Prather, Susan

Personal Information
Last Name	Prather
First Name	Susan
Middle Name
Maiden Name	Townsend
Death Date	11/8/1904
Birth Date	12/27/1815
Obituary Source	Martinsville Republican, Nov. 10, 1904
Source Information	Cemetery index
Cemetery	Sand Creek

Family Information
Spouse	James Prather on April 5, 1838 (he died 1879)
Survived By
Other	Age 88. "Mrs. Susan Prather died Tuesday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Hannah Miller; age 90. She was one of the pioneers of Morgan County. As a child, moved with her parents, [Silas and Hannah Voyles Townsend], to Martinsville. She married James Prather, who died about 25 years ago." Born in Washington Co., Ind. Her grandparents were William and Mary Townsend of the Carolinas. He was in the American Revolution from N.C., and moved to Washington County in 1810 and to Morgan in 1821. He is buried in a cemetery on Voyles Road. [The Martinsville Republican for Sept. 11, 1902 has a long article about Mrs. Prather and her memories of early Morgan County. This article is reprinted in the Morgan County Scrapbook, vol. 1, pp. 58-59.] [Husband's tombstone gives her maiden name as Townsend.]
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