Individual Details
Marie 'Ophelia' PRATHER
(23 Jul 1869 - 19 Apr 1958)
Events
| Birth | 23 Jul 1869 | Opelousas, St. Landry Par., LA |  | ||
| Census | 1870 | St. Landry Par., LA | | ||
| Census | 1880 | St. Landry Par., LA | | ||
| Marriage | 20 Jan 1893 | Acadia Par., LA - Thomas J, "Jack" MERRITT | |||
| Census (family) | 1920 | Acadia Par., LA - Thomas J, "Jack" MERRITT | | ||
| Census (family) | 1940 | Jefferson Co., TX - Thomas J, "Jack" MERRITT | | ||
| Living | 1946 | Beaumont, Jefferson Co., TX | | ||
| Living | 1958 | Beaumont, Jefferson Co., TX | | ||
| Death | 19 Apr 1958 | Beaumont, Jefferson Co., TX | | ||
| Obituary | 19 Apr 1958 | Journal - Beaumont, Jefferson Co., TX | |||
| Burial | 20 Apr 1958 | Magnolia Cemetery, Beaumont, Jefferson Co., TX |  |
Families
| Spouse | Thomas J, "Jack" MERRITT (1867 - 1940) |
| Child | Mabel Isadora MERRITT (1893 - 1977) |
| Child | Ira MERRITT (1896 - 1958) |
| Child | Austin Prather MERRITT (1902 - 1981) |
| Child | Dottye Belle MERRITT (1904 - 1990) |
| Child | Gladys K. MERRITT (1906 - 1992) |
| Father | Azariah "Uzale" PRATHER III (1825 - 1900) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Ann BATES (1842 - 1900) |
| Sibling | Leonard M. PRATHER (1873 - 1946) |
| Sibling | William Nathanial PRATHER (1877 - 1922) |
| Sibling | Evia 'Sedonia' PRATHER (1880 - 1900) |
| Sibling | Bonnie PRATHER (1881 - 1946) |
Notes
Birth
From: Louisiana Births and Christenings, 1811-1830, 1854-1934 (FamilySearch); gravestone shows just 1869.Census
Age 1Census
Age 10, shown as "Ophelia".Census (family)
Teo J Merrett 54Op??ilia M Merrett 50
Ira Merrett 24
Oston Merrett 18
Datti Bell Merrett 15
Gladys Merrett 12
Census (family)
Thomas J Merritt 73Ophelia P Merritt 70
Living
From brother Leonard's obituary.Living
From obituary.Death
From: obituary; Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 (Ancestry.com); gravestone shows just 1958.Endnotes
1. From: Find-A-Grave -- https://www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90110160#source.