Brief Life History of John William
When John William Pratt was born on 31 March 1888, in Lewis, West Virginia, United States, his father, Floyd Lemuel Pratt, was 27 and his mother, Eva Jane Lyons, was 23. He married Viva Mick in 1913, in Lewis, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Freemansburg, Lewis, West Virginia, United States in 1930 and Freemans Creek District, Lewis, West Virginia, United States in 1940. He died on 17 February 1951, in Weston, Lewis, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Peterson, Lewis, West Virginia, United States.
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- William Pratt, "United States 1950 Census"
- Legacy NFS Source: William John Pratt - Government record: Death record or certificate: birth: 31 March 1888; Harrison, West Virginia, United States
- John William Pratt, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
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1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
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1890 · Woman's Suffrage
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1906 · Saving Food Labels
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Name Meaning
English: nickname for a clever trickster, from Middle English prat(te), pret ‘cunning, wily, astute’ (a derivative of Old English præt, pret ‘trickery, deception’, which is found in use as a byname in the 11th century). This surname is quite common in southeastern Ireland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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