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[116]-Lloyd Benton Prather

Lloyd Benton Prather was born 15 Nov 1782 in Rowan Co NC, the tenth child and

eighth son of Basil and Chlorenda (Robertson) Prather.1 He died in Douglas Co KS, 25

Apr 1867, and was buried there with his wife of 63 years.2

On 21 Jun 1804 in Jefferson Co KY, he married Nancy Redman, a daughter of Benjamin and Anne (Wynne) Redman. Nancy was born in Montgomery Co MD on 16 Mar 1782 and died in Douglas Co KS on 11 Aug 1871.3

Along with other members of the Prather family, he moved to Clark Co IN before

1805. He fought in the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811.4 He signed various petitions in

Indiana Territory.5

In 1820, his family was listed as Clark Co IN, p 49, Lloyd Prather: 120010/30010.
They were still in that county in 1830, Clark Co IN, p 112, \u201cLoyd\u201d Prather:
0201001/0010001; one daughter was married and another had probably died young.6 By

1 Prather, Clare. Descendants of Lloyd Benton and Nancy Redman Prather. 1984. Also, History of

Clark Co IN, Baird, 1909, p 54. Revolutionary Soldiers Buried in IN, 1954, p. 82.

2 Complete Tombstone Census of Douglas Co KS, Vol II. Compiled by B. Jean Snedeger for the

Douglas Co KS Genealogical Society, p 265. Lloyd Prather, d Apr 25 1867 aged 84 yrs 5 mos;
Nancy, wife of Lloyd Prather, d Aug 11 1871 aged 89 yrs 4 mos 25 das; Rev. Thomas H. Prather,
d Dec 5 1888 aged 83 yrs 8 mos 6 das.

3 Lloyd and Nancy Prather tombstones, Douglas Co KS, visited and photographed by Art and

Evelynne Alvis.

4 Battle of Tippecanoe, Army Roll, John Norris\u2019s Co. Inf. MD General Bulletin, Vol 4, p. 29. Also

see Ancestry.com. Pioneer history of Indiana : including stories, incidents, and customs of the

early settlers [database on-line]. Provo, UT: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. Original data:

Cockrum, William Monroe, Pioneer history of Indiana: including stories, incidents, and customs

of the early settlers. Oakland City, Ind: Press of Oakland City Journal, 1907, p. 286.

5 Territorial Papers of Indiana, various petitions dated 1809-1816, from University of South

Dakota Library, copied 1967. Clark Co IN petition, dated 12 Dec 1809, included: truman hilton,
James Hilton, Joshua W redman, Lloyd Prather, Benjamin Redman, Basil R Prather, Aaron
Prather, Roger Redman, Jacob Veatch, Wm Prather. Another peition from 1809 included: Wm
Prather, Truman Hilton, James Hilton, John Prather, Basil R Prather, Aaron Prather, Lloyd
Prather. A territorial memorial signed 31 Dec 1810 included Aaron Prather and Jacob Veatch. A
territorial petition, 11 Dec 1811, had: Aaron Prather, James Hilton, Basil Prather, Wm Prather,
Basil R Prather. Clark Co IN petition, dated 16 Dec 1813, included: Aaron Prather, Samuel
Prather, Basil Prather, Loyd Prather. Clark Co IN Memorial, 15 Oct 1812: Rezin Redman,
Commandant of a Detachment from Clark. Territory Memorial, 1 Feb 1815: Basil Prather. A
footnote mentons Basil Prather, a native of Maryland and postmaster in 1816 at Salem. 17 April
1816: a note from the Postmaster General to Basil Prather.

6 All children except Cena Lillis were named by OP Light, but most without middle names or

initials and dates. See \u201cFamily Charts of Oliver Perry Light,\u201d at my web site:

http://alvispat.wordpress.com/2008/08/25/family-charts-of-oliver-perry-light/.

1840, Lloyd and all his family had moved to Harrison Co IN, where Lloyd and his three
oldest sons had census listings: Harrison Co IN, p 615: Lloyd Prather,
00011001/00001001; p 603: James Prather, 100001/32001; also Thomas and Reason
Prather; only Mary Ellen and Abraham Schwartz were still in Clark County. In 1850,
Lloyd and Nancy were in Jefferson Co IA, Des Moines Twp, p 89, 169-172.7 In 1860,
they were in Jefferson Co IA, p 233.8 In 1870 Nancy was with the family of her eldest
son Thomas: Franklin Co KS, Franklin Twp, p 63, #59-59.9

Nancy and Lloyd Prather had the following children:

1. Thomas Helms PRATHER was born on 2 Apr 1805 in Clark Co IN. He died in

Douglas Co KS, on 8 Dec 1888, and was buried in the same cemetery as his parents. He was an early Methodist minister. On 30 Apr 1829, he first married Elizabeth LINDSEY in Clark Co IN. Born on 24 Apr 1809 in KY, Elizabeth died in Jefferson Co IA, in 1851. They had the following children:

Emily (1830->1904)

ii.

Amos Summers (1832-1873)

iii.

Lloyd (1834-1839)

iv.

Christopher (1836-1909)

Nancy A (1838-1898)

vi.

Sarah Ellen (1841-1930)

vii.

George L (1844-1864)

viii.

Francis Asbury (1848-1912)

On 6 Apr 1852 when Thomas Helms was 47, he second married Nancy Elizabeth

ALVERSON in Appanoose Co IA. Born on 9 Oct 1834 in Putnam Co MO, Nancy

Elizabeth died in Franklin Co KS, on 12 Jan 1912. They had the following children, who

gave Thomas Helms Prather a total of 21 children:

James Elkanah (1853-1930)

ii.

Alpharetta (1854-1855)

iii.

Esther Lulie (1857-1940)

iv.

Dicey (1859-1892)

Thomas (Died as Child) (1860-1863)

vi.

Elmer E (Died as Infant) (1862-1863)

vii.

Nelson Alverson (1864-1921)

viii.

Cena Lillis (1866-1958)

7 Lloyd Prather 68 m farmer NC, Nancy 67 f MD. Same page as Reason Prather and Thomas

Prather. James\u2019s orphaned children were all in the same county, as were all but three of the

surviving children of Lloyd and Nancy; these were in Lucas Co IA.

8 \u201cLoyd\u201d Prather, 77 retired NC; Nancy, 76 retired MD.

9 Thomas H Prather and family, Nancy Prather, 67 wf at home MD.

ix.

Vada (1868-1902)

Ammy May (1869-1939)

xi.

William (Died as Child) (1873-1875)

xii.

Elza (1874-1919)

xiii.

Charles Delbert (1876-1965)

2. James Russell PRATHER was born on 17 Nov 1807 in Clark Co IN. He died in

Jefferson Co IA, on 25 Jan 1850, according to Oliver P Light of smallpox. On 11 Feb
1830, he first married Louvica Caroline VEACH, daughter of Jacob VEACH & Mary
HILTON, in Clark Co IN. Born between 1806 and 1810 in KY, Louvica Caroline died in
Harrison Co IN, on 15 Jul 1841. They had the following children:

Mary Elizabeth (1831-1909)

ii.

Nancy Jane (1833-1895)

iii.

Enoch Locke (1835-1904)

iv.

Sarah Ann (Twin) (1837-1870)

Indiann (Twin) (1837-1919)

vi.

Elvira Ellen (1839-1880)

vii.

Louvica Caroline (1841-<1900)

On 27 Jan 1842 when James Russell was 34, he second married Elizabeth Jane

JAMISON in Harrison Co IN. Born on 6 Aug 1822 in TN, Elizabeth Jane died in Macon

Co IL, on 26 Apr 1906. She married Job Clark on 8 Jan 1857 in Harrison Co IN, where
she returned after her first husband\u2019s death. James and Elizabeth had the following
children:

Margaret Elan (1843-ca1921)

ii.

Marion Washington (1844-1906)

iii.

Maria L (1846-ca 1848)

iv.

Martha Emmeline (1849-)

3. Elizabeth Ann PRATHER was born on 19 Sep 1810 in Clark Co IN. She died in

Jefferson Co IA, on 14 May 1892. On 13 Apr 1829 Elizabeth marriedAbraham

SCHWARTZ in Clark Co IN. Born on 16 Oct 1803 in Jefferson Co KY, Abraham died in

Jefferson Co IA, on 12 Nov 1891. They had the following children:

Susan (1831->1892)