Lewis Marion Prather

1863 - 1936  (73 years)

• Name	Lewis Marion Prather
  Born	25 Sep 1863	St. Albans Twp., Hancock Co., Il.
  Gender	Male
  Died	16 Oct 1936	Woodville, Adams Co., Il.
  Record Change	12 Apr 2009
  Occupation	FARMER
  Person ID	I27866	120k
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2015

  
  

  Father	William Patrick Prather,   b. 01 Feb 1826, of, Clark, In ,   d. 19 Dec 1909, Adams Co., Ill.  (Age 83 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Sarah Ann Kiger,   b. Abt 1840, of, Clark, In ,   d. Loraine, Adams Co., Il.
  Relationship	Natural
  Married	07 Mar 1861	Clark Co., Ind.
  Family ID	F14112	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Laverna Lunt,   b. 16 Feb 1870, Adams Co., Ill. ,   d. 27 Oct 1945, Woodville, Adams Co., Il.  (Age 75 years)
  Married	08 Apr 1890	St. Albans Twp., Hancock Co., Il.
  Children	1. Guy H. Prather,   b. St. Albans Twp., Hancock Co., Il. ,   d. Woodville, Adams Co., Il.  [Natural]   2. Edith Prather,   b. St. Albans Twp., Hancock Co., Ill. ,   d. Bef 2000  [Natural]   3. Deanna Prather,   b. St. Albans Twp., Hancock Co., Ill. ,   d. Bef 2000  [Natural]   4. Amy Prather,   b. St. Albans Twp., Hancock Co., Ill. ,   d. Jan 1919, St. Albans  [Natural]   5. Nellie Prather,   b. St. Albans Twp., Hancock Co., Ill. ,   d. Bef 2000  [Natural]   6. Union Waters, Prather,   b. 09 Jun 1905, of Hancock, Il ,   d. Bef 2000  (Age < 94 years)  [Natural]
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2015
  Family ID	F14111	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  After his marriage Lewis rented land from his father for a few years and then bought 110 acres in St. Albans Twonship. He rebuilt the house, making it a two story, seven room residence, and also erected a large barn, and otherwise improved the place until he now has a very valuable property. Here Mr. Prayther carries on general farming and dairying, selling his cream, and he also raises Hereford and Short Horn cattle and DUROC-Jersey hogs and draft horses. Mr. Prather and the members of his family are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, which Mr. Prather is also a trustee. Politically his is a Demorcrat. He belongs to Stillwell Camp, M. W. A. and has been manager and sentry of it. On 16 Oct., 1916 , Mr.& Mrs. Prather out of the kindness of their hearts took into their home a little boy, Union Waters, born 9 June, 1905, whom they are rearing as their own. They are most excellent people and none stand any higher in their neighborhood. THE ABOVE WAS TAKEN FROM "THE HISTORY OF HANCOCK CO." _______________________________________________________ They were members of the Stillwell Methodist Church. On October 16, 1916, Mr. and Mrs. Prather, out of the goodness of their hearts took into their home a little boy, Union Waters, born 9 June, 1905, who they raised as if he were their own son. Mr. Prather was a member of the Modern Woodmen of America Lodge. THE ABOVE WAS TAKEN FROM AN HISTORICAL PUBLICATION "PIONEERS OF THE PRAIRIE" by Wilma Brunenn (1st. Edition)