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Caleb Jackson Prater
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. Caleb Jackson Prater (son of Alexander McDonald Prater and Mrs Alexander Prater). Notes:
living - details excluded
2. Alexander McDonald Prater was born , of Cannon Co., Tn (son of Thomas Indiaman Prater and Amanda Jane Ashford). Other Events:
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Alexander married Mrs Alexander Prater of Cannon Co., Tn. Mrs was born , of Cannon Co., Tn. [Group Sheet]
3. Mrs Alexander Prater was born , of Cannon Co., Tn. Other Events:
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Children:
Generation: 3
4. Thomas Indiaman Prater was born 19 Oct 1872, Cannon Co., Tn. (son of Moses Ulyses Uriah Prater, L E and Louisa Jane Elkins, Eliza); died 29 Sep 1939, Warren Co., Tn.. Other Events:
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Thomas married Amanda Jane Ashford 20 Oct 1889, of Cannon Co., Tn. Amanda was born 01 May 1872, Gassaway, Cannon Co., Tn; died 30 Apr 1954. [Group Sheet]
5. Amanda Jane Ashford was born 01 May 1872, Gassaway, Cannon Co., Tn; died 30 Apr 1954. Other Events:
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Children:
- John Murph Prater was born , of Cannon Co., Tn.
- Doshie Prater was born , of Cannon Co., Tn.
- 2. Alexander McDonald Prater was born , of 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..
- William Edward Prater was born 18 Sep 1869, Woodbury, Cannon Co., Tn..
- 4. Thomas Indiaman Prater was born 19 Oct 1872, Cannon Co., Tn.; died 29 Sep 1939, Warren Co., Tn..