Individual Details

Orestes Winfred "Fred" PRATHER

(28 Jun 1866 - 10 Jun 1942)

from father's obituary

Events

Birth28 Jun 1866IA
Census1870Knoxville, Franklin Twp., Marion Co., IA
Census1880Lincoln, Lucas Co., IA
MarriageCalc 1898Catherine Ann BLACK
Census (family)1900Plum Creek Twp., Mitchell Co., KS - Catherine Ann BLACK
Living1909Randall, KS
Census (family)1910West Plains, Meade Co., KS - Catherine Ann BLACK
Death10 Jun 1942
BurialScottsville Cemetery, Mitchell Co., KS

Families

SpouseCatherine Ann BLACK (1871 - 1944)
ChildElva Ann PRATHER (1899 - 1992)
ChildAlfred Ellis PRATHER (1900 - 1984)
FatherChristopher M. "Chris" PRATHER (1836 - 1909)
MotherMary E. MACE (1835 - 1892)
SiblingJenette "Nettie" PRATHER (1853 - 1925)
SiblingElizabeth Jane PRATHER (1857 - 1860)
SiblingEmily Margaret PRATHER (1859 - 1933)
SiblingArthur Sligle PRATHER (1861 - 1937)
SiblingOsman Bassett PRATHER (1862 - 1865)
SiblingDora Lois PRATHER (1868 - 1934)
SiblingEdna May PRATHER (1871 - 1950)
SiblingChristopher Merton PRATHER (1874 - 1961)
SiblingMyron Ellsworth PRATHER (1876 - 1945)
SiblingChester 'Earl' PRATHER (1880 - 1918)

Notes

Birth

Gravestone shows just 1866.

Census

Age 4, shown as "O.W."

Census

Age 14

Marriage

Calculated from 1900 Census -- married 2 years.

Census (family)

PRATHER, Orestes W.; Head; 33; Jun 1866; M; W; Married 2 yrs; Farmer; IA; IN; OH
---, Catharine A.; Wife; 28; May 1872; F; W; 1 child/1 living; MI; Canada/Eng; Canada/Eng
---, Elva A.; Daughter; 1; Jan 1899; F; W; Single; KS; IA; MI

Census (family)

PRATHER, O. W.; Head; 43; M; W; Married 12 yrs; Farmer/General Farm; IA; IN; OH
---, Catherine A.; Wife; 38; F; W; 2 children/2 living; MI; Canada/Scotch; Canada/Scotch
---, Elva A.; Daughter; 11; F; W; Single; KS; IA; MI
---, Alfred E.; Son; 9; M; W; Single; KS; IA; MI

Death

Gravestone shows just 1942.

Endnotes

1. From: Find-A-Grave Online, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=5485985.