Individual Details
John Wesley PRATHER
(17 Mar 1885 - 17 Nov 1982)
Events
| Birth | 17 Mar 1885 | WV |  | ||
| Census | 1900 | Union, Ritchie Co., WV | | ||
| Census | 1910 | Murphy, Ritchie Co., WV | | ||
| Marriage | 19 Mar 1916 | Ritchie Co., WV - Blanche Helen FREDERICK | |||
| Census (family) | 1930 | Murphy, Ritchie Co., WV - Blanche Helen FREDERICK | | ||
| Living | 1935 | Murphy, Ritchie Co., WV | | ||
| Census (family) | 1940 | Murphy, Ritchie Co., WV - Blanche Helen FREDERICK | | ||
| Living | 1960 | Berea, Ritchie Co., WV | | ||
| Death | 17 Nov 1982 | Harrisville, Ritchie Co., WV | | ||
| Burial | Hazelgreen Cemetery, Hazelgreen, Ritchie Co., WV |  |
Families
| Spouse | Blanche Helen FREDERICK (1897 - 1969) |
| Child | Berlin Bernard PRATHER (1917 - 1945) |
| Child | Mary Marie PRATHER (1920 - 2008) |
| Child | Joseph Orland PRATHER (1928 - 1997) |
| Father | Benjamin Joseph "Ben" PRATHER (1864 - 1934) |
| Mother | Lutitia Jane BIRD (1867 - 1945) |
| Sibling | Mida Alice PRATHER (1887 - 1971) |
| Sibling | Ocea L. "Minnie" PRATHER (1889 - 1910) |
| Sibling | Harley Owen PRATHER (1893 - 1963) |
| Sibling | French PRATHER (1895 - 1900) |
| Sibling | Altia G. PRATHER (1898 - 1992) |
| Sibling | Teddy B. PRATHER (1904 - 1930) |
| Sibling | Wanda Lee PRATHER (1906 - 1989) |
| Sibling | Hosea Paul PRATHER (1909 - 1930) |
| Sibling | Mida Alice PRATHER ( - 1971) |
Notes
Birth
Gravestone shows just 1885.Census
Age 15Census
Age 25, living with parents.Census (family)
John W Prather 45Blanch H Prather 34
Burlin B Prather 13
Mary M Prather 9
Joseph O Prather 1-4/12
Living
From 1940 Census.Census (family)
John W Prather 55Blanche H Prather 42
Berlin B Prather 23
Mary M Prather 19
Joseph O Prather 11
Living
From grandson Lawrence Prather's obituary.Death
Gravestone shows just 1992. Alternate Date: 25 Oct 1982Endnotes
1. From: Find-A-Grave -- https://www.findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=47200706.