A judgment was entered against John Prather due to his failure to appear.

Joseph Johnson
(1776 - 1855)

"I do here by certify the above to be a true coppy (sic) and judge ment (sic) had before me Joseph Johnson Justice of the Peace in and for sd (sic) county this tenth day of March 1837 (Signed) Joseph Johnson JP"

Van Wert County, Ohio History Biographical History "Davis Johnson" published 1896:

"Joseph Johnson was reared and educated on a farm, and like his father before him, learned the cooper trade, though he never followed it as a means of earning a livelihood. On April 12, 1806, he married Miss Mary Davis, daughter of William and Rebecca (Thorly) Davis, and to them were born ten children."
"The next day after his marriage Mr Johnson removed to Harrison County, Ohio, making the journey on horseback, and entered at different times three quarter-sections of land, 480 acres, on which he lived thirty years, and during the war of 1812 was made adjutant of a regiment, but could not remain in the service, on account of having been kicked in the mouth by a horse, which affected his speech to a considerable extent. He was the first white man to locate in Harrison county, Ohio and his daughter was the first white child born in Stock township, that county. Removing to Van Wert county in 1837 he there entered one quarter-section for each of his children, and one quarter-section for a grandchild (brought up by himself), and he still continued to own of the original entry, 240 acres, until his death. The entire number of acres of land entered by Mr. Johnson for himself, his children and his grandchild, was 2,160 broad acres."
"In politics Mr. Johnson was what was known as an old-line whig, and while a citizen of Harrison county was a justice of the peace for twenty-five or thirty years. Upon removing to Van Wert county he became one of the first county commissioners, and as such assisted to lay off the county. He also served as township trustee for many years. His death occurred July 29, 1855."


John Mummy (Mummey)
(1795 - 1863)

John Layport
(1773(71)- 1855)


John Prather

This was apparently not the first time he had been in trouble for not paying his debts:

Harrison Telegraph, Cadiz, Ohio, Saturday, August 14, 1824:

State of Ohio, Harrison County
Notice, is hereby given that I have this day taken out a writ of attachment from the docket of ISSAC ALLEN, a justice of the Peace in and for said county, against the goods, chattels, rights, credits, moneys, and effects of JOHN PRATHER, a nonresident debtor.