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Pratt, Steven S.

Pratt, Steven S.[1, 2]

Male 1838 - 1897  (58 years)

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  • Name Pratt, Steven S. 
    Birth 15 Aug 1838  Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Military 1861–1865 
    as a Private, Co. A, 13th Kentucky Cavalry (CSA) in the Civil War 
    • He apparently served the Confederacy in the Civil War. His widow, Matilda Francis Pratt, filed an application (#0943) with the state of Kentucky on 10 Jul 1912, requesting a Confederate Soldier's and Widow's Pension. She was then a resident of Knott County.
    Census 1880  McPherson (Historic), Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    • The household was enumerated as follows:
      Stephen S., 42, Ky.
      Melvina, 35, Ky.
      Nancy A., 17
      Wilbern, 14
      Thomas C., 12
      Hiram, 10
      Celia, 8
      John C., 5
      Elhannan, 3
      Cordelia, 1
    Death 9 Aug 1897  Leburn, Knott, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I25848  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 30 Sep 2021 

    Father Pratt, Henry,   b. 12 Jun 1809, Culpeper, Virginia, British America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jun 1886, Knott, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Hampton, Celia,   b. 28 Nov 1811, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Feb 1885, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage 29 Dec 1835  Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F770  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Watts, Melvina,   b. 28 Nov 1845, Linefork, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Nov 1881 (Age 35 years) 
    Children 
     1. Pratt, Nancy Ann,   b. 7 Aug 1862, Garner Creek, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. Pratt, Henry,   b. 24 Apr 1864, Garner Creek, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +3. Pratt, Wilburn B.,   b. 18 Apr 1866, Garner Creek, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jul 1952 (Age 86 years)
     4. Pratt, Thomas W.,   b. 23 Sep 1867, Garner Creek, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +5. Pratt, Hiram Gilbert,   b. 22 Aug 1869, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jan 1941, Knott, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
     6. Pratt, Celia,   b. 15 Mar 1871, Garner Creek, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     7. Pratt, Harriet,   b. 1 Sep 1873, Garner Creek, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Sep 1875 (Age 2 years)
    +8. Pratt, John C.,   b. 17 Dec 1875, Garner Creek, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Sep 1943, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
    +9. Pratt, Elhanon,   b. 23 Feb 1877, Garner Creek, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Nov 1953, Knott, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
    +10. Pratt, Cordelia,   b. 11 Feb 1879, Garner Creek, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jun 1959, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    +11. Pratt, Jasper,   b. 14 Nov 1881, Garner Creek, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Sep 1972, Leburn, Knott, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
    Family ID F772  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

    Family 2 Price, Jenny,   b. Abt 1858 
    Marriage 2 Sep 1883  Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Pratt, Ida,   b. 2 Aug 1888, Garner Creek, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Feb 1951, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
    Family ID F52669  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

    Family 3 Francis, Matilda Pratt,   b. 12 Aug 1848, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jul 1892 (Age 43 years) 
    Marriage 13 Jan 1889  Knott, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F773  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 15 Aug 1838 - Floyd, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - McPherson (Historic), Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 2 Sep 1883 - Floyd, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 13 Jan 1889 - Knott, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 9 Aug 1897 - Leburn, Knott, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S269] GEDCOM file imported on 26 May 2003.

    2. [S31383] Steve Pratt in entry for Ida Pratt Pigman, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1962".

    3. [S31382] Stephen S Pratt, "United States Census, 1880".

    4. [S586] 1880 Census Letcher Co KY, 54-606.