Individual Details
Rufus Lafayette PRATHER
(5 Nov 1847 - 9 Dec 1905)
Events
| Birth | 5 Nov 1847 | Laurens Co., SC |  | ||
| Census | 1850 | Laurens, Laurens Co., SC | | ||
| Census | 1860 | Laurens Co., SC | | ||
| Military | Ca 1865 | SC State Troops - CSA | | ||
| Census | 1870 | Ora, Laurens Co., SC | | ||
| Census | 1880 | Ora, Laurens Co., SC | | ||
| Marriage | Calc 1881 | Mary Alice RAY | | ||
| Census (family) | 1900 | Clinton, Laurens Co., SC - Mary Alice RAY | | ||
| Death | 9 Dec 1905 | Laurens Co., SC | | ||
| Burial | Clinton Cemetery, Clinton, Laurens Co., SC |  |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Alice RAY (1860 - 1947) |
| Child | Russie Leola PRATHER (1882 - 1976) |
| Child | Irene Ray PRATHER (1884 - 1924) |
| Child | George H. PRATHER (1886 - 1900) |
| Child | Mamie H. PRATHER (1888 - 1900) |
| Child | Fannie J. PRATHER (1890 - 1900) |
| Child | James P. PRATHER (1892 - 1900) |
| Child | William Jacobs PRATHER (1894 - 1957) |
| Child | Samuel Washington "Sam" PRATHER (1896 - 1969) |
| Father | Holloway Washington PRATHER (1812 - 1865) |
| Mother | Pernice PUCKETT (1816 - 1895) |
| Sibling | Sarah E. PRATHER (1839 - 1926) |
| Sibling | Frances E. PRATHER (1841 - 1917) |
| Sibling | George W. PRATHER (1845 - 1860) |
| Sibling | Emma L. PRATHER (1850 - 1896) |
| Sibling | Mildred P. PRATHER (1851 - 1870) |
| Sibling | Alberta PRATHER (1852 - 1921) |
| Sibling | Ellen Valeria PRATHER (1856 - 1929) |
| Sibling | William Amos PRATHER (1861 - 1939) |
| Sibling | Jane W. PRATHER (1865 - 1870) |
Notes
Birth
From gravestone.Census
Age 3Census
Age 12Military
Surrendered at the close of the War.Census
Age 22, living with mother.Census
Rufus L Prather M 32 South CarolinaEmma L. Prather F 30 South Carolina [sister]
Ellen V. Prather F 24 South Carolina [sister]
Marriage
Calculated from 1900 Census -- married 19 years.Census (family)
Rufus L. Prather Head M 53 South CarolinaMary A Prather Wife F 39 South Carolina
Russie L Prather Daughter F 18 South Carolina
Irene R Prather Daughter F 16 South Carolina
George H Prather Son M 14 South Carolina
Mamie H Prather Daughter F 12 South Carolina
Fannie J Prather Daughter F 10 South Carolina
James P Prather Son M 8 South Carolina
William J Prather Son M 6 South Carolina
Samuel W Prather Son M 4 South Carolina
Death
From gravestone.Endnotes
1. From: Find-A-Grave -- https://www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7720621/rufus-lafayette-prather.