Eleanor Jane McComb McLean Pratt

29 Dec 1817 - 24 Oct 1874

Eleanor Jane McComb McLean Pratt (1817-1874) was born 29 Dec. 1817 in Wheeling, Ohio Co., Virginia. She was the daughter of James Scott McComb and Ann Chidester. She married Hector Hugh McLean before 1843, and they had three children; separated about 1855. She was sealed to Parley Parker Pratt on 14 Nov. 1855 in Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake Co., Utah Territory. She was baptized 24 May 1854. She was called upon by Wilford Woodruff on 1 Aug. 1857 to report the death of her husband. She died 24 Oct. 1874 in Salt Lake City, and her death was mentioned by Wilford Woodruff in his journal.

Eleanor Jane McComb (KWJR-T8B), “Family Tree,” database, <i>FamilySearch</i> (https://familysearch.org, accessed 28 Apr. 2023). Eleanor Jane McComb McLean Pratt, <i>Wilford Woodruff Papers</i> (https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/subjects/eleanor-jane-mccomb-mclean-pratt, accessed 28 Apr. 2023). Parley Parker Pratt, <i>Journal</i>, p. 15; digital images, <i>FamilySearch</i> (https://www.familysearch.org, accessed 28 Apr. 2023). “James Scott McComb” (1794-1858), memorial no. 205592558; <i>Find A Grave</i> (https://findagrave.com, accessed 8 May 2023). 1850 U.S. Census, Hinds Co., Mississippi, p. 219 (front), E J McLain; <i>FamilySearch</i> (https://familysearch.org, accessed 1 May 2023). "Louisiana, Orleans Parish Death Records and Certificates, 1835-1954," database with images, <i>FamilySearch</i> (https://familysearch.org, accessed 1 May 2023); Hector Hugh McLean, 24 Oct. 1867, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, p. 456; citing Orleans Parish, Louisiana, Department of Health, “Orleans Parish, Louisiana death records & certificates, 1819-1954; index to deaths records,1804-1954,” image 239/434; DGS 7824649. Arkansas Intelligencer, “The Testimony and Confession of a Mormon Woman” (Van Buren, Arkansas), 22 May 1857, vol. 3, no. 35, p. 2; database with images, <i>Newspapers.com</i> (https://newspapers.com, accessed 8 May 2023). "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949," database with images, <i>FamilySearch</i> (https://familysearch.org, accessed 28 Apr. 2023); Eleanor J. Pratt, 24 Oct. 1874, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah Territory, p. 165; citing Salt Lake Co., Utah, Management and Archives, image 330/403; DGS 4139616.

Loading...