14. | Sophia Caroline Keller (1.Anne1) blev født den 18 jan. 1861 i Three Mile, Box Elder, Utah, USA; døde den 3 dec. 1944 i Redlands, San Bernardino, California, USA; blev begravet den 10 dec. 1944 i Pleasant View Cemetery, Burley, Cassia, Idaho, USA. Notater:
Sophia Caroline Keller was born January 18,1861 in Box Elder County, Utah to Ane Kirstine Larsen (Anglicized Anna Christina Larsen) and Jens Mogensen Kjøller (Anglicized James Morgan Keller).
Sophia’s mother and father were both converts to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and immigrants from Denmark. Anna married James, who practiced polygamy, as the third of his eventual five plural wives. Sophia spent her youth in Brigham City and Mantua, Utah as a part of very large family with 13 younger brothers and sisters and 27 half-brothers and half-sisters from her father’s other wives, a number of whom died in infancy.
After finishing her schooling in Brigham City, Sophia joined her family in Mink Creek, Idaho where she taught school and worked as a dairywoman. While there she met William Orson Pratt, a young man from Franklin Idaho and they were married October 5,1883 in the Endowment House in Salt Lake City. Sophia and William worked and farmed successively in Mink Creek, Wilford, and Plano, Idaho.
Over time, they became the parents of ten children, seven girls and three boys, the youngest of whom, Merlin, passed away at age 15 months. In 1901, tragedy struck when their oldest daughter, Alice Delilah, was killed in a carriage accident shortly before her graduation.
In 1902, William was asked to go on a mission for the church to West Virginia, leaving Sophia the sole provider for the family for two years. This she accomplished by selling garden produce, chickens and eggs. She also was a good seamstress and pastry cook. These were trying times, with illness and hardships, but the children were able to attend the Academy at Rexburg.
After William’s return from his mission, the family moved to Albion, Idaho where they purchased a large ranch and raised hay and cattle. William was elected Cassia County Sheriff and held the post for sixteen years. When the County Seat office was moved to Burley in 1913, Mr. Sophia and William sold their holdings at Albion and built a new home in Burley on Overland Avenue. The younger members of the family attended the Idaho State Normal Academy.
Sophia was quiet by nature and ever thoughtful of the welfare of others, especially those who were less fortunate than she. With the early death of two of her daughters and other difficult circumstances, Sophia spent much time caring for many of her grandchildren.
After finishing his forth term as sheriff, William began investing in a series of businesses, many of which investments proved unwise and left the family without savings. On March 2, 1923, William was killed in a mining accident in Nevada, where he’d gone to work.
After William’s death, Sophia lived with her daughter Vada, Her later years were spent quietly, caring for her family and raising flowers and vegetables which she always shared with others.
Sophia passed away December 3, 1944 in Redlands, California and was buried in the Pleasant View Cemetery at Burley, Idaho.
Sophia blev gift med William Orson Pratt den 5 okt. 1883 i Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA. William (søn af Alice Fleet) blev født den 2 okt. 1864 i Franklin, Franklin, Idaho, USA; døde den 20 mar. 1923 i Twin Falls, Twin Falls, Idaho, USA; blev begravet den 25 mar. 1923 i Pleasant View Cemetery, Burley, Cassia, Idaho, USA. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]
Børn:
- 22. Ada Sophia Pratt
blev født den 22 aug. 1888 i Wilford, Fremont, Idaho, USA; døde den 27 dec. 1922 i Burley, Cassia, Idaho, USA.
- 23. Naomi Viola Pratt
blev født den 25 feb. 1894 i Wilford, Fremont, Idaho, USA; døde den 22 jul. 1982 i Anaheim, Orange, California, USA.
- 24. Ralph Morgan Pratt
blev født den 15 jul. 1899 i Plano, Madison, Idaho, USA; døde den 22 apr. 1965 i Riverside, Riverside, California, USA.
- 25. Thelma Rachel Pratt
blev født den 25 jan. 1905 i Albion, Cassia, Idaho, USA; døde den 12 jun. 1991 i California, USA.
- 26. Merlin Pratt
blev født den 3 jan. 1906 i Albion, Cassia, Idaho, USA; døde den 7 apr. 1908 i Cassia, Idaho, USA.
- 27. Lona Madge Pratt
blev født den 11 jun. 1890 i Wilford, Fremont, Idaho, USA; døde den 3 nov. 1945 i Burley, Cassia, Idaho, USA.
- 28. Vada Lavon Pratt
blev født i 1901 i Idaho, USA; døde den 20 apr. 1949 i Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA.
- 29. Alice Delilah Pratt
blev født den 26 aug. 1884 i Mink Creek, Franklin, Idaho, USA; døde den 10 jun. 1901 i Fremont, Idaho, USA.
- 30. Laura Christina Pratt
blev født den 25 jul. 1886 i Wilford, Fremont, Idaho, USA; døde den 4 nov. 1933 i Burley, Cassia, Idaho, USA; blev begravet den 7 nov. 1933 i Pleasant View Cemetery, Burley, Cassia, Idaho, USA.
- 31. William Ellis Pratt
blev født den 16 apr. 1892 i Wilford, Fremont, Idaho, USA; døde den 7 maj 1977 i Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA; blev begravet den 11 maj 1977 i Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA.
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