Prater/Prather Genealogy* 120,000+ Family Members
John Houston Prater
1927 - 1991 (63 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. John Houston Prater was born 19 Oct 1927, Cannon Co, TN (son of Sherman Lynard Prater and Ebbe Jane); died 5 Jun 1991.
2. Sherman Lynard Prater was born 5 Mar 1902, Woodbury, Cannon Co., Tn. (son of William Edward Prater and Norah Elizabeth Collins); died 06 Jul 1981, Cannon Co., Tn.; was buried , Prater Cem., Cannon Co., Tn.. Other Events:
- Occupation: Cherker Cab C; Ower Yellow
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Sherman married Ebbe Jane 8 Jan 1919, of Cannon Co., Tn. Ebbe was born , of Cannon Co., Tn. [Group Sheet]
3. Ebbe Jane was born , of Cannon Co., Tn. Other Events:
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Children:
- Joseph Edward Prater, Joe was born 2 Sep 1922, Cannon Co., Tn.; was christened , 77 Years Old at Death; died 27 Jul 2000, Rutherford Co, Tn..
- Bessy Prater was born 12 Feb 1921, Cannon Co, TN.
- 1. John Houston Prater was born 19 Oct 1927, Cannon Co, TN; died 5 Jun 1991.
Generation: 3
4. William Edward Prater was born 18 Sep 1869, Woodbury, Cannon Co., Tn. (son of Moses Ulyses Uriah Prater, L E and Louisa Jane Elkins, Eliza). Other Events:
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
William married Norah Elizabeth Collins 04 Feb 1893, Woodbury, Cannon Co., Tn.. Norah was born , of Cannon Co., Tn. [Group Sheet]
5. Norah Elizabeth Collins was born , of Cannon Co., Tn. Other Events:
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Children:
- Ruby Lurine Prater
- Moses H. Prater was born Jul 1897, Cannon Co., Tn.; died , Cannon Co., Tn.; was buried , Prater Cem., Cannon Co., Tn..
- Living Prater
- 2. Sherman Lynard Prater was born 5 Mar 1902, Woodbury, Cannon Co., Tn.; died 06 Jul 1981, Cannon Co., Tn.; was buried , Prater Cem., Cannon Co., Tn..
Generation: 4
8. Moses Ulyses Uriah Prater, L E was born 1838, of, Cannon, Tn (son of Martin Prater and Lucinda Harpool); died 26 Jun 1915, Cannon Co., Tn.; was buried , Mears Cem. Aka Prater Family Cem.. Other Events:
- Ancestral File Number: 49RD-WF
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Notes:
Land for the Prater Family Cem. was donated by Moses Prater, but some old
timers say that the land was once owned by Moses Prater's grandfather,
Archelus Archibald Prater.
The cemetery can be found:
From Woodbury, Cannon Co., TN. go South 4 miles on Hwy 53; turn East on
Icomium Rd. (Hwy 281) and go 1.2 miles. The Prater Cem. is located on the
North side of the road.
Among some locals the old cemetery is known as Mears Cem.
Moses and his wife, Lucinda, are buried in the cem. but there are no markers
for their graves.Moses married Louisa Jane Elkins, Eliza 01 Dec 1856, Woodbury, Cannon Co., Tn.. Louisa was born Abt 1842, of, Cannon, Tn; died Aft 1874, of Tn. [Group Sheet]
9. Louisa Jane Elkins, Eliza was born Abt 1842, of, Cannon, Tn; died Aft 1874, of Tn. Other Events:
- Reference Number: CMO8-M2
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Notes:
Her parents were: Edmund S. and Paralee Elkins
Children:
- James Henry Prater was born , Woodbury, Cannon Co., Tn.; was buried , Prater Cem., Cannon Co., Tn..
- John L. Prater was born , Woodbury, Cannon Co., Tn..
- Moses Ulyses Prater, II. Mont was born , Woodbury, Cannon Co., Tn.; died 26 Jun 1915, Cannon Co., Tn.; was buried , Prater Cem., Cannon Co., Tn..
- Adam Prater was born , Cannon Co., Tn..
- Martin Dillard Prater was born 23 Jun 1865, Morrison, Warren Co., Tn.; died , Murphysboro, Cannon Co., Tn..
- Doshia Catherine Prater was born 04 Oct 1867, Cannon Co., Tn..
- 4. William Edward Prater was born 18 Sep 1869, Woodbury, Cannon Co., Tn..
- Thomas Indiaman Prater was born 19 Oct 1872, Cannon Co., Tn.; died 29 Sep 1939, Warren Co., Tn..