Cora Lee (Pratt) Matkosky (1925 - 2014)

Born 9 Feb 1925 in Washington D.C., United States

Ancestors

Daughter of William E Pratt and Genevieve (O'Donahue) Pratt

Died 27 May 2014 at age 89 in Utica, Oneida, New York, United States

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Biography

Cora was born in 1925. She was the daughter of William Pratt and Genevieve O'Donahue. She passed away in 2014.

DNA Confirmation

• Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal MyHeritageDNA test match between Cora (Pratt) Matkosky and Robert Beardsley, her great nephew. Their most-recent common ancestors are William Pratt and Genevieve O'Donahue, the parents of Cora (Pratt) Matkosky and great grandparents of Robert Beardsley. Predicted relationship from MyHeritageDNA: Great-aunt, 1st cousin once removed - 1st cousin twice removed, based on sharing 530.4‎ cM cM across 24 segments.
• Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal MyHeritageDNA test match between Cora (Pratt) Matkosky and Dawn Beardsley, her great niece. Their most-recent common ancestors are William Pratt and Genevieve O'Donahue, the parents of Cora (Pratt) Matkosky and great grandparents of Dawn Beardsley. Predicted relationship from MyHeritageDNA: Great-aunt, 1st cousin once removed - 1st cousin twice removed, based on sharing 533.5‎ cM cM across 23 segments.

Sources

• 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1930; Census Place: Hector, Schuyler, New York; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0009; FHL microfilm: 2341381
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #46214422 (accessed 30 June 2022)
  Coralee Pratt (5), single daughter, in household of William E Pratt (38) in Seneca Bonlenard, Hector, Schuyler, New York, USA. Born in District of Columbia.
• 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1940; Census Place: Watkins Glen, Schuyler, New York; Roll: m-t0627-02778; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 49-6
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #13411582 (accessed 30 June 2022)
  Cora Lee Pratt (16), single daughter, in household of William Pratt (52) in Watkins Glen, Schuyler, New York. Born in District of Columbia.
• Obituary: "U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current"
  Star-Gazette; Publication Date: 8 Jan 1987; Publication Place: Elmira, New York, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/279418167/?article=dc45a973-f853-47ae-a578-8e22dd2146c7&focus=0.031269707,0.33901784,0.19468991,0.59665453&xid=3355
  Ancestry Record 61843 #275985948 (accessed 30 June 2022)
  Name: Cora Lee; Gender: Female; Newspaper Title: Star-Gazette; Spouse: John Matkosky.
• Death: "U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current"
  Publication Date: 28/ May/ 2014; Publication Place: Portland, Oregon, USA; URL: http://www.funeralnet.com/obits.html?page=2
  Ancestry Record 2190 #272456864 (accessed 30 June 2022)
  Cora E Matkosky death 27 May 2014 (age 89) in Elmira Heights, NY, Whitesboro, Whitesboro/Elmira Heights, NY.
• Marriage: "U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current"
  Star-Gazette; Publication Date: 13/ Dec/ 1941; Publication Place: Elmira, New York, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/276429105/?article=35b6f106-7b56-4d51-a061-7c918d13504a&focus=0.5935409,0.07011838,0.7408876,0.29082212&xid=3398
  Ancestry Record 62116 #36023521 (accessed 30 June 2022)
  Cora Lee Elizabeth Pratt marriage to John Matkosky on Abt 1941.
• Obituary: "U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current"
  Publication Date: 10/ Feb/ 2013; Publication Place: Seneca Falls, New York, USA; URL: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/fltimes/obituary.aspx?n=mary-lou-p-delooza&pid=162914077
  Ancestry Record 7545 #76047904 (accessed 30 June 2022)
  Name: Cora Lee Matkosky; Gender: Female; Siblings: Mary Lou P. DeLooza.