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Descendants of William M (Prater) Prather

Generation No. 1

1. WILLIAM M1 (PRATER)PRATHER was born March 04, 1811 in Habersham County,
Georgia, and died May 16, 1898 in Walton County, Georgia. He married DOCIA
DIANNA BRYAN(T) November 24, 1838 in Franklin County, Georgia. Married by
Littleton Meeks, Minister of the Gospel. She was born 1821 in Georgia, and
died November 18, 1888 in High Shoals Georgia, Walton County.

Notes for WILLIAM M (PRATER)PRATHER:
William's last name was spelled PRATER on documents before the War of
Northern Agression (a little Southern humor). After the War, the last name
was spelled PRATHER.

More About WILLIAM M (PRATER)PRATHER:
Burial: High Shoals Baptist Church Cemetery, High Shoals, Georgia, Walton
County
Census: October 22, 1850, Franklin County, Georgia; June 14, 1870, Morgan
County, Georgia
Confederate Pension: February 22, 1897, Filed in Walton County, Georgia
Military service: February 25, 1863, Private, Co."K", 64th Regiment,
Georgia Volunteer Infantry, C.S.A. Walton County, Georgia

Children of WILLIAM (PRATER)PRATHER and DOCIA BRYAN(T) are:
2. i. MARY A.2 PRATHER, b. 1840, Walker County, Georgia.
3. ii. EVANS PEARSON (PIERCE) PRATHER, b. June 15, 1842, Franklin County,
Georgia; d. April 09, 1913, High Shoals Georgia, Walton County.
4. iii. ELISHA THOMAS PRATHER, b. July 05, 1845, Franklin County, Georgia;
d. May 02, 1929, Walton County, Good Hope, Georgia.
iv. MALISSA E. PRATHER, b. 1847, Georgia; m. JOSHUA NICHOLSON, March 12,
1871, Morgan County, Georgia.
5. v. ANDREW M. PRATHER, b. May 1848, Franklin County, Georgia.
6. vi. WILLIAM C. PRATHER, b. March 1849, Franklin County, Georgia; d. Bef.
1910, Clarke County, Athens, Georgia.
7. vii. ENOCH A. PRATHER, b. November 1854, Walton County, Georgia; d.
November 28, 1925, Clarke County, Athens, Georgia.
viii. AMANDA I. PRATHER, b. 1856, Walton County, Georgia.
ix. SARAH C. PRATHER, b. 1858, Walton County, Georgia.
8. x. JOHN NEWTON PRATHER, b. May 1860, Walton County, Georgia; d. Bef.
1900, Clarke County, Georgia.
xi. WILLIS J. PRATHER, b. 1863, Georgia.
xii. SUSAN A. PRATHER, b. 1865.

Generation No. 2

2. MARY A.2 PRATHER (WILLIAM M1 (PRATER)PRATHER) was born 1840 in Walker
County, Georgia. She married BENJAMIN BERRY NICHOLSON December 01, 1867 in
Walton County, Georgia. He was born Abt. 1845 in Georgia.

More About BENJAMIN BERRY NICHOLSON:
Census: June 11, 1870, Morgan County, Georgia

Child of MARY PRATHER and BENJAMIN NICHOLSON is:
i. DENADA E3 NICHOLSON, b. February 1870, Morgan County, Georgia.

3. EVANS PEARSON (PIERCE)2 PRATHER (WILLIAM M1 (PRATER)PRATHER) was born
June 15, 1842 in Franklin County, Georgia, and died April 09, 1913 in High
Shoals Georgia, Walton County. He married SARAH ELLEN DILDY January 10,
1863 in Walton County, Georgia, daughter of THOMAS DILDY and MARY. She was
born July 1843 in Walton County, Georgia, and died April 04, 1929 in Walton
County, Social Cirlce, Georgia.

More About EVANS PEARSON (PIERCE) PRATHER:
Burial: High Shoals Baptist Church Cemetery, Walton County, High Shoals,
Georgia
Census: October 22, 1850, Franklin County, Georgia
Military service: Confederate States of America, Georgia Infantry, High
Shoals Defenders, Medlin's Ind. Co. as listed in the "Roster of Confederate
Soldiers 1861-1865 Volume XII Edited by Janet B. Hewett"

More About SARAH ELLEN DILDY:
Burial: Covington Mill Cemetery, Newton County, Covington, Georgia

Children of EVANS PRATHER and SARAH DILDY are:
i. MARY ELIZABETH3 PRATHER, b. January 26, 1864, Walton County, Georgia;
d. September 18, 1882, Walton County, High Shoals, Georgia.

More About MARY ELIZABETH PRATHER:
Burial: Old High Shoals Cemetery, Walton County, High Shoals, Georgia

ii. MARTHA C. PRATHER, b. Abt. 1866.
iii. SARAH T. (SALLY) PRATHER, b. January 08, 1867, Walton County,
Georgia; d. July 25, 1945, Walton County, Social Circle, Georgia; m. JAMES
CARTER PEELER, 1892, Monroe County, Georgia; b. March 13, 1866, Georgia; d.
April 13, Walton County, Georgia.
iv. WILLIAM THOMAS (TOM) PRATHER, b. November 27, 1869, Walton County,
Georgia; d. January 28, 1963, Seneca, South Carolina; m. NORA J KENT, Abt.
1890, Georgia; b. Abt. 1879, Georgia; d. January 22, 1947, Oconee County,
Westminister, South Carolina.

Notes for WILLIAM THOMAS (TOM) PRATHER:
William is enumerated in the 1900 Georgia census(Volume 30, Enumeration
District 59, Sheet 10 Line 43) as a boarder with James H. Munro

v. SUSAN EMILINE MINERVA (SUSIE) PRATHER, b. Abt. 1873; d. Newton County,
Covington, Georgia; m. (1) JIM HAMMOND(S); b. South Carolina; m. (2) LOUIS
SMITH.

More About SUSAN EMILINE MINERVA (SUSIE) PRATHER:
Burial: Covington Mill Cemetery, Newton County, Covington, Georgia

vi. ALBERT EDWARD (ED) PRATHER, b. April 13, 1875, Morgan County, Georgia;
d. December 31, 1960, Barrow County, Winder, Georgia; m. BELL ZOLA MOYER,
Abt. 1901; b. August 29, 1879, Virginia; d. August 20, 1973, Newton County,
Covington, Georgia.

More About ALBERT EDWARD (ED) PRATHER:
Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery, Barrow County, Winder, Georgia

More About BELL ZOLA MOYER:
Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery, Barrow County, Winder, Georgia

vii. AUGUSTUS ELLIOTT (GUS) PRATHER, b. August 18, 1878, Walton County,
Georgia; d. May 20, 1946, Oconee County, Salem, South Carolina; m. LILLIE
CATHERINE STEWART; b. July 22, 1880, Oconee Couney, South Carolina; d.
September 26, 1955, Oconee County, Seneca, South Carolina.

More About AUGUSTUS ELLIOTT (GUS) PRATHER:
Burial: Salem Baptist Cemetery, Salem, Oconee County, South Carolina
Occupation: Baptist Minister and Farmer

More About LILLIE CATHERINE STEWART:
Burial: Salem Baptist Cemetery, Salem, Oconee County, South Carolina

viii. BISHOP MARVIN PRATHER, SR., b. Abt. 1884, Walton County, High
Shoals, Georgia; d. February 12, 1952, Fulton County, Atlanta, Georgia; m.
ELLA MAY SMITH, November 21, 1913, Newton County, Covington, Georgia; b.
May 06, 1882, Walton County, Georgia; d. March 03, 1941, Floyd County,
Rome, Georgia.

More About BISHOP MARVIN PRATHER, SR.:
Burial: Pleasant Hope Baptist Church Cemetery, Floyd County, Rome, Georgia

More About ELLA MAY SMITH:
Burial: Pleasant Hope Baptist Church Cemetery, Floyd County, Rome, Georgia

ix. IDUS W. (CAT) PRATHER, b. February 04, 1886, Walton County, Georgia;
d. June 27, 1955, Walton County, Social Circle, Georgia; m. MAUDE E.
ANTHONY, Abt. 1905; b. December 19, 1888, Walton County, High Shoals,
Georgia; d. March 03, 1966, Walton County, Social Circle, Georgia.

More About IDUS W. (CAT) PRATHER:
Burial: Social Circle Cemetery, Walton County, Georgia

More About MAUDE E. ANTHONY:
Burial: Social Circle Cemetery, Walton County, Georgia

x. CLIFFORD ANDERSON PRATHER, b. December 06, 1887, Walton County, High
Shoals, Georgia; d. September 07, 1953, Fulton County, Atlanta, , Georgia;
m. BEULAH MODINE SMITH, November 22, 1913, Covington, Georgia, Newton
County; b. June 25, 1897, Walton County, Monroe, Georgia; d. May 13, 1973,
Dekalb, Georgia.

More About CLIFFORD ANDERSON PRATHER:
Burial: Covington Mill Cemetery, Newton County, Covington, Georgia
Military service: U.S. Army, World War I, Served in France

More About BEULAH MODINE SMITH:
Burial: Hillcrest Cemetery, East Point, Georgia
 

4. ELISHA THOMAS2 PRATHER (WILLIAM M1 (PRATER)PRATHER) was born July 05,
1845 in Franklin County, Georgia, and died May 02, 1929 in Walton County,
Good Hope, Georgia. He married NANCY ADELINE WILLIAMS September 24, 1865
in Walton County, Georgia. She was born September 03, 1844 in Walton
County, Georgia, and died February 24, 1919 in Walton County, Good Hope,
Georgia.

More About ELISHA THOMAS PRATHER:
Burial: Rest Haven Cemetery, Walton County, Monroe, Georgia
Census: October 22, 1850, Franklin County, Georgia

More About NANCY ADELINE WILLIAMS:
Burial: Rest Haven Cemetery, Walton County, Monroe, Georgia

Children of ELISHA PRATHER and NANCY WILLIAMS are:
i. JAMES JOSEPH3 PRATHER, b. May 17, 1866, Walton County, Georgia; d.
November 03, 1938, Walton County, Georgia; m. (1) VALLIE H.; b. Abt. 1885,
Georgia; m. (2) MARY IDA HARRIS, January 30, 1889, Walton County, Georgia;
b. January 11, 1869, Walton County, Georgia; d. July 25, 1908, Walton
County, Georgia.

More About JAMES JOSEPH PRATHER:
Burial: Harris Cemetery No. 2, Walton County, Georgia

More About MARY IDA HARRIS:
Burial: Harris Cemetery No. 2, Walton County, Georgia

ii. THOMAS C. PRATHER, b. May 17, 1866, Walton County, Good Hope, Georgia;
d. June 28, 1866, Walton County, Good Hope, Georgia.
iii. SARAH PERMELIA PRATHER, b. September 05, 1869, Walton County,
Georgia; d. July 15, 1941, Rockdale County, Conyers, Georgia; m. OSCAR
ADOLPHUR MCDOWELL, January 14, 1890, Walton County, Georgia; b. May 07,
1871, Walton County, Georgia; d. August 07, 1923, Fulton County, Georgia.

More About SARAH PERMELIA PRATHER:
Burial: Conyers City Cemetery, Rockdale County, Conyers, Georgia

iv. MARY EVELYN PRATHER, b. March 23, 1870, Walton County, Good Hope,
Georgia; d. 1954, Dekalb County, Georgia; m. IRA MARSDON BLASINGAME, June
09, 1895, Walton County, Georgia.
v. NANCY ELMINA PRATHER, b. March 26, 1873, Walton County, Georgia; d.
June 06, 1934, Walton County, Georgia; m. JOSEPH M. GRIGGS, December 23,
1890, Walton County, Georgia; b. September 1866, Georgia.
vi. JESSIE LENORE PRATHER, b. February 18, 1874, Walton County, Good Hope,
Georgia; d. March 01, 1953, Walton County, Georgia; m. JAMES F.
HIGGINGBOTHAM, March 15, 1896, Walton County, Georgia.
vii. FANNIE TALULAH PRATHER, b. July 09, 1876, Walton County, Georgia; d.
May 12, 1902, Walton County, Georgia; m. (1) JAMES OLIVER CLEGG, December
06, 1896, Walton County, Georgia; b. January 30, 1877, Walker County,
Georgia; d. October 11, 1897, Walton County, Georgia; m. (2) EMORY SPEAR
GORDON, January 12, 1902, Walton County, Georgia; b. Abt. 1880, Georgia.

More About EMORY SPEAR GORDON:
Occupation: Sheriff

viii. FRED PRESTON PRATHER, b. February 01, 1880, Walton County, Georgia;
d. June 05, 1970, Walton County, Georgia; m. (1) NORA LEE MALCOM, December
09, 1900, Walton County, Georgia; b. 1883, Walton County, Georgia; d.
January 10, 1930, Fulton County, Georgia; m. (2) JESSIE LOUISE MALCOM,
August 28, 1930, Walton County, Georgia; b. 1894, Walton County, Georgia;
d. July 11, 1961, Walton County, Georgia.

More About FRED PRESTON PRATHER:
Burial: Rest Haven Cemetery, Walton County, Monroe, Georgia

More About NORA LEE MALCOM:
Burial: Rest Haven Cemetery, Walton County, Monroe, Georgia

More About JESSIE LOUISE MALCOM:
Burial: Rest Haven Cemetery, Walton County, Monroe, Georgia

ix. JOHN EMORY PRATHER, b. May 1882, Walton County, Georgia; d. August 02,
1955, Walton County, Georgia; m. LILLA M. COX, May 04, 1902, Walton County,
Georgia; b. January 21, 1886, Walton County, Georgia; d. July 18, 1976,
Walton County, Georgia.

More About JOHN EMORY PRATHER:
Burial: Bethel Church Cemetery, Walton County, Georgia

More About LILLA M. COX:
Burial: Bethel Church Cemetery, Walton County, Georgia

5. ANDREW M.2 PRATHER (WILLIAM M1 (PRATER)PRATHER) was born May 1848 in
Franklin County, Georgia. He married MARY M. AARON June 10, 1871 in Walton
County, Georgia. She was born April 1848 in Georgia.

Children of ANDREW PRATHER and MARY AARON are:
i. MALINDA J3 PRATHER, b. Abt. 1874, Clarke County, Athens, Georgia.
ii. ENOCH W PRATHER, b. Abt. 1876, Clarke County, Athens, Georgia.
iii. ANDREW T PRATHER, b. October 30, 1878, Clarke County, Athens,
Georgia; d. December 1967, Toledo, Ohio.
iv. MAGGIE PRATHER, b. July 1881, Clarke County, Athens, Georgia.
v. RUTH PRATHER, b. September 1883, Clarke County, Athens, Georgia.
vi. DOCIA PRATHER, b. September 1886, Clarke County, Athens, Georgia.
vii. ANNA PRATHER, b. September 1891, Clarke County, Athens, Georgia.
viii. FRANK PRATHER, b. January 1897, Clarke County, Athens, Georgia.

6. WILLIAM C.2 PRATHER (WILLIAM M1 (PRATER)PRATHER) was born March 1849 in
Franklin County, Georgia, and died Bef. 1910 in Clarke County, Athens,
Georgia. He married ELIZABETH E. BENNETT December 10, 1871 in Walton
County, Georgia, daughter of JOHN BENNETT and SARAH. She was born June
1847 in Georgia, and died May 04, 1929 in Clarke County, Athens, Georgia.

Children of WILLIAM PRATHER and ELIZABETH BENNETT are:
i. ROBERT A.3 PRATHER, b. September 22, 1872, Clarke County, Georgia; d.
August 16, 1914, Oconee County, Georgia; m. SARAH ANN SMITHIA STRICKLAND,
December 23, 1894, Clarke County, Georgia; b. February 23, 1876, Georgia;
d. July 05, 1955, Georgia.

More About ROBERT A. PRATHER:
Burial: High Shoals Baptist Church Cemetery, Walton County, High Shoals,
Georgia

ii. JOHN O. PRATHER, b. August 1874, Clarke County, Georgia; d. June 07,
1953, Stephens County, Georgia; m. NANCY E. HEAD, August 07, 1901, Clarke
County, Georgia.
iii. MINNIE PRATHER, b. December 1877, Clarke County, Georgia; m. JAMES R.
BRADLEY, October 17, 1897, Walton County, Georgia; b. August 1879, Georgia.

iv. LEON PRATHER, b. March 1881, Clarke County, Georgia.
v. HENRY D. PRATHER, b. August 1883, Clarke County, Georgia; m. ISABELLA
AARON, October 09, 1904, Clarke County, Georgia; b. Abt. 1886, Clarke
County, Georgia.
vi. WILLIAM H. PRATHER, b. Abt. 1885, Clarke County, Georgia; m. ADA BONE,
December 31, 1905, Clarke County, Georgia; b. Abt. 1888, Georgia.
vii. OTIS PRATHER, b. January 1888, Clarke County, Georgia.

7. ENOCH A.2 PRATHER (WILLIAM M1 (PRATER)PRATHER) was born November 1854
in Walton County, Georgia, and died November 28, 1925 in Clarke County,
Athens, Georgia. He married (1) MELINDA J. AARON Abt. 1877. She was born
Abt. 1859 in Georgia. He married (2) ANNIE A. THOMPSON January 15, 1891 in
Walton County, Georgia. She was born May 1860 in Georgia, and died July
22, 1925 in Clarke County, Athens, Georgia.

Children of ENOCH PRATHER and MELINDA AARON are:
i. THOMAS J3 PRATHER, b. April 1878, Clarke County, Georgia; m. CORA L.
BONNER, December 27, 1902, Clarke County, Georgia; b. September 20, 1883,
Clarke County, Georgia; d. February 15, 1968, Clarke County, Georgia.
ii. SABRIE PRATHER, b. November 11, 1881, Clarke County, Georgia; d. 1943;
m. JOHN HENRY GANN, September 28, 1901, Clarke County, Georgia; b. 1872,
Clarke County, Athens, Georgia; d. 1924, Clarke County, Athens, Georgia.
iii. WILLIAM HORACE PRATHER, b. March 04, 1884, Clarke County, Georgia; d.
August 18, 1966, Bibb County, Macon, Georgia.
iv. NEELY PRATHER, b. February 1886, Clarke County, Georgia; m. EARNEST W.
BROWN.

8. JOHN NEWTON2 PRATHER (WILLIAM M1 (PRATER)PRATHER) was born May 1860 in
Walton County, Georgia, and died Bef. 1900 in Clarke County, Georgia. He
married LUCY A. HARDEE June 01, 1879 in Clarke County, Georgia. She was
born June 1864 in Georgia, and died February 01, 1941 in Clarke County,
Georgia.

Children of JOHN PRATHER and LUCY HARDEE are:
i. NEELY3 PRATHER, b. June 1883, Clarke County, Athens, Georgia.
ii. FANNIE PRATHER, b. August 1885, Clarke County, Athens, Georgia.
iii. JAMES CLEO PRATHER, b. July 1889, Clarke County, Athens, Georgia; d.
December 03, 1940, Clarke County, Athens, Georgia; m. ADDIE SMALLWOOD; b.
Abt. 1894, Banks County, Georgia; d. January 23, 1954, Clarke County,
Athens, Georgia.
iv. CLAUDE PRATHER, b. July 1895, Clarke County, Athens, Georgia; d. May
29, 1959, Clarke County, Athens, Georgia.
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