Individual Details

I originally had him as the son of William Julius Alexander Prather, but it appears that he is instead the son of William's brother Hiram Henry Prater (1832-1888). I have seen no evidence he is the son of william.

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BOWMAN Prather; James A Butler and Bowman Prather often played violins together

Birth	12 Mar 1871	NC
Marriage	Bef 1896	Cornelia Lucinda "Neely" SAFRIET
Census (family)	1900	Mocksville, Davie Co., NC - Cornelia Lucinda "Neely" SAFRIET
Census (family)	1910	Mocksville, Davie Co., NC - Cornelia Lucinda "Neely" SAFRIET
Census (family)	1920	Calahain, Davie Co., NC - Cornelia Lucinda "Neely" SAFRIET
Census	1930	Calahain, Davie Co., NC
Death	10 Jul 1958	Guilford Co., NC
Alt name		Bowman F. PRATHER
Burial		Society Baptist Church Cemetery, Statesville, Iredell CO., NC

Spouse	Cornelia Lucinda "Neely" SAFRIET (1872 - 1954)
Child	Shirley Lee PRATHER (1896 - 1910)
Child	James 'Oscar' PRATHER (1898 - 1979)
Child	Ernest PRATHER (1900 - 1910)
Child	Pearl May Jane "Pearlie" PRATHER (1903 - 1993)
Child	John 'Elbert' PRATHER (1905 - 1988)
Child	Beatrice PRATHER (1909 - 2012)
Child	Daniel 'Sidney' PRATHER (1911 - 2012)
Child	Living
Child	Herman Benjamin PRATHER (1920 - 2012)

Father	Hiram Henry Sidney PRATHER (1832 - 1888)
Mother	Mary CARTNER (1846 - 1928)
Sibling	William Braxton Prather (1869 - 1935)
Sibling	Hiram Henry PRATHER (1873 - 1883)
Sibling	AnnaBelle PRATHER (1875 - 1956)
Sibling	Sally Amelia PRATHER (1878 - 1969)
Sibling	Mary Alice Prather (1883 - 1970)
Sibling	Elizabeth Lois Prather (1888 - 1971)

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