Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Percy Allen "Pete" Prather and Hilda Marie Douglas




Husband Percy Allen "Pete" Prather 1

           Born: 18 Apr 1899 - Monroe Co, OH 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 15 Jan 1974 - Saginaw, Saginaw Co, MI
         Buried:  - Forest Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Saginaw Co, MI


         Father: John Silas Prather (1874-1948) 1
         Mother: Lettie Lillian Smith (1874-1953) 1


       Marriage: 24 Sep 1919 - Westfield, Chautauqua Co, NY 2



Wife Hilda Marie Douglas 1

           Born: 13 Jan 1899 - Coal Hill, Allegheny Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 2 Nov 1984 - ? Saginaw, Saginaw Co, MI 2
         Buried:  - Forest Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Saginaw Co, MI


Children
1 F Alice Elaine Prather 2

           Born: 2 Oct 1921 - Titusville, Crawford Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 11 Nov 1983 2
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Raymond Gibson (1924-1969) 2
           Marr: 18 Jun 1946 2


2 M Percy Allen "Jiggs" Prather 2

           Born: 17 May 1923 - Titusville, Crawford Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 25 Oct 1988 2
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Unknown (      -      )
         Spouse: Diana H. [Unk] (      -      ) 2


3 F Twila Evelyn Prather 3

           Born: 8 Feb 1926 - Titusville, Crawford Co, PA 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Lawrence Evert Tappen (      -      ) 3
           Marr: 21 Sep 1943 3. (Divorced on 22 Sep 1969)


4 M John Silas Prather II 4

           Born: 28 Dec 1928 - Michigan 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Bertie [Unk] (      -      ) 4


5 F Lettie Lillian Prather 4

           Born: 8 Jan 1930 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 9 Jun 1994 4
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Hyman Zussman (      -      ) 4
           Marr: Chicago, Cook Co, IL


6 F Margaret Marie Prather 4

           Born: 6 Mar 1934 - Saginaw, Saginaw Co, MI 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 24 Nov 1994 - ? Allegan, Allegan Co, MI 4
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Stanley Scott Teed (1918-      ) 4
           Marr: 1 May 1953 4


7 M James Daniel Prather 4

           Born: 7 Jan 1936 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 5 Jul 1988 5
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Margaret Wood (      -      ) 4
           Marr: (Divorced)
         Spouse: Nancy Lynne Burger (1938-      ) 4
           Marr: 29 Jun 1966 4


8 M George Leroy Prather 5

           Born: 11 Aug 1937 - Michigan 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Myrtle Lee Tappen (1937-1987) 5


9 M Herbert Otto Prather 5

           Born: 2 Jul 1939 - Saginaw, Saginaw Co, MI 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Patricia Ann Pratt (1937-      ) 5
           Marr: 10 Mar 1962 5


10 M Earl Lavern Prather 5

           Born: 15 May 1941 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 7 May 1989 5
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Helinda Plio (1940-      ) 5
           Marr: Saginaw, Saginaw Co, MI



General Notes: Husband - Percy Allen "Pete" Prather


After marriage, he and his wife lived in Titusville, Pennsylvania, for a while and their first three children were born there. He and his family moved to Michigan where he worked in oil fields and later worked in the auto industry. He also worked as a deputy sheriff and an outpost guard at Tri-City Airport. He also was in the Coast Guard Auxiliary 1941 to 1945. He retired in 1955.

SSDI: PRATHER, PERCY09 Apr 1899Jan 19747448601 (Saginaw, Saginaw, MI)(none specified)Michigan384-05-7708


General Notes: Wife - Hilda Marie Douglas


SSDI: PRATHER, HILDA13 Jan 1899Nov 19848548604 (Saginaw, Saginaw, MI)(none specified)Michigan381-16-3671

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Sources


1 Earl Prather, The Alcorn Family in Northwestern Pennsylvania (Self-published, 1997), Pg 35.

2 Earl Prather, The Alcorn Family in Northwestern Pennsylvania (Self-published, 1997), Pg 38.

3 Earl Prather, The Alcorn Family in Northwestern Pennsylvania (Self-published, 1997), Pg 39.

4 Earl Prather, The Alcorn Family in Northwestern Pennsylvania (Self-published, 1997), Pg 40.

5 Earl Prather, The Alcorn Family in Northwestern Pennsylvania (Self-published, 1997), Pg 41.


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