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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  James Hall Prather was born , of Mason Co., Ky (son of Elija K Prather, Elish and Elizabeth Mullican); died , Morgan Co., In..

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    • Record Change: 12 Apr 2009

    James married Susan Townsend 05 Apr 1838, Morgan Co., In. Susan was born , of Morgan Co., In. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. James Hall Prather, II. was born , of Morgan Co., In.
    2. Edward Prather was born , of Morgan Co., In.
    3. Hannah Prather was born , of Morgan Co., In.
    4. George William Prather was born , Morgan Co., In; died , Mahalasville, Morgan Co., Ind..
    5. Jennie Elizabeth Prather was born , of Morgan Co., In.
    6. William E. Prather was born 05 Dec 1840, Morgan Co., In; died 07 Feb 1926, Morgan Co., In; was buried , South Park Cem..
    7. Robertson Prather was born 20 Mar 1845, Morgan Co., In; died 28 Mar 1919, Morgan Co., In; was buried , Sand Creek Cem..
    8. Julia A. Prather was born 01 May 1847, Morgan Co., In; died 25 Mar 1866, Morgan Co., In; was buried , Sand Creek Cem..
    9. John Prather was born 10 Oct 1849, Morgan Co., In.
    10. Amanda Prather was born 18 Apr 1857, Morgan Co., In; died 11 Mar 1865, Morgan Co., In; was buried , Sand Creek Cem..
    11. Joseph Prather was born 07 Jun 1859, Morgan Co., In.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Elija K Prather, Elish was born 17 Dec 1792, ,Mason, Ky (son of Ross M. Prather and Eleanor Gaither, Nellie); died 19 Jan 1835, Morgan Co., In.; was buried , Sand Creek Cem..

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    • Record Change: 12 Apr 2009

    Notes:

    Elisha purchased 120 acres / Sec. 36 West 1/2 N.E. Qtr. in Morgan Co., IN.
    on 26 May, 1831 and 120 acres / Sec. 36 S.E. of N.W. Qtr. on 30 May, 1833.
    He is recorded in Jackson Co., IN. in the 1820 census with 2 male children
    under 10 yrs. and 1 female under 10.

    Elija married Elizabeth Mullican 24 Oct 1816, Fleming Co., Ky.. Elizabeth (daughter of James Mulliken and Mrs James Mulliken) was born , Fleming Co., Ky.; died 04 Nov 1876, Morgan Co., Ind.; was buried , Centennial Cem.. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Elizabeth Mullican was born , Fleming Co., Ky. (daughter of James Mulliken and Mrs James Mulliken); died 04 Nov 1876, Morgan Co., Ind.; was buried , Centennial Cem..

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    • Record Change: 12 Apr 2009

    Children:
    1. 1. James Hall Prather was born , of Mason Co., Ky; died , Morgan Co., In..
    2. Elizabeth Prather was born , of Mason Co., Ky.
    3. Franklin Prather was born , of Mason Co., Ky.
    4. Elisha Prather was born , of Mason Co., Ky.
    5. John S. Prather was born , of Mason Co., Ky.
    6. Julia Ann Eliza Prather was born , of Jackson or Morgan Co., In..
    7. Susannah Prather was born Bef 1820, of Mason Co., Ky.
    8. Lamira Prather, Lamyra was born 22 Jan 1831, of Mason Co., Ky; died 01 Jul 1873, Bureau, Bureau, Il.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Ross M. Prather was born 1773, ,Frederick, Md (son of Reginald Prater and Rachel Ross); died 1846, ,Mason, Ky.

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    • Reference Number: 6.571.01
    • Record Change: 12 Apr 2009

    Ross married Eleanor Gaither, Nellie Washington Co., Md.. Eleanor (daughter of Benjamin Gaither and Eleanor Prather, Nellie) was born , of, Md; died Bef 1826, ,Mason, Ky. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Eleanor Gaither, Nellie was born , of, Md (daughter of Benjamin Gaither and Eleanor Prather, Nellie); died Bef 1826, ,Mason, Ky.

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    • Record Change: 12 Apr 2009

    Children:
    1. Angeline Prather was born , of Mason Co., Ky.
    2. 2. Elija K Prather, Elish was born 17 Dec 1792, ,Mason, Ky; died 19 Jan 1835, Morgan Co., In.; was buried , Sand Creek Cem..
    3. Aaron Prather was born 1805, ,Mason, Ky.
    4. William Thomas Prather, Sr was born 23 Nov 1807, ,Mason, Ky; died 30 Jul 1892, Browning, Linn Co., Mo.; was buried , 1 Mile West of Browning, Mo.
    5. Mary Prather was born Abt 1809, ,Mason, Ky.
    6. George Washington Prather, Sr was born 25 Dec 1811, ,Mason, Ky; died 20 Aug 1889, ,Mason, Ky.
    7. Henry Ross Prather was born 13 Dec 1812, Mason Co., Ky.; died 24 May 1859.
    8. Sophia Prather was born Abt 1813, ,Mason, Ky.

  3. 6.  James Mulliken was born , of Fleming Co., Ky.

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    • Record Change: 12 Apr 2009

    James — Mrs James Mulliken. Mrs was born , of Fleming Co., Ky. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Mrs James Mulliken was born , of Fleming Co., Ky.

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    • Record Change: 12 Apr 2009

    Children:
    1. 3. Elizabeth Mullican was born , Fleming Co., Ky.; died 04 Nov 1876, Morgan Co., Ind.; was buried , Centennial Cem..


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Reginald Prater was born Abt 1751, ,Frederick, Md; was christened , Lived For a Time in Fredrick Co., Md. (son of Jeremiah Prater and Anne Odell); died , Near Maysville, Mason Co., Ky..

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    • Reference Number: 5.263.01
    • Record Change: 12 Apr 2009

    Notes:

    He was listed in Washington Co., MD. in 1783:
    Maryland Indexes of Assessments of 1783; WA Marsh p. 5 MSA S1161-11-2.
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    Reginald Prather was a Revolution War Soldier.
    He signed "Oath of Fidelity", 1778 in Washington Co., Maryland.
    He was listed living in Washington Co., Maryland in the 1790 census
    but is listed Oct., 1805 living near Maysville, Mason Co., Ky. and is
    recorded in Mason Co., Ky. in Will Book #B ;389 ;402, "wife Rachel" Milly
    and Ross Prather named in settlement.
    Reginald may have been named after his maternal grandfather, Reginald O'Dell

    When Reginald was grown, he moved westward from Montgomery Co., Md. near
    Rockville, to that part of western Frederick Co., Md. that later became
    Washington Co., Md. He was living there in 1778 (ref. Gaius M. Brumbaugh's
    REVOLUTIONARY RECORDS OF MARYLAND, part 1, p.19)
    Shortly after 1790 he moved to Mason Co., Ky where he settled near Maysville.
    The 1796 Mason Co., Ky. Tax List show: Rignal Prather, John Prather and
    Aeneas Prather.
    In 1797 Rignal Prather, John Prather, and Henry A. Prather were taxed in Mason
    Co., Ky.
    Riginald's Will was written 30 Dec., 1815 (Will Book # D ;27)
    (also ref.: Prince George Co., Maryland Deeds, Liber TT, F, 555.)

    Research by: Elizabeth Prather Ellsberry & Stout Lillard

    Reginald married Rachel Ross Bef 1773, Maryland. Rachel was born Abt 1751, of, Frederick, Md; died Bef Feb 1816, Near Maysville, Mason Co., Ky.. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Rachel Ross was born Abt 1751, of, Frederick, Md; died Bef Feb 1816, Near Maysville, Mason Co., Ky..

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    • Record Change: 12 Apr 2009

    Notes:

    A lease recorded in Mason Co., Ky. Deed Book # H, p.435 dated 7 Sept., 1805
    "Thomas Marshall of Mason Co., state of Ky., to Rachel Prather, of same
    place... for & dur;ing the natural life of her, the said Rachel Prather,
    aged 54 years, & during the life of her son, John Prather, aged 22 years....
    100 acres located in Mason Co., Ky."

    Rachel Ross Prather died in early 1816; her Will, filed in Mason Co., Ky Will
    Book #D ;27, includes:
    " To daughter, Sophia, $50 & choice of a cow: to dau, Rachel, $50 cash, mare,
    bridle & saddle, 1 cow, & Rachel's bed & bedding that belongs to the bed I now
    lay on', dau. Nelly Baker, $20; dau. Partheia Smith, $20; dau. Prudence
    Samples, $20; Sally Prather, daughter of my son Thomas Prather, one cow;
    Listed in Will, Ross, Thomas, John, Milly Reeder, Polly Stephenson, Sohpia
    Prather, Nelly Baker, Parthenia Smith, Prudence Samples, & Rachel Prather.
    " In case there should be a deed obtained for the land I now live on from
    Thomas Marshall , my executor is to sell the same."
    Executor was son-in-law John Stephenson and witnessed by Wm. Reed, Henry
    Howard & George Williamson.

    Research by: Elizabeth Prather Ellisberry and Stout Lillard

    Children:
    1. Raymond Prather was born , of Mason Co., Ky.
    2. 4. Ross M. Prather was born 1773, ,Frederick, Md; died 1846, ,Mason, Ky.
    3. Thomas Prather was born Abt 1778, ,Washington, Md; died 1831, ,Mason, Ky.
    4. Mary Ellen Prather, Polly was born Abt 1780, ,Washington, Md.
    5. Parthenia Prather was born Abt 1782, Maysville, Mason, Ky.
    6. John Smith Prather was born 1783, ,Washington, Md.
    7. Eleanor Nellie Prather was born Abt 1784, ,Washington, Md; died , Owen Co., Ind..
    8. Prudence Prather was born Abt 1786, of, Washington, Md.
    9. Mildred Milly Prather was born Abt 1788, of, Washington, Md.
    10. Rachel Prather was born Abt 1790, of Washington, Md.
    11. Sophia Prather was born Abt 1800, of, Washington, Md.

  3. 10.  Benjamin Gaither was born , of Rowan Co., Nc.

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    • Record Change: 12 Apr 2009

    Benjamin married Eleanor Prather, Nellie of Rowan Co., Nc. Eleanor (daughter of Thomas Henry Prather, Sr and Eleanor Gaither) was born , Rowan Co., n.C.. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Eleanor Prather, Nellie was born , Rowan Co., n.C. (daughter of Thomas Henry Prather, Sr and Eleanor Gaither).

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    • Record Change: 12 Apr 2009

    Children:
    1. 5. Eleanor Gaither, Nellie was born , of, Md; died Bef 1826, ,Mason, Ky.