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John Joseph PRATT

John Joseph PRATT

Male 1885 - 1943  (57 years)


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  • Name John Joseph PRATT  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
    Birth 16 May 1885  Cidlina, South Moravia, Czech Republic Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 10
    Gender Male 
    Immigration 1888  USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Census 10 Mar 1920  Plum Creek, Butler, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    • Cannot help but notice that there is a KUDLACEK family listed on the same page.
    1920 Federal Census of Nebraska, Butler County, Plum Creek
    1920 Federal Census of Nebraska, Butler County, Plum Creek
    Supervisor's District No. 4, Enumeration District No. 12, Sheet No. 2B
    Census 1926  Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Census 1931  Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    1931 Census of Canada
    Electoral District No. 217, Camrose, Enumeration Sub-District No.77, Municipality of Iron Creek 46-13
    Death 13 Mar 1943  [4, 13
    Burial St. Nepomucene Cemetery/Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    PRATT, John and Annie T.
    PRATT, John and Annie T.
    Person ID I1213  Family Tree
    Last Modified 8 Apr 2026 

    Family Annie T. SLAVIK,   b. 17 Jul 1892, Yukon, Canadian, Oklahoma Territory, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 May 1939, Killam, Flagstaff, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years) 
    Marriage 27 Jan 1913  St. Nepomucene Church/Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    Children 
    +1. Frank Jeffery PRATT,   b. 9 Feb 1915, Bruno, Butler, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Sep 1950 (Age 35 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +2. Agnes PRATT,   b. 23 Jul 1916, David City, Butler, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Nov 2005 (Age 89 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Louis John PRATT,   b. 15 Oct 1918, David City, Butler, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Feb 1996, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +4. John Joseph PRATT, Jr.,   b. 8 Mar 1920, David City, Butler, Nebraska, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jun 1991 (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. Ernest J. PRATT,   b. 1924, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1987 (Age 63 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. Raymond PRATT,   b. 4 May 1926, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 May 1926 (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +7. Vernon Charles PRATT,   b. 1930, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jul 2006, Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F110  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Apr 2026 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 16 May 1885 - Cidlina, South Moravia, Czech Republic Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 27 Jan 1913 - St. Nepomucene Church/Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 10 Mar 1920 - Plum Creek, Butler, Nebraska, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1926 - Alberta, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1931 - Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - St. Nepomucene Cemetery/Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Documents
    PRATT, Annie Funeral Notice
    PRATT, Annie Funeral Notice
    PRATT, Annie Obituary
    PRATT, Annie Obituary
    SLAVIK, Vincent John
    SLAVIK, Vincent John
    Canada to US Border Crossing, Babb, MT, 28 Oct 1939

  • Sources 
    1. [S104] Obituary of Antonia SLAVIK.
      ...also one daughter Anna (Mrs. John Pratt).

    2. [S349] Obituary of Mrs. John PRATT, (Name: Viking News; Location: Viking, Alberta, Canada; Date: 24 May 1939;), Front Page.
      ... she was married in January 1914 to John Pratt.

    3. [S489] Viking in Profile, Volume I, (Name: Viking History Book Committee; Location: Viking, Alberta, Canada; Date: 1991;), Page 682, FRANK and DORA MAZANKOWSKI.
      Albina... was married to Frank Pratt, son of John and Anna Pratt.

    4. [S543] Prague Catholic Cemetery (Viking, Beaver, Alberta, Canada), Grave Markers.
      Annie T., Wife of John PRATT, Died May 14, 1939, Aged 46 Years 10 Mos.; John PRATT, Born May 16, 1885, Died March 13, 1943

    5. [S1225] 1931 Census of Canada, Alberta, Electoral District No. 217, Camrose, Enumeration Sub-District No. 77, Seventh Census of Canada Schedule; Online Images, Municipality of Iron Creek 46-13.
      Lines 6 thru 13

    6. [S1394] 1926 Census of Canada, Alberta, Enumeration District No. 45, Enumeration Sub-district No. 73, Prairie Census of Canada Schedule; Online Images, As there is no image for this census, we will include the particulars of the HoH as all of the remaining family members will be very similar.
      Name: John Pratt
      Gender: Male
      Ethnicity: Bohemian
      Marital Status: Married
      Age: 41
      Birth Dat: abt 1885
      Birth Place: Bohemia
      Immigration Date: 1923
      Citizenship: Canadian
      Residence Date: 1926
      Residence Place: Alberta, Canada
      Relation to Head: Head
      Father Birth Place: Bohemia
      Mother Birth Place: Bohemia
      Language Spoken: Eng
      Can Speak English: Yes
      Can Speak French: No
      Can Read: Yes
      Can Write: Yes
      Family Number: 42
      Enumeration District: 45
      Sub-District: 73

    7. [S959] Nebraska, U.S., Birth Ledgers, 1904-1911, Birth Index, 1912-2004, Observation... November birth month on this record despite October being recorded on his headstone.
      Name: Louis Pratt
      Gender: Male
      Birth Date: 15 Nov 1918
      Birth Place: Butler, Nebraska, USA
      Parent 1 Name: John Pratt
      Certificate Number: 31277
      Birth Certificate Type: Normal

    8. [S959] Nebraska, U.S., Birth Ledgers, 1904-1911, Birth Index, 1912-2004.
      Name: Frank J [sic] Pratt
      Gender: Male
      Birth Date: 9 Feb 1915
      Birth Place: Butler, Nebraska, USA
      Parent 1 Name: John Pratt
      Certificate Number: 01983
      Birth Certificate Type: Normal

    9. [S959] Nebraska, U.S., Birth Ledgers, 1904-1911, Birth Index, 1912-2004.
      Name: John Pratt
      Gender: Male
      Birth Date: 8 Mar 1920
      Birth Place: Butler, Nebraska, USA
      Parent 1 Name: John Pratt
      Certificate Number: 07814
      Birth Certificate Type: Normal

    10. [S300] Viking in Progress, Volume II, (Name: Viking History Book Committee; Location: Viking, Alberta, Canada; Date: 1991;), Page 838, JOHN PRATT, SR.
      John Pratt was born in Cidliny, Moravia, May 16, 1885.

    11. [S300] Viking in Progress, Volume II, (Name: Viking History Book Committee; Location: Viking, Alberta, Canada; Date: 1991;), Page 838, JOHN PRATT, SR.
      He emigrated from Czechoslovakia at the age of three and they settled in Nebraska in the United States.

    12. [S655] 1920 U.S. Census, Nebraska, Butler, Plum Creek, Fourteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Supervisor's District No. 4, Enumeration District No. 12, Sheet No. 2B.
      Lines 65 thru 69

    13. [S300] Viking in Progress, Volume II, (Name: Viking History Book Committee; Location: Viking, Alberta, Canada; Date: 1991;), Page 838, JOHN PRATT, SR.
      John Pratt died March 13, 1943.

    14. [S300] Viking in Progress, Volume II, (Name: Viking History Book Committee; Location: Viking, Alberta, Canada; Date: 1991;), Page 838, JOHN PRATT, SR.
      ... on January 27, 1913, Annie Slavik and John Pratt were married in the Prague Church.


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