Descendants of
William B. Prather
Parents & Siblings

Doug's Genealogy

Bay Generation # 5

1. William Bay Prather; b. 15 Sep 1829 in Franklin Co., Missouri; m. Mary Jane Farrow, daughter of Daniel Boone Farrow and Mary Jane Smythe, 18 Apr 1852 in Washington Co., Missouri; d. 9 Jan 1915 in Desloge, St. Francois Co., Missouri, at age 85.

Mary Jane Farrow was born on 25 Sep 1830 in Missouri. She died on 4 Nov 1923 in St. Francois Co., Missouri, at age 93.

Children of William Bay Prather and Mary Jane Farrow were as follows:

Bay Generation # 4

3. Laura Prather; b. circa 1854 in Missouri; m. Charles Archambo.

Children of Laura Prather and Charles Archambo were:

4. Clara Jane Prather; b. 18 Feb 1856 in Missouri; m. J. Edmond DeGonia 9 Oct 1879 in Washington Co., Missouri, with Frank Farnsworth, JP at Kingston Twp. officiating; d. 16 Feb 1932 in Missouri at age 75.

J. Edmond DeGonia was born on 26 Nov 1855 in Missouri. He died on 31 Jan 1929 in Missouri at age 73.

Children of Clara Jane Prather and J. Edmond DeGonia were as follows:

5. Emily Prather; b. Mar 1858 in Washington Co., Missouri; m. Eli Archambo, son of Lewis Archambe and Ulitia (-?-), Mar 1881; d. 11 Jan 1933 at age 74.

Eli Archambo was born on 15 Sep 1859 in Missouri. He married Rosene Buff on 7 Mar 1886. He died on 11 Jan 1933 at age 73.

Children of Emily Prather and Eli Archambo were as follows:

6. Emma Prather; b. 17 Sep 1859 in Washington Co., Missouri; m. Wade H. Adams 28 Nov 1886 in St. Francois Co., Missouri; d. 9 Mar 1928 in Elvins, St. Francois Co., Missouri, at age 68.

Wade H. Adams was born in Oct 1853 in Arkansas. He died on 23 Aug 1931 in Elvins, St. Francois Co., Missouri, at age 77.

Children of Emma Prather and Wade H. Adams were as follows:

7. William Henry Prather; b. 29 Feb 1860 in Washington Co., Missouri; m. Sarah Dunham 23 Sep 1886 in Bonne Terre, St. Francois Co., Missouri; m. Anna Williams, daughter of Alfred Williams and Mary Ann (-?-), 7 Apr 1892 in Flat River, St. Francois Co., Missouri; m. Louisa Ellen Brent 12 Oct 1907 in Desloge, St. Francois Co., Missouri; d. Aug 1938 in St. Francois Co., Missouri, at age 78.

Sarah Dunham was born circa 1869 in St. Francois Co., Missouri. She died in Doe Run, St. Francois Co., Missouri.

Children of William Henry Prather and Sarah Dunham were:

Anna Williams was born before 1874 in Missouri. She married Charles Ritter.

Children of William Henry Prather and Anna Williams were as follows:

Louisa Ellen Brent was born say 1862.

There were no children of William Henry Prather and Louisa Ellen Brent.

8. Charles Reign Prather; b. 29 Mar 1862 in Washington Co., Missouri; m. Bell Rose 1 May 1884 in St. Francois Co., Missouri; m. Harriet Ann Hulsey, daughter of James Milan Hulsey and Polly Ann Simmons, 15 Dec 1889 in Doe Run, St. Francois Co., Missouri; d. 23 May 1952 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, at age 90.

There were no children of Charles Reign Prather and Bell Rose.

Harriet Ann Hulsey was born on 8 Nov 1873 in Washington Co., Missouri. She died on 22 Apr 1958 in Los Angeles Co., California, at age 84.

Children of Charles Reign Prather and Harriet Ann Hulsey were as follows:

Rose Hulsey was born circa 1876 in Missouri.

Children of Charles Reign Prather and Rose Hulsey were:

9. Thomas Prather; b. Mar 1865 in Washington Co., Missouri; m. Mary Naomi Land 23 Dec 1898 in St. Francois Co., Missouri, Both the bride and the groom were from Flat River; d. 1932 in Flat River, St. Francois Co., Missouri.

Mary Naomi Land was born in Nov 1880 in Missouri. She died on 15 Oct 1957 at age 76.

Children of Thomas Prather and Mary Naomi Land were as follows:

10. Susan Prather; b. circa 1867 in Washington Co., Missouri; m. William Harvey Shelton 6 Nov 1884 in Bonne Terre, St. Francois Co., Missouri, with George W. Crump, JP officiating; d. 23 Jun 1892 in Missouri.

William Harvey Shelton was born in Aug 1863 in Missouri. He died circa 1945.

Children of Susan Prather and William Harvey Shelton were as follows:

Bay Generation # 3

11. William Bay Archambo; b. 2 Mar 1877 in Missouri; m. Florence Geneva Elwood, daughter of Charles Elwood and Mary Armon; d. 14 Feb 1964 at age 86.

Florence Geneva Elwood was born on 30 Dec 1883. She died on 29 Jun 1965 at age 81.

Children of William Bay Archambo and Florence Geneva Elwood were:

12. Thomas Perry Degonia; b. 10 Aug 1880 in Missouri; m. Clara L. Moon; d. 22 Dec 1969 in City of St. Louis, Missouri, at age 89.

Clara L. Moon was born on 8 Apr 1885 in Missouri. She died on 18 Feb 1959 at age 73.

Children of Thomas Perry Degonia and Clara L. Moon were as follows:

14. Jesse James DeGonia; b. 10 Jul 1895; m. Mary Ann Williams; d. 3 Jun 1959 at age 63.

Mary Ann Williams was born on 14 Aug 1898. She died on 5 May 1985 at age 86.

Children of Jesse James DeGonia and Mary Ann Williams were:

15. Eli A. Archambo; b. Mar 1884 in Missouri; m. Ida Mecey 20 Apr 1904.

Ida Mecey was born in 1885.

Children of Eli A. Archambo and Ida Mecey were:

19. Frank Hinch Adams; b. 11 May 1890 in Farmington, St. Francois Co., Missouri; m. Ethel Mae Huey 21 Apr 1921 in Missouri; m. Maude Mae Williams 2 Feb 1936; d. 17 May 1978 in Farmington, St. Francois Co., Missouri, at age 88.

Ethel Mae Huey was born on 7 Jan 1904 in St. Genevieve Co., Missouri. She died on 11 Aug 1979 in St. Louis, St. Louis Co., Missouri, at age 75.

Children of Frank Hinch Adams and Ethel Mae Huey were as follows:

Maude Mae Williams was born on 3 Jun 1890. She died on 24 May 1937 at age 46.

There were no children of Frank Hinch Adams and Maude Mae Williams.

20. Edward S. Adams; b. 26 Jun 1892; m. Bertha Lewis; d. 20 Feb 1976 in City of St. Louis, Missouri, at age 83.

Bertha Lewis was born on 19 Oct 1896. She died on 3 May 1933 at age 36.

Children of Edward S. Adams and Bertha Lewis were:

23. Wade Hampton Prather; b. 25 Jul 1892 in Missouri; m. Madge Wheeling Dec 1914 in Farmington, St. Francois Co., Missouri; m. Bertha Edith Grovero say 1920; m. Vonie Lindhurst 7 Jun 1955; d. 17 Jun 1964 in Herculaneuam, Jefferson Co., Missouri, at age 71.

There were no children of Wade Hampton Prather and Madge Wheeling.

Bertha Edith Grovero was born on 1 Jun 1898 in Union, Washington Co., Missouri. She died in Columbia, Boone Co., Missouri.

Children of Wade Hampton Prather and Bertha Edith Grovero were as follows:

There were no children of Wade Hampton Prather and Vonie Lindhurst.

24. Firman Prather; b. 2 Mar 1894 in Gumbo, Missouri; m. Mamie J. Lawson 16 Jan 1916 in Farmington, St. Francois Co., Missouri; d. 2 Jan 1960 in Gumbo, St. Francois Co., Missouri, at age 65.

Mamie J. Lawson was born on 7 Sep 1896 in St. Francois Co., Missouri. She died on 27 Dec 1989 in St. Francois Co., Missouri, at age 93.

Children of Firman Prather and Mamie J. Lawson were as follows:

25. Jesse Prather; b. 7 Sep 1896 in St. Francois Co., Missouri; m. Elsie Lucretia Lovvorn, daughter of James Ivry Lovvorn and Sarah E. Lupkey Welsh, 2 May 1920 in Farmington, St. Francois Co., Missouri; d. 8 Jul 1978 in Los Angeles Co., California, at age 81.

Elsie Lucretia Lovvorn was born on 16 Aug 1904 in Doe Run, St. Francois Co., Missouri. She died on 20 Apr 1946 in St. Louis, Missouri, at age 41.

Children of Jesse Prather and Elsie Lucretia Lovvorn were as follows:

26. Perry Edward Prather; b. 16 Apr 1898 in St. Francois Co., Missouri; m. Yerla Huskey; m. Maggie Bailey 21 Oct 1921 in Desloge, St. Francois Co., Missouri; d. 27 Jun 1973 in Desloge, St. Francois Co., Missouri, at age 75.

There were no children of Perry Edward Prather and Yerla Huskey.

Maggie Bailey was born on 18 Mar 1903 in Washington Co., Missouri. She died on 18 Apr 1989 in Desloge, St. Francois Co., Missouri, at age 86.

Children of Perry Edward Prather and Maggie Bailey were as follows:

28. Lonzo Prather; b. 1 Jan 1903 in St. Francois Co., Missouri; m. Hazel Lee 18 Feb 1921 in Desloge, St. Francois Co., Missouri; m. Alma Marie Graf 13 Nov 1963 in Flat River, St. Francois Co., Missouri; d. 16 Jul 1977 in Desloge, St. Francois Co., Missouri, at age 74.

Hazel Lee was born on 30 May 1906. She died on 10 Apr 1962 in Flat River, St. Francois Co., Missouri, at age 55.

Children of Lonzo Prather and Hazel Lee all b. in Gumbo, St. Francois Co., Missouri, were as follows:

There were no children of Lonzo Prather and Alma Marie Graf.

39. Ferlyn Prather; b. 29 Apr 1906 in St. Francois Co., Missouri; m. Daphne (-?-); d. 15 Apr 1985 in St. Francois Co., Missouri, at age 78.

Daphne (-?-) was born on 27 Nov 1904. She died on 2 Feb 1990 at age 85.

Children of Ferlyn Prather and Daphne (-?-) were:

43. Cora Aley Shelton; b. 23 Feb 1890 in Doe Run, St. Francois Co., Missouri; m. John C. Link, son of James A. Link and Martha Eliza Light, 29 Jun 1906 in St. Francois Co., Missouri; m. John Monroe Mathes after 1926; d. May 1971 at age 81; d. 9 May 1971 in Flat River, St. Francois Co., Missouri, at age 81.

John C. Link was born in 1887. He died on 22 Sep 1925 in St. Francois Co., Missouri.

Children of Cora Aley Shelton and John C. Link were as follows:

John Monroe Mathes was born on 22 Feb 1888. He died on 15 Jul 1953 at age 65.

There were no children of Cora Aley Shelton and John Monroe Mathes.

44. William Elmer Shelton; b. 9 Apr 1892 in Missouri; m. Katie Cheek; d. 24 Jan 1975 in St. Francois Co., Missouri, at age 82.

Katie Cheek was born on 31 Jan 1902. She died on 2 Oct 1983 at age 81.

Children of William Elmer Shelton and Katie Cheek were as follows:


Bibliography - Descendants of William B. Prather

California Death Index 1940-1997, online http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/5180.htm.

Huebner, Judy G., Cemeteries of St. Francois County, Missouri. 4536 Maysville Road, New Market, AL 35761-9596: Wom-Tom Genealogy Research Center, 2000.

Lead Belt News, Flat River, St. Francois Co., Missouri.

Missouri. Franklin County. 1830 U.S. census. Micropublication M19, roll 72. Washington DC: National Archives.

Missouri. Franklin County. 1860 U.S. census. Micropublication M653, roll 619. Washington DC: National Archives.

Missouri. St. Francois County. 1900 US census, population schedule. Micropublication T623, roll 887. Washington DC: National Archives.

Missouri. St. Francois County. 1910 US census, population schedule. Micropublication T624, roll 808. Washington DC: National Archives.

Missouri. Washington County. 1840 U.S. census. Micropublication M704, roll 233. Washington DC: National Archives.

Missouri. Washington County. 1850 U.S. census, population schedule. Micropublication M432, roll 421. Washington DC: National Archives.

Missouri. Washington County. 1880 U.S. census, population schedule. Micropublication T9, roll 740. Washington DC: National Archives.

Missouri. Webster County. 1870 U.S census, population schedule. Micropublication M593, roll 826. Washington DC: National Archives.

Recorded Marriage Licenses, online http://www.vienici.com/abmomarr.html.

Social Security Death Index, Inc., RootsWeb.Com, http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com. The SSDI component of RootsWeb is drawn from the Social Security Death Benefits Index of the U.S. Social Security Administration and is available by subscription from the U.S. Department of Commerce.


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