Individual Details

Homesteader in 1831 from Kentucky. He eventually paid $1.25 and acre,
with a land grant from Martin Van Buren..

He came with his brother, John and met up with sisters Elizabeth and
Nancy Ann who married the Chandler brothers.

In the 1880 Clay Co., MO Gallatin Twp House 244 where he is listed as
head of household. His son (James Higgins Prather) and daughter in law




(Margaret Emma Broadhurst) are mistakenly represented as son and
daughter. His grandchildren (Eddie, Flora, Stella, Lula, Alta, and John)
are mistakenly listed as children.

Birth	8 Oct 1810	Fayette Co., KY
Marriage	24 Aug 1838	Clay Co., MO - Nancy ROBERTS
Census	1840	Clay Co., MO
Census (family)	1850	Clay Co., MO - Nancy ROBERTS
Census (family)	1860	Missouri City, Clay Co., MO - Nancy ROBERTS
Census	1880	Clay Co., MO
Death	13 Jul 1898	Clay Co., MO

Spouse	Nancy ROBERTS (1817 - 1869)
Child	James Higgins PRATHER (1839 - 1919)
Child	Margaret PRATHER (1842 - 1860)

Father	Thomas W. PRATHER Sr. (1778 - 1857)
Mother	Mary CLAGGETT (1787 - 1857)
Sibling	John M. PRATHER (1806 - 1862)
Sibling	Elizabeth PRATHER (1808 - 1840)
Sibling	Nancy Ann PRATHER (1813 - 1847)
Sibling	Ninian PRATHER (1815 - 1847)
Sibling	Mary PRATHER (1817 - 1880)
Sibling	Thomas PRATHER (1819 - 1903)
Sibling	Euphon PRATHER (1822 - 1896)
Sibling	James PRATHER (1825 - 1905)
Sibling	Sarah "Sally" PRATHER (1832 - 1859)

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