Alma Geraldine Prather

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Alma — Richard Sherley Herr. [Group Sheet]

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Lester married Nora Erno 19 Oct 1912, Salum, Marion Co., Il.. Nora was born , of Newton, Ks.; died Bef 2000. [Group Sheet]

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He is listed in the 1880 census in Chase Co., Kan. as household NO.89 with
his wife Sophia Amanda Oldfield

John married Sophia Amanda Oldfield, Bell 16 Dec 1877, of Jefferson Co., Ky.. Sophia was born Abt 1860, of, Clark, In. [Group Sheet]

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• Occupation: Farmer
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Bio of Joseph A. Prather: Richland, Clay and Marion Counties, IL.
Biographical Sketches. 1909 (yr.)
(a copy located at the Denver, Colo. Library)

This venerable citizen of Raccoon Township, Marion Co., has been a very active
man in the development of this part of the Union, having spent his long life
in this and her sister state on the east (Indiana). He has seen the wonderful
growth of the country from its wild prairies, dense forsest, inhaited by red
men and wild beast to one of the richest and best courntries in the world.

Joseph A. Prather was born in Clark Co., INdiana, January 31, 1824, the son of
Sihon and Elizabeth Williams Prather, the former a native of North Carolina
and the latter of VA. The subject's father grew up in the Tar Heel state and
moved to Clark Co., Indiana, where he lived on a farm and where he and his
wife both died. He was a Democrat and held the office of Justice of the Peace
for several years. He was a member of the Methodist church, well known and
influential. They were the parents of the following children: Louisa,
deceased; Samantha, deceased; Thomas, deceased; John, deceased; Joseph A., our
subject; William, deceased; Margaret lives in Clark Co., Indiana. Several
children died young.

Joseph A. Prather, our subject, had few opportunities to become educated,
however he attended subscription schools for a time and lived at home until he
was 21 yrs. of age, when he went to Floyd Co., Indiana, and in 1844 married
Sarah Ann Patrick, a native of Clark Co., IN. where she was born December 3,
1827, the daughter of William and Nancy Harris Patrick, the former a native of
North Carolina and the latter of VA.
They lived and died in Clark Co., IN., on a farm. There were twelve children
in their family as follows: Jeremiah, Rebecca, John, Elizabeth, Mary, William,
Solomon, James, Nancy, Lewis, Sarah Ann and Eliza. they are all deceased
execept the wife of our subject. Mr. and Mrs. Prather became the parents of
nine children, three deceased, namely: Nancy who married Roland Warren, lives
in Centralia, IL. and is the mother of eight children:
Margaret, who is now deceased, having died January 24, 1908, married Lewis
Patton, haveing become the mother of ten children, one who is deceased; John,
who married Belle Oldfield, is a farmer and teamster at Centralia, and has for
children: Elia J., who married Thomas Shaw, of Centralia, is the mother of
Eight children; Emmons R. a farmer in Raccoon Twonship, first married Mollie
Gaston and later Lillie Blair, of Raccoon Township, having had four children
by his first wife and two by the second; Etha is the wife of Charles Bundy, of
Raccoon township, a full sketch of who appears in this work; Orville, who is
living on part of the old home place in Raccoon township, married, first Laura
May, and his secnd wife was Annie Howard, had three children by each wife:
William died at the age of 7 yrs.; George died when 2 yrs.
The subject has 53 grandchildren and 34 great-grandchildren. After his
marriage our subject lived in Floyd Co., In. having come to Marion Co., IL. in
1854, where he purchased two hundred and twenty acres of land in sections 29
and 32. He made all the improvements on the place, there having been but very
little when he took charge, but being a good manager and a hard worker he soon
developed a most excellant farm and established a comfortable home.
He carries on general farming, raising all kinds of grain, fruit and stock and
making a success of all that he undertakes. He is a Demorcrat in politics and
has held some of the offices in Raccoon township, always taking much interest
in the affairs of his townshipo. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal
church at Walnut Hill. He has always b3een a hard working man and is still
very well preserved for a man of his years, having a good business mind and
able to manage the many details of his fine farm with profit form year to
year. He is a very well read man, keeping well posted on all current topics.
As a result of his life of industry, honesty and kindness he has scotes of
worm friends and if a single enemy he does not know it. Teveryone in this
part of Marion Co. know "Uncle Joe" Prather, as he is familiarly called and
everybody respects him highly.

Joseph married Sarah Ann Patrick 22 Nov 1844, Clark Co., In.. Sarah (daughter of William Patrick and Nancy Davis, daughter of William Patrick and Nancy Harris) was born 03 Dec 1827, of, Clark, In; died 28 Feb 1917, of, Clark, In. [Group Sheet]

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