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Joseph Holly

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Biography

Citations

1. [S220] Lucius Barnes Barbour, GREENWICH, FAIRFIELD CO., CT VITAL RECORDS FROM BARBOUR COLLECTION 1641-1852. (Baltimore, Maryland: republished by Genealogical Publishing Co., 1911-1934), Vol 1, 103.). Hereinafter cited as Greenwich, CT Vital Records, Barbour Coll.

Josiah Holly

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1. [S220] Lucius Barnes Barbour, GREENWICH, FAIRFIELD CO., CT VITAL RECORDS FROM BARBOUR COLLECTION 1641-1852. (Baltimore, Maryland: republished by Genealogical Publishing Co., 1911-1934), Vol 1, 103.). Hereinafter cited as Greenwich, CT Vital Records, Barbour Coll.
2. [S220] Greenwich, CT Vital Records, Barbour Coll. (published), Vol 1, 35.)

Mary Holly

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Citations

1. [S220] Lucius Barnes Barbour, GREENWICH, FAIRFIELD CO., CT VITAL RECORDS FROM BARBOUR COLLECTION 1641-1852. (Baltimore, Maryland: republished by Genealogical Publishing Co., 1911-1934), Vol 1, 25.). Hereinafter cited as Greenwich, CT Vital Records, Barbour Coll.

Sarah Holly

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1. [S220] Lucius Barnes Barbour, GREENWICH, FAIRFIELD CO., CT VITAL RECORDS FROM BARBOUR COLLECTION 1641-1852. (Baltimore, Maryland: republished by Genealogical Publishing Co., 1911-1934), Vol 1, 25.). Hereinafter cited as Greenwich, CT Vital Records, Barbour Coll.

Mary Holly

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1. [S220] Lucius Barnes Barbour, GREENWICH, FAIRFIELD CO., CT VITAL RECORDS FROM BARBOUR COLLECTION 1641-1852. (Baltimore, Maryland: republished by Genealogical Publishing Co., 1911-1934), Vol 1, 35.). Hereinafter cited as Greenwich, CT Vital Records, Barbour Coll.

Waitstill Holly

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1. [S220] Lucius Barnes Barbour, GREENWICH, FAIRFIELD CO., CT VITAL RECORDS FROM BARBOUR COLLECTION 1641-1852. (Baltimore, Maryland: republished by Genealogical Publishing Co., 1911-1934), Vol 1, 0.). Hereinafter cited as Greenwich, CT Vital Records, Barbour Coll.

Silvanus Holly

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Biography

Citations

1. [S250] Stephen P. Clarke, Churchville, NY, compiler, Hawley/Holly Genealogy Data, Provided to HK in 2006 for DNA study (, 2006). Hereinafter cited as Hawley/Holly Genealogy Data.
2. [S220] Lucius Barnes Barbour, GREENWICH, FAIRFIELD CO., CT VITAL RECORDS FROM BARBOUR COLLECTION 1641-1852. (Baltimore, Maryland: republished by Genealogical Publishing Co., 1911-1934), Vol 1, 14.). Hereinafter cited as Greenwich, CT Vital Records, Barbour Coll.

Rebekka Barnes

Biography

Citations

1. [S250] Stephen P. Clarke, Churchville, NY, compiler, Hawley/Holly Genealogy Data, Provided to HK in 2006 for DNA study (, 2006). Hereinafter cited as Hawley/Holly Genealogy Data.

James Madison Pratt

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ChildParent1,1
Birth	16 January 1844	James Madison Pratt was born on 16 January 1844 in Rushford, Allegany County, New York.1
Census	14 August 1860	He appeared in the census 14 August 1860 in Delphi, Carroll County, Indiana. James is listed as: age 17, Printer, born in New York, living in the household of James B. Scott, Printer born in Penn. and the Scott family, and two other young printers, Lewis Strauss and Daniel Fickthorn.2
Milit-War		He served in the military. with the 9th Indiana Infantry in the Civil War.3
Photo Family Group	1866	In 1866, in Indiana. Henry, Seth and Matt Pratt
Marriage	28 January 1868	He and Mary E. Parsons were married on 28 January 1868 in Logansport, Cass County, Indiana,4
Photo Link	4 May 1870	On 4 May 1870, in Logansport, Cass County, Indiana. James and his partner maintained this advertisement in the local newspaper
Census	1 July 1870	He appeared in the census 1 July 1870 at 4th Ward in Logansport, Cass County, Indiana. James is listed as: age 27, Atty. At Law, personal estate $500, born in New York; Mary, age 22, Keeping House, born in Ohio; Charles B. 3 months, born in Feb, in Indiana; Cecelia Fox, Domestic Servant, born in Ind.5
Marriage	1 September 1875	He and Jennie Eames were married on 1 September 1875 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana,3
Newspaper Mention	6 August 1876	The 6 August 1876 edition of the The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, reported The Bogus License Case James M. Pratt, the attorney who was arrested Friday evening on affidavit made by W. H. James et als., charging him with complicity in the crooked license business, was brought up Saturday morning before Judge Evans, and released under bonds to the amount of $1000. Wm. Sachs, the man who collected the money for the licenses, still longers in 'durance vile', anxiously awaiting some philanthropist to go his security for $2000.
Newspaper Mention	6 August 1876	The 6 August 1876 edition of the New Orleans Republican, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, reported Cheap Licenses that are Costly The police have arrested James Pratt, an attorney, and Williams Sochs, no particular occupation, for obtaining money by fraudulent representations. The story, as told by Sochs, is that Pratt hired him to seek parties who had not paid their licenses and tell that that he was properly authorized to issue city, States and United States licenses at a great discount. Sochs succeeding in inducing several store keepers to give him money, for which he furnished a receipt that was worth as much as the paper it was written on -- no more. Mr. W. H. James, employed in the City Hall, pushed the case, assisting the detectives. When Sochs was arrested, he talked as if he really was innocent, telling exactly how Pratt had instructed him to work, and that thus far he had not pocketed a dollar of the money -- Pratt taking all of it, not even paying a percentage. The case as it stands has a decidedly bad look, but Pratt puts in a general denial. There will be an investigation in a few days before Judge Evans.
Census	14 June 1880	He appeared in the census 14 June 1880 at 210 Third St. in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. James is listed as: age 36, Atty at law, b. NY, birthplace of parents blank, wife Jane, age 24, keeping house, b. LA, parents NY. Julia age 3, daughter, and James H. age 1, son. West side of Third St, between St. David and St. Patrick.6
Occupation	3 March 1883	On 3 March 1883 James worked in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, as solicitor for the District Court. The Times-Democrat reported, "James M. Pratt, a member of the bar of this State, was admitted to practice yesterday as attorney and counselor at and proctor and solicitor for the District Court."
Death	5 December 1899	He died on 5 December 1899 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana,1
Obituary	6 December 1899	6 December 1899, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, The Times-Democrat Obituary:. James M. Pratt, Esq. The many friends and acquaintances of Mr. James M. Pratt and of his family learned with deep sorrow yesterday of his death. Mr. Pratt was widely known and was well liked everywhere for his courteousness and gentleness. He was a native of New York, and a Union soldier during the civil war. He settled here after the close of the great struggle and studying law, practiced here in the civil and criminal courts up to the time of his death. Mr. Pratt was married to Miss Evans [sic] of this city, who survives him, with two daughters and a son, all grown. One of his daughters is the wife of Mr. J.F. Hall of the Western Electric Company of this city. Mr. Pratt also leaves one brother, Major R.H. Pratt, United States Army, who is now detailed as superintendent of the Indian School at Carlisle, Pa. In his earlier years Mr. Pratt lived for a few years in Logansport, Ill, [sic] where he served one term as district attorney. The interment will be at 3 o'clock this afternoon, the funeral being from Mr. Pratt's late residence at No. 720 Milan street, between Laurel and Constance streets.

Citations

1. [S75] Mason Delano Pratt, Genealogy of Richard Henry Pratt and his wife Anna Laura Mason Pratt (San Francisco, California: Privately Printed, availble online https://archive.org/details/genealogyofricha00prat/page/6/mode/1up, May, 1943), p.6. Hereinafter cited as Pratt Genealogy.
2. [S85] , Census Online, Viewed on ancestry.com.
3. [S75] Mason Delano Pratt, Pratt Genealogy, p. 10.
4. [S251] Cass County Marriage Records, WPA Marriage Record Index 1850-1920, Cass County Clerk's Office: Book 4, p. 398.. Hereinafter cited as Cass County Marriage Records.
5. [S84] , Census Online, Viewed on ancestry.com.
6. [S83] , 1880 Census Online, Viewed on ancestry.com.

Seth Bacchus Pratt

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Birth	8 July 1845	Seth Bacchus Pratt was born on 8 July 1845 in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. (1850 census lists Seth's birthplace as Pennsylvania, 1870 lists Ohio, 1880 Penna. So it is possible that MD Pratt assumed he was born in Rushford as the other boys were, but perhaps there was a sojourn in Pennsylvania before moving to Indiana.) His obituary in the Logansport Pharos-Tribune, 18 Sep 1890, stated that he was born in Allegheny County, PA. This reinforces the 1850 and 1880 censuses. Allegheny County is the location of Pittsburgh.1
Research Note	1856	1856 Logansport, Cass County, Indiana. There is a note from Cass County Biographies, copied for me at the Indiana State Library, vol. 8, that says that in Logansport, in 1856, Seth B. and C. H. Pratt were partners in a confectionary. Well, in 1856, this Seth B. was 11 years old, so I don't think so. There was a C.H. Pratt, however, in 1840, in Hume, Allegany County, who would have been born 1800-1810, which would have been about the same age as Richard Smalley Pratt, or a bit older. Most probably coincidence. However, I take any little clue with this family, because I don't have much.
Census	10 August 1860	He appeared in the census 10 August 1860 in Delphi, Carroll County, Indiana. Seth is listed as: a boarder in the household of John Archer, age 45, a Brickmason, and his family. Seth is age 13, and it says born Penn.2
Military Record	20 June 1865	On 20 June 1865 in Logansport, Cass County, Indiana, Seth is noted in military records as a Second Lieutenant, in Company G of the Seventy-third Regiment, which had been mustered into service 16 Aug 1862. Mustered in 16 Aug 1862 as a Private in Co. G, promoted to 1st Sergeant, promoted to 2nd Lt, mustered out in Nashville, TN 1 Jul 1865.3
Photo Family Group	1866	In 1866, in Indiana. Henry, Seth and Matt Pratt
Marriage	15 December 1869	He and Emma B. Pryor were married on 15 December 18694
Census	9 June 1870	He appeared in the census 9 June 1870 at 5th Ward in Logansport, Cass County, Indiana. Seth is listed as: age 25, Dry Goods Merchant, rent $35 per month, born in Ohio, with Emma B., age 22, Keeping House.5
Office	December 1872	As of in December 1872, Logansport, Cass County, Indiana, , Seth served as Secretary, Logansport Building, Loan and Saving Association.
Newspaper Mention	1 December 1872	The 1 December 1872 edition of the Logansport Democratic Pharos, Logansport, Cass County, Indiana, reported in two separate notices: "Persons indebted to me are requested to settle up, as I must close up my books by Jan. 1, 1873. S.B. Pratt" "The Stockholders in the Logansport Building, Loan and Saving Association are hereby notified that the dues are hereafter to be paid to S. B. Pratt, corner Broadway and Sixth streets, he having been elected and qualified as Secretary. S.B. Pratt, Secretary"
Associatn	11 June 1873	He was associated on 11 June 1873 in Logansport, Cass County, Indiana, with the Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. The Eel River Lodge, No. 417, was established under a charter granted by the Grand Lodge at the previous May session. Seth B. Pratt was one of the 11 charter members, and one of the first officers.6
Newspaper Mention	19 September 1878	The 19 September 1878 edition of the Indianapolis Daily Sentinel, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, reported In the "US Courts" section, Under "In Bankruptcy", one of the paragraphs reads: "Smith Myers was appointed assignee of William L. Wingate, General McGinnis of Bremmerman A. Powell, and Jere McLene of Seth B. Pratt. Vol XXVII, Issue 261, page 3.
Newspaper Mention	11 February 1879	The 11 February 1879 edition of the Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, reported Under Legal Notices: In Bankruptcy: In the District Court of the United States for the District of Indiana. In the matter of Seth B. Pratt, Bankrupt. In Bankruptcy. Notice is hereby given that the third general meeting of the creditors of said bankrupt will be held at the office of Henry Jordan, Register, Room 6, No. 28 1/2 East Market Street, Indianapolis, Ind. on February 22d, 1879, at 10 o'clock a.m. for the purposes named in the 28th section of the Bankrupt Act, approved March 2, 1867. And I further give notice that I will, on said day, file my final accounts as Assignee of said bankrupt, and shall then apply to said court for the final settlement of my accounts and for a discharge from all liability as Assignee of said estate, in accordance with the provisions of the 28th section of the Bankrupt Act, approved March 2, 1867. Thos. J. Tuley, Assignee Logansport, Ind., February 10th, 1879.
Census	3 June 1880	He appeared in the census 3 June 1880 in Logansport, Cass County, Indiana. Seth is listed as: age 34, Real Estate Agent, born in Pennsylvania, father born in Pennsylvania and mother in Maryland. With Emma B., 32, wife. Gertrude, daughter, age 9, Idiotic, and Clara, daughter, age 6, and Osker, son, age 4. Lizzie Willis, House Servant, age 18. It is interesting that Seth's 1860 census says born in PA, as well as this one, and 1870 says Ohio.7
Moved	1887	As of 1887, Seth moved to Marion, Grant County, Indiana, as stated in his 17 Sep 1890 obituary in the Marion Chronicle, copied to the Logansport Reporter.
Death	16 September 1890	He died on 16 September 1890 in Marion, Grant County, Indiana,1,8
Obituary	17 September 1890	17 September 1890, Logansport, Cass County, Indiana, Logansport Reporter Obituary:. Marion Chronicle: Seth Pratt died at eleven o'clock this morning at his residence, corner Sixth and Gallatin streets, aged forty-six years. The cause of his death, consumption, caused by hardship and exposure in the war of the Rebellion. Seth Pratt was born and reared at Logansport. He was a son of James Pratt, who, being seized with the gold fever, in 1850, started overland for California, and was never afterward heard of. He was supposed to have been killed by the Indians. Seth Pratt was a brave and efficient solder. Early in the struggle he enlisted as a private in Co. G, 73rd regiment, and carried a musket for four years. He was twice wounded, and as a result of his injuries, one arm was little better than useless. After the war he returned to Logansport, where he resided until three years ago, when he removed to this city. He leaves a wife, two sons, and a daughter.
Burial	18 September 1890	He was buried on 18 September 1890 at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Section 13, Lot 1037, Space 06, in Logansport, Cass County, Indiana.8
Obituary	18 September 1890	18 September 1890, Logansport, Cass County, Indiana, Logansport Pharos-Tribune Obituary:. Seth B. Pratt, formerly of this city, but more recently residing in Marion, Ind., died at his home on Tuesday. He was forty-five years of age at the time of his death and had many warm friends both here and elsewhere. In fact his character and disposition was such as to not only create but to retain friendship and he was well and favorably known wherever he sojourned. The proximate cause of his demise was an attack of la grippe which settled upon his lungs and caused gradual wasting and death. He was born in Allegheny county, Pa., July 8, 1845. Of his family, his mother, Mrs. Mary Dagan, of Logansport, aged 74 years; Capt. R. H. Pratt, founder of the Carlisle, Pa., Indian school, and James N. Pratt, an attorney of New Orleans, are living. He and Miss Emma Pryor, of Logansport, were married in that city Dec. 15, 1869. Three children were born to them. Clara, aged 17, Oscar, aged 16, and Dudley, aged 9, all living. This family came to Marion from Logansport, June 19, 1888, and have resided here ever since. Capt. R. H. Pratt and his wife, together with J.M. Pratt, accompanied the family and remains from Marion which arrived here yesterday about half-past 2 o'clock p.m.. and together with his relatives and friends here will attend his funeral which takes place from the residence of D. E. Pryor, Esq., his brother-in-law, No. 710 Broadway, at 10:30 a.m. today. Under the "Daily Journal" column: Capt. R. H. Pratt, of the Carlisle Indian school, is in the city, called here by the death of his brother, Seth Pratt.
Newspaper Mention	21 January 1891	The 21 January 1891 edition of the Inter Ocean, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, reported Pensions Granted Washington, Jan. 20 -- Special Telegram. -- The following pensions were granted: There follows a long list, by state, and one of the entries under Indiana is Seth B. Pratt, Logansport. At this time, Seth had already died. However, this listing does not include Mary, widow of Seth B. Pratt, as many others are listed. Maybe it was a case of delay of information in those days.
Newspaper Mention	1 April 1896	The 1 April 1896 edition of the Logansport Pharos-Tribune, Logansport, Cass County, Indiana, reported In a paragraph entitled "Cass County Pensions" M. M. Gordon, pension agent, reports the following claims: .... Minor child of Seth B. Pratt, $12 per month from Oct. 13, 1895, and $2 additional. [4th item in list of five items.] The Logansport Reporter, the previous day, had the same list of five people receiving pensions, and worded the Pratt pension: "Minor heirs of Seth B. Pratt, Daniel Pryor, guardian, for widow $12 per month and $12 per month for minor heir from October 13, 1895."

Citations

1. [S75] Mason Delano Pratt, Genealogy of Richard Henry Pratt and his wife Anna Laura Mason Pratt (San Francisco, California: Privately Printed, availble online https://archive.org/details/genealogyofricha00prat/page/6/mode/1up, May, 1943), p.6. Hereinafter cited as Pratt Genealogy.
2. [S85] , Census Online, Viewed on ancestry.com.
3. [S1000] Thomas B. Helm, History of Cass County, Indiana (Chicago: Kingman Brothers, 1878), p. 29; digital images, Internet Archive (https://archive.org/details/in-cass-1886-helm : accessed
4. [S251] Cass County Marriage Records, WPA Marriage Record Index 1850-1920, Cass County Clerk's Office: Book 5, p. 6.. Hereinafter cited as Cass County Marriage Records.
5. [S84] , Census Online, Viewed on ancestry.com.
6. [S1000] Helm, History of Cass County, Indiana, p. 26
7. [S83] , 1880 Census Online, Viewed on ancestry.com.
8. [S252] Mount Hope Cemetery Database, Logansport, IN, Compiled, photographed, and uploaded by local volunteers led by Debra Beheler,Viewed on Rootsweb.com ,http://incass-inmiami.org/cass/cemeteries/mthope/. Hereinafter cited as Mount Hope Cemetery Database.

Benjamin Pratt

Biography

DNA Clues		No DNA Connection to Maryland/Virginia family of Benjamin Pratt, Jr. found so far: The family of this Benjamin Pratt is the family that my great-grandfather Mason Pratt wrote about in his genealogy booklet, identified by the Maxinkuckee deed and property sale. They lived in Maryland and Virginia. It seems to me at this time (2024) that Mason D. Pratt had found the "clues" he writes about by researching in Indiana. If we are descended from this family, we should have some DNA matches to this Pratt family. As of 2024, I have not found any DNA matches to descendants of this family. This is highly unlikely. One explanatory scenario could be an adoption or non-parental event (NPE). However, since we do have DNA matches to a different Pratt family, it appears that, absent any other evidence that may come to light, this Maryland family was not connected to the Richard Smalley Pratt family.
Birth	about 1776	Benjamin Pratt was born about 1776 in Maryland. Based on the 1860 census.
Census-not found	1790	Benjamin has not been found on the census of 1790 Caroline County, Maryland, There is no 1790 census for Caroline County. There is Queen Anne's, Talbot and Kent among others. Familysearch film # 005157134, vol 1 contains Queen Annes (pp 463-541). Vol 2 contains Talbot and Kent (among others.) Vol 1, 579 images. Most of these pages are alphabetical, with a few sections that are not. Image 274: John R__ Pratt (Rev?) 4- 0-0 -0- 7 (Could be 1 - - - 7) Image 291: Thomas Pratt 4-3-3-0-4 Elizabeth Pratt 1-0-3-0-0 William Pratt 1-0-2-0-3 Image 292: Elizabeth Pratt 0-1-4-0-0 James R. Pratt 4-0-2-0-4 [illegible - Thomas?] Pratt 3-2-3-0-36
Census-not found	1800	Benjamin has not been found on the census of 1800. A search in ancestry.com for Benjamin Pratt in the 1800 census has 22 results, and they are all in New England. If Benjamin was born in 1776, he was 24 years old in 1800. The federal census for Ohio does not exist except for a few townships in Washington County.
Marriage	about 1808	He was married about 1808 in Ohio estimated based on birth of Benjamin, Jr. in 1809 - 1810, and Benjamin, Jr's death register that says his mother was born in Ohio. .
Residence	1808	As of 1808 Benjamin lived in Ohio Based on the Death Register entry of his son Benjamin, whose birthplace is listed as Ohio.1
Census-not found	1810	Benjamin has not been found on the census of 1810 A search in ancestry.com for Benjamin Pratt in the 1810 census, there are 26 results, and they are all in New England except 3. If Benjamin was born in 1776, he was 34 years old in 1810. All in New England except: Madison, Virginia (17 miles from Culpepper) Augusta, Virginia (doesn't match age) North Hempstead, Queens The federal census for Ohio does not exist for 1810.
Census-not found	1830	Benjamin has not been found on the census of 1830. A search on ancestry.com in 1830 results in 59 records. If Benjamin was born in 1776, he would be 54 in 1830. The majority are in New England. Next largest group is in New York State. One in New York City. Others Tiffin, Adams, Ohio Anson, NC Knox, TN - ruled out by 1840 Granville, Licking, Ohio (prob. Chatham, Licking in 1850, b. 1777, VT) Madison, Columbia, Pennsylvania Culpeper, Virginia (Also a Thomas Pratt family)-ruled out by 1840 Perry, St. Francois, Missouri Fayette, TN Washington, Licking, OH J.B. Piat/Prat (Philadelphia)
Biography	1846	In 1846: Tami Pelling researched at Indiana State Library in 2009 for me. In reference to the 1946 Lake Maxinkuckee deed, she noted that the staff could not find the microfilm: Marshall County Tract Book, 1832-1875. However, she did view Marshall County General Index Deeds Book, Grantor 1, 1836-1853, and it lists Daniel, John and Amos Pratt. Vicki Casteel of the Indiana State Archives informed me in 2023 that various lands granted to the state of Indiana, by the federal government, were sold for various state projects, one of which was canals, hence the term canal lands. The Indiana State Archives website states "In addition to selling land directly through the land offices, the federal government gave significant amounts of public land to the state of Indiana. Indiana sold or rented the land to finance internal improvements such as canals, to support education, and for other purposes....The state lands include the Indianapolis Donation, Michigan Road Lands, Saline Lands, Seminary Lands, Swamp Lands, University Lands and Wabash and Erie Canal Lands. At this time, purchasers of state lands are not indexed in the Indiana Public Lands database." The deed was found by an archivist at the state library in 2023. See deed entry below.2,3
Property Record	28 April 1846	Benjamin was involved in a property transaction on 28 April 1846 in Marshall County, Indiana. The deed issued by the State of Indiana reads "Whereas, Benjamin Pratt of Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, has filed with the Secretary of State of the State aforesaid, a final Certificate of the General Superintendent of the Wabash and Erie Canal...whereby...full Payment has been made...for the West half of the South West quarter of Section number thirty six, in Township number thirty two north, of Range number one east, containing Eight acres, which tract was purchased by the said Benjamin Pratt, at the office at Delphi, as appears by Certificate number 2188.
Marriage	27 March 1851	He and Mary Jane Hadden were married on 27 March 1851 in Logansport, Cass County, Indiana,
Newspaper Item	29 March 1851	According to the 29 March 1851 edition of the Logansport Journal, Logansport, Cass County, Indiana, , Married: On the 27th, Benjamin Pratt and Mrs. Mary Steele, both of this place. p.2, col. 6.
Newspaper Item	9 April 1851	According to the 9 April 1851 edition of the Logansport Democratic Pharos, Logansport, Cass County, Indiana, , Married, in this place, on the 27th, Mr. Benjamin Pratt and Mrs. Mary Steele. P.3, c.2. I see a Mary Steel in Eel Twp, Cass County in the 1850 census. No husband is listed, she is listed first, age 40 and has apparently 6 children ranging from age 23 - 7 Morris H (23), Leander (21), Count J.(16), Elisha (13), Olivia (10), Leonard (7) If our Benjamin married her, perhaps he wasn't as old as indicated by the 1850 census. However, the connection with Lake Maxinkuckee in Mary's son Count Steel's memoirs, supports the fact that this is the same Benjamin. In an Ancestry tree, I see this family, with a father Elisha Steel, who died 29 May 1848, in Logansport, IN. Mary's maiden name was Hadden, daughter of Smith Hadden who died 1857 in Oswego, NY. m. 31 Dec 1823 in Mentz, Cayuga Cty, NY. This tree says she married second James Pratt, b. 1805, but has no information on him. James was one of Benjamin's grandsons, an attorney who lived in Logansport until the early 1870's. Mary Jane Hadden Steel Pratt died, according to this tree, at Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, Indiana, 18 Apr 1860. I have tried to verify that, but was not able to find anything.
Residence	about 1852	As of about 1852 Benjamin lived at Lake Maxinkuckee in Union Township, Marshall County, Indiana, In Count S. Steel's biography, it says "In 1852 his mother married James Pratt and the family moved to the latter's farm in Marshall County, Ind. In August of that year, Count S. returned to Logansport..." The marriage records specify Benjamin, not James. Actually they married in 1851, in the spring, so it sounds as if they moved in the late spring or early summer to Marshall County. Lake Maxinkuckee, in Union Township, Ind. is about 37 miles from Logansport. The website http://www.maxinkuckee.history.pasttracker.com/_union_township.htm states that "Union Township was organized in 1840. It was likely named after Union County, Indiana, the former home of some of the early settlers." This is interesting because one of Benjamin's Carroll County deeds lists him "of Union County." And Union County, Indiana, was the way point for the Fayette County, PA, Pratts, before they moved on further west. I am indebted to Jocelyn, ancestry user jocelyn_K_B, for her help with information related to Benjamin's life during his marriage to Mary Jane Hadden, and the information about Count Sobieski Steel http://www.ksgenweb.org/archives/1912/s3/steel_count_sobieski.html
Newspaper Mention	4 December 1856	The 4 December 1856 edition of the Marshall County Democrat, Plymouth, Marshall County, Indiana, reported Delinquent Tax List for the year 1855. Benjamin Pratt is listed in Union Township, the west half of the sw quarter of Section 36, 80 acres. See attached. West of present-day Peach Rd, and North of Rt. 110 This is the property that was sold to William Sturgeon in 1864, long-distance from Maryland, by Benjamin Pratt, Jr. and his wife Elizabeth Ann Legar.
Research Note	1857	1857 Plymouth, Marshall County, Indiana. I reviewed the Marshall County Democrat from Mar 1, 1858 through the end of March 1858, reading the probate notices, Sheriff sales, estate sales, and legal notices, and did not see any mention of Benjamin Pratt. In the end of Feb, and through March, a notice was posted of a complaint by Samuel F. Pratt, Paschal P. Pratt, and Edward P. Beals, against Henry B. Hine, who "has left the State of Indiana with intent to defraud his creditors." I have not yet researched who these Pratts may be. I see a Samuel F. Pratt and Co. mentioned in other notices. I don't believe them to be connected at this time.
Anecdote	about 1858	About 1858: In the biography of Count S. Steel (the son of Benjamin's wife Mary (Hadden) Steel) it says "He (Count) remained in Peoria until the spring of 1857 and then returned to Marshall county, Indiana. He worked in a carriage factory there for a year and then moved his mother and sisters to Mishawaka, Ind." http://www.ksgenweb.org/archives/1912/s3/steel_count_sobieski.html If he moved his mother and sisters to Mishawaka, perhaps in early 1858, where was Pratt? It sounds as if they split up, because Benjamin was alive in 1860 when he lived in his son's household in Maryland.
Census	1860	He appeared in the household of Benjamin Pratt, Jr, in the census 1860 at District 2 in Denton, Caroline County, Maryland. Benjamin is listed as Benjamin Pratt (Age 51, Farmer, real estate $4000, personal $1000, born in Ohio) Elizabeth (Age 20, born in Maryland) James (age 15, born in Pennsylvania) Andrew (age 13, born in Pennsylvania) Benjamin (age 10, born iin Pennsylvania) Elizabeth (age 8, born in Maryland) Mary (age 5, born in Maryland) Margarett (age 3, born in Maryland) Sarah (age 4 months, born in Maryland) Benjamin, age 84, born in Maryland)
Death	about 1863	Benjamin Pratt died about 1863 in Caroline County, Maryland, Based on his son Benjamin selling his Marshall County property in 1864. However, if the son had been the original purchaser, then this logic would not apply. In that case, estimated death between 1860 and 1870, due to not being in the 1870 census. I have not found any death record or burial record online. There is a book by the Upper Shore Genealogical Society of Maryland, "Beneath these stones: cemeteries of Caroline County, Maryland" in 3 volumes. Due to copyright, FHL library is not allowed to share it via a lookup request. It can only be viewed in the library.
Newspaper Mention	8 August 1863	The 8 August 1863 edition of the Logansport Journal, Logansport, Cass County, Indiana, reported List of Letters remaining in the Post Office for pickup as of 8 Aug 1863. Benjamin Pratt is listed there.
Record not found		Benjamin has not been found on the Records Not Found List for Cass County, Indiana. Records that were searched with no Benjamin Pratt found, by an Indiana researcher, on-site at the Indiana State Library: Cass County General Index Deeds Book 1 May 1830-May 1853 Cass County General Index Deeds, Book 2, June 1853-Aug 1859 Cass County Index of Estates, Vol. 1, 1830-1953 Carroll County Mortgage Index, v. 1, 1844-1855 Carroll County Deed Index Book, Grantee 2, May 1846-Apr 1854 Carroll County 1845 Tax List Marshall County General Indexes to Deeds, Vol 1 (1836-1866), Vol. 2 (1853-1862) Marshall County Tax Duplicate List of 1843 Cass County Will Records, Vol. 1, 1831-1860, Vol. 2, Dec 1860-May 1877 Cass County General Index, Complete Probate Records Index, Probate Book 1, 1846-1877 Cass County Complete Record Probate 1, Comm. Pleas, Jan 1846-Oct 1850 Cass County Complete Record Probate 2, Comm. Pleas, Dec 1834 - April 1850 Cass County Index Complete Records, Civil 1, Jan 1831-Apr 1903 Cass County Complete Records Land Sales by Guardians, Vol. 1, 1867-1876 Cass County Complete Record Sale of Real Estate by Administrators, Vol 1, 1868-1869 Index to Estates, Cass County, Indiana, 1829-1900 Union County Grantor Index 1815 - 1928 (Found Rezin and John Pratt) Union County Grantee Index 1815-1894 - none Carroll County deed records that were found are entered in his timeline.
Record not found	2009	Benjamin has not been found on the Ashland County, OH land records for Ashland County, Ohio. Ashland County Deed Index Book 1 1813-1914 BLM-GLO Ohio. There is one Benj Pratt, widow Sarah, of Virginia, died in War of 1812, granted in 1853, assigned to two other men.
Record not found		Benjamin has not been found on the Knox County, Ohio Land Records, general index to deed books, A-TT on Family Search.

Citations

1. [S1059] Virginia, Original data Virginia Death Registers, Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, Film 004225429, Image 569 of 664, Andrew Pratt; online images of county death registers by year, Ancestry.com, (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62152/); Original date Virginia Death Registers, Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia
2. [S75] Mason Delano Pratt, Genealogy of Richard Henry Pratt and his wife Anna Laura Mason Pratt (San Francisco, California: Privately Printed, availble online https://archive.org/details/genealogyofricha00prat/page/6/mode/1up, May, 1943), p.6. Hereinafter cited as Pratt Genealogy.
3. [S788] Indiana Archives and Records Administration, "Indiana Digital Archives", database, Indiana State Archives, Indiana Digital Archives (https://secure.in.gov/apps/iara/search/), https://www.in.gov/iara/divisions/state-archives/collections/land-records/#Land%20Records%20at%20the%20Indiana%20State%20Archives

Elizabeth Ann Leager

Biography

Note		Alternate spelling Legar
Marriage	6 March 1856	Benjamin Pratt, Jr, and Elizabeth Ann Leager were married on 6 March 1856 in Caroline County, Maryland,1
Newspaper Mention	30 January 1886	The 30 January 1886 edition of the Denton Journal, Denton, Caroline County, Maryland, reported Property Sales: Elizabeth A. Pratt to O.J. Redden, 350 acres for $____

Citations

1. [S1060] Maryland County Records, Clerk of the Circuit Court, database on FamilySearch: no image; familysearch.org database

Mary E. Parsons

Biography

Citations

1. [S251] Cass County Marriage Records, WPA Marriage Record Index 1850-1920, Cass County Clerk's Office: Book 4, p. 398.. Hereinafter cited as Cass County Marriage Records.

Emma B. Pryor

Biography

Citations

1. [S251] Cass County Marriage Records, WPA Marriage Record Index 1850-1920, Cass County Clerk's Office: Book 5, p. 6.. Hereinafter cited as Cass County Marriage Records.
2. [S291] Cass County Cemeteries, Cass County USGenWeb Project, online http://www.rootsweb.com/~incass/cemlist.html. Hereinafter cited as Cass County Cemeteries, Cass County USGenWeb Project.

George Dagan

Biography

Citations

1. [S252] Mount Hope Cemetery Database, Logansport, IN, Compiled, photographed, and uploaded by local volunteers led by Debra Beheler,Viewed on Rootsweb.com ,http://incass-inmiami.org/cass/cemeteries/mthope/. Hereinafter cited as Mount Hope Cemetery Database.
2. [S84] , Census Online, Viewed on ancestry.com.
3. [S86] , 1850 Census Online, As viewed on ancestry.com.
4. [S85] , Census Online, Viewed on ancestry.com.
5. [S251] Cass County Marriage Records, WPA Marriage Record Index 1850-1920, Cass County Clerk's Office: Book 3, p. 551.. Hereinafter cited as Cass County Marriage Records.

Julia J.

Biography

Citations

1. [S260] Katharine B. Kelly, edited by Donald W. Marshall, compiler, Bedford Historical Records, Vol VIII, Town of Bedford Cemeteries 1681-1975 (38 Village Green, Bedford, NY 10506: Bedford Historical Society, 1977), p. 166. Hereinafter cited as Bedford Historical Records, Vol VIII.
2. [S80] , 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Ancestry.com.
3. [S77] , Census Online, Viewed on ancestry.com.

Eunice Holly

Parents

Biography

Citations

1. [S80] , 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Ancestry.com.
2. [S77] , Census Online, Viewed on ancestry.com.

Robert Waite

Biography

Citations

1. [S77] , Census Online, Viewed on ancestry.com.
2. [S27] , Social Security Death Index (SSDI), (: Social Security Administration, As updated.)

Lewis J. Holly

Parents

Biography

Citations

1. [S260] Katharine B. Kelly, edited by Donald W. Marshall, compiler, Bedford Historical Records, Vol VIII, Town of Bedford Cemeteries 1681-1975 (38 Village Green, Bedford, NY 10506: Bedford Historical Society, 1977), p. 166. Hereinafter cited as Bedford Historical Records, Vol VIII.
2. [S260] Katharine B. Kelly, edited by Donald W. Marshall, Bedford Historical Records, Vol VIII, p. 167.

Howard S. Holly

Parents

Biography

Citations

1. [S260] Katharine B. Kelly, edited by Donald W. Marshall, compiler, Bedford Historical Records, Vol VIII, Town of Bedford Cemeteries 1681-1975 (38 Village Green, Bedford, NY 10506: Bedford Historical Society, 1977), p. 166. Hereinafter cited as Bedford Historical Records, Vol VIII.
2. [S27] , Social Security Death Index (SSDI), (: Social Security Administration, As updated.)

Alice Marietta Holly

Parents

Biography

Citations

1. [S80] , 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Ancestry.com.
2. [S27] , Social Security Death Index (SSDI), (: Social Security Administration, As updated.)
3. [S77] , Census Online, Viewed on ancestry.com.
4. [S260] Katharine B. Kelly, edited by Donald W. Marshall, compiler, Bedford Historical Records, Vol VIII, Town of Bedford Cemeteries 1681-1975 (38 Village Green, Bedford, NY 10506: Bedford Historical Society, 1977), p. 166. Hereinafter cited as Bedford Historical Records, Vol VIII.

Clarence R. Moore

Biography

Citations

1. [S77] , Census Online, Viewed on ancestry.com.

Doris Moore

Parents

Esther Holly

Parents

Biography

Citations

1. [S77] , Census Online, Viewed on ancestry.com.
2. [S27] , Social Security Death Index (SSDI), (: Social Security Administration, As updated.)

Clinton Tripp

Biography

Citations

1. [S77] , Census Online, Viewed on ancestry.com.