Living

Notes:

c1900 BIRTH: Walton Roets [or Roats] born about 1900 [no date or place shown], estimated birth year based on estimated birth year of wife, Eliza.

c1925 MARRIAGE: Walton Roets md Eliza Geraldine Prather [no date or place shown]; 2 children: Myron Prather and Robert Walton. They were divorced [no date or place shown].

Walton married Eliza Geraldine Prather Abt 1925. Eliza (daughter of Ross Estes Prather and Thuliah M Wampler) was born Abt 1900, Linn, Missouri, United States; died Aft Feb 1939. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

c1900 BIRTH: Eliza Geraldine Prather born about 1900, probably in Browning [no date or place shown], estimated birth year based on year of her parent's marriage - 1899.

c1925 MARRIAGE: Eliza Geraldine Prather md Walton Roats [or Roets-no date or place shown], marriage year based on Eliza's age and her first child shown born 1930. 2 children shown by 1958: Myron and Robert. Divorced [no date or place shown]

1928 HISTORY: IL-Evansville: Obit of mother, Thuliah Prather May 1928: "Two children born, Eliza Geraldine, now Mrs Walton Roets, Evansville IL...

1939 HISTORY: Obit of father Feb 1939: "...Eliza Geraldine Roets of Toledo OH..." [2 children shown: Myron & Bobbie]

Notes:

1878 BIRTH: MO,Linn Co-Ross Estes Prather born 8 May 1878 on old Prather place in Liin Co

1880 CENSUS: MO,Linn Co-Benton Twp-ED 187: pg 7,1st June,pg 507, Dw 7/7: Ross Prather 2/MO, son of Wm & Rebecca Prather

SCHOOLING: Obit of Ross, Feb 1939: "Schooling attained at Mundell School, Browning School and Kirksville State Teacher's College."

1889 MARRIAGE #1: Ross Estes Prather md Thula M Wampler 14 March 1899

1900 CENSUS:MO,Linn-Benton Twp /ed 65: Anc.com Img 20 sheet 11,16 June, Dw 210/221: Ross E Smith 22/MO
bn May 1898 (MO/MO)wd, farmer-son of William T and Rebecca Smith

1910 CENSUS: MO,Lin Co-N Benton Twp-Browning ED 66: Anc.com Img 18 pg 22, 28 April, Dw //:
PRATHER, Ross E-head 31/MO (MO,MO) md 1x-11yrs, general farmer; Thuliah W-wife 30/MO
(MO,MO) md 1x-11yrs 2/2 children living; Geraldine E-dau 8/MO (MOMO); Keith W-
son 2/MO (MO,MO)

1920 CENSUS: MO,Linn Co- N Benton Twp: A/c Img ? pg 16, 12-14 Jan, Farm 15:
PRATHER, Ross E-head 39/MO (MO,KY) md farmer; Trulia-wife 37/MO (VA,VA)
no occupation; Geraldine-dau 18/MO(MO,MO) no occ; Keith-son
12/MO (MO,MO)

1928 DEATH of wife: Thula M Wampler Prather died 12 May 1928 [no place shown]

1929 MARRIAGE #2: Ross Estes Prather md Gussie Lee (Purdin) Linquist 31 December 1929 [no place shown]

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 HISTORY: MO,Linn Co-Browning: Obit of mother 16 Aug 1934: "...7 children...living... William Walter, Ross Estas and Ernest Fay, all Browning..."

1939 DEATH, BURIAL: Ross Estes Prather died 5-6 February 1939... [no place shown],buried in Prather Cemetery.

Browning: 16 Feb 1939.

"Ross Ester Prather, son of William Thomas and Rebecca Smith Prather, born
8 May 1878 on old Prather place in Linn Co MO, died 5 Feb 1939. Schooling
attained at Mundell School, Browning School and Kirksville State Teacher's
College. Youngest of 6, all deceased but Earnest Fay of Browning and Bertha
Tomlin of Mechanicsburg IL. 14 Mar 1899 married Thula Wampler who died 12 May
1928. Two children: Eliza Geraldine Roets of Toledo OH; Keith Wampler Prather
of Ephrata WA. Married Gussie Lee Purdin 31 Dec 1929 who survives with
children, brother and sister; 4 grandchildren, Jacqualine and Neva Joyce
Prather, Myron and Bobbie Roets."

BIR,MG,DTH,BUR: "The Warrens and You" by Elizabeth Prather Ellsberry, pg 84.
From the Meshack Smith Jr Family Bible in possession of Etha Clem
Johannaber, Collinsville, Ill. Married Thulah Wampler 14 Mar 1889.
Married 2nd Mrs Gussie Lee Purdin Linquist in 1929.

Ross married Thuliah M Wampler 14 Mar 1899, prob Linn, Missouri. Thuliah was born 17 Jun 1879, Sullivan, Missouri, United States; died 10 May 1928, Benton Township, Linn, Missouri, United States; was buried 13 May 1928, Prather Cemetery, South of Browning, Linn, Missouri, United States. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

1879 BIRTH: Thuliah [Thula or Thulah] M Wampler born 17 June 1879 [no place shown], daughter of Christian and Eliza A Wampler [The Warrens & You show Christopher and Mead Wampler]

1899 MARRIAGE: Thuliah M Wampler md Ross Estes Prather 14 March 1899 [no place shown], probably in Browning; 2 children: Eliza Geraldine and Keith Wampler Prather.

1928 DEATH,BURIAL: Thuliah M Wampler Prather died 10 May 1928, probably in Browning, and was buried beside her husband in the Prather Cemetery, south of Browning, services by M E Church [probably on 12 May, as that is when The Warrens and You show death].

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