James RATHER

Birth:
8 Jun 1806
Dinwiddie, Virginia
Death:
6 Oct 1889
Allen, Kentucky
Marriage:
18 Sep 1824
Roane, Tennessee
Sources:
1850 Census Allen County,Kentucky
1840 Census Allen County,Kentucky
Allen County,Kentucky Vital Records
Allen County,Kentucky Cemetery Records
1998 Ancestral File
1997 Ordinance Index
Main Archive Record (nil)
Elizabeth WHEAT
Birth:
1808
Tennessee
Death:
Sep 1866
Allen, Kentucky
Children
Marriage
1
J. C. RATHER
Birth:
8 Sep 1828
Tennessee
Death:
8 Jun 1914
S. M. 
Marr:
 
2
E. M. RATHER
Birth:
1831
Illinois
Death:
 
Marr:
 
3
William L. RATHER
Birth:
2 Apr 1833
Kentucky
Death:
28 Jul 1917
Mahala  
Marr:
 
4
James Riley RATHER
Birth:
1835
Kentucky
Death:
1 May 1908
Driftwood, Alfalfa, Oklahoma
Sally Ann TILLEY 
Marr:
13 Dec 1858
Allen, Kentucky 
Notes:
                   SOURCES:
    1. 1998 Ancestral File - nil
    2. 1997 Ordinance Index
    3. Family Records
    4. Main Archive Record (nil)
    5. Patron Archive Record (nil)
5
Jesse L. RATHER
Birth:
1837
Kentucky
Death:
Nancy TILLEY 
Marr:
18 Nov 1858
of Kentucky 
6
A. RATHER
Birth:
1840
Kentucky
Death:
 
Marr:
 
7
Albert RATHER
Birth:
1843
Kentucky
Death:
 
Marr:
 
8
Perry J.M.N. RATHER
Birth:
1844
Kentucky
Death:
5 Jul 1854
 
Marr:
 
9
Mary RATHER
Birth:
1845
Kentucky
Death:
 
Marr:
 
10
Clark RATHER
Birth:
1849
Kentucky
Death:
 
Marr:
 
11
Martha RATHER
Birth:
1851
Kentucky
Death:
 
Marr:
 
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James Rather - Elizabeth Wheat

James Rather was born at Dinwiddie, Virginia 8 Jun 1806. His parents were Jesse Rather and Frances Dillon.

He married Elizabeth Wheat 18 Sep 1824 at Roane, Tennessee . Elizabeth Wheat was born at Tennessee 1808 daughter of Levi Henderson Wheat and Patience Buford .

They were the parents of 11 children:
J. C. Rather born 8 Sep 1828.
E. M. Rather born 1831.
William L. Rather born 2 Apr 1833.
James Riley Rather born 1835.
Jesse L. Rather born 1837.
A. Rather born 1840.
Albert Rather born 1843.
Perry J.M.N. Rather born 1844.
Mary Rather born 1845.
Clark Rather born 1849.
Martha Rather born 1851.

James Rather died 6 Oct 1889 at Allen, Kentucky .

Elizabeth Wheat died Sep 1866 at Allen, Kentucky .