Thomas R Prather

Male2 July 1832–8 May 1918

Brief Life History of Thomas R

When Thomas R Prather was born on 2 July 1832, in Boone, Missouri, United States, his father, Thomas Prather, was 35 and his mother, Mary Elizabeth Cowan, was 26. He married Agnes W. Winsor on 26 August 1879, in Seattle, King, Washington, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 8 May 1918, in Olympia, Thurston, Washington, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Washington, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas R Prather
1832–1918
Agnes W. Winsor
1855–1919
Marriage: 26 August 1879
Edith Helen Prather
1880–1954
Thomas Prather
1881–1882
Samuel Winsor Prather
1894–1980

Sources (17)

  • Thomas Prather, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Thomas Prather, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Thos Prather in entry for Samuel Prather, "Washington, County Birth Registers, 1873-1965"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    26 August 1879Seattle, King, Washington, United States
  • Children (3)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (10)

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    World Events (8)

    1836 · Remember the Alamo

    Age 4

    Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

    1846

    Age 14

    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

    1863

    Age 31

    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    Name Meaning

    German:

    variant of Brather (see Brader 2).

    variant of Prater .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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