Anna Hendrickson

Brief Life History of Anna

Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico- Mrs. Anna Hendrickson Pratt, 60, a former Layton, Utah, resident, died of natural causes Thursday, 7:30 a.m. in a Chihuahua hospital. Born Sept. 21, 1901, Fruitland, N.M. to Lars W. and Gerda A. Hendrickson. Married to Harold W. Pratt, former president of the Mexican Mission, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Served in the Mexican LDS Mission over 20 years. Survivors: husband; son, daughters, Harold W. U.S. Air Force in Japan; Mrs. Daniel P. (Ana Marie) Taylor, Mexico City; Miss Lucille Pratt, New York, N.Y.; Mrs. Carl (Gerda) Haynie, Miss Doratha Rae and Miss Elena Pratt, all Provo; Mrs. Robert (Berta) Whitney, Bountiful; Mrs. Lenn (Carmen) Shumway, Miss Kathleen Pratt, both Taylor, Ariz.; Mrs. James (Ramona) Gale, Naples, Italy; 22 grandchildren; brother, Hyrum; sister, Mrs. Gerda H. Flake, both Snowflake, Ariz. Funeral Tuesday Chihuahua. Services and burial, Colonia Dublan, Chihuahua, Mexico, Wednesday. The Salt Lake Tribune; Publication Date: 7 Apr 1962; https://www.newspapers.com/image/9819296/?article=a97f89b5-111e-4a91-9196-e3bf1f53a7b9&focus=0.0171718%2C0.7137817%2C0.13981654%2C0.8465837&xid=3355

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Family Time Line

Harold Wilcken Pratt
1899–1962
Anna Hendrickson
1901–1962
Marriage: 14 March 1924
Ana Marie Pratt
1925–2006
Lucile Pratt
1926–2012
Gerda Pratt
1928–2008
Harold Wilcken Pratt Jr
1930–2009
Carmen Pratt
1935–2021
Ramona Pratt
1935–2022
Elena Pratt
1943–2005

Sources (29)

  • Anna Hendrickson Pratt in household of Harold Wilekon Pratt, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
  • Anna Hendrickson, "United States, Obituary Records, 2014-2023"
  • Anna Hendrickson in entry for Gerda Pratt, "Arizona, Birth Certificates and Indexes, 1855-1930"

World Events (8)

1902 · So Much Farm Land

A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.

1905 · Construction of the Praetorian Building

Texas completed the construction of the Praetorian Building (Stone Plane Tower) in 1909. It was the first skyscraper in Texas and the Southwestern United States. The building had 15 stories and was 190 ft tall.

1918 · Attempting to Stop the War

To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of Swedish Henriksson (see Henrikson ), Danish, Norwegian, and North German Henriksen or Henrichsen , and Dutch, North German, and Danish Hendriksen . Compare Hendrixson and Henrickson .

English (eastern): patronymic from the personal name Hendrick + -son. This form of the surname appears to be a 16th- or 17th-century importation to Britain from the Netherlands, and was reinforced in the 20th century.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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The Courtship of Anna Hendrickson and Harold Wilcken Pratt

The following account was written down in April and May of 1962, shortly after the death of Anna Hendrickson, on April 5, by Harold W. Pratt, for the benefit of his children. His own death followed be …

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