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Gordon Chester Prather
1907 - 1959 (51 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. Gordon Chester Prather was born 04 Aug 1907, Newton, Ill.; was christened , Lived at Rockford, Ill. (son of Chester Astor Prather and Dona Drusilla Dancey); died 27 Jul 1959, Rockford, Ill.. Gordon — Bertha A. Taylor. [Group Sheet]
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2. Chester Astor Prather was born 30 Jun 1883, Newton, Ill.; was christened , Lived at Rockford, Ill. (son of Caswell Smith Prather and Sarah Ann Skelton); died 11 Sep 1951, Rockford, Ill.. Chester married Dona Drusilla Dancey 15 Nov 1900, of Jasper Co., Il. Dona was born 22 Aug 1884, Newton, Ill.; died 14 Jan 1970, Rockford, Ill.. [Group Sheet]
3. Dona Drusilla Dancey was born 22 Aug 1884, Newton, Ill.; died 14 Jan 1970, Rockford, Ill.. Children:
- 1. Gordon Chester Prather was born 04 Aug 1907, Newton, Ill.; was christened , Lived at Rockford, Ill.; died 27 Jul 1959, Rockford, Ill..
- Paul Stewart Prather was born 05 Aug 1914, Newton, Ill.; was christened , Lived Phoenix, Az.; died 23 Mar 1985, Phoenix, Az..
Generation: 3
4. Caswell Smith Prather was born 07 Oct 1860, Jasper Co., Ill.; was christened , Lived at Newton, Ill. (son of William Patrick Prather and Mary Smith); died 03 May 1935, Newton, Ill.. Caswell married Sarah Ann Skelton 06 Mar 1881, of Jasper Co., Il. Sarah was born 26 Nov 1863, of Jasper Co., Il; died 04 Oct 1957, Newton, Ill.. [Group Sheet]
5. Sarah Ann Skelton was born 26 Nov 1863, of Jasper Co., Il; died 04 Oct 1957, Newton, Ill.. Children:
- Miss Prather was born 29 Apr 1882, of Jasper Co., Il; died 29 Apr 1882, Ill..
- 2. Chester Astor Prather was born 30 Jun 1883, Newton, Ill.; was christened , Lived at Rockford, Ill.; died 11 Sep 1951, Rockford, Ill..
- Bess Prather was born 10 Nov 1885, of Jasper Co., Il; died 08 Nov 1950.
- Tirrie Osten Prather was born 15 Nov 1888, Newton, Ill.; died 11 May 1956, Rockford, Ill..
- Fadetta Prather was born 08 Jan 1898, of Jasper Co., Il; died Nov 1898, Ill..
- Catherine Prather was born 21 Jan 1900, of Jasper Co., Il; died 20 Jul 1976.
Generation: 4
8. William Patrick Prather was born 15 Aug 1824, Clark Co., In.; was christened , Lived Jasper Co., Il. (son of John Moses Prather, Prater and Mary Patrick); died 25 Oct 1862, Bartholomew Co., In.. William married Mary Smith 24 Aug 1847, Bartholomew Co., In. Mary was born , of, Clark, In; died , Prob. Il.. [Group Sheet]
9. Mary Smith was born , of, Clark, In; died , Prob. Il.. Children:
- William Henry Prather was born , Bartholomew Co., In; died , Prob. Il..
- Taylor Prather was born , Bartholomew Co., In.
- Cynthia Prather was born , Bartholomew Co., In.
- Clinton Prather was born 15 Aug 1853, Bartholomew Co., In; was christened , Gage Co., Neb.; died 07 Sep 1932, Dewitt, Neb..
- 4. Caswell Smith Prather was born 07 Oct 1860, Jasper Co., Ill.; was christened , Lived at Newton, Ill.; died 03 May 1935, Newton, Ill..