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Louisa J. Smith

Female 1852 - 1893  (40 years)


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  • Name Louisa J. Smith  [1
    Birth 9 Sep 1852  Walkerton, St. Joseph, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Female 
    Death Apr 1893  Prob. Walkerton, St. Joseph County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Burial North Woodlawn Cemetery, Walkerton, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I5513  Carl
    Last Modified 20 May 2012 

    Father John Smith,   b. 22 Oct 1828, Montgomery County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Apr 1881 (Age 52 years) 
    Mother Polly S. Bennett 
    Marriage 5 Oct 1848  St. Joseph County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Family ID F1918  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Benjamin Albert Pratt,   b. 9 Feb 1851, Sodus, Wayne County, N.Y. Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jul 1915, Walkerton, St. Joseph, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Marriage 1 Jan 1873  St. Joseph County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Children 
     1. Emma A. Pratt
     2. Lizzie N. Pratt
    +3. Lelia M. Pratt,   b. 1885   d. 1953 (Age 68 years)
    Family ID F1916  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 Jan 2014 

  • Sources 
    1. [S444] "History of St. Joseph County, Indiana", 1880, Charles C. Chapman & Company.

    2. [S13] St. Joseph County Independent, newspaper, page 5, April 29, 1893 (Reliability: 3).
      "Mrs. Benjamin Pratt died on last Thursday at 11:30 a.m. from a complication of diseases, the immediate cause of death being quick consumption.....Her maiden name was Louisa J. Smith, and she was born on the Island in this county, September 9, 1 852, being in her 41st year at the time of her death. She was married to Benjamin A. Pratt on New Year's day, 1873. To them were born five children, three of whom, with the father, survive the deceased. Mrs. Pratt was the only surviving membe r of a large family, all of her sisters having died with thesame disease with which she was afflicted.

    3. [S13] St. Joseph County Independent, newspaper, page 5, April 29, 1893 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S299] St. Joseph County, Indiana Cemetery Index, page 202, western section, North Woodlawn Cemetery, Walker t on, St. Jos. County, Ind. (Reliability: 3).
      "Louisa J. Pratt 1852-1893 (Mother)."

    5. [S481] St. Joseph County, Indiana Marital Records, Book 3, page 153 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S481] St. Joseph County, Indiana Marital Records, Book 6, page 547 (Reliability: 3).


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