Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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John Silas Prather and Lettie Lillian Smith


Husband John Silas Prather 1 

           Born: 26 Aug 1874 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 26 Jul 1948
         Buried:  - Fairview Cemetery, Cherrytree Twp, Venango Co, PA

       Marriage:

Wife Lettie Lillian Smith 1 

           Born: 15 Aug 1874 - Diamond, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 25 Feb 1953 1
         Buried: 


         Father: William A. Smith (1850-1885) 2
         Mother: Lucina Ellen Alcorn (1849-1945) 3


Children
1 M Harold Reno Prather 4 

           Born: 9 Feb 1897 - near Woodsfield, Monroe Co, OH 1
     Christened: 
           Died: Jun 1976 - ? Guys Mills, Crawford Co, PA
         Buried:  - Fairview Cemetery, Cherrytree Twp, Venango Co, PA

         Spouse: Frances Bernice Bowser (1899-1986) 1 4
           Marr: 24 Dec 1916 - Mayville, Chautauqua Co, NY 5

2 M 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

         Spouse: Hilda Marie Douglas (1899-1984) 1
           Marr: 24 Sep 1919 - Westfield, Chautauqua Co, NY 6

3 M Jesse Lionel Prather 1 

           Born: 23 Mar 1901 - near Woodsfield, Monroe Co, OH 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 29 Mar 1965 - Cherrytree Twp, Venango Co, PA 7
         Buried:  - East Troy Cemetery, Troy Twp, Crawford Co, PA

         Spouse: Florence Elinor Mason (1894-1986) 1

4 F Opal Ruth Prather 1 

           Born: 17 May 1904 - New Matamoras, Washington Co, OH 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 16 Jan 1978 - California 8
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Cecil DeWitt McKinney (      -      ) 1
           Marr: 30 Apr 1929 8

5 M Howard Lee Prather 1 

           Born: 18 Jul 1907 - Hancock Co, OH 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 21 Feb 1970 - Kansas City, Jackson Co, MO 9
         Buried:  - East Troy Cemetery, Troy Twp, Crawford Co, PA

         Spouse: Alma I. Burger (      -Abt 1951) 1

6 F [Infant] Prather 1 

           Born: 21 Jul 1909 - Wellsville, Columbiana Co, OH 10
     Christened: 
           Died: at birth
         Buried: 
         Status: Twin






7  F  [Infant] Prather 1





           Born: 21 Jul 1909 - Wellsville, Columbiana Co, OH 10
     Christened: 
           Died: at birth
         Buried: 
         Status: Twin








8  M  Wayne Clay Prather 1





           Born: 23 Oct 1910 - Roane Co, WV 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 13 Mar 1986 - Braidwood, Will Co, IL 10
         Buried:  - Fairview Cemetery, Cherrytree Twp, Venango Co, PA



         Spouse: Esme Noel King (      -      ) 1






9  M  Homer John "Dick" Prather 1





           Born: 24 Sep 1912 - Alcorntown, Venango Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 20 Mar 1997 11
         Buried:  - Neilltown Cemetery, near Pleasantville, Venango Co, PA



         Spouse: Evaline Fay Hoovler (1920-      ) 1






10  F  Jane Ellen Prather 1





           Born: 23 Apr 1915 - Alcorntown, Venango Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 24 Jun 1985 12
         Buried:  - Sunset Hill Memorial Gardens, Cranberry Twp, Venango Co, PA



         Spouse: Victor Morris (      -      ) 1



         Spouse: Edward Roess (      -1993) 1






11  M  Herbert William "Bill" Prather 1





           Born: 22 Jan 1918 - Alcorntown, Venango Co, PA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 2 Nov 1974 - ? Erie, Erie Co, PA 12
         Buried:  - Chapmanville Cemetery, Chapmanville, Plum Twp, Venango Co, PA 13



         Spouse: Jeannette Ellsworth Haines (1919-1998) 1
           Marr: 26 Jan 1939 - Oil City, Venango Co, PA 12









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Sources






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

2
Unknown, John Baney/Susannah Benninghoff Family (Self-published, 1996), Pg 15.

3
Earl Prather, The Alcorn Family in Northwestern Pennsylvania (Self-published, 1997), Pg 24.

4
Earl Prather, The Alcorn Family in Northwestern Pennsylvania (Self-published, 1997), Pg 18.

5
Earl Prather, The Alcorn Family in Northwestern Pennsylvania (Self-published, 1997), Pg 36.

6
Earl Prather, The Alcorn Family in Northwestern Pennsylvania (Self-published, 1997), Pg 38.

7
Earl Prather, The Alcorn Family in Northwestern Pennsylvania (Self-published, 1997), Pg 42.

8
Earl Prather, The Alcorn Family in Northwestern Pennsylvania (Self-published, 1997), Pg 44.

9
Earl Prather, The Alcorn Family in Northwestern Pennsylvania (Self-published, 1997), Pg 45.

10
Earl Prather, The Alcorn Family in Northwestern Pennsylvania (Self-published, 1997), Pg 46.

11
Earl Prather, The Alcorn Family in Northwestern Pennsylvania (Self-published, 1997), Pg 47.

12
Earl Prather, The Alcorn Family in Northwestern Pennsylvania (Self-published, 1997), Pg 48.

13
Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 8, Plum Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 2000), Pg 22.







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