Joseph Carroll "JC" Pratt, Sr.
1898 - 1974 (76 years)
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Name Joseph Carroll "JC" Pratt Suffix Sr. Birth 15 Mar 1898 King City, Gentry, MO 
Gender Male Death 10 Jul 1974 Kennewick, Benton, WA Burial Kennewick, Benton, WA - Burial: Riverview Heights Cemetery
Kennewick, Benton County, Washington, USA
Person ID I11328 Drollinger Genealogy Last Modified 11 Sep 2024
Father James Nelson Pratt, b. 21 Sep 1854, Albany, Gentry, MO d. 4 Jun 1944, Lewiston, Nez Perce, ID (Age 89 years) Mother Mary Ellen Druliner, b. 25 May 1857, New Carlisle, St. Joseph, IN d. 3 Jan 1929, Kennewick, Benton, WA (Age 71 years) Family ID F3276 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Blanche Elvina Dickinson, b. 21 Sep 1903, Tekoa, Whitman, WA d. 13 Mar 2003, Kennewick, Benton, WA (Age 99 years) Marriage 5 Feb 1923 Kennewick, Benton, WA Children 1. Irma Louise Pratt, b. 14 Jun 1924, Kennewick, Benton, WA d. 22 Nov 1992, Kennewick, Benton, WA (Age 68 years)2. AMM2 Joseph Carroll "Jim" Pratt, Jr., b. 18 Nov 1925, Kennewick, Benton, WA d. 2 Feb 2021, La Conner, Skagit, WA (Age 95 years)3. William Dickinson Pratt, b. 20 Nov 1927, Kennewick, Benton, WA d. 25 Apr 2011, Hayden, Kootenai, ID (Age 83 years)Family ID F4899 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 14 Mar 2016
- Burial: Riverview Heights Cemetery
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Event Map 
Marriage - 5 Feb 1923 - Kennewick, Benton, WA 
Death - 10 Jul 1974 - Kennewick, Benton, WA Burial - - Kennewick, Benton, WA = Link to Google Earth
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Photos
"Joseph Carroll (J.C.) Pratt came to Kennewick in 1906 and operated an auto repair garage at 11 N. Auburn St. and the Inter-City Bus Line from the same location." REF: Photo from the East Benton County Historical Society; 'Kennewick 100 Years - They Made A Difference' Tri-City Herald, Tri-Cities (Kennewick) WA, 1 March 2004, Page B2.
Headstones 
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Notes - Joseph went by his middle name of Carroll. He was also the county assessor (Benton county no doubt). As confessed to me by Audrey Simmelink (widow of "Cork" Simmelink) during our 15 Jan 2011 telephone conversation.
(David H. Drollinger 16 Jan 2011)
Joseph also went by JC according to Fern Dickinson, his niece who is the daughter of John Ralph Dickinson.
Came to Kennewick, WA in 1906...member of the Kennewick volunteer fire department and chief for six years...Mayor of Kennewick 1944-45 and from 1951 until his death was Benton County assessor...married 1921 to Blanche Dickinson...REF: 'Kennewick 100 Years - They Made A Difference' Tri-City Herald, Tri-Cities (Kennewick) WA, 1 March 2004, Page B2.
World War I Draft Registration Cards
Name: Joseph Carroll Pratt
County: Benton
State: Washington
Birth Date: 15 Mar 1918 (Joseph mistakenly wrote down the current year instead of his birth year which was 1898)
Race: White
FHL Roll Number: 1991533
Draft Board: 0
Age: 20
Occupation: Self employed farmer ("Horse Heaven, Kennewick, Benton, Wash.")
Nearest Relative: James Nelson Pratt (RD 2 Kennewick, Benton, Wash)
Height/Build: Tall/Slender
Color of Eyes/Hair: Grey/Brown
Signature: (View image) signed "Joseph Carroll Pratt"
- Joseph went by his middle name of Carroll. He was also the county assessor (Benton county no doubt). As confessed to me by Audrey Simmelink (widow of "Cork" Simmelink) during our 15 Jan 2011 telephone conversation.