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Philo Preston Prather

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Philo Preston Prather

Birth
Monroe County, Iowa, USA
Death
30 Sep 1908 (aged 47–48)
Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
Plot
section 28 Tier 1 S Grave 141
Memorial ID
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MAN FOUND DEAD, PROBABLY KILLED HIMSELF

We learned from a reliable source that a man was found dead in his room in a hotel in Davenport, Iowa, who was registered in the name of P. Prather and from the description given, the deceased is thought to be P. P. Prather, formerly of Cedar Township, this County, and a brother of W. J. Prather of Cedar Township and Mrs. M. E. Bowman of Chariton. W. J. Prather left for Davenport, today to identify the deceased in possible
Unknown newspaper; October 1, 1908
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1885 US Census: Wayne, Monroe, Iowa
John Noon Prather 58 born bat 1827 Indiana
Sarah E Prather 57 born abt 1828 Indiana
George Washington Prather 33 born abt 1852 Iowa
Philo Preston Prather 24 born abt 1861 Iowa
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Philo P Prather, age 26 born abt 1860 Iowa, son of John Prather and Sarah Jacob, married Mary Jane Etter, age 24, born Indiana, daughter of Stephen Etter, on March 17, 1886 in Lucas, Iowa (Iowa marriage records)
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1900 US Census: Cedar, Lucas, Iowa (his wife and 2 sons)
Mary J Prather 37 born June 1862 Indiana
Isaac F Prather 12 born August 1887 Iowa
John P Prather 12 born August 1891 Iowa
MAN FOUND DEAD, PROBABLY KILLED HIMSELF

We learned from a reliable source that a man was found dead in his room in a hotel in Davenport, Iowa, who was registered in the name of P. Prather and from the description given, the deceased is thought to be P. P. Prather, formerly of Cedar Township, this County, and a brother of W. J. Prather of Cedar Township and Mrs. M. E. Bowman of Chariton. W. J. Prather left for Davenport, today to identify the deceased in possible
Unknown newspaper; October 1, 1908
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1885 US Census: Wayne, Monroe, Iowa
John Noon Prather 58 born bat 1827 Indiana
Sarah E Prather 57 born abt 1828 Indiana
George Washington Prather 33 born abt 1852 Iowa
Philo Preston Prather 24 born abt 1861 Iowa
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Philo P Prather, age 26 born abt 1860 Iowa, son of John Prather and Sarah Jacob, married Mary Jane Etter, age 24, born Indiana, daughter of Stephen Etter, on March 17, 1886 in Lucas, Iowa (Iowa marriage records)
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1900 US Census: Cedar, Lucas, Iowa (his wife and 2 sons)
Mary J Prather 37 born June 1862 Indiana
Isaac F Prather 12 born August 1887 Iowa
John P Prather 12 born August 1891 Iowa


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