Friede-Abrahamson Genealogy Site

Jonathan B. Prather

Father*

Jonathan Prater II b. 12 Sep 1666, d. 23 Mar 1735

Mother*

Elizabeth Biggers b. c 1670

Jonathan B. Prather was the son of Jonathan Prater II and Elizabeth Biggers.

Thomas Prather

Father*

Jonathan Prater II b. 12 Sep 1666, d. 23 Mar 1735

Mother*

Elizabeth Biggers b. c 1670

Thomas Prather was the son of Jonathan Prater II and Elizabeth Biggers.

Rachel Prather

F, b. 7 October 1711

Father*

Jonathan Prater II b. 12 Sep 1666, d. 23 Mar 1735

Mother*

Elizabeth Biggers b. c 1670

Rachel Prather was born on 7 October 1711.
She was the daughter of Jonathan Prater II and Elizabeth Biggers.

Elizabeth Prather

Father*

Jonathan Prater II b. 12 Sep 1666, d. 23 Mar 1735

Mother*

Elizabeth Biggers b. c 1670

Name Type	Date	Description
Married Name		Her married name was Dorsett.

Name Type

Date

Description

Married Name

Her married name was Dorsett.

Elizabeth Prather was the daughter of Jonathan Prater II and Elizabeth Biggers.

Sarah Prather

Father*

Jonathan Prater II b. 12 Sep 1666, d. 23 Mar 1735

Mother*

Elizabeth Biggers b. c 1670

Sarah Prather was the daughter of Jonathan Prater II and Elizabeth Biggers.

William Prather

M, b. 1 October 1708

Father*

Jonathan Prater II b. 12 Sep 1666, d. 23 Mar 1735

Mother*

Elizabeth Biggers b. c 1670

William Prather was born on 1 October 1708.
He was the son of Jonathan Prater II and Elizabeth Biggers.

Mahala Emaline Prather

F, b. 1812, d. 1870

Father*

Hezekiah Prather b. 1784, d. May 1850

Mother*

Ellen Hartley b. 1790, d. 1872

Mahala Emaline Prather was born in 1812.
She was the daughter of Hezekiah Prather and Ellen Hartley.
Mahala Emaline Prather died in 1870 at Florida.

Elouisa C. Prather

F, b. 1816, d. 1880

Father*

Hezekiah Prather b. 1784, d. May 1850

Mother*

Ellen Hartley b. 1790, d. 1872

Name Type	Date	Description
Name Variation		Elouisa C. Prather was also known as Larcey.

Name Type

Date

Description

Name Variation

Elouisa C. Prather was also known as Larcey.

Elouisa C. Prather was born in 1816.
She was the daughter of Hezekiah Prather and Ellen Hartley.
Elouisa C. Prather died in 1880 at Florida.

Sophia Prather

F, b. 1818, d. 1862

Father*

Hezekiah Prather b. 1784, d. May 1850

Mother*

Ellen Hartley b. 1790, d. 1872

Sophia Prather was born in 1818.
She was the daughter of Hezekiah Prather and Ellen Hartley.
Sophia Prather died in 1862 at Florida.

Mackey M. Prather

M, b. 1820, d. 1865

Father*

Hezekiah Prather b. 1784, d. May 1850

Mother*

Ellen Hartley b. 1790, d. 1872

Mackey M. Prather was born in 1820.
He was the son of Hezekiah Prather and Ellen Hartley.
Mackey M. Prather died in 1865.

Milton A. Prather

M, b. March 1822, d. 5 June 1909

Father*

Hezekiah Prather b. 1784, d. May 1850

Mother*

Ellen Hartley b. 1790, d. 1872

Milton A. Prather was born in March 1822.
He was the son of Hezekiah Prather and Ellen Hartley.
Milton A. Prather married Nancy Emaline Whittle, daughter of James M. Whittle Jr. and Nancy Duncan, in 1846.
Milton A. Prather died on 5 June 1909 at South Carolina at age 87.

Census Date	Location
1880	Norris, Edgefield, South Carolina	Milton A. Prather was listed as the head of a family on the 1880 Census at Norris, Edgefield, South Carolina.¹

Census Date

Location

1880

Norris, Edgefield, South Carolina

Milton A. Prather was listed as the head of a family on the 1880 Census at Norris, Edgefield, South Carolina.¹

In 1909, Milton A. Prater made out his will stating he had asked his children to return home and care for him when he became aged as James M. Whittle had asked him, but his children refused. He then left all his land and belongings to his niece and nephew - James and Dollie Prater who cared for him during his later years. Milton A. Prater served with Browns Barbierre Battalion of the Alabama Cavalry. He
survived the war and returned to settle in Saluda County, SC about two miles from
Batesburg. This area was known as "Flat Rock" and the Milt Prater family cemetary is located on there. He willed his land and belongings to Dollie & James Prater.

Children of Milton A. Prather and Nancy Emaline Whittle

Citations

[S246] U.S. Federal Census 1880 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, NA Film Number T9-1228 Page Number 311C.

Hepsabah Prather

F, b. 24 March 1824, d. 11 August 1892

Father*

Hezekiah Prather b. 1784, d. May 1850

Mother*

Ellen Hartley b. 1790, d. 1872

Name Type	Date	Description
Married Name		Her married name was Whittle.
Name Variation		Hepsabah Prather was also known as Hepsey.

Name Type

Date

Description

Married Name

Her married name was Whittle.

Name Variation

Hepsabah Prather was also known as Hepsey.

Hepsabah Prather married Wilson Whittle, son of James M. Whittle Jr. and Nancy Duncan.
Hepsabah Prather was born on 24 March 1824 at South Carolina.
She was the daughter of Hezekiah Prather and Ellen Hartley.
Hepsabah Prather died on 11 August 1892 at age 68.

Census Date	Location
1880	Norris, Edgefield, South Carolina	Hepsabah Prather was listed as the head of a family on the 1880 Census at Norris, Edgefield, South Carolina.¹

Census Date

Location

1880

Norris, Edgefield, South Carolina

Hepsabah Prather was listed as the head of a family on the 1880 Census at Norris, Edgefield, South Carolina.¹

Children of Hepsabah Prather and Wilson Whittle

Mary Jane Whittle b. 2 Nov 1841, d. 7 Oct 1928
Sophia Whittle b. 1848
Allison Harvey Whittle b. 1849
Minick Quincy Whittle b. 23 Jan 1852
Eudora Whittle b. 1853
L. V. Whittle b. 1855
William Floyd Whittle+ b. 1857
Ella Whittle b. 1859
Corrie Whittle b. 1862

Citations

[S246] U.S. Federal Census 1880 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, NA Film Number T9-1228 Page Number 312A.

Wilson Whittle

M, b. 29 December 1820, d. 7 May 1862

Father*

James M. Whittle Jr. b. 1790, d. 1 Nov 1871

Mother*

Nancy Duncan b. 1794, d. a 1860

Name Type	Date	Description
Name Variation		Wilson Whittle was also known as Bill.

Name Type

Date

Description

Name Variation

Wilson Whittle was also known as Bill.

Wilson Whittle married Hepsabah Prather, daughter of Hezekiah Prather and Ellen Hartley.
Wilson Whittle was born on 29 December 1820 at Cloud Creek, Edgefield, South Carolina.
He was the son of James M. Whittle Jr. and Nancy Duncan.
Wilson Whittle died on 7 May 1862 at Richmond, Virginia, at age 41.

Children of Wilson Whittle and Hepsabah Prather

Mary Jane Whittle b. 2 Nov 1841, d. 7 Oct 1928
Sophia Whittle b. 1848
Allison Harvey Whittle b. 1849
Minick Quincy Whittle b. 23 Jan 1852
Eudora Whittle b. 1853
L. V. Whittle b. 1855
William Floyd Whittle+ b. 1857
Ella Whittle b. 1859
Corrie Whittle b. 1862

Wesley Griffin Prather

M, b. 1826, d. 1885

Father*

Hezekiah Prather b. 1784, d. May 1850

Mother*

Ellen Hartley b. 1790, d. 1872

Wesley Griffin Prather was born in 1826.
He was the son of Hezekiah Prather and Ellen Hartley.
Wesley Griffin Prather died in 1885 at Alabama.

Hezekiah Prather Jr.

M, b. 20 March 1827

Father*

Hezekiah Prather b. 1784, d. May 1850

Mother*

Ellen Hartley b. 1790, d. 1872

Name Type	Date	Description
Name Variation		Hezekiah Prather Jr. was also known as James Hesekiah.

Name Type

Date

Description

Name Variation

Hezekiah Prather Jr. was also known as James Hesekiah.

Hezekiah Prather Jr. married Mary Ann Frances Whittle, daughter of Ambrose Whittle and Rebecca Duncan.
Hezekiah Prather Jr. was born on 20 March 1827 at South Carolina.
He was the son of Hezekiah Prather and Ellen Hartley.

Milton, Wesley, and Hezekiah Jr., moved from South Carolina around 1855 to Covington
County, Alabama (Andalusia) where they are shown on the Alabama census in 1860. After
the war Milton returned to live in South Carolina.

Hezekiah Prater Jr. served with Co. E of the 11th Florida Infantry. He died in Madison,
Florida in 1863 while home on sick leave. After his death, his family lived with his
father-in-law Ambrose Whittle on Cloud's Creek west of Batesburg.

Children of Hezekiah Prather Jr. and Mary Ann Frances Whittle

Martha Ann Prather+ b. 28 May 1855, d. Apr 1928
Sumpter Daniel Prather+ b. 14 Jan 1857, d. 11 Feb 1939
James Hezekiah Prather b. 13 Oct 1860, d. 12 Sep 1950
Elizabeth Betty Prather b. 22 Jun 1863, d. 2 Dec 1881
Robert E. Lee Prather b. 10 May 1866, d. 26 Apr 1926
William Tillman Prather b. 1869, d. 30 Aug 1870
Dollie Evangeline Prather b. 22 Jul 1871, d. 7 Jun 1958

Elizabeth Eleanor Prather

F, b. 8 January 1830, d. 23 February 1900

Father*

Hezekiah Prather b. 1784, d. May 1850

Mother*

Ellen Hartley b. 1790, d. 1872

Name Type	Date	Description
Married Name		Her married name was Jones.

Name Type

Date

Description

Married Name

Her married name was Jones.

Elizabeth Eleanor Prather was born on 8 January 1830.
She was the daughter of Hezekiah Prather and Ellen Hartley.
Elizabeth Eleanor Prather died on 23 February 1900 at South Carolina at age 70.

Larkin Christwell Prather

M, b. 8 February 1832, d. 22 July 1864

Father*

Hezekiah Prather b. 1784, d. May 1850

Mother*

Ellen Hartley b. 1790, d. 1872

Larkin Christwell Prather was born on 8 February 1832.
He was the son of Hezekiah Prather and Ellen Hartley.
Larkin Christwell Prather married Emaline Rhoden on 1 November 1853.
Larkin Christwell Prather died on 22 July 1864 at Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, at age 32.

Children of Larkin Christwell Prather and Emaline Rhoden

Drewry Arthur Prather b. 22 Oct 1854, d. 31 May 1940
Emer Elizabeth Prather b. 5 Mar 1857
James Preston Prather b. 17 Jun 1859, d. 7 Jun 1917
Amelia Prather b. 29 Jul 1860, d. 21 Jan 1941

Drury A. Prather

M, b. 1835, d. 2 August 1862

Father*

Hezekiah Prather b. 1784, d. May 1850

Mother*

Ellen Hartley b. 1790, d. 1872

Drury A. Prather was born in 1835.
He was the son of Hezekiah Prather and Ellen Hartley.
Drury A. Prather died on 2 August 1862 at Lauderdale, Mississippi.

Nancy Emaline Whittle

F, b. March 1827, d. 1903

Father*

James M. Whittle Jr. b. 1790, d. 1 Nov 1871

Mother*

Nancy Duncan b. 1794, d. a 1860

Name Type	Date	Description
Married Name	1846	As of 1846,her married name was Prather.

Name Type

Date

Description

Married Name

1846

As of 1846,her married name was Prather.

Nancy Emaline Whittle was born in March 1827.
She was the daughter of James M. Whittle Jr. and Nancy Duncan.
Nancy Emaline Whittle married Milton A. Prather, son of Hezekiah Prather and Ellen Hartley, in 1846.
Nancy Emaline Whittle died in 1903 at South Carolina.

Census Date	Location
1880	Norris, Edgefield, South Carolina	Nancy Emaline Whittle was listed as wife in Milton A. Prather's household on the 1880 Census at Norris, Edgefield, South Carolina.¹

Census Date

Location

1880

Norris, Edgefield, South Carolina

Nancy Emaline Whittle was listed as wife in Milton A. Prather's household on the 1880 Census at Norris, Edgefield, South Carolina.¹

Children of Nancy Emaline Whittle and Milton A. Prather

Citations

[S246] U.S. Federal Census 1880 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, NA Film Number T9-1228 Page Number 311C.

Joab P. Prather

M, b. 1848

Father*

Milton A. Prather b. Mar 1822, d. 5 Jun 1909

Mother*

Nancy Emaline Whittle b. Mar 1827, d. 1903

Joab P. Prather was born in 1848.
He was the son of Milton A. Prather and Nancy Emaline Whittle.

John Drayton Prather

M, b. 1850

Father*

Milton A. Prather b. Mar 1822, d. 5 Jun 1909

Mother*

Nancy Emaline Whittle b. Mar 1827, d. 1903

John Drayton Prather was born in 1850.
He was the son of Milton A. Prather and Nancy Emaline Whittle.

James F. Prather

M, b. June 1852

Father*

Milton A. Prather b. Mar 1822, d. 5 Jun 1909

Mother*

Nancy Emaline Whittle b. Mar 1827, d. 1903

James F. Prather was born in June 1852 at South Carolina.
He was the son of Milton A. Prather and Nancy Emaline Whittle.
James F. Prather married Rebecca A. (?) circa 1871.
James F. Prather married Sophronia Ann (?) circa 1885.

Census Date	Location
1880	Norris, Edgefield, South Carolina	James F. Prather was listed as the head of a family on the 1880 Census at Norris, Edgefield, South Carolina.¹

Census Date

Location

1880

Norris, Edgefield, South Carolina

James F. Prather was listed as the head of a family on the 1880 Census at Norris, Edgefield, South Carolina.¹

Children of James F. Prather and Rebecca A. (?)

Harvey Prather b. c 1872
Charles Wesley Prather b. 17 Mar 1875
Wade Hampton Prather b. c 1877

Children of James F. Prather and Sophronia Ann (?)

Emma Prather b. Aug 1889
Ella Mae Prather b. Jul 1892
Jesse Prather b. Jul 1895
Laura Prather b. Aug 1898
Ida Belle Prather b. 1903

Citations

[S246] U.S. Federal Census 1880 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, NA Film Number T9-1228 Page Number 311D.

Mary Ann Frances Whittle

F, b. 1838, d. 5 March 1874

Father*

Ambrose Whittle b. 1798, d. a 1880

Mother*

Rebecca Duncan

Name Type	Date	Description
Married Name		Her married name was Prather.

Name Type

Date

Description

Married Name

Her married name was Prather.

Mary Ann Frances Whittle married Hezekiah Prather Jr., son of Hezekiah Prather and Ellen Hartley.
Mary Ann Frances Whittle was born in 1838 at Edgefield, South Carolina.
She was the daughter of Ambrose Whittle and Rebecca Duncan.
Mary Ann Frances Whittle died on 5 March 1874.

Children of Mary Ann Frances Whittle and Hezekiah Prather Jr.

Martha Ann Prather+ b. 28 May 1855, d. Apr 1928
Sumpter Daniel Prather+ b. 14 Jan 1857, d. 11 Feb 1939
James Hezekiah Prather b. 13 Oct 1860, d. 12 Sep 1950
Elizabeth Betty Prather b. 22 Jun 1863, d. 2 Dec 1881
Robert E. Lee Prather b. 10 May 1866, d. 26 Apr 1926
William Tillman Prather b. 1869, d. 30 Aug 1870
Dollie Evangeline Prather b. 22 Jul 1871, d. 7 Jun 1958

Martha Ann Prather

F, b. 28 May 1855, d. April 1928

Father*

Hezekiah Prather Jr. b. 20 Mar 1827

Mother*

Mary Ann Frances Whittle b. 1838, d. 5 Mar 1874

Name Type	Date	Description
Married Name		Her married name was Duncan.

Name Type

Date

Description

Married Name

Her married name was Duncan.

Martha Ann Prather married Charles Asbury Duncan.
Martha Ann Prather was born on 28 May 1855 at South Carolina also reported as 28 Oct 1854.
She was the daughter of Hezekiah Prather Jr. and Mary Ann Frances Whittle.
Martha Ann Prather died in April 1928 at South Carolina at age 72.

Census Date	Location
1880	Germanville, Edgefield, South Carolina	Martha Ann Prather was listed as wife in Charles Asbury Duncan's household on the 1880 Census at Germanville, Edgefield, South Carolina.¹

Census Date

Location

1880

Germanville, Edgefield, South Carolina

Martha Ann Prather was listed as wife in Charles Asbury Duncan's household on the 1880 Census at Germanville, Edgefield, South Carolina.¹

Children of Martha Ann Prather and Charles Asbury Duncan

Lizzie Duncan b. c 1875
Walter Duncan b. c 1876
George Duncan b. c 1878

Citations

[S246] U.S. Federal Census 1880 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, NA Film Number T9-1228 Page Number 140B.

Sumpter Daniel Prather

M, b. 14 January 1857, d. 11 February 1939

Father*

Hezekiah Prather Jr. b. 20 Mar 1827

Mother*

Mary Ann Frances Whittle b. 1838, d. 5 Mar 1874

Name Type	Date	Description
Name Variation		Sumpter Daniel Prather was also known as Sumpt.

Name Type

Date

Description

Name Variation

Sumpter Daniel Prather was also known as Sumpt.

Sumpter Daniel Prather married Rosa Whittle, daughter of James Wesley Whittle and Ann Civillia Miller.
Sumpter Daniel Prather was born on 14 January 1857 at South Carolina.
He was the son of Hezekiah Prather Jr. and Mary Ann Frances Whittle.
Sumpter Daniel Prather died on 11 February 1939 at South Carolina at age 82.

Census Date	Location
1880	Germanville, Edgefield, South Carolina	Sumpter Daniel Prather was listed as other (related through mother) in Benjamin Perkins Whittle's household on the 1880 Census at Germanville, Edgefield, South Carolina.¹

Census Date

Location

1880

Germanville, Edgefield, South Carolina

Sumpter Daniel Prather was listed as other (related through mother) in Benjamin Perkins Whittle's household on the 1880 Census at Germanville, Edgefield, South Carolina.¹

Child of Sumpter Daniel Prather and Rosa Whittle

Sumter Daniel Prather b. 19 Jun 1911

Citations

[S246] U.S. Federal Census 1880 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, NA Film Number T9-1228 Page Number 140A.

James Hezekiah Prather

M, b. 13 October 1860, d. 12 September 1950

Father*

Hezekiah Prather Jr. b. 20 Mar 1827

Mother*

Mary Ann Frances Whittle b. 1838, d. 5 Mar 1874

Name Type	Date	Description
Name Variation		James Hezekiah Prather was also known as John H.

Name Type

Date

Description

Name Variation

James Hezekiah Prather was also known as John H.

James Hezekiah Prather was born on 13 October 1860 at South Carolina.
He was the son of Hezekiah Prather Jr. and Mary Ann Frances Whittle.
James Hezekiah Prather died on 12 September 1950 at Bisbee, Cochise, Arizona, at age 89.

Census Date	Location
1880	Germanville, Edgefield, South Carolina	James Hezekiah Prather was listed as other (related through mother) in Benjamin Perkins Whittle's household on the 1880 Census at Germanville, Edgefield, South Carolina.¹

Census Date

Location

1880

Germanville, Edgefield, South Carolina

James Hezekiah Prather was listed as other (related through mother) in Benjamin Perkins Whittle's household on the 1880 Census at Germanville, Edgefield, South Carolina.¹

Citations

[S246] U.S. Federal Census 1880 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, NA Film Number T9-1228 Page Number 140A.

Elizabeth Betty Prather

F, b. 22 June 1863, d. 2 December 1881

Father*

Hezekiah Prather Jr. b. 20 Mar 1827

Mother*

Mary Ann Frances Whittle b. 1838, d. 5 Mar 1874

Elizabeth Betty Prather was born on 22 June 1863 at South Carolina.
She was the daughter of Hezekiah Prather Jr. and Mary Ann Frances Whittle.
Elizabeth Betty Prather died on 2 December 1881 at Saluda, South Carolina, at age 18.

Census Date	Location
1880	Gregg, Aiken, South Carolina	Elizabeth Betty Prather was listed as a cotton mill working living with the David Richardson family on the 1880 Census at Gregg, Aiken, South Carolina.¹

Census Date

Location

1880

Gregg, Aiken, South Carolina

Elizabeth Betty Prather was listed as a cotton mill working living with the David Richardson family on the 1880 Census at Gregg, Aiken, South Carolina.¹

Citations

[S246] U.S. Federal Census 1880 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, NA Film Number T9-1218 Page Number 67C.

Robert E. Lee Prather

M, b. 10 May 1866, d. 26 April 1926

Father*

Hezekiah Prather Jr. b. 20 Mar 1827

Mother*

Mary Ann Frances Whittle b. 1838, d. 5 Mar 1874

Robert E. Lee Prather was born on 10 May 1866 at South Carolina.
He was the son of Hezekiah Prather Jr. and Mary Ann Frances Whittle.
Robert E. Lee Prather married Nancy Esther Britt in March 1889.
Robert E. Lee Prather died on 26 April 1926 at South Carolina at age 59.

Census Date	Location
1880	Germanville, Edgefield, South Carolina	Robert E. Lee Prather was listed as other (related through mother) in Benjamin Perkins Whittle's household on the 1880 Census at Germanville, Edgefield, South Carolina.¹

Census Date

Location

1880

Germanville, Edgefield, South Carolina

Robert E. Lee Prather was listed as other (related through mother) in Benjamin Perkins Whittle's household on the 1880 Census at Germanville, Edgefield, South Carolina.¹

Citations

[S246] U.S. Federal Census 1880 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, NA Film Number T9-1228 Page Number 140A.

Nancy Esther Britt

F, b. 17 September 1868

Name Type	Date	Description
Married Name	March 1889	As of March 1889,her married name was Prather.

Name Type

Date

Description

Married Name

March 1889

As of March 1889,her married name was Prather.

Nancy Esther Britt was born on 17 September 1868 at Talladega, Alabama.
She married Robert E. Lee Prather, son of Hezekiah Prather Jr. and Mary Ann Frances Whittle, in March 1889.

Emaline Rhoden

F, b. 7 November 1822

Name Type	Date	Description
Married Name	1 November 1853	As of 1 November 1853,her married name was Prather.
Married Name	after July 1864	As of after July 1864,her married name was Bradley.

Name Type

Date

Description

Married Name

1 November 1853

As of 1 November 1853,her married name was Prather.

Married Name

after July 1864

As of after July 1864,her married name was Bradley.

Emaline Rhoden was born on 7 November 1822 at Edgefield, South Carolina.
She married Larkin Christwell Prather, son of Hezekiah Prather and Ellen Hartley, on 1 November 1853.
Emaline Rhoden married (?) Bradley after July 1864.

Census Date

Location

1880

Gregg, Aiken, South Carolina

Emaline Rhoden was listed as the head of a family on the 1880 Census at Gregg, Aiken, South Carolina.¹

Children of Emaline Rhoden and Larkin Christwell Prather

Drewry Arthur Prather b. 22 Oct 1854, d. 31 May 1940
Emer Elizabeth Prather b. 5 Mar 1857
James Preston Prather b. 17 Jun 1859, d. 7 Jun 1917
Amelia Prather b. 29 Jul 1860, d. 21 Jan 1941

Citations

[S246] U.S. Federal Census 1880 U.S. Federal Census, by Ancestry.com, NA Film Number T9-1218 Page Number 68A.