Jul-28-2018
Husband: Benjamin J. Prather
Born: 1864 1 (see note 1) Died: Jun- 5-1934 in Hazelgreen, Ritchie Co, WV 2,1 Buried: in Hazelgreen (Buzzard) Cemetery (btwn Co Rds 19/4 & 19/5), Ritchie Co WV 2 Census: 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Father: Mother:
Wife: Lutetia Jane Byrd 3 Census name: Letitia Married: ca 1884 4
Born: Aug- 8-1867 in Hazelgreen, Ritchie Co, WV 2,1 (see note 2) Died: Mar-12-1945 in Hazelgreen, Ritchie Co, WV 2,1 Buried: in Hazelgreen (Buzzard) Cemetery (btwn Co Rds 19/4 & 19/5), Ritchie Co WV 2 Census: 1940 in Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Father: Wesley Bird (1839 - 1909) Mother: Mary Davidson (1846 - 1927)
F Child 1: Mida Alice Prather Born: Dec- 3-1887 in Ritchie Co, WV 5,6,7 (see note 3) Died: Dec-15-1970 7 (see note 4) Buried: in Pine Grove Cemetery, Berea (Co Rd 7-26), Ritchie Co, WV 8 Resided: in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV 7 Census: 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: Leonidas "Lonnie" Bee b. Jan- 5-1876 d. Dec-28-1966 Also known as: Lonnie L. Bee 9 Married: Apr- 2-1905 in Ritchie Co, WV 5,10
F Child 2: Alta Gay Prather Born: Oct-31-1897 in Ritchie Co, WV 11 Died: Apr- 9-1992 in Marietta, Washington Co, OH 12 Buried: in Ellenboro Masonic Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 9,2 Resided: in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 9 Census: 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: William H. Mossor b. Apr- 5-1889 d. Jun-28-1982
F Child 3: Wanda Lee Prather Born: Sep-22-1906 in Hazelgreen, Ritchie Co, WV 13,14,7 Died: Mar- 5-1989 14,7 Buried: in Lawford Cemetery, Spruce Run, jct CR 19 & 34, Ritchie Co, WV 8,2 Resided: in Newberne, Gilmer Co, WV 7 Census: 1940 in Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1930 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: Eldridge Dile Law b. Nov-27-1907 d. Jun- 9-1980 Married: Feb- 2-1927 in Ritchie Co, WV 15
Sources: (1) Headstone (year only) (2) Findagrave.com. (3) Birth record of daughter. (4) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (5) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (6) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 77. (7) Social Security Death Index. (8) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (9) Obituary. (10) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 198. (11) Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Ancestry.com. (12) Obituary - Nursing home. (13) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (14) Headstone. (15) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998) Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Oct 1863. Findagrave reports it as Mar 17 1864. Headstone has only the year 1864. Note (2) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Aug 1870, but Findagrave reports it as Aug 8 1867. Headstone has only the year 1867. Note (3) Birth date given as Dec 1886 in 1900 Census, but 1887 in all other sources. Note (4) History of Doddridge County gives death as 1971, as does "Ritchie County Cemeteries," but SSDI states Dec 15 1970.Name Index