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William Patrick Prather 1824–1874 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1824-08-15

Birth Location: Jonesboro,Clark,Indiana,USA

Death Date: 1874-08-04

Death Location: , , Illinois, USA

Father: John Prather

Mother: Mary Patrick

Spouse(s): Mary Smith

Children(s): Clinton Prather

William Patrick Prather was born in 1824 in Jonesboro,Clark,Indiana,USA, the child of John Prather And Mary Patrick. William Patrick Prather married Mary Smith, and had children including Clinton Charles Prather. William Patrick Prather passed away in 1874 in , , Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • William Patrick Prather was born in 1824 in Jonesboro,Clark,Indiana,USA, the child of John Prather And Mary Patrick.
  • William Patrick Prather married Mary Smith, and had children including Clinton Charles Prather.
  • William Patrick Prather passed away in 1874 in , , Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Prather
1799–1875
Birth Location: ,Iredell,North Carolina,USA
JP
Mary Patrick
1806–1847
Birth Location: ,Clark,Indiana,USA
MP

Spouses(s)

Mary Smith
1830–1905
Birth Location: ,Wayne,Indiana,USA
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Children(s)

Clinton Prather
1853–1932
Birth Location: ,Bartholomew,Indiana,USA
CP

William Prather's Ancestors

Self
William Prather
1824–1874
Birth Place: Jonesboro,Clark,Indiana,USA
Parents
John Prather
1799–1875
,Iredell,North Carolina,USA
Mary Patrick
1806–1847
,Clark,Indiana,USA
Grandparents
Basil (Robertson) Prather
1771–1823
Lower Potomac Hundred,Frederick,Maryland,USA
Rachel Holman
1780–1862
Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Holeman
1757–1843
Catherine Wilcoxson
1762–1803
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Wilcockson
1724–1765
Edith Philpott
1740–1824

William Prather's Descendants

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William (Patrick) Prather (1824-08-15–1874-08-04) m. Mary Smith (1830-01-18–1905-12-08)
  1. 1. Clinton (Charles) Prather 1853–1932 m. Amillda (Jane) Faubion 1855–1874
    1. 1. Ira (Jason) Prather 1864–1924 m. Etta (Catherine) Schoon 1876–1967
      1. 1. Mary (Achsah) Prather 1905–2000 m. Wallace (Albert) Gunn 1903–1966
        1. 1. Donald (Windsor) Gunn 1932–1993 m. Roberta (Alice "Bobbie") Jackson 1934–2005
        2. 2. Wallace (Albert Bert) Gunn 1928–2019

William Prather's Timeline

2 Records

1824
1824-08-15
Birth of William Patrick Prather in Jonesboro,Clark,Indiana,USA
Jonesboro,Clark,Indiana,USA
1874
1874-08-04
Age 50
Death of William Patrick Prather in , , Illinois, USA
, , Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1824-08-15
    Event Place: Jonesboro,Clark,Indiana,USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1874-08-04
    Event Place: , , Illinois, USA
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