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John Ellis PRATT

John Ellis PRATT

Male 1844 - 1922  (78 years)

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  • Name John Ellis PRATT 
    Born 10 Aug 1844  Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Military Pvt, Co C, 6th W.Va. Inf, Civil War  [4, 5, 6] 
    • In a newspaper article, John E. Pratt was identified as one of ten Doddridge County Civil War veterans who traveled to Gettysburg in June 1913 to attend the 50th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. However, until moving to Doddridge sometime between 1900 and 1910, he had lived his entire life in Tyler County.
    Census 1850, 1860  Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880, 1900  Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910, 1920  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [1, 2] 
    Died 14 Aug 1922  Smithton (now Smithburg), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Buried Wilbur Cemetery, Wilbur, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7] 
    Person ID I22554  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 12 Apr 2013 

    Father William Scott PRATT,   b. 18 Nov 1795,   d. 7 Oct 1863  (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Martha UNDERWOOD,   b. 24 Jan 1806, Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Apr 1888, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Family ID F11667  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Emaline BOND,   b. 26 Apr 1851,   d. 24 Oct 1894  (Age 43 years) 
    Married 19 Jul 1867  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
    +1. William Martin PRATT,   b. 3 May 1868, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jun 1960, Hillsborough Co, FL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
    +2. Nancy Jane PRATT,   b. 11 Mar 1870, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1962  (Age 91 years)
     3. Martha Ann PRATT,   b. 21 Aug 1876,   d. 25 Apr 1971, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years)
     4. Mary Alice PRATT,   b. 16 Aug 1878,   d. 14 Aug 1965, Braxton Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
    +5. Sarah E. PRATT,   b. Jan 1881,   d. Bef Oct 1923  (Age ~ 42 years)
     6. Samuel Austin PRATT,   b. 24 Oct 1883, Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Feb 1912, Grafton, Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 28 years)
    +7. Esta May PRATT,   b. 11 Jun 1887, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Nov 1967, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     8. George PRATT,   b. 15 Mar 1894, Wilbur, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Mar 1894, Wilbur, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F8420  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    2. [S2136] 1900 Census, Tyler County, WV.

    3. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).

    4. [S2605] U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 [database online], (National Park Service , Ancestry.com).

    5. [S2588] U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration).

    6. [S691] West Union Herald, 7/3/1913.

    7. [S2336] Tyler County West Virginia Cemeteries (website), Gary Patterson, (http://myplace.frontier.com/~garyepatterson/cemidx.htm).