Individual Details

Benjamin G. PRATHER

(Calc 1836 - Ca Sep 1906)

Events

BirthCalc 1836IN
Census1860Orleans, Orange Co., IN
MilitaryCa 186329th IN Volunteer Regiment - Civil War
Marriage11 Oct 1866Lawrence Co., IN - Mary E. FROST
DeathCa Sep 1906Osage Co., KS

Families

SpouseMary E. FROST (1842 - 1885)
ChildEmma PRATHER (1867 - )
ChildWilliam W.H. PRATHER (1870 - )
ChildSarah F. PRATHER (1872 - )
ChildAmanda A. PRATHER (1874 - )
ChildJohn M. PRATHER (1876 - )
ChildCharles PRATHER (1878 - )
ChildGeorge E. PRATHER (1880 - )
ChildBenjamin O. PRATHER (1885 - )
FatherBenjamin C. PRATHER (1792 - 1851)
MotherSarah Anna "Sally" BARTLETT (1809 - 1860)
SiblingAmanda A. PRATHER (1829 - 1904)
SiblingMarcus DeLafayette PRATHER (1830 - 1851)
SiblingJames S. PRATHER (1833 - 1864)
SiblingRichard Dering PRATHER (1838 - 1890)
SiblingLena Jane PRATHER (1839 - 1910)
SiblingMargaret G. PRATHER (1841 - 1860)
SiblingMahala E. PRATHER (1842 - 1920)
SiblingSamuel B. PRATHER (1846 - )

Notes

Birth

Calculated from 1860 Census.

Census

Age 24, living with mother.

Military

He was wounded May 25, 1863, at Vicksburg, Ms. He received a gunshot wound on the right side of his head which fractured his skull. He was in the field hospital 28 days at the convalescent camp at Milliken's Ben, Ms. He was in the soldier's Home in Indianapolis, Ind for one week and the New Albany, Ind. hospital until Oct., 1863. He went to Louisville thru Nov. 1863, then returned to his regiment at New Xenia, Western Louisiana.

Death

He was dropped from the Civil War pension rolls 23 Nov 1906.