Brief Life History of Lillian Elva
When Lillian Elva Pratt was born on 6 May 1894, in Floyd, Virginia, United States, her father, Asa L Pratt, was 38 and her mother, Frances Sinia "Francina" Bryant, was 33. She married James Elma Lyon on 17 December 1916, in Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Patrick, Virginia, United States in 1930 and Smith River District, Patrick, Virginia, United States in 1940. She died on 9 March 1966, in Stuart, Patrick, Virginia, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Woolwine, Patrick, Virginia, United States.
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Sources (13)
- Lillian Pratt in entry for J E Lyon, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
- Lillian E Lyon in household of J Elma Lyon, "United States Census, 1940"
- Lillian Pratt in entry for Ernest T Haden and Wavie E Lyon, "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988"
Spouse and Children
1892–1981 Male
1894–1966 Female
Children (6)
1918–2006 Male
1919–1923 Female
1921–1992 Male
1923–2005 Male
1926–2010 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1855–1932 Male
1860–1950 Female
Siblings (9)
1880–1900 Female
1882–1884 Female
1883–1956 Male
1886–1965 Male
1888– Male
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World Events (8)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 2
1899 · USS Shubrick is Launched
Age 5
1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment
Age 19
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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