Individual Details

James Basil PRATHER

(Ca 1819 - 1872)

Sihon Prather and Elizabeth Williams did not have a child named Jefferson or one named James B. that you show born the same year as Sihon S. -- Ron Walker, 27 Mar 2004

Events

BirthCa 1819IN
Marriage31 Dec 1835Lawrence Co., IN - Naomi BROWN
Military1847 - 1848IN 4th Volunteer Regiment - Mexican War
Census (family)1850Shawswick, Lawrence Co., IN - Naomi BROWN
Marriage16 Jan 1851Bedford Twp., Lawrence Co., IN - Ellen STULTZ
Marriage13 Jan 1862Lawrence Co., IN - Phisa STULTZ
Death1872Bloomington, Monroe Co., IN

Families

SpouseNaomi BROWN (1822 - 1851)
ChildAmanda PRATHER (1836 - 1850)
ChildLaura A. PRATHER (1839 - 1850)
ChildGeorge PRATHER (1843 - 1850)
SpouseEllen STULTZ (1824 - 1856)
ChildIra D. PRATHER (1853 - 1935)
ChildMartha Ann "Mattie" PRATHER (1856 - 1926)
SpousePhisa STULTZ ( - 1862)
FatherSihon Simon PRATHER (1791 - 1844)
MotherElizabeth Willia SIMMONS (1794 - 1866)
SiblingLouisa PRATHER (1814 - )
SiblingJefferson PRATHER ( - )
SiblingSamantha PRATHER (1817 - 1840)
SiblingThomas Franklin PRATHER (1817 - 1882)
SiblingSihon Simon PRATHER (1819 - 1830)
SiblingJohn PRATHER (1822 - 1855)
SiblingJoseph Ashton PRATHER (1824 - 1910)
SiblingWilliams PRATHER (1826 - 1875)
SiblingMargaret Ann PRATHER (1828 - 1920)

Notes

Census (family)

James Prather 34 IN - Carpenter
Naomi 28 KY
Amanda 14 IN
Laura A. 11 IN
George 7 IN

Marriage

From: Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992 (FamilySearch)

Death

"James was a very fine and admirable person most of the time, but he had a weakness for liquor, and it brought out an exaggerated bellingerence in him. However she said she was a 'fighter too', and she was not going to take any of his abuse nor let the children be subjected to it, when he was under the influence of liquor and when talking things over did no good, she told him she had his old army rifle loaded up and the next time he was on a rampage she was going to 'let him have it'. He got to staying away from home when he was 'in his cups' and finaly drifted away entirely." Martha said she saw him one time when she was a girl, on the streets of Bloomington, Ind. and they heard from neighbors that he died in the spring of 1872. " -- Viola Reece Morgan (1958)