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Dean John Prather
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. Dean John Prather (son of John Wesley Prather and Catherine Hazel Snelson, Katie). Notes:
living - details excluded
2. John Wesley Prather was born , Indianola, Warren, Ia (son of John J. Prather and Nancy Ann Hale); died , Ia.. Other Events:
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
John married Catherine Hazel Snelson, Katie Abt 1909, Warren Co., Ia. Catherine was born May 1892, of Warren Co., Ia. [Group Sheet]
3. Catherine Hazel Snelson, Katie was born May 1892, of Warren Co., Ia. Other Events:
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Children:
Generation: 3
4. John J. Prather was born , of Marion Co., Ia (son of Pleasant Prater, Plez Prather and Elizabeth Miller, Lizzie). Other Events:
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Notes:
Name:
John J was only 7-8 when pleasant was murdered at their home in Adams county Iowa. John j appears in the 1860 census with pleasant as head of household and Elizabeth in Adams county Iowa near Quincy. John j appears as well with just Elizabeth in the 1870 census along with siblings again in Adams county with his brother, George Wesley Prather living next door. John j married Nancy hale outside of Des Moines. One of their sons was named John Wesley Prather. John Wesley married Katherine Snelson. And so on.
ref: Ben Prather
Benprather@gmail.comJohn — Nancy Ann Hale. Nancy was born , of Monroe Co., Ia. [Group Sheet]
5. Nancy Ann Hale was born , of Monroe Co., Ia. Other Events:
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Children:
- 2. John Wesley Prather was born , Indianola, Warren, Ia; died , Ia..
Generation: 4
8. Pleasant Prater, Plez Prather was born , of Pike Co., Ky; was christened , May Have Been in Adams Co., La. in 1860 (son of William Prater and Mary Ann Thurman, Polly); died , Adams Co., Il. Other Events:
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Notes:
Pleasant was born in Ky. and he and his wife were in IL. in 1842/4.
and he went to Adams Co., Ia. in about 1855.
Tax list show him in Quincey Twp. Adams Co., Ia. in 1855 and in
Washington Twp. Adams Co., Ia. in 1858 and 1860.
From Civil War Roster: Pleasant Prather age 44 residence Quincey, Nat. Ky,
enlisted 23 Oct., 1861, mustered 16 Nov., 1861, assassinated while on furlough
2 Mar., 1864 Adams Co., Ia. 4th Reg. Union Army.
He received a knock on his door, while on furlough at home, when he answered
the door he was shot to death.
From the History of Wash. twp, Adams Co., Ia. in an article about the Civil
War in connection with Adams Co., It says:
The great conflict between the North and the South grew in intensity and a
call was made for volunteers. The 4th Infantry of Co. H was formed.
Following are the volunteers whose names are on the memorial monument in the
Basp. Cem.; William H. Prather, Wes Prather (George W.Prather), their father
(does not list Pleasants name), H.Moats, W. Homan, J.J.Turney, R.W. Moore, and
S.T.Raney.
William H. Prather was killed in action in Atlanta, Ga and is buried there, a
memorial was placed in Adams Co., Ia. for him.
Died:
Pleasant Prater was murdered at home in Iowa by his neighbor, just as he was coming back from the Civil War.
BilliDawn Mercier
billidawn7@gmail.comPleasant married Elizabeth Miller, Lizzie of Pike Co., Ky. Elizabeth was born , N.C.. [Group Sheet]
9. Elizabeth Miller, Lizzie was born , N.C.. Other Events:
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Children:
- George Wesley Prather, Lt was born , of Adams Co., Il; was christened , 4th Reg. Union Army.
- William H. Prather was born , of Adams Co., Il; died 22 Jul 1864, Union Army, Civil War, Atlanta, Ga.; was buried , Marietta, Ga..
- 4. John J. Prather was born , of Marion Co., Ia.
- Mary Jane Prather was born 18 Mar 1846, Jefferson Co., Ia.; died 28 Sep 1917, Happy Ville, Yuma Co., Co..
- Cyrus V. Prather was born 22 Mar 1848, of Jefferson Co., Ia; was christened , Lived in Adams Co., And Adair Co., Ia.; died 18 Jan 1939, Prob. Adair Co., Ia.; was buried , Walnut Grove Cem..
- Madison Traenor Prather was born 07 Apr 1850, of Jefferson Co., Ia; died 19 Jun 1869, Washington Twp., Adams Co., Ia.; was buried , Forest Hill Cem..
- Margaret Elizabeth Prather was born 26 Feb 1852, Marion Co., Ia..
- Francis Columbus Prather was born 27 Mar 1854, Marion Co., Ia.; died 29 May 1923, Cornell, Neb.; was buried , Died at Home of His Son Eldie.
- Elbert Con Prather was born 15 Dec 1857, Quencey, Ia..