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Stephen Prather 1789–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 November 1789

Birth Location: Mercer, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 23 Jun 1856

Death Location: Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Jeremiah Private

Mother: Anne Ashby

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Ashby

Children(s): Letitia Prather

Stephen Prather was born in 1789 in Mercer, Kentucky, USA, the child of Jeremiah Thomas Prather Private And Anne Ashby. In 1819, Stephen Prather resided in Lexington, Kentucky, USA. Stephen Prather married Elizabeth Ashby, and had children including Letitia Letty Sally Prather. Stephen Prather passed away in 1856 in Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Stephen Prather was born in 1789 in Mercer, Kentucky, USA, the child of Jeremiah Thomas Prather Private And Anne Ashby.
  • In 1819, Stephen Prather resided in Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
  • Stephen Prather married Elizabeth Ashby, and had children including Letitia Letty Sally Prather.
  • Stephen Prather passed away in 1856 in Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jeremiah Private
1756–1841
Birth Location: Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
JP
Anne Ashby
1765–1822
Birth Location: Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
AA

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Ashby
1787–1871
Birth Location: Mercer, Kentucky, United States
EA

Children(s)

Letitia Prather
1819–1878
Birth Location: Hopklins County, Kentucky, United States
LP

Stephen Prather's Ancestors

Self
Stephen Prather
1789–1856
Birth Place: Mercer, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Jeremiah Thomas Prather Private
1756–1841
Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
Anne Ashby
1765–1822
Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
JOHN (HUNT PRATHER) Private
1735–1814
Spriggs Request, Prince George's, Maryland, USA
Eleanor Turner
1740–1813
Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Stephen (Ashby) Captain
1710–1797
Prince William County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Robertson
1714–1797
Frederick Co, VA, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Philomen I
1708–1767
Catherine Hunt
1710–1736
John Sr
1699–1768
Sarah Williams
1710–1773
Thomas Col
1694–1752
Rosanna Berry
1682–1752
Thomas Col
1694–1752
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Colonel
1673–1712
Martha Sprigg
1677–1742
John Hunt
1687–1759
Elizabeth Clare
1685–1758
Thomas Turner
1664–1744
Susannah Anthony
1663–1738
Edward Sr.
1684–1746
Mary Pugh
1688–1750
John II
1675–1727
Constantia Broughton
1677–1720
John II
1648–1724
Sarah Harper
1647–1714
John II
1675–1727
Constantia Broughton
1677–1720

Stephen Prather's Descendants

1.
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Stephen Prather (24 November 1789–23 Jun 1856) m. Elizabeth Ashby (11 May 1787–23 Nov 1871)
  1. 1. Letitia ("Letty" Sally) Prather 1819–1878 m. Joseph (G) Crews 1815–1890
    1. 1. Letitia (F) Crews 1846–1927 m. James (Franklin) Anderson 1844–1919
      1. 1. Oran (Grey) Anderson 1882–1961 m. Edna (Ester) Waddell 1884–1956
        1. 1. Clyta (Mae) Anderson 1909–1940 m. Lewis (Wayne) Place 1909–1983

Stephen Prather's Timeline

7 Records

1789
24 November 1789
Birth of Stephen Prather in Mercer, Kentucky, USA
Mercer, Kentucky, USA
1810
1810
Age 21
Stephen Prather was married in Hopkins Co, KY
Hopkins Co, KY
1819
27 Aug 1819
Age 30
Stephen Prather resided here in Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Lexington, Kentucky, USA
1820
7 Aug 1820
Age 31
Stephen Prather resided here in Hopkins, Kentucky, USA
Hopkins, Kentucky, USA
1840
1840
Age 51
Stephen Prather resided here in Hopkins, Kentucky, USA
Hopkins, Kentucky, USA
1850
1850
Age 61
Stephen Prather resided here in Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, USA
1856
23 Jun 1856
Age 67
Death of Stephen Prather in Hopkins, Kentucky
Hopkins, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 November 1789
    Event Place: Mercer, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 799.001; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 4
    [4] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 2, Hopkins, Kentucky; Roll: 205; Page: 149a
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Hopkins Co, KY

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1819
    Event Place: Lexington, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, Kentucky Gazette; Publication Date: 27 Aug 1819; Publication Place: Lexington, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1820
    Event Place: Hopkins, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census, Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Hopkins, Kentucky; Page: 260; NARA Roll: M33_23; Image: 151

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Hopkins, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Hopkins, Kentucky; Roll: 114; Page: 381; Family History Library Film: 0007827

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Copies of Nonpopulation Census Schedules for Kentucky, 1960-1964; NAID: 2791276; Record Group Number: 29; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 2, Hopkins, Kentucky; Roll: 205; Page: 149a

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Hopkins, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jun 1856
    Event Place: Hopkins, Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hopkins County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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