William
Fred
Rather
Born in Attica, Harper, Kansas, United States
Ancestors 
Son of James R. Rather
and Sarah A. (Tilley) Rather
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Jessie Maud McCord
— married
Nov 1908 in Alfalfa Co., Ok.
Father of
Jean Mildred Rather and Hazel Viola Rather
Died
at age 63
in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 31 Oct 2010
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Biography
- 1885 Feb 23 KS birth[1][2]
- 1900 Census OK age 15 in home of parents John M. age 40 and Mille C. age 41 Rather[3]
- 1908 Nov 1 OK marriage between William Rather age 23 and Jessie M. age 18 McCord[4][5]
- 1910 Census OK age 25 with wife Jessie M. age 19 Rather[6]
- 1918 Sep 12 OK age 33, WWI Military Draft Registration, William Fred Rather[7]
- 1920 Census OK age 34 with wife Jessie M. age 29 Rather[8]
- 1930 Census OK age 45 with wife Jessie M. age 36 Rather[9]
- 1940 Census KS age 55 with wife Jessie age 49 Rather[10]
- 1942 Apr 25 OK age 57, WWII Military Draft Registration, William Fred Rather[11]
- 1948 Dec 31 OK aged 63 death[12][13]
Sources
- ↑ Year: 1885; Find A Grave: Memorial #50027751
- ↑ Year: 1885; Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.
- ↑ Year: 1900; Census Place: Stella, Woods, Oklahoma; Roll: 1344; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0239; FHL microfilm: 1241344
- ↑ Year: 1908; Marriage Records. Oklahoma Marriages. Various Oklahoma County marriage collections.
- ↑ Year: 1908; NOTE: Marriage location was Barber Co, Kansas, US.
- ↑ Year: 1910; Census Place: Byron, Alfalfa, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1242; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 1375255
- ↑ Year: 1918; United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls. Imaged from Family History Library microfilm.
- ↑ Year: 1920; Census Place: Garfield, Harper, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1459; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 109
- ↑ Year: 1930; Census Place: Gate, Beaver, Oklahoma; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 2341626
- ↑ Year: 1940; Census Place: Caldwell, Sumner, Kansas; Roll: m-t0627-01263; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 96-5C
- ↑ Year: 1942; The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (4th Registration) For the State of Oklahoma; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147
- ↑ Year: 1948; Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.
- ↑ Year: 1948; Find A Grave: Memorial #50027751
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