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Gideon H. Prather 1770–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 November 1770

Birth Location: Hardin County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 15 Sep 1856

Death Location: Pulaski, Kentucky, United States

Father: Edward Prather

Mother: Mary Jenkins

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Williams

Children(s): Gideon Prather, Nellie Prather, Sarah Prather, Frederick Prather, Robert Prather, John Prather, Mary Prather, Mary Prather, Thomas Prather, Elizabeth Prather, James Prather, Stanton Prather

Gideon H. Prather was born in 1770 in Hardin County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Edward James Prather And Mary Jane Jenkins. Gideon H. Prather married Elizabeth Williams, and had children including Elizabeth Prather, Frederick William Prather, Gideon H Prather, James Prather, John P Prather, Mary Ellen Prather, Mary Polly Ann Prather, Nellie Cassandra Prather, Robert W Prather, Sarah Jane Prather, Stanton Prather, Thomas P Prather. Gideon H. Prather passed away in 1856 in Pulaski, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • Gideon H. Prather was born in 1770 in Hardin County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Edward James Prather And Mary Jane Jenkins.
  • Gideon H. Prather married Elizabeth Williams, and had children including Elizabeth Prather, Frederick William Prather, Gideon H Prather, James Prather, John P Prather, Mary Ellen Prather, Mary Polly Ann Prather, Nellie Cassandra Prather, Robert W Prather, Sarah Jane Prather, Stanton Prather, Thomas P Prather.
  • Gideon H. Prather passed away in 1856 in Pulaski, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Prather
1769–1823
Birth Location: Rowan County, North Carolina Colony
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Mary Jenkins
1773–1847
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Williams
1790–1872
Birth Location: Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
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Children(s)

Gideon Prather
1816–1902
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Nellie Prather
1822–
Birth Location: Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA
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Sarah Prather
1834–1877
Birth Location: Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA
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Frederick Prather
1832–1907
Birth Location: Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA
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Robert Prather
1821–1900
Birth Location: Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA
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John Prather
1816–1891
Birth Location: Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA
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Mary Prather
1827–1879
Birth Location: Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA
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Mary Prather
1815–1880
Birth Location: Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA
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Thomas Prather
1820–1897
Birth Location: Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA
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Elizabeth Prather
1832–1858
Birth Location: Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA
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James Prather
1832–
Birth Location: –
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Stanton Prather
1830–1888
Birth Location: Russell County, Kentucky, USA
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Gideon Prather's Ancestors

Self
Gideon Prather
1770–1856
Birth Place: Hardin County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Edward James Prather
1769–1823
Rowan County, North Carolina Colony
Mary (Jane) Jenkins
1773–1847
South Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
Johnathan (Hunt) Prather
1748–1829
Frederick County, Maryland, USA
Eleanor Turner
1740–1814
Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States,
Richard Jenkins
1729–1787
Catherine Rippon
1736–1809
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Gideon Prather's Descendants

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Gideon (H.) Prather (10 November 1770–15 Sep 1856) m. Elizabeth Williams (15 Nov 1790–11 May 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
        1. 1. William (Clarence) Ping 1915–1987
        2. 2. Charlie (Frank) Ping 1913–1996
        3. 3. James (Arthur) Ping 1917–2002
        4. 4. Vola (Green) Ping 1919–2005
        5. 5. Andrew (J) Ping 1921–1979
        6. 6. Otha (M) Ping 1924–2005
        7. 7. Lovie (A) Ping 1927–2014
        8. 8. Harrison Ping 1930–1994
        9. 9. Ilena Ping 1933–2007
        10. 10. Robert Ping 1935–2010
        11. 11. Son Ping 1929–1929
      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

Gideon Prather's Timeline

2 Records

1770
10 November 1770
Birth of Gideon H. Prather in Hardin County, Kentucky, USA
Hardin County, Kentucky, USA
1856
15 Sep 1856
Age 86
Death of Gideon H. Prather in Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
Pulaski, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 November 1770
    Event Place: Hardin County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1856
    Event Place: Pulaski, Kentucky, United States
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