Individual Details
Col. William Lamdin PRATHER
(1 May 1848 - 24 Jul 1905)
William studied under and was a pallbearer at Gen Robert E Lees funeral in 1870. -- Steve Rhodes
See http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/PP/fpr2.html
See http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/PP/fpr2.html
Events
| Birth | 1 May 1848 | Paris, Henry Co., TN | |||
| Census | 1850 | Henry Co., TN |  | ||
| Emigration | 1854 | TN to TX | |||
| Census | 1860 | Waco, McLennan Co., TX | | ||
| Occupation | Bet 1871 and 1899 | an attorney - Waco, McLennan Co., TX | |||
| Degree | 1871 | LLB - Washington College (now Washington & Lee University), Lexington, VA | | ||
| Miscellaneous | 1871 | was admitted to the bar - Waco, McLennan Co., TX | |||
| Marriage | 3 Feb 1875 | Lexington, VA - Frances Hart "Fanny" KIRKPATRICK | | ||
| Occupation | Bet 1875 and 1878 | City Attorney - Waco, McLennan Co., TX | |||
| Miscellaneous | Bet 1887 and 1899 | was a Regent of the University of Texas | |||
| Miscellaneous | 1895 - 1896 | President, State Bar Association - TX | |||
| Occupation | 1899 | President of the University of Texas - Austin, Travis Co., TX | |||
| Census (family) | 1900 | Waco, McLennan Co., TX - Frances Hart "Fanny" KIRKPATRICK | | ||
| Degree | 1900 | Washington & Lee University, Lexington, VA | |||
| Degree | 1901 | LLD - University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA | |||
| Miscellaneous | 1903 - 1904 | Vice President, National Educational Association | |||
| Miscellaneous | 1904 - 1905 | Vice President, Association of State Universities | |||
| Death | 24 Jul 1905 | ||||
| Census | 1910 | Waco, McLennan Co., TX | | ||
| Burial | Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, McLennan Co., TX |  |
Families
| Spouse | Frances Hart "Fanny" KIRKPATRICK (1847 - 1911) |
| Child | John Kirkpatrick PRATHER (1875 - 1952) |
| Child | Mary Lucretia PRATHER (1878 - 1946) |
| Child | William Lamdin PRATHER Jr. (1881 - 1910) |
| Child | Fanny R. PRATHER (1881 - ) |
| Child | Grace H. PRATHER (1884 - 1900) |
| Father | Rev. George Washington "Gep" PRATHER (1806 - 1874) |
| Mother | Lucretia Patience Quinn LAMDIN (1813 - 1875) |
| Sibling | Balham PRATHER (1846 - 1865) |
| Sibling | James Carter PRATHER (1849 - 1883) |
| Sibling | George McDonald PRATHER unm. (1856 - 1880) |
Notes
Census
Age 2Census
Age 12Degree
Studied under Gen. Robert E. Lee. Prather was a pallbearer at Lee's funeral in 1870.Marriage
5 childrenCensus (family)
William S Prather 51Fanny D Prather 49
John K Prather 24
Mary L Prather 23
Grace H Prather 15
Robert Bevis 45[servant]
Lucy Bevis 35
Census
I cannot explain this conflict:William L Prather 60
William L Prather 30
Mary L Prather 31
Magaret Roberts 45
Endnotes
1. From: Find-A-Grave Online, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=58910055.