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Matilda Jane Pratt 1852 – 1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Sep 1852

Birth Location: Tipton, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 08 Jun 1938

Death Location: Arispie Twp, Bureau, IL, USA

Father: Edward Pratt

Mother: Sophia Fleet

Spouse(s): Samual Mear

Children(s): Ernest Mear, Albert Mear, Grace Mear, Samuel Mear

According to available records, Matilda Jane Pratt was born in 1852 in Tipton, Staffordshire, England, the child of Edward Pratt and Sophia Fleet. Following those early years, Matilda Jane Pratt married Samual Thomas Mear, and their family grew to include Ernest LeRoy Mear, Albert Wilbur Mear, Grace Emily Mear and Samuel Edgar "Ed" Mear. In the later years of life, Matilda Jane Pratt died in 1938 in Arispie Twp, Bureau, IL, USA.

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Parents

Edward Pratt
1819 – 1903
Birth Location: Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England
EP
Sophia Fleet
1821 – 1908
Birth Location: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
SF

Spouses(s)

Samual Mear
1853 – 1922
Birth Location: Neponset, Bureau, IL, USA
SM

Children(s)

Ernest Mear
1877 – 1962
Birth Location: Neponset, Bureau, IL, USA
EM
Albert Mear
1882 – 1887
Birth Location: Kewanee, Henry, IL, USA
AM
Grace Mear
1886 – 1969
Birth Location: Kewanee, Henry, IL, USA
GM
Samuel Mear
1894 – 1974
Birth Location: Neponset, Bureau, Il, USA
SM

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 18 Sep 1852
    Event Place: Tipton, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, Year: 1880; Census Place: Kewanee, Henry, Illinois; Roll: 213; Family History Film: 1254213; Page: 385A; Enumeration District: 114; Image: 0331, Year: 1870; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: M237, 1820-1897; Microfilm Roll: Roll 328; Line: 49; List Number: 446, Year: 1900; Census Place: Neponset, Bureau, Illinois; Roll: 238; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0021; FHL microfilm: 1240238, Year: 1910; Census Place: Nashville, Barton, Missouri; Roll: T624_768; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0027; FHL microfilm: 1374781, Class: RG 9; Piece: 2045; Folio: 129; Page: 40; GSU roll: 542908

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1861
    Event Place: Tipton, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 2045; Folio: 129; Page: 40; GSU roll: 542908

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 26 May 1870
    Event Place: New York, New York
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, Year: 1870; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: M237, 1820-1897; Microfilm Roll: Roll 328; Line: 49; List Number: 446, Year: 1900; Census Place: Neponset, Bureau, Illinois; Roll: 238; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0021; FHL microfilm: 1240238, Year: 1910; Census Place: Nashville, Barton, Missouri; Roll: T624_768; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0027; FHL microfilm: 1374781

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Kewanee, Henry, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Kewanee, Henry, Illinois; Roll: 213; Family History Film: 1254213; Page: 385A; Enumeration District: 114; Image: 0331

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Neponset, Bureau, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Neponset, Bureau, Illinois; Roll: 238; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0021; FHL microfilm: 1240238

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Nashville, Barton, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Nashville, Barton, Missouri; Roll: T624_768; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0027; FHL microfilm: 1374781

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Liverpool, England
    Record Source: New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957, Year: 1870; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: M237, 1820-1897; Microfilm Roll: Roll 328; Line: 49; List Number: 446

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 08 Jun 1938
    Event Place: Arispie Twp, Bureau, IL, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kewanee, Henry County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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