Helaman Pratt was born 31 May 1846 in Mount Pisgah, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States to Parley Parker Pratt (1807-1857) and Mary Wood (1818-1898) and died 26 November 1909 Colonia Dublan, Chihuahua, Mexico of unspecified causes. He married Emaline Victoria Billingsley (1852-1910) 25 July 1868 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. He married Anna Johanna Dorothea Wilcken (1854-1929) 20 April 1874 in Utah, United States.
Mormon Pioneer and Church Leader of settlements in Utah and Mexico.
Vital Stats
- Father: Parley Parker Pratt (1807-1857) - Famous Mormon Pioneer, Apostle and Martyr
- Mother: Mary Wood (1818-1898) - Immigrant from Glasgow, Scotland
- 1846-May-31 : Birth at Mount Pisgah, Pottawattamie, Iowa - Mormon Refugee Camp
- 1847-Sep : As an infant travels to Salt Lake Valley with parents in the Daniel Spencer Wagon Company
- 1874-Apr-20 : Marriage (1) to Anna Johanna Dorothea Wilcken (1854-1929) - Dora - Born in Dahme, Prussia
- 1909-Nov-26 : Died at Colonia Dublan, Chihuahua, Mexico
Biography
Helaman was born in a covered wagon during a one-hour stopover on the Mormon Trail near Mount Pisgah, Iowa.
In 1869 when the first LDS branch was organized in Overton, Nevada Pratt served as branch president Pratt served from 1872-1873 as president of the Glenwood Branch in Glenwood, Utah. He then was the head of the group who founded Prattville, Utah.
Missionary in Mexico
Pratt was one of the first missionaries to Mexico, and in 1876 at Hermosillo, Sonora, Pratt and Meliton Trejo performed the first baptisms recorded by the LDS Church in that country. Pratt latter served as president of the Mexican Mission based in Mexico City from 1884-1887. Pratt succeeded Anthony W. Ivins in this postion and was succeeded by Horace S. Cummings. After his release he moved to Colonia Dublan in Galeana, state of Chihuahua, Mexico. He also for a time owned and resided at the Cliff Ranch outside of Cave Valley, Chihuahua. In 1895 when the Juzrez Stake was organized in Mexico, Pratt was called to serve as one of President Anthony W. Ivins counselors along with Henry Eyring. Pratt served in the Juarez Stake presidency until 1908 when the stake was reorganized with Pratt's son Junius as president.
Family Life
Helaman was leader for a Mormon Polygamous Colony in Mexico. There are several wives and children to be listed here.
(m. Neustadt in Holstein, Ostholstein, Schleswig-Holstein, 10 August 1853) Eliza Christina Carolina Reiche (Neustadt in Holstein, Ostholstein, Schleswig-Holstein, 1 May 1830 – Salt Lake City, Utah, 13 August 1906), both of whom also became LDS Church members. He was also a polygamist.
Marriage to Emaline Billingsley
1st Marriage - [[Emaline Victoria Billingsley (1852-1910) - md 25 July 1868 in SLC UT.
- Helaman Pratt (1870-1871)
- Mary P Pratt (1872-)
- Lona May Pratt (1872-1874)
- Erealia Pratt (1874-1891)
- Parley Elijah Pratt (1875-1891)
- Rey Lucero Pratt (1878-1931) - Married Mary Stark 1900; fourteen children; President of LDS Mexican Mission 1907-1931; First LDS Council of the Seventy 1925-1931
- Carl Lester Pratt (1881-1905)
- Erastus Leon Pratt (1886-1947)
- Gladys Pratt (1895-1964) -
Family of Helaman Pratt and Anna Johanna Dorothea Wilcken
2nd Marriage - Anna Johanna Dorothy Wilcken (1854-1929) - He married in Salt Lake City, Utah, 20 April 1874 German Anna Johanna Dorothy ("Dora") Wilcken (Dahme, Zarpin, Rheinfeld, Ostholstein, Schleswig-Holstein, 25 July 1854 – Colonia Dublán, Galeana, Chihuahua, Mexico, 22 June 1929), daughter of Carl Heinrich "Charles Henry" Wilcken (Eckhorst, Holstein, Schleswig-Holstein, 5 October 1831 – Salt Lake City, Utah, 9 April 1914) and the first of at least four additional wives
Dora Wilcken's father had first come to Utah as part of Johnston's Army but later joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
- Anna Amelia Pratt (1876-1926) - m. Gaskell Romney - Grandparents of 2012 US Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney
- Dora Pratt (1878-1904) - md. Anson Call - a Mormon pioneer and an early colonizer of many communities in Utah Territory and surrounding states. He was also a early Bishop in the Bountiful Utah area.
- Leah Pratt (1880-1853) - md. Willard Call
- Ira Wilcken Pratt (1882-1944) - twin, md. Marabelle Merrell
- Mary Irena Pratt (1882-1948) - twin, md Louis Paul Cardon
- Verde Pratt (1887-1961) - md. Clarence Cardon
- Amy Wilcken Pratt (1890-1976) - md Gaskell Romney in 1927 after sister Anna died (1926.)
- Caroline Eliza Pratt (1893-1896) - died young
- Charles Henry Pratt (1896-1897) - died young
Marriage to Bertha Wilcken
- Harold Wilcken Pratt (1899-1962) - md Anna Hendrickson
- Joseph Wilcken Pratt (1905-1983) - md. Vilo Williams
Other Children
- Erastus Leon Pratt (1886-1947) - md Grace Zenor
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Helaman Pratt (1870-1871) | |||
| Mary P Pratt (1872-) | |||
| Lona May Pratt (1872-1874) | |||
| Erealia Pratt (1874-1891) | |||
| Parley Elijah Pratt (1875-1891) | |||
| Rey Lucero Pratt (1878-1931) | 11 October 1878 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah | 14 April 1931 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah | Mary Stark (1882-1967) |
| Carles Lester Pratt (1881-1905) | |||
| Erastus Leon Pratt (1886-1947) | |||
| Gladys Pratt (1895-1964) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Anna Amelia Pratt (1876-1926) | 6 May 1876 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States | 4 February 1926 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States | Gaskell Romney (1871-1955) |
| Dora Pratt (1878-1904) | |||
| Leah Pratt (1880-1853) | |||
| Ira Wilcken Pratt (1882-1944) | 1 July 1882 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States | 6 November 1944 Colonia Dublán, Chihuahua, Mexico | Marybelle Merrell (1887-1971) |
| Mary Irena Pratt (1882-1948) | |||
| Erastus Leon Pratt (1886-1947) | |||
| Verde Pratt (1887-1961) | |||
| Amy Wilcken Pratt (1890-1976) | |||
| Caroline Eliza Pratt (1893-1896) | |||
| Charles Henry Pratt (1896-1897) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Harold Wilcken Pratt (1899-1962) | |||
| Joseph Wilcken Pratt (1905-1983) | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Parley Parker Pratt (1837-1897) | 25 March 1837 Kirtland, Lake County, Ohio, United States | 29 August 1897 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States | Brighamina Nielsen (1855-1918) Susanna Pulley (1864-1942) Esther Romania Salina Bunnell (1839-1932) |
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Nathan Pratt (1838-1843) | |||
| Olivia Thankful Pratt (1841-1906) | 1 June 1841 Manchester, Lancashire, England | 12 June 1906 Pleasant Grove, Utah County, Utah | Benjamin Woodbury Driggs (1837-1913) |
| Susan Pratt (1843-1844) | |||
| Moroni Llewellyn Pratt (1844-1913) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Helaman Pratt (1846-1909) | 31 May 1846 Mount Pisgah, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States | 26 November 1909 Colonia Dublan, Chihuahua, Mexico | Emaline Victoria Billingsley (1852-1910) Anna Johanna Dorothea Wilcken (1854-1929) Bertha Wilcken |
| Cornelia Pratt (1848-1899) | |||
| Mary Wood Pratt (1853-1911) | |||
| Mathoni Wood Pratt (1856-1937) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Alma Pratt (1845-1902) | |||
| Lucy Pratt (1848-1916) | |||
| Henriette Pratt (1851-1918) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Nephi Pratt (1846-1910) | |||
| Abinadi Pratt (1848-1914) | |||
| Belinda Marden Pratt (1848-1893) | |||
| Lehi Lee Pratt (1851-1905) | 9 June 1851 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah | 15 August 1905 Rexburg, Fremont County, Idaho | Sarah Ann Mitchell (1870-1922) Emma Bertelsen Dalley (1857-1947) Ann Bertelsen Dalley (1863-1957) Selma Van Cott (1863-1935) |
| Isabella Elanor Pratt (1854-1912) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Julia Houston Pratt (1847-1903) | |||
| Teancum Pratt (1852-1900) | 15 November 1852 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah | 8 September 1900 Scofield, Carbon County, Utah | Sarah Eliza Ewell (1860-1926) Annie Eliza Mead (1856-1937) |
| Sarah Elizabeth Pratt (1856-1891) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Mosiah Pratt (1850-1850) | |||
| Omner Pratt (1851-1852) | |||
| Phoebe Soper Pratt (1853-1922) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Agatha Pratt (1848-1914) | |||
| Lona Pratt (1850-1913) | |||
| Moroni Walker Pratt | |||
| Evelyn Pratt | |||
| Marion Pratt | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Infant Pratt (1848-1848) | |||
References
- Jared Pratt Family Ancestry - Family Royal English Ancestry & Famous Descendants
- Helaman Pratt - Wikipedia
- Pratt-Romney Family - Wikipedia Family History
