Collection: Aden S. Pratt Collection | Special Collections Finding Aids

Scope and Contents

Photocopy of letter (March 15, 1897) by Mr. Pratt to relatives in Michigan concerning the winter of 1897 and pioneer life in N.D.; photocopy of two photographs, one of Aden S. Pratt and his wife, the other of their three children. There are two letters from Wayne Horton giving some brief Pratt family history (1983).

Dates

1897
1983

Creator

Pratt, Aden S., 1865-1926. (Person)

Access

The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the Institute.

Copyrights

Copyrights to this collection is held by the Institute.

Biography

Aden Stevens Pratt was born on August 14, 1865 in Campbell, New York, son of Joseph and Minerva (Horton) Pratt. At a young age he moved with his family to Grand Rapids, Michigan. In the late 1880s, he came to Cass County, Dakota Territory, settling near the town of Page. Here he married Edna Erb, on April 24, 1890. They had three children together, Alford, Theorn, and Celia. By 1900, the Pratt family was living in Golden, Washington, where the 1900 Federal Census lists Aden as a Hotel Keeper. The 1910 census has him as a steam railroad laborer. In 1920, the family was living in Oroville, Washington, working as a grocer. He died in Los Angeles, California on March 21, 1926, and is buried in Artesia Cemetery, Cerritos, California.

Extent

4 Items (4 items.)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Overview

Photocopy of letter by Mr. Pratt to relatives in Michigan concerning the winter of 1897 and pioneer life in North Dakota and brief Pratt family history.