Jack Sherwood Prater

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1917 - Bef 2000 (< 82 years)

Generation: 1

Jack Sherwood Prater was born 05 Feb 1917, Warika, Ok.; was christened , Lived Payette, Id. (son of Bryce Arthur Prater and Emma Poe); died Bef 2000, Oregon.

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Record Change: 12 Apr 2009

Jack — Helen Francis Peterman. [Group Sheet]

Children:

Generation: 2

Bryce Arthur Prater was born , Cheyenne, Laramie Co., Wyoming; was christened , Lived in Oregon and Napa, Idaho (son of Isom Samuel Prater and Emma Dorman); died , Cheyenne, Laramie Co., Wyoming.

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Record Change: 12 Apr 2009

Bryce married Emma Poe of Caldwell, Id. Emma was born , Cheyenne, Laramie Co., Wy.; died Bef 2000. [Group Sheet]

Emma Poe was born , Cheyenne, Laramie Co., Wy.; died Bef 2000.

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Record Change: 12 Apr 2009

Children:

Richard Wayne Prater was born , of Wyoming; was christened , Living in Nampa, Id. 6/2000.
Freda Prater was born , Cheyenne, Laramie Co., Wyoming.
Helen F. Prater, Peterman was born , Germany.
1. Jack Sherwood Prater was born 05 Feb 1917, Warika, Ok.; was christened , Lived Payette, Id.; died Bef 2000, Oregon.
Roger Arthur Prater, Bill was born 06 Oct 1922, Cheyenne, Laramie Co., Wyoming; was christened , Lived Haltom City, Tx.; died 07 Feb 1997, Tarrant Co., Tx..

Generation: 3

Isom Samuel Prater was born , Bowie, Montg. Co., Tx. (son of Doshie Burl Prater and Jane Casey); died , Caldwell, Idaho.

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Occupation: Traveling Minister
Record Change: 12 Apr 2009

Notes:

Isom was a traveling minister.
He is said to have been in the "Sooner" land rush of Okla.
It is also said that he killed a man who had tried to jump his
claim. This is why he went west into Idaho.

Isom married Emma Dorman of Bowie, Tx. Emma was born , Bowie, Montg. Co., Tx.; died , Prob. Id. or or.. [Group Sheet]

Emma Dorman was born , Bowie, Montg. Co., Tx.; died , Prob. Id. or or..

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Record Change: 12 Apr 2009

Children:

Emma Prater was born , Ryan, Okla..
Ernest Roy Prater was born , Ryan, Okla.; died , Caldwell, Id..
Edward Prater was born , of Glenn Ferry, Id; was christened , Lived Glenn Ferry, Id.; died Bef 2000.
2. Bryce Arthur Prater was born , Cheyenne, Laramie Co., Wyoming; was christened , Lived in Oregon and Napa, Idaho; died , Cheyenne, Laramie Co., Wyoming.
Nealey Prater was born 25 Mar 1888, Bowie, Montg. Co., Tx.; died , Laconner, Wa..

Generation: 4

Doshie Burl Prater was born 15 Oct 1835, Waynesboro, Wayne Co., Tn.; was christened , Lived at Piney Fork, Sharp Co., Ark. (son of Martin Luther Prater and Nancy Lucinda Harpool); died , Salona, Bowie Co., Tx..

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Occupation: Judge; FARMER
Record Change: 12 Apr 2009

Notes:

A listing in the local newpaper listed letters and documents that had not
been claimed at the Postoffice, Evening Shade, Sharp Co., Ark.

Letters:
4 Mar., 1880
2 June, 1881
19 June, 1879
13 May, 1880

Legal papers:

Judges of Election Piney Fork Twp., Evening Shade, Sharp Co., Ark. 29 July,
1880.

Witness for Leonard Smith's homestead claim 6 Jan., 1881

Burl had at least 12 children:

Burl's descendants live in Pauls Vally, Okla.; Frederick, Okla.; Duncan, Okla.
Silson, Okla.; Chattanooga, Okla.; Salona, TX.; and NW Ark.

He was living with his grandparents when the 1850 census was taken.
Listed a Burrel Prater.

Burl's family was recorded by the 1870
Census, Piney Fork Twsp., Sharp Co., Ark. , thus is safe to assume he moved
to Ark. from Tn. between 1868 and 1870. From the Searcy Co., Ark. census
we find his brother Samuel was in Ark. by 1861.
Burl and his family were listed in the 1860 Wayne Co., Tn. census.
1870 census Burl was listed age 35 at Evening Shade, Ark. Postoffice

Doshie married Jane Casey Wayne Co., Tn.. Jane was born , of Wayne Co., Tn. [Group Sheet]

Jane Casey was born , of Wayne Co., Tn.

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Record Change: 12 Apr 2009

Children:

Eliza Prater was born , Sharp Co., Ark..
John Prater was born , Wayne Co., Tn.; died 23 Jan 1890; was buried , Portia, Ark. S..W. of Walnut Ridge, Ark..
Marion Towney Prater was born , Wayne Co., Tn..
Mary Towney Prather was born , Wayne Co., Tn.; died , Duncan, Okla..
Elizabeth Prater was born , Wayne Co., Tn.; died , Salona, Tx.; was buried , Old Bethel Cem., Salona, Tx..
James Prater, Jimmie was born , of Wayne Co., Tn; died Abt 1875, Ash Flat, Ark..
4. Isom Samuel Prater was born , Bowie, Montg. Co., Tx.; died , Caldwell, Idaho.
Margaret Jane Prater was born , Near Bowie, Tx.; was buried , Old Bethel Cem., Saloona, Tx..
Nancy Prater, Nannie was born , Near Bowie, Tx.; died 26 Nov 1934, McAllen, Tx..
Holly Prater was born , Wayne Co., Tn.; was christened , Listed in the 1860 Tn. Census.; was buried , Duncan, Okla..
Ning Prater, Ningum was born , of Wayne Co., Tn; was christened , Piney Fork, Sharp Co., Ark. 1880 Census; died , Wilson, Okla..
Brice Prater was born 15 Sep 1855, Wayne Co., Tn.; was christened , Piney Fork, Sharp Co., Ark. 1880 Census; was buried 14 Aug 1941, Frederick, Tillman Co., Okla..
King Prater was born 10 Nov 1861, Wayne Co., Tn.; was christened , Lived Pauls Valley, Okla. Number of Yrs.; died 10 Feb 1908, Okla.; was buried , Newcastle, McClain Co., Okla.
Burl Prater, Burley or Burrel was born 14 Oct 1864, Nashville, Tn.; died , Chattanooga, Okla..