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Rutha Prather 1829–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1829

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 1865

Death Location: Rusk County, Texas, USA

Father: King Jr.

Mother: Martha Greer

Spouse(s): William Greenhaw

Children(s): James Greenhaw, Leutetia Greenhaw, William Jr, Martha Greenhaw, Anthony Greenhaw, Anthony GREENHAW, William Greenhaw, DORNISHA GREENHAW

Rutha Prather was born in 1829 in Alabama, the child of King Prather Jr And Martha Jane Greer. In 1850, Rutha Prather resided in District 6, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA. Rutha Prather married William Wyatt Greenhaw, and had children including Anthony King Greenhaw, Dornisha Leutetia Netia Greenhaw, James Dorris Greenhaw, Leutetia Greenhaw, Martha Cedilla Jane Greenhaw, William Greenhaw, William Wyatt Greenhaw Jr. Rutha Prather passed away in 1865 in Rusk County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Rutha Prather was born in 1829 in Alabama, the child of King Prather Jr And Martha Jane Greer.
  • In 1850, Rutha Prather resided in District 6, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA.
  • Rutha Prather married William Wyatt Greenhaw, and had children including Anthony King Greenhaw, Dornisha Leutetia Netia Greenhaw, James Dorris Greenhaw, Leutetia Greenhaw, Martha Cedilla Jane Greenhaw, William Greenhaw, William Wyatt Greenhaw Jr.
  • Rutha Prather passed away in 1865 in Rusk County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

King Jr.
1802–1873
Birth Location: Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
KJ
Martha Greer
1805–1873
Birth Location: Laurens County, South Carolina, USA
MG

Spouses(s)

William Greenhaw
1830–1864
Birth Location: Limestone County, Alabama United States
WG

Children(s)

James Greenhaw
1856–1940
Birth Location: New Salem, Rusk, Texas, United States
JG
Leutetia Greenhaw
1865–1946
Birth Location: Rusk County, Texas USA
LG
William Jr
1860–1943
Birth Location: Rusk County, Texas, United States of America
WJ
Martha Greenhaw
1854–
Birth Location: Itawamaba, Mississippi
MG
Anthony Greenhaw
1858–1948
Birth Location: Rusk County, Texas USA
AG
Anthony GREENHAW
1858–1948
Birth Location: Rusk County, Texas USA
AG
William Greenhaw
1858–1943
Birth Location: Rusk County, Texas, United States
WG
DORNISHA GREENHAW
1865–1946
Birth Location: Rusk, Cherokee, Texas, United States
DG

Rutha Prather's Ancestors

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Rutha Prather
1829–1865
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
King Prather Jr.
1802–1873
Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
Martha (Jane) Greer
1805–1873
Laurens County, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Josiah (Hyatt Prather) Sr.
1770–1825
Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina
Francina ("Rutha" Pearson) Townsend
1780–1851
Laurens, Laurens County, South Carolina, USA
Joseph (Greer) Sr
1770–1843
South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Phillip PRATHER
1750–1798
Susannah Hubbard
1755–1848
Pearson Townsend
1755–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rutha Prather's Descendants

1.
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Rutha Prather (1829–1865) m. William (Wyatt) Greenhaw (1830–1 April 1864)
  1. 1. James (Dorris) Greenhaw 1856–1940 m. Sarah (Ann Elizabeth) Jeter 1855–1947
    1. 1. Alice (Bell) Greenhaw 1880–1967 m. Henderson (Lafayette) Wilson 1879–1962
      1. 1. Odis (Leonard) Wilson 1909–1995 m. Leona McFarlin 1912–1999
        1. 1. Hilton (Leon) Wilson 1930–2010 m. Wanda (Mae) Wolf 1935–2021
      2. 2. Carlton (Dewey) Wilson 1904–1974 m. Goldie (M) Wilson 1903–1993
        1. 1. P (L) Wilson 1928–1976
        2. 2. Earline Wilson 1936–2005
      3. 3. Roy (Dorris (Darce)) Wilson 1906–1996 m. Mildred (Helen) Wilson 1914–
      4. 4. Lucian (Hubert) Wilson 1908–2003 m. Watha (L) Wilson 1915–1999
        1. 1. Kenneth (W) Wilson 1934–2006
      5. 5. Winnie (O) Wilson 1911–1998 m. William (O) King 1903–
      6. 6. Alice (Vena) Nelson 1916–2006 m. M (H) Nelson 1912–1993
        1. 1. Darwin (Carrall) Nelson 1936–2006
        2. 2. Wayland (Duane) Nelson 1939–1977
        3. 3. Richard (D) Nelson 1945–2006
        4. 4. Mackey (Von) Nelson 1942–2021
      7. 7. Flossie (Lee) Wilson 1922–1989
      8. 8. Anita (Eugene) Wilson 1925–2017 m. Marvin Nelson 1920–2004
      9. 9. Doyle (Doy) Wilson 1913–1966 m. Rena (Mae) Vardeman 1921–1971
      10. 10. Ernest (Felix) Wilson 1905–1947 m. Edna Bohannon 1936–2016
      11. 11. Hollis (Owens) Wilson 1915–1963 m. Virginia (Louise) Wilson 1917–2000
        1. 1. Gwendolyn (Kay) Lewis 1939–1971
      12. 12. Anna (Jewel) Wilson 1901–1903
      13. 13. William (Horise) Wilson 1911–1912
    2. 2. Lee (Jeter) Greenhaw 1890–1981
    3. 3. Charles ('Charley' Robert) Greenhaw 1882–1972 m. Imer (Terra) Sanderson 1889–1975
      1. 1. Leslie (Alva) Greenhaw 1909–1979 m. Hattie (Pearl) Taylor 1908–1995
        1. 1. Charles (Kenneth) Greenhaw 1930–1990 m. Pamelia (A) Larouche 1933–1996
      2. 2. Rubie Greenhaw 1908–
      3. 3. Cleo (Iva) GREENHAW 1912–1982
      4. 4. Era Greenhaw 1914–1999
      5. 5. John Greenhaw 1922–
    4. 4. Maude Greenhaw 1884–1982 m. James (Franklin) Gates 1881–1960
      1. 1. Nina (Mae) Gates 1903–1990
      2. 2. Elmer (Lee) Gates 1905–1974
      3. 3. J. (D.) Gates 1927–1932
      4. 4. Willie (Virgil) Gates 1909–1973
      5. 5. Jack Gates 1913–1990
      6. 6. Carl Gates 1906–1983
      7. 7. Vera (L) Gates 1911–2001
      8. 8. Nellie (Pauline) Gates 1915–2000
      9. 9. Leonard (V) Gates 1919–1991
      10. 10. Geneva (Lucille) Gates 1921–2008 m. Barney (Lee) Reynolds 1904–1979
        1. 1. James (Lee) Reynolds 1939–2007
        2. 2. Glendon (Ray) Reynolds 1945–2015
    5. 5. William (Wyatt) Greenhaw 1885–1968
    6. 6. Addie Greenhaw 1887–1952
    7. 7. John (Dorris) Greenhaw 1889–1980 m. Willie (Virginia) Hickman-Halman-Greenhaw 1898–1981 m. Myrtle (B.) Greenhaw 1892–1966
      1. 1. Herman (H) Greenhaw 1910–
      2. 2. Beauford Greenhaw 1912–
      3. 3. Ora Greenhaw 1915–
      4. 4. Ola Greenhaw 1915–
      5. 5. Delphus Greenhaw 1917–
    8. 8. Mary (Ruth) Greenhaw 1892–1957
    9. 9. Arthur (King) Greenhaw 1896–1964 m. Anna (N) Greenhow 1896–
      1. 1. Juanita (N) Greenhow 1920–2005
      2. 2. Delno (Dempsey) Greenhaw 1921–2008
    10. 10. Jessie (James) Greenhaw 1894–1995 m. Vera (Mae) Norred 1902–1989
      1. 1. Clara (Mae) Harrison 1918–2011
  2. 2. Leutetia Greenhaw 1865–1946 m. James (Edward Silvey) Jr 1846–1900 m. Zora (Bobel) Brown 1854–1936
    1. 1. Martha (Malissa 'Mattie') Silvey 1893–1921
    2. 2. Mittie (Loraine) Silvey 1896–1990
    3. 3. Willie (Louise) Silvey 1886–1964
    4. 4. Doris (N. 'Uncle Quack') Silvey 1889–1970
    5. 5. Leila (Belle) Silvey 1884–1956
    6. 6. Charles (Davison 'Chase') SILVEY 1891–1904
    7. 7. Linnie Brown 1904–1990
    8. 8. John (Edward Silvey) III 1882–1882
  3. 3. William (Wyatt Greenhaw) Jr 1860–1943
  4. 4. Martha (Cedilla Jane) Greenhaw 1854–
  5. 5. Anthony (King) Greenhaw 1858–1948
  6. 6. Anthony (King) GREENHAW 1858–1948
  7. 7. William Greenhaw 1858–1943
  8. 8. DORNISHA (LEUTETIA 'NETIA') GREENHAW 1865–1946

Rutha Prather's Timeline

7 Records

1829
1829
Birth of Rutha Prather in Alabama
Alabama
1850
1850
Age 21
Rutha Prather resided here in District 6, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
District 6, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
1852
11 Nov 1852
Age 23
Rutha Prather was married in Itawamba, MS
Itawamba, MS
1852
11 Nov 1852
Age 23
Rutha Prather was married in Itawamba, Mississippi
Itawamba, Mississippi
1860
1860
Age 31
Rutha Prather resided here in Beat 3, New Salem, Rusk, Texas, USA
Beat 3, New Salem, Rusk, Texas, USA
1860
1860
Age 31
Rutha Prather resided here in Beat 3, Rusk, Texas, USA
Beat 3, Rusk, Texas, USA
1865
1865
Age 36
Death of Rutha Prather in Rusk County, Texas, USA
Rusk County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1829
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Beat 3, Rusk, Texas; Roll: M653_1304; Page: 234; Family History Library Film: 805304
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 6, Itawamba, Mississippi; Roll: 373; Page: 360A
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1852
    Event Place: Itawamba, MS
    Record Source:
    [1] Mississippi, Compiled Marriages
    [2] Mississippi, Compiled Marriage Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1852
    Event Place: Itawamba, Mississippi
    Record Source: Mississippi, U.S., Compiled Marriage Index, 1776-1935

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 6, Itawamba, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 6, Itawamba, Mississippi; Roll: 373; Page: 360A

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Beat 3, New Salem, Rusk, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Beat 3, Rusk, Texas; Roll: M653_1304; Page: 234; Family History Library Film: 805304

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Beat 3, Rusk, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Beat 3, Rusk, Texas; Roll: M653_1304; Page: 234; Family History Library Film: 805304

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1865
    Event Place: Rusk County, Texas, USA
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