Individual Details

Col. Hiram PRATHER

(13 Oct 1809 - 27 Mar 1874)

Events

Birth13 Oct 1809Clark Co., IN
Emigration1815Clark Co., IN to Jennings Co., IN
Marriage24 Apr 1834North Vernon, Jennings Co., IN - Mary Ann HUCKLEBERRY
Election1838Treasurer - Jennings Co., IN
ElectionBet 1847 and 1867Member, Indiana State legislature - Jennings Co., IN
MilitaryAbt 1848Mexican War
Census (family)1850Vernon, Jennings Co., IN - Mary Ann HUCKLEBERRY
Election1850Delegate, Indiana Constitutional Convention - Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN
Census (family)1860Vernon, Jennings Co., IN - Mary Ann HUCKLEBERRY
MilitaryBet 1861 and 1862Civil War - 6th IN Reg. Vols. - Lt. Col
Military26 Apr 1861enlisted in U.S. Army
MiscellaneousMay 1868was admitted to the Bar - IN
Census (family)1870North Vernon, Jennings Co., IN - Mary Ann HUCKLEBERRY
Death27 Mar 1874of pneumonia - North Vernon, Jennings Co., IN
Burial29 Mar 1874Hillcrest Cemetery, North Vernon, Jennings Co., IN
Obituary8 Apr 1874The Banner - Vernon, Jennings Co., IN

Families

SpouseMary Ann HUCKLEBERRY (1816 - 1894)
ChildSilas PRATHER (1835 - 1835)
ChildCol. Allen Wiley PRATHER (1836 - 1891)
ChildCapt. Uriah Clark PRATHER (1838 - 1889)
ChildCol. Alonzo Smith PRATHER (1840 - 1910)
ChildWilliam Brown PRATHER (1841 - 1910)
ChildJudge Leander Hamilton PRATHER (1843 - 1900)
ChildAra [Ary] Ellen PRATHER (1846 - 1880)
ChildWalter Scott PRATHER (1847 - 1904)
ChildJohn Quincy PRATHER (1848 - 1869)
ChildAndrew Hamilton PRATHER (1850 - 1880)
ChildMary Alice PRATHER (1852 - 1880)
ChildEliza Jane "Lida" PRATHER (1854 - 1880)
ChildTheodore Allison PRATHER (1856 - 1900)
ChildSusan K. "Tooda" PRATHER (1858 - 1880)
ChildMcKee Dunn PRATHER (1860 - 1863)
FatherJudge William B. "Skipjack" PRATHER (1766 - 1853)
MotherLettice McCARROLL (1777 - 1863)
SiblingAry "Amy" PRATHER (1797 - 1854)
SiblingChloe R. PRATHER (1799 - 1880)
SiblingJohn Lloyd PRATHER (1801 - 1862)
SiblingMargaret "Peggy" PRATHER (1803 - 1805)
SiblingCynthia PRATHER (1806 - 1834)
SiblingRachel PRATHER (1807 - 1852)
SiblingSusan M. PRATHER (1811 - 1890)
SiblingMary Ann "Polly" PRATHER (1813 - 1891)
SiblingBertha P. PRATHER (1816 - 1939)
SiblingLettice PRATHER (1818 - )
SiblingWilliam Jennings PRATHER (1821 - 1851)
SiblingRuth PRATHER (1823 - 1859)

Notes

Birth

From gravestone.

Marriage

From: Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 (Ancestry.com)

Census (family)

Hiram Prather 40
Mary Ann Prather 34
Allen W Prather 14
Uriah C Prather 12
Alfonzo S Prather 10
William B Prather 8
Leander H Prather 7
Ary Ellen Prather 5
Walter Scott Prather 3
John Q Prather 2
Andrew H Prather 0
Lucinda Martin 12
Sarah E Williams 11

Census (family)

Hiram Prather 50
Mary A Prather 44
Allen W Prather 24
Uriah C Prather 22
Alonso Prather 20
William B Prather 18
Leander H Prather 16
Ary Prather 14
Walter S Prather 12
John Q Prather 11
Andrew H Prather 9
Mary A Prather 7
Eliza Prather 5
Theodore Prather 4
Susan Prather 2 2/12
Lettice Prather 84

Military

Seven of his sons served in the war with him.



Wounded at Battle of Shiloh.



The Indiana Adj. General's Report states Lt. Col. Hiram Prather, residence North Vernon, Indiana, was commissioned April 26, 1861 and mustered in September 20, 1861. He resigned May 19, 1862. He re-entered service as Lt. Col., serving 3 years in the 6th Reg. of Indiana Volunteers."

Census (family)

Hiram Prather 60
Mary A Prather 54
Walter S Prather 23
Andrew H Prather 19
Eliza J Prather 15
Theodore A Prather 13
Susan K Prather 9
Uriah C Prather 32
Harriet A Prather 20
Mary J Prather 2

Death

From obituary; gravestone.

Burial

from obituary

Endnotes

1. From: Find-A-Grave Online, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=32364961.