John Jackson Prater

1862 - 1934  (71 years)

• Name	John Jackson Prater
  Born	06 Oct 1862	Huntsville, Madison Co., Ark.
  Christened	Moved to Cushing, Okla.
  Gender	Male
  Died	26 Jan 1934	Pueblo, Co.
  Record Change	12 Apr 2009
  Occupation	Boot Legger
  	Horse Trader
  Buried	Pueblo, Co.
  	Mt. View Cem.
  Person ID	I26868	120k
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2015

  
  

  Father	Merdith P. Flemon Prater, Fleming,   b. Tazewell Co., Va. ,   d. Madison Co., Ark.
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Nancy Ann Patrick,   b. of Morgan Co., Ky
  Relationship	Natural
  Married	Bef 1844	of Morgan Co., Ky
  Family ID	F1774	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Nancy Ann Griffith,   b. 12 Oct 1861, Bidville, Ark. ,   d. 31 May 1928, Norman, Okla.  (Age 66 years)
  Married	of Madison Co., Ar
  Children	1. Nora Prater,   b. Bidville, Ark.  [Natural]   2. Edna Linda Sara Prater,   b. 08 May 1880, of Gilmer, Ga ,   d. 25 Apr 1934, of Whitfield, Ga  (Age 53 years)  [Natural]   3. Anna Elvira Prater,   b. 15 Dec 1883, Bidville, Madison Co., Ark. ,   d. 30 Oct 1971, Bakersfield, Ca.  (Age 87 years)  [Natural]
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2015
  Family ID	F13579	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Charity Jane Wilbanks,   b. Dec 1862, of Madison Co., Ar
  Married	Muskogee Co., Oklahoma Territory
  Children	1. William Coney Prater,   b. Briertown, Okla. ,   d. 06 Jan 1986, Palestine, Tx.  [Natural]   2. Ruth Jane Prather,   b. Near Eufaula, Oklahoma Territory ,   d. 03 Oct 1983, Catoosa, Okla.  [Natural]   3. Ella Prather,   b. Oklahoma Territory ,   d. Bef 2000, Miss.  [Natural]   4. George Prather, Judge,   b. 1898, Indian Territory, Oklahoma ,   d. Bef 2000, Catoosa, Okla.  (Age < 101 years)  [Natural]
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2015
  Family ID	F13580	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John Jackson Prater was known as "Jackson" Prater. When a young man he was said to have been made to marry his cousin Nancy Griffith in a shotgun marriage. After the marriage was completed the Griffith family had him put in prison, where he was badly mistreated and beaten. After his release he was said to have bumps on his back from the beatings he had undergone. He returned to see Nancy and was met with disfavor form the Griffiths and was soon "run off" by the Griffith family. But not before Nancy was "with child" by him. She had at least one other daughter, Anna Elvira and possibly a third daughter. The family is not sure that the third daughter was by John J. Prater. Jackson was said not to have returned to the area often and eventually never returned. It was only a couple of years later in 1890 that he married his 2nd wife. We do not have a record of his marriage OR divorce from Nancy Griffith. His mother & grandmother recieved letters from him while he was living in Colorado, these letters prove his parentage.