William Prather (1835 - abt. 1893)

Born 15 Sep 1835 in Washington Co., Maryland, USA

Descendants

Died about 1893 at about age 57 in Illinois, United States

Biography

PRATHER WILLIAM, Farmer, Sec. 28, P. O. Polo; owns 111 3/4 acres of land, probable valuation $6.705. Mr. Prather was born Sept. 15, 1835, in Washington Co., Md., where he followed the business of farming. He came to Ogle County, and settled in Buffalo Township in 1871. He has had two children --- Lemuel E. and Elizabeth J. He was married March 17, 1876, to Miss Barara, daughter of Jacob Rhodes, of Washington Co., Md.; she was born Jan. 2, 1837. Mr. Prather is independent in politics, and is School Director. Mrs. Prather is a member of the Lutheran Church.

1880 United States Census for Buffalo, Ogle County, Illinois, says:

Household:

Name Relation Marital Gender Race Age BPlace Occupation FBP MBP

Status William PRATHER Self M Male W 50 MD Farmer MD MD

Barbara Wife M Female W 41 MD Keeping House MD MD PRATHER

Lemuel PRATHER Son S Male W 15 MD MD MD

Elizabeth Daughter S Female W 12 MD MD MD PRATHER

Sources

• *The History of Ogle County, Illinois, Containing A History of the County---Its Cities, Towns, etc., A Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Records of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics, PORTRAITS OF EARLY SETTLERS AND PROMINENT MEN, History of the Northwest, History of Illinois, Map of Ogle County, Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, Etc., ILLUSTRATED, Chicago, H. F. Kett & Co., Times Building, 1878, p. 696.
• 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870"
  Citing Page: 21; Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 9; FHL microfilm: 000545764; Record number: 1616;
  FamilySearch (accessed 24 January 2022)
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  William Prather (39) in Buffalo Township, Ogle, Illinois, United States.

* 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880"
Citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
FamilySearch (accessed 24 January 2022)
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William Prather (50), married head of household in Buffalo Township, Ogle, Illinois, United States. Born in Maryland, United States.

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35806683/william-prather
• Washington County Free Library; Washington County, Maryland; Washington County, Maryland Marriage index, 1861-1949, https://www.washcolibrary.org/marriage

Name: William Prather

Marriage Date: 9 Feb 1864

Marriage Place: Washington, Maryland, USA

Spouse: Lydia Bell Smith Find A Grave: Memorial #66534932

• Washington County Free Library; Washington County, Maryland; Washington County, Maryland Marriage index, 1861-1949, https://www.washcolibrary.org/marriage

Name: William Prather

Marriage Date: 8 Feb 1876

Marriage Place: Washington, Maryland, USA

Spouse: Barbara Ann Rhodes

• 1880 United States Census

for Buffalo, Ogle County, Illinois Family History Library Film: 1254239 NA Film Number: T9-0239 Page Number: 27B

• Find A Grave memorial page for William Prather (1830–1893), Find A Grave: Memorial #35806683, citing Fairmount Cemetery, Polo, Ogle County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by ogleCounty (contributor 46623374) .