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James Henry Pratten

Sep 1864 – 21 May 1943

Birth	Sep 1864
Death	21 May 1943
Cemetery	Nebraska Veterans Cemetery at Grand Island Grand Island , Hall County , Nebraska , USA
Added by	Leslie Vollnogle on 21 May 2011
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39804606

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Funeral services for James H. Pratten, veteran of the Spanish-American and first World War, who died yesterday at the Soldiers' and Sailors' Home, will be held at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon in the chapel at the home. The Rev. E. C. Ford will officiate. Full military honors will be accorded. Friends may call at the McIntyre mortuary from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday. Mr. Pratten is survived by four daughters, Mrs. James Soleck, Verdel, Neb.; Mrs. Fred Schlauther, Alliance, Neb.; Mrs. Alice Gregg, Parmalee, S. D.; Mrs. Jane Timken, Independence, Mo.; and one son, James Pratten, Camp Carson, Colo. [Grand Island Daily Independent (Nebraska), Sat., 22 May 1943] ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ James H. Pratten, a veteran of two wars, died Friday morning at the Pershing hospital in Grand Island. Mr. Pratten, born in England, was the son of an English soldier. At the age of seven he was left an orphan and taken with other orphan children to Canada where he grew to manhood and then came to the United States where he located in Iowa. He was one of the first men to enlist in the Spanish-American war and was one of the last to return from the war. He enlisted in World war I and was in France when the armistice was signed. He was admitted to the soldiers' home in 1928 following an accident from which he never fully recovered. [Lincoln Sunday Journal and Star (Nebraska), 30 May 1943, pg. C-4] ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 1900 (Jun) Census, Creighton, Knox, NE: James H. Pratten, 35, m 13 yrs, b Sep 1864 England, parents England, day laborer. Ella M., wife, 38, b Oct 1861 IN, fthr NY, mthr PA, 6 born/5 liv. Alice M., dtr, 11, b Aug 1888 IA, at school. Ethel A., dtr, 8, b Aug 1891 NE, at school. Mable S. Dubois, 16, sgl, b Sep 1883 IA. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 1920 (Jan) Census, Creighton, Knox, NE: James H. Pratten, 55, imm. 1864, nat. 1869, b England, parents England, laborer–lumber yard. Ella M., wife, 45, b IA, fthr OH, mthr MA. Ruth, 13, dtr, b NE. James, 11, son, b NE. Alta, 7, dtr, b NE. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ U.S. Veteran Headstone Application Name: Pratten, James H. Death: 21 May 1943 Enlistment: May 7, 1898–Jul 12, 1917 Discharge: Oct 5 1899–Jan 22, 1919 (hon.) Pension: C-1, 267, 036 Serial: ASH 1,435,034 Service: Private, Co. A., 1st S. D. Inf. World War Veteran: Nebr. Cemetery: Soldiers & Sailors' Home Applicant: A. M. Salak?, Commandant, 25 May 1943 Marker: Upright Marble, Christian Emblem Other Notes: Born in England. Res: S. D. No record found of subsequent service. Served with Battery C, 127th F. A. Discharged as a Sergeant, Supply Co., 127th F. A.

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James H. Pratten Nebraska Sgt. 127 Field Arty. May 21, 1943 (Christian cross)

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