John Thomas Prather

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He was a Mason and belonged to the Chuch of Christ.

John married Rebecca Ellen Norton 30 Dec 1880, Vermilion Co., Ill.. Rebecca (daughter of Icabod Norton and Mrs Elizabeth Norton) was born 14 Jun 1856, State Line, Vermillion Co., In. [Group Sheet]

1. Bert Ray Prather was born , Rossville, Vermilion Co., Il.; was christened , Last Known Living Chicago, Il.
2. Charles R. Prather was born , Rossville, Vermilion Co., Il.; was christened , Last Known Living in Rossville, Il..
3. J. Ross Prather was born , Rossville, Vermilion Co., Il..
4. Beulah Prather was born , Rossville, Vermilion Co., Il; was christened , Last Known Living Chicago, Il..

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William married Mary Ann Bowman 26 Mar 1851, Spencer Co., Ind.. Mary was born Abt 1830, of, Spencer, In. [Group Sheet]

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• Occupation: Cabinet Maker; Farmer
• Reference Number: 6.587.02
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Jonathan moved to Vermilion Co., ILL. during year of the Black Hawk War --
1832. He was born in VA. and later moved with his family to
Bath Co., Ky. before becoming one of the first settlers in the area of what is
now Danville, ILL.
Later he moved accross the state line into Vermilion Co., Ind./ He was a
farmer and Cabinet Maker. / He made the seats for the old Union Chapel on
Prairieville Rd. / He was killed by Indians.

Jonathan married Sarah Wilson Bath Co., Ky.. Sarah (daughter of Uriah Wilson and Deborah Cassidy) was born 1784, W.Va.; died Aft 1850, Vermillion, In.. [Group Sheet]

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Her parents were: Uriah Wilson and Deborah Unk.

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• Ancestral File Number: 1MPT-WMJ
• Reference Number: 5.265.03
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He was born in Maryland and moved to Bourbon Co., Ky before 1805.

Ref. Bourbon Co., Ky. Circuit Court Suits #708 May, 1823 & Suit #496.
1810 census.

Suit #708

"To the Honorable Judge of the Bourbon Circuit Court in Chancery sitting,
sheweth unto your honor, your orator Joseph Prather. That sometime since, his
father, James Prather, departed this life intestate, leaving your orator,
Jeremiah Prather, Jonathan, John, Bazil, Henry, Isaac, James, Mary Ann,
Catharine and Nancy Prather, his children & heirs-at-law, and Eleanor his
widow, all of whom, except your orator, are prayed to be defendants of this
bill. He would futher show that his father at the time of his death was
possessed of a tract of land in Bourbon County, containing about 240 acres,
which descends equally to his children aforesaid & that no division thereof
has ever been made, Forasmuch as your orator, at common law & properly
receivable in equity, he prays that the defendants may answer the allegation
of this bill upon their corporal oaths as fully as if the same was here again
repeated by interrogatory & that your honor will decree that a division of
said land be made amongst the children of said James Prather, deceased, & that
dower be assigned said widow & grant such other further relief as to equity
belongs."

In 1806 James Prather bought a parcel of land on Hinkston Creek in Bourbon
Co. from Philemon Thomas, who lived in Mason Co., Ky.
According to the 1810 census, James was born before 1765. His wife, Elinor,
was born in 1766 in Pa.

James Prather was born in Maryland and moved his family to Harrison Co., Va.
(which is now Randolph Co., W.VA.) and later to the area that is the corner of
Bourbon, Bath and Nicholas Counties, KY. (Census Records)

James married Elinor Humble Tharp Prob. Maryland or Va.. Elinor was born 1766, ,,Pa; died Aft 1850, ,Vermillion, Il. [Group Sheet]

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She was living with her daughter Mary Ann (Prather) Hewitt in the 1850 census.
We are not sure of her last name, other researchers have stated her name as
Unk. I have often wondered if this was short for the word "Unknown" and
was misunderstood by someone reading the old records. G.B.Prather
Other reseachers have reported that her last name could have been Tharpe &
she had Indian in her blood line. I have found no documents that indicate her
last name or blood line. G.B.Prather

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Uriah married Deborah Cassidy of Nicholas Co., Ky. Deborah was born , of Wv. [Group Sheet]

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