William Columbus Prater, Lum

1851 - 1910  (~ 58 years)

• Name	William Columbus Prater
  Suffix	Lum
  Born	Dec 1851	,Polk, Mo
  Gender	Male
  Ancestral File Number	PJQM-T1
  Died	17 Sep 1910	Mooney, Polk, Mo
  Record Change	12 Apr 2009
  Buried	Rock Prairie Cem, Polk, Mo
  Person ID	I56860	120k
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2015

  
  

  Father	Jeremiah H Prater,   b. 02 Sep 1806, Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tn ,   d. 02 Mar 1885, Redtop, Polk, Mo  (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Emeline Taylor,   b. 1822, Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tn ,   d. Redtop, Polk, Mo
  Relationship	Natural
  Married	27 Nov 1845	Green Co., Mo.
  Family ID	F21941	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Rosa M Glover,   b. 04 Sep 1854, of, Polk, Mo ,   d. Abt 1885, ,Greene, Mo  (Age 30 years)
  Married	24 Nov 1870	,Polk, Mo
  Children	1. Sarah Emiline Prater,   b. 20 Mar 1871, of, Polk, Mo ,   d. 06 Apr 1899, Springfield, Greene, Mo  (Age 28 years)  [Natural]   2. Mary Elizabeth Prater,   b. 25 Apr 1874, of, Polk, Mo ,   d. 06 Aug 1951, Spokane, Wa  (Age 77 years)  [Natural]   3. Cora Ann Prater,   b. 23 Mar 1875, of, Polk, Mo ,   d. 03 Nov 1956, Yardley, Spokane, Wa  (Age 81 years)  [Natural]   4. Minerva Ethel Prater, Minnie,   b. 25 May 1879, of, Polk, Mo ,   d. 27 Jan 1896, of, Polk, Mo  (Age 16 years)  [Natural]   5. Mr Prater, Twin,   b. 15 Dec 1882, of, Polk, Mo ,   d. 15 Dec 1882, of, Polk, Mo  (Age 0 years)  [Natural]   6. William Eldora Prater,   b. 25 Apr 1884, Springfield, Greene, Mo ,   d. 15 Apr 1976, Spokane, Wa  (Age 91 years)  [Natural]
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2015
  Family ID	F20228	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Miss Davenport,   b. Abt 1855, of, Polk, Mo
  Married	Abt 1876	of, Polk, Mo
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2015
  Family ID	F20273	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Louise Blair,   b. Abt 1875, of, Polk, Mo
  Married	1896	of, Polk, Mo
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2015
  Family ID	F25109	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  GBP says he changed his name from Columbus to Cornelius. William Columbus Prater had his name legally changed to William Cornelius Prater ( Matuschak, Wa.) Accompanied by his brother, Felix, he left home at the age of 18. They headed for Ellensburg, Wa. by riding frieght rail cars. They lived off of cabbage all the way, as this was the produce loaded on the rail cars. They arrived at Ellensburg (The Dalles), Ore. on 9 Oct., 1883. Their uncles, Felix, Moses, James, and Henry had left Polk Co., Mo. sometime earlier and settled for a time in Calif. but by this time Felix had passed away shortly after moving to Wa. with James. Moses stayed in Calif. but Henry eventually also settled in Wa. In 1897 William C. Prater left Ellensburg and went to Skahway, Alaska where he sold meat to the prospectors of the Alaskan gold rush. In 1902 he and his wife left Alaska and returned to Wa. and in 1904 they settled in Seattle, Wa. where he remained in the meat business until his death.