Brief Life History of Lester Lonzo
When Lester Lonzo Pratt Sr was born on 3 April 1906, in McNairy, Tennessee, United States, his father, William Oscar Pratt, was 28 and his mother, Martha Jane Whitaker, was 24. He had at least 1 son and 1 daughter with Vivian Loraine Davis. He lived in Beat 3, Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States in 1940 and United States in 1949. He died on 25 July 1974, in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States.
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- Lester L Pratt, "United States 1950 Census"
- Lester Lonzo Pratt in the U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
- Lester L Pratt, "Find A Grave Index"
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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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