Fourth Generation

617. Orlon J. Pratt was born on 29 May 1892 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah. He died on 5 June 1943 at the age of 51 in Paradise, Butte, California. He was buried on 7 June 1943 in Paradise Cemetery, Butte, California. 1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Orland Pratt
Home in 1900: Salt Lake City Ward 1, Salt Lake, Utah
Age: 8
birth year: May 1892
Birthplace: Utah
Born in Utah, father born in Utah, mother born in England
Relationship to head-of-house: Son

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Orlon J. Pratt
Age in 1910: 17
Estimated birth year: abt 1892
Single
Birthplace: Utah
Home in 1910: 1-Wd Salt Lake city, Salt Lake, Utah
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relationship to head: son
Occupation: Huckster (peddler)

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Orland J Pratt
Age: 29 years
Estimated birth year: abt 1891
Birthplace: Utah
Home in 1920: Berkeley, Alameda, California
Home owned: Rent
Marital status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Occupation: Driller, Shipyards
Father's Birth Place: Utah; Mother's Birth Place: England

1930 census = NIL
(Note: His daughter, Lavern G. Pratt, age 16, single is living with her g randparents, Orlon Graham. Pratt and Amy Williamson Pratt, and is liste d with them in the 1930 census. The 1930 census says that Lavern and he r parents were born in Utah. (she was born about 1914). That brings up t he question of why she was living with her grandparents and had the othe r children been farmed out also? I cannot find the other children canno t be found in the1930 census.

California Death Index, 1940-1997
Name: PRATT, ORLON J
Social Security #: 0
Sex: MALE
Birth Date: 29 May 1894
Birthplace: UTAH
Death Date: 5 Jun 1943
Death Place: BUTTE
Mother's Maiden Name: WILLIAMSON
Father's Surname: PRATT

Obituary-The Chico Enterprise, Chico,[Butte County] California, Saturda y Evening, June 5, 1943, page 6
"ORLAN J. PRATT DIES IN PARADISE" [notice name spelled Orlan in the headi ng and Orland in the text of the obit] [also notice that his wife is call ed Clarie]
"Orland J. Pratt, a resident of Paradise [Butte county, California] fo r the past eihgt months died early this morning at the Enloe hospital whr e he had been confined for the past ten days. Pratt was born in Salt Lak e City, Utah in 1893, and was the grandson of Orson Pratt, one of the fir st pioneers to settle inthe Utah valley, a membr of he Chruch of the Latt er Day Saints. Prior to coming to Paradise he had been a resident of E l Cerrito, fo rmore than 25 years [~1917-1942], where he was engaged in c ontract printing and interior decorating. Surviving him are his wife, Cl arie of Paradise, three children: Mrs. LaVerne Peterson of Berkeley, Pvt . Leon Pratt of the U.S. Army stationed at Santa Ross airdrome, and Willi am Carson of Richmond; two sisters: Mrs. J. H. Ludwig of San Bruno and Mr s. harry Olophant of El Cerrito; three brothers: Grant Pratt of Oakland ; Roy Pratt of Alameda and Earl Pratt of San Leandro. Friends are invite d to attend the funeral; services t be held at the Black and Johnson Fune ral home on Monday morning at 10"30 o'clock. Interment will follow in th e Paradise cmetery under the auspices of Paradise Grange No. 490 of whic h Pratt was a member. [a Grange is a Farmer's Association all over the US ).

Orlon J. Pratt and Stella were married about 1912. Stella was born about 1891 in Utah. She died about 1950 at the age of 59 in Of, , California. 1920 Federal Census
Name: Stella Pratt
Age: 28 years
Estimated birth year: abt 1892
Birthplace: Utah; Father's Birth Place: Sweden; Mother's Birth Place: Swe den
Race: White
Home in 1920: Berkeley, Alameda, California
Marital status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife

1930 census = NIL

Orlon J. Pratt and Stella had the following children: