Henry James Prados

1858 - 1939  (81 years)

• Name	Henry James Prados
  Relationship	with Gustave Jean Baptiste Pitard
  Born	2 Mar 1858	New Orleans, Louisiana   [1]
  vol. 24, p. 135
  Gender	Male
  Census	1860	New Orleans, Louisiana
  aged 2, born in Louisiana
  Census	1900	1433 Galvez St, New Orleans, Louisiana
  aged 42 (born Mar. 1858), born in Louisiana; father born in Louisiana, mother in Missouri; married 21 years; merchant
  Census	1910	Canal St., New Orleans, Louisiana
  aged 52, born in Louisiana like both parents; lumber dealer
  Census	1930	5323 Coliseum St., New Orleans, Louisiana
  HOH, aged 72
  Obituary	Obituary, Times-Picayune, 24 Mar. 1939, p3: Veteran Lumberman, 81, Succumbs in New Orleans Henry J. Prados is Taken by Death Henry J. Prados, veteran New Orleans lumberman, died at 2:20 a.m. Tuesday at his residence, 5323 Coliseum street. Funeral services were held at the residence at 4:30 p.m. , followed by religious services at St. Stephens’ church and interment in St. Louis Cemetery No. 3. Mr. Prados a native of New Orelans, was 81 years old. Until his retirement in 1937, he was the senior member of the Prados Lumber Company, a firm formed from severa predecessors with which Mr. Prados had been connected. Mr Prados was a member of Company D of the White League and engaged in the White League’s Battle of September 14, 1874, at Canal street and the river. Mr. Prados is survived by Mrs. Clarence J. Pitard, a daughter.
  Died	23 May 1939	New Orleans, Louisiana   [2]
  vol. 212, page 1264
  Buried	St. Louis Cemetery #3, New Orleans, Louisiana
  In the Prados tomb
  Notes	According to his obit., he was part of the White League and their insurrection in New Orleans in the early 1870s; for more about this see Nicholas Lehman, Redemption: The Last Battle of the Civil War (New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2006) 24-25, 76-78.
  Person ID	I3073	lansdalepitard
  Last Modified	11 Apr 2021

  
  

  Father	Jean Baptiste Eugene Prados           b. 12 Nov 1836, New Orleans, Louisiana           d. 21 Jan 1863, Lake Ponchartrain, New Orleans, Louisiana  (Age 26 years)
  Mother	Marie Emma Icard           b. Sep 1841, New Orleans, Louisiana           d. 20 Mar 1926, New Orleans, Louisiana  (Age ~ 84 years)
  Married	18 Apr 1857	St. Mary’s Church, New Orleans, Louisiana
  Family ID	F2115	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Amelie Marie Bernos           b. Sep 1859, New Orleans, Louisiana           d. 15 Mar 1917, New Orleans, Louisiana  (Age ~ 57 years)
  Married	15 Feb 1879	New Orleans, Louisiana   [3]
  Children	+ 1. Lucie Marie Bernos Prados           b. 23 Dec 1886, New Orleans, Louisiana           d. 27 Feb 1942, New Orleans, Louisiana  (Age 55 years) + 2. Rufus Henry Prados, Sr.           b. 12 Sep 1888, New Orleans, Louisiana           d. 3 Nov 1936, New Orleans, Louisiana  (Age 48 years)
  Last Modified	11 Apr 2021
  Family ID	F2112	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Born - 2 Mar 1858 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Census - 1860 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Married - 15 Feb 1879 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Census - 1900 - 1433 Galvez St, New Orleans, Louisiana  Census - 1930 - 5323 Coliseum St., New Orleans, Louisiana  Died - 23 May 1939 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Buried - - St. Louis Cemetery #3, New Orleans, Louisiana   = Link to Google Earth
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• Reference

  Pitard, Derrick. "Henry James Prados". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I3073&tree=1sttree (accessed May 10, 2021).