A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > California > Sacramento http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=587 Also visit our new sister site: http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=37598 Submitted by: Eileen Gillette Article Title: San Francisco Morning Call Article Date: June 27 1890 Article Description: Obituary John Platt Article Text: John PLATT, an old and respected citizen of Sacramento, died suddenly yesterday afternoon from paralysis. While walking along the street he felt faint, and stepped into a store and sat down. In a few moments, he was dead. He was a native of England, and came to California in 1868. He was a prominent Odd Fellow, and was known to the members of that order all over the United States. He was the father of P.E. PRATT, President of the Board of Trade. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ CA-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com