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Matilda “Mattie” Cole Pratt

Also Mattie Pratt · Mattie Cole · Matilda Cole

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TypePerson
Died1962-01-07
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Summary

Matilda “Mattie” Cole Pratt was reported to have died in Ormond Beach, Florida, on January 16, 1962. The notice connects her to the Cole family’s Beaver Island history. Clarke Historical Library notes identify Matilda Cole as the wife of Forrest H. Pratt, resolving the fuller given name behind the obituary’s “Mattie.”

Evidence and limits

The sources do not give an age, birth record, civil certificate, or complete burial information.

Sources

  1. Reports Mattie Pratt, formerly Mattie Cole, as having died in Ormond Beach, Florida, January 16. It describes her Beaver Island family connections and surviving husband and siblings but supplies no civil or burial record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1962-02_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held six-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1962-02_Beaver-Beacon
  3. The notes identify Forrest H. Pratt as married to Matilda Cole and separately describe a DeForest Pratt as married to Matt[ilda] Cole. In conjunction with the Beacon obituary naming the former Mattie Cole and her surviving husband Captain Forrest Pratt, this supports Matilda as her given name; it does not state a birth date or independent death record.
    web · collar_biographical_papers · collar_biographical_letter_p

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Matilda “Mattie” Cole Pratt”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/matilda-mattie-cole-pratt/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1962, “Obituaries.” (and 2 further sources listed on the page).

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