Prater/Prather Genealogy* 120,000+ Family Members
Mary Catherine McCammant
1838 - 1908 (70 years)1. Mary Catherine McCammant was born 21 Jan 1838, Wellsburg, Va (daughter of John McCammant and Ruth Antinetta Prather); died 14 Jun 1908, Pittsburg, Ks. Other Events:
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Mary married Issac Morrison of Pittsburg, Ks. Issac was born 04 Apr 1836, of Pittsburg, Ks; died 15 Aug 1916, of Pittsburg, Ks. [Group Sheet]
Children:- Zaidee May Morrison was born 04 Feb 1861, Burnydotte, Il; died 20 May 1935, Corcoran, Kings, Ca.
2. John McCammant was born , of Frederick Co., Md; died 28 Sep 1859, of Montgomery Co., Il. Other Events:
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
John married Ruth Antinetta Prather 16 Feb 1837, Brook Co., W.Va.. Ruth (daughter of Charles Prather and Mrs Charles Prather) was born 04 Apr 1812, of Frederick Co., Md; died Oct 1896, Cherokee, Ks. [Group Sheet]
3. Ruth Antinetta Prather was born 04 Apr 1812, of Frederick Co., Md (daughter of Charles Prather and Mrs Charles Prather); died Oct 1896, Cherokee, Ks. Other Events:
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Children:
- 1. Mary Catherine McCammant was born 21 Jan 1838, Wellsburg, Va; died 14 Jun 1908, Pittsburg, Ks.
Generation: 3
6. Charles Prather was born , of Frederick Co., Md (son of Charles Prather and Ruth Tannehill-Radford); died , Va. or Ohio. Other Events:
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Charles married Mrs Charles Prather of Frederick Co., Md. Mrs was born , of Frederick Co., Md. [Group Sheet]
7. Mrs Charles Prather was born , of Frederick Co., Md. Other Events:
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Children:
- Jane C. Prather was born , of Frederick Co., Md.
- 3. Ruth Antinetta Prather was born 04 Apr 1812, of Frederick Co., Md; died Oct 1896, Cherokee, Ks.
Generation: 4
12. Charles Prather was born 18 Sep 1735, Queen Anne P, Prince George, Md (son of Thomas Sprigg Prather Prater, Col and Elizabeth Clagett); died 25 Sep 1810, Wellsburg, Brooke, W.Va; was buried , On a Knoll 600 Ft.S.W. of His Home.. Other Events:
- Occupation: Planter; River Ferries(2)
- Reference Number: 4.089.09
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Notes:
!He was the founder of Charlestown,Brook Co.WV.The name was changed to
Wellsburg.
Charles Prather was in Capt. James Shelby's Company during the Chickamauge
Expedition. April 1779.
Head of Household Brooke Co., VA. 1810
Charles Prather
Henry Prather
Maryland Assessment of 1783; Charles Prather, Friendship Manor,
128 acres. WA Cumberland p.10 MSA S1161-10-8. 1/4/5/53
Founded Wellsburg, W.VA. then called Charlestown after him.(Recorded in 1789).
Charles laid out the Town that was first called Charlestown and later changed
to Wellsburg. He was one of the first to settle there and owned the land.
Shortly after it was settled a lady was killed and scalped near the river
which the settlement was located on. The Mingo Indians had an encampment on
the other side of the river and nearby. Nothing else recorded of this event.
!He was the founder of Charlestown,Brook Co.WV.The name was changed to Wellsburg.Charles married Ruth Tannehill-Radford 1760, Prob. W. Va.. Ruth (daughter of William Tennihill, IV and Mrs Mary Tennihill) was born Abt 1732, ,Frederick, Md; died 07 Oct 1807, Wellsburg, Brooke, W.Va; was buried , Prather Cem, Steubenville Rd, Wellsburg, W.Va. [Group Sheet]
13. Ruth Tannehill-Radford was born Abt 1732, ,Frederick, Md (daughter of William Tennihill, IV and Mrs Mary Tennihill); died 07 Oct 1807, Wellsburg, Brooke, W.Va; was buried , Prather Cem, Steubenville Rd, Wellsburg, W.Va. Other Events:
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Children:
- 6. Charles Prather was born , of Frederick Co., Md; died , Va. or Ohio.
- Catherine E. Prather was born , of Frederick Co., Md.
- Henry Harry Prather was born Aft 1760, of, Frederick, Md.
- John Prather, Sr was born Abt 1763, of, Frederick, Md; died Bef 27 Nov 1837, Brooke, Harrison, Va.
- Elizabeth Prather was born 01 Jul 1765, of, Frederick, Md; died 20 Apr 1845, ,Tyler, Va; was buried , Wells Fam Cem, Sistersville, Wv.