Preston LAPRATT ( - )
1 Preston LAPRATT1 ( - ) [7448].
2 Donald R. LAPRATT2 (1930-1996) [7439]. Born 10 Apr 1930.3,4 Marr Ellen Jean KIMBLER 1 Aug 1952, Alba, MI.1 Died 15 Aug 1996.4,5 Buried Star Township Cemetery, near Alba, MI.4
4 Raymond Manuel LAPRATT4,6,7,8,9 (1901-1979) [7359]. Born 26 Apr 1901.4,7,10 Died 7 Aug 1979, Waterford, MI.4,10 Buried Star Township Cemetery, near Alba, MI.4
8 Manuel J. LAPRATT4,9 (1872- ) [12482]. Born 31 Dec 1872.4 Buried Star Township Cemetery, near Alba, MI.4
9 Isabella ?4,9 ( - ) [12483]. Buried Star Township Cemetery, near Alba, MI.4
5 Lillian A. WRIGHT6,11,12 (1907-2005) [7358]. Born 15 Jun 1907, MI.7,11,12 Died Feb 2005.13
The Obit Daily Times reports that the Oakland Press of 2/9/2005 lists the death of Lillian A. LaPratt, 98, Keego Harbor.
10 Irving Ami WRIGHT12,14,15,16,17,18 (1870-1937) [7336]. Born 19 Apr 1870, Birch Run, MI.14,15,17 Marr Lena M. HELMS 5 Mar 1890, Clio, MI.19 Died 13 Jul 1937, Hurley Hospital, Flint, MI.6,17 Buried 15 Jul 1937, Avondale Cemetery.6
From the Genesee County Marriage Records.
Irving Wright age 20 of Clio, born in Birch Run, working at Elevator, son of A. C. Wright and Lucy Butler, married 5th of March 1890 in Clio by Clergyman John W. Gray witnesses were Wm. & Elizabeth Smith, married to Lena Helms age 18, of Pine Run, born Meridell, occupation is teacher, father is Henry Helms, mother is Mary Ryns, first marriage for both.
Obituary of Irving Wright in the Flint Journal, July 13, 1937.
Wright, Irving A. 309 W. Kearsley St., age 67, died Tuesday, July 13th, 1937, at Hurley Hospital. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m, Thursday, July 15, from Groves & Co. Funeral Home. Burial in Avondale cemetery. Remains will be at Groves & Co. funeral home. Surviving are: wife Lena, 3 daughters, Mrs. Eva Stewart of Flint, Mrs. Lola Roe of South Branch, Michigan, and Mrs. Lillian LaPratt of Alma, Michigan, 3 sons, Ernest, Laverne and Floyd Wright all of Flint, 24 grandchildren; 1 great granddaughter 1 sister Ruperta Wart (Ward) of Cleveland, Ohio.
11 Lena M. HELMS12,16,19 (1872-1972) [7346]. Born 12 Apr 1872, Meridell, Ingham Co., MI.19,20 Died 22 Oct 1972, Hurley Hospital, Flint, MI.20
Obituary of Lena Wright in the Flint Journal, October 23, 1972.
Wright, Lena, 3107 E. Baldwin Rd., age 100, died Sunday, October 22nd, 1972, at Hurley Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, October 25, 1972, at Colonial Chapel, Reigle Funeral Home, Rev. Floyd Wehner officiating. Committal services will be held at Parkview Memorial Gardens, Plymouth Mich. at 1pm. Mrs. Wright was born in Ingham County, Michigan, April 12th, 1872 and had lived in this area over 50 years. Mrs. Wright celebrated her 100th birthday last April. She was a member of Free Will Baptist Church in Ypsilanti. Surviving are: 3 daughters, Mrs. Eva Stewart of Orlando, Florida, Mrs. Lola Roe of Flint and Mrs. Lillian LaPratt of Keego Harbor, Michigan; 2 sons, LaVerne Wright of Grand Blanc and Earnest Wright of Flint.
3 Ellen Jean KIMBLER1,7 (1933-2004) [7447]. Born 25 Dec 1933, Otsego County, MI.1,4 Died 28 May 2004, Gaylord, MI.1,4 Buried "31 MAY", Star Township Cemetery, Alba, MI.1
Obituary in the Antrim County News, June 11, 2004.
"Jean LaPratt, 70 of Alba died Friday, May 28, 2004, at Otsego Memorial Hospital in Gaylord. She was born Dec. 25, 1933 in Otsego County, the daughter of Troy and Iola (Borst) Kimbler. She was a resident of Alba since 1979. She owned and operated the Green Lantern Bar in Alba since 1980. She was a member of the Antrim County Snowmobile Club, the Alba Sportsman Club as well as the Mancelona Moose Lodge. She was one of the founders of the Alba Kids Day and for the past 10 years she was a sponsor for the Wertz Warriors Special Olympics.
She enjoyed writing letters, doing puzzles, going to the casino and most of all she enjoyed spending time with children. On Aug 1, 1952 in Alba, she married Donald LaPratt who proceeded her in death. Also preceding her in death were two sisters, Joan Bailey and Shirley Carpenter, two brothers, Don and Ron Kimbler, and her parents.
Surviving are four children, Preston (Laura) LaPratt of Rochester Hills, Donna LaPratt of Alba, Lori (Doug) Sheridan of Mancelona, and Perry (Penny) of Alba. Also surviving are 11 grandchildren, four great grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Monday, May 31, at the Mancelona Chapel of Mortensen Funeral Homes. The Rev. Sam McClellan officiated. Interment was in Star Township Cemetery in Alba. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of the donors choice.".
6 Troy KIMBLER1 ( - ) [7460].
7 Iola BORST1 ( - ) [7461].
Sources
| 1 | "Obituary of Jean LaPratt in the Antrim County News, June 11, 2004.". |
| 2 | "Obituary of Thomas Roy LaPratt in the Oakland Press, January 25, 2002.". |
| 3 | "Social Security Death Index". |
| 4 | "Star Township Cemetery Records, Alba, MI". |
| 5 | "Obituary of Patricia L. LaPratt in the Oakland Press, NOvember 6, 1999.". |
| 6 | "Obituary of Irving Wright in the Flint Journal, July 13, 1937.". |
| 7 | "U.S. Public Records Index". |
| 8 | "Information provided by Mike Schons". |
| 9 | "1910 MI, Antrim, Chestonia census". |
| 10 | "Michigan Death Index". |
| 11 | "1910 MI, Ogemaw Co., Goodar census.". |
| 12 | "1920 MI, Genesee County, Flint census.". |
| 13 | "Obit Daily Times reports that the Oakland Press of 2/9/2005 lists the death of Lillian A. LaPratt, 98, Keego Harbor.". |
| 14 | "1880 MI, Genesee Co., Clio census.". |
| 15 | "1900 MI, Genesee Co., Vienna Twp. census.". |
| 16 | "1930 MI, Genesee Co., Flint census.". |
| 17 | "World Family Tree entry from Dawn M. Winans.". |
| 18 | "1870 MI, Saginaw, Birch Run, census". |
| 19 | "Genesee County Marriage Records". |
| 20 | "Obituary of Lena Wright in the Flint Journal, October 23, 1972.". |
