Individual Details
Rev. William Welsh PRATHER
(4 Jun 1798 - 22 May 1884)
Events
| Birth | 4 Jun 1798 | Wilkes Co., GA |  | ||
| Marriage | 21 Jan 1821 | Wilkes Co., GA - Sidney [Sarah] Norman GLAZE | |||
| Miscellaneous | 1842 | ordained as a minister | | ||
| Census (family) | 1850 | Wilkes Co., GA - Sidney [Sarah] Norman GLAZE | | ||
| Census (family) | 1860 | Oak Ridge, Wilkes Co., GA - Sidney [Sarah] Norman GLAZE | | ||
| Census (family) | 1870 | Hogansville, Troup Co., GA - Sidney [Sarah] Norman GLAZE | | ||
| Census | 1880 | Meriwether Co., GA | | ||
| Death | 22 May 1884 | St. Marks, Meriwether Co., GA | | ||
| Obituary | 6 Jun 1884 | Vindicator - Meriwether Co., GA | |||
| Obituary | 26 Jun 1884 | Christian Index | | ||
| Burial | Union Cemetery, St. Marks, Meriwether Co., GA |  |
Families
| Spouse | Sidney [Sarah] Norman GLAZE (1804 - 1876) |
| Child | Joseph PRATHER (1821 - 1870) |
| Child | Louisa PRATHER (1825 - 1880) |
| Child | Julia Ann PRATHER (1826 - 1908) |
| Child | David Glaze PRATHER (1827 - 1850) |
| Child | Harriet PRATHER (1824 - 1905) |
| Child | William Henry PRATHER (1830 - 1886) |
| Child | Richard PRATHER (1833 - 1897) |
| Child | Jabez M. "Jabe" PRATHER (1835 - 1870) |
| Child | Susan E. PRATHER (1837 - 1929) |
| Child | Nancy PRATHER (1837 - 1910) |
| Child | Delia PRATHER (1840 - 1850) |
| Child | Thomas Glaze PRATHER (1842 - 1850) |
| Child | Mary Ann PRATHER (1842 - 1935) |
| Child | Tabitha 'Jane' PRATHER (1847 - 1895) |
| Father | Joseph Jeremiah PRATHER (1762 - 1816) |
| Mother | Elizabeth WELCH [WELSH] (1761 - 1821) |
| Sibling | Deborah PRATHER (1781 - ) |
| Sibling | James Wallace PRATHER (1782 - 1869) |
| Sibling | Thomas Wallace PRATHER (1785 - 1825) |
| Sibling | Richard PRATHER of "Changed Bank" (1787 - 1856) |
| Sibling | Job W. PRATHER ( - ) |
| Sibling | Anne W. PRATHER (1790 - 1857) |
| Sibling | Benjamin [Benejah, Benajob] James PRATHER (1792 - 1868) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth PRATHER (1795 - ) |
| Sibling | Mary PRATHER (1795 - ) |
| Sibling | Dorcus PRATHER (1804 - ) |
Notes
Birth
From obituary.Miscellaneous
From obituary.Census (family)
1850 Wilkes Co., GA520, #576 Prather, Wm W. 57 Baptist clergyman, $800 real est., GA
Sidney 47
Louisa 25
Harriett 22
Susan 16
Nancy 12
Mary 6
Jane 4
David 23 (David should be gone since he married 1847, & William should be here age 20)
Jabez 15
Richard 17 farmer
Thomas 8 in school this might be William with age slightly off
Census (family)
1860 Oak Ridge post office Meriwether Co., GA 6 Julyp68 #485 W W Prather, 62, farming, $4000 real est. owned, $8000 personal
prop., GA
Sidney N. 56
Richard 26
Nancy 22
Mary 16
Jane 14
Census (family)
1870 Meriwether Co., 11dist. Hogansville, 20 Junep 53, #391, #395, Prater, William 72, farmer, $3000, $300, GA male eligible to vote
Sarah 65
Richard 35 farm hand ditto
Mary 29 asst. in kh
Jane 21 asst in kh
Henry 16 asst in kh can't read, can't write
Census
1880 Meriwether Co., GA 11th dist, 809. 18 Junep 47 #101 Prather, Wm W. 82 widowed farming GA/MD/MD
Richard 43 farm work GA/GA/GA
Mary 25
Jane 23
Jackson, Nancy 35 widowed keeping house [daughter]
Mary 18 [granddaughter]
Death
From obituary.Obituary
p.15, col. 1.Endnotes
1. From: Find-A-Grave Online, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=62807897.