Prater/Prather Genealogy* 120,000+ Family Members
James Ellis Prather, II.
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. James Ellis Prather, II. (son of James Ellis Prather and Unknown). Notes:
living - details excluded
2. James Ellis Prather was born , Tx. (son of Thomas Ellis Prather, Tom and May Bailey); died 1995, Eagle Ridge, Utah; was buried , Cornith Cem., Smith Co., Tx.. Other Events:
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
James — Unknown. [Group Sheet]
3. Unknown Other Events:
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Children:
Generation: 3
4. Thomas Ellis Prather, Tom was born 10 Feb 1877, Vanzandt Co., Tx. (son of Riley Benton Prather and Alva Ophelia Darnell); died 23 Jun 1958, Vanzandt Co., Tx.; was buried , Corinth Cem.. Other Events:
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Thomas married May Bailey Van Zandt Co., Tx. May was born , Van Zandt Co., Tx. [Group Sheet]
5. May Bailey was born , Van Zandt Co., Tx. Other Events:
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Children:
- 2. James Ellis Prather was born , Tx.; died 1995, Eagle Ridge, Utah; was buried , Cornith Cem., Smith Co., Tx..
- Samuel Oscar Prather was born 21 Jan 1905, Cornith, Van Zandt Co., Tx.; died 24 Feb 1962, Van, Van Zandt Co., Tx.; was buried , Corinth Cem., Near van, Tx..
- Living Prather
- Roy Dean Prather was born 05 Oct 1921, Canton, Van Zandt Co., Tx.; died , Oakcliff Area, Dallas, Tx..
Generation: 4
8. Riley Benton Prather was born 10 Mar 1848, ,Smith, Tx (son of Samuel Benton Prater and Nancy Tunnell); died 30 Apr 1918, ,Van Zandt, Tx; was buried , Providence Cem. near van, Tx.. Other Events:
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Notes:
*Riley was a hard working farmer. His farm was located near Van, Tx.
One morning he left his home to check his livestock, which was pastured
nearby, when he did not return the family and friends searched for hin all day
until late in the evening, when they found him near a creek bank in his
pasture, he had died of a heartattack. He was 70 yrs. old.
Devout member Odd Fellows,(Pruitt Lodge#797) which ordered black arm bands to
be worn for 30 days to morn his death.(Edgewood Enterprise News)Riley married Alva Ophelia Darnell 10 Mar 1869, Canton, Van Zant Co., Tx. Alva was born 21 Feb 1851, ,Campbell, Ga; died 28 May 1884, ,Van Zandt, Tx. [Group Sheet]
9. Alva Ophelia Darnell was born 21 Feb 1851, ,Campbell, Ga; died 28 May 1884, ,Van Zandt, Tx. Other Events:
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Children:
- Nettie Prather was born , Van Zandt Co., Tx; died , Vanzandt Co., Tx..
- Luther Lowell Prather was born , Van Zandt Co., Tx; died , Died a Young Man, Unmarried.
- Eugene Franklin Prather was born 11 Jul 1873, ,Van Zandt, Tx; was christened , Lived in Ark.; died 13 Dec 1956, Los Angeles, La, Ca; was buried , Providence Cem. Smith Co., Tx. near van..
- Margaret Rose Anna Prather was born 1876, Vanzdandt Co., Tx..
- 4. Thomas Ellis Prather, Tom was born 10 Feb 1877, Vanzandt Co., Tx.; died 23 Jun 1958, Vanzandt Co., Tx.; was buried , Corinth Cem..
- Nancy Cornelia Prather, Nelie was born 1879, Vanzandt Co., Tx.; died 1957.
- Zora Ophelia Prather was born 22 Jan 1883, Van Zandt Co., Tx; died 10 Feb 1978, Creagerville, Van Zandt Co., Tx..
- Mr Prather was born 28 May 1884, Van Zandt Co., Tx; died 28 May 1884, Died at Birth With Mother.