Albert Prather

- Aft 1875

• Name	Albert Prather
  Born	Clark Co., In.
  Christened	Union War Soldier
  Gender	Male
  Died	Aft 1875	In.
  Record Change	12 Apr 2009
  Person ID	I40529	120k
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2015

  
  

  Father	John Moses Prather, Prater,   b. 14 Oct 1799, of, Rowan, Nc ,   d. 11 Oct 1875, of Douglas Co., Ks  (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Mary Patrick,   b. 30 Jan 1806, of, Rowan, Nc ,   d. 13 Dec 1847  (Age 41 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Married	31 Aug 1820	Clark Co., In.
  Family ID	F11276	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah French,   b. of, Clark, In ,   d. Ind.
  Married	26 Mar 1867	Port Fulton, Jeffer.Twp., Clark Co., In.
  Children	1. Julia Prather,   b. of, Clark, In  [Natural]   2. George Prather,   b. of, Clark, In  [Natural]   3. Otto Prather,   b. of, Clark, In  [Natural]   4. Stella Prather,   b. of, Clark, In  [Natural]   5. Sarah Ella Prather,   b. 06 Apr 1872, Shoals, In ,   d. 16 Jul 1965, Charleston, Ms.  (Age 93 years)  [Natural]
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2015
  Family ID	F19613	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Albert was a Private in Comlpany F, 39th Indiana Volunteers, in 1863 became the 8th Indiana Cavalry. Albert was discharged after 3 yrs. enlistment on 23 Sept., 1864. He had been severely injured earlier and never completely recovered; he was granted a Pension in 1875 and died shortly after. When he died his children were raised by aunts and other family members. Albert and his cousin Basil R. Prather enlisted at the same time and both became privates in the same company. Basil R. Prather died on Dec. 19, 1864 while in the hospital in Annoplis, Md. See file on Basil Roberson Prather Jr. #2199 (kinsmen: eamaass@epix.net (Eleanor & Al Maass) 6/2001).