Individual Details

Ophelia "Bird" PRATHER

(Jan 1846 - 13 Apr 1914)

Events

BirthJan 1846Columbia Co., GA
Census1850Columbia Co., GA
MarriageCa 1860Joseph M. "Joe" SMITH
Census1860Eubanks, Columbia Co., GA
Census1870Dearing, Columbia Co., GA
Census1880Columbia Co., GA
Census1900Richmond Co., GA
Death13 Apr 1914Augusta, Richmond Co., GA
BurialMt. Tabor Baptist Church (Sawdust) Cemetery, Harlem, Columbia Co., GA

Families

SpouseJoseph M. "Joe" SMITH (1832 - 1908)
ChildAnn Tallulah "Jane/Lula" SMITH (1863 - 1936)
ChildMary Josephine SMITH (1867 - 1935)
ChildJohn A. SMITH (1869 - 1937)
ChildLevonia SMITH (1871 - 1940)
ChildJoseph B. SMITH (1873 - 1945)
ChildNancy D. SMITH (1875 - 1961)
ChildMarion Henry "Blackie" SMITH (1877 - 1952)
ChildWalter C. SMITH (1880 - 1943)
ChildBelzole SMITH (1884 - 1957)
ChildInez SMITH (1890 - 1945)
FatherDaniel PRATHER twin (1810 - 1895)
MotherLuranna NEWMAN (1817 - 1867)
SiblingAmerica "Nancy" PRATHER (1832 - 1850)
SiblingThomas Paddlefoot PRATHER (1834 - 1905)
SiblingAda PRATHER (1841 - 1850)
SiblingMary Elizabeth "Minnie" PRATHER (1844 - 1892)
SiblingCordelia Ada "Chick" PRATHER (1844 - 1860)
SiblingBenjamin PRATHER (1845 - 1850)
SiblingJohn Addison Christian PRATHER (1848 - 1904)
SiblingGeorgia A. PRATHER (1851 - 1918)
SiblingLevonia PRATHER (1854 - 1906)

Notes

Census

1850 Columbia, GA
Enumerated Sept. 20th.
Daniel Prather 40 M Planter 150 GA
Lavinia 36 F GA (see note below)
America 20 F GA
Thomas 17 M GA
Mary 7 F GA
Cordelia 5 F GA
Ophelia 5 F GA
John 3 M GA

Census

1860 Georgia COLUMBIA EUBANK P O Series: M653 Roll: 118 Page: 619
Prather Daniel 50 m laboror 300 200
Luraney 43 f
Mary 16 f
Ophelia 12 f
Cordelia 12 f
John (looks like a m) 10 m
Georgia A 9 f
Lebonia 7 f

Census

1870 GEORGIA COLUMBIA DEARING P O Series: M593 Roll: 145 Page: 66
SMITH JOSEPHINE M 33 M W GA Laborer on Railroad
Ophelia 24 F W GA keeping house
Ann T. 6 F W Ga (Jane Tallulah)
Mary J. 4 F W Ga
John A. 1 M W Ga

Census

1880 Census Place E.D. 18, District 128, Columbia, Georgia
Family History Library Film 1254141
NA Film Number T9-0141
Page Number 343D
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Joseph SMITH Self M Male W 45 GA Farm Laborer GA GA
Mophelia SMITH Wife M Female W 36 GA Keeping House GA GA
Mary J. SMITH Dau S Female W 13 GA GA GA
John A. SMITH Son S Male W 12 GA Farm Laborer GA GA
Levonia SMITH Dau S Female W 9 GA GA GA
Joseph SMITH Son S Male W 7 GA GA GA
Nancy SMITH Dau S Female W 5 GA GA GA
Marion SMITH Son S Male W 2 GA GA GA

Census

1900 GEORGIA RICHMOND 121-MILITIA DIST Series: T623 Roll: 218 Page: 22
SMITH JAMES M 66 M W Jun 1834 M40yrs Farm Labor GA GA GA (listed in index as James M. but reads Joseph)
Opelia wife 56 F W Jan 1846 M40yrs 11 children 9 living GA GA GA
Jane T. dau 36 F W May 1863 GA
Mary J. dau 33 F W Feb 1867 GA
John A. son 31 M W Jan 1864 GA
Joseph B. son 26 M W Nov 1873 GA
Nancy L. dau 24 F W Oct 1875 GA
Levonia dau 29 F W May 1871 GA
Marion H. son 22 M W Nov 1877 GA
Walter V. son 21 M W Dec 1880 GA
Belzole dau 15 F W Mar 1884 GA
Inez dau 9 F W July 1890 GA

Burial

No gravestone.

Endnotes

1. From: Find-A-Grave Online, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Prather&GSiman=1&GScid=2201845&GRid=49866506&.