Inscription:

JOSEPH L. HYATT, 1824 – 1896
ELIZABETH HYATT, 1832 – 1893
MARTHA HYATT, 1826 – 1850

Judge Joseph Lafayette Hyatt
Birth: 1824
Death: 1896, St. Louis County, Missouri
Burial: Cold Water Cemetery, Florissant, St. Louis County, Missouri

Martha Elizabeth Cason Hyatt
Birth: 19 September 1826, Louisa County, Virginia
Death: 1850
Burial: Cold Water Cemetery, Florissant, St. Louis County, Missouri

Elizabeth Harris Hyatt
Birth: 1832, Missouri
Death: 1893, St. Louis County, Missouri
Burial: Cold Water Cemetery, Florissant, St. Louis County, Missouri

Family members buried in Cold Water Cemetery:
Parents of Elizabeth Harris Hyatt: Simpson Harris and Mary Patterson Harris
Siblings of Elizabeth Harris Hyatt: Lucy Harris, Elisha D. Harris, John W. Harris, Lewis S. Harris, Amy J. Harris, and Mary V. Harris

Notes for Joseph Lafayette Hyatt:
• Joseph L. was the son of Judge Frederick Hyatt and his first wife, Anna Hume. He first married Martha Elizabeth Cason, date unknown, then married Elizabeth Harris on 10 June 1855.
• “The Reporter” 29 May 1963, page 6. Judge Joseph Hyatt, an acquaintance of President Lincoln, well enough known to the Great Emancipator to be entertained by him at the White House during the Civil War.
• Appointed by Alexander McNair and served as one of the first judges in St. Louis County. Judge Frederick Hyatt and his son, Judge Joseph Hyatt were active in the Whig political party and they were responsible for having the whipping post, as a method of punishment, being abolished in St. Louis county.
• In 1840, Thomas Fletcher built the first home in the area of Black Jack, a log house on Old Hallsferry road, just a short distance from the intersection with Parker road. James C. Richardson, one of the early pioneers and chief landowners in the north county area had built a big tobacco barn in the vicinity a few years earlier, and in 1842, the barn was purchased by Joseph L. Hyatt, who converted it into a residence. This became the second home in the new community.

• Sources:
History of St. Louis County by William Thomas, page 316.

Notes for Martha Elizabeth Cason Hyatt:
• Martha Elizabeth Cason Hyatt was the first wife of Joseph Lafayette Hyatt.
• Tombstone for Martha Elizabeth placed in the Memorial Garden as her exact place of interment is unknown.

Notes for Elizabeth Harris Hyatt:
• Elizabeth Hyatt was the daughter of Simpson Harris and Mary Harris.
• Will: St. Louis and St. Louis County, Missouri Probate Records-778/32II (96) Vol. 2 1849-1861. Page 5, Simpson Harris, Wrtn 12-9-34, Rec. 4-24-50. “Mary Harris wf., Elisha Patterson and Dan T. Patterson, guardians, children unnamed, Durrett Patterson, relationship, next-generation, (married Matilda Harris) Isaac Jones & Matilda Harris Wits. D:130.

Marriage Records:
• Joseph Lafayette Hyatt married Martha Elizabeth Cason Hyatt on 20 September 1849, Howard, Missouri. Source Citation: Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm].
• Joseph Lafayette Hyatt married Elizabeth Harris Hyatt on 10 June 1858, St. Louis, Missouri. Source Citation: Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm].

Census: 
• 1850 Census: (Joseph Lafayette Hyatt and Martha Elizabeth Cason Hyatt) District 82, St. Louis, Missouri; Roll: M432_414; Page: 473B; Image: 425. Household Members: Joseph L. Hyatt 25, Martha Hyatt 23, and John Brown 38. Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
• 1870 Census: (Joseph Lafayette Hyatt and Elizabeth Harris Hyatt) Saint Ferdinand, Saint Louis, Missouri, Roll: M593_809, Page: 380A. Household Members: Joseph S. Hyatt 45, Elizabeth Hyatt 38, Maria Hyatt 11, Ann A. Hyatt 9, Robert L. Hyatt 7, and Luke Lane 23. Original data: 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
• 1860 Census: (Joseph Lafayette Hyatt and Elizabeth Harris Hyatt) St Ferdinand, St Louis, Missouri; Roll: M653_656; Page: 1063. Household members: Joseph Hyatt 34, Elizabeth Hyatt 28, Maria Hyatt 1, Barnibas Harris 32, Elisha Harris 26, and John Harris 25. Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
• 1880 Census: (Joseph Lafayette Hyatt and Elizabeth Harris Hyatt) Saint Ferdinand, St Louis, Missouri; Roll: 716; Page: 192D; Enumeration District: 180. Household members: Joseph L. Hyatt 54, Elizabeth Hyatt 48, Maria E. Hyatt 21, Annie E. Hyatt 18, and Robert L. Hyatt. Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.