Prater/Prather Genealogy* 120,000+ Family Members
Living Prater
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. Living Prater (son of Living Prater and Living Vaughan).
2. Living Prater (son of Daniel P. Prater and Malenda Maude Tackett). Living — Living Vaughan. [Group Sheet]
3. Living Vaughan Children:
Generation: 3
4. Daniel P. Prater was born 22 Feb 1869, Washington Co., Ark.; was christened , Lived at Purves, Erath Co., Tx. (son of George Walter Prater and Malinda Jane Salyers). Other Events:
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Daniel married Malenda Maude Tackett 12 Dec 1898, of Purves, Erath Co., Tx.. Malenda (daughter of George W. Tackett and Mary Ellen Williams) was born 07 Jan 1878, Dublin, Erath Co., Tx.; died 04 Mar 1955. [Group Sheet]
5. Malenda Maude Tackett was born 07 Jan 1878, Dublin, Erath Co., Tx. (daughter of George W. Tackett and Mary Ellen Williams); died 04 Mar 1955. Other Events:
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Children:
Generation: 4
8. George Walter Prater was born 04 Mar 1833, Floyd Co., Ky. (son of Jonathan Prather, Jr and Margaret Griffith, Griffie); died 07 May 1898, St.Paul, Madison Co., Ark.; was buried , Riverside Cem., St.Paul Township. Other Events:
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Notes:
Goodspeed 1889 History of Madison Co., ARK.
George W. Prater, a farmer of Hillburn Twp. was born in KY. in 1832, and is a
son of Jonathan and Margaret (Griffie) Prater.
The father was born in VA. and when a young man located in Floyd Co., KY.
where he engaged in farming.
Our subject lost both parents when a small boy, and when about 16 accompanied
an older brother to Arkansas, locating upon the farm where he now lives.
The brother made his home here until his death during the War. He accopanied
Price on his famous raid through Maryland, and died from the effects of a
wound.
George W. Prater lived on White River until the comencement of the war, then
moved to Texas, where he remained until the close of hostilities, doing
service in the Confederate Army. He located upon his present place about 1880
when he returned to Ark. In 1855 he married Melida J. Salyer, a native of KY.
She bore him 8 children and died 23 Apr., 1876. Her children were named John,
Mary J., George, William (deceased), Daniel, James C. (deceased), Joseph,
and Thomas J.
Mr. Prater afterward married Mary Combs, a sister of Capt. Combs, and a native
of KY.
Mr. Prater is a successful farmer of 100 acres of weel cultivated land; is a
member of the Christian Church, and in politics is a Demorcrat.
In a letter George W. Prater wrote to James Huff, son of his sister Dicy who
married Jeremiah Washington Huff:
Nov., 7 1886 (or 1889 because of poor print)
Mr. Huff Sur I was glad to recieve a letter from you but it was unexpected
to me youre letter found us in tolarble helth I am sorry to here that you was
chilling you say you are going to pay me a visit
I would like for youre Mother & Father to come with you I would like to see
them well all tho I have but little recollection about them youre mother must
be getting very old tel her that I would like to see her once more
Tel her if she has a chance to come and see me they are bilding a rule road up
our white river vally they are working on it 7 milds be low me will James
your nearest and best way is to come to Ozark then you will be in 30 miles of
this place you would stand a chance to come from there with some wagon so I
will close for this time by asking you to rite
from G.W.Prater to James Huff
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Letter supplied to me by James T. Huff Greenfld Ctr. N.Y. (1997)
(copied from the original)
The older brother which was referred to as being in the Civil War and was
stationed in Texas. He was William Hugh Prater, who accompanied Price on his
raid into Maryland. William died of wounds recieved during these raids.George married Malinda Jane Salyers Madison Co., Ark.. Malinda was born , of Floyd Co., Ky. [Group Sheet]
9. Malinda Jane Salyers was born , of Floyd Co., Ky. Other Events:
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Children:
- John William Prater was born , of Madison Co., Ar.
- Mary Jane Prater was born , St. Paul, Madison Co., Ar.; was christened , Listed 1860 Census, Madison Co., Ar..
- George Washington Prater was born , of Madison Co., Ar; was christened , Lived Cabot, Ark..
- James C. Prater was born , of Madison Co., Ar.
- Joseph Prater was born , of Madison Co., Ar.
- Thomas Jefferson Prater was born , of Madison Co., Ar.
- William H. Prater was born 28 Nov 1864, Ark.; died 05 Feb 1885, St. Paul, Madison Co., Ark.; was buried , Riverside Cem..
- 4. Daniel P. Prater was born 22 Feb 1869, Washington Co., Ark.; was christened , Lived at Purves, Erath Co., Tx..
10. George W. Tackett was born 29 Dec 1845, of Madison Co., Ar; died 16 Nov 1905, Dublin, Erath Co., Tx. Other Events:
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
George married Mary Ellen Williams 26 Mar 1871, Dublin, Erath Co., Tx. Mary was born 31 Aug 1855, of Tx; died 04 Nov 1934, Dublin, Erath Co., Tx. [Group Sheet]
11. Mary Ellen Williams was born 31 Aug 1855, of Tx; died 04 Nov 1934, Dublin, Erath Co., Tx. Other Events:
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Children:
- 5. Malenda Maude Tackett was born 07 Jan 1878, Dublin, Erath Co., Tx.; died 04 Mar 1955.