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James A Prather 1814 – 1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Dec 1814

Birth Location: Bourbon, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 30 Mar 1885

Death Location: Vermillion, Vermillion, Indiana, United States

Father: Jonathan Prather

Mother: Mary Tharp

Spouse(s): Mary Prather

Children(s): Rachel Fisher

James A Prather was born in 1814 in Bourbon, Kentucky, United States, the child of Jonathan Prather and Mary Elizabeth Tharp. James A Prather married Mary Mosbarger Prather, and had children including Rachel Faby Fisher. James A Prather passed away in 1885 in Vermillion, Vermillion, Indiana, United States.

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Biography

  • James A Prather was born in 1814 in Bourbon, Kentucky, United States, the child of Jonathan Prather and Mary Elizabeth Tharp.
  • James A Prather married Mary Mosbarger Prather, and had children including Rachel Faby Fisher.
  • James A Prather passed away in 1885 in Vermillion, Vermillion, Indiana, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jonathan Prather
1755 – 1847
Birth Location: Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
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Mary Tharp
1775 – 1860
Birth Location: Hardy, Bedford County, Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Mary Prather
1816 – 1851
Birth Location: Ohio, United States of America
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Children(s)

Rachel Fisher
1842 – 1925
Birth Location: Vermillion Co Indiana
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James Prather's Ancestors

Self
James Prather
1814 – 1885
Birth Place: Bourbon, Kentucky, United States
Parents
Jonathan Prather
1755 – 1847
Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Tharp
1775 – 1860
Hardy, Bedford County, Virginia
Grandparents
Jeremiah Prather
1731 – 1806
Queen Anne's Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
Ann Odell
1732 – 1807
Queen Anne's Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Prather
1710 – 1763
Elizabeth Nuthall
1710 – 1776
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Nuthall
1665 – 1714

James Prather's Descendants

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James (A) Prather (22 Dec 1814 – 30 Mar 1885) m. Mary (Mosbarger) Prather (27 May 1816 – 24 October 1851)
  1. 1. Rachel (Faby) Fisher (14 Mar 1842 – 5 Nov 1925) m. James Fisher (1836 – 1906)
    1. 1. James (George) Fisher (abt 1893 – ) m. Constance (Irene) Parrish (23 May 1904 – 9 Aug 1939)
      1. 1. Charles Fisher (abt 1923 – )
      2. 2. Irene (E) Fisher (abt 1925 – )
      3. 3. Joy (Adeline) Fisher (abt 1931 – 21 Dec 1986) m. Clinton (Howard) Hyatt (28 Mar 1928 – 27 July 1998) m. Howard Hyatt (abt 1908 – 16 December 1952)
      4. 4. Marilyn (Yvonne) Bullock (8 Aug 1932 – 22 Apr 2018)

James Prather's Timeline

3 Records

1814
22 Dec 1814
Birth of James A Prather in Bourbon, Kentucky, United States
Bourbon, Kentucky, United States
1852
Abt. 1852
Age 38
James A Prather was married in , Vermilion, Illinois, USA
, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
1885
30 Mar 1885
Age 71
Death of James A Prather in Vermillion, Vermillion, Indiana, United States
Vermillion, Vermillion, Indiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1814
    Event Place: Bourbon, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1852
    Event Place: , Vermilion, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Mar 1885
    Event Place: Vermillion, Vermillion, Indiana, United States
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