Individual Details
John 'Smith' PRATHER
(1828 - 1898)
His son Garrett's death certificate shows his father as "Smith Prather".
Events
| Birth | 1828 | KY |  | ||
| Marriage | 6 Nov 1847 | Mason Co., KY - Mary C. ROEBUCK | |||
| Census (family) | 1850 | Mason Co., KY - Mary C. ROEBUCK | | ||
| Marriage | 26 Feb 1858 | Mason Co., KY - Permelia "Milly" BRATTON | | ||
| Census (family) | 1860 | Mason Co., KY - Permelia "Milly" BRATTON | | ||
| Census (family) | 1870 | Washington, Mason Co., KY - Permelia "Milly" BRATTON | | ||
| Census (family) | 1880 | Knights Prairie, Hamilton Co., IL - Permelia "Milly" BRATTON | | ||
| Death | 1898 | | |||
| Census | 1900 | Murphysville, Mason Co., KY | | ||
| Census | 1910 | Mason Co., KY | | ||
| Burial | Ten Mile Cemetery, McLeansboro, Hamilton Co., IL |  |
Families
| Spouse | Mary C. ROEBUCK (1827 - 1857) |
| Child | Thomas Ross PRATHER (1850 - 1870) |
| Child | Henry R. PRATHER (1853 - 1870) |
| Child | Sarah PRATHER (1857 - 1860) |
| Spouse | Permelia "Milly" BRATTON (1841 - 1917) |
| Child | Mary C. PRATHER (1859 - 1910) |
| Child | Garrett Davis PRATHER (1859 - 1938) |
| Child | John M. PRATHER (1861 - 1940) |
| Child | William Reason PRATHER (1864 - 1935) |
| Child | Nancy J. "Nannie" PRATHER (1865 - 1939) |
| Child | Charles M. "Charlie" PRATHER (1868 - 1928) |
| Child | Lillie May PRATHER (1869 - 1947) |
| Child | Mamie Elizabeth PRATHER (1871 - 1880) |
| Child | James H. PRATHER (1875 - 1920) |
| Father | Ross M. PRATHER (1773 - 1846) |
| Mother | Mary E. SMITH (1799 - 1857) |
| Sibling | Rachel Maria PRATHER (1828 - 1851) |
| Sibling | Sarah Jane "Sary" PRATHER (1829 - 1845) |
| Sibling | James Smith PRATHER (1830 - 1914) |
| Sibling | Ross "Rosy" PRATHER (1832 - 1910) |
| Sibling | Violet E. PRATHER (1833 - 1866) |
| Sibling | Eleanor PRATHER (1834 - 1845) |
| Sibling | Nicholas PRATHER (1835 - 1860) |
| Sibling | Charles C. PRATHER (1837 - 1838) |
| Sibling | Moses Poyntz PRATHER (1839 - 1927) |
| Sibling | William S. PRATHER (1840 - 1904) |
| Sibling | Joseph Condit PRATHER unm. (1844 - 1903) |
Notes
Birth
From gravestone.Census (family)
John Prather 22Mary Prather 23
Thomas R Prather 0
William Clift 14
Marriage
From: Kentucky Marriage Records, 1852-1914 (Ancestry.com)Census (family)
John Prather 32Milly Prather 19
Thomas D Prather 10
Henry R Prather 7
Sarah Prather 3
Mary C Prather 1
Census (family)
John Prather 41Millie Prather 29
Thomas D Prather 20
Henry R Prather 17
Mary C Prather 12
John M Prather 9
William Prather 7
Nancy J Prather 5
Carles M Prather 4
Siller May Prather 10/12
Census (family)
John Prather 52Willa Prather 39
John M. Prather 19
William R. Prather 17
Nancy J. Prather 14
Charles M. Prather 12
Lillie M. Prather 10
Mamie E. Prather 8
James H. Prather 5
Death
From gravestone.Census
Age 70, living with daughter Mary in household of her husband Horace Clift, and listed as "father-in-law", shown as "J. Smith Prather".Census
Age 80, living with daughter Mary in the household of her husband Horace Clift. (See son-in-law's 1910 Census listing). His gravestone shows him as having died 1898.Endnotes
1. From: Find-A-Grave Online, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/130163102.