Historical Marker
Thomas Pratt
Historical marker location:
Lampasas, Texas
( far northeast corner of Oak Hill Cemetery, #702, north end of Porter Street, Lampasas)
Marker installed: 1972
Thomas Pratt (1807-1878). Veteran of Army of Republic of Texas, he was Captain of 1st Regt., T. J. Green's Brigade, in 1836. In Civil War (1861-65), served in Texas Militia, Confederate Army.
In private life, was farmer and rancher. Owned land in Coleman and Lampasas counties. His wife Susan (1795?-1878) was a member of first Anglo colony in Texas.
A kindly man, Pratt left funds in his will to provide meat for "poor and reputable widows".