Individual Details
Benjamin Penn PRATHER
(28 Mar 1821 - 23 Feb 1885)
From: Early History And Pioneers Of Champaign County (1886)
Events
| Birth | 28 Mar 1821 | Shiloh, Franklin Twp., Clermont Co., OH | |||
| Marriage | 15 Sep 1846 | Felicity, Clermont Co., OH - Caroline Matilda STEVENS | |||
| Census | 1850 | Franklin Twp., Clermont Co., OH |  | ||
| Occupation | 1850 | an engineer | |||
| Occupation | Bef 1856 | ferryboat operator, steamboatman - Ohio River | |||
| Emigration | Jun 1856 | Clermont Co., OH to Champaign Co., IL | |||
| Occupation | Aft 1856 | grain business - Champaign Co., IL | |||
| Census | 1880 | Franklin Twp., Clermont Co., OH | | ||
| Will | 10 Jan 1885 | Champaign Co., IL | |||
| Death | 23 Feb 1885 | Somer Twp., Champaign Co., IL | | ||
| Burial | Mt. Hope Cemetery, Urbana, Champaign Co., IL |  |
Families
| Spouse | Caroline Matilda STEVENS (1823 - 1910) |
| Child | William T. PRATHER (1847 - 1872) |
| Child | Jesse M. PRATHER (1850 - 1869) |
| Child | Jennie P. PRATHER (1851 - 1875) |
| Child | Homer Silsby PRATHER (1853 - 1905) |
| Child | Scott PRATHER (1855 - 1890) |
| Child | Spees N. PRATHER (1859 - 1900) |
| Father | James Hanson PRATHER (1791 - 1854) |
| Mother | Sophia PENN (1795 - 1857) |
| Sibling | Capt. James Hanson PRATHER (1814 - 1868) |
| Sibling | William H. PRATHER (1822 - 1870) |
| Sibling | Edward J. PRATHER (1826 - 1850) |
| Sibling | John Garett PRATHER (1830 - 1875) |
| Sibling | Francis M. PRATHER (1832 - 1870) |
| Sibling | Grafton O. PRATHER (1825 - 1853) |
| Sibling | Sarah PRATHER (1833 - 1884) |
| Sibling | Samuel W. PRATHER (1838 - 1870) |
Notes
Census
Age 29Census
Age 59Death
From gravestone.Endnotes
1. From: Find-A-Grave Online, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=126388290.