Individual Details
William Marshall PRATHER
(15 Apr 1839 - 12 May 1864)
Events
| Birth | 15 Apr 1839 | Washington Co., KY | |||
| Census | 1850 | Washington Co., KY |  | ||
| Marriage | 18 Dec 1862 | Washington Co., KY - Cynthia Arthusa PRATHER | | ||
| Death | 12 May 1864 | killed by a shotgun - Washington Co., KY | | ||
| Burial | Prather Cemetery, Willisburg, Washington Co., KY |  |
Families
| Spouse | Cynthia Arthusa PRATHER (1841 - 1872) |
| Child | William Thomas Samuel "Doc" PRATHER (1864 - 1915) |
| Father | Thomas Wilson PRATHER (1808 - 1889) |
| Mother | Elizabeth A. "Bettie" COULTER (1813 - 1847) |
| Sibling | Amelia PRATHER (1833 - 1850) |
| Sibling | Preston PRATHER (1835 - 1906) |
| Sibling | Isaiah PRATHER (1836 - 1909) |
| Sibling | Paralee Rosella PRATHER (1837 - 1889) |
| Sibling | Nancy PRATHER (1841 - ) |
| Sibling | Henry Harvey PRATHER (1841 - 1864) |
| Sibling | Eliza Ann PRATHER (1843 - 1928) |
| Sibling | James K.P. PRATHER (1844 - 1866) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Steve PRATHER (1847 - 1862) |
Notes
Census
Age 11Marriage
They were 1st cousins.Death
William Marshall was waylaid and slain by his brother-in-law Thomas Colter and his brother-in-laws 16 year old son Levi. This same pair killed William Marshall Prathers brother Henry. They were later caught and jailed, but the 'Home Guard' (civil war) took them from jail and hanged Thomas Colter but spared his young son due to his age and pleas from the jailer and his wife. Levi later moved to Texas and never returned to Ind. -- From Prather GenealogyEndnotes
1. From: Find-A-Grave Online, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=86287541.