WRIGHT COUNTY FAMILY GROUP SHEETS
Praught Family Group Sheet
Subject:
Angus Peter PRAUGHT (1394)
Birth: 26 Mar 1846 Mt Mellick, PE, Canada.
Immigratn: __ Jun 1868 arrived from Prince Edwards Island, landed in Portland Maine.
Story: __ ___ ____
Angus was 21 years old when he left Prince Edwards island and came ti
Minnesota. He for eight years in the woods before settling in Silver Creek
Twp, where he purchased 40 acres in section 31 evenutally he owned a
total of 240 acres.
Death: 3 Jan 1933 Albertville, Wright, MN, USA; cause of death pneumoia.
Burial: 6 Jan 1933 St Alberts Cemetery, Albertville, Wright, MN.
Reference: __ ___ ____ History of Wright Cty Minnesota Volume 1 pages 530-531.
Father: Daniel PRAUGHT (2356) (b. circa 1803, d. 16 May 1881)
Mother: Catherine CAMPBELL (2357) (b. 1812, d. 2 Jun 1881)
Marriage: 14 Jun 1876 St.Michael, MN; Refer B357.
Reference: __ ___ ____ Source Marriage Records B357.
Occupation: __ ___ ____ Albertville, MN; farmers.
Spouse:
Sarah E WALKER (1395)
Name-Marr: __ ___ ____ PRAUGHT
Birth: 1 Mar 1853 Chemung, NY, USA; some say she was born on the boat coming to
America.
Death: 21 May 1931 Albertville, Wright, MN, USA.
Burial: __ ___ ____ St Alberts Cemetary, Albertville, MN.
Father: Thomas WALKER "Sr" (2641) (b. 2 Oct 1818, d. 17 Feb 1891)
Mother: Marion O'BRIEN (2642) (b. 30 Aug 1822, d. 6 Jul 1887)
Ten Known Children
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Donald J PRAUGHT (1396)
Birth: 1 Jul 1877 Albertville, Wright, MN, USA.
Marriage: before __ ___ 1915 Maud Deriha HORRIGAN (7601) (b. 1882, d. 12 Jul 1966); Letter from
unknown author (unknown author address) to unknown recipient,
08/10/98; unknown repository (unknown repository address).
Occupation: circa __ Dec 1915 MB; CPR RY brakeman, lost his leg in rail accident MB.
Note: __ ___ 1917 Wright, MN; was registered for WWI Draft.
Death: 6 Feb 1927 Edmonton, Alberta, CAN.
Burial: __ ___ ____ St Alberts Cemetary, Albertville, MN.
Raymond Thomas PRAUGHT (1454)
Birth: 9 Dec 1879 Albertville, Wright, MN, USA.
Marriage: before __ ___ 1907 Clara M BEAN (2638) (b. 20 Oct 1882, d. 4 Mar 1972)
Son: 1 Aug 1908 Clarence Harold PRAUGHT (2639); Blackduck, Beltrami, MN.
Census Age: __ ___ 1910 United States Federal Census, Blackduck, Beltrami, MN; 31 years old.
Son: 12 May 1910 Francis Clifford PRAUGHT (2640); Blackduck, Beltrami, MN.
Daughter: 20 Oct 1914 Gretchen Armella PRAUGHT (3352); Blackduck, Beltrami, MN.
Occupation: 20 Jan 1920 Black Duck, Beltrami, MN; Liveryman.
Daughter: 26 Apr 1921 Audrey Maris PRAUGHT (3353); Albertville, Wright, MN.
Death: 22 May 1960 Sacramemto, CA.
Marian C PRAUGHT (1455)
Name-Marr: TALBOT
Nick Name: __ ___ ____ Mae
Birth: 2 Jul 1881 Albertville, Wright, MN, USA.
Marriage: 25 Jun 1901 John B TALBOT (5462) (b. 11 Aug 1873, d. 9 Jul 1947), son of Romain
TALBOT (7604) and Eulalie ROUILLIARD (7605); Albertville, MN.
Son: circa __ ___ 1902 Cyril Angus TALBOT (7606)
Daughter: circa __ ___ 1903 Alma M TALBOT (7607); MN.
Son: circa __ ___ 1905 Vincent TALBOT (7608); MN.
Son: 16 Nov 1909 Floyd TALBOT (7610); MN.
Son: after __ ___ 1910 Donald TALBOT (7611)
Daughter: 2 Feb 1916 Armella Marian TALBOT (7613); MN.
Death: 4 Feb 1916 Albertville, Wright, MN, USA.
Burial: __ ___ ____ St Alberts Cemetary.
Son: Arnold TALBOT (7609)
Daughter: Dorothy TALBOT (7612)
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Francis Joseph PRAUGHT (1456)
Birth: 11 Mar 1883 Albertville, MN.
Occupation: 19 Apr 1910 Dayton, MN; blacksmith.
Marriage: 18 Oct 1910 Elsie R VAN VOLKENBERG (2301) (b. 4 Feb 1890, d. 9 Jan 1982);
Sherburne, MN.
Son: 6 Feb 1911 Erwin Edward PRAUGHT (2433); Hastings, Dakota, MN.
Son: 31 Aug 1913 Woodrow Raymond PRAUGHT (2312); Hastings, Dakota, MN, USA.
Daughter: 7 Dec 1916 Helen Marie Ruth PRAUGHT (2300); Duluth, Dakota, MN.
Note: __ ___ 1917 St Louis, MN; was registered for WWI Draft.
Son: 13 Jul 1919 John L PRAUGHT (7614); Duluth, MN.
Occupation: 16 Jan 1920 Duluth, MN; blacksmith.
Daughter: 28 Jan 1924 Kathleen Marguerite PRAUGHT (2307); Duluth, St Louis, MN.
Death: 25 Jul 1949 Duluth, St Louis, MN.
Occupation: 25 Jul 1949 Duluth, MN; worked at Modern Plumbing & Heating Co.
Mark Edmund PRAUGHT (1457)
Birth: 2 Apr 1885 Albertville, Wright, MN.
Note: __ ___ ____ Wright, MN; was registered for WWI Draft.
Note: __ ___ 1933 Edmonton, Canada; remained single, train engineer.
Death: __ ___ 1952 Edmonton, Alberta, CAN.
James Henry PRAUGHT (1458)
Nick Name: __ ___ ____ Jim
Birth: 26 Apr 1887 Albertville, Wright, MN, USA.
Military: __ ___ 1918 Infantry # D388, PVT, World War I.
Note: __ ___ 1950 Onamia, MN; lived on Mil Lac Lake, this property is now owned by his
Grandnephew Michael Praught, Son of William J Praught.
Death: 7 Nov 1960 Mille Lacs, Mille Lacs, MN, USA.
Armella J PRAUGHT (1459)
Birth: 27 Apr 1889 Albertville, Wright, MN, USA.
Death: 30 Aug 1917 Albertville station, Albertville, Wright, MN, USA; Killed in the same
automiblie - train accident as sister Bertha (1462). Cousin Elsie Dupont
(1469) also died in this accident.
Burial: 2 Sep 1917 St Alberts Cemetary, Albertville, MN.
William V PRAUGHT (1460)
Birth: 21 Mar 1891 Albertville, MN.
Note: __ ___ ____ Wright, MN; registered for WWI Draft Registration.
Death: 13 Feb 1920 Albertville, MN; died of flu.
Burial: __ ___ ____ St Alberts Cemetary, Albertville, MN.
Victor Alexander PRAUGHT (1461)
Birth: 23 Mar 1893 Albertville, Wright, MN, USA.
Marriage: 25 Jun 1919 Cecilia Margaret KRIEGER (1463) (b. 2 Dec 1892, d. 4 Dec 1970),
daughter of Anton KRIEGER (1473) and Margaret NEISES (1474); St
Michael, MN; married by Father Mike. Brother willie was best amn, Bertha
Kreiger was bridesmaid.
Son: 31 Mar 1920 William James PRAUGHT "Sr" (857); Albertville, Wright, MN, USA.
Daughter: 8 Jul 1921 Beatrice Sarah PRAUGHT (1464); home, Albertville, Wright, MN.
Daughter: 23 Jan 1923 Victoria Margaret PRAUGHT (1466); Albertville, Wright, MN.
Son: 9 May 1924 Benet Alphonse PRAUGHT (1467); Albertville, Wright, MN, USA.
Daughter: 14 Apr 1926 Eileen Genevieve PRAUGHT (1470); Menards House, Rogers, Wright,
MN.
Daughter: 13 Jun 1928 Jeanne Mary PRAUGHT (1465); Albertville, Wright, MN, USA.
Daughter: 1 Dec 1930 Anna Mae Helen PRAUGHT (1472); Albertville, Wright, MN, USA.
Son: 27 May 1932 Donald Louis PRAUGHT (1468); Rogers, Wright, MN.
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Son: 26 Apr 1935
Daughter: 14 Jan 1939
Death: 4 Jan 1986
Burial: __ ___ ____
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Bertha D PRAUGHT (1462)
Birth: 4 Jul 1895
Death: 30 Aug 1917
Adrian Victor PRAUGHT (1471); Rochester, Olmsted, MN.
Patricia Cecilia PRAUGHT (1469); Hassen Township, Hennepin, MN.
Bethany Nursing Home, Onamia, MN.
St Alberts Cemetary, Albertville, MN.
Albertville, MN.
Albertville Station, Albertville, MN; killed in same automoblie - train
accident as her sister Armella (1459). Cousin Elsie Dupont (1469) also
died in this accident.
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