Ada was born in 1881, in Toquerville, Utah, the child of Lorum Bishop Pratt and Frances Lane Theobald. Granddaughter to early church leader Orson Pratt.
She married William West Seegmiller in 1899, in Kanab.
Ada’s political endeavors ended when she ran for re-election to the Kanab city council in 1913, won, and then resigned at the first meeting in January 1914. However, she was very involved in her husband’s successful campaigns for the Utah State Senate and the Utah House of Representatives.
Ada sewed dresses, coats, and trousers for her family, as well as curtains and other articles. She grew a large garden and canned fruit, vegetables, and meat for her family’s use. She maintained a home in Kanab and another in Salt Lake City after her husband was elected to the state legislature. She helped to translate the Book of Mormon into Portuguese.
Once, when Will was out of town, she sent their oldest son, West, to feed the pigs. One big shoat kept jumping up so he could not pour in the slop. So West picked up a broom his father kept handy and whacked him over the head. The greedy animal fell dead. Instead of bleeding it and preparing the meat for pork, with tears streaming down their faces, she and West dragged it into the garden, dug a hole, and buried it. When Will returned and found his prize porker buried, he felt his trip had really been an expensive one. Ada never lived this down.
When Ada took office she was 30 yrs. old and had six children (ages 2 to 9). She gave birth to a son in 1912, while in office. She had 13 children in all from 1903 – 1926, Ada died in 1961 and was buried in Kanab.