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Male Abt 1875 - 1883  (~ 8 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Frank Prather was born Abt 1875, of, Greene, Il (son of William A Prather and Elizabeth Jane Scott); died 14 Jul 1883.

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    • Record Change: 12 Apr 2009


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William A Prather was born 23 Nov 1825, Green or Jersey Co., Il. (son of Edward Prather, Jr and Ann Maria Harrison); died 03 Oct 1874; was buried , Union Cem. Green Co., Il..

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    • Record Change: 12 Apr 2009

    William married Elizabeth Jane Scott 31 May 1849, Prob. Green Co., Il.. Elizabeth was born Jun 1827, of, Ky; died 02 Jan 1905, Prob. Ill.. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Elizabeth Jane Scott was born Jun 1827, of, Ky; died 02 Jan 1905, Prob. Ill..

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    • Record Change: 12 Apr 2009

    Children:
    1. Rebecca Prather was born May 1860, of, Greene, Il.
    2. Logan Prather was born 07 May 1863, of, Greene, Il; died Apr 1896.
    3. William Henry Prather was born 15 Sep 1865, of, Greene, Il.
    4. Douglas Prather was born Abt 1868, of, Greene, Il.
    5. Emeline Prather was born Abt 1870, of, Greene, Il.
    6. Mary F Prather was born 18 Mar 1872, of, Greene, Il.
    7. 1. Frank Prather was born Abt 1875, of, Greene, Il; died 14 Jul 1883.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Edward Prather, Jr was born 03 Aug 1795, ,Pulaski, Ky (son of Edward James Prater and Mary Jenkins, Polly); died 26 Aug 1881, Greenfield, Green Co., Il.; was buried , Union Cem..

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    • Record Change: 12 Apr 2009

    Notes:

    He left Crab Orchard, KY. in 1816 and went to IL. on horseback.

    While in ILL. he worked by the month on a farm for 2 yrs. then returned with
    his savings and purchased 75 head of cattle to take back to ILL.
    He lost half of them on the trip but was able to sell the other half in at
    Alton, ILL. He then returned to Ky. and later married before returning again
    to ILL. He settled first near American Bottom and then Carrollton in 1824.

    Edward married Ann Maria Harrison 29 Oct 1819, Pulaski, Ky.. Ann was born 26 Apr 1802, ,Culpepper, Va; died 13 Oct 1877, Greenfield, Green Co., Il.; was buried , Union Cem.. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Ann Maria Harrison was born 26 Apr 1802, ,Culpepper, Va; died 13 Oct 1877, Greenfield, Green Co., Il.; was buried , Union Cem..

    Other Events:

    • Record Change: 12 Apr 2009

    Children:
    1. John D Prather was born 03 Aug 1820, Edwardsville, Il; died 20 May 1906, Rubicon Twsp, Greenfield, Green Co., Ill.
    2. Margaret Prather was born 01 Feb 1822, Green or Jersey Co., Ill..
    3. Sarah Prather was born 21 Nov 1823, Green or Jersey Co., Ill..
    4. 2. William A Prather was born 23 Nov 1825, Green or Jersey Co., Il.; died 03 Oct 1874; was buried , Union Cem. Green Co., Il..
    5. Phillip Sheridan Prather, I. was born 23 Sep 1827, Pike Co., Ky.; was christened , Listed Calaveras Co., Ca. 1860 Census; died 11 Dec 1891, Sutter, Ca..
    6. Thomas Freeman Prather was born 03 Apr 1829, ,Greene, Il; died 07 Jul 1914, of, Greene, Il.
    7. Edward Prather, III. was born 07 Feb 1831, ,Greene, Il; died 11 Jul 1914, ,Greene, Il; was buried , Old Union Cem, Greene, Il.
    8. Charles H Prather was born 09 Mar 1833, ,Greene, Il; died 17 May 1911, Greene Co., Il.; was buried , Old Union Cem., Greenfield, Il..
    9. Samuel P Prather was born 18 Apr 1835, ,Greene, Il; died 17 May 1911, ,Greene, Il; was buried , Old Union Cem, Greene, Il.
    10. Dock Prather, Prater was born 01 Dec 1836, ,Greene, Il; died 31 May 1912, Meramac, Ok.
    11. James E Prather was born 19 Dec 1838, ,Greene, Il.
    12. Elizabeth A Prather was born 12 Aug 1840, ,Greene, Il.
    13. Greenville Green Prather was born 19 Aug 1842, ,Greene, Il.
    14. Mr Prather was born 1845, ,Greene, Il; died 1845, ,Greene, Il.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Edward James Prater was born Abt 1769, ,Rowan, Nc (son of John Hunt Prater, James and Ellender Eleanor Turner); died Aft 1823, ,Pulaski, Ky.

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    • Occupation: Sheriff; Court Justice
    • Reference Number: 5.267.01
    • Record Change: 12 Apr 2009

    Notes:

    He is in the Census of 1800 in Pulaski Co., Ky.

    Edward Prather is listed as a Petitioner to the Virginia General Assemby for
    the establishment of the town of Harrodsburg in 1787. Other family members
    listed include his father , John and brother, Thomas. (Ref. History of
    Harrodsburg, Chinn)
    Edward and his brother John are listed among the first families in Pulaski
    Co., Ky, (Ref. Collins History of Kentucky).

    Excerpts from the Pulaski Co., Ky Court Minute Books:

    Nov. 24, 1801: Metting at Somerset Building. Robert Anderson, Benjamin Mobley,
    EDWARD PRATHER, Frederick Williams et al are appointed to select land for a
    road from the courthouse to Smith's Ferry.
    Feb. 22, 1802: Road selection committee report received. Recommended road pass
    through lands of Wm. Fox, Robt. Smith, Wm. Anderson, EDWARD PRATHER, et al;
    court approved. Road to start at mouth of Pitman Ck thence up the river.
    Dec. 27, 1802: Approved Edward Prather's claim for 100 acres on Pitman Ck,
    (actually around Sinking Ck nr present-day Somerset Oil) in keeping with an
    Act of the General Assembly for selling and improving vacant land. (approval
    of county commissioners necessary for grants issued under the South of Green
    River Series.)
    Apr. 25, 1803 Edward Prather relinqueshed all rights to those 100 acres and
    claimed 70 acres on Pitman Ck. Ledger entries by Robert Modrel, John Hill
    and John Modrel, Pulaski Co. blacksmiths, liste Edward Prather paying 6 pence
    for having a plowsharre sharpened and 1 shilling forr having a pair of irons
    sharpened in May of 1800.
    Edward Prather served as a member of the Pulaski Co., Court from Jan., 27,
    1806 to Nov. 29, 1808.

    Edward Prather was a government tobacco inspector, circ 1814. He checked
    tobacco shipped from Pulaski Co., to New Orleans, La. according to research by
    Dean Prather.
    Edward and Mary Prather sold their Pulaski Co. land in 1822 according to
    research by Melvin Thompson.

    He was commissioded as a Court Justice Madison Co., KY. in 1803
    and Sheriff 1 Nov., 1811 with Gideon Prather his deputy.

    Edward married Mary Jenkins, Polly 19 Dec 1789, Madison Co., Ky.. Mary (daughter of Richard Jenkins and Mrs Catherine Jenkins) was born Abt 1773, ,Chester Dist, Sc; died Abt 1849, Lineville, Clay, Al; was buried , Mt. Zion Cem., Near Lineville, Ala.. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Mary Jenkins, Polly was born Abt 1773, ,Chester Dist, Sc (daughter of Richard Jenkins and Mrs Catherine Jenkins); died Abt 1849, Lineville, Clay, Al; was buried , Mt. Zion Cem., Near Lineville, Ala..

    Other Events:

    • Record Change: 12 Apr 2009

    Notes:

    !She was living with her brother when she d.William Jenkins.

    Her parents were Richard & Catherine Jenkins of Chester Dist., S.C.
    After her husband died she moved to Randolph Co., Ala. and lived with her
    brother William Jenkins.

    Children:
    1. Thomas Prather was born , Ky..
    2. David Prather was born , Pulaski, Ky..
    3. Elizabeth Betsy Prather was born Abt 1794, of, Madison, Ky.
    4. 4. Edward Prather, Jr was born 03 Aug 1795, ,Pulaski, Ky; died 26 Aug 1881, Greenfield, Green Co., Il.; was buried , Union Cem..
    5. Elender Prather was born Abt 1796, of, Madison, Ky.
    6. William Jenkins Prather was born Abt 1805, ,Pulaski, Ky; died Aft 1823.
    7. John Prather was born Abt 1808, ,Pulaski, Ky; died Abt 1853, Wayne Co., Ky..
    8. James Madison Prather was born 30 Sep 1810, of Pickens Co., Ga.; was christened , Was in Frankfort Co., Ky.; died 25 May 1896, Jasper, Pickens Co., Ga.; was buried , Salem Bapt. Church Cem., Picken Co., Ga..


 

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