Individual Details
James Cowan PRATHER
(14 Nov 1827 - 5 Nov 1885)
NARA M-653, Roll 608, 1860 U.S. Census, Boone Co., MO, Columbia Township, p. 782, [enumeration omitted, #1047/1003]: Jas C Pruther [sic], 32, m, farmer, KY; Sarah e, 26, f, MO; Mary E, 6, f, MO; Sarah A, 4, f, MO; Jas T, 2, m, MO.
NARA M-593, Roll 760, 1870 U.S. Census, Boone Co., MO, Township Forty-nine, p. 158, #1/1: Prather, James C, 42, m, W, farmer, $7000/$2000, KY; Sarah E, 36, f, W, Keeps house, MO; Mattie, 15, f, W, MO; Sallie, 13, f, W, MO; James T, 12, m, W, MO; Samuel, 10, m, W, MO; Cntia [??], 7, f, W, MO; Archibald, 5, m, W, MO; Mattie, 3, f, W, MO; p. 158r, Wm, 6/12, m, W, MO, b. Feby; Sandford, 18, m, M, Works on farm, MO; James, 12, m, B, Works on farm.
NARA T-9, Reel 676, 1880 U.S. Census, Boone Co., MO, 14th Enumeration District, Part of Columbia Township, p. 92, #7/7: Prather, James C, W, m, 52, Farmer, KY/KY/KY; Sarah E., W, f, 46, wife, Keeping house, O/KY/KY; Samuel T, W, m, 19, son, work on farm, MO/KY/MO; Crotia H., W, f, 17, daughter, at home, MO/KY/MO; Archie S., w, m, 15, son, at school, MO/KY/MO; Mattie L., W, f, 12, daughter, at school, MO/KY/MO; William R., W, m, 10, son, at school, MO/KY/MO; Carrie B., W, f, 7, daughter, at school, MO/KY/MO.
NARA M-593, Roll 760, 1870 U.S. Census, Boone Co., MO, Township Forty-nine, p. 158, #1/1: Prather, James C, 42, m, W, farmer, $7000/$2000, KY; Sarah E, 36, f, W, Keeps house, MO; Mattie, 15, f, W, MO; Sallie, 13, f, W, MO; James T, 12, m, W, MO; Samuel, 10, m, W, MO; Cntia [??], 7, f, W, MO; Archibald, 5, m, W, MO; Mattie, 3, f, W, MO; p. 158r, Wm, 6/12, m, W, MO, b. Feby; Sandford, 18, m, M, Works on farm, MO; James, 12, m, B, Works on farm.
NARA T-9, Reel 676, 1880 U.S. Census, Boone Co., MO, 14th Enumeration District, Part of Columbia Township, p. 92, #7/7: Prather, James C, W, m, 52, Farmer, KY/KY/KY; Sarah E., W, f, 46, wife, Keeping house, O/KY/KY; Samuel T, W, m, 19, son, work on farm, MO/KY/MO; Crotia H., W, f, 17, daughter, at home, MO/KY/MO; Archie S., w, m, 15, son, at school, MO/KY/MO; Mattie L., W, f, 12, daughter, at school, MO/KY/MO; William R., W, m, 10, son, at school, MO/KY/MO; Carrie B., W, f, 7, daughter, at school, MO/KY/MO.
Events
| Birth | 14 Nov 1827 | KY | |||
| Marriage | 1853 | Boone Co., MO - Sarah Elizabeth STEPHENSON | |||
| Death | 5 Nov 1885 | Boone Co., MO | |||
| Alt name | James C. Pruther | ||||
| Burial | Columbia Cemetery, Columbia, Boone Co., MO |  |
Families
| Spouse | Sarah Elizabeth STEPHENSON (1833 - 1894) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Sarah Ann "Sallie Ann" PRATHER (1856 - 1893) |
| Child | James T. PRATHER (1858 - ) |
| Child | Samuel S. Prather (1860 - 1905) |
| Child | Crotia Hodge PRATHER (1863 - ) |
| Child | Archibald S. "Archie" PRATHER (1865 - ) |
| Child | Mattie L. PRATHER (1867 - ) |
| Child | William N. PRATHER (1870 - ) |
| Child | Carrie B. Prather (1873 - ) |
| Father | Thomas James PRATHER (1797 - 1840) |
| Mother | Mary Elizabeth G. "Polly" COWAN (1807 - 1860) |
| Sibling | Samuel Hays PRATHER (1824 - 1917) |
| Sibling | Charles Hunt PRATHER (1829 - 1904) |
| Sibling | John PRATHER (1830 - 1852) |
| Sibling | Ann Prather (1831 - ) |
| Sibling | Thomas R. PRATHER (1832 - 1918) |
| Sibling | Philip PRATHER (1834 - 1924) |
| Sibling | Amanda M. PRATHER (1836 - 1916) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Ann "Lizzie" PRATHER (1840 - 1910) |
Endnotes
1. Evans, Mrs. E.E. and Mrs. J. Frank Thompson, comps., Tombstone Records of Boone County, Missouri (Columbia, MO: Privately Printed, 1934.), 38.