Family Group Sheet
NameJoseph “Joe” Prather
Birth31 Dec 1885, Rowan Co., Kentucky
FatherEli Franklin “Frank” Prayther [Prather] (?1847-1936)
MotherGeorgia Ann Donohue (1853-1916)
Marriageabt 1923
SpouseEthel Lemaster
Birthabt 1903, Kentucky
Children
1 MFranklin D. Prather (Died as Infant)
Birth10 Apr 1936, Logan Co., West Virginia
Death25 Oct 1936, Wilkinson, Logan Co., West Virginia
Notes for Joseph “Joe” Prather
(In the 1900 census he was listed as age 13, born Feb 1887.)
His brother Garfield’s obituary in 1941 listed him as a surviving brother Joseph Prayther of Logan, W. Va.
His WW II draft registration card, filed April 1942, records Joe Prather, age 56, residence Monitor Junction, Mt. Gay, Logan Co., West Virginia, born 31 Dec 1885 in Roane Co., Ky, contact Mrs. Ethel Prather, wife, Logan, West Va, employer WPA at Fort Branch, Logan, West Va.
His brother Garfield’s obituary in 1941 listed him as a surviving brother Joseph Prayther of Logan, W. Va.
His WW II draft registration card, filed April 1942, records Joe Prather, age 56, residence Monitor Junction, Mt. Gay, Logan Co., West Virginia, born 31 Dec 1885 in Roane Co., Ky, contact Mrs. Ethel Prather, wife, Logan, West Va, employer WPA at Fort Branch, Logan, West Va.
Census Notes for Joseph “Joe” & Ethel (Family)
1930 census of Logan Co., West Virginia, Logan P.O., ED 23-15, enumerated 19 April, lists on p. 22A as family #406/416:
Prayther, Joe, 43, age at first marriage 36, coal miner; Ethel, wife, 27, age at first marriage 20; Mary, dau, 7; Rose, dau, 5; Pearl, dau, 3 11/12; Joe Jr., son, 1 11/12. Joe through Mary recorded as born Ky Ky Ky, the three younger children born WVa Ky Ky.
Prayther, Joe, 43, age at first marriage 36, coal miner; Ethel, wife, 27, age at first marriage 20; Mary, dau, 7; Rose, dau, 5; Pearl, dau, 3 11/12; Joe Jr., son, 1 11/12. Joe through Mary recorded as born Ky Ky Ky, the three younger children born WVa Ky Ky.
