Thomas
Gowan
Prather
aka Prater
Born in Floyd, Magoffin County, Kentucky, USA
Ancestors 
Son of John B Prather
and Mary Jane (Brenton) Prather
Brother of
Sallie (Prather) Cook, Robert Franklin Prather, Archibald Prather, Samuel Prater, Elizabeth (Prather) Collinsworth, John Prater Jr, Rebecca Prather, Nancy Elizabeth (Prater) Auxier, Dicy Jane (Prather) Huff, William I J Prater, Eliza Prater, Elijah Prater, Mary Prather and Henry Clay Prather
Husband of
Rebecca (Auxier) Prather
— married
29 Aug 1846 in , Johnson Co., KY
Descendants 
Father of
Martha Elizabeth Prater, Araminta Amanda Prater, Marietta E (Prater) Creighton, Sarah Ann Prater, John Prater, John Jefferson Prather, Samuel Washington Prater, Louisa Prater, Julia Agnes (Prater) Preston, William Andrew Prater and Dollie Prater
Died
at age 87
in Salyersville, Magoffin County, Kentucky, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Oct 2011
This page has been accessed 436 times.
Contents |
Biography
Thomas was born on 16 Aug 1824. Thomas Prather married on 29 Aug 1846 KY, Johnson-Co to Rebecca Auxier. [1] He passed away on 1 Mar 1912 in Kentucky, USA.
- "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965," database, FamilySearch ( 2 March 2021), Thomas Sr. Prater, 1912; citing Death, Salyersville, Magoffin, Kentucky, United States, certificate, Office of Vital Statistics, Frankfort; FHL microfilm 1,942,655.[2]
- *https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/162422485/thomas-gowan-prater
Research Notes
Is this the same Thomas Prather mentioned on webGED: Watt Data Page b=1816 with the middle name of Gowan?
- Fact: Burial Prater & Preston Cemetery , Salyersville, Magoffin County, Kentucky, USA
Sources
- ↑ International Genealogical Index available at the LDS Family History Library.
- ↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N9N5-YZ9
- Thomas Gowan Prater (1824-1912) on Find A Grave: Memorial #162422485 retrieved 30 March 2021
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65S-1YJ : 19 December 2020), Thomas Prater, Floyd, Kentucky, United States; citing family, NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXW2-GK2 : 18 March 2020), Thomas Prater, 1870.
Acknowledgments
- WikiTree profile Prater-17 was created on 14 Sep 2010 through the import of 124-DeCoursey.ged.
- WikiTree profile Prater-40 was created through the import of Kara_s.ged on 22 Sep 2010.
- WikiTree profile Prather-357 was created on 26 Oct 2011 through the import of Kuehn Family File.ged by Timothy Kuehn.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Jerry Prater
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup E-L117, FTDNA kit #384859 - Michael Prater :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test, haplogroup E-CTS6667, FTDNA kit #N194057
- H Martin Prather :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup E-BY8439, FTDNA kit #325658
- Wayne Prather :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R1a1a-CTS4179, FTDNA kit #78145 +
Y-Chromosome Test 111 markers, haplogroup R1a1a
- David Prater :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup EM35, FTDNA kit #756248, MitoYDNA ID T10867 [compare]
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Susan Ruggles :
23andMe
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Rebecca (Prigmore) Priddy :
23andMe
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~1.56%
Leslie (Preston) Ross :
23andMe, GEDmatch HU3921481 [compare]
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~1.56%
Philip Preston :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member pep296338
-
~1.56%
~6.25%
Erin (Brown) Schmidt :
Living DNA, GEDmatch XV5197664 [compare]
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~1.17%
Lecia (McMullen) Rand :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Monte Wright :
23andMe, GEDmatch T268804 [compare]
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~0.78%
Mark Wright :
23andMe
-
~0.78%
John Hale :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch FV9234828 [compare], yourDNAportal JOHd90a1a43, Ancestry member hrtznmi1
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch FV9234828 [compare], yourDNAportal JOHd90a1a43, FTDNA kit #212709
+
Autosomal DNA Test, yourDNAportal JOHd90a1a43
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~0.78%
Jillian Rose :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A033699 [compare], Ancestry member Rockerbaby2003
-
~0.78%
Stephanie Bingham :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Rob Hale :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Dethero1
-
~0.78%
Bryan Maurantonio :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #348037
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Also, Magoffin County was not formed until 1860. Believe birthplace should be Floyd County.
edited by L A Banta