John Jefferson Prater

1828 - 1927  (98 years)

• Name	John Jefferson Prater
  Born	28 Oct 1828	Lenoir City, Roane Co., Tn.
  Gender	Male
  Ancestral File Number	15VC-96C
  Died	28 Jan 1927	Montague Co., Tx.
  Record Change	12 Apr 2009
  Occupation	Rancher
  	Farmer/Minister
  Buried	Fairview Cem., Denison, Tx.
  Person ID	I81249	120k
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2015

  
  

  Father	Thomas Prater,   b. 08 Dec 1801, ,Roane, Tn ,   d. 26 Jun 1842, Lenoir City, Roane Co., Tn.  (Age 40 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Julia Browder, Juda,   b. 28 Aug 1795, ,,Nc ,   d. 06 Nov 1869, Lenoir City, Roane Co., Tn.  (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Married	12 Sep 1821	Roane Co., Tn.
  Family ID	F15816	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Jane Simpson,   b. 04 Mar 1838, Monroe, Co., Tn. ,   d. 30 Oct 1913, Denison, Tx.  (Age 75 years)
  Married	16 Jun 1853	Monroe, Tn.
  Children	1. John T. Prater,   b. of Roane Co., Tn  [Natural]   2. Julia Elizabeth Prater,   b. 12 Feb 1857, Roan Co., Tenn. ,   d. 23 Oct 1896, Grapevine, Tarrant Co., Tx.  (Age 39 years)  [Natural]   3. Mary Alice Prater,   b. 25 Jun 1860, Roan Co., Tenn. ,   d. 28 Aug 1910, Tuscon, Pima Co. Arizona  (Age 50 years)  [Natural]   4. Nancy Katherine Prater, Nannie,   b. 07 Apr 1862, Monroe Co., Tenn. ,   d. 25 Aug 1880, Denison, Tx.  (Age 18 years)  [Natural]   5. Martha Adelia Prater,   b. 29 Jan 1865, Roan Co., Tx. ,   d. 04 Apr 1891, Denison, Tx.  (Age 26 years)  [Natural]   6. William Franklin Prater,   b. 17 Sep 1867, Roan Co., Tenn. ,   d. 01 Aug 1890, Fairview Cem., Denison, Tx.  (Age 22 years)  [Natural]   7. George Lovick Prater,   b. 28 Jan 1871, Monroe Co., Tn. ,   d. 29 Dec 1937, Valliant, McCurtain Co., Okla.  (Age 66 years)  [Natural]   8. Alvah Cranford Prater,   b. 17 Nov 1875, of Denison, Tx ,   d. 15 Aug 1899, Denison, Tx.  (Age 23 years)  [Natural]
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2015
  Family ID	F7054	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  *John came to Tx. from Monroe, Tn. in 1871 and first settled in Tarrant Co. Texas then later moved to Grayson Co., Tx. with others and nine years later he moved to Montague Co., Tx. Many years of his life was devoted to the ministry of the Methodist Church. His vocation was farming/ranching.