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Edward James Prather 1769–1823 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1769

Birth Location: Rowan County, North Carolina Colony

Death Date: 1823

Death Location: Lincoln, Kentucky, United States

Father: Johnathan Prather

Mother: Eleanor Turner

Spouse(s): Mary Jenkins

Children(s): Gideon Prather

The story of Edward James Prather began in 1769 in Rowan County, North Carolina Colony. Edward James Prather married Mary Jane Jenkins, Polly Prather, and had children including Gideon H Prather, Marcus Brook Prater. Edward James Prather passed away in 1823 in Lincoln, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Edward James Prather began in 1769 in Rowan County, North Carolina Colony.
  • Edward James Prather married Mary Jane Jenkins, Polly Prather, and had children including Gideon H Prather, Marcus Brook Prater.
  • Edward James Prather passed away in 1823 in Lincoln, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johnathan Prather
1748–1829
Birth Location: Frederick County, Maryland, USA
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Eleanor Turner
1740–1814
Birth Location: Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States,
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Spouses(s)

Mary Jenkins
1773–1847
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States of America
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Children(s)

Gideon Prather
1770–1856
Birth Location: Hardin County, Kentucky, USA
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Edward Prather's Ancestors

Self
Edward Prather
1769–1823
Birth Place: Rowan County, North Carolina Colony
Parents
Johnathan Hunt Prather
1748–1829
Frederick County, Maryland, USA
Eleanor Turner
1740–1814
Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States,
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Prather's Descendants

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Edward (James) Prather (1769–1823) m. Mary (Jane) Jenkins (1773–28 April 1847)
  1. 1. Gideon (H.) Prather 1770–1856 m. Elizabeth Williams 1790–1872
    1. 1. Gideon (H.) Prather 1816–1902 m. Leah (W.) Prather 1829–1899
      1. 1. Gideon (H.) Prather 1861–1899 m. Siotha Stephens 1868–1951
        1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth) Prather 1896–1970 m. George (Harrison) Ping 1888–1964
        2. 2. William (Timothy) Ping 1899–1996
    2. 2. Nellie (Cassandra) Prather 1822–
    3. 3. Sarah (Jane) Prather 1834–1877
    4. 4. Frederick (William) Prather 1832–1907
    5. 5. Robert (W.) Prather 1821–1900
    6. 6. John (P.) Prather 1816–1891
    7. 7. Mary (Ellen) Prather 1827–1879
    8. 8. Mary (Polly Ann) Prather 1815–1880
    9. 9. Thomas (P.) Prather 1820–1897
    10. 10. Elizabeth Prather 1832–1858
    11. 11. James Prather 1832–
    12. 12. Stanton Prather 1830–1888

Edward Prather's Timeline

2 Records

1769
1769
Birth of Edward James Prather in Rowan County, North Carolina Colony
Rowan County, North Carolina Colony
1823
1823
Age 54
Death of Edward James Prather in Lincoln, Kentucky, United States
Lincoln, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1769
    Event Place: Rowan County, North Carolina Colony

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1823
    Event Place: Lincoln, Kentucky, United States
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