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TIMELINE
Stanley John "Stan" O'Brien was
born in Wisconsin, and died in California.
Marian Estelle Pratt was
born Wisconsin, and died in California. She is the
daughter of Wallace Edwin Pratt of Jericho, Chittenden Co., VT,
and Cora
Jane Blake of the Town of Orion, Richland Co., WI.
She was a member of the Richland Center High School, Richland Center,
Richland Co., WI, Class of 1927.
W. E. Pratt was born in Jericho,
Vt., July 31, 1848, and is the son of Edwin Pratt and Hannah Hapgood.
About 1855 the family came to Wisconsin and resided two years at
Beloit, then came to Richland county and engaged in farming in the
town of Willow. The parents now reside at Sextonville. The subject
of this sketch, at the age of eighteen, commenced work at the
painters trade, and has since given his attention to the same, and
is now a member of the firm of Pratt Bros. In March 1878 he was
married to Fannie Goodrich, daughter of Lorenzo Goodrich. They have
two children: Fred and Roy E.
The 1870 U. S.
Census taken on July 11, 1870, shows Edwin Pratt (age 46) born in
Vermont is unemployed and living in Beloit, 4th Ward, Rock Co., WI.
Living with him is his wife Hannah Pratt (age 44) born in Vermont. Also
living there are their children: Wallace Pratt (age 22) born in Vermont
is a painter owning real estate of $500; George H. Pratt (age 18) born
in Vermont is a painter; and Ellen Pratt (age 16) born in Vermont; F. H.
Pratt (age 8) born in Wisconsin; and Fred Pratt (age 3) born in
Wisconsin.
The 1870 U. S. Census
taken on August 3, 1870, shows Simon Blake (age 41) born in Pennsylvania
with real estate of $2,000 and personal estate of $556 is a Farmer
living in
the Town of Orion, Richland Co., WI.
Living with him is Mary Blake (age 34) born in Pennsylvania, who is
Keeping House. Also there are five children, all born in Wisconsin:
Sylvester Blake (age 14); Ida Blake (age 11); Viola Blake (age 9);
Estella Blake (age 7); and Salme Blake (age 5).fd
Cora Jane Blake was
born October 30, 1870, in the Town of Orion, Richland Co., WI.
The 1875
Wisconsin census for Richland County shows Simon
S. Blake is Living in
the Town of Orion, Richland Co., WI,
with a total of 2 Males, 6 Females.
Wallace Edwin Pratt
and Fannie Goodrich were married March 10, 1878, in Wisconsin.
The 1880 U. S.
Census taken on June 1, 1880, shows Simon S. Blake (age 50) born in
Pennsylvania of Virginia and Maryland-born parents is a farmer living in
the Town of Orion, Richland Co., WI.
Living with him is his wife, Mary M. Blake (age 44) born in Pennsylvania
of Pennsylvania-born parents. Also there are their children: Sylvester
F. Blake (age 23) helping on the farm; Salome C. Blake (age 14); Cora J.
Blake (age 9); Dora B. Blake (age 7); and Edna P. Blake (age 3). All
children were born in Wisconsin. Simon was the census enumerator for
Orion Twp. this year.
The 1880 U. S.
Census taken June 5, 1880, shows Wallis Pratt (age 31) born in Vermont
to Vermont-born parents is a painter living in Richland Center, Richland
Center Twp., Richland Co., WI. Living with him is his wife Fanny Pratt
(age 28) born in Illinois to New York-born parents. Also living there is
their baby daughter, Baby Pratt (age 3/12) born in December in Wisconsin
to Vermont and Illinois-born parents, however the enumerator crossed out
this entry.
The 1895 Wisconsin
State Census taken on June 20, 1895, shows W. E. Pratt is living in the
3rd Ward, City of Richland Center, Richland Co., WI: 3 Males, 2 Females.
Fannie (Goodrich)
Pratt died April 22, 1897, in Richland Co., WI at age 46.
Wallace Edwin Pratt
and Cora Jane Blake were married March 15, 1899, in the Town of Orion,
Richland Co., WI.
The 1900 U. S.
Census taken on June 20, 1900, shows Wallace E. Pratt (age 51) born July
1848 in Vermont to Vermont-born parents is a Furniture Merchant owning
his own home at 502 Park Street, City of Richland Center, Richland
Center Twp., Richland Co., WI. Living with him is his wife of one year,
Cora J. Pratt (age 29) born October 1870 in Wisconsin to
Pennsylvania-born parents, with no children born to her. Also living
there are Wallace's children, all born in Wisconsin to Vermont and
Wisconsin-born parents: Frederick G. Pratt (age 19) born March 1881 who
is a Painter; Roy E. Pratt (age 17) born March 1883; and Letha J. Pratt
(age 12) born August 1887. Wallace's father and Wallace's sister live
nearby.
The 1905 Wisconsin
State Census taken on June 1, 1905, shows Wallace E. Pratt (age 56) born
in Vermont to Vermont-born parents is a Furniture Dealer owning his own
home free of a mortgage and living in the 3rd Ward, City of Richland
Center, Richland Co., WI. Living with him is his wife, Cora Pratt (age
32) born in Wisconsin to New York-born parents. Also living there is
Wallace's unmarried daughter, Letha Pratt (age 17) born in Wisconsin to
Vermont and Wisconsin-born parents.
Marian
Estelle Pratt was born in Wisconsin.
The 1910 U. S.
Census taken on April 15, 1910, shows Wallace Pratt (age 61) born in
Vermont to Vermont-born parents is a furniture store retail merchant
owning his own home on Park Street, 3rd Ward, Richland Center, Richland
Center Twp., Richland Co., WI. Living with him is his second wife of 11
years, Cora Pratt (age 38) born in Wisconsin to Indiana and
Wisconsin-born parents, with one child born to her, which is her first
marriage. Also living there is Wallace's unmarried daughter, Leatha
Pratt (age 22) born in Wisconsin to Vermont and Wisconsin-born parents.
Also there is the natural daughter of Wallace and Cora, Marian Pratt
(age 7/12) born in Wisconsin to Vermont and Wisconsin-born parents.
The 1910 U. S.
Census taken on April 27, 1910, shows Harry O'Brien (age 25) born in
Wisconsin to Wisconsin-born parents is a Machine Shop Machinist renting
his home and is living at 562 Fifth Avenue, 11th Ward, City of
Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., WI. Living with him is his childless wife of
6/12 years, Florence O'Brien (age 20) born in Wisconsin to
Wisconsin-born parents.
Cora Jane (Blake)
Pratt died July 30, 1918, in Richland Center, Richland Co., WI, at age
47. Buried in Richland Center Cemetery, Richland Center, Town of
Richland, Richland Co., WI.
Wallace Edwin Pratt
died August 9, 1919, in Richland Co., WI, at age 71. Buried in Richland
Center Cemetery, Richland Center, Town of Richland, Richland Co.,
WI. Letha Jane (Pratt) Martin became the special guardian of her
half-sister, Marian Estelle Pratt, on December 11, 1919, in Richland
Center, Richland Co., WI. To settle the estate, Marian's share of the
estate of her father was sold to Roy Ellis Pratt for $1,000. |