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Drewry Ansley Prater, Jr

Male 1894 - 1959  (64 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Drewry Ansley Prater, Jr was born 17 Jul 1894, ,,Tx (son of Drewry Arthur Prater and Todie Wall); died 02 May 1959, Dallas, Tx.

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    • Record Change: 12 Apr 2009

    Drewry married Willie Bowery Ransom 06 Dec 1919, Eagle Ford, Tx.. Willie (daughter of Tom Ransom and Ida Marshall) was born 20 Sep 1893, Dallas, Tx. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Doris Marian Prater
    2. Drewry Prater, III

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Drewry Arthur Prater was born 22 Oct 1854, ,Aiken, Sc (son of Larkin Chriswell Prater, Chris and Emaline Rhoden); died 31 May 1940, Dallas, Tx; was buried , Kitt Cem, Irving, Tx.

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    • Occupation: Cabinet Maker
    • Record Change: 12 Apr 2009

    Drewry married Todie Wall 19 Feb 1884, Richmond, Ga.. Todie (daughter of William Wall and Mrs William Wall) was born 24 Sep 1866, Langley, S.C.; was christened , Also Lived Anniston, Calhoun Co., Ala.; died 25 Oct 1948, Dallas, Tx. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Todie Wall was born 24 Sep 1866, Langley, S.C.; was christened , Also Lived Anniston, Calhoun Co., Ala. (daughter of William Wall and Mrs William Wall); died 25 Oct 1948, Dallas, Tx.

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    • Record Change: 12 Apr 2009

    Children:
    1. Ethel Viola Prater was born 14 Jul 1887, Anniston, Al; died 14 Jul 1889, Anniston, Al.
    2. Quanita Prater was born 08 Oct 1889, Anniston, Calhoun Co., Ala.; died 17 Apr 1974, Los Angeles, Ca..
    3. 1. Drewry Ansley Prater, Jr was born 17 Jul 1894, ,,Tx; died 02 May 1959, Dallas, Tx.
    4. Willie Nelms Prater was born 22 Dec 1896, Waco, Tx; died 20 Sep 1958, Ft Worth, Tx.
    5. Wyatt Preston Prater was born 18 Jun 1901, Dallas, Tx; died 17 Aug 1932, Irving, Tx; was buried , Kitt Cem, Irving, Tx.
    6. Irving Carroll Prater was born 29 Jan 1904, Dallas, Tx; died 30 Jan 1904, Dallas, Tx.
    7. Anthony Lander Prater was born 26 Jan 1905, Dallas, Tx; died 30 Jun 1975, Oceanside, Ca..


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Larkin Chriswell Prater, Chris was born 08 Feb 1832, ,Lexington, Sc (son of Hezekiah R. Prater, Prather and Ellen Nellie Hartley); died 02 Jul 1864, Atlanta, Ga; was buried , Killed in Action, Atlanta, Ga.

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    • Reference Number: 6.996.09
    • Record Change: 12 Apr 2009

    Notes:

    *Larkin enlisted 30 June,1862 Confederate Army at Edgefield Co.,S.C. and
    served under Capt. Lewis Jones. Larkin was killed at the "Battle of Atlanta"
    fought 22 July,1864. Emaline remarried to Henry M. Bradley but he died in
    1880. She lived as widow in Vaucluse, Gregg Tw., Aiken Co., S.C. until 1890.
    She then came West to Texas with her son, James Preston Prater
    Larkin also served in Co. B & Aikens Regular Partisan Rangers, the 22nd.
    S.C. Volunteers

    Larkin married Emaline Rhoden 11 Jan 1853, Edgefield Co., S.C.. Emaline (daughter of Thomas Rhoden and Ailsey Titshaw) was born 07 Nov 1822, ,Edgefield, Sc; died 05 Feb 1899, Louise, Wharton Co., Tx.; was buried , Louise Cem, Wharton, Tx. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Emaline Rhoden was born 07 Nov 1822, ,Edgefield, Sc (daughter of Thomas Rhoden and Ailsey Titshaw); died 05 Feb 1899, Louise, Wharton Co., Tx.; was buried , Louise Cem, Wharton, Tx.

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    • Record Change: 12 Apr 2009

    Children:
    1. 2. Drewry Arthur Prater was born 22 Oct 1854, ,Aiken, Sc; died 31 May 1940, Dallas, Tx; was buried , Kitt Cem, Irving, Tx.
    2. Emer Elizabeth Prater was born 05 Mar 1857, ,Edgefield, Sc; died 17 Aug 1877, Batesburg, Lexington, Sc; was buried , Prater Cem, Batesburg, Sc.
    3. James Preston Prater was born 17 Jun 1859, ,Edgefield, Sc; died 07 Jun 1917, Prater Farm, Jefferson, Tx; was buried , Magnolia Cem, Beaumont, Tx.
    4. Amelia Prater was born 29 Jul 1861, ,Edgefield, Sc; died 21 Jan 1941, Frence Camp, Ca..

  3. 6.  William Wall was born , of Langley, Sc.

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    • Record Change: 12 Apr 2009

    William married Mrs William Wall of Langley, Sc. Mrs was born , of Langley, Sc; was christened , A Indian Woman. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Mrs William Wall was born , of Langley, Sc; was christened , A Indian Woman.

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    • Record Change: 12 Apr 2009

    Children:
    1. 3. Todie Wall was born 24 Sep 1866, Langley, S.C.; was christened , Also Lived Anniston, Calhoun Co., Ala.; died 25 Oct 1948, Dallas, Tx.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Hezekiah R. Prater, Prather was born Abt 1784, ,Montgomery, Md (son of Zachariah Zaccai Prater and Ruth Ann Allison); died May 1850, Batesburg, Lexington Co., S.C..

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    • Occupation: Planter; Farmer
    • Reference Number: 5.357.03
    • Record Change: 12 Apr 2009

    Notes:

    By 1840's Hezekiah owned 830 acres at the south edge of Batesburg on Dunkin
    (duncan) Branch of Chinquepin Creek.
    He deeded 124 acres each to his sons, Milton, Wesley, and Mackey.
    At his death, the remainder was divided into 3 tracts known as the "Homestead
    Tract" which consisted of 248 acres; Holston Tract, which consisted of 105
    acres, and the Lee Tract, which consisted of 110 acres.
    The Holston Tract was sold to Lewis Gunter of $305.
    The Lee Tract was sold to Lodowick Hartley, nephew of Widow Ellen, for $875.

    6 sons and at least two sons-in-law of Hezekiah Sr. served in the Confederate
    Army. The war devastated the Prater family.
    Several of his sons names are engraved on the Confederate War Memorial at the
    Lexington Co. Courthouse. Those not listed did not serve from Lexington
    County, thus their names are not listed on this Memorial.

    Ellen Prater resided with the family of her daughter Elizabeth Jones who owned
    and operated a hotel in Batesburg.

    Hezekiah died at age 66. He died as result of 10 days illness of inflamatory
    bowels.

    Hezekiah married Ellen Nellie Hartley Bef 1814, Lexington, South Carolina. Ellen (daughter of Lewis L Hartley and Ann Holson) was born Abt 1792, of, Lexington, Sc; died Aft 1870, ,,Sc. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Ellen Nellie Hartley was born Abt 1792, of, Lexington, Sc (daughter of Lewis L Hartley and Ann Holson); died Aft 1870, ,,Sc.

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    • Record Change: 12 Apr 2009

    Children:
    1. Mary F. Prater was born , Batesburg, Lexington Co., S.C.; was christened , Living Covington Co., Ala. in 1860.
    2. Sophia Prater was born , of Lexington Co., Sc; died , Madison, Fla..
    3. Elouisa C. Prater, Larcey was born Abt 1814, ,Lexington, Sc; died , Gadsden, Fla..
    4. Mahala Emaline Prater was born Abt 1816, ,Lexington, Sc; died , Madison, Fla..
    5. Wesley Griffin Prater was born Abt 1818, Batesburg, Lexington, Sc; died , Andalusia, Covington Co., Ala..
    6. Mark Larkin Prater, MacKey was born Abt 1820, ,Lexington, Sc; died 01 Jul 1865, Prob. Ohio.
    7. Milton A Prater was born Mar 1822, ,Lexington, Sc; was christened , Confed. Soldier, Ala. Cavalry; died 05 Jun 1909, Batesburg, Lexington Co., S.C.; was buried , 2 Miles From Batesburg in Saluda Co..
    8. Hepsabah Prater, Epsey was born 24 Mar 1824, Cloud Creek, Edgefield, Sc; died 11 Aug 1892, Batesburg, Edgefield, S.C..
    9. Hezekiah Prater, Jr was born 20 Mar 1827, ,Lexington, Sc; was christened , Lived in Andalusia, Covington Co., Ala.; died 19 Jul 1873, Madison, Fla..
    10. Elizabeth Eleanor Prater was born 08 Jan 1830, ,Lexington, Sc; died 23 Feb 1900, Edgefield, S.C..
    11. 4. Larkin Chriswell Prater, Chris was born 08 Feb 1832, ,Lexington, Sc; died 02 Jul 1864, Atlanta, Ga; was buried , Killed in Action, Atlanta, Ga.
    12. Drury A Prater was born Abt 1835, ,Lexington, Sc; died 02 Aug 1862, Lauderdale, Ms..

  3. 10.  Thomas Rhoden was born Abt 1786, , Edgefield, Sc.

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    • Record Change: 12 Apr 2009

    Thomas married Ailsey Titshaw Abt 1821, of, Edgefield, Sc. Ailsey was born Abt 1796, , Edgefield, Sc. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Ailsey Titshaw was born Abt 1796, , Edgefield, Sc.

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    • Record Change: 12 Apr 2009

    Children:
    1. 5. Emaline Rhoden was born 07 Nov 1822, ,Edgefield, Sc; died 05 Feb 1899, Louise, Wharton Co., Tx.; was buried , Louise Cem, Wharton, Tx.