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Riley Benton Prather

Male 1848 - 1918  (70 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  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..

    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]

    Children:
    1. Nettie Prather was born , Van Zandt Co., Tx; died , Vanzandt Co., Tx..
    2. Luther Lowell Prather was born , Van Zandt Co., Tx; died , Died a Young Man, Unmarried.
    3. 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..
    4. Margaret Rose Anna Prather was born 1876, Vanzdandt Co., Tx..
    5. Thomas Ellis Prather, Tom was born 10 Feb 1877, Vanzandt Co., Tx.; died 23 Jun 1958, Vanzandt Co., Tx.; was buried , Corinth Cem..
    6. Nancy Cornelia Prather, Nelie was born 1879, Vanzandt Co., Tx.; died 1957.
    7. Zora Ophelia Prather was born 22 Jan 1883, Van Zandt Co., Tx; died 10 Feb 1978, Creagerville, Van Zandt Co., Tx..
    8. Mr Prather was born 28 May 1884, Van Zandt Co., Tx; died 28 May 1884, Died at Birth With Mother.

    Riley married Elvira R. Davis, Ellie Duncan 17 Mar 1895, Smith Co., Tx.. Elvira (daughter of Richard Magafio Davis and Elizabeth Hurst) was born 10 Jun 1864, Afton, Cedar Township, Dade Co., Mo.; died 04 Jan 1949, Sulphur, Murray Co., Okla.; was buried , Ninnekah Cem., Prather Family Plotts. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Lidley Prather was born , Tx..
    2. Artie Odessa Prather was born 09 Jan 1898, Grand Saline, Vanzandt Co., Tx.; died 24 Mar 1982, Sulphur, Okla.; was buried 27 Mar 1982, Ninnekah Cem., Prather Family Plott.
    3. Joseph Samuel Prather, Chick was born 25 Dec 1906, Grand Saline, Vanzandt Co., Tx.; died 20 Jul 1927, Quanna, Tx.; was buried , Ninnekah Cem, Ninnekah, Okla.Prather Pl.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Samuel Benton Prater was born 09 Feb 1817, Pickens Dist., S.C.; was christened , Lived Hall Co., Ga. & Guntersville, Al. (son of Joseph Prater and Mary "Polly" Boyd); died 27 Nov 1866, Rockwall, Tx.; was buried , Old City Cem., Rockwall, Tx..

    Samuel married Nancy Tunnell 1841, Gunters Crossing, Ala.. Nancy (daughter of D Perry Tunnell, Rev and Catherine Self) was born 27 Sep 1821, Jefferson Co., Ala.; died 18 Jan 1894, ,Smith, Tx; was buried , Antoach, Smith Co., Tx.. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Nancy Tunnell was born 27 Sep 1821, Jefferson Co., Ala. (daughter of D Perry Tunnell, Rev and Catherine Self); died 18 Jan 1894, ,Smith, Tx; was buried , Antoach, Smith Co., Tx..
    Children:
    1. Columbus R. Prather was born , Smith Co., Tx.
    2. Mahulda Catherine Prather was born 04 Nov 1842, Gunters Crossing, Guntersville, Ala.; died 1865.
    3. Catherine Prather was born 04 Nov 1842, , , Al.
    4. John Ellis Prather, Rev was born 15 Feb 1845, ,,Al; died 1922, Alamogordo, Otero, Nm.
    5. 1. Riley Benton Prather was born 10 Mar 1848, ,Smith, Tx; died 30 Apr 1918, ,Van Zandt, Tx; was buried , Providence Cem. near van, Tx..
    6. Soloman Bowden Prather was born 16 Mar 1852, Luther, Smith, Tx; died 10 Feb 1919, Fisher Co., Tx..
    7. Texana Prather was born Abt 1854, , Smith, Tx.
    8. Cornelia Texanna Prather was born 03 Aug 1855, ,Smith, Tx; died 14 Sep 1905, Smith Co., Tx..
    9. Samuel Lynch Prather was born Abt 1856, ,Smith, Tx.
    10. Samuel Prather was born Abt 1856, , Smith, Tx.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Joseph Prater was born 1794, Pickens, S. Carolina (son of Philip John Prater, I and Susannah Hubbard); died 04 Apr 1877, ,Hall, Ga; was buried , Alta Vista Cem, Gainsville, Ga.

    Joseph married Mary "Polly" Boyd South Carolina. Mary (daughter of Robert A. Boyd, II. and Mrs Robert Boyd) was born Abt 1797, South Carolina; died 07 Jul 1877, Gainsville, Hall, Ga; was buried , Alta Vista Cem, Gainsville, Ga. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Mary "Polly" Boyd was born Abt 1797, South Carolina (daughter of Robert A. Boyd, II. and Mrs Robert Boyd); died 07 Jul 1877, Gainsville, Hall, Ga; was buried , Alta Vista Cem, Gainsville, Ga.
    Children:
    1. Joseph Prater, Jr was born , Gainsville, Hall Co., Ga.; was christened , Civil War Soldier; died 15 Feb 1919, Wheton Commun., Amity, Yamhill Co., Or..
    2. 2. Samuel Benton Prater was born 09 Feb 1817, Pickens Dist., S.C.; was christened , Lived Hall Co., Ga. & Guntersville, Al.; died 27 Nov 1866, Rockwall, Tx.; was buried , Old City Cem., Rockwall, Tx..
    3. William Prater was born 07 Nov 1819, ,Pendleton, Sc; was christened , Others State Birth 23 Apr., 1818.; died 17 Dec 1877, Gainsville, Hall Co., Ga.; was buried , Beside His Parents in Gainville, Ga..
    4. E B Robert Prater was born 01 Mar 1820, Pendleton, Nc; died 11 Feb 1901, Calhoun, Gordon, Ga; was buried 11 Feb 1901, Chandler Cem., Gordon Co., Ga..
    5. Thomas H Prater was born Abt 1822, of, Pickens Dist, Sc; died 30 Mar 1857, Smith Co., Tx..
    6. Erb Boyd Prather, Erby Prater was born Abt 1823, Pickens Dist., S. Carolina; died , Smith Co., Tx..
    7. Mary Prater was born Abt 1824, of, Pickens Dist, Sc.

  3. 6.  D Perry Tunnell, Rev was born 1787, of Greene Co., Tn (son of Stephen Tunnell, Rev and Kezia Money); died Jun 1826, of Coosa Co., Al.

    D married Catherine Self 1807, of Greene Co., Tn. Catherine was born , of Sc; was christened , Cherokee Indian; died , Garden Valley, Smith, Tx. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Catherine Self was born , of Sc; was christened , Cherokee Indian; died , Garden Valley, Smith, Tx.
    Children:
    1. 3. Nancy Tunnell was born 27 Sep 1821, Jefferson Co., Ala.; died 18 Jan 1894, ,Smith, Tx; was buried , Antoach, Smith Co., Tx..


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Philip John Prater, I was born 1754, Conecocheague, Prince George, Md; was christened , At Conecocheaque Manor (son of Philip Philemin Gittings Prater, I and Margery Hunt); died 17 Sep 1797, Pendleton, Dist. 96, Sc; was buried , 18 Mile Creek, Pendleton, Dist. 96, Sc.

    Philip married Susannah Hubbard 16 Jul 1775, Haw River, Guilford Co., n.C.. Susannah (daughter of Isreal Hubbard, Hobart and Anna Lawrence) was born 12 Jul 1755, ,Guilford, Nc; died 09 Aug 1848, Anderson, Sc; was buried 09 Aug 1848, Pickens Dist., Sc. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Susannah Hubbard was born 12 Jul 1755, ,Guilford, Nc (daughter of Isreal Hubbard, Hobart and Anna Lawrence); died 09 Aug 1848, Anderson, Sc; was buried 09 Aug 1848, Pickens Dist., Sc.
    Children:
    1. John B Prater was born 1776, Guilford, n. Carolina; died Aug 1850, Near Cross Plains, Benton Co., S.C..
    2. Philip John Prater, Il was born 1778, Pendleton, Dist. 96, Sc; died Nov 1855, Murfresboro, Rutherford, Tn; was buried Nov 1855, Family Cem., Murfresboro, Rutherford, Tn.
    3. Sally Sarah Prater was born 1782, ,Pickens, Sc; died Bef 1848.
    4. Polly Mary Ann Prater was born 1784, ,Pickens, Sc; died Bef 1848.
    5. Thomas Prater was born 26 Mar 1784, Pickens Dist, Guilford, Nc; died 17 Feb 1860, Ramer, McNairy, Tn; was buried , Jeanes Cemetery.
    6. William Marion Prather, Prator Praytor was born 14 Sep 1786, ,Pickens, Sc; died 17 May 1861, Near Athens, McMinn Co., Tn.; was buried , Cedar Spr., McMinn Co., Tn..
    7. Jeremiah Prater was born 1788, Pickens, S. Carolina; died , Fleming Co., Ky.; was buried , Mt. Tabor Cem..
    8. Josiah Prater was born 1792, Pendleton Co., Washington Dist., S.C.; was christened , Later to Become Pickens Co., S.C.1826; died Bef 19 Feb 1877, Fork, Gainsville Dist., Hall Co., Ga..
    9. Josephine Prater was born Abt 1794, of, Rutherford, Tn; died Aft 1850.
    10. 4. Joseph Prater was born 1794, Pickens, S. Carolina; died 04 Apr 1877, ,Hall, Ga; was buried , Alta Vista Cem, Gainsville, Ga.
    11. Aaron Prater was born Abt 1796, Pickens, S. Carolina; was christened , Was in Clark Co., Ark.; died , of, Hall, Ga.

  3. 10.  Robert A. Boyd, II. was born 1747, of Lunenburg, Va; was christened , Lived Pickens Co., S.C. (son of Robert Boyd, I. and Mrs Lucretia Boyd); died Aft 1850, Pickens Co., S.C..

    Robert married Mrs Robert Boyd of Nc. Mrs was born , of Nc. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Mrs Robert Boyd was born , of Nc.
    Children:
    1. Erb "Erby" Boyd
    2. Alston Boyd
    3. Thomas Boyd died , Hall Co., Ga.; was buried , Alta Vista Cem..
    4. Robert A. Boyd, III.
    5. 5. Mary "Polly" Boyd was born Abt 1797, South Carolina; died 07 Jul 1877, Gainsville, Hall, Ga; was buried , Alta Vista Cem, Gainsville, Ga.

  5. 12.  Stephen Tunnell, Rev was born 1753, Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Va (son of William Tunnelier, Tunnel and Ann Howard, Lady); died Jun 1828, Thompkinsville, Monroe, Ky.

    Stephen married Kezia Money 22 Nov 1776, Georgetown, Cecil, Md. Kezia (daughter of Nicholas Money, Mone'y Jr and Mary Yates, Yeates) was born , Georgetown, Cecil, Md; was christened , French; died 1836, of Morgan Co., Il. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Kezia Money was born , Georgetown, Cecil, Md; was christened , French (daughter of Nicholas Money, Mone'y Jr and Mary Yates, Yeates); died 1836, of Morgan Co., Il.
    Children:
    1. 6. D Perry Tunnell, Rev was born 1787, of Greene Co., Tn; died Jun 1826, of Coosa Co., Al.