William Thomas Prather

1866 - 1933  (66 years)

• Name	William Thomas Prather
  Born	04 Oct 1866	Washington Co., Ark.
  Gender	Male
  Died	23 Jun 1933	Venus, Tx.
  Record Change	12 Apr 2009
  Occupation	Farming
  	Grocery
  Buried	Venus Cem.
  Person ID	I25256	120k
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2015

  
  

  Father	Julius Prather,   b. Jun 1835, Gibson Co., Tn. ,   d. of Washington Co., Ark.
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Susan Galloway,   b. 01 Feb 1840, of Bosque Co., Tx ,   d. 18 Mar 1927, Green Forest, Ark.  (Age 87 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Married	07 Sep 1865	Bosque Co., Tx.
  Family ID	F12088	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Samantha Estalla McMorris,   b. 20 Jan 1886, Coles Co., Ill. ,   d. 22 Apr 1951, Venus, Tx.  (Age 65 years)
  Married	13 May 1886	Green Forest, Carroll Co., Ark.
  Children	1. Samuel Alva Prather,   b. 08 Mar 1887, Hickory Township, Carroll Co., Ark. ,   d. 03 Jun 1917, Prob. Tx.  (Age 30 years)  [Natural]   2. Robert Ross Prather,   b. 09 May 1889, Hickory Township, Carroll Co., Ark. ,   d. 01 May 1963, Lubbock, Tx.  (Age 73 years)  [Natural]   3. Aus Prather,   b. 06 Dec 1891, Hickory Township, Carroll Co., Ark. ,   d. 20 Apr 1911, Prob. Tx.  (Age 19 years)  [Natural]   4. Grace Prather,   b. 08 Mar 1894, Hickory Township, Carroll Co., Ark. ,   d. 03 Apr 1938, Prob. Tx. ?  (Age 44 years)  [Natural]   5. Hugh Albert Prather,   b. 27 Jun 1896, Hickory Township, Carroll Co., Ark. ,   d. 03 Jan 1957, Ft. Worth, Tarrant Co., Tx.  (Age 60 years)  [Natural]   6. Addis Henry Prather,   b. 13 Sep 1898, Hickory Township, Carroll Co., Ark. ,   d. Bef 2000, Prob. Tx.  (Age < 101 years)  [Natural]   7. James Newt Prather,   b. 24 Feb 1901, Hickory Township, Carroll Co., Ark. ,   d. 27 Aug 1973, Prob. Tx.  (Age 72 years)  [Natural]   8. Charles Orvie Prather, Bill,   b. 18 Jan 1904, Hickory Township, Carroll Co., Ark. ,   d. Bef 2000, Prob. Tx.  (Age < 95 years)  [Natural]   9. Nellie Prather,   b. 29 Sep 1906, Cleburne, Tx. ,   d. 29 Jun 1907, Tx.  (Age 0 years)  [Natural]   10. Jefferson Davis Prather, Jeff,   b. 14 Dec 1908, Venus, Tx. ,   d. Bef 2000  (Age < 91 years)  [Natural]
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2015
  Family ID	F12688	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  A story compiled by Herman Ross Prather II, a descendant of William Prather: William was raised and married at Green Forest, Ark. Will was a foot racer, often running at county fairs and picnics and often he would bet on his races, and won enough money to buy a new pair of boots. He and his cousin, James Wisdom ran a freight wagon line to Springfield, Mo. from Hickory Township, Carroll Co., Ark. In about 1905 he and his wife Stella and family took the train to Cleburne, Tx., where they took up residence for about a year. Later they moved to Lane Prairie (between Cleburne and Joshua). IN the 1920's, Will swapped a span of mules for a house in Venus, Tx. In about 1925 Will and his son-in-law, Mac McCarley, bought a grocery store in Venus, but this business failed during the depression, leaving over $90,000 of uncollected receipts on the books. Will often returned to Green Forest, Ark. and on one trip he purchased a new truck and packed it with dried apples and then had the truck shipped on the train to Venus. This became a profitable venture. Later he purchased a wagon load of canned tomatos at Green Forest and had them shipped to Venus. On 18 Mar., 1927 a tornado struck Green Forest, destoring it and killing Williams mother, an Uncle and two Aunts. Will was raised as a Baptist but later became a member of the Church of Christ.