Peg Mary Pratt was the daughter of John and Mary Pratt who farmed in Section 20 in 1875. The 1870 Census lists the family as follows: John Pratt - age 55 - farmer - born in Pennsylvania Mary Pratt - age 45 - housewife - born in North Carolina Averilla - age 20 - born in Illinois Married Oliver P. Essley in 1873 Lewis - age 19 - born in Illinois Mary - age 15 - born in Illinois (Not shown in the Illinois Marriage Records, so your subject, Mary Pratt, must have married Henry Taylor in Iowa) Harvey - age 13 - born in Illinois Nancy - age 9 - born in Illinois Melissa - age 7 - born in Illinois Married Edward Ruth in 1894 Ruth - age 4 - born in Illinois Married Andy H. Thomason in 1887 An older sibling Sarah A. Pratt was born in this family in 1858 and does not show up in the 1870 Census ----- Original Message ----- From: "Margaret Henderson" <pmcneil@primenet.com> To: <gcarp@qconline.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 3:09 PM Subject: PRATT > What PRATT family did Mary pratt of Eliza township, mercer County, IL belong > in.??? Also what time period did she live in Mercer county,Il.?? > Peg >