| Birth: | Jan. 31, 1836 Harrison County Indiana, USA | | Death: | May 8, 1909 Walla Walla Walla Walla County Washington, USA |  Christopher was the son of Rev. Thomas H. & Elizabeth (Lindsey) Prather. He served in the U.S. Army during the Civil War. He became a successful farmer, working near Chariton, IA. He married Mary Ellen Mace on 22 May 1856; they had 12 children, 9 of whom survived to adulthood (Nettie Stonebraker, Emily Boylan, Arthur, Fred, Dora Carson, Edna Edwards, Christopher, Myron, & Earl). He died of heart disease at the home of his daughter Emily. Family links: Parents: Thomas Helms Prather (1805 - 1888) Spouses: Mary Jane Holbrook Mace (1843 - 1907) Mary Ellen Mace Prather (1835 - 1892)* Children: Janette Prather Stonebraker (1853 - 1925)* Emily Margaret Prather Boylan (1859 - 1933)* Arthur Sigle Prather (1861 - 1937)* Orestes Winfred Prather (1866 - 1942)* Dora Lois Prather Carson (1868 - 1934)* Edna May Prather Edwards (1871 - 1950)* Christopher Merton Prather (1874 - 1961)* Myron Ellsworth Prather (1876 - 1945)* Earl Chester Prather (1880 - 1918)* *Calculated relationship
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Chariton Cemetery
Chariton Lucas County Iowa, USA Plot: Section B, Row 37, No. 14 | Created by: T W Zimmerman Record added: May 27, 2001
Find A Grave Memorial# 5485675 |
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