John Alan Prater

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He was killed in auto accident when he was moving from Kan. to Ark.

John married Lillie May Hinshaw 17 Mar 1887, Cass Co., Mo.. Lillie was born 19 Jan 1870, Stafford Co., Kan.; died Dec 1954, Clinton, Mo.. [Group Sheet]

1. Mable Prater was born 23 Aug 1888, Cass Co., Mo.; died 22 Mar 1969, Planada, Ca..
2. Wallace O'Dell Prater was born 17 Jan 1895, Cass Co., Mo.; was christened , Living Dallas Co., Tx. 1928; died 01 Jan 1966, Clinton, Mo..
3. Beryl Ozelle Prater was born 19 Jan 1898, Stafford, Stafford Co., Ks.; died 30 Sep 1960, Hays, Ellis Co., Ks.; was buried , Valley View Cem., Garden City, Ks..

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He is listed in the 1870 Cass Co., MO. U.S.Federal Census.
Listed on page 638 living Pleasant Hill Township.

According to the History of Cass Co., MO. William W. Prater had
moved to Cass Co., MO. in 1866, shortly after his marriage to
Russia Dudley in 1864 at Flemingsburg, KY.

William married Russia Henry Dudley, Moore Flemingsburg, Fleming Co., Ky.. Russia (daughter of Henry Bruce Dudley and America Moore) was born 09 Oct 1846, Fleming Co., Ky.. [Group Sheet]

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Her father was Henry Bruce Dudley and mother was Elizabeth America Moore.
He early life was affected by the death of her father in jalapa, Mexico (1847)
where he had gone with Cat. Cox as a volunteer in the Mex. War. Her mother
Eliz., died at an early age, Jan. 1, 1859 leaving Russia in the care of her
maternal grandparents. John H. and Suzan Cord Moore. Tragedy struck again when
her grandfather died after spending sone time in a northern prison during the
Civil War.
Russia taught one year in an elementary school in Flemingsburg, Ky. at the age
of 17. It was while she was teaching that a young soldier returning from the
southern army saw her and said to himself, "I'm going to marry that little
widow". Russia was wearing mourning for her grandfather.
The soldier was William Wallace Prater, who in 1864, became her husband. In
about 1866 they migrated to Cass Co., Mo. living about one mile east of
Pleasant Hill, Mo. He died in 1888 leaving her with a family to raise.
Her ancestry is as follows:
Her father Henry Bruce Dudley
GF. Joseph Dudley b. 8 July, 1797 Fleming Co., Ky. m. Harriet Hackley Bruce
GGF. Wm. Dudley b.10 Feb., 1756 England m. Eliz. Hite Taylor
The following is the line of Elizabeth Hite Taylor
Parents: Simon Taylor 1728-1786 m. Anna Marie Hite 1728-1833 / W. Va.
Hite: Father Col. John Hite officer of Va. Colonial troops 1710-1792
who was the son of Joost Hite and Anna Marie Du Bois. He married
Sara Elting who was daughter of Cornelius Elting & Rebecca Van Meter 1686-1755
Parents of Rebecca Van Meter was Joost Jansen Van Meteren who came with his
father from Holland in 1662 married Sara Du Bois 1662-1706.
The parents of Sara Du Bois were Louis Du Bois 1626-1695 married 1655 to
Catherine Blanchen b. 1629, Artois, France d. 1713 Kingston, N.Y., they were
French Huguenots who arrived in this country 1660 seeking religious freedom.

Taken form the History of Cass Co., Mo.

G.B.Prather (1994)

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Allen moved from Fleming Co., Ky. to Missouri in 1866 and for a time lived
near Pleasant Hill, when they removed to West Peculiar Township where he was
engaged in farming until his death in 1884.
He was prominent in local affairs in his community during his life time and
was especially interested in church work. He was an elder in the christian
Church at Peculiar for a number of years and later was identified with the
West Union Christian Church in which he was also an elder. During the Civil
War he cast his lot with the Confederacy, serving throughout that great
conflict with Kentucky troops under the command of Gen'ls Morgan and Jackson.
His wife, who was a devout member of the Christian church and a consistent
Christian, died in 1874.

Taken from the History of Cass Co., Mo.

G.B.Prather (1994)
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Allen D. Prater Enlisted 15 Sept., 1862 Bath Co., KY.
Pvt. Company "F", 9th Kentuck Confederate Cavalry
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Prater/ Prather Grantee Index to Deeds, Fleming Co., KY. Book #Z;300

Allen D. Prater, Grantee from Archibald Prater 1845
(note: Also listed under name Al D. Prater)
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Receipts accompanying Archibald Prater Jr. Will in Fleming Co., KY. identify
these children:
Allen D. Prater, Isaac C. Prater, Mary Ann (Prater) Freeman, Louisa (Prater)
Bateman, Archibald F. Prater,

Allan married Marenda Hawkins of Fleming Co., Ky. Marenda was born , of Nicholas Co., Ky; died , Cass Co., Mo.. [Group Sheet]

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Henry married America Moore of Fleming Co., Ky. America was born , of Fleming Co., Ky. [Group Sheet]

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His Will is recorded in Will Book #N on page 620 Fleming Co., KY.
dated Mar., 27 1870.

Archibald was enumerated in the 1830 / 1880 census of Fleming Co., KY.

Archibald married Elizabeth Casey Powell 05 Feb 1818, , Nicholas, Ky. Elizabeth was born 17 Jan 1802, of Nicholas Co., Ky; died 20 Apr 1891, ,Fleming, Ky; was buried , Olive Branch Cem, Fleming, Ky. [Group Sheet]

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Joseph married Harriet Hackley Bruce of Fleming Co., Ky. Harriet was born , of Fleming Co., Ky. [Group Sheet]

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