The full biographical sketch as printed, transcribed from the public-domain book. Spelling and wording are the original author’s; a few scanning errors may remain.
DANIEL B. PRATT, farmer ; P. 0. Medina ; was born in Oneida Co., N. Y., on the 26th of
June. 1810, on a farm where he was brought up, and lived until about the year 1840, with the exception of three years he spent on canal (boating). In 1840, he moved to Lorain Co., Ohio, and bought some wild land in connection with his brother Benjamin. They put up a log cabin and kept “ bachelor’s hall,” clearing the land they had bought, which amounted to about 120 acres. He was married on the 21st of October, 1841, to Miss Fannie II. Herrick, a native of Jefferson Co., N. Y., but had removed with her father’s family to Lorain Co. in 1S35. The fruit of this union was five children, four of whom are living, viz., Jay D., Marian T., Charles W. and Henry 0. After his marriage Mr. Pratt and his brother divided the land they had bought and cleared ; the former occupied his portion until the spring of 1871, he then traded his place there, which had increased to 152 acres, for the place he now resides on, two miles northeast of Medina, and upon which he has since resided. His present place originally contained 225 acres, but tie has sold off portions to his sons, retaining for himself 131 acres. Jay D. and Charles W. are married, and farm- ing small tracts purchased from their father. Jay D. was born in Lorain Co., and lived at home until his marriage Dec. 30, 1868, to Miss Achsah Hamilton, a native of Medina Co. They have four children — Elzy, Etta, Adda and Harry. Charles W. was also born in Lorain Co., and lived at home until his marriage, Feb. 20, 1879, to Miss Minerva Clark, of Lorain Co. Mr. Pratt was formerly a Whig, and is now a Republican in politics. He has been a member of the Congregational Church for twenty-three years, and his wife a member for eighteen years.
Source: Biographical Record of Medina County, Ohio. See the original pages at the Internet Archive.
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