Prater/Prather Genealogy* 120,000+ Family Members
Lorene Prater
1900 - 1964 (64 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. Lorene Prater was born 13 Jan 1900, of Smith Co., Tx (daughter of Dudley Green Prater and Eudora Elliott); died 23 Jul 1964. Other Events:
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Lorene — P. J. Bryant. [Group Sheet]
2. Dudley Green Prater was born 20 Feb 1875, Tyler, Smith, Texas (son of Richard Wesley Prater and Margaret Almeda Harpoole, Medie); died 18 Nov 1959. Other Events:
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Dudley married Eudora Elliott 28 Dec 1898, Smith Co., Tx.. Eudora was born , Smith Co., Tx.. [Group Sheet]
3. Eudora Elliott was born , Smith Co., Tx.. Other Events:
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Children:
- Myrtle Prater was born , of Smith Co., Tx; died 21 Jul 1903.
- 1. Lorene Prater was born 13 Jan 1900, of Smith Co., Tx; died 23 Jul 1964.
- Joy Prater was born 23 Apr 1904, of Smith Co., Tx; died Bef 2000.
Generation: 3
4. Richard Wesley Prater was born 20 Sep 1848, Smith Co., Texas; was christened , 8 Miles W. of Tyler, Near Neches River (son of Erb Boyd Prather, Erby Prater and Catherine S. Hendricks Prater, Katurah); died 02 Oct 1936, Garden Valley, Smith Co., Tx.; was buried , Lindale Cem., Lindale, Smith Co., Tx.. Other Events:
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Notes:
Information from Smith Co., Tx. Census of 1850 page #452
Listed living Smith Co., TX. 1880 census .. locality ED99Richard married Margaret Almeda Harpoole, Medie 08 Jan 1868, Van Zandt Co., Tx.. Margaret (daughter of William Harpoole and Polly Terrell) was born 03 Mar 1851, Putnam Co., Tn.; was christened , Polly Terrell; died 31 Oct 1935, Garden Vally, Smith Co., Tx.; was buried , Lindale Cem., Lindale, Smith Co., Tx.. [Group Sheet]
5. Margaret Almeda Harpoole, Medie was born 03 Mar 1851, Putnam Co., Tn.; was christened , Polly Terrell (daughter of William Harpoole and Polly Terrell); died 31 Oct 1935, Garden Vally, Smith Co., Tx.; was buried , Lindale Cem., Lindale, Smith Co., Tx.. Other Events:
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Notes:
Christened:
Parents:william HarpoleChildren:
- William Erb Prater was born 15 Feb 1869, Smith Co., Tx.; died 04 Jul 1950.
- Robert Thomas Prater was born 15 Dec 1870, Smith Co., Tx.; died 14 Mar 1947, Smith Co., Tx..
- Charles Milton Prater was born 31 Mar 1873, Smith Co., Tx.; died 29 Aug 1935.
- 2. Dudley Green Prater was born 20 Feb 1875, Tyler, Smith, Texas; died 18 Nov 1959.
- Ulyson Wesley Prater was born 13 Feb 1877, Smith Co., Tx.; died 30 May 1956, Kilgore, Tx..
- Arthur Franklin Prater was born 22 Feb 1879, Smith Co., Tx.; died 23 Apr 1933, Bagota, Red River Co., Tx.; was buried , Rosalie Cen., Near Clarksville, Tx..
- Lou Belle Prater was born 01 Jul 1881, Smith Co., Tx.; died 01 Apr 1920.
- Beulah Mae Prater was born 02 Aug 1883, Smith Co., Tx.; died 26 May 1977.
- Hallie T. Prater was born 20 Jan 1886, Smith Co., Tx.; died 26 Sep 1963.
- William Clarence Prater was born 07 Jan 1888, Smith Co., Tx.; died 12 Oct 1940.
- James Clyde Prater, Jay was born 03 Apr 1890, Smith Co., Tx.; died 08 Nov 1940.
- Richard Earl Prater was born 13 Sep 1892, Smith Co., Tx.; died 28 Dec 1983.
Generation: 4
8. Erb Boyd Prather, Erby Prater was born Abt 1823, Pickens Dist., S. Carolina (son of Joseph Prater and Mary "Polly" Boyd); died , Smith Co., Tx.. Other Events:
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Notes:
His headright land survey, origianally owned by him, is on the Neches
River south of Mt. Sylvan.
Erb Boyd came to Smith Co., Tx. with his two brothers Thomas and Samuel.
They were born in South Carolina and moved to Ga., Ala, and then to Texas.
Erb's brother Samuel was married while at Gunters Crossing, Alabama.
Smith Co.,Tx. land grant to E.B.Prater for 320 acres 11.5 miles west of Tyler
with the western boundry being the Neches River.
Information from Smith Co., TX. Census of 1850 p. #452Erb married Catherine S. Hendricks Prater, Katurah Bef 1845, South Carolina. Catherine (daughter of Jeremiah Prater and Kiturah Jennie Hendricks, Kittie) was born Abt 1816, of, Pickens, Sc; was christened , 1860 Census Smith Co., Tx. as Widow.; died 07 Dec 1901, Terrell, Kaufman Co., Tx.. [Group Sheet]
9. Catherine S. Hendricks Prater, Katurah was born Abt 1816, of, Pickens, Sc; was christened , 1860 Census Smith Co., Tx. as Widow. (daughter of Jeremiah Prater and Kiturah Jennie Hendricks, Kittie); died 07 Dec 1901, Terrell, Kaufman Co., Tx.. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 6.695.01
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Notes:
Died in North Texas hospital for the Insane in Terrell, TX.
She was commited in 1900 and she died about a year later.
She purchased land from James J. Kuykendall and his wife Frances
Angeline (During) Kuykendall in 1858 Smith Co., TX.
There are ties between the Kuykendall, Prater, Wright, Waldron
and Duncan families. The Duncan's were an allied family to
the Praters (Prathers). E.B. Praters nephew, Riley Prather, married
the widow of Marion Josiah Duncan. Her name was Elvira (Davis) Duncan.
She was almost full blood Cherokee.
Catherine was called "Katurha" which is Cherokee for the name Catherine.
She may have also been of Cherokee heritage.
Katurha Hendricks Prater was a 1st. cousin to her husband, Erd Boyd Prater.
Note: See the information on her son, Josephus C.F.Prater.Children:
- Joseph Franklin Prater was born , Smith Co., Tx.; was christened , In Okla. in 1901; died , Amity, Yamhill Co., Or..
- Mary J. Prater was born , Smith Co., Tx..
- Louisa Prater was born , Smith Co., Tx.; was christened , Living Sherman, Tx. About 1908.
- Catherine Prater, Kitty was born , Smith Co., Tx..
- 4. Richard Wesley Prater was born 20 Sep 1848, Smith Co., Texas; was christened , 8 Miles W. of Tyler, Near Neches River; died 02 Oct 1936, Garden Valley, Smith Co., Tx.; was buried , Lindale Cem., Lindale, Smith Co., Tx..
- Josephus Orcenith Fisher Prater was born 08 Sep 1854, Smith Co., Tx.; was christened , Lived at Mead, Indian Territory, Okla.; died 29 Aug 1908, Tishomingo, Okla..
10. William Harpoole was born , of Putnam Co., Tn. Other Events:
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
William married Polly Terrell of Putnam Co., Tn. Polly was born , of Putnam Co., Tn. [Group Sheet]
11. Polly Terrell was born , of Putnam Co., Tn. Other Events:
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Children:
- 5. Margaret Almeda Harpoole, Medie was born 03 Mar 1851, Putnam Co., Tn.; was christened , Polly Terrell; died 31 Oct 1935, Garden Vally, Smith Co., Tx.; was buried , Lindale Cem., Lindale, Smith Co., Tx..