Joseph Leonard Prather

1833 - 1923  (89 years)

• Name	Joseph Leonard Prather
  Born	18 Jul 1833	Guilford Co., n.C.
  Gender	Male
  Died	12 May 1923	Near Fresno, Ca.
  Record Change	12 Apr 2009
  Occupation	Planter
  	Farmer
  Person ID	I97793	120k
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2015

  
  

  Father	Robert Richardson Prather,   b. 26 Feb 1800, of, Caswell, Nc ,   d. 04 Mar 1881, Guilford Co., n.C.  (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Frances Lambeth,   b. Abt 1805, of, Guilford, Nc
  Relationship	Natural
  Married	24 Jul 1826	Guilford Co., n.C.
  Family ID	F4996	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Emma Hedrick,   b. 1845, of Davidson Co., Nc
  Married	25 Dec 1862	Davidson Co., n.C.
  Children	1. Mary C. Prather,   b. Merced, Ca.  [Natural]   2. Allena Prather,   b. of Davidson Co., Nc  [Natural]   3. Frederick Prather, Fred,   b. of Davidson Co., Nc  [Natural]   4. Joseph Evertt Prather,   b. 1869, of Davidson Co., Nc ,   d. Prather, Ca. near Fresno.  [Natural]
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2015
  Family ID	F15382	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Joseph married when home on furlough from the Civil War. (He was 29 and she was 16). Sometime after they married they traveled by covered wagon to Mo. in 1865 and then they moved to Waco, Texas in about 1867 then in 1872 they moved to California where her father had been given a great acreage for his services in the War of 1812. This was in the area of Santa Anna, CA. and later traded this land for 6 sections of land near Fresno, CA. where he developed the largest wheat farm in Calif. at the time. This farm first consisted of about 440 acres in the Audberry Valley and they call it "The Lodge." The town of Prather, Ca. was founded by his descendants and is located near his old home place. Today descendants have a ranch of about 1500 acres in the area. The name "Prather" was given to the settlement when Joseph E. Prather sent a request to the PostMaster General requesting the local train stop at the settlement to exchange mail pickups. When the approval was given, the Postmaster General named the settlement "Prather" for the man that sent the request.