Martin Prater

Abt 1846 -

• Name	Martin Prater
  Born	Abt 1846	Sparta, White, Tn
  Gender	Male
  Record Change	12 Apr 2009
  Occupation	Farmer
  	Ferry operator
  Reference Number	56L4-ZO
  Died	Drowned in the Red River, Okla.
  Buried	Near Davis, Okla.
  Person ID	I82293	120k
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2015

  
  

  Father	Josiah Prater,   b. 1802, of Buncombe Co., n.C. ,   d. Indian Territory, Okla.
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Elizabeth Harpool,   b. 1804, Sparta, White, Tn ,   d. Abt 1880  (Age 76 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Married	of White Co., Tn
  Family ID	F18023	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emory Ann Courtney,   b. of Ar ,   d. Ft. Arbuckle, Near Davis Okla.
  Married	Ft. Arbuckle, Indian Territory
  Children	1. Rose Lindberg Prater,   b. Indian Territory, Near Ft. Arbuckle, Ok ,   d. Aft 1965  [Natural]   2. John Lindberg Prater, Lester,   b. 08 Jan 1882, Ft. Arbuckle, Indian Territory, Okla ,   d. Ca.  [Natural]
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2015
  Family ID	F24929	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  He became very ill while on the trip to Texas from TN., a family took him in and nursed him back to health. He stayed with this family and moved into the Ft. Arbuckle, Indian Territory (Davis, Okla.) with them. He worked for Henry de Courtney, running a ferry where Mud Creek and the Red River met. He lived about 1 1/2 miles west of the site of Ft. Arbuckle, Indian Territory The old Ft. Arbuckle is located about 5 miles west of present Davis, Okla. His two children were born there. He named his daughter's middle name for the Lindberg family that took him in and nursed him back to health. His daughter, Rose Lindberg Prater, married the son of Alexander and Sarah (Smith) Gregory. Alexander and Sarah Gregory ran a trading post at "Pauls", Indian Territory, Now Pauls Vally, Okla. They died there in about 1887/1888. See the Bio. on his son, John Lindberg Prater for more information. Martin Prater tripped on a footbridge going to the ferry bardge that he operated. He fell and almost drowned but he died within a few days of his injuries. (Also refer "firegrl@sierratel.com" 4/2000) Candace Gregory a descendant of Martin Pool Prater via Rose Prater.)