Descendants
of James William Prevatt CSA
Information
provided by Travis Alvarez
First
Generation
1. James William Prevatt CSA son of Morgan
Prevatt and Sarah Johns was born on 7 Feb 1825 in Georgia. He died on 27 Feb
1884 in Geneva, Orange, Co., Florida and was buried in Geneva Cemetery,
Seminole Co.
James and Elizabeth were 1st
cousins. Their fathers were brothers, sons of James D. Prevatt Sr.
He was also 1st
cousins once removed to John R. and David L. Alvarez of Co. B. 2nd
Florida Cavalry. Their grandfather Thomas B. Prevatt was James’ uncle.
James enlisted in the Florida
Indian Wars, on 16 June 1837, Capt. Mizell's Co
He enlisted in the service of the
CSA on 3 Mar 1863. He was captured on 8 Feb 1864 at Camp Finegan, Florida.
Co B. 2nd Florida Cavalry
"The St. Johns Rangers"
James married Elizabeth
Prevatt, daughter of Joseph R. Prevatt and Savannah, on 24 Dec 1849 in
Alligator, Columbia Co. Florida. Elizabeth was born on 21 Jul 1827 in Nassau,
Co., Florida. She died on 20 Jul 1913 in Geneva, Orange Co., Florida and was
buried in Geneva Cemetery.
They had the following
child:
+ 2 M i. Joseph
Morgan Prevatt was born in 1850 and died on 18 Aug 1900.
Second
Generation
2. Joseph Morgan Prevatt (James William) was
born in 1850. He died on 18 Aug 1900 and was buried in Geneva Cemetery,
Seminole Co.
Joseph married Wylantha
Jane Leefils on 23 Feb 1874 in Volusia Co., Florida.
They had the following
child:
3 M i. Thomas
Walker Prevatt was born on 5 Sep 1882. He died on 17 Jan 1953 and was
buried in Geneva Cemetery, Seminole Co.