Family Group Sheet
NameWilliam Newton Prayther [Prather]
Birth17 Oct 1887, Morehead, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Birth Memobirthdate he used as an adult
Birth17 Oct 1890, Morehead, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Birth Memoprobably his real birthdate
DeathDec 1966, Ceres, Stanislaus Co., California
FatherEli Franklin “Frank” Prayther [Prather] (?1847-1936)
MotherGeorgia Ann Donohue (1853-1916)
Other spousesMary Elizabeth Trumbo
Marriageaft 1930, Inglewood, Los Angeles Co., California
SpouseEllen H.
Birthabt 1890, Kentucky
Notes for William Newton Prayther [Prather]
His WW I draft registration card, filed 5 June 1917, records William Prather, age 29, residence 922 Fourth, Portmouth, Ohio, born 17 Oct 1887 in Morehead, Ky, occupation switchman, employer Whitaker Glassman Co., Portsmouth, Ohio, married supporting a wife and child.
His brother Garfield’s obituary in 1941 listed him as a surviving brother William Prayther of Englewood, Calif.
The SSDI lists William Prather, born 17 Oct 1887, died Dec 1966, last residence Ceres, Stanislaus Co., California.
He was probably really born in 1889 or 1890, because the 1900 census listed him as William N. age 9, born March 1891, with a brother Joseph age 13, born Feb 1887. I do not trust the dates in that census, especially the months, but he is unlikely to have been recorded as 9 if he was really 12, and a birthdate in Oct 1887 would make the child spacing in the 1880’s very tight. (I cannot find him in the 1910 census.)
His brother Garfield’s obituary in 1941 listed him as a surviving brother William Prayther of Englewood, Calif.
The SSDI lists William Prather, born 17 Oct 1887, died Dec 1966, last residence Ceres, Stanislaus Co., California.
He was probably really born in 1889 or 1890, because the 1900 census listed him as William N. age 9, born March 1891, with a brother Joseph age 13, born Feb 1887. I do not trust the dates in that census, especially the months, but he is unlikely to have been recorded as 9 if he was really 12, and a birthdate in Oct 1887 would make the child spacing in the 1880’s very tight. (I cannot find him in the 1910 census.)
Census Notes for William Newton & Ellen H. (Family)
1940 census of Los Angeles Co., Calfornia, Inglewood, Ross precinct, ED 19-339, enumerated 17 April, lists on p. 1A as family #6, at 850 W. Redondo Blvd:
Prayther, William M., 52, b. Ky, maintenance at high school; Ellen H., wife, 50, b. Ky. Both living in same place in 1935.
Prayther, William M., 52, b. Ky, maintenance at high school; Ellen H., wife, 50, b. Ky. Both living in same place in 1935.
