Philadelphia County PA Archives Obituaries.....John W. PLATT, 1915 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Jane Hamilton [rhamilton26@tampabay.rr.com] August 15, 1915 Philadelphia Inquirer JOHN W. PLATT, a yarn manufacturer, died Friday at his home, 436 Seville street, Boxborough. His death was attributed to heart disease. Mr. Platt was born in West Philadelphia in 1852 and was educated in the public schools of that section. He succeeded his father in the yarn business, which the latter had established early in the last century. Mr. Platt was a trustee of the Wissahickon Methodist Episcopal Church, of which he was a charter member. The funeral will be held Tuesday. This file is located at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/philadelphia/obits/p/platt-jw.txt