Charles Carroll Piatt was born April 12, 1848 in Ohio. The son of John B. and Emily Piatt. The family moved from Ohio to Illinois, then to Kansas. In 1872 Charles married Charlotte Willard. While a resident of Kansas, Mr. Piatt saw some service in the Indian Wars then being fought in the western part of Kansas. In the spring of 1882 Mr. and Mrs. Piatt came to Griggs County and settled on a homestead in Section 34, Washburn Township.

He later moved to Cooperstown and resided there until his death in 1910.

Source: Griggs County History 1879 - 1976 Page 491