Avery Montell Prather (1903 - 1931)

Born 31 May 1903 in St Joseph, Champaign Co., IL

Ancestors

Son of Benjamin Paul Prather and Cordie May Reese

Husband of Matilda Mae Graham — married 11 Sep 1926 (to 25 Nov 1931) in Dubuque, Dubuque Co., IA

Descendants

Died 25 Nov 1931 at age 28 in Dubuque, Dubuque Co., IA

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Biography

Avery Prather was the son of Benjamin Paul Prather. ^[1] This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[2] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Birth

Birth:

Date: 31 MAY 1903

Place: St Joseph, Champaign Co., IL

Source: Footnote: Cert. of Death, Iowa State Registrar

FOOT Cert. of Death, Iowa State Registrar^[3]

Birth:

Date: 31 MAY 1903

Place: St.Joseph, Champaign Co., ILL.

Found multiple copies of BIRT DATE. Using 31 MAY 1903

Death

Death:

Date: 25 NOV 1931

Place: Dubuque, Dubuque Co., IA

Source: Footnote: as above

FOOT as above

Cause: pneumonia

Death:

Date: NOV 1931

Place: Dubuque, Iowa

Found multiple copies of DEAT DATE. Using 25 NOV 1931Array

Burial

Burial:

Place: Oakland Cem., Manchester, Iowa

Reference

Reference: one child

Occupation

Occupation: Lumber Yard Worker

Note

Note: #N2392

PHOTO

PHOTO @M16@

Object

Object: @M16@

Marriage

Husband: Avery Montell Prather

Wife: Matilda Mae Graham

Child: @I3@

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 11 SEP 1926

Place: Dubuque, Dubuque Co., IA^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Paternal relationship is confirmed by a 35 out of 37 Y-DNA marker match between this Family Tree DNA yDNA test for Jerry Prater and this Family Tree DNA yDNA test of his (8th cousin once removed) paternal line cousin H Martin Prather Jr.
2. ↑ Prather-965 was created by H Martin Prather, Jr through the import of PRATH_2015_2015-03-18.ged on Mar 18, 2015. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
3. ↑ Source: #S339 Page: Memorial Data: Text: Birth: May 31, 1903 CONT Saint Joseph CONT Champaign County CONT Illinois, USA CONT CONT Death: Nov. 25, 1931 CONT Dubuque CONT Dubuque County CONT Iowa, USA [Edit Dates] CONT CONT MANCHESTER (IOWA) PRESS - DEC 3, 1931 CONT CONT ...Avery Prather, a former employee of the Eclipse Lumber company, passed away at Finley Hospital in Dubuque on November 25, 1931, after 3 weeks of intense suffering. CONT Mr. Prather was 28 years of age, and was born in Urbana, Ill., May 31, 1903. CONT CONT On September 11, 1926, he was married to Miss Matilda Graham and they resided here until about a year ago, when they moved to Dubuque. CONT CONT Surviving him are the widow, a 5 year old son, Harold, his mother, Mrs. Albert Reed of Masonville, and a half brother, Laverne. His father died several years ago. [In reality, his father Benjamin Paul Prather relocated to S Dakota....and married Mae Rose Harrington] CONT CONT Funeral services were held at the Shelly Funeral Chapel in this city Friday afternoon, the Rev. M. C. Powers officiating, and burial was made in Oakland Cemetery. CONT CONT Mr. Prather was highly thought of by all who knew him here as a young man of integrity and steadiness of character, and deep sympathy is felt for the members of his family in this great sorrow. CONT CONT Click here to search for more PRATHER/PRATER family CONT CONT Family links: CONT Parents: CONT Benjamin Paul Prather (1880 - 1947) CONT Cordie M Reed (1884 - 1962) CONT CONT Spouses: CONT Matilda Mae Graham Helm (1908 - 1994)* CONT CONT Children: CONT Harold Martin Prather (1926 - 1997)* CONT CONT Siblings: CONT Avery Montell Prather (1903 - 1931) CONT Homer Justin Prather (1908 - 1981)** CONT Jessie Myrtle Prather Phillips (1910 - 1997)** CONT Raymond Howard Prather (1912 - 1962)** CONT Frank Edward Prather (1914 - 1980)** CONT CONT *Calculated relationship CONT **Half-sibling CONT CONT Inscription: CONT AVERY MONTELL PRATHER 1903 - 1931 CONT IN LOVING MEMORY OF DAD...HMP CONT CONT Note: LOCATION: site 1, lot 6, block 9 of First NE Addition (page 251 in burial record book at Oakland). Photo shows old concrete marker and replacement marker in 1995. CONT CONT Burial: CONT Oakland Cemetery CONT Manchester CONT Delaware County CONT Iowa, USA CONT CONT Maintained by: Marty Prather CONT Originally Created by: # 1 OLSEN CONT Record added: Apr 10, 2009 CONT Find A Grave Memorial# 35725385 LINK http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=35725385
4. ↑ Source: #S339 Page: Avery's Obit Stating Marriage Date Data: Text: Birth: May 31, 1903 CONT Saint Joseph CONT Champaign County CONT Illinois, USA CONT CONT Death: Nov. 25, 1931 CONT Dubuque CONT Dubuque County CONT Iowa, USA [Edit Dates] CONT CONT MANCHESTER (IOWA) PRESS - DEC 3, 1931 CONT CONT ...Avery Prather, a former employee of the Eclipse Lumber company, passed away at Finley Hospital in Dubuque on November 25, 1931, after 3 weeks of intense suffering. CONT Mr. Prather was 28 years of age, and was born in Urbana, Ill., May 31, 1903. CONT CONT On September 11, 1926, he was married to Miss Matilda Graham and they resided here until about a year ago, when they moved to Dubuque. CONT CONT Surviving him are the widow, a 5 year old son, Harold, his mother, Mrs. Albert Reed of Masonville, and a half brother, Laverne. His father died several years ago. [In reality, his father Benjamin Paul Prather relocated to S Dakota....and married Mae Rose Harrington] CONT CONT Funeral services were held at the Shelly Funeral Chapel in this city Friday afternoon, the Rev. M. C. Powers officiating, and burial was made in Oakland Cemetery. CONT CONT Mr. Prather was highly thought of by all who knew him here as a young man of integrity and steadiness of character, and deep sympathy is felt for the members of his family in this great sorrow. CONT CONT Click here to search for more PRATHER/PRATER family CONT CONT Family links: CONT Parents: CONT Benjamin Paul Prather (1880 - 1947) CONT Cordie M Reed (1884 - 1962) CONT CONT Spouses: CONT Matilda Mae Graham Helm (1908 - 1994)* CONT CONT Children: CONT Harold Martin Prather (1926 - 1997)* CONT CONT Siblings: CONT Avery Montell Prather (1903 - 1931) CONT Homer Justin Prather (1908 - 1981)** CONT Jessie Myrtle Prather Phillips (1910 - 1997)** CONT Raymond Howard Prather (1912 - 1962)** CONT Frank Edward Prather (1914 - 1980)** CONT CONT *Calculated relationship CONT **Half-sibling CONT CONT Inscription: CONT AVERY MONTELL PRATHER 1903 - 1931 CONT IN LOVING MEMORY OF DAD...HMP CONT CONT Note: LOCATION: site 1, lot 6, block 9 of First NE Addition (page 251 in burial record book at Oakland). Photo shows old concrete marker and replacement marker in 1995. CONT CONT Burial: CONT Oakland Cemetery CONT Manchester CONT Delaware County CONT Iowa, USA CONT CONT Maintained by: Marty Prather CONT Originally Created by: # 1 OLSEN CONT Record added: Apr 10, 2009 CONT Find A Grave Memorial# 35725385 FOOT Avery's obit., Manchester Press, 12/3/1931 LINK http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=35725385

• Source: S339 Title: Find a Grave

Notes

Note N2392(son of Benjamin Paul Prather/first wife Cordie May Reese)

MANCHESTER (Iowa) PRESS

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December 3, 1931

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Avery Prather Dies

Greatly to the sorrow of many Manchester friends, Avery Prather, a former employee of the Eclipse Lumber Company, passed away at Finley Hospital in Dubuque on November 25, 1931, after 3 weeks of intense suffering. Mr. Prather was 28 years of age, and was born in Urbana, Ill., May 31, 1903. On September 11, 1926, he was married to Miss Matilda Graham and they resided here until about a year ago, when they moved to Dubuque. Surviving him are the widow, a 5 year old son, Harold, his mother, Mrs. Albert Reed of Masonville, and a half brother, Laverne. His father died several years ago.

Funeral services were held at the Shelly Funeral Chapel in this city Friday afternoon, the Rev. M. C. Powers officiating, and burial was made in Oakland Cemetery.

Mr. Prather was highly thought of by all who knew him here as a young man of integrity and steadiness of character, and deep sympathy is felt for the members of his family in this great sorrow.

Further research has shown that Avery's father had not died, but had moved to South Dakota where he started a new life after his divorce from Cordie May Reese.