Living

Notes:

1894 BIRTH: IL,Sangamon-Mechanicsburg: Edwin Thomas Tomlin born 10 January 1894

1900 CENSUS: MO,Sulivan Co-Duncan-Browning ED158:Anc.com Img 19 pg 159,22 June,Dw186/186: Edwin T Tomlin 6/MO bn Jan 1894 (IL,MO) at school, son of Lee C and Bertha E Tomlin

1910 CENSUS: MO,Sullivan Co-Duncan Twp ED 161: Anc.com Img 19 pg 155, 5-6 May, Dw 184/187: Edwin T Tomlin 16/MO (MO,MO) single laborer-home farm, son of Lee C and Bertha Tomlin

1920 CENSUS: IL,Christian Co-Mt Auburn Twp-ED 14: A/c Img 10-11, sheet 5B, 15-16 Jan, Farm 117/117: Edwin 25/MO (MO,MO) single farmer on shares, son of L. C. and Bertha Tomlin

1923 MARRIAGE: The Warrens & You pg 83: "Edwin Thomas Tomlin... married April 17, 1923, Hope Kenyon. [no place shown], 1 child: John, Divorced.

1934 HISTORY: IL,Sangamon-Mechanicsburg: Obit of grandmother, Rebecca Prather, 16 Aug 1934: "...Pallbearers were grandsons, Edwin Tomlin, Mechanicsburg, IL;..."

1937 MARRIAGE #2: Edwin md Helen Herman 12 June 1937

1937 DEATH: Edwin Thomas Tomlin died 6 November 1937 [no place shown]

bef 1951 HISTORY: Obit of father, Lee TOMLIN 16 Aug 1951: "...Son Edwin deceased..."

Edwin married Hope Kenyon 17 Apr 1923. Hope was born Abt 1900; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

c1900 BIRTH: Hope Kenyon born about 1900 [no birthdate or place shown], estimated birth year based on husband, Edwin's birth year.

1923 MARRIAGE: Edwin Thomas Tomlin md Hope Kenyon 17 April 1923 [no place shown], divorced

1958 HISTORY: The Warrens & You pg 83: "...Mrs Tomlin and "Jack" reside at 2291 Fairfax St., Denver, Colo...."

Notes:

1862 BIRTH: IL,Sangamon-Pleasant Plains: Lee C Tomlin born 11 December 1862, son of Edwin and Margaret (Correll) Tomlin

1889 MARRIAGE: Lee C Tomlin md Bertha Elizabeth Smith 12 November 1889

1900 CENSUS: MO,Sulivan Co-Duncan-Browning ED158:Anc.com Img 19 pg 159,22 June,Dw186/186:
TOMLIN, Lee C-head 39/IL bn Dec 1862 (NJ,IL)md 10yrs-farmer; Bertha E-wife 29/MO
(MO,MO) md 10yrs 2/2 children living; Vera M-dau 9/MO bn Jan 1891 (IL,MO)
at school; Edwin T-son 6/MO bn Jan 1894 (IL,MO) at school

1910 CENSUS: MO,Sullivan Co-Duncan Twp ED 161: Anc.com Img 19 pg 155, 5-6 May, Dw 184/187:
TOMLIN, Lee C-head 47/IL (NJ,IL) md 1x-21yrs, gen farmer employee; Bertha-Wife 39/MO
(MO,MO) md 1x-21yrs 2/2 children living; Vera M-dau 19/MO (MO,MO)single;
Edwin T-son 16/MO (MO,MO) single laborer, home farm

1920 CENSUS: IL,Christian Co-Mt Auburn Twp-ED 14: A/c Img 10-11, sheet 5B, 15-16 Jan, Farm 117/117:
TOMLIN, L. C.-head 57/IL (NJ,IL) md farmer; Bertha-wife 48/MO (MO,MO) md, no occupation;
Edwin-son 25/MO (MO,MO) Single farmer on shares; SWOPE, Brill-son-in-lw 29/MO
(IL,MO) md farm laborer at home; Vera-dau 28/MO (IL,MO) md, no occupation

1930 CENSUS: IL,Christian Co-Mt Auburn Twp ED 16: A/c Img 8, sheet 4B, April 29, Dw 111/112:
TOMLIN, Lee C-head 67/IL (NJ,IL) md at 28, no occupation, own (value $100); Bertha E-wife
60/MO (KY,MO) md at 21, no occupation.

1951 DEATH, BURIAL: IL,Sangamon-Pleasant Plains: Lee C Tomlin died 9 Aug 1951, buried Pleasant Plains

Lee married Bertha Elizabeth Prather 12 Nov 1889, prob Linn, Missouri. Bertha (daughter of William Thomas Prather and Rebecca Ann Smith) was born 13 Dec 1870, near Browning, Linn, Missouri, United States; died 29 Sep 1963, near Mechanicsburg, Sangamon, Illinois; was buried , Bethel Cem, near Pleasant Plains, Sangamon, Illinois. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

1870 BIRTH: MO,Linn-near Browning: Bertha Elizabeth Prather born 13 December 1870

1880 CENSUS: MO,Linn Co-Benton Twp-ED 187: pg 7,1st June,pg 507, Dw 7/7: Bertha Prather 9/MO daughter of William and Rebecca Prather.

1900 CENSUS:MO,Linn-Benton Twp /ed 65: Anc.com Img 20 sheet 11, 16 June, Dw 210/221:
PRATHER, William T-head 59/MO bn F1841 (KY,KY) 39yrs, farmer-own farm; Rebecca-wife
58/MO bn March 1842 (TN,MO)md39yrs 6/7 children living; Ross E-son22/MO
bn May 1898 (MO,MO)wd, farmer Ernst F-son 15/MO bn Aug 1884 (MO,MO)

1910 CENSUS: MO,Linn Co-N Benton Twp-Browning ED66: Anc.com Img 18 pg22, 28 Apr Dw//:
PRATHER, William T-head 69/MO (Ky,Ky)md 1x-49yrs-gen farmer; Rebecca A-wifw 68/MO
(MO,MO)md 1x-49yrs 6/8 children living; Fay E-son 23/MO (MO,MO)single

1920 CENSUS: IL,Christian Co-Mt Auburn Twp-ED 14: A/c Img 10-11, sheet 5B, 15-16 Jan, Farm 117/117: Bertha Tomlin 48/MO (MO,MO) md, no occupation - wife of L. C. Tomlin

1930 CENSUS: IL,Christian Co-Mt Auburn Twp ED 16: A/c Img 8, sheet 4B, April 29, Dw 111/112: Bertha E Tomlin 60/MO (KY,MO) md at 21, no occupation-wife of Lee C Tomlin

1934 HISTORY: IL-Mechanicsburg: Obit of mother 16 Aug 1934: "...7 children...living... Bertha Elizabeth Tomlin, Mechanicsburg IL..."

1939 HISTORY: IL,Sangamon-Mechanicsburg: Obit of brother 1939, Browning Ldr-Rcd: "...Youngest of 6, all deceased but Earnest Fay of Brown and Bertha Tomlin of Mechanicsburg, IL.

1958 HISTORY: The Warrens and You pg 82: "Mrs Tomlin resides near Mechancisburg, Ill, and is the only living child of William Thomas and Rebecca (Smith) Prather..."

1963 DEATH,BURIAL: IL,Sangamon-Mechanicsburg: Bertha Elizabeth Prather Tomlin, 93, died 29 Sep 1963 at home; buried Bethel Cemetery near Pleasant Plains, Ill.

Notes:

1841 BIRTH: MO,Linn Co-near Browning: William Thomas Prather born 1 Feb 1841. 15 June 1922, son of Thomas &
Lucinda Dawson Prather [more on ancestors of William Thomas, The Warrens and You pg 80].

1861-65 MILITARY: The Warres and You pg 80: "William Thomas Prather served as a private in the Civil War..."

1870 CENSUS; MO,Linn Co-Benton Twp-Linneus PO: pg 80(232), 4 Aug, Dw 72/93:
PRATHER, Wm T 29/MO farmer (4000,2000); Rebecca 28/MO; Wm W 7/MO

1880 CENSUS: MO,Linn Co-Benton Twp-ED 187: pg 7,1st June,pg 507, Dw 7/7:
PRATHER, William 39/MO (KY,KY) farmer; Rebecca 39/MO (TN,TN); Walter 16/MO;
Bertha 9/MO; Mary E 7/MO; Grace 5/MO-measles; Ross 2/MO

1900 CENSUS:MO,Linn-Benton Twp /ed 65: Anc.com Img 20 sheet 11, 16 June, Dw 210/221:
PRATHER, William T-head 59/MO bn F1841 (KY,KY) 39yrs, farmer-own farm; Rebecca-wife
58/MO bn March 1842 (TN,MO)md39yrs 6/7 children living; Ross E-son22/MO
bn May 1898 (MO,MO)wd, farmer Ernst F-son 15/MO bn Aug 1884 (MO,MO)

1910 CENSUS: MO,Linn Co-N Benton Twp-Browning ED66: Anc.com Img 18 pg22, 28 Apr Dw//:
PRATHER, William T-head 69/MO (Ky,Ky)md 1x-49yrs-gen farmer; Rebecca A-wifw 68/MO
(MO,MO)md 1x-49yrs 6/8 children living; Fay E-son 23/MO (MO,MO)single

1920 CENSUS: MO,Linn Co-N Benton Twp: A/c Img #? pg 16, 12-14 Jan, Farm 14:
PRATHER, Wm T-head 78/MO (KY,KY)md farmer; Rebecca A-wife 77/MO (TN,MO)
md, no occ; Earnest F-son 35/MO (MO,KY) no occupation

1922 DEATH,BURIAL: MO,Linn Co-Browning: William Thomas Prather died 11 June 1922, buried in Prather Cemetery

NOTES: The Prather farm, owned by George W Prather at time of book, The Warrens & You-1958 , has been handed down through the generations.

Ck out: Prather Cem, Cem Rcds of NW Linn Co MO Vol 1, pg 68: "Prather... Thomas, died July 30, 1892, aged 84 yrs, 8 mos, 7 das; Lucinda, wife of Thomas, died June 27, 1876, aged 61 yrs, 7 mos, 10 das" [parents of Wm Thomas] Also - sis? "Prather... Mary E., November 30, 1843-May 1, 1856" From The Warrens and You pg 80, it said William's father and many slaves, some of them being buried in the Prather Cemetery, some bought homes in Linneus MO.

William married Rebecca Ann Smith 2 Apr 1861, prob Sullivan, Missouri. Rebecca (daughter of Meshack Smith and Elizabeth Adeline Minnis) was born 3 Mar 1842, Scottsville Twp, Sullivan, Missouri; died 9 Aug 1934, Browning, Linn, Missouri, United States; was buried 12 Aug 1934, Prather Cemetery, South of Browning, Linn, Missouri, United States. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• AFN: AFN: ATB4-44

Notes:

1842 BIRTH: MO,Linn Co-near Browning: Rebecca Ann Smith born 3 March 1842

1850 CENSUS: MO,Sullivan Co-Dist# 96: film# 443628-pg 623,4 Sep 1850,Dw #112: Rebecca Ann Smith 8/MO, daughter of Meshack and Elizabeth A Smith

1860 CENSUS: MO,Sullivan Co-Scottsville Twp: pg 59, Dw #393: Rebecca A Smith 18/MO, dau of Meshack and Elizabeth A Smith

1861 MARRIAGE: Mo,Linn Co: Rebecca Ann Smith md William Thomas Prather 2 April 1861, built a home in Linn Co soon after marriage [1 1/2 mi west of Browning] and lived there until husband died. 7 children

1870 CENSUS; MO,Linn Co-Benton Twp-Linneus PO: pg 80(232), 4 Aug, Dw 72/93: Rebecca Prather 28/MO, wife of Wm T Prather

1880 CENSUS: MO,Linn Co-Benton Twp-ED 187: pg 7,1st June,pg 507, Dw 7/7: Rebecca Prather 39/MO (TN,TN), wife of William Prather

1900 CENSUS:MO,Linn-Benton Twp /ed 65: Anc.com Img 20 sheet 11, 16 June, Dw 210/221:
PRATHER, William T-head 59/MO bn F1841 (KY,KY) 39yrs, farmer-own farm; Rebecca-wife
58/MO bn March 1842 (TN,MO)md39yrs 6/7 children living; Ross E-son22/MO
bn May 1898 (MO,MO)wd, farmer Ernst F-son 15/MO bn Aug 1884 (MO,MO)

1910 CENSUS: MO,Linn Co-N Benton Twp-Browning ED66: Anc.com Img 18 pg22, 28 Apr Dw//:
PRATHER, William T-head 69/MO (Ky,Ky)md 1x-49yrs-gen farmer; Rebecca A-wifw 68/MO
(MO,MO)md 1x-49yrs 6/8 children living; Fay E-son 23/MO (MO,MO)single

1922 DEATH of husband: MO,Linn-Browning: William Thomas Prather died 11 June 1922

1930 CENSUS: MO,Linn-Benton twp-Browning ED3:A/c Img 6, sheet 3B, Apr 19, Dw 98/101:
PRATHER, Rebecca A-head 88/MO (TN,--)widow, own, no occupation; Fay-son 47/MO
(MO,MO)Single-no occupation; Ross-son 51/MO md at 19yrs, gen farmer;
Gussie-dau in law 50/MO (MO,MO) md at 32 yrs, no occupation

1934 DEATH,BURIAL: MO,Linn Co-Browning: Rebecca Ann Smith Prather died 9 August 1934 at home; buried Prather Cemetery, west of Browning