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James Arthur Watson
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. James Arthur Watson (son of Thomas Elmore Watson and Julia Pearl Prather).
2. Thomas Elmore Watson was born , of Hempstead Co., Ar. Thomas married Julia Pearl Prather 19 Jun 1898, Hope, Hempstead Co., Ark.. Julia (daughter of William Augustus Prather, Gus and Mary Jane Brooks) was born 03 Feb 1880, Hope, Hempstead Co., Ark.; died 02 Aug 1975, Hope, Hempstead Co., Ark.. [Group Sheet]
3. Julia Pearl Prather was born 03 Feb 1880, Hope, Hempstead Co., Ark. (daughter of William Augustus Prather, Gus and Mary Jane Brooks); died 02 Aug 1975, Hope, Hempstead Co., Ark.. Children:
- Myrtle Grace Watson was born , of Hempstead Co., Ar.
- Wilma Watson was born , of Hempstead Co., Ar.
- Roy Thomas Watson was born , of Hempstead Co., Ar.
- Joseph Causey Watson, Joe
- Mary Lorene Watson
- 1. James Arthur Watson
Generation: 3
6. William Augustus Prather, Gus was born 22 Dec 1842, Ruckersville, Elbert Co., Ga.; was christened , Lived For a Time in Selma, Ala. (son of William Columbus Prather and Julia Ann Lavina Smith); died 04 Oct 1890, Hope, Hempstead Co., Ark.; was buried , Prather Cem., Hope, Ark.. William married Mary Jane Brooks 06 Jul 1865, Fannin Co., Ga.. Mary was born 17 Aug 1845, S. Carolina; died 30 Mar 1942, Hope, Ark.. [Group Sheet]
7. Mary Jane Brooks was born 17 Aug 1845, S. Carolina; died 30 Mar 1942, Hope, Ark.. Children:
- Charles R. Prather was born , Fannin Co., Ga..
- James Columbus Prather, Calvin was born 07 Apr 1867, Selma, Ala.; died 24 Mar 1918, Hope, Hempstead Co., Ark.; was buried , Huckabee Cem., Hope, Ark..
- John J. Madison Prather was born 20 Jan 1870, Hope, Hempstead Co., Ark.; died 19 Nov 1900, Hope, Hempstead Co., Ark..
- Henry Jackson Prather was born 19 Sep 1872, Hope, Hempstead Co., Ark.; was christened , Lived Springhill, Ark.; died 16 Nov 1946, Hope, Hempstead Co., Ark.; was buried , Huckabee Cem., Hope, Ark..
- Robert H. Prather was born 29 Jan 1875, Hope, Hempstead Co., Ark.; died Mar 1955, Hope, Hempstead Co., Ark..
- Thomas Jefferson Prather was born 23 Oct 1877, Hope, Hempstead Co., Ark.; died 10 Jan 1962, Hope, Hempstead Co., Ark.; was buried , Rose Hill Cem..
- 3. Julia Pearl Prather was born 03 Feb 1880, Hope, Hempstead Co., Ark.; died 02 Aug 1975, Hope, Hempstead Co., Ark..
- Elizabeth Catherine Prather was born 24 Jun 1884, Hope, Hempstead Co., Ark.; died 04 Feb 1947, Helena, Ark..
- Lewis Alexander Prather was born 04 Jun 1887, Hope, Hempstead Co., Ark.; died 23 Oct 1962, Hope, Hempstead Co., Ark..
Generation: 4
12. William Columbus Prather was born 28 Feb 1818, of Rutherfordton Co., Nc (son of Thomas Prater, Prather and Nancy Jane Hamilton); died 01 Feb 1870, Lee Co., Miss.; was buried , Vernoa, Lee Co., Miss.. William married Julia Ann Lavina Smith 23 Jan 1840, Elbert Co., Ga.. Julia was born , of Rutherfordton Co., Nc. [Group Sheet]
13. Julia Ann Lavina Smith was born , of Rutherfordton Co., Nc. Children:
- 6. William Augustus Prather, Gus was born 22 Dec 1842, Ruckersville, Elbert Co., Ga.; was christened , Lived For a Time in Selma, Ala.; died 04 Oct 1890, Hope, Hempstead Co., Ark.; was buried , Prather Cem., Hope, Ark..
- Thomas Zackariah Prather was born 08 Aug 1846, Ruckersville, Elbert Co., Ga.; was christened , Living Lee Co., Miss. in 1880 Census; died 07 Sep 1909, Fordyce, Dallas Co., Ark..
- Mary Jane Prather, Prater Praytor was born 15 Jun 1848, of Elbert Co., Ga; died 14 Dec 1944, Beaumont, Tx.; was buried , Deridder, La..
- John Joseph Prather was born 07 Dec 1849, Ruckersville, Elbert Co., Ga.; was christened , Moved to Little Rock, Ark. 1884; died 06 Feb 1915, Little Rock, Ark..