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Bessie F. Prather
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. Bessie F. Prather was born , of Adair Co., Mo. (daughter of George Orland Prather, Oscar and Melissa Jane Wood, Malissie Twin).
2. George Orland Prather, Oscar was born , of Illinois Bend, Adair, Mo (son of Andrew Jackson Prather and Malinda Lewis, Matilda); died , Adair Co., Mo.. George married Melissa Jane Wood, Malissie Twin 03 Dec 1889, Kirksville, Adair Co., Mo.. Melissa (daughter of Thomas J. Wood and Sarah Jane Prather) was born 24 Nov 1872, of Illinois Bend, Adair, Mo; died 07 Mar 1956, Des Moine, Ia.. [Group Sheet]
3. Melissa Jane Wood, Malissie Twin was born 24 Nov 1872, of Illinois Bend, Adair, Mo (daughter of Thomas J. Wood and Sarah Jane Prather); died 07 Mar 1956, Des Moine, Ia.. Children:
- 1. Bessie F. Prather was born , of Adair Co., Mo..
- Julia Ada Prather was born , of Adair Co., Mo..
- Lula Belle Prather was born , of Adair Co., Mo..
- Velma Reva Prather was born , of Adair Co., Mo..
- Bertha Lee Prather was born Sep 1889, of Adair Co., Mo..
- Elmer Arthur Prather, Doc was born Jul 1892, of Adair Co., Mo.; died , Kirksville, Adair Co., Mo..
- Rena Belle Prather was born Feb 1895, of Adair Co., Mo..
- Living Prather
Generation: 3
4. Andrew Jackson Prather was born , Bourbon Co., Ky. (son of Jeremiah David Prather and Belinda Henry, Burris). Andrew married Malinda Lewis, Matilda Scott Co., Ill.. Malinda was born , of Scott Co., Ill.; was christened , Married 2nd W. Grinby, Winchester, Ill.. [Group Sheet]
5. Malinda Lewis, Matilda was born , of Scott Co., Ill.; was christened , Married 2nd W. Grinby, Winchester, Ill.. Children:
- Lucy A. Prather was born , of Scott Co., Ill..
- Mary Prather was born , of Scott Co., Ill..
- Sarah M. Prather was born , of Scott Co., Ill..
- William E. Prather was born , of Scott Co., Il.
- 2. George Orland Prather, Oscar was born , of Illinois Bend, Adair, Mo; died , Adair Co., Mo..
- Thomas Prather was born , of Scott Co., Ill..
- Oliver Prather, Ollie was born , of Scott Co., Ill..
- Herbert Prather, Herbie was born , of Scott Co., Ill..
6. Thomas J. Wood was born Oct 1835, of Vermillion Co., Ill (son of John Wood and Mrs Kissiah Wood); died Aft 1900. Thomas married Sarah Jane Prather 06 Jan 1853, Adair Co., Mo.. Sarah (daughter of Jeremiah David Prather and Belinda Henry, Burris) was born , Vermillion Co., Ill.; was buried , Ill. Bend Cem., Adair Co., Mo.. [Group Sheet]
7. Sarah Jane Prather was born , Vermillion Co., Ill. (daughter of Jeremiah David Prather and Belinda Henry, Burris); was buried , Ill. Bend Cem., Adair Co., Mo.. Children:
- Margaret Wood was born , of Adair Co., Mo..
- George W Wood was born , of Adair Co., Mo.; died 01 Apr 1934.
- Benjamin Taylor Wood was born , of Adair Co., Mo.; died 17 Dec 1942.
- Wiliam H. Wood was born , of Adair Co., Mo..
- Tyler Henry Wood was born , of Adair Co., Mo.
- Mary Ellen Wood was born 24 Nov 1856, Kirksville, Adair Co., Mo.; died 31 Oct 1936, Rogue River, Jackson Co., Or..
- Elizabeth Ann Wood was born 25 Oct 1862, Kirksville, Adair Co., Mo.; died 16 Oct 1929, Boulder, Co.
- David Clarence Wood was born Sep 1864, of Adair Co., Mo..
- 3. Melissa Jane Wood, Malissie Twin was born 24 Nov 1872, of Illinois Bend, Adair, Mo; died 07 Mar 1956, Des Moine, Ia..
- Robert Wood, Twin was born 24 Nov 1872, of Illinois Bend, Adair, Mo.
Generation: 4
8. 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.. Jeremiah married Belinda Henry, Burris 16 Jul 1824, Bourbon Co., Ky.. Belinda was born , Bourbon Co., Ky.. [Group Sheet]
9. Belinda Henry, Burris was born , Bourbon Co., Ky.. Children:
- 7. Sarah Jane Prather was born , Vermillion Co., Ill.; was buried , Ill. Bend Cem., Adair Co., Mo..
- Walter Prather was born , Bourbon Co., Ky..
- 4. Andrew Jackson Prather was born , Bourbon Co., Ky..
- William A. Prather was born 08 Jan 1825, Bourbon Co., Ky.; was christened , Settled in Adair Co., Mo. 28 Sept., 1838.
- Christopher Greenup Prather was born 04 Aug 1829, Bourbon Co., Ky.; was christened , Settled in Adair Co., Mo. 28 Sept., 1838; was buried , Lewellan Cem., Kirksville, Mo..
12. John Wood was born , of Vermillion Co., Il. John — Mrs Kissiah Wood. Mrs was born , of Vermillion Co., Il. [Group Sheet]
13. Mrs Kissiah Wood was born , of Vermillion Co., Il. Children:
- 6. Thomas J. Wood was born Oct 1835, of Vermillion Co., Ill; died Aft 1900.