Prater/Prather Genealogy* 120,000+ Family Members
John David Prather
1. John David Prather was born , Adair Co., Mo.; was christened , Also Lived in Ind. (son of Jeremiah David Prather and Sarah Allen Murphy); died , Tarrant Co., Tx.. Other Events:
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
John married Sarah Jane Bennett of Tarrant Co., Tx.. Sarah was born , Causey Co., Ky.; died , Birdville, Tx.. [Group Sheet]
Children:- John Hamilton Prather was born , of Tarrant Co., Tx.; died Dec 1932, Tx..
- Mary Ellen Prather was born 08 Jul 1861, Birdville, Tarrant Co., Tx.; died 17 Apr 1921, Uvalde, Tx..
2. Jeremiah David Prather was born Abt 1804, of, Nicholas, Ky; was christened , Moved, Vermillion Co., Ill.& Ind.& Mo. (son of Jonathon Prater and Mary Elizabeth Thorpe, Tharp); died 1869, Smithfield, Now n.Richland Hills, Tx.; was buried , Birdville, Tarrant Co., Tx.. Other Events:
- Ancestral File Number: JRZW-87
- Occupation: preacher/farmer
- Reference Number: 6.601.04
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Notes:
Jeremiah and his family moved to Vermillion Co.,ILL. and nearby Ind. ca.1832.
They remained there until ca.1846 then they came to Adair Co., Mo. for a time
then to Tarrant Co.,Tx. where he died.
He also had a brother Andrew Prather that moved to Tx. sometime earlier.Jeremiah married Sarah Allen Murphy 19 Jan 1837, Morgan Co., Ill.. Sarah was born Abt 1810, of, Morgan, Il. [Group Sheet]
3. Sarah Allen Murphy was born Abt 1810, of, Morgan, Il. Other Events:
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Children:
- Mary Elizabeth Prather was born , of Vermillion Co., Ill; died , Tx.; was buried , Birdville, Tarrant Co., Tx..
- George Thomas Prather was born , Vermillion Co., Ill.; was christened , Went Into Army - Never Seen Again ..
- 1. John David Prather was born , Adair Co., Mo.; was christened , Also Lived in Ind.; died , Tarrant Co., Tx..
- Jonathan Prather was born , Davis Co., Ia..
- Malinda Prather was born , of Adair Co., Mo..
- Wesley Owen Prather was born , Smithfield, Tarrant Co., Tx.; died , Tarrant Co., Tx..
- Henry Marion Prather was born 30 Nov 1842, of, Morgan, Il; died 24 Aug 1884, Smithfield, Tarrant Co., Tx.; was buried , Bedford, Tx..
- James Samuel Prather was born 09 Mar 1844, Hendricks Co., In; died 10 Apr 1923, Davis Co., Ia..
Generation: 3
4. Jonathon Prater was born Abt 1755, of, Frederick, Md; was christened , Lived in Pa. & Ky. (son of Jeremiah Prater and Anne Odell); died Bef 1847, Il.. Other Events:
- Ancestral File Number: 1MPT-WHP
- Reference Number: 5.266.04
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Notes:
Died:
Meade Co., Ky. or Vermillion Co., In.Jonathon married Mary Elizabeth Thorpe, Tharp 26 Jan 1796, Hardy Co., W.Va.. Mary was born Abt 1775, of, Hardy, Wv. [Group Sheet]
5. Mary Elizabeth Thorpe, Tharp was born Abt 1775, of, Hardy, Wv. Other Events:
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Children:
- Anna M. Prather was born 1797, ,Hardy, Wv; died 29 Jul 1859, ,Nicholas, Ky.
- Rachel Prather was born Abt 1799, of, Nicholas, Ky; died Aft 1850.
- Mary Prather was born 03 Jun 1801, ,Bourbon, Ky; died 13 Oct 1867, ,Bourbon, Ky; was buried , Cainridge Church Cem., Ky..
- Susannah Prather was born 1803, ,Bourbon, Ky.
- 2. Jeremiah David Prather was born Abt 1804, of, Nicholas, Ky; was christened , Moved, Vermillion Co., Ill.& Ind.& Mo.; died 1869, Smithfield, Now n.Richland Hills, Tx.; was buried , Birdville, Tarrant Co., Tx..
- Belinda Prather was born Abt 1805, ,Bourbon, Ky; died , ,Hendricks, In.
- Mr Prather was born Abt 1807, ,Bourbon, Ky.
- Andrew Jackson Prather was born 02 Jun 1809, ,Bourbon, Ky; died 03 Jun 1882, ,San Antonio, Tx; was buried , Pipe Creek Cem., Bandera Co., Tx..
- Abigail Prather was born Abt 1811, of, Bourbon, Ky.
- James A. Prather, Prater was born 22 Dec 1814, of, Bourbon, Ky; was christened , Lived in Verm.Co., Il. Also; died 30 Mar 1835, ,Vermillion, In; was buried , Gessie Cem..
- Sarah Jane Prather was born 05 Jun 1816, of, Bourbon, Ky; died 25 Nov 1883, Atwood, Piatt Co., Ill.; was buried , Antioch Cem..
Generation: 4
8. Jeremiah Prater was born 21 Jul 1731, Queen Anne P, Prince George, Md; was christened , Was in Vermillion Co., Il. (son of John Smith Prater and Elizabeth Elinor Hilary Nuthall); died 30 Aug 1806, ,Fayette, Ky. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 4.097.03
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Notes:
!JWP-His sources disagree on his wifes name and that all 4 kids
belong.P-A,gives two b.dates,21 Jul 1732&21 Jul 1731.
Jeremiahs Will recorded in Fayette Co., Ky. reads as follows:
"in the name of God Amen, I Jeremiah Prather of the county of Fayette and
state of Kentucky, being weak of body but of perfect mind & memory, Thanks be
given unto God, Calling unto mind the mortality of my bidy & knowing that it
is appointed for all men once to die, do make & ordain this my last will and
testament. That is to say, principally & first of all, I give & recommend my
soul into the hand of the almight God that gave it, & my body I recommend to
the Earth to be buried in decent Christiam burial at the discretion of my
wife. Nothing doubting but at the General resurrection I shall receive the
same again, by the mighty power of God & His teaching. Such worldly Estate
wherwith it has pleased God to bless me in this life, I give, devise & dispose
of the same in the following manner & form.
First of all it is my desire that my just debts should be paid; I give &
bequeath to Anna Prather, my dearly beloved wife, the whole of my estate, both
real & personal, and I do hereby utterly disallow, revoke & disannul all &
every other former Testaments, Wills, Legacies (ic), Bequests & Executors by
me in any wise before named willed & bequeathed. Ratifying & confirming this &
no other to be my last will & testament. In witmess whereof I have herunto set
my hand & seal this ninth day of Sept. in the year of our Lord, 1806.
Signed: Jeremiah Prather (his mark)
In presence of Robert Irvin, James Benning Jr. & Phillip Brink
!JWP-His sources disagree on his wifes name and that all 4 kids belong.P-A,gives two b.dates,21 Jul 1732&21 Jul 1731.Jeremiah married Anne Odell Maryland. Anne (daughter of Reginald Odell and Sarah Beall) was born Abt 1732, ,Prince George, Md; died , ,Fayette, Ky. [Group Sheet]
9. Anne Odell was born Abt 1732, ,Prince George, Md (daughter of Reginald Odell and Sarah Beall); died , ,Fayette, Ky. Other Events:
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Notes:
!Her name is in question-Odell or Edmondstone.
Children:
- Reginald Prater was born Abt 1751, ,Frederick, Md; was christened , Lived For a Time in Fredrick Co., Md.; died , Near Maysville, Mason Co., Ky..
- 4. Jonathon Prater was born Abt 1755, of, Frederick, Md; was christened , Lived in Pa. & Ky.; died Bef 1847, Il..
- Jeremiah Prater, Jr was born Abt 1757, Queen Ann Par., Leeland, Pr.Geo. Co., Md.; died Abt 1812, ,Nicholas, Ky.
- Joseph Prather was born 10 Jun 1760, Maryland; died 28 Feb 1836, Madison Co., IN.; was buried , Grovelawn East & West, Madison Co., In..
- James Jeremiah Prater, Sr was born Abt 1761, of, Frederick, Md; died Abt 1819, ,Bourbon, Ky.
- John Phillip Prather was born Abt 1763, of, Frederick, Md; died 1804, ,Fleming, Ky.