Brief Life History of Ella Maude
When Ella Maude Pratt was born on 11 May 1884, in Marshall, Illinois, United States, her father, Floyd Allen Pratt, was 35 and her mother, Delila Chamberlain, was 34. She married Harvey William Logsdon on 24 May 1902, in Long Point, Livingston, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She lived in United States in 1949 and Lake Township, Newton, Indiana, United States in 1950. She died on 14 February 1979, in Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana, United States, at the age of 94, and was buried in Roselawn Cemetery, Roselawn, Lincoln Township, Newton, Indiana, United States.
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- Unknown, "United States 1950 Census"
- Maud Pratt, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- Ella Maude Pratt Logsdon, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1885 · The First Skyscraper
The Home Insurance Building is considered to be the first skyscraper in the world. It was supported both inside and outside by steel and metal that were deemed fireproof and also it was reinforced with concrete. It originally had ten stories but in 1891 two more were added.
1906 · Gary, Indiana, Is Founded
The town of Gary, Indiana, was founded by the United States Steel Corporation in 1906. The Gary Works steel mill was the largest integrated mill in North America. The city of Gary was named after Elbert Henry Gary who was the founding chairman of the United States Steel Corporation and American lawyer and county judge. Gary partnered with J.P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, and Charles M. Schwab to found the United States Steel Corporation.
1909 · The NAACP is formed
Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.
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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