Person Page 936

Eliza M. Stratton^1,2,3

Key Events:

• Born: in Feb 1830 in New York.^4,5,6
• Married: Fredrick M. Pratt abt 1852.^7,8,9
• Died: in 1920.¹⁰
• Buried: in North Collins Quaker Meeting House Cemetery, North Collins, Erie Co., New York.¹¹

Citations

1. Fred M. Pratt household, 1860 U.S. Census, Erie Co., New York, shows name as Eliza Pratt.
2. Fred M. Pratt household, 1880 U.S. Census, Crawford Co., Pennsylvania, shows name as Eliza M. Pratt.
3. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 63329124, Eliza Minerva Stratton Pratt, includes tombstone photo showing name as Eliza Stratton, wife of F. M. Pratt.
4. Fred M. Pratt household, 1860 U.S. Census, Erie Co., New York, shows age 30 and state.
5. Fredrick M. Pratt household, 1900 U.S. Census, Crawford Co., Pennsylvania, shows month, year, as 1830, age 70 and state.
6. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 63329124, Eliza Minerva Stratton Pratt, shows year, as 1829, and includes tombstone photo showing same.
7. Fredrick M. Pratt household, 1900 U.S. Census, Crawford Co., Pennsylvania, shows married 48 years.
8. Eliza Pratt household, 1910 U.S. Census, Crawford Co., Pennsylvania, shows her as widowed.
9. Fred M. Pratt household, 1880 U.S. Census, Crawford Co., Pennsylvania, shows married.
10. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 63329124, Eliza Minerva Stratton Pratt, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
11. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 63329124, Eliza Minerva Stratton Pratt, includes tombstone photo.

Walter Chew^1,2

Key Events:

• Born: abt 1790 in Maryland.³
• Married: Martha I. Jones on 8 Jul 1833 in Prince George's Co., Maryland.^1,4
• Died: on 1 Sep 1842 in Washington, District of Columbia.⁵

Citations

1. MDGenWeb Archives, online, "Marriages, Prince Georges County, Maryland, 1777 to 1886, Part 02, C," record for Walter Chew & Martha J. Cobb.
2. Walter Chew, Walter obituary, The Daily Madisonian.
3. Walter Chew, Walter obituary, The Daily Madisonian, shows age about 52 at death 1 Sep 1842, and native of Maryland.
4. Walter Chew, Walter obituary, The Daily Madisonian, shows he left a wife and one child.
5. Walter Chew, Walter obituary, The Daily Madisonian, shows died Thursday last, in this city.

Martha I. Jones^1,2,3

Parents:

Key Events:

• Born: abt 1793 in Maryland.^4,5
• Married First: Elkanah Cobb on 8 Sep 1813 in Prince George's Co., Maryland.⁶
• Married Second: Walter Chew on 8 Jul 1833 in Prince George's Co., Maryland.^7,8
• Died: btn Nov 1860 and Apr 1861.⁹

Citations

1. "Maryland Marriages, 1667-1899," Ancestry.com, record for Elkanah Cobb and Martha Jones.
2. Journal of the House of Representatives, 15th Congress, 2nd session, pg 144, shows name as Martha J. Cobb, widow of Elkanah Cobb.
3. Will Books, Prince George's Co., Maryland, WAJ no. 1, pp 188-9, will of Martha I. Chew.
4. Martha J. Chew household, 1850 U.S. Census, Prince George's Co., Maryland, shows age 57 and state.
5. H. Cross household, 1860 U.S. Census, Prince George's Co., Maryland, shows age 66 and state.
6. Prince Georges Co. Marriage Licenses, pge 56, Elkanah Cobb and Martha Jones, shows date.
7. MDGenWeb Archives, online, "Marriages, Prince Georges County, Maryland, 1777 to 1886, Part 02, C," record for Walter Chew & Martha J. Cobb.
8. Walter Chew, Walter obituary, The Daily Madisonian, shows he left a wife and one child.
9. Will Books, Prince George's Co., Maryland, WAJ no. 1, pp 190-1, codicil of Martha I. Chew, dated 22 Nov 1860, proved 6 Apr 1861.