Pleasant Prater, Plez Prather

• Name	Pleasant Prater
  Suffix	Plez Prather
  Born	of Pike Co., Ky
  Christened	May Have Been in Adams Co., La. in 1860
  Gender	Male
  Record Change	12 Apr 2009
  Died	Adams Co., Il
  	Pleasant Prater was murdered at home in Iowa by his neighbor, just as he was coming back from the Civil War. BilliDawn Mercier billidawn7@gmail.com
  Person ID	I30824	120k
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2015

  
  

  Father	William Prater,   b. Abt 1790, of, Washington, Va ,   d. Prob. Pike Co., Ky.
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Mary Ann Thurman, Polly,   b. Abt 1795, of Washington Co., Va ,   d. Aft 1860, ,Pike, Ky  (Age ~ 66 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Married	27 Mar 1808	Washington Co., Va.
  Family ID	F15433	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Miller, Lizzie,   b. N.C.
  Married	of Pike Co., Ky
  Children	1. George Wesley Prather, Lt,   b. of Adams Co., Il  [Natural]   2. William H. Prather,   b. of Adams Co., Il ,   d. 22 Jul 1864, Union Army, Civil War, Atlanta, Ga.  [Natural] + 3. John J. Prather,   b. of Marion Co., Ia   4. Mary Jane Prather,   b. 18 Mar 1846, Jefferson Co., Ia. ,   d. 28 Sep 1917, Happy Ville, Yuma Co., Co.  (Age 71 years)  [Natural]   5. Cyrus V. Prather,   b. 22 Mar 1848, of Jefferson Co., Ia ,   d. 18 Jan 1939, Prob. Adair Co., Ia.  (Age 90 years)  [Natural]   6. Madison Traenor Prather,   b. 07 Apr 1850, of Jefferson Co., Ia ,   d. 19 Jun 1869, Washington Twp., Adams Co., Ia.  (Age 19 years)  [Natural]   7. Margaret Elizabeth Prather,   b. 26 Feb 1852, Marion Co., Ia.  [Natural]   8. Francis Columbus Prather,   b. 27 Mar 1854, Marion Co., Ia. ,   d. 29 May 1923, Cornell, Neb.  (Age 69 years)  [Natural]   9. Elbert Con Prather,   b. 15 Dec 1857, Quencey, Ia.  [Natural]
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2015
  Family ID	F10419	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Pleasant was born in Ky. and he and his wife were in IL. in 1842/4. and he went to Adams Co., Ia. in about 1855. Tax list show him in Quincey Twp. Adams Co., Ia. in 1855 and in Washington Twp. Adams Co., Ia. in 1858 and 1860. From Civil War Roster: Pleasant Prather age 44 residence Quincey, Nat. Ky, enlisted 23 Oct., 1861, mustered 16 Nov., 1861, assassinated while on furlough 2 Mar., 1864 Adams Co., Ia. 4th Reg. Union Army. He received a knock on his door, while on furlough at home, when he answered the door he was shot to death. From the History of Wash. twp, Adams Co., Ia. in an article about the Civil War in connection with Adams Co., It says: The great conflict between the North and the South grew in intensity and a call was made for volunteers. The 4th Infantry of Co. H was formed. Following are the volunteers whose names are on the memorial monument in the Basp. Cem.; William H. Prather, Wes Prather (George W.Prather), their father (does not list Pleasants name), H.Moats, W. Homan, J.J.Turney, R.W. Moore, and S.T.Raney. William H. Prather was killed in action in Atlanta, Ga and is buried there, a memorial was placed in Adams Co., Ia. for him.