Jul-28-2018
Husband: Okey Pratt Census name: Oka Pratt
Born: Dec-14-1891 in Tyler Co, WV 1,2,3 Died: May-24-1961 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 1 Buried: in Wilbur Cemetery, Wilbur, Tyler Co, WV 1 Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1923 in Doddridge Co, WV 3 Census: 1900, 1920 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV (see note 1) Resided: 1915 in Wilbur, Tyler Co, WV 4 Occupation: 1920 roustabout for gas company 5 Father: John W. Pratt (1842 - 1914) Mother: Cynthia Cumberledge (1858 - 1931) Other spouse 2
Wife: Mary Elizabeth Cumberledge Married: Jun-16-1915 in Alma, Tyler Co, WV 4
Born: Nov-12-1891 in Tyler Co, WV 6,7,4 Died: Sep-30-1920 near Wilbur, Tyler Co, WV 6,7 Buried: in Wilbur Cemetery, Wilbur, Tyler Co, WV 8,6 Census: 1920 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Resided: 1915 in Wilbur, Tyler Co, WV 4 Census: 1910 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Father: Ellis Cumberledge (1846 - 1916) Mother: Laura Belle Pratt (1860 - 1941)
M Child 1: Lester Dale Pratt Also known as: Dale Pratt 9 Born: Aug-16-1916 10,11 Died: Nov- 2-1987 10,11 Buried: in South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 12,10 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 13 Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Military: 1936 - 1957 M/Sgt, US Army, World War II, Korea 14,15 Wife: Virginia Maud Pierce b. Feb- 9-1920 d. Nov-16-1970
M Child 2: Clayton Pratt Born: Dec- 3-1917 in Wilbur, Tyler Co, WV 11,16,3 Died: Oct-14-1989 11 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 17 Resided: in Virginia Beach, VA 11 (see note 2) Resided: 1941 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 3 Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Military: Apr- 7-1936 - Oct-17-1955 U.S. Navy, World War II 18 (see note 3) Wife: Mary Janet Cox b. Jun- 6-1920 d. Dec-14-1997 Married: Mar-22-1941 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 3,19
F Child 3: Ethel Virginia Pratt Born: Jan-30-1919 20 (see note 4) Died: Jun-21-2012 in Petersburg, Grant Co, WV 21 Buried: in Maple Hill Cemetery, Petersburg, Grant Co, WV 20 Resided: in Arthur, Grant Co, WV 20 Resided: 1937 in Doddridge Co, WV 3 Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Occupation: American Woodmark, Moorefield WV (19 yrs, retired 1987) 20 Education: Doddridge Co H.S. (1934), nurses aide training (1962) Husband: Edwin N. Rodgers b. ca 1915 Married: May-28-1937 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 3 Husband: William Brooke Sherman b. May-11-1914 d. Oct-29-1988
Sources: (1) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (2) 1900 Census, Tyler County, WV. (3) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (4) Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV. (5) 1920 Census, Tyler County, WV. (6) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (7) Headstone (year only) (8) Gary Patterson, Tyler County West Virginia Cemeteries (website), http://myplace.frontier.com/~garyepatterson/cemidx.htm. (9) Descendants of Wilson Britton, Richard Lyle "Dickie" Britton (1941-2000) (self-published, 1992) (10) Cemetery marker. (11) Social Security Death Index. (12) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. III, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (13) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Maryland before 1951. (14) Military Grave Marker. (15) Immediate family. (16) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (17) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (18) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (19) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 235. (20) Obituary. (21) Obituary - Hospital. Event Notes Note (1) In 1920, at Pratts Run Road. Note (2) Social Security card issued in Virginia in 1961. Note (3) Served aboard the battleship USS New York (BB-34), the escort carriers USS Suwanee and USS Tulagi (CVE-72), the aircraft carrier USS Lake Champlain (CV-39), and the oiler USS Monongahela (AO-42). Note (4) Birthplace given in obituary as West Union, Doddridge County, but marriage record states Tyler County.Name Index