The wife of Israel Wade Prather (1836-1865), a casualty of the War Between the States. Israel served as Pvt. in Co. "G" 37th AL Inf. Regt.
Elizabeth Seats Prather married 2nd to J.W. Hill. However, Mrs. Prather later learned that J.W. Hill was still legally married to his first wife and the marriage was not legal and did not continue to reside with Mr. Hill.
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"The Roanoke Leader" - October 23, 1918:

MRS. HILL DIED MONDAY AT HOME OF MRS. PRATHER

Mrs. Elizabeth Prather Hill died at the home of her most devoted daughter-in-law, Mrs. T.J. Prather, in East Roanoke on Monday night at eleven o'clock, after an illness of about four months.
She is survived by four children; Mr. Charlie Hill of Lanett; Mr. Jim Hill of Billingsley; Mrs. B.J. Cox of Shawmutt; and Mrs. L.V. Coggins of Dadeville, besides a host of grandchildren. She was 78 years of age and had
lived a beautiful, cheerful and helpful life, always content to abide in the divinenly ordained sphere for women and was content with the simplicity that is in Christ, trusting in him alone for salvation, hopeful of a better resurrection and of life everlasting.
The interment will be near her old home at Macedonia in Chambers county, Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock.
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1850 Chambers County, AL Census:

#H566

Sugar Seats 55M Hatter Born SC
Sarah Seats 36F Born NC
John Seats 15M Born AL
Stephen Seats 13M Born AL
ELISABETH SEATS 10F Born AL
Angeline Seats 7F Born AL
Mary J. Seats 5F Born AL
Eliza A. Seats 3F Born AL
Nanthaniel G. Seats 7/12M Born AL
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1860 Chambers County, (Northern Div.) AL Census:

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I. W. Prather 24M R$800 P$250 Born SC
Elizabeth E. Prather 20F Born GA
Sarah L. Prather 3F Born AL
Thomas J. Prather 1M Born AL
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1900 Chambers County, (Trammell X-roads) AL Census:

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Thom J. Prather 40M Farmer Born Aug. 1859 in AL
Marry E. Prather 38F Wife Born June 1861 in AL (Married 17 years. Mother of 7 children; 6 living)
Odessa Prather 16F Daughter At School Born April 1883 in AL
Doc B. Prather 11M Son At School Born Dec. 1888 in AL
Maggie E. Prather 8F Daughter Born Feb. 1892 in AL
Laura L. Prather 6F Daughter Born June 1893 in AL
Henry N. Prather 3M Son Born Sept. 1896 in AL
King T. Prather 1M Son Born March 1899 in AL
ELIZABETH HILL 59F Mother Born Aug. 1840 in AL (Mother of 4 children; 3 children living)
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Alabama, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974
Name: Elizabeth Prather
Birth Date: about 1840
Death Date: October 20, 1918
Death Place: Roanoke, Randolph, Alabama
Death Age: 78
Race: White
Marital status: Widowed
Gender: Female
FHL Film Number: 1686176
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