Joseph Evertt Prather

1869 -

• Name	Joseph Evertt Prather
  Born	1869	of Davidson Co., Nc
  Gender	Male
  Record Change	12 Apr 2009
  Died	Prather, Ca. near Fresno.
  Person ID	I103794	120k
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2015

  
  

  Father	Joseph Leonard Prather,   b. 18 Jul 1833, Guilford Co., n.C. ,   d. 12 May 1923, Near Fresno, Ca.  (Age 89 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Mary Emma Hedrick,   b. 1845, of Davidson Co., Nc
  Relationship	Natural
  Married	25 Dec 1862	Davidson Co., n.C.
  Family ID	F15382	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Minerva Key Chappell,   b. 23 Nov 1875, of Clark Co., Mo ,   d. 18 Jul 1925, Fresno, Fresno, Ca  (Age 49 years)
  Married	06 Oct 1909	Fresno, Fresno, Ca
  Children	1. Walter Prather,   b. Near Fresno, Ca.  [Natural]   2. Jimmy Prather,   b. Near Fresno, Ca.  [Natural]   3. Joseph Everett Prather, Jr.,   b. 1910, Prather, Ca. near Fresno ,   d. Apr 1990, Prather, Fresno Co., Ca.  (Age 80 years)  [Natural]
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2015
  Family ID	F25130	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  He was one of the major founders of Sierra High School and served as Secretary of the Board of Education for years in Prather, CA. He also founded the township of Prather, CA. and donated land to the U.S. Postoffice which he caused to be opened when the township of Prather was founded. The first Postoffice (1915) was located on the Prather Brothers Lodge Ranch which was established about 1912 by Joseph E. and his brother Fred Prather. Joseph devoloped Apple Orchard farming in the area. His father was known as having the largest wheat farm in California and owned most of the valley area from Prather, CA. to Fresno, CA.