William Thomas Prather b. 1 Feb 1841 S Browning, Linn, Missouri, USA d. 11 Jun 1922 Benton Township, Linn, Missouri, United States: My Family Online

1841 - 1922 (81 years)

Name	William Thomas Prather
Born	1 Feb 1841	S Browning, Linn, Missouri, USA [1, 2, 3]
Gender	Male
Died	11 Jun 1922	Benton Township, Linn, Missouri, United States [4, 5]
Buried	13 Jun 1922	Prather Cemetery, South of Browning, Linn, Missouri, United States [6, 7]
Person ID	I5014	Wagner-Thomas \| Hallmark
Last Modified	11 Jan 2014

Family Rebecca Ann Smith, b. 3 Mar 1842, Scottsville Twp, Sullivan, Missouri , d. 9 Aug 1934, Browning, Linn, Missouri, United States (Age 92 years)

Married 2 Apr 1861 prob Sullivan, Missouri [8]

Children

+	1. William Walter Prather, b. 23 Nov 1863, Browning, Linn, Missouri, United States , d. 11 Jun 1937, Browning, Linn, Missouri, United States (Age 73 years)
	2. Clara Alice Prather, b. 21 Feb 1865, Browning, Linn, Missouri, United States , d. 29 Dec 1868, Browning, Linn, Missouri, United States (Age 3 years)
+	3. Bertha Elizabeth Prather, b. 13 Dec 1870, near Browning, Linn, Missouri, United States , d. 29 Sep 1963, near Mechanicsburg, Sangamon, Illinois (Age 92 years)
+	4. Mary Ellen Prather, b. 9 Nov 1872, Browning, Linn, Missouri, United States , d. 8 Jan 1913, Palisade, Mesa, Colorado, United States (Age 40 years)
+	5. Lillian Grace Prather, b. 23 Sep 1875, near Browning, Linn, Missouri, United States , d. 11 Mar 1927, Browning, Linn, Missouri, United States (Age 51 years)
+	6. Ross Estes Prather, b. 8 May 1878, Browning, Linn, Missouri, United States , d. 6 Feb 1939, Browning, Linn, Missouri, United States (Age 60 years)
	7. Ernest Fay Prather, b. 1 Aug 1884, Browning, Linn, Missouri, United States , d. 17 Apr 1952, Browning, Linn, Missouri, United States (Age 67 years)

Last Modified 22 Nov 2014

Family ID F1665 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Married - 2 Apr 1861 - prob Sullivan, Missouri
	Died - 11 Jun 1922 - Benton Township, Linn, Missouri, United States
	Buried - 13 Jun 1922 - Prather Cemetery, South of Browning, Linn, Missouri, United States

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Notes

1841 BIRTH: MO,Linn Co-near Browning: William Thomas Prather born 1 Feb 1841. 15 June 1922, son of Thomas &
Lucinda Dawson Prather [more on ancestors of William Thomas, The Warrens and You pg 80].

1861-65 MILITARY: The Warres and You pg 80: "William Thomas Prather served as a private in the Civil War..."

1870 CENSUS; MO,Linn Co-Benton Twp-Linneus PO: pg 80(232), 4 Aug, Dw 72/93:
PRATHER, Wm T 29/MO farmer (4000,2000); Rebecca 28/MO; Wm W 7/MO

1880 CENSUS: MO,Linn Co-Benton Twp-ED 187: pg 7,1st June,pg 507, Dw 7/7:
PRATHER, William 39/MO (KY,KY) farmer; Rebecca 39/MO (TN,TN); Walter 16/MO;
Bertha 9/MO; Mary E 7/MO; Grace 5/MO-measles; Ross 2/MO

1900 CENSUS:MO,Linn-Benton Twp /ed 65: Anc.com Img 20 sheet 11, 16 June, Dw 210/221:
PRATHER, William T-head 59/MO bn F1841 (KY,KY) 39yrs, farmer-own farm; Rebecca-wife
58/MO bn March 1842 (TN,MO)md39yrs 6/7 children living; Ross E-son22/MO
bn May 1898 (MO,MO)wd, farmer Ernst F-son 15/MO bn Aug 1884 (MO,MO)

1910 CENSUS: MO,Linn Co-N Benton Twp-Browning ED66: Anc.com Img 18 pg22, 28 Apr Dw//:
PRATHER, William T-head 69/MO (Ky,Ky)md 1x-49yrs-gen farmer; Rebecca A-wifw 68/MO
(MO,MO)md 1x-49yrs 6/8 children living; Fay E-son 23/MO (MO,MO)single

1920 CENSUS: MO,Linn Co-N Benton Twp: A/c Img #? pg 16, 12-14 Jan, Farm 14:
PRATHER, Wm T-head 78/MO (KY,KY)md farmer; Rebecca A-wife 77/MO (TN,MO)
md, no occ; Earnest F-son 35/MO (MO,KY) no occupation

1922 DEATH,BURIAL: MO,Linn Co-Browning: William Thomas Prather died 11 June 1922, buried in Prather Cemetery

NOTES: The Prather farm, owned by George W Prather at time of book, The Warrens & You-1958 , has been handed down through the generations.

Ck out: Prather Cem, Cem Rcds of NW Linn Co MO Vol 1, pg 68: "Prather... Thomas, died July 30, 1892, aged 84 yrs, 8 mos, 7 das; Lucinda, wife of Thomas, died June 27, 1876, aged 61 yrs, 7 mos, 10 das" [parents of Wm Thomas] Also - sis? "Prather... Mary E., November 30, 1843-May 1, 1856" From The Warrens and You pg 80, it said William's father and many slaves, some of them being buried in the Prather Cemetery, some bought homes in Linneus MO.

Sources

[S312] Obituary: Missouri,Sullivan Co: Browning Leader-Record, Vol 2 pg 24.
William Thomas Prather was born on the old homestead near Browning 1 Feb 1841...ld;..
Date: 15 June 1922
[S308] The Warrens and You, 6048667., pg 80.
William Thomas, born February 1, 1841, was a son of Thomas and Lucinda (Dawson) Prather...[no place shown]
from the Meshach Smith, Jr. family Bible in the possession of Etha Clem Johannaber, Collinsville ILL..

Date: 1958
[S319] Missouri, Certificate of Death, Certif #18856, Reg #11.
William Thomas Prather... was born Feb 1, 1841, Linn Co, Missouri, son of Thomas Prather [bn KY] and Lucile Lawson [bn KY]... Informant: Walther Prather of Browning [son].
Date: 11 June 1922
[S312] Obituary: Missouri,Sullivan Co: Browning Leader-Record, Vol 2 pg 24.
William Thomas Prather was born on the old homestead near Browning 1 Feb 1841 and died 11 June 1922 at home west of town. Services at the home by Rev J W Drinkard, Laredo, burial in Prather Cemetery. He married in 1861 Rebecca Ann
Smith who with five children, William Walter, Ross Estes, and Ernest Fay Prather of near Browning; Mrs L C (Bertha Elizabeth) Tomlin of Mechanicsburg, Il, and Mrs S W (Lillian Grace) Correll of Brookfield;..
Date: 15 June 1922
[S319] Missouri, Certificate of Death, Certif #18856, Reg #11.
William Thomas Prather, a farmer, married to Rebbecca A, died June 11th, 1922 in Benton Twp, Linn County, Missouri, at the age of 81yrs 4 mos, 10days, of Uremia, contributory: Senility, attended to bny R W Whaley, MD, of Browning MO. Wm was born Feb 1, 1841, Linn Co, Missouri, son of Thomas Prather [bn KY] and Lucile Lawson [bn KY]. He was buried June 13, 1922 on the family plot on Prather Farm. Informant: Walther Prather of Browning [son].
Date: 11 June 1922
[S312] Obituary: Missouri,Sullivan Co: Browning Leader-Record, Vol 2 pg 24.
William Thomas Prather... died 11 June 1922 at home west of town. Services at the home by Rev J W Drinkard, Laredo, burial in Prather Cemetery...
Date: 15 June 1922
[S319] Missouri, Certificate of Death, Certif #18856, Reg #11.
William Thomas Prather... was buried June 13, 1922 on the family plot on Prather Farm. Informant: Walther Prather of Browning [son].
Date: 11 June 1922
[S308] The Warrens and You, 6048667., pg 80.
,,On April 2, 1861, she married William Thomas Prather [no place shown]
from the Meshach Smith, Jr. family Bible in the possession of Etha Clem Johannaber, Collinsville ILL..

Date: 1958