Lenna Leora Prather (1896–1992) • FamilySearch

Lenna Leora Prather

Female3 November 1896–3 March 1992

Brief Life History of Lenna Leora

When Lenna Leora Prather was born on 3 November 1896, in Musselfork, Chariton, Missouri, United States, her father, William Harrison Prather, was 28 and her mother, Lydia Alice Davis, was 29. She married Walter Leon "Doc" Weaver on 14 May 1917, in Jasper, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in United States in 1949 and Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana, United States in 1950. She died on 3 March 1992, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 95.

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Family Time Line

Walter Leon "Doc" Weaver
1890–1974
Lenna Leora Prather
1896–1992
Marriage: 14 May 1917
Geraldine Weaver
1918–
Irene Leona Weaver
1919–1926
Howard Weaver
1921–
William Dennis Weaver
1924–2006
Mary Ann Weaver
1932–2013

Sources (13)

  • Lenna L Burke, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Lena Prather - Published information: birth-name: Lena Prather
  • Lenna Weaver Burk, "California Death Index, 1940-1997"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    14 May 1917Jasper, Missouri, United States
  • Children (5)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (8)

    +3 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1898 · War with the Spanish

    Age 2

    After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

    1904 · William H. Fuller Grows 70 Acres of Rice

    Age 8

    Rice is one Arkansas leading crops, in 1904 William H. Fuller planted 70 acres of rice, this act is what started the making rice the leading crop in Arkansas.

    1922 · The First Radio Station WOK Begins Broadcasting

    Age 26

    In 1922, Harvey C. Couch Sr. started WOK the first radio station in Arkansas. After a trip to Pittsburgh and the KDKA radio he came up with the idea for Workers of Killowatts (WOK). WOK had no commercials which was nice for the listeners.

    Name Meaning

    German:

    variant of Brather (see Brader 2).

    variant of Prater .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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