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William Jefferson Pratt 1870–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Nov 1870

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 25 Oct 1944

Death Location: Oak Grove Cemetery, Decatur County, Tennessee

Father: Meyers Pratt

Mother: Sarah Doyle

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In 1870, William Jefferson Pratt entered the world in Tennessee, born to Meyers Tinsley Pratt And Sarah Isabella Doyle. In 1880, William Jefferson Pratt resided in Gibson Station, Gibson, Tennessee, USA. William Jefferson Pratt married J A Bawcum. William Jefferson Pratt passed away in 1944 in Oak Grove Cemetery, Decatur County, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • In 1870, William Jefferson Pratt entered the world in Tennessee, born to Meyers Tinsley Pratt And Sarah Isabella Doyle.
  • In 1880, William Jefferson Pratt resided in Gibson Station, Gibson, Tennessee, USA.
  • William Jefferson Pratt married J A Bawcum.
  • William Jefferson Pratt passed away in 1944 in Oak Grove Cemetery, Decatur County, Tennessee.

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William Pratt's Ancestors

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William Pratt
1870–1944
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
Meyers Tinsley Pratt
1847–1910
Tennessee
Sarah (Isabella) Doyle
1846–1885
Decatur Co. Tennessee
Grandparents
Richard (Thomas) Pratt
1815–1876
Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
Mildred ("Milly") Walker
1817–1878
Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
John Doyle
1807–1894
Columbus, Polk Co. , TN, USA
Mary (Ann) Moses
1811–1870
, , NC, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Doyle
1784–1851
Sarah Raper
1789–1872
James Moses
1790–1852
Isabella Bedwell
1780–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sr.
1748–1837
Jacob Raper
1752–1842
Elizabeth Gray
1758–1845
Samuel Moses
1747–1833
Sarah Tewksberry
1746–1843
Reuben Bedwell
1763–1834
D Ogele
1765–1835

William Pratt's Timeline

3 Records

1870
10 Nov 1870
Birth of William Jefferson Pratt in Tennessee
Tennessee
1880
1880
Age 10
William Jefferson Pratt resided here in Gibson Station, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
Gibson Station, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
1944
25 Oct 1944
Age 74
Death of William Jefferson Pratt in Oak Grove Cemetery, Decatur County, Tennessee
Oak Grove Cemetery, Decatur County, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Nov 1870
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 9
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Gibson Station, Gibson, Tennessee; Roll: 1255; Page: 496C; Enumeration District: 048

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Gibson Station, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Gibson Station, Gibson, Tennessee; Roll: 1255; Page: 496C; Enumeration District: 048

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Oct 1944
    Event Place: Oak Grove Cemetery, Decatur County, Tennessee
    Record Source: Tennessee, Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 9

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