Rebecca Ann Smith b. 3 Mar 1842 Scottsville Twp, Sullivan, Missouri d. 9 Aug 1934 Browning, Linn, Missouri, United States: My Family Online

1842 - 1934 (92 years)

Name	Rebecca Ann Smith
Born	3 Mar 1842	Scottsville Twp, Sullivan, Missouri [1, 2, 3]
Gender	Female
AFN	AFN: ATB4-44
Died	9 Aug 1934	Browning, Linn, Missouri, United States [4, 5, 6]
Buried	12 Aug 1934	Prather Cemetery, South of Browning, Linn, Missouri, United States [7, 8, 9]
Person ID	I5009	Wagner-Thomas \| Hallmark
Last Modified	11 Jan 2014

Father	Meshack Smith, b. 15 May 1817, Tennessee, United States , d. 9 Feb 1885, Sullivan, Missouri, United States (Age 67 years)
Mother	Elizabeth Adeline Minnis, b. 29 Jan 1818, Blount, Tennessee, United States , d. 14 Sep 1892, Sullivan, Missouri, United States (Age 74 years)
Married	12 Feb 1839	Linn, Missouri, United States [10, 11]
Family ID	F1609	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family William Thomas Prather, b. 1 Feb 1841, S Browning, Linn, Missouri, USA , d. 11 Jun 1922, Benton Township, Linn, Missouri, United States (Age 81 years)

Married 2 Apr 1861 prob Sullivan, Missouri [12]

Children

+	1. William Walter Prather, b. 23 Nov 1863, Browning, Linn, Missouri, United States , d. 11 Jun 1937, Browning, Linn, Missouri, United States (Age 73 years)
	2. Clara Alice Prather, b. 21 Feb 1865, Browning, Linn, Missouri, United States , d. 29 Dec 1868, Browning, Linn, Missouri, United States (Age 3 years)
+	3. Bertha Elizabeth Prather, b. 13 Dec 1870, near Browning, Linn, Missouri, United States , d. 29 Sep 1963, near Mechanicsburg, Sangamon, Illinois (Age 92 years)
+	4. Mary Ellen Prather, b. 9 Nov 1872, Browning, Linn, Missouri, United States , d. 8 Jan 1913, Palisade, Mesa, Colorado, United States (Age 40 years)
+	5. Lillian Grace Prather, b. 23 Sep 1875, near Browning, Linn, Missouri, United States , d. 11 Mar 1927, Browning, Linn, Missouri, United States (Age 51 years)
+	6. Ross Estes Prather, b. 8 May 1878, Browning, Linn, Missouri, United States , d. 6 Feb 1939, Browning, Linn, Missouri, United States (Age 60 years)
	7. Ernest Fay Prather, b. 1 Aug 1884, Browning, Linn, Missouri, United States , d. 17 Apr 1952, Browning, Linn, Missouri, United States (Age 67 years)

Last Modified 22 Nov 2014

Family ID F1665 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Married - 2 Apr 1861 - prob Sullivan, Missouri
	Died - 9 Aug 1934 - Browning, Linn, Missouri, United States
	Buried - 12 Aug 1934 - Prather Cemetery, South of Browning, Linn, Missouri, United States

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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

Sources

[S312] Obituary: Missouri,Sullivan Co: Browning Leader-Record, Vol 3, pg 36.
Rebecca Ann Prather, daughter of Meshack and Elizabeth Adeline Minnis Smith, born Sullivan Co, MO near Browning 3 Mar 1842
Date: 16 August 1934
[S308] The Warrens and You, 6048667., pg 79.
(2) Rebecca Ann Smith, born March 3, 1842, daughter of Meshack and Elizabeth Adaline (Minnis) Smith... [no place shown]
from the Meshach Smith, Jr. family Bible in the possession of Etha Clem Johannaber, Collinsville ILL..

Date: 1958
[S319] Missouri, Certificate of Death, Certif #29971.
Rebecca Ann Prather... was born in Sullivan Co MO on Mar. 3, 1842, the daughter of Meshack Smith and Adalin Minnis. Informant: Mr Hans Prather of Browning.
Date: 11 August 1934
[S312] Obituary: Missouri,Sullivan Co: Browning Leader-Record, Vol 3, pg 36.
Rebecca Ann Prather, daughter of Meshack and Elizabeth Adeline Minnis Smith, born Sullivan Co, MO near Browning 3 Mar 1842 and died 9 Aug 1934 Browning home. Age 19 married William Thomas Prather. Built a home in Linn Co MO soon after marriage and lived there til he died 1922. Seven children, 3 preceded her: Clara Alice died age 4; Mary Ellen Woolf and Lillian Grace Correll; living: Bertha Elizabeth Tomlin, Mechanicsburg IL; William Walter, Ross Estas and Ernest Fay, all Browning. Also leaves a sister Elizabeth Smith Clem, Omaha NE. Flower girls were great granddaughters Virginia Lee Stuver, Brrokfield; Caroline Swope, Jacksonville IL; and Elizabeth Ann Prather, Browning. Pallbearers were grandsons, Edwin Tomlin, Mechancisburg IL; George Prather, Browning; Warner and John Correll, Brookfield; Donald and Allen Woolf, Laredo. Burial in family cemetery near Prather home by side of husband.
Date: 16 August 1934
[S308] The Warrens and You, 6048667., pg 79-80.
(2) Rebeca Ann Smith... died in Linn County, Missouri at her home in Browning, Mo., March 3, 1934 [9 Aug?], at the age of ninety-two years...
from the Meshach Smith, Jr. family Bible in the possession of Etha Clem Johannaber, Collinsville ILL..

Date: 1958
[S319] Missouri, Certificate of Death, Certif #29971.
Rebecca Ann Prather, widow of William T Prather and resident of Browning, Linn Co MO 11yrs 10mos, died there on Aug 9, 1934, at the age of 92yrs 5mos 6days, of Uraemia, and other causes: Dysentery, no doctor shown. She was born in Sullivan Co MO on Mar. 3, 1842, the daughter of Meshack Smith and Adalin Minnis. She was buried in Prather Cemetery on August 12, 1934 by L W Hummel, Undertaker, of Browning MO. Informant: Mr Hans Prather of Browning.
Date: 11 August 1934
[S312] Obituary: Missouri,Sullivan Co: Browning Leader-Record, Vol 3, pg 36.
Rebecca Ann Prather...Burial in family cemetery near Prather home by side of husband.
Date: 16 August 1934
[S310] Cemetery Records of Northwestern Linn County, Missouri, Vol 1, pg 68.
Prather... Rebecca Smith, March 3, 1842-August 9, 1934
Tombstone in Prather Cemetery
[S319] Missouri, Certificate of Death, Certif #29971.
Rebecca Ann Prather... was buried in Prather Cemetery on August 12, 1934 by L W Hummel, Undertaker, of Browning MO. Informant: Mr Hans Prather of Browning.
Date: 11 August 1934
[S308] The Warrens and You, 6048667., pg 74-76.
The second marriage in Linn County, Missouri, alluded to in the account of John Wain Minnis was that of Elizabeth Adaline Minnis to Meshack Smith, son of Meshack and Rebecca (Hardy) Smith. The wedding took place at the home of Capt. Minnis. The wedding service was conducted by Wm F Gibson, JP, Feb 12 1839.
Date: 1958
[S374] History of Linn Co MO, pg 746.
Meshack Smith and Adeline Minnis - first marriage
[S308] The Warrens and You, 6048667., pg 80.
,,On April 2, 1861, she married William Thomas Prather [no place shown]
from the Meshach Smith, Jr. family Bible in the possession of Etha Clem Johannaber, Collinsville ILL..

Date: 1958