Family Group Sheet
NameJames Garfield Prayther
Birth11 Nov 1880, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death24 May 1941, Portsmouth, Scioto Co., Ohio
BurialGreenlawn Cemetery, Portsmouth, Scioto Co., Ohio
FatherEli Franklin “Frank” Prayther [Prather] (?1847-1936)
MotherGeorgia Ann Donohue (1853-1916)
Marriage9 Apr 1910, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseNancy “Nannie” Lee Flannery
Birth27 Aug 1890, Sandy Hook, Elliott Co., Kentucky
Death7 Jul 1971, Portsmouth, Scioto Co., Ohio
BurialGreenlawn Cemetery, Portsmouth, Scioto Co., Ohio
FatherJacob W. Flanery (1864-1946)
MotherDollie F. Howard (1866-1932)
Notes for James Garfield Prayther
His WW I draft registration card, filed 12 Sep 1918, records Garfield Prather, age 37, residence 1521 6th, Portsmouth, Scioto Co., Ohio, born 11 Nov 1880, occupation open hearth, employer Whitaker Glassner, Portsmouth, O, nearest relative Nanie Prather, same address.
His death certificate records James Garfield Prayther, age 60 years 6 months 13 days, born 11 Nov 1880 in Ohio, died 24 May 1941 in Portsmouth, Scioto Co., Ohio, residence 1322 Kenneys Lane, married, husband of Nancy Prayther, father Frank Prayther, born in W. Va., mother’s maiden name Anna Donahoe, born in Ky, cause of death carcinoma of stomach, informant Mrs. Lola Davis, 1322 Kenneys Lane, Portsmouth, Ohio, burial in Greenlawn.
His obituary in the Portsmouth (Ohio) Times of 25 May 1941 reported
“J.G. Prayther Taken By Death
Former Open Hearth Employee Passes Away Following Operation
James Garfield Prayther, 60, of 1322 Kinney's Lane, former employee of the Open Hearth Department of Portsmouth works, Wheeling Steel Corp., passed away at 10:45 p.m. Saturday in Mercy Hospital. Mr. Prayther had been in ill health the last year and underwent a major operation in St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington, Jan. 1924. He was admitted to Mercy Hospital at 6 p.m. Saturday and underwent another operation at 9 p.m.
He was born Nov. 11, 1880, at Morehead, a son of Frank and Anna Donohoe Prayther. Mr. Prayther is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nancy Prayther; three daughters, Mrs. Lola Davis and Mrs. Edna Swain, both of 1332 Kinney's Lane, Mrs. Florine McConnell, 1815 Oakland Avenue; three sisters, Mrs. Mamie Day of Newcastle, Ind,; Mrs. Blanche Pigman and Mrs. Flora HIcks of Morehead, two brothers, Joseph Prayther of Logan, W. Va., and William Prayther of Englewood, Calif. He also is survived by one grandchild. The body has been moved to Windel-Howland funeral home. Funeral services will be held at the funeral home at 10 a.m. Tuesday with Rev. C.M. Bowman, pastor of First United Brethren Church, officiating. Burial will follow in Greenlawn Cemetery.”
His death certificate records James Garfield Prayther, age 60 years 6 months 13 days, born 11 Nov 1880 in Ohio, died 24 May 1941 in Portsmouth, Scioto Co., Ohio, residence 1322 Kenneys Lane, married, husband of Nancy Prayther, father Frank Prayther, born in W. Va., mother’s maiden name Anna Donahoe, born in Ky, cause of death carcinoma of stomach, informant Mrs. Lola Davis, 1322 Kenneys Lane, Portsmouth, Ohio, burial in Greenlawn.
His obituary in the Portsmouth (Ohio) Times of 25 May 1941 reported
“J.G. Prayther Taken By Death
Former Open Hearth Employee Passes Away Following Operation
James Garfield Prayther, 60, of 1322 Kinney's Lane, former employee of the Open Hearth Department of Portsmouth works, Wheeling Steel Corp., passed away at 10:45 p.m. Saturday in Mercy Hospital. Mr. Prayther had been in ill health the last year and underwent a major operation in St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington, Jan. 1924. He was admitted to Mercy Hospital at 6 p.m. Saturday and underwent another operation at 9 p.m.
He was born Nov. 11, 1880, at Morehead, a son of Frank and Anna Donohoe Prayther. Mr. Prayther is survived by his wife, Mrs. Nancy Prayther; three daughters, Mrs. Lola Davis and Mrs. Edna Swain, both of 1332 Kinney's Lane, Mrs. Florine McConnell, 1815 Oakland Avenue; three sisters, Mrs. Mamie Day of Newcastle, Ind,; Mrs. Blanche Pigman and Mrs. Flora HIcks of Morehead, two brothers, Joseph Prayther of Logan, W. Va., and William Prayther of Englewood, Calif. He also is survived by one grandchild. The body has been moved to Windel-Howland funeral home. Funeral services will be held at the funeral home at 10 a.m. Tuesday with Rev. C.M. Bowman, pastor of First United Brethren Church, officiating. Burial will follow in Greenlawn Cemetery.”
Notes for Nancy “Nannie” Lee Flannery
Her obituary in the Portsmouth Times of Wed., July 7, 1971 reported:
“Mrs. Nancy Prayther, 80, 713 Third S., died this morning at Elmwood Village Nursing Home.
A native of Sandy Hook, Ky, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Garfield Prayther.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. James McConnell, 1042 Kinney’s Lane, Mrs. Clarence Frump of Hillsboro and Mrs. Russell Swaim of Troy; three brothers, Dee Flannery, 3909 Rhodes Ave., New Boston, Ernest Flannery of Morehead, Ky; and George Flannery, 918 Third St.; two sisters, Mrs. May Lytten, 3864 Rhodes Ave., New Boston, and Mrs. Ferol Thomas of John St.; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services are to be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Windel-Howland Funeral Home with interment in Greenlawn Cemetery.”
“Mrs. Nancy Prayther, 80, 713 Third S., died this morning at Elmwood Village Nursing Home.
A native of Sandy Hook, Ky, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Garfield Prayther.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. James McConnell, 1042 Kinney’s Lane, Mrs. Clarence Frump of Hillsboro and Mrs. Russell Swaim of Troy; three brothers, Dee Flannery, 3909 Rhodes Ave., New Boston, Ernest Flannery of Morehead, Ky; and George Flannery, 918 Third St.; two sisters, Mrs. May Lytten, 3864 Rhodes Ave., New Boston, and Mrs. Ferol Thomas of John St.; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services are to be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Windel-Howland Funeral Home with interment in Greenlawn Cemetery.”
Notes for James Garfield & Nancy “Nannie” Lee (Family)
Rowan Co., Ky marriage book 7, p. 159, records the marriage on 9 April 1910 of Garfield Prather and Nannie Lee Flanery.
Census
1910 census of Rowan Co., Ky, district 1, Morehead, enumerated 25 April, lists on p. 6A as family #98/103:
Prather, Garfield, 29, mill laborer; Nannie, wife, 19, first marriage for both, married 0 years, mother of 0 children. Both born Ky Ky Ky.
1920 census of Scioto Co., Ohio, Portsmouth ward 1, enumerated 27 Jan, lists on p. 20B as family #285/593, at 713 Fifth St:
Prather, Garfield, 39, b. Ky N.C. Ky, birler open hearth steel mill; Marnie, wife, 29, b. Ky Ky Ky; Lola, dau, 8; Florine, dau, 6; Edna, dau, 3 3/12. All daughters born Ky Ky Ky.
The next household is headed by Garfield’s sister Blanche.
1930 census of Scioto Co., Ohio, Portsmouth ward 3, enumerated 10 April, lists on pp. 5A-5B as family #113/116, at 1322 Kinneys Lane:
Garfield Prather, 48, age at first marriage 28, b. Ky N.C. Ky, helper open hearth steel mill, (Prather overwritten with Garfield), Nancy Lee, wife, 39, age at first marriage, b. Ky Ky Ky; Prather, Lola, (step) daughter, 19; [p. 5B starts here] Prayther, Florine, dau, 16; Edna, dau, 13. All daughters born Ky Ky Ky.
The “step” for Lola has been written above the word daughter in darker ink, as has the Garfield that overwrites Prather on Nancy’s line. It appears that the census taker wrote the head of household line first name first, and then when going over the listings reconciling inconsistencies, assumed that Garfield was a surname, and therefore that the Prather/Prayther children must be Nancy’s from a previous marriage.
Prather, Garfield, 29, mill laborer; Nannie, wife, 19, first marriage for both, married 0 years, mother of 0 children. Both born Ky Ky Ky.
1920 census of Scioto Co., Ohio, Portsmouth ward 1, enumerated 27 Jan, lists on p. 20B as family #285/593, at 713 Fifth St:
Prather, Garfield, 39, b. Ky N.C. Ky, birler open hearth steel mill; Marnie, wife, 29, b. Ky Ky Ky; Lola, dau, 8; Florine, dau, 6; Edna, dau, 3 3/12. All daughters born Ky Ky Ky.
The next household is headed by Garfield’s sister Blanche.
1930 census of Scioto Co., Ohio, Portsmouth ward 3, enumerated 10 April, lists on pp. 5A-5B as family #113/116, at 1322 Kinneys Lane:
Garfield Prather, 48, age at first marriage 28, b. Ky N.C. Ky, helper open hearth steel mill, (Prather overwritten with Garfield), Nancy Lee, wife, 39, age at first marriage, b. Ky Ky Ky; Prather, Lola, (step) daughter, 19; [p. 5B starts here] Prayther, Florine, dau, 16; Edna, dau, 13. All daughters born Ky Ky Ky.
The “step” for Lola has been written above the word daughter in darker ink, as has the Garfield that overwrites Prather on Nancy’s line. It appears that the census taker wrote the head of household line first name first, and then when going over the listings reconciling inconsistencies, assumed that Garfield was a surname, and therefore that the Prather/Prayther children must be Nancy’s from a previous marriage.
