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Stephen Prather 1789–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 November 1789

Birth Location: Mercer Co, KY

Death Date: 23 Jun 1856

Death Location: Hopkins, Kentucky, USA

Father: Thomas Prather

Mother: Anna Ashby

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Ashby

Children(s): Emma Prather, Henry Prather, Thomas Prather, John Prather, Sarah Prather, Elizabeth Prather, Letticia Prather, Pernetta Prather, Fielding Prather

Stephen Prather was born in 1789 in Mercer Co, KY, the child of Thomas Prather And Anna Ashby. Stephen Prather married Elizabeth Ashby, and had children including Elizabeth Prather, Emma Ann Prather, Fielding T Prather, Henry A Prather, John Prather, Letticia Letty Sally Prather, Pernetta Prather, Sarah Jane Prather, Thomas Prather. Stephen Prather passed away in 1856 in Hopkins, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Stephen Prather was born in 1789 in Mercer Co, KY, the child of Thomas Prather And Anna Ashby.
  • Stephen Prather married Elizabeth Ashby, and had children including Elizabeth Prather, Emma Ann Prather, Fielding T Prather, Henry A Prather, John Prather, Letticia Letty Sally Prather, Pernetta Prather, Sarah Jane Prather, Thomas Prather.
  • Stephen Prather passed away in 1856 in Hopkins, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Prather
1753–1839
Birth Location: Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
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Anna Ashby
1765–1822
Birth Location: Frederick, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Ashby
1787–1871
Birth Location: Virginia
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Children(s)

Emma Prather
1811–1879
Birth Location: , Hopkins, Kentucky, USA
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Henry Prather
1810–1875
Birth Location: Hopkins Co, KY
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Thomas Prather
1816–1872
Birth Location: Hopkins, Kentucky, United States,
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John Prather
1823–1877
Birth Location: Hopkins County, Kentucky, USA
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Sarah Prather
1820–1891
Birth Location: Madisonville, Hopkins, Kentucky, USA
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Elizabeth Prather
1829–1876
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Letticia Prather
1819–1878
Birth Location: Hopklins County, Kentucky, United States
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Pernetta Prather
1814–1881
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
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Fielding Prather
1821–
Birth Location: Kentucky
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Stephen Prather's Ancestors

Self
Stephen Prather
1789–1856
Birth Place: Mercer Co, KY
Parents
Thomas Prather
1753–1839
Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Anna Ashby
1765–1822
Frederick, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Stephen Ashby
1710–1797
Stafford, Prince William, Virginia, United States
Winifred (Elizabeth) Robertson
1732–1797
Frederick, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Ashby
1694–1752
Rosanna Berry
1700–1752
Thomas Ashby
1694–1752
Elizabeth LeJeau
1687–1752
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Ashby
1675–1727
Constantina Broughton
1677–1720
Henry Berry
1652–1692
Sarah Harper
1647–1714
John Ashby
1675–1727
Constantina Broughton
1677–1720
Rev Lejau
1665–1717
Elizabeth Harrison
1670–

Stephen Prather's Descendants

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Stephen Prather (31 November 1789–23 Jun 1856) m. Elizabeth Ashby (11 May 1787–23 November 1871)
  1. 1. Emma (Ann) Prather 1811–1879
  2. 2. Henry (A) Prather 1810–1875
  3. 3. Thomas Prather 1816–1872
  4. 4. John Prather 1823–1877
  5. 5. Sarah (Jane) Prather 1820–1891
  6. 6. Elizabeth Prather 1829–1876
  7. 7. Letticia ("Letty" Sally) Prather 1819–1878 m. Joseph (G) Crews 1816–1890
    1. 1. Letitia (F.) Crews 1846–1927
    2. 2. Williamson Crews 1836–1891
    3. 3. Eliza (Jane) Crews 1841–1907
    4. 4. Mary (Ann 'Mollie') Crews 1843–1907
    5. 5. Elizabeth (C) Crews 1852–1883
  8. 8. Pernetta Prather 1814–1881
    1. 1. Bryant (Young) Ballew 1843–1917
      1. 1. Harriett (Electra) Ballew 1874–1964
        1. 1. Guy (Bryant) Gauntt 1896–1973
  9. 9. Fielding (T.) Prather 1821–

Stephen Prather's Timeline

2 Records

1789
31 November 1789
Birth of Stephen Prather in Mercer Co, KY
Mercer Co, KY
1856
23 Jun 1856
Age 67
Death of Stephen Prather in Hopkins, Kentucky, USA
Hopkins, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 November 1789
    Event Place: Mercer Co, KY

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jun 1856
    Event Place: Hopkins, Kentucky, USA
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