Individual Details
Walter Van PRATHER
(19 Apr 1815 - 5 Jul 1855)
[Prather descendants by Kay Dacy.ged]
Walter Prather died suddenly on July 5, 1855 while cradling wheat. Rev. J. J. Dickey of Flemingsborg, Kentucky, an intimate friend of the Prather family says the family was well-to-do and of high type character and the people came from miles around to attend Walter's funeral. Afte her husgand's death, Mrs. Prather and children continued on the farm until 1873 when the older boys went west and located in Buchanan County, Missouri at DeKalb. The mother and younger son Walter went to Illinois to be with the daughter Martha who lived at Tuscola, Ill. Later, Walter and Cynthiann Prather came to DeKalb where the older boys were teaching school. Of the family slaves, the Eliza Boyle family remained with the Prathers until they left Kentucky. The daughter, Adeline Boyle was nurse for the younger Prather children and was living in 1913.
Walter Prather died suddenly on July 5, 1855 while cradling wheat. Rev. J. J. Dickey of Flemingsborg, Kentucky, an intimate friend of the Prather family says the family was well-to-do and of high type character and the people came from miles around to attend Walter's funeral. Afte her husgand's death, Mrs. Prather and children continued on the farm until 1873 when the older boys went west and located in Buchanan County, Missouri at DeKalb. The mother and younger son Walter went to Illinois to be with the daughter Martha who lived at Tuscola, Ill. Later, Walter and Cynthiann Prather came to DeKalb where the older boys were teaching school. Of the family slaves, the Eliza Boyle family remained with the Prathers until they left Kentucky. The daughter, Adeline Boyle was nurse for the younger Prather children and was living in 1913.
Events
| Birth | 19 Apr 1815 | KY |  | ||
| Marriage | 18 Oct 1840 | Fleming Co., KY - Cynthiann Amanda "Cynthia" CALLAHAN |  | | |
| Census (family) | 1850 | Fleming Co., KY - Cynthiann Amanda "Cynthia" CALLAHAN | | ||
| Death | 5 Jul 1855 | Fleming Co., KY | | | |
| Alt name | Walter Van PRATER | |
Families
| Spouse | Cynthiann Amanda "Cynthia" CALLAHAN (1819 - 1890) |
| Child | Martha Van PRATHER (1841 - 1911) |
| Child | Edward Callahan PRATHER (1847 - 1918) |
| Child | Van Baruch Prather (1849 - 1917) |
| Child | Ann Prather (1853 - 1873) |
| Child | Walter P. PRATHER (1855 - 1930) |
| Father | Baruch L. PRATHER (1779 - 1848) |
| Mother | Living |
| Sibling | Washington S. PRATHER (1801 - 1801) |
| Sibling | Sarah S. Prather (1802 - 1838) |
| Sibling | Christy Ann PRATHER (1804 - 1859) |
| Sibling | Van S. Prather (1806 - 1874) |
| Sibling | Benjamin Prather (1808 - 1871) |
| Sibling | Thomas PRATHER (1811 - 1866) |
| Sibling | Andrew S. Prather (1817 - 1879) |
| Sibling | Cassandra Prather (1819 - 1840) |
| Sibling | Mary Ann 'Polly' Prather (1823 - 1897) |
Notes
Marriage
From: Fleming County, Kentucky, Marriage Index, 1798-1857 (Ancestry.com).Census (family)
Walter Prater 34Cynthians Prater 30
Martha Van Prater 8
Edward C Prater 3
Van B Prater 0
Thomas Prater 38 [brother]
Edward Callahan 63 [father-in-law]
Death
From: Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1963 (Ancestry.com).Alt name
From 1850 Census.Endnotes
1. Prather descendants by Kay Dacy.ged.
2. Prather descendants by Kay Dacy.ged.
3. Prather descendants by Kay Dacy.ged.