Delbert Prather

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Generation: 1

1.
Delbert Prather was born , Vermilion Co., Ill. (son of Jeremiah Prather, Jerry and Louisa Holmes).
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Record Change: 12 Apr 2009

Generation: 2

Jeremiah Prather, Jerry was born 02 Feb 1820, ,Bath, Ky; was christened , Also Lived near Danville, Ill. (son of Jonathan Prather and Sarah Wilson); died 20 Oct 1859, Rossville, Vermillion Co., Ill.; was buried , Miller Cem..

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Occupation: FARMER
Record Change: 12 Apr 2009

Notes:

Jerry was married twice and his 1st. wife was Eveline Miller.
He had a total of 7 children by his 1st. wife but only 4 survived to
maturity.
Then in his 2nd. marriage he had several other children.
??? there are to many kids for this death date to be correct.WJP

Jeremiah married Louisa Holmes 29 Aug 1854, Vermilion Co., Il.. Louisa was born Abt 1833, of, Vermillion, Il; died , Mo.. [Group Sheet]

Louisa Holmes was born Abt 1833, of, Vermillion, Il; died , Mo..

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Record Change: 12 Apr 2009

Notes:

Louisa's first husband was Jeremiah Prather after his death she remarried to
Isaac Crowder on 16 Apr. 1863 Vermilion Co.,ILL. Record: Marriage Book #B;3.

Children:

Jeremiah Prather was born , Comberland Co., Md.; was christened , Also Lived in Ill.; died , Williamsport, Ind..
Edward Prather, Prater was born , Vermilion Co., Ill.; died , Prob. Harris Co., Tx..
William Prather was born , Vermilion Co., Ill..
Smith Prather was born , Vermilion Co., Ill..
1. Delbert Prather was born , Vermilion Co., Ill..
Eugene Prather was born , Vermilion Co., Ill..
Druscilla Prather was born 01 Sep 1857, Vermilion, Il.; died 19 Dec 1858, Vermilion Co., Il..
Oliver Bruce Prather was born 10 Dec 1859, Vermilion Co., Il.; was christened , Lived in Idaho; died 07 Oct 1928, Prince George, British Columbia, Canada; was buried , of Kelowna, B C.

Generation: 3

Jonathan Prather was born 22 Mar 1786, Harrison, Va. W.Va.; was christened , Lived in Va., Ky., Ill. Then Ind. (son of James Jeremiah Prater, Sr and Elinor Humble Tharp); died 1869, ,Vermillion, Il.

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Occupation: Cabinet Maker; Farmer
Reference Number: 6.587.02
Record Change: 12 Apr 2009

Notes:

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]

Sarah Wilson was born 1784, W.Va. (daughter of Uriah Wilson and Deborah Cassidy); died Aft 1850, Vermillion, In..

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Record Change: 12 Apr 2009

Notes:

Her parents were: Uriah Wilson and Deborah Unk.

Children:

James A. Prather was born 24 Sep 1817, ,Bath, Ky; died 1834, ,Vermillion, In.
Mary Ann Prather was born 24 Jan 1818, ,Bath, Ky; died 24 Dec 1854, Vermillion Co., Ind..
2. Jeremiah Prather, Jerry was born 02 Feb 1820, ,Bath, Ky; was christened , Also Lived near Danville, Ill.; died 20 Oct 1859, Rossville, Vermillion Co., Ill.; was buried , Miller Cem..
Uriah Prather was born 06 Feb 1822, ,Bath, Ky; was christened , Raised in Vermilion Co., In.; died 25 Jan 1855, Rossville, Vermillion, Il.; was buried , Miller Cem., Ross Township, Vermillion, Il..
William Prather was born 28 Jun 1824, ,Bath, Ky; died 25 Aug 1882, ,Vermillion, Il; was buried , Miller Cem..
Deborah Prather was born 28 Aug 1828, ,Bath, Ky; died 26 Jul 1898, ,Vermillion, Il.
Jonathan Prather, II was born 07 May 1829, ,Bath, Ky; died 13 Jan 1872, ,Vermillion, In.

Generation: 4

James Jeremiah Prater, Sr was born Abt 1761, of, Frederick, Md (son of Jeremiah Prater and Anne Odell); died Abt 1819, ,Bourbon, Ky.

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Ancestral File Number: 1MPT-WMJ
Reference Number: 5.265.03
Record Change: 12 Apr 2009

Notes:

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]

Elinor Humble Tharp was born 1766, ,,Pa; died Aft 1850, ,Vermillion, Il.

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Record Change: 12 Apr 2009

Notes:

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

Children:

Jeremiah Prather was born Abt 1781, Harrison, Va. W.Va.; was christened , Also Lived in Bourbon Co., Ky.; died 1843, ,Hendricks, In.
4. Jonathan Prather was born 22 Mar 1786, Harrison, Va. W.Va.; was christened , Lived in Va., Ky., Ill. Then Ind.; died 1869, ,Vermillion, Il.
John Prather was born Abt 1788, Kentucky Parish, Randolph, Va. W.Va.; was christened , Lived in Owen Co., In. Several Years; died Aft 1860, ,Clay, Il.
Jacob Prather was born 1790, Randolph, Va. W.Va.; died , ,Crawford, Il.
Basil Prather was born 11 Feb 1793, of, Nicholas, Ky; died 25 Dec 1853, ,Ripley, In.
Joseph Prather was born 1794, of, Bourbon, Ky; died , ,Knox, In.
Henry Prather Prater was born 1796, ,Bourbon, Ky; was christened , Lived in Lee Co., Iowa; died , Iowa.
Mary Ann Prather was born 12 Jan 1798, ,Bourbon, Ky; died 01 Oct 1874, ,Vermillion, Il.
Isaac Prather Prater was born 1800, Bourbon Co., Ky.; died , Henricks Co., Ind..
James Prather, Jr was born 1802, Bourbon Co., Ky.; died , Ind..
Catherine Prather was born 1804, Bourbon Co., Ky..
Nancy Prather was born 05 Jul 1807, Bourbon Co., Ky.; died 01 Oct 1840, ,Vermillion, Il.

10.	Uriah Wilson was born 1760, of Nicholas Co., Ky; died 1825, of Nicholas Co., Ky. Other Events: Record Change: 12 Apr 2009 Uriah married Deborah Cassidy of Nicholas Co., Ky. Deborah was born , of Wv. [Group Sheet]

11.
Deborah Cassidy was born , of Wv.
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Record Change: 12 Apr 2009

Children:

5. Sarah Wilson was born 1784, W.Va.; died Aft 1850, Vermillion, In..