Thomas Wesley Prather

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* Worked for the M. & O. Railroad as a carpenter forman.

Thomas married Monia McCormack 25 Dec 1904, of McNairy Co., Tn. Monia was born 08 Jul 1886, McNairy Co., Tn; died 16 Jul 1966, Selmer, McNairy Co., Tn; was buried , Oak Hill Cemetery, Selmer, Tn. [Group Sheet]

1. Rosa Allene Prather
2. Eather Pearl Prather
3. Ila Marie Prather
4. Daisey E. Prather was born 12 Jul 1907, McNairy Co., Tn; died 27 Sep 1911, McNairy Co., Tn.
5. Living Prather
6. Thomas Parvin Prather was born 01 Jun 1915, McNairy Co., Tn; died 17 Mar 1977, Selmer, McNairy Co., Tn; was buried , Oak Hill Cemetry, McNairy Co., Tn.

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• Occupation: Farmer
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* Traveled from Ramer to Jackson, TN in the fall of 1862 to enlist
* in Forrest's Cavalry on December 28, 1862. He was in Company A (Barnhill
* Co) of the 19th Tennessee Cavalry - also known as Newsom's 18th Tennessee
* Cavalry - served with his cousin Thomas Henry Prather (son of William
* Prather) returned to farming in McNairy Co. at the end of the war.
* Lived in Lawrence Co. for about ten years where he met & married Malissa
* Dwiggins - returned to farm in McNairy about 1880.

John married Malissa Tennessee Dwiggins 08 Sep 1878, Lawrence County, Tn. Malissa was born 28 Dec 1856, Independence Co., Ar; died 30 Oct 1939, McNairy Co., Tn; was buried , Pleasant Grove Cemetery. [Group Sheet]

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• Occupation: Farmer
• Reference Number: 6.691.11
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* One of the early residents of McNairy Co., TN - family
* members also lived in Pleasant Grove and Falcon.
* Listed in the 1850 Tn. census
Living with them in the 1850 Tn. census was a Lucy White age 23. She was prob.
a white servant.

Thomas married Harriett Ann Sears Abt 1844, of, McNairy, Tn. Harriett (daughter of Clem Sears and Mrs Charlotte Ann Sears) was born 20 May 1823, North Carolina; died 06 Feb 1873, Selmer, McNairy, Tn; was buried , Selmer, McNairy County, Tn. [Group Sheet]

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• Occupation: Farmer
• Reference Number: 5.287.05
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* One of the early settlers in McNairy County which was created in
* 1823 from a portion of Hardin County formed from the Chickasaw Treaty-
* Western District - County was named for Judge John McNairy from NC.
* Thomas Prather's family came to TN from Pickens, SC, which was formerly
* Pendleton Co., (Old 96th District) South Carolina. Much of the information
* on the family came from William Ray Prather & Thomas Prather family bibles
* and research and information obtained and compiled by Douglas H. Prather.

Thomas married Rachael Jeans 24 May 1808, Lawrence Dist., South Carolina. Rachael (daughter of Joseph Joe Jeans, Sr and Martha Odell) was born Abt 1787, South Carolina; died 16 Apr 1850, Ramer, McNairy, Tn; was buried , Jeanes Cemetery. [Group Sheet]

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* Rachel was the daughter of Joseph Jeans Sr. and Martha O'Dell
* (Reference Stuart C. Duncan, 3901 Linda Lane, Annandale, VA., 22003)
* Little information is available concerning Thomas & Rachel's children;
* Martha, Joseph, Avaline and Lydia - Brice apparantly moved to Corinth,
* Alcorn Co., MS around the Civil War
* The Thomas Prather Sr.
* Family Bible is currently in the possession of Samuel T. Derryberry.

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Clem married Mrs Charlotte Ann Sears Abt 1822, of, , Nc. Mrs was born Abt 1801, of, McNairy, Tn. [Group Sheet]

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