Individual Details

William 'Lewis' PRATHER Sr.

(13 Apr 1897 - 18 Aug 1989)

Events

Birth13 Apr 1897Gatewood, Fayette Co., WV
Census1910Falls, Fayette Co., WV
Marriage27 Aug 1917Gamoca, Fayette Co., WV - Netta Bell "Nettie" JOHNSON
Census (family)1930Falls, Fayette Co., WV - Netta Bell "Nettie" JOHNSON
Census (family)1940Falls, Fayette Co., WV - Netta Bell "Nettie" JOHNSON
Census (family)1950Falls, Fayette Co., WV - Netta Bell "Nettie" JOHNSON
Marriage1980Nettie May PERRY
Death18 Aug 1989
Alt nameWilliam Lewis PRAYTHER
Alt nameLouis PROTHER
BurialMontgomery Memorial Park, London, Kanawha Co., WV
Obituary

Families

SpouseNetta Bell "Nettie" JOHNSON (1899 - 1967)
ChildLewis William PRATHER Jr. (1916 - 1977)
ChildMary Opal PRATHER (1918 - 1992)
ChildHattie 'Catherine' PRATHER (1920 - 2005)
ChildHenry Davis PRATHER (1922 - 1946)
ChildClarence Owen PRATHER (1925 - 1997)
ChildGeorge Edward PRATHER (1927 - 1957)
ChildKenneth Marshall PRATHER (1930 - 1982)
Childinfant PRATHER (1932 - 1932)
ChildRaymond Golden PRATHER (1941 - 1941)
ChildLiving
SpouseNettie May PERRY (1926 - 2013)
FatherOwen 'Henry' PRATHER (1875 - 1942)
MotherFannie GRAHAM (1870 - 1909)
SiblingAnnie Virginia PRATHER (1895 - 1968)
SiblingJames Samuel "Sam" PRATHER (1903 - 1946)

Notes

Birth

From: gravestone; West Virginia Births, 1853-1930 (FamilySearch).

Census

Age 13

Marriage

From: shared gravestone; West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970 (FamilySearch).

Census (family)

Lewis Prayther 32 Head
Netta Prayther 31 Wife
Lewis Prayther 13 Son
Mary Opal Prayther 11 Daughter
Kathern Prayther 9 Daughter
Henry D Prayther 7 Son
Clarence O Prayther 4 Son
George E Prayther 2 Son
Kenneth M Prayther 0 Son

Census (family)

Lewis Prather Head M 43 West Virginia
Nettie Prather Wife F 40 West Virginia
George Edward Prather Son M 13 West Virginia
Kenneth Prather Son M 10 West Virginia
Clarence Prather Son M 15 West Virginia
Henry Prather Son M 17 West Virginia

Census (family)

Louis Prother Head M 53 years W Va
Clarence Prother Son M 25 years W Va
Kenneth Prother Son M 25 years W Va
Nettie Prother Wife F 50 years Wyoming
Brenda Prother Daughter F 20 years West Virginia
Mitholdin Prother Daughter F 7 years West Virginia
Bonnie Prother Daughter-in-Law F 21 years New York

Marriage

She m1 1943 John Henry Pitt; m2 1948 George Bernard McCutcheon.

Death

From gravestone.

Alt name

1930 Census

Alt name

1950 Census

Endnotes

1. From: Find-A-Grave -- https://www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66042620/lewis-prather.