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James Bailey Prather

Male 1837 - 1889  (52 years)

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  • Name James Bailey Prather  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] 
    Birth 11 Aug 1837  Franklin County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1850  Franklin County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Residence 1860  Franklin County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Residence 1870  Franklin County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Residence 1880  Meadville, Franklin, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Burial 1889  Franklin County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 7] 
    • Cool Springs Methodist Church Cemetery
    Death 16 Nov 1889  Franklin County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 7] 
    Person ID I44061  Rountree Family | Pickens
    Last Modified 1 Jan 2026 

    Father Robert Evan Prather,   b. 1 Mar 1778, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Mar 1866, Franklin County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Margaret Conn,   b. 1804, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Aug 1845, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 20 Jun 1824  Jefferson County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Family ID F29928  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Martha Ann Cupit,   b. 25 Oct 1842, Franklin County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Apr 1877, Franklin County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 34 years) 
    Marriage 13 Jul 1858  Franklin County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Children 
    +1. Harmon Edmond Prather,   b. 21 Jan 1877, Franklin County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jul 1950, Meadville, Franklin, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F29925  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Jan 2026 

    Family 2 Emily Catherine Emfinger,   b. Jul 1859, Franklin County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Aug 1935, Franklin Parish, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage 3 Apr 1879  Franklin County, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Family ID F29921  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Jan 2026 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 11 Aug 1837 - Franklin County, Mississippi, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1850 - Franklin County, Mississippi, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 13 Jul 1858 - Franklin County, Mississippi, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1860 - Franklin County, Mississippi, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1870 - Franklin County, Mississippi, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 3 Apr 1879 - Franklin County, Mississippi, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1880 - Meadville, Franklin, Mississippi, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 1889 - Franklin County, Mississippi, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 16 Nov 1889 - Franklin County, Mississippi, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S3769] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2005;;), Database online. Year: 1850; Census Place: , Franklin, Mississippi;Roll: M432_372; Page: 16B; Image: .
      Record for James Prather

    2. [S3860] Ancestry.com, Mississippi, Compiled Marriage Index, 1776-1935, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;).
      Record for Martha Jane Cupit
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=msmarriages_ga&h=142198&indiv=try

    3. [S3364] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Meadville, Franklin, Mississippi; Roll: 647; Family History Film: 1254647; Page: 52B; Enumeration District: 145; Image: 0108.
      Record for V. B. Prather
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&h=41164630&indiv=try

    4. [S3887] Ancestry.com, Web: Mississippi, Find A Grave Index, 1798-2012, (Name: Ancestry Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
      Record for James B. Prather
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=websearch-4098&h=662486&indiv=try

    5. [S3661] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;;), Year: 1860; Census Place: Franklin, Mississippi; Roll: M653_581; Page: 324; Image: 328; Family History Library Film: 803581.
      Record for James B Prather
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=38671171&indiv=try

    6. [S3369] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Franklin, Mississippi; Roll: M593_729; Page: 60B; Image: 124; Family History Library Film: 552228.
      Record for James B Prather
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1870usfedcen&h=36037098&indiv=try

    7. [S3466] National Cemetery Administration, U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;).
      Record for James Bailey Prather
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=vacemeteries&h=5503371&indiv=try

    8. [S3860] Ancestry.com, Mississippi, Compiled Marriage Index, 1776-1935, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;).
      Record for J. B. Prather
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=msmarriages_ga&h=484708&indiv=try

    9. [S3899] Hunting For Bears, comp., Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2004;;), Database online.
      Record for Robert Prater



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