Individual Details
John Thedford Prather
(28 Dec 1815 - 10 Oct 1902)
John Thedford Prather [M4S5-DWZ] (28 December 1815-10 October 1902) married Harriet Susan Ramage (21 December 1827-13 May 1902) and settled in what is now Lee County, Mississippi in 1846. The children of John Thedford and Harriet Susan Ramage Prather included: Leonidas Caroni "Lee" Prather (16 September 1846-29 July 1929) married America Mack Allen (15 April 1852-5 November 1929) on 11 February 1874 in Prentiss County, Mississippi; Nancy T. "Nannie" Prather (26 January 1850-26 August 1948) married Pinkney Green Hardin (1 May 1838-19 September 1923) on 6 December 1866 in Tippah County, Mississippi; Susan Ophelia Prather (3 February 1852-27 February 1944) married Thomas Lafayette Wesson (29 November 1848-20 July 1930) on 9 December 1869 in Tippah County, Mississippi; Caroline Ephemia Prather (17 October 1853-20 July 1942) married Moses Oliver "Monk" Chism (19 July 1853-11 December 1917) on 2 March 1870; Margaret A. Prather (21 February 1855-17 July 1861); Harriet Eminine Prather (28 January 1857-3 October 1946) married John Grissom McElroy (26 October 1852-16 May 1935) on 26 November 1873; and Malinda A. Prather (30 January 1860-26 August 1861).
Parents:
Francinah Townsend Prather (1780 - 1851)
Spouse: Harriet Susan Ramage Prather (1827 - 1902)
Children:
Leonidas Caroni Prather (1846 - 1929)
Nancy T. Prather Hardin (1850 - 1948)
Susan Ophelia Prather Wesson (1852 - 1944)
Caroline Ephemia Prather Chism (1853 - 1942)
Margaret A. Prather (1855 - 1861)
Harriett E. Prather McElroy (1857 - 1946)
Malinda A. Prather (1860 - 1861)
Parents:
Francinah Townsend Prather (1780 - 1851)
Spouse: Harriet Susan Ramage Prather (1827 - 1902)
Children:
Leonidas Caroni Prather (1846 - 1929)
Nancy T. Prather Hardin (1850 - 1948)
Susan Ophelia Prather Wesson (1852 - 1944)
Caroline Ephemia Prather Chism (1853 - 1942)
Margaret A. Prather (1855 - 1861)
Harriett E. Prather McElroy (1857 - 1946)
Malinda A. Prather (1860 - 1861)
Events
| Birth | 28 Dec 1815 | Laurens County, South Carolina | |||
| Marriage | Calc 1846 | Laurens County, South Carolina - Harriet Susan Ramage | |||
| Census (family) | 25 Oct 1850 | Itawamba County, Mississippi - Harriet Susan Ramage |  |  | |
| Census (family) | 25 Jun 1860 | Dumas, Tippah County, Mississippi - Harriet Susan Ramage | | | |
| Census (family) | 21 Sep 1870 | Ripley, Tippah County, Mississippi - Harriet Susan Ramage | | | |
| Census (family) | 2 Jun 1880 | Union County, Mississippi - Harriet Susan Ramage | | | |
| Census (family) | 2 Jun 1900 | Saltillo, Lee County, Mississippi - Harriet Susan Ramage | | | |
| Death | 10 Oct 1902 | Mississippi | |||
| Burial | Saltillo Cemetery, Lee County, Mississippi | |
Families
| Spouse | Harriet Susan Ramage (1827 - 1902) |
| Father | Josiah Hyatt Prather (1770 - 1824) |
| Mother | Francinah Townsend (1780 - 1851) |
| Sibling | Sarah Prather (1801 - 1850) |
| Sibling | King Prather (1802 - 1873) |
| Sibling | Mary Prather (1805 - ) |
| Sibling | Naomi Prather (1809 - ) |
| Sibling | Martha Prather (1811 - 1888) |
| Sibling | Basil Prather (1812 - 1857) |
| Sibling | Josiah S. Prather (1818 - 1900) |
| Sibling | William Hyatt Prather (1821 - 1899) |
| Sibling | Priscilla Prather (1829 - ) |
Notes
Census (family)
John T Prater Male 34 South Carolina - FarmerHarriet S Prater Female 23 South Carolina
Leonidas C Prater Male 4 South Carolina
Frances J Prater Female 2 Mississippi
Nancy T Prater Female 10/12 Mississippi
John Howerton Male 18 Alabama - Laborer
Martha Ramage Female 11 South Carolina
Census (family)
John T Prather Male 44 South Carolina - FarmerHarriet S Prather Female 32 South Carolina
Leanodus C Prather Male 13 South Carolina
Nancy S Prather Female 8 Mississippi
Caroline Prather Female 6 Mississippi
Margret Prather Female 5 Mississippi
Harriet Prather Female 3 Mississippi
Sarah S Prather Female 4/12 Mississippi
Census (family)
John T Prather Male 50 South Carolina - FarmerHarriet S Prather Female 42 South Carolina - Keeping house
Caroline Prather Female 16 Mississippi - at home
Harriet E Prather Female 13 Mississippi - at home
Census (family)
John T Prother Self Male 65 South Carolina - FarmerHariette Prother Wife Female 53 South Carolina - Keeping house
Thorona N Prother Nephew Male 22 Mississippi - Laborer on farm
Census (family)
John T Prather Head Male 85 South Carolina - Grocery merchantHariet S Prather Wife Female 78 South Carolina
Iness Gidion Boarder Female 23 Mississippi - Milnery
Mary F Gidion Daughter Female 3 Tennessee
Endnotes
1. United States Census, 1850 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4LZ-J8V.
2. United States Census, 1860 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6GX-X6R.
3. United States Census, 1870 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFST-BXM.
4. "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4P4-SJ8 : 12 August 2017), Hariette Prother in household of John T Prother, Beat 5, Union, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district ED 204, sheet 309B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,666..
5. United States Census, 1900 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9X7-79C.
6. Find A Grave Memorial# 33846719.