Individual Details
Richard Cox PRATHER
(25 Dec 1818 - 27 Jan 1904)
Events
| Birth | 25 Dec 1818 | "Fox Hill", Fulton Co., KY |  | ||
| Marriage | 27 Oct 1840 | Trimble Co., KY - Martha Jane GIVENS | | ||
| Emigration | 1842 | Jefferson Co., KY to Fulton Co., KY | | ||
| Election | 1848 - 1854 | Sheriff - Fulton Co., KY | | ||
| Census | 1850 | Hickman, Fulton Co., KY | |||
| Occupation | 1855 - 1861 | U.S. Deputy Marshall | |||
| Census (family) | 1860 | Fulton Co., KY - Martha Jane GIVENS | | ||
| Occupation | Aft 1861 | President, Souther Bank of Kentucky - Hickman, Fulton Co., KY | |||
| Census (family) | 1870 | Johnsons, Fulton Co., KY - Martha Jane GIVENS | | ||
| Election | 1878 | Mayor - Hickman, Fulton Co., KY | |||
| Census (family) | 1880 | Hickman, Fulton Co., KY - Martha Jane GIVENS | | ||
| Census | 1900 | Hickman, Fulton Co., KY | | ||
| Living | 1904 | Jordan Station, Fulton Co., KY | | ||
| Death | 27 Jan 1904 | at home - "Fox Hill", Fulton Co., KY | | ||
| Burial | 28 Jan 1904 | Hickman Cemetery, Hickman, Fulton Co., KY |  | ||
| Obituary | 29 Jan 1904 | Courier - Hickman, Fulton Co., KY | |||
| Obituary | 5 Feb 1904 | Courier - Hickman, Fulton Co., KY |
Families
| Spouse | Martha Jane GIVENS (1819 - 1891) |
| Child | Charles Givens PRATHER (1842 - 1868) |
| Child | Col. Thomas Alexander PRATHER Sr. (1844 - 1938) |
| Child | George Basil PRATHER (1846 - 1878) |
| Child | Dr. John William PRATHER MD (1849 - 1917) |
| Child | Dr. Richard Catlett Cox "Dick" PRATHER MD (1852 - 1878) |
| Child | Dr. Hugh Logan PRATHER MD (1854 - 1878) |
| Child | Edward J. Bullock PRATHER Sr. (1857 - 1928) |
| Father | Thomas R. PRATHER (1795 - 1843) |
| Mother | Elizabeth COX (1794 - 1864) |
| Sibling | George Meriwether PRATHER (1820 - 1911) |
| Sibling | Thomas R. PRATHER Jr. (1823 - 1865) |
| Sibling | William Lindsay PRATHER (1827 - 1898) |
| Sibling | Nancy Jane "Nannie" PRATHER (1829 - 1854) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Frances "Betty" PRATHER (1833 - 1912) |
Notes
Birth
From obituary; gravestone.Marriage
From: shared gravestone; husband's obituary.Emigration
From obituary. He moved to what was known as the prather Military Grant,comprised several thousands of acres, made to Richard's grandfather, Col. Basil Prather, by the Continental Congress as a partial reward for services rendered in the Continental Army during the war of the revolution.Election
From obituary.Census (family)
R C Prather M 42 KyMartha J Prather F 42 Ky
Chas G Prather M 18 Ky
Thos A Prather M 16 Ky
George B Prather M 14 Ky
John W Prather M 11 Ky
Rich'd C Prather M 9 Ky
Hugh L Prather M 6 Ky
Edw'a J B Prather M 3 Ky
A J Newton M 26 Ky
Census (family)
R B Prather Male 51 KentuckyMartha J Prather Female 5 Kentucky
John W Prather Male 21 Kentucky
Richard C Prather Male 18 Kentucky
Hugh L Prather Male 16 Kentucky
Edward J Prather Male 12 Kentucky
Census (family)
R C Prather Self Male 60 KentuckyMartha Prather Wife Female 60 Kentucky
Thos Prather Son Male 36 Kentucky
Edward Prather Son Male 23 Kentucky
Mattie Prather Daughter-in-law Female 18 Kentucky
Mollie Prather Daughter-in-law Female 23 Missouri [wife of Hugh Prather]
Hugh E Prather Grandson Male 2 Kentucky [son of Hugh & Mollie Prather]
Richard Prather Grandson Male 0 Kentucky [son of Edward]
Sallie Prather Granddaughter Female 11 Kentucky [daughter of Thomas Prather]
Thos Ashbey Other Male 52 Kentucky
Nellie Ashbey Other Female 52 Kentucky
Mary Ashbey Other Female 25 Kentucky
Census
Richard C Prather Head Male 82 KentuckyElizabeth Prather Sister Female 67 Kentucky
Hugh E Prather Grandson Male 22 Kentucky
Living
From obituary.Death
From obituary; gravestone.Endnotes
1. From: Find-A-Grave -- https://www.findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=100752632.