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Emma Dora Johnson[1]
Female 1872 - 1959

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  • Birth  6 Jul 1872  near New Boston, Mercer, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender  Female 
    Died  20 Feb 1959  Monitor, Marion, Oregon, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Buried  23 Feb 1959  Silverton, Marion, Oregon, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID  I2293  Jacob Strong and Sarah Hill
    Last Modified  26 Apr 2013 
     
    Father  Jonas Johnson,   b. Abt 1828, Hälsingland, Gavleborg, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Nov 1878, of Bay Island, New Boston, Mercer, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Lucinda Jane Wilson,   b. Abt 1846, of Pine Township, Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Nov 1878, Bay Island, New Boston, Mercer, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  23 Feb 1865  , Mercer, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID  F962  Group Sheet
     
    Family  Benjamin Silas Prather,   b. 17 Apr 1879, Washington, Plymouth, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 May 1959, Canby, Clackamas, Oregon, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  24 Nov 1906  Kalama, Cowlitz, Washington, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Children 
     1. Cleo Hartman Prather,   b. 20 Aug 1908, , , Oregon, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aug 1969, Ironside, Malheur, Oregon, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Roland W. Prather,   b. 8 Jul 1913, Woodburn, Marion, Oregon, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jun 1992, , Clackamas, Oregon, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID  F980  Group Sheet
     
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  • Notes 
    • 1879-1891 After parents died in Nov of 1878 Dora lived in the Swedish, Andover Children Home in Andover, Henry County, IL (Charles and Esther also lived in the orphanage)
      Information from Orphanage: Emma was born on an island in the Mississippi near New Boston, Mercer county, IL It stated her date of birth as July 6, 1872. She was confirmed in 1888. Father: Jonas Johnson, born Ljusdal, Halsingland, Sweden. Father's death same island as above. Mother's name:
      Lucinda Wilson, born in America, died Nov 1878 same island. Her dismissal date from orphanage: 1891, residence after release: Lindsborg, KS. Remarks, Both parents died within one week. She had one brother and one sister. (she actually had two brothers but one went to live with grandmother and uncle ejc) (Dora's record number at the orphanage was #26)


      1891 Lindsborg, McPherson County, KS

      1905 Dora came to Portland, Multnomah, Oregon

      Buried in Miller Cemetery
     
  • Sources 
    1. [S309] Census: 1900, Nebraska, Brown County, Johnstown Precinct, ED 20 Sheet 5 A.
      Johnson, Dora, 27, hh, b. July 1972 IL, single, FBP Sweden, MBP PA, school teacher
      John lived next door to his sisters, Dora and Esther and also his cousin, Jonas Wilson and family

    2. [S331] Census: 1880, Illinois, Henry, Andover, Supervisor's Dist. 3, ED 99, Page 152 A.
      Johnson, Emma D.- white, female, age 6, Orphan, At School, born in Ill., Father born in Swed., mother born in America

    3. [S290] Death Certificate: Oregon.
      NAME: Emma Dora Prather
      Place of death: at home, Rt 2, Woodburn, OR (Box 190)
      Place death recorded: Monitor, rural, Clackamas, OR
      Lived in area: 52 yrs
      Date of death: Feb 20, 1959
      Age at time of death: 86
      Date of birth: July 6, 1872
      Place of birth: Illinois
      Father: Jonas Johnson
      Mother: Jane Wilson
      Cause of death: probably Pneumonia
      Date of burial: Feb 23, 1959
      Place of burial: Miller cem., Silverton, Oregon
      Certificate # 1455
      Spouse: Ben Prather
      [Transcribed by June Carroll]

    4. [S327] Obituary: Oregon, Woodburn Independent, Woodburn, Marion co., Oregon, Thursday.
      Mrs. Ben Prather
      Funeral services were held last week, Monday in Mollalla for Mrs. Ben (Emma D.) Prather, who died February 23, in her sleep at the family home in the Oak Lawn district. She was buried in the Miller cemetery near Silverton.
      Mrs. Prather, born in Illinois July 6, 1872, was left an orphan at the age of five by the death of her parents and until she became of age she lived in an orphanage. She came to Portland in 1905 and the following year was married to Ben Prather who survives. They lived on the same farm in the Oak Lawn district ever since their marriage.
      Survivors besides her widower include two sons, Roland Prather of Woodburn Route 2 and Cleo Prather of Carson, Washington; three grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
      Date: 5 March 1959

    5. [S861] Marriage Record: Washington, Kelso WA courthouse, Vo. 3, pg. 220.
      John J. Johnson was a witness

      Date: 26 November 1906

  

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