springdale, La.; a sister, Barbara Gerdsen of LaHarpe and four grandsons.
    Carlson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
    Taken from The El Dorado Times 9-21-1981


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97285885/harvey-m-platt

    Section C, Lot 48, Space W4.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Eldon Lewis Platt was born on 11 Jul 1906 in Kansas; died on 27 Sep 1973 in Kansas; was buried in La Harpe Cemetery, La Harpe, Allen County, Kansas.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: farmer
    • Census: 1940, Marion, Bourbon County, Kansas

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39007703/eldon-lewis-platt

    Eldon married Nora Louise Sharpless. Nora (daughter of William M. Sharpless and Ruth F. Caroline Wiggans) was born on 4 Sep 1907 in Kansas; died on 22 May 1980; was buried in La Harpe Cemetery, La Harpe, Allen County, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Nora Louise Sharpless was born on 4 Sep 1907 in Kansas (daughter of William M. Sharpless and Ruth F. Caroline Wiggans); died on 22 May 1980; was buried in La Harpe Cemetery, La Harpe, Allen County, Kansas.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39007704/louise-nora-platt

    Children:
    1. 1. Harvey M. Platt was born on 22 Apr 1928 in Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas; died on 19 Sep 1981 in El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas; was buried in Sunset Lawns Cemetery, El Dorado, Butler County, Kansas.
    2. Emmett Leon Platt was born on 29 Dec 1930 in Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas; died on 10 Jul 1995; was buried in Resthaven Gardens of Memory, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas.
    3. Barbara Jean Platt was born on 14 Feb 1934 in Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas; died on 16 Nov 2015 in Bentonville, Benton County, Arkansas; was buried in La Harpe Cemetery, La Harpe, Allen County, Kansas.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  William M. Sharpless was born in Apr 1858 in Illinois; died in 1930 in Bourbon County, Kansas; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66339132/william-m-sharpless

    William married Ruth F. Caroline Wiggans on 18 Sep 1886 in Bourbon County, Kansas. Ruth (daughter of William Stevens Wiggans and Nancy Jane Sivey) was born in Jan 1871 in Missouri; died in 1947 in Bourbon County, Kansas; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 7.  Ruth F. Caroline Wiggans was born in Jan 1871 in Missouri (daughter of William Stevens Wiggans and Nancy Jane Sivey); died in 1947 in Bourbon County, Kansas; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66339151/ruth-f-sharpless

    Children:
    1. Charles W. Sharpless was born in Jul 1887 in Kansas.
    2. Ernest Marion Sharpless was born on 23 Nov 1889 in Kansas; died in 1966; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.
    3. Elsie N. D. Sharpless was born on 25 Oct 1893 in Bourbon County, Kansas; died on 8 Aug 1966; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.
    4. Edith Frances Sharpless was born in Apr 1896 in Kansas.
    5. Zella J. Sharpless was born in Apr 1899 in Kansas.
    6. Edna Lola Sharpless was born in 1902 in Kansas; died in 1978; was buried in West Liberty Cemetery, Fulton, Bourbon County, Kansas.
    7. 3. Nora Louise Sharpless was born on 4 Sep 1907 in Kansas; died on 22 May 1980; was buried in La Harpe Cemetery, La Harpe, Allen County, Kansas.


Generation: 4

  1. 14.  William Stevens Wiggans was born on 26 Jan 1847 in Illinois (son of Valentine Leonard Wiggans and Catharine Stipp); died in Feb 1928 in Bourbon County, Kansas; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1870, Roscoe, Saint Clair County, Missouri
    • Census: 1875, Scott Township, Bourbon County, Kansas
    • Census: 1880, Scott Township, Bourbon County, Kansas
    • Census: 1900, Marmaton Township, Bourbon County, Kansas
    • Census: 1910, Franklin, Bourbon County, Kansas
    • Census: 1920, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31880650/william-stevens-wiggans

    William married Nancy Jane Sivey on 26 Jul 1866 in Vermilion County, Illinois. Nancy (daughter of Absalom Grant Sivey and Mary Elizabeth Gritton) was born on 14 Feb 1846 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 11 May 1918 in Kansas; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 15.  Nancy Jane Sivey was born on 14 Feb 1846 in Vermilion County, Illinois (daughter of Absalom Grant Sivey and Mary Elizabeth Gritton); died on 11 May 1918 in Kansas; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31880859/nancy-jane-wiggans

    Children:
    1. Ida Mae Wiggans was born on 4 May 1865 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 2 Mar 1950 in Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas; was buried in Chapel Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.
    2. Grant Absolom Wiggans was born in Jan 1870 in Illinois; died in 1928 in Kansas; was buried in Bronson Cemetery, Bronson, Bourbon County, Kansas.
    3. 7. Ruth F. Caroline Wiggans was born in Jan 1871 in Missouri; died in 1947 in Bourbon County, Kansas; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.
    4. Thomas Marion Wiggans was born on 14 Feb 1872 in Kansas; died on 19 Jun 1923; was buried in Bronson Cemetery, Bronson, Bourbon County, Kansas.
    5. George Russell Wiggans was born on 26 Jun 1873 in Kansas; died in 1940; was buried in Chapel Grove Cemetery, Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas.
    6. William Burton Wiggans was born on 9 Dec 1878 in Bourbon County, Kansas; died in 1960 in Bourbon County, Kansas; was buried in Bronson Cemetery, Bronson, Bourbon County, Kansas.
    7. Cora M. Wiggans was born in Oct 1885 in Kansas.


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