Individual Details

Francis 'Columbus' PRATHER

(27 Mar 1854 - 29 May 1923)

Spelling of surname from 1856 Census.

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Rootsweb database of Victor Grant Hillard, Jr.

Events

Birth27 Mar 1854Quincy Twp., Adams Co., IA
Census1856Quincy Twp., Adams Co., IA
Census1860Washington, Adams Co., IA
Census1870Washington, Adams Co., IA
Census1880Washington, Adams Co., IA
Marriage26 Sep 1880Mt. Etna, Adams Co., IA - Josephine E. "Josie" HOLBROOK
Census1900Driftwood, Rawlins Co., KS
Census1905Driftwood, Rawlins Co., KS
Census1910Upper Driftwood Twp., Hitchcock Co., NE
Census1920Upper Driftwood Twp., Hitchcock Co., NE
Death29 May 1923Cornell, Hitchcock Co., NE
Alt nameFrancis 'Columbus' PRATER
BurialCornell Cemetery, Trenton, Hitchcock Co., NE

Families

SpouseJosephine E. "Josie" HOLBROOK (1862 - 1947)
ChildElmer Sidney PRATHER (1881 - 1956)
ChildEldie Harry PRATHER (1891 - 1965)
FatherPleasant "Plez" PRATHER (1817 - 1864)
MotherElizabeth MILLER (1818 - 1892)
SiblingGeorge Wesley PRATHER (1842 - 1929)
SiblingWilliam H. PRATHER (1844 - 1864)
SiblingMary Jane PRATHER (1846 - 1917)
SiblingCyrus V. PRATHER (1848 - 1925)
SiblingMadison Trainor PRATHER (1850 - 1869)
SiblingMargarett E. PRATHER (1852 - 1880)
SiblingJohn J. PRATHER (1856 - 1880)
SiblingElbert Con PRATHER (1857 - 1945)
SiblingFrancisco B. "Frank" PRATER (1861 - 1880)

Notes

Birth

Gravestone shows just 1854.

Census

Age 2, shown as "Francis C. Prather".

Census

Age 6, shown as "Francis C. Prater".

Census

Age 16, shown as "Columbus".

Census

Age 26, living with mother

Marriage

She m2 Frank Sylvester.

Census

Widowed.

Death

Gravestone shows just 1923.

Alt name

From 1860 Census.

Endnotes

1. From: Find-A-Grave Online, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=68196181.