I thought about that side of the Pratts and wondered if this William could have possibly been one of them. As you well know there were several of the Pratts from Matthew Y in Ripley Co. All things are certainly possible. Betty Carol Thompson <twister@pokynet.com> wrote:Betty, I know Alton, Mo. & Pratt, Mo. would have been a little far away from each other to reside in one & run a business in another, but could this William Pratt have been the one who had a ferry at Pratt, Mo.? His being from Ala......couldn't be one of ours, could he? thanks, Carol Thompson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lanita M" To: Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 9:14 AM Subject: [MO-OREGON-HISTORY] Re: Pratt > Betty, > > Thought perhaps your Jesse might have come across the line.. Don�t have > JESSE in Oregon Co. 1870 Census, but do have William: > > Moore Twp., P.O. Alton, p41 #290-291 > PRATT, > William, age 45, Farm Laborer AL > Ann, age 38, keeps house, MO > Elender, age 9, a female, MO > Jacob, age 5, MO > Francis, age 2, a male, MO > > Lanita > > > --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your site