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William Overly PRATT

William Overly PRATT

Male 1885 - 1946  (61 years)

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  • Name William Overly PRATT  [1] 
    Born 14 Jul 1885  Industrial, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  Clark District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1910  [5] 
    brakeman on railroad 
    Census 1920  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1920  [6] 
    roustabout for South Penn Oil Co. 
    Census 1930  Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  Indian Run (near Flinderation), Bristol, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation South Penn Oil employee  [2] 
    Occupation 1940  [7] 
    pumper in oil fields 
    Died 4 Oct 1946  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Buried IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Person ID I68856  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 22 Aug 2014 

    Father James Monroe PRATT,   b. 1859, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Dec 1942  (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Mary E. BREEDING,   b. Jun 1865, Rockingham Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Oct 1931, Industrial, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 66 years) 
    Family ID F33922  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Gatha Beatrice STARKEY,   b. 1892, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1967  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 19 Oct 1908  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Notes 
    • 1940 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Tenmile District), enumerated on Jun 6 1940 at Indian Run:
      W. Overly Pratt, 54, pumper in oil fields; wife Gatha B. Pratt, 48; grandson James Pratt, 10; granddau Reta May Pratt, 6; foster son Junior C. Pratt, 16; granddau Mary June Evans, 11. Residence in 1935 indicated as rural Doddridge County for all. [8]
    Children 
    +1. William Jennings "Jake" PRATT,   b. 28 Jun 1910, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 May 1965, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years)
    +2. Clarice Velma PRATT,   b. 16 Jul 1912, Industrial, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Nov 1999  (Age 87 years)
    +3. Clarence Overly PRATT,   b. 22 Jul 1914, Industrial, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Aug 1969, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years)
     4. Carlton Junior PRATT,   b. 20 Jan 1924, Industrial, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Sep 1977, Cuyahoga Falls, Summit Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years)  [Adopted]
    Family ID F28992  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2243] Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, (Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, revised 1995)).

    2. [S2568] West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    3. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    4. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    5. [S2113] 1910 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    6. [S2047] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District).

    7. [S2638] 1940 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    8. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.