Death Notice for John T. Rather, Montgomery, Alabama =============================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed and copyrighted by: Larry E. Caver, Jr. ================================================================================= April 2004 Death Notices From THE MONTGOMERY DAILY ADVERTISER January 4, 1881: (Decatur, Alabama, January 3) The venerable Captain John T. RATHER died at the residence of his son, Gen. John D. RATHER, in Tuscumbia, at 9 o'clock this morning. Had he lived until next March, he would have been 90 years old. His remains will be interred tomorrow, at Somerville, Morgan County, where in the vigor of his young manhood, he was first married to Miss McCLELLAND, sister to Gen. W.B. McCLELLAND, of Talladega, and subsequently to Miss ROBERTS… Between their graves a space was left for his burial… At Somerville, he settled more than 60 years ago, and with his own hands, built the first rude cabin that was erected in that place… From 1820 to 1834 he represented it in the Lower House of the General Assembly, and in 1835, was elected to the Senate… Gen. John D. RATHER, President of the Alabama Senate, was his only child.