Individual Details
Theodora "Dora" SESSOM
(4 Jul 1863 - 2 May 1923)
In Find-A-Grave, Theodora with the children here, is shown as the wife of Joseph King Prather (q.v. #43083) instead, but I can find no evidence to support this. Several IGI entries also show the relationship I have provided, and an obituary of J.K. Prather shows completely different children.
Events
| Birth | 4 Jul 1863 | Blanco Co., TX |  | ||
| Marriage | 1887 | Deming, Luna Co., NM - Josiah Franklin "Joe" PRATHER | | ||
| Living | 1920 | Russell, Lewis Co., ID | |||
| Death | 2 May 1923 | Portland, Multnomah Co., OR | | ||
| Burial | 6 May 1923 | Lone Fir Pioneer Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah Co., OR |  |
Families
| Spouse | Josiah Franklin "Joe" PRATHER (1854 - 1896) |
| Child | Joseph Claude PRATHER (1888 - 1972) |
| Child | Bessie PRATHER (1890 - 1924) |
| Child | Burton Charles Henry WALTER (1892 - 1983) |
| Child | Robert PRATHER Sr. (1893 - 1974) |
| Child | Dennis PRATHER (1894 - 1943) |
| Father | David C. SESSOM (1840 - 1872) |
| Mother | Mary Frances MEEKS (1845 - 1925) |
Notes
Birth
Gravestone shows just 1863.Marriage
She m1 1879 Aaron Kirkland; m3 1894 George Hallett. Joe left his wife and later returned and placed her and all the children on a train to San Antonio, TX. while he returned to Junction City, TX. All of his children were placed in an orphanage and little is known as to what happened to Joe Prather.Death
Gravestone shows just 1923.Endnotes
1. From: Find-A-Grave -- https://www.findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=19241498.