Individual Details

Benjamin Franklin PRATHER

(Calc 1839 - 9 Oct 1862)

Events

BirthCalc 1839GA
Census1850Columbia Co., GA
Marriage12 Nov 1859Columbia Co., GA - Anna Elizabeth "Eliza" CONNOR
Census (family)1860Columbia Co., GA - Anna Elizabeth "Eliza" CONNOR
Death9 Oct 1862died of wounds fighting for CSA - Battle of Cramptons Gap (Burkittsville), Frederick Co., MD
BurialWashington Confederate Cemetery, Hagerstown, Washington Co., MD

Families

SpouseAnna Elizabeth "Eliza" CONNOR (1841 - 1862)
ChildJames Edward PRATHER (1860 - 1940)
ChildCynthia Ann PRATHER (1862 - 1949)
FatherJames PRATHER (1800 - 1883)
MotherElizabeth "Eliza" (1807 - 1850)
SiblingMargaret Anne PRATHER (1830 - 1871)
SiblingWilliam PRATHER (1832 - 1850)
SiblingJames 'Edward' PRATHER Sr. (1834 - 1906)
SiblingMary Elizabeth PRATHER (1836 - 1899)
SiblingSarah Louisa PRATHER (1840 - 1917)
SiblingEmaline M. PRATHER (1842 - 1860)
SiblingBerthenia Camilla "Bertheny" PRATHER (1844 - 1922)
SiblingJames Martin PRATHER (1846 - 1917)
SiblingAquilla Celestia "Quilla/Quillis" PRATHER (1849 - 1890)
SiblingJohn Quincy "Quince" PRATHER (1850 - 1920)

Notes

Birth

Calculated from 1860 Census.

Census

Age 12

Marriage

From: Georgia Marriages, 1699-1944 (Ancestry.com)

Census (family)

Benj Prather 21
Ann E Prather 19
JAMES IS IN HOUSE HOLD 373 AND BENJ. IN HOUSE 374

Burial

A newspaper article titled "Names of Confederate Soldiers Who Died at Burketsville" (Southern Confederacy, 8 Nov 1862, p. 2) said that a marker in the "Burketsville" burying ground included one that read "B F Prather, company K 16th Ga Regt, died Oct 9th." His CSA file identifies him as Private Benjamin F. Prather who was severely wounded in his hip and must died in the field hospital at Burkittsville. Benjamin's grave was no doubt moved in 1874 along with the other Confederate soldiers buried at Burkittsville and now is in Washington Confederate Cemetery.

Endnotes

1. From: Find-A-Grave Online, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=154359217.