Individual Details
Darius PRATT
(4 Feb 1859 - 17 Apr 1939)
15 Apr 1910, Plano Twp., Tulare Co., CA, ED 227 Sh 4A;
Darius Pratt, head, 51 (1858-59) marriage 1 of 9 yr., born IN both parents born OH, farmer - orchard. NOTE: ancestry.com indexed surname as Geratt.
Ada I. Pratt, wife, 35 (1874-75), marriage 1 of 9 yr, mother of 2, 2 living, born CA both parents born IL
Jennie M. Pratt, daughter, 8 (1901-02), born CA father born IN mother born CA
Earnest O. Pratt, son, 4 (1905-06), born CA father born IN mother born CA
1 Jan 1920, Willowbrook Pct. 2, Compton Twp, Los Angeles Co., CA, ED 40 Sh 1A;
Darius [indexed Dennis] Pratt, head, 60 (1859), born IN both parents born IN - Engineer - stationary.
Adah J. [sic] Pratt, wife, 45 (1874), born CA both parents born IL. Note that "I" looks like "J" in words Indiana & Illinois by this enumerator.
Jennie M. Pratt, daughter, 18 (1901), single, born CA father born CA mother born IN. (parents POB switched)
Ernest O. Pratt, son, 14 (1905), born CA father born CA mother born IN.
Ethel E. Pratt, daughter, 9 (1911), born CA father born CA mother born IN.
1 Apr 1930, Compton Twp., Los Angeles Co., CA, ED 895 Sh 28A;
Darius Pratt, head, 70 (1859-60), 41 at first marriage, born IN both parents born IN, laborer - garden work.
Adah I. Pratt, wife, 54 (1875-76), 25 at first marriage, born CA both parents born IL.
Ethel E. Pratt, daughter, 19 (1910-11), single, born CA father born IN mother born CA.
Prof. Guinn's history of Tulare County has this bio on page 1414: "Darius Pratt. A native of Parke county, Ind., Darius Pratt was born February 4, 1859, a son of Darius Pratt, Sr. The latter was a native of Ohio, who as a pioneer farmer located in Indiana, where his death occurred. His mother, formerly Lucy Rinehart, was also a native of Ohio, who died in Indiana. Of their two children Darius was the youngest and the only one now living. He received his education in the common school in the vicinity of his home, and at the same time was trained to the practical duties of a farmer's son. In 1874 he came to California and engaged as a machinist, and was later employed as the engineer of a stationary engine in San Jose, where he had first located, having crossed the plains from Missouri. He located in that state in 1869, and engaged in farming near Kingsville, Johnson county. After nine years spent in California he made a trip back east, where he spent a year and a quarter, then returned to California. Until 1884 he remained in San Jose, when he came to Tulare county and engaged in farming for six years. In the spring of 1890 he went to Arizona and worked in a machine shop in Prescott for three years, then returned to California and accepted a position as engineer in a sawmill in Kern county. He continued so occupied for three years, in the meantime (in 1896) purchasing his present property, which is located five miles east of Portersville, in Rosedale Colony, and is planted to oranges. In 1897 he located on this property, where he has since made his home during the summers, and has also worked in mills as engineer.
In Tulare county, September 26, 1900, Mr. Pratt was united in marriage with Ada I. Duncan, a native of Visalia, and the daughter of O.H.P.Duncan, a sketch of whose life is given elsewhere in this volume. They are the parents of one daughter, Jennie May. Mr. Pratt is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Portersville, and politically is a Socialist, having left the Republican party to take up these interests. Fraternally he is identified with the Woodman of the World of Porterville."
Darius Pratt, head, 51 (1858-59) marriage 1 of 9 yr., born IN both parents born OH, farmer - orchard. NOTE: ancestry.com indexed surname as Geratt.
Ada I. Pratt, wife, 35 (1874-75), marriage 1 of 9 yr, mother of 2, 2 living, born CA both parents born IL
Jennie M. Pratt, daughter, 8 (1901-02), born CA father born IN mother born CA
Earnest O. Pratt, son, 4 (1905-06), born CA father born IN mother born CA
1 Jan 1920, Willowbrook Pct. 2, Compton Twp, Los Angeles Co., CA, ED 40 Sh 1A;
Darius [indexed Dennis] Pratt, head, 60 (1859), born IN both parents born IN - Engineer - stationary.
Adah J. [sic] Pratt, wife, 45 (1874), born CA both parents born IL. Note that "I" looks like "J" in words Indiana & Illinois by this enumerator.
Jennie M. Pratt, daughter, 18 (1901), single, born CA father born CA mother born IN. (parents POB switched)
Ernest O. Pratt, son, 14 (1905), born CA father born CA mother born IN.
Ethel E. Pratt, daughter, 9 (1911), born CA father born CA mother born IN.
1 Apr 1930, Compton Twp., Los Angeles Co., CA, ED 895 Sh 28A;
Darius Pratt, head, 70 (1859-60), 41 at first marriage, born IN both parents born IN, laborer - garden work.
Adah I. Pratt, wife, 54 (1875-76), 25 at first marriage, born CA both parents born IL.
Ethel E. Pratt, daughter, 19 (1910-11), single, born CA father born IN mother born CA.
Prof. Guinn's history of Tulare County has this bio on page 1414: "Darius Pratt. A native of Parke county, Ind., Darius Pratt was born February 4, 1859, a son of Darius Pratt, Sr. The latter was a native of Ohio, who as a pioneer farmer located in Indiana, where his death occurred. His mother, formerly Lucy Rinehart, was also a native of Ohio, who died in Indiana. Of their two children Darius was the youngest and the only one now living. He received his education in the common school in the vicinity of his home, and at the same time was trained to the practical duties of a farmer's son. In 1874 he came to California and engaged as a machinist, and was later employed as the engineer of a stationary engine in San Jose, where he had first located, having crossed the plains from Missouri. He located in that state in 1869, and engaged in farming near Kingsville, Johnson county. After nine years spent in California he made a trip back east, where he spent a year and a quarter, then returned to California. Until 1884 he remained in San Jose, when he came to Tulare county and engaged in farming for six years. In the spring of 1890 he went to Arizona and worked in a machine shop in Prescott for three years, then returned to California and accepted a position as engineer in a sawmill in Kern county. He continued so occupied for three years, in the meantime (in 1896) purchasing his present property, which is located five miles east of Portersville, in Rosedale Colony, and is planted to oranges. In 1897 he located on this property, where he has since made his home during the summers, and has also worked in mills as engineer.
In Tulare county, September 26, 1900, Mr. Pratt was united in marriage with Ada I. Duncan, a native of Visalia, and the daughter of O.H.P.Duncan, a sketch of whose life is given elsewhere in this volume. They are the parents of one daughter, Jennie May. Mr. Pratt is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Portersville, and politically is a Socialist, having left the Republican party to take up these interests. Fraternally he is identified with the Woodman of the World of Porterville."
Events
| Birth | 4 Feb 1859 | Parke Co., IN | |||
| Marriage | 26 Sep 1900 | Tulare Co., California - Adah Irene DUNCAN | |||
| Census | 15 Apr 1910 | Plano Twp., Tulare Co., California | |||
| Census | 1 Jan 1920 | Willowbrook, Los Angeles Co., California | |||
| Census | 1 Apr 1930 | Compton Twp., Los Angeles Co., California | |||
| Death | 17 Apr 1939 | Los Angeles Co., California |  | ||
| Burial | Aft 17 Apr 1939 | Woodlawn Cemetery, Compton, Los Angeles Co., California | |||
| Reference No | 168 |
Families
| Spouse | Adah Irene DUNCAN (1875 - 1965) |
| Child | Jennie May PRATT (1901 - 1988) |
| Child | Ernest Oliver PRATT (1905 - 1989) |
| Child | Ethel Esther PRATT (1910 - 2000) |
| Child | Amy Clara PRATT (1917 - 1918) |
Endnotes
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