I'm going on a family history trip this weekend. We're making a trip to Baldwin City and Wellsville, Kansas. This is the area where the Batdorf and Prather lines came together. Alice and her husband met when he was teaching in Wellsville. She was his student. Thomas Helms Prather (father of Francis Asbury Prather) settled in Baldwin City in the early 1850s. As a Methodist Minister, he helped to build up the church and also contributed to the building up of Baker University.
Thomas Helms is buried in the Baldwin City Cemetery, along with 4 of his sons.
George Lloyd (died at 19 while serving in the Civil War)
Thomas (died at 2 years 8 months)
Elmer (died at 13 months)
William (died at 2 years 4 months)
Here is a picture of Thomas Helms.
