PRATHER Haskell L and Lucille H
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Help!! Help!! All Prathers. I am running out of time to have this ready for Christmas for my Daddy and I have been working on this since Feb. I need a high resolution copy or jpeg file of the Prather Black Yellow family crest which is considered the #2. My son and daughter in law work have worked for a printing company for several years and my son have worked with professional equipment since he has been 18 yrs old and they are not able to enlarge the one only small copy that is the everywhere. It enlarges to be fuzzy blurry. The original crest enlarges perfectly and the #3 crest which is considered the modern version which I didn’t even know they had till my daddy had his 75th birthday in November and I had ordered him the framed family crest with the history and it looked a little differet and was called the modern version. But both enlarged great. It the Black Yellow that looks horrible.
This has been a very endearing project to my heart as my daddy lost his wife suddenly to which he was married to for 50 years and mother to 4 girls to which I am the eldest. Cannot mention enough what a shock it was as she was not sick or ill. Dad and we girls were all in a shocked state for 2 years and didn’t know how to deal with it for a long time since she just sat down in her chair to take a nap like she always did and never woke up. And no one was home. And it was Dad who came home and found her.
For some reason my husband signed up to do his ancestry and after a week I literally took over and saw what my mission was to be for my daddy to help not only he but my self also to heal.
I remember as a child he became interested in his ancestry the old fashioned way by writing letters all over not only the U.S. but also England and as a small child I was astonished that you could writed to people that far away and get answers from people that had the same last name as yourself. I remember how I too became interested. Some of those letter panned out some did not. At this time I some how have those letter to which I have no idea how they came to be in my possession. Being the eldest maybe at one time Mom felt that she wanted me to have them.
Well now working on this book I have spent a tremedous amount of time on a plan on working his letters and he spent also a tremedous amount of time on into his book and I believe this book is going to be such a great treasure to him to see how far back I have been able to go back and even have pictures of the castles and churches of the ones he use to just be able to tell me about as a child.
But what I know he will be is Blessed knowing the work that went into all the information that has been collected through all the years from the Blessed and Blood of the Prather.
Please, Please If anyone know of a was I can get a excellent full page copy of Black Yellow copy of the Prather Family Crest. My son and daughter-in-law are taking these copies and copying them on heavy high quality paper and using high quality gloss ink and in my Book that will be the first open presentation as he opens the book. The page will be the 1st Original Family Crest. The second page will be the 2nd Family Crest. And the third page will be the 3rd Family Crest. And every page will be in a page protector so he won’t tear or smear or be afraid of touching the page. On the outside view I have listed of the different version of the Prather names starting with the first original all in calligraphy giving it the old english look. At the heading I have “LINEAGE DE” which means “LINEAGE OF”. At the very end I have the name of Prather which of course is his name which I have in Arial which I decided because he is of present and the other names cames from history/past. Bordering the name to which I searched serveral hours for the perfect one I have a scroll looking border but not girly fancy. The scroll is made with thin branches and in each corner are a 3 piece leaf. When I found it I knew it was it because it looked old historic. I am so proud of of what I have done with my daddy’s book I know I am going to cry because my daddy is a cryer too and I just know this is going to be something he will going over and over and be astonished with our heritage and be Proud of where we came from. My is a devoted Christen even though he does not go to church for he believes there is too much politics in church these days. He meets with about 5 men twice a week at a restuarant for a Bible study and I have told him just a few snippets here and there and told him that the Prather came from Church and a little Royalty.
Better wrap up so I can hopefully get some replys in time to get this done.
Please Please Help
Thank you to any Prathers
Charles K. (Chuck) Prather, born June 4, 1937, at Akron, Ohio City Hospital, died on October 24, 2010.
He graduated from Akron South High School in 1954 and Muskingum College in the class of 1958.
Chuck had been employed at Stoll Peiser, Sun Rubber Co., Coastal Tank Lines and retired in 1999 from Telxon Corporation. Many enjoyable years of retirement followed.
He was preceded in death by his father, William K. Prather and sister, Joann Prather Khoenle.
He is survived by his mother, Lula Prather; aunt, Pat Novoselich; brother, Harold Prather; brother-in-law, Donald A. Khoenle; Hal and Caroline; cousin, Terry (Liz) Sims of Bakersville; AND EXTRAORDINARY life partner of 47 years, SOL (BILL) GUREN; “little sister,’ Mary Lou and family
Per his request, cremation has taken place.
A memorial gathering will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, November 10 at Newcomer Funeral Home, 131 N. Canton Rd., Akron. Friends may call at the funeral home from 1 p.m. until the service begins.
The family would like to extend thanks to Dr. Sandra Hazra and her staff at Barberton Citizens Hospital. Also thanks to Hospice of Ridgewood nurses and staff. A special thank you to two very special angels sent to me in time of need – Kim and Steve – you know who you are.
NO MEMORIALS – be like me – take your best friend out to a great dinner and celebrate my short life with a Dirty Martini or a glass of wine. Remember life’s good moments. To leave a special message for the family online, visit . (NEWCOMER FUNERAL HOME, 330-784-3334)
Published in Akron Beacon Journal from October 26 to November 7, 2010
SUMMIT
I was at Old Goshen Cemetery in Heard County, GA taking pictures of my great grandparents grave and found another grave. It was covered in trees and shrubs. The name on it was Leonard D. Prather born Oct. 25, 1876 and died Jan. 3, 1927. I did take a picture and I am posting it on findagrave.com. If this is one of your family members please let me know and I will send you a copy of the picture.
Merrill Hannah Roan
hello Margaret
20 June 1851
John Morris Brazil born ,address 51 Somerville Street Birkenhead , his father was William and his mother Margaret Hearn. dont know when she died and dont know were she is buried, he then married a Susan Becton in Our Lady Immaculate R/C church Everton Liverpool in July 1866, she was my grandmothers mother .after she died he again married a Jane Nulty at St Sylvesters church R/C in Liverpool in August 1887,( I think he liked wedding cake) out lived him by 4 years William died 22 Feb 1895 and is buried in a public grave in Ford cemetery Liverpool his address then was 97 Raymond Street Liverpool,,will get back to you soon
Doreen
PRATHER William H – Vietnam Wall section 44W – our thanks to those who put their lives on the line – and honor to this hero who died there
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PRATHER Haskell L and Lucille H
I photographed this gravestone in the Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 214,103 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com
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Hi, Chrystal,
I am Valerie Sharon Prather (Waits is my married name see Scott Family Proflle.) There are thousands of Prathers and we are everywhere. I am almost 60. Look in the genealogies for Germantown, Maryland. We had a family reunion in the 70′s it was packed. I am searching for us too. So far I have met a cousin,. Rhonda Moseley. I wrote a long letter to another Wesley Prather, but he never tried to contact me back. I have a long,written family tree from the 70′s reunion that traces my dad’s mom (Brown)back to her great great grandparents. A lot of Prathers are on it – they married into the Brown family tree several times. I have tons of pictures, too. Email me at my personal email or call me 501-310-2013. I live in Little Rock Arkansas and work from home so anytime is fine. I have often heard that the generations started in Germany but unable to confirm that some spell their names with an i – Praither. But you are right we are all related. When I was a child my dad took me to Maryland to visit his cousin and there were so many Prathers in the town that they called it Praithertown. There is still a street called Prathertown in the Germantown, MD area. Look forward to hearing from you. And a lot of us have brown eyes, the same color as the glass ones they put in dolls. Are your eyes brown?
FYI – GedMarsh adds a lot of stuff to the profiles but some is not accurate. I noticed he has my dad’s birthdate wrong. I think he picks up whatever I put in and adds it to his Prather profiles. He has a big family tree on the Prathers. I have tried to contact him but his contact info is private I sent thru the members email but he never answered me. Another person sent me tons of stuff, too. I am not sure if I can find the connection but she was a Prather too. What is your dad’s name and how old is he? I might have him on my tree.
Look forward to hearing from you,
Love Your ‘cousin’,
Val
Nunney Castle
Owned by the Praters
It is located (ST 737457)
The type was quadrangular, A tall and compact castle.
In 1373 Built by Sir John de la Mere.
It was destroyed in 1645 by Oliver Cromwell.
When Sir John de la Mere, a Knight, became tenant-chief of the royal property in Nunney and obtained a license to erect a fortification at Nunney from King Edward III, a church had already been erected in the best position, so de la Mere chose a low-lying site on which to build the castle, which was very small.
de la mere had served in the French wars and had become rather enamored of the French chateau style and paid more attention to this than the construction of a fortification.
While the aslar masonry walls were beautiful, in no way could they withstand even the mild cannon attacks of the Edwardian period. And the loops or what is the window slots were suitable only for bows or crossbows. The castle had no outer buildings protecting it and the water from the moat came up directing to the edge of the castle, ala the style of Bodiam Castle in Sussex. Access to all was by a large newel stair in the NW corner of the castle which connected to a wooden rampart walkway surrounding it all, and the castle had no portcullis (grating across the entrance) that could be lowered in case of attack.
The only time the defenses of the castle were ever tested was during the War with Cromwell in 1645 and when the Parliamentarians placed their cannon on the high ground overlooking the castle, they were able to breach its north wall almost instantly and the defenders of the castle were defeated within two days.
In 1910, the north wall of the remains of the castle collapsed and fell into the moat. This debris has since been clean out and the shell of Nunney Castle stands in remembrance. Its magnificent presence remains in the center of the manorial village of Nunney, Somerset, England.
Ownership of Nunney Castle:
De La Mere – Family and heirs
Paulet – Family and heirs
George Prater purchased it from John Prather Estate
Richard Prater inherated Nunney Castle from his father George Prater in June of 1564 and lived in Nunney Castle until his death in 1580.
Anthony Prater was trustee of the Estate from 1580 to 1586 (6 years) when his brother Richard died
When Richard’s son George became of age in 1586 Nunney Castle was passed to him.
Richard Prater heirs lived there until 1645 when Col. Richard Prater lost the castle to Fairfax, the commander of Cornwells forces in the battle that took place at Nunney. It was never lived in again.
Looking for parents of John M Prather He married Mary C Sapp in GA He is buried in Jennings FL. He had Fannie,Ollie, Robert,Rosa, Walter,Acy, and Mary were his children.
Please email me at John M Prather was my Great Great Grandfather.
Thank you in advance,
Billy