Individual Details

James Ernest PRATHER

(19 Apr 1887 - 18 Mar 1968)

Events

Birth19 Apr 1887GA
Census1900Zaidee, Montgomery Co., GA
Census1910Tarrytown, Montgomery Co., GA
Marriage19 Feb 1911Montgomery Co., GA - Mary Belle "Mabell" GILLIS
Census1930Soperton, Treutlen Co., GA
Marriage30 Mar 1935Sumter Co., FL - Myrtle Mae TOLER
Divorce1943Bradford Co., FL - Myrtle Mae TOLER
MarriageAft 1943Living
Death18 Mar 1968Orange Co., FL
BurialCenter Hill Cemetery, Center Hill, Sumter Co., FL

Families

SpouseMary Belle "Mabell" GILLIS ( - 1929)
ChildLiving
ChildAllie Mae PRATHER (1915 - 1990)
ChildOtis Leon "Jimmy" PRATHER (1919 - 1988)
ChildOmas Carlton PRATHER (1922 - 1982)
ChildKathleen PRATHER (1925 - 1989)
SpouseLiving
SpouseMyrtle Mae TOLER (1914 - 2001)
ChildLiving
ChildCassie Mae PRATHER (1937 - 2016)
ChildBilly Carvin "Bill" PRATHER (1936 - 2018)
FatherGeorge William PRATHER (1866 - 1930)
MotherAllie RUARK (1873 - 1910)
SiblingMattie PRATHER (1895 - 1910)
SiblingOthie L. PRATHER (1897 - 1900)
SiblingQueen M. PRATHER (1899 - 1910)
SiblingWillie 'Maude' PRATHER (1902 - 1930)
SiblingOla PRATHER (1906 - 1910)
SiblingGussie PRATHER (1908 - 1920)
SiblingGertrude PRATHER (1908 - 1920)

Notes

Birth

From grave cross. I suspect this is wrong and the birth year should be more like 1890, based on the Census records and his parents' marriage date.

Census

Age 10

Census

Age 20, living with parents.

Marriage

From: Georgia, Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978 (Ancestry.com). She is shown as "Mabell".

Census

Earnest Prather 40
Allie Mae Prather 14
Ottis Leon Prather 10
Amas Prather 6
Kathleen Prather 4
Malinda Gillis 74

Marriage

From: Florida Marriages, 1830-1993 (FamilySearch). She m2 Willie Upshaw; m3 -NN Murphy.

Divorce

From: Florida, Divorce Index, 1927-2001 (Ancestry.com).

Death

From grave cross; Florida Death Index, 1877-1998 (FamilySearch) shows just Mar 1968.

Endnotes

1. From: Find-A-Grave Online, https://old.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=108626871.