Individual Details

Leonard Charles Pratt

(3 Aug 1893 - 4 May 1973)

Springfield Union, Springfield, Massachusetts, Saturday, May 5, 1973, Page 32: Leonard C. Pratt, 79, Founded Paper Company. Leonard C. Pratt, 79, of 44 Cayenne St., West Springfield died Friday at home. Born in Worcester Aug. 3, 1893, he had lived in West Springfield since 1936. He was president and treasurer of Pratt and Austin Paper Co. of Holyoke, founding the company in 1931, and retiring in 1972. He was an Army veteran of World War I, a member of the Holyoke American Legion Post 25. He was a past president of the Holyoke Lions Club and was vice-president and vice-chairman of the board of directors of the Park National Bank of Holyoke. He had served as chairman of the West Springfield Republican town Committee and was chairman of the finance committee of that town. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Clary (Nelson) Pratt; two sons, Richard N. of South Hadley and Robert C. of West Springfield, and two sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Packard and Miss Christine M. of Treasure Island, Fla. The funeral will be Monday at Curran-Jones funeral home with the Rev. Carlyle A. Smith, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Hillcrest Park Cemetery.

Events

Birth3 Aug 1890Worcester Co., Massachusetts
Birth3 Aug 1893Worcester, Worcester Co., Massachusetts
Birth1894Massachusetts
Residence1942Age: 49 - West Springfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts
Death4 May 1973West Springfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts
Alt nameLeonard C Pratt
Alt nameLenord Charles pratt
RaceWhite
BurialHillcrest Park Cemetery, Springfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts

Families

SpouseClary D. Nelson (1895 - 1991)
ChildRichard N Pratt ( - 1972)
ChildRobert C Pratt ( - )
FatherCharles A. Pratt (1864 - 1930)
MotherEllen T Hartnett (1866 - 1951)
SiblingEleanor T. Pratt (1892 - 1972)
SiblingHarold Joseph Pratt (1895 - 1965)
SiblingChristine M. Pratt (1900 - )
SiblingElizabeth Frances Pratt (1906 - 1996)

Endnotes

1. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..

2. Ancestry.com, U. S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of Massachusetts; State Headquarters: Massachusetts; Microfilm Series: M2090.

3. Find A Grave, Contributor request to add or delete information.

4. 1920 Census Hampden Co., Massachusetts.

5. Ancestry.com, U. S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of Massachusetts; State Headquarters: Massachusetts; Microfilm Series: M2090.

6. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..

7. Find A Grave, Contributor request to add or delete information.

8. Obituary of Ellen Pratt, Springfield Union, Springfield, Massachusetts, Thursday, May 31, 1951, Page 2, Col. 2.

9. 1920 Census Hampden Co., Massachusetts.

10. Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2006), Database online..

11. Ancestry.com, U. S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of Massachusetts; State Headquarters: Massachusetts; Microfilm Series: M2090.

12. Obituary of Leonard C. Pratt, Springfield Union, Springfield, Massachusetts, Saturday, May 5, 1973, Page 32.