Prater/Prather Genealogy* 120,000+ Family Members
Mary Ellen Prather
1843 - 1855 (11 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. Mary Ellen Prather was born 30 Nov 1843, ,Linn, Mo (daughter of William Thomas Prather, Sr and Lucinda Dawson); died 01 May 1855, Browning, Linn Co., Mo.; was buried , 1.5 Mile West Browning, Mo.. Other Events:
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Notes:
Buried:
Prather Cem.
2. William Thomas Prather, Sr was born 23 Nov 1807, ,Mason, Ky (son of Ross M. Prather and Eleanor Gaither, Nellie); died 30 Jul 1892, Browning, Linn Co., Mo.; was buried , 1 Mile West of Browning, Mo. Other Events:
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Notes:
He lived in Ky. until 1833, when he moved with his parents to Indiana, where
he resided until 1836.
Buried:
Prather Cem.William married Lucinda Dawson 14 Jan 1832, Mason Co., Ky.. Lucinda (daughter of Abraham Dawson and Mrs Abraham Dawson, daughter of Abraham Dawson and Mrs Phoebe Dawson) was born 17 Nov 1814, ,Mason, Ky; died 06 Jun 1876, ,Linn, Mo. [Group Sheet]
3. Lucinda Dawson was born 17 Nov 1814, ,Mason, Ky (daughter of Abraham Dawson and Mrs Abraham Dawson, daughter of Abraham Dawson and Mrs Phoebe Dawson); died 06 Jun 1876, ,Linn, Mo. Other Events:
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Children:
- Walter William Prather was born , Browning, Linn Co., Mo..
- Lorrenna Prather was born , of Mason Co., Ky.
- Sarah Jane Prather was born 1834, ,Linn, Mo.
- Ross Prather was born Abt 1837, ,Linn, Mo.
- William Thomas Prather, II. was born 01 Feb 1841, Browning, Linn Co., Mo.; died 11 Jun 1922, Browing, Linn Co., Mo.; was buried , Prather Cem..
- 1. Mary Ellen Prather was born 30 Nov 1843, ,Linn, Mo; died 01 May 1855, Browning, Linn Co., Mo.; was buried , 1.5 Mile West Browning, Mo..
- Abigail Jane Prather was born 18 Sep 1844, ,Linn Co., Mo.
Generation: 3
4. Ross M. Prather was born 1773, ,Frederick, Md (son of Reginald Prater and Rachel Ross); died 1846, ,Mason, Ky. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 6.571.01
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Ross married Eleanor Gaither, Nellie Washington Co., Md.. Eleanor (daughter of Benjamin Gaither and Eleanor Prather, Nellie) was born , of, Md; died Bef 1826, ,Mason, Ky. [Group Sheet]
5. Eleanor Gaither, Nellie was born , of, Md (daughter of Benjamin Gaither and Eleanor Prather, Nellie); died Bef 1826, ,Mason, Ky. Other Events:
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Children:
- Angeline Prather was born , of Mason Co., Ky.
- Elija K Prather, Elish was born 17 Dec 1792, ,Mason, Ky; died 19 Jan 1835, Morgan Co., In.; was buried , Sand Creek Cem..
- Aaron Prather was born 1805, ,Mason, Ky.
- 2. William Thomas Prather, Sr was born 23 Nov 1807, ,Mason, Ky; died 30 Jul 1892, Browning, Linn Co., Mo.; was buried , 1 Mile West of Browning, Mo.
- Mary Prather was born Abt 1809, ,Mason, Ky.
- George Washington Prather, Sr was born 25 Dec 1811, ,Mason, Ky; died 20 Aug 1889, ,Mason, Ky.
- Henry Ross Prather was born 13 Dec 1812, Mason Co., Ky.; died 24 May 1859.
- Sophia Prather was born Abt 1813, ,Mason, Ky.
6. Abraham Dawson was born , of Mason, Kentucky. Other Events:
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Abraham married Mrs Abraham Dawson of Mason, Kentucky. Mrs was born , of Mason, Kentucky. [Group Sheet]
7. Mrs Abraham Dawson was born , of Mason, Kentucky. Other Events:
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Children:
- 3. Lucinda Dawson was born 17 Nov 1814, ,Mason, Ky; died 06 Jun 1876, ,Linn, Mo.
Generation: 4
8. Reginald Prater was born Abt 1751, ,Frederick, Md; was christened , Lived For a Time in Fredrick Co., Md. (son of Jeremiah Prater and Anne Odell); died , Near Maysville, Mason Co., Ky.. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 5.263.01
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Notes:
He was listed in Washington Co., MD. in 1783:
Maryland Indexes of Assessments of 1783; WA Marsh p. 5 MSA S1161-11-2.
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Reginald Prather was a Revolution War Soldier.
He signed "Oath of Fidelity", 1778 in Washington Co., Maryland.
He was listed living in Washington Co., Maryland in the 1790 census
but is listed Oct., 1805 living near Maysville, Mason Co., Ky. and is
recorded in Mason Co., Ky. in Will Book #B ;389 ;402, "wife Rachel" Milly
and Ross Prather named in settlement.
Reginald may have been named after his maternal grandfather, Reginald O'Dell
When Reginald was grown, he moved westward from Montgomery Co., Md. near
Rockville, to that part of western Frederick Co., Md. that later became
Washington Co., Md. He was living there in 1778 (ref. Gaius M. Brumbaugh's
REVOLUTIONARY RECORDS OF MARYLAND, part 1, p.19)
Shortly after 1790 he moved to Mason Co., Ky where he settled near Maysville.
The 1796 Mason Co., Ky. Tax List show: Rignal Prather, John Prather and
Aeneas Prather.
In 1797 Rignal Prather, John Prather, and Henry A. Prather were taxed in Mason
Co., Ky.
Riginald's Will was written 30 Dec., 1815 (Will Book # D ;27)
(also ref.: Prince George Co., Maryland Deeds, Liber TT, F, 555.)
Research by: Elizabeth Prather Ellsberry & Stout LillardReginald married Rachel Ross Bef 1773, Maryland. Rachel was born Abt 1751, of, Frederick, Md; died Bef Feb 1816, Near Maysville, Mason Co., Ky.. [Group Sheet]
9. Rachel Ross was born Abt 1751, of, Frederick, Md; died Bef Feb 1816, Near Maysville, Mason Co., Ky.. Other Events:
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Notes:
A lease recorded in Mason Co., Ky. Deed Book # H, p.435 dated 7 Sept., 1805
"Thomas Marshall of Mason Co., state of Ky., to Rachel Prather, of same
place... for & dur;ing the natural life of her, the said Rachel Prather,
aged 54 years, & during the life of her son, John Prather, aged 22 years....
100 acres located in Mason Co., Ky."
Rachel Ross Prather died in early 1816; her Will, filed in Mason Co., Ky Will
Book #D ;27, includes:
" To daughter, Sophia, $50 & choice of a cow: to dau, Rachel, $50 cash, mare,
bridle & saddle, 1 cow, & Rachel's bed & bedding that belongs to the bed I now
lay on', dau. Nelly Baker, $20; dau. Partheia Smith, $20; dau. Prudence
Samples, $20; Sally Prather, daughter of my son Thomas Prather, one cow;
Listed in Will, Ross, Thomas, John, Milly Reeder, Polly Stephenson, Sohpia
Prather, Nelly Baker, Parthenia Smith, Prudence Samples, & Rachel Prather.
" In case there should be a deed obtained for the land I now live on from
Thomas Marshall , my executor is to sell the same."
Executor was son-in-law John Stephenson and witnessed by Wm. Reed, Henry
Howard & George Williamson.
Research by: Elizabeth Prather Ellisberry and Stout LillardChildren:
- Raymond Prather was born , of Mason Co., Ky.
- 4. Ross M. Prather was born 1773, ,Frederick, Md; died 1846, ,Mason, Ky.
- Thomas Prather was born Abt 1778, ,Washington, Md; died 1831, ,Mason, Ky.
- Mary Ellen Prather, Polly was born Abt 1780, ,Washington, Md.
- Parthenia Prather was born Abt 1782, Maysville, Mason, Ky.
- John Smith Prather was born 1783, ,Washington, Md.
- Eleanor Nellie Prather was born Abt 1784, ,Washington, Md; died , Owen Co., Ind..
- Prudence Prather was born Abt 1786, of, Washington, Md.
- Mildred Milly Prather was born Abt 1788, of, Washington, Md.
- Rachel Prather was born Abt 1790, of Washington, Md.
- Sophia Prather was born Abt 1800, of, Washington, Md.
10. Benjamin Gaither was born , of Rowan Co., Nc. Other Events:
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Benjamin married Eleanor Prather, Nellie of Rowan Co., Nc. Eleanor (daughter of Thomas Henry Prather, Sr and Eleanor Gaither) was born , Rowan Co., n.C.. [Group Sheet]
11. Eleanor Prather, Nellie was born , Rowan Co., n.C. (daughter of Thomas Henry Prather, Sr and Eleanor Gaither). Other Events:
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Children:
- 5. Eleanor Gaither, Nellie was born , of, Md; died Bef 1826, ,Mason, Ky.