Pratt, Paul
Death
1885-06-06
(aged 70 years)
Mineral Point, Wisconsin
Birth
1815-03-10
Salisbury, Vermont, United States
Gravestone
Location
SE.29.2
Biography
Paul Pratt
PAUL PRATT was born in Addison Co., Vt., March 10, 1815; he emigrated to the State of Wisconsin in 1850, and located at Mineral Point; here he engaged in teaming; he used to haul lead to Milwaukee and to Galena. He married Miss A.O. Wiley, a native of St. Lawrence Co., N.Y., Oct. 30, 1837; she was born Aug. 9, 1818; they have three children - Hattie C., now Mrs. Flanagin, Marion, Iowa; Jennie, now Mrs. Neff, lives in Texas; Charles R. lives at Sabula.[Source: "History of Iowa County, Wisconsin: Containing an Account of Its Settlement, Growth, Development and Resources..."; Chicago: Western Historical Co. April, 1881.
Obituary
Died. At his home in this city, on Saturday night, at about 9 o'clock, Mr. Paul Pratt. The deceased was born in Vermont, in 1815. He came to Mineral Point, in 1850, and remained here from that time. He was a kind husband and father and an obliging neighbor, always ready to help any one in distress. He leaves a wife, two daughters and one son to mourn his loss, and to whom the sympathy of the entire community is extended. The funeral took place on Tuesday, when the remains were interred in the city cemetery.
Iowa County Democrat, June 12, 1885
Paul Pratt
PAUL PRATT was born in Addison Co., Vt., March 10, 1815; he emigrated to the State of Wisconsin in 1850, and located at Mineral Point; here he engaged in teaming; he used to haul lead to Milwaukee and to Galena. He married Miss A.O. Wiley, a native of St. Lawrence Co., N.Y., Oct. 30, 1837; she was born Aug. 9, 1818; they have three children - Hattie C., now Mrs. Flanagin, Marion, Iowa; Jennie, now Mrs. Neff, lives in Texas; Charles R. lives at Sabula.[Source: "History of Iowa County, Wisconsin: Containing an Account of Its Settlement, Growth, Development and Resources..."; Chicago: Western Historical Co. April, 1881.