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Drada Horton
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1. Drada Horton was born 11 Feb 1810, of Castlewood, Russell, Va; died 19 Feb 1895. Other Events:
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Drada married Joab Watson Wilson Abt 1826, of Castlewood, Russell, Va. Joab (son of John Wilson and Rhoda Lawson) was born 1805, of Castlewood, Russell, Va; died 18 Jul 1861. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. Rhoda Priscilla Wilson
was born 14 Sep 1847, Castlewood, Russell Co., Va.; died 09 Feb 1931, Wray, Yuma Co., Colo.; was buried , Sandpoint, Bonner Co., Ida..
Generation: 2
2. Rhoda Priscilla Wilson (1.Drada1) was born 14 Sep 1847, Castlewood, Russell Co., Va.; died 09 Feb 1931, Wray, Yuma Co., Colo.; was buried , Sandpoint, Bonner Co., Ida..
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- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Rhoda married Isaac Henry Prater 02 Nov 1865, Maggoffin Co., Ky.. Isaac (son of John Prater, II. Steady John and Jemima Auxier, Susannah) was born 02 Nov 1846, Salyersville, Ky.; was christened , Lived For a Time in Pineville, Mo.; died Oct 1910, Sandpoint, Idaho. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 3. Clarence Prater
was born , Milan, Sullivan Co., Mo.; died , Priest River, Bonner Co., Ida..
- 4. Samuel Edgar Prater, Eddie
was born , Milan, Sullivan Co., Mo.; died Oct 1904, Okla..
- 5. Drada Jemima Prater
was born , Pineville, McDonald Co., Mo.; died , St. Maries, Benewah Co., Ida..
- 6. Mary Elizabeth Prater
was born , Milan, Sullivan Co., Mo.; died , Sandpoint, Bonner Co., Ida..
- 7. Ellen Prater, Ella
was born , Salyersville, Magoffin Co., Ky.; died , Salyersville, Magoffin Co., Ky..
- 8. Icis Prater, Ida
was born , St. Joseph, Buchanen Co., Mo.; died , Milan, Sullivan Co., Mo..
- 9. John Milton Prater
was born 10 Apr 1867, Salyersville, Magoffin Co., Ky.; died , St. Petersburg, Pinellas Co., Fla..
- 10. James Taylor Prater, Jim
was born 08 Nov 1869, St. Joseph, Mo.; died 04 Apr 1953, Everett, Wa.; was buried , Sandpoint, Idaho.
- 11. Anna Laura Prater
was born 11 Apr 1871, Milan, Sullivan Co., Mo.; died 05 Sep 1949, Wray, Yuma Co., Colo.; was buried , Armel, Yuma Co., Colo..
- 12. Charles Elbert Prater
was born 25 Dec 1872, Milan, Sullivan Co., Mo.; died 08 Apr 1946, Concrete, Skagit Co., Wa.; was buried , Sedro-Woolley, Skagit Co., Wa..
- 13. Lois Cecil Prater
was born 04 Sep 1886, Pineville, McDonald Co., Mo.; died 07 Oct 1951, Pineville, McDonald Co., Mo..
- 14. Harry Lee Prater
was born 27 Apr 1890, Joplin, McDonald Co., Mo.; died 26 Mar 1948, Sandpoint, Bonner Co., Ida..
Generation: 3
3. Clarence Prater (2.Rhoda2, 1.Drada1) was born , Milan, Sullivan Co., Mo.; died , Priest River, Bonner Co., Ida..
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- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
4. Samuel Edgar Prater, Eddie (2.Rhoda2, 1.Drada1) was born , Milan, Sullivan Co., Mo.; died Oct 1904, Okla..
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- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
5. Drada Jemima Prater (2.Rhoda2, 1.Drada1) was born , Pineville, McDonald Co., Mo.; died , St. Maries, Benewah Co., Ida..
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- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Drada married William Ballard Aft 1900, of Pineville, McDonald Co., Mo. William was born , of Pineville, McDonald Co., Mo. [Group Sheet]
Drada married George Robert Jones of Pineville, McDonald Co., Mo. George was born , of Pineville, McDonald Co., Mo. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 15. Robert Jones
was born 04 Jan 1899, Grove, Delaware, Ok; died 02 Jun 1962.
6. Mary Elizabeth Prater (2.Rhoda2, 1.Drada1) was born , Milan, Sullivan Co., Mo.; died , Sandpoint, Bonner Co., Ida..
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- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Mary married George Rose of McDonald Co., Mo. George was born , of McDonald Co., Mo. [Group Sheet]
7. Ellen Prater, Ella (2.Rhoda2, 1.Drada1) was born , Salyersville, Magoffin Co., Ky.; died , Salyersville, Magoffin Co., Ky..
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8. Icis Prater, Ida (2.Rhoda2, 1.Drada1) was born , St. Joseph, Buchanen Co., Mo.; died , Milan, Sullivan Co., Mo..
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9. John Milton Prater (2.Rhoda2, 1.Drada1) was born 10 Apr 1867, Salyersville, Magoffin Co., Ky.; died , St. Petersburg, Pinellas Co., Fla..
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John married Nettie V. Benton Colfax, Whitman Co., Wa.. Nettie (daughter of Thomas Benton and Mary Cozad) was born 05 Feb 1865, Villisca, Montgomery Co., Ia.; was christened , Parents: Thomas and Mary "Cozad" Benton; died 12 Nov 1947, Sandpoint, Bonner Co., Ida.; was buried , Colfax, Whiteman Co., Wa.. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 16. Lloyd Arnold Prater
was born 22 Dec 1894, Colfax, Whitman, Wa.; died 30 Aug 1975, Spokane, Spikane Co., Wa..
10. James Taylor Prater, Jim (2.Rhoda2, 1.Drada1) was born 08 Nov 1869, St. Joseph, Mo.; died 04 Apr 1953, Everett, Wa.; was buried , Sandpoint, Idaho.
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- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Notes:
James had homsteaded 160 acres located halfway between Priest River and Priest
Lake, Idaho. Thus the "Halfway House" was named.
The land was deeded to him in 1904.
In 1904, James went to Alaska to work on a surveying crew for 1 1/2 years.
His reason for going to Alaska, he had been exposed to and had Tuberculosis.
After his stay in Alaska his health returned, he then worked in logging and
farming from 1906 to 1937. In 1937 he and his wife moved to the coast and
lived near their son Benton until their deaths.
Obituary:
James Taylor Prater, 83, Rt. #1 Marysville, Wash. died in a Everett Hospital
Sat. April 4, 1953, following a brief illness.
He was born Nov. 8, 1869 at St. Joseph, Mo. and was a pioneer of Priest River,
Idaho but had lived here for the last 9 years. Mr. Prater was a member of the
Sandpoint Methodist Church.
He is survived by his wife effie and son Benton H. Prater both of Rt. #1
Marsville, Wash., 5 Grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the cha;pel of the Schaefer
Funeral Home, Marysville. Burial will be at Sandpoint, Idaho.James married Effie Pauline Benton 07 Nov 1897, Benton Ranger Station, Priest River, Wa.. Effie (daughter of Thomas Benton and Mary Cozad) was born 15 Aug 1875, Villisca, Ia.; died 04 Mar 1956, Everett, Wa.; was buried , Colfax, Whitman, Wa.. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 17. Benton Harold Prater
was born 17 Oct 1899, Seneaquateen, Priest River, Idaho; died 05 May 1958, Everett, Wa.; was buried , Marysville, Wa..
11. Anna Laura Prater (2.Rhoda2, 1.Drada1) was born 11 Apr 1871, Milan, Sullivan Co., Mo.; died 05 Sep 1949, Wray, Yuma Co., Colo.; was buried , Armel, Yuma Co., Colo..
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- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Anna married John Jordan May 09 Feb 1893, McDonald Co., Mo. John was born 06 Jan 1863, Salyersville, Magoffin Co., Ky; died Jan 1954. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 18. / Living
- 19. / Living
- 20. Bryon Fay May
was born 06 Jan 1894, Wauneta, Chase Co., Ne; died Mar 1975.
- 21. Nina Elizabeth May
was born 06 Oct 1895, Wauneta, Chase Co., Ne; died 22 Jul 1966.
- 22. Living May
- 23. Rhoda Velma May
was born 06 Oct 1899, Wauneta, Chase Co., Ne; died 21 May 1971.
- 24. Lelia May
was born 15 Sep 1906, Pullman, Whitman Co., Wa; died 01 May 1935.
- 25. Henry Louis May
was born 04 Oct 1908, Pullman, Whitman Co., Wa; died 29 Jul 1950.
12. Charles Elbert Prater (2.Rhoda2, 1.Drada1) was born 25 Dec 1872, Milan, Sullivan Co., Mo.; died 08 Apr 1946, Concrete, Skagit Co., Wa.; was buried , Sedro-Woolley, Skagit Co., Wa..
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- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Charles married Eveline Davis Aberdeen, Crays Harbor, Washington. Eveline was born 27 Aug 1882, Arlington, Wash.; died , Sedro Woolley, Skagit, Wash.. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 26. Ray Melvin Prater
- 27. Clarico Eudean Prater
- 28. Evie Madine Prater
- 29. Marjorie Lorena Prater
- 30. Living Prater
- 31. Herbert Martin Prater
was born 14 Aug 1908, Mt. Vernon, Skagit Co., Wa.; died 01 Jul 1980, Anacoutes, Wa.; was buried , Memorial Masonic, Ashes.
- 32. James Prater
was born 04 Mar 1910, Burlington, Skagit Co., Wash.; died 24 Mar 1973, Concrete, Skagit Co., Wash.; was buried , Sedro-Woolley, Skagit Co., Wa..
13. Lois Cecil Prater (2.Rhoda2, 1.Drada1) was born 04 Sep 1886, Pineville, McDonald Co., Mo.; died 07 Oct 1951, Pineville, McDonald Co., Mo..
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- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Lois married Issac Spencer King of McDonald Co., Mo. Issac was born 17 Dec 1881, of van Buren, Ar. [Group Sheet]
Children:
14. Harry Lee Prater (2.Rhoda2, 1.Drada1) was born 27 Apr 1890, Joplin, McDonald Co., Mo.; died 26 Mar 1948, Sandpoint, Bonner Co., Ida..
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- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Harry married Anna Bernice Kitchen 16 Aug 1914, Sandpoint, Bonner Co., Ida.. Anna was born 17 Nov 1895, Frederickston, York Co., Canada; died 17 Jul 1978, Spokane, Spokane Co., Wa.. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 35. Elsie Bernice Prater
- 36. Veva Lea Prater
Generation: 4
15. Robert Jones (5.Drada3, 2.Rhoda2, 1.Drada1) was born 04 Jan 1899, Grove, Delaware, Ok; died 02 Jun 1962.
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- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
16. Lloyd Arnold Prater (9.John3, 2.Rhoda2, 1.Drada1) was born 22 Dec 1894, Colfax, Whitman, Wa.; died 30 Aug 1975, Spokane, Spikane Co., Wa..
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- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Notes:
Lloyd Prater obit.
Lloyd Arnold Prater, 80, died Saturday morning, August 30th in a Spokane
convalescent center following 8 months of intermittent hospitalization at
Bonner General and Sacred Heart Hospitals. A Memorial service will be held at
Sandp;int United Methodist Church Wednesday, Sept., 3, at 11:30 a.m. Crematory
services at Hazen and Jaeger in Spokane will be at the convenience of the
family.
Mr. Prater, grandson of Isaac Prter after whom Preater Mountain on the east
side of Priest River is named, was born Dec. 22, 1891 at Colfax, Wa. and moved
with his family to Pullman and thence to Priest River where the family was
burned out in the holocaust of 1905. He was the son of John Milton and Nettie
Benton Prater who moved in 1909 to Sandpoint and purchased the home in which
the late Mrs. Prater had lived for many years and in which Lloyd Prater has
lived since his mother's death.
He grad;utated from Sandpoint high school and joined the U.S. Navy in which he
served through World War I. Later he was in the electric and automotive
industries in Detreoit, Mich. for many years. He retired and returned to his
Bonner Co. residence where he has operated the family home as an apartment
house.
Prater was a member of Friendship Monsonic Lodge No. 417 in Detroit and of
William D. Martin American Legion Post in Sandpoint. He is survived by
numerous cousins in the Inland ?Empire and in the Marysville, area on the
coast and servial elsewhere.17. Benton Harold Prater (10.James3, 2.Rhoda2, 1.Drada1) was born 17 Oct 1899, Seneaquateen, Priest River, Idaho; died 05 May 1958, Everett, Wa.; was buried , Marysville, Wa..
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- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Benton — Living Huff. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 37. Living Prater
- 38. Living Prater
- 39. Living Prater
- 40. Living Prater
- 41. Living Prater
18. / Living (11.Anna3, 2.Rhoda2, 1.Drada1)
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19. / Living (11.Anna3, 2.Rhoda2, 1.Drada1)
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20. Bryon Fay May (11.Anna3, 2.Rhoda2, 1.Drada1) was born 06 Jan 1894, Wauneta, Chase Co., Ne; died Mar 1975.
Other Events:
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
21. Nina Elizabeth May (11.Anna3, 2.Rhoda2, 1.Drada1) was born 06 Oct 1895, Wauneta, Chase Co., Ne; died 22 Jul 1966.
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- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Nina married Charles Franklin Beverlin 25 Mar 1915, Wray, Yuma Co., Co. Charles was born 24 Jun 1890, Skidmore, Nodaway Co., Mo; died 18 Dec 1940. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 42. Melvin Louis Beverlin
was born 24 Jul 1926, Hale, Yuma Co., Co; died 24 Jul 1926.
22. Living May (11.Anna3, 2.Rhoda2, 1.Drada1)
Living — Living Chase. (daughter of Herman M Chase and Rosa L Barber) [Group Sheet]
23. Rhoda Velma May (11.Anna3, 2.Rhoda2, 1.Drada1) was born 06 Oct 1899, Wauneta, Chase Co., Ne; died 21 May 1971.
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- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Rhoda — Living Ekberg. [Group Sheet]
24. Lelia May (11.Anna3, 2.Rhoda2, 1.Drada1) was born 15 Sep 1906, Pullman, Whitman Co., Wa; died 01 May 1935.
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- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
25. Henry Louis May (11.Anna3, 2.Rhoda2, 1.Drada1) was born 04 Oct 1908, Pullman, Whitman Co., Wa; died 29 Jul 1950.
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Henry married Imogene Lee Wisdom 08 Feb 1936, Denver, Co. Imogene (daughter of John Thomas Wisdom and Stella Bolendar) was born 23 Sep 1910, Wray, Yuma Co., Co; died Feb 1992. [Group Sheet]
26. Ray Melvin Prater (12.Charles3, 2.Rhoda2, 1.Drada1)
Notes:
living - details excluded
Ray — Isabel Ward Jones. Isabel (daughter of John Sydney Jones and Ida Black) was born 26 Jul 1914, Mt. Morgan, Queensland, Australia; died 29 Jun 1981, Seattle, King Co., Wa.. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 43. Adele Rae Prater
- 43. Adele Rae Prater
27. Clarico Eudean Prater (12.Charles3, 2.Rhoda2, 1.Drada1)
Notes:
living - details excluded
Clarico — Earl Sumter Sparks. [Group Sheet]
28. Evie Madine Prater (12.Charles3, 2.Rhoda2, 1.Drada1)
Notes:
living - details excluded
Evie — Hugh Harold La Fleur. [Group Sheet]
29. Marjorie Lorena Prater (12.Charles3, 2.Rhoda2, 1.Drada1)
Notes:
living - details excluded
Marjorie — Arthur Galbreath. [Group Sheet]
30. Living Prater (12.Charles3, 2.Rhoda2, 1.Drada1)
Living — Living Shular. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 44. Living Prater
- 45. Living Prater
- 44. Living Prater
31. Herbert Martin Prater (12.Charles3, 2.Rhoda2, 1.Drada1) was born 14 Aug 1908, Mt. Vernon, Skagit Co., Wa.; died 01 Jul 1980, Anacoutes, Wa.; was buried , Memorial Masonic, Ashes.
Other Events:
- Reference Number: MASON
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
Herbert — Julia Ann Bitonti. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 46. Janet Aldine Prater
- 47. Lorena Mae Prater
32. James Prater (12.Charles3, 2.Rhoda2, 1.Drada1) was born 04 Mar 1910, Burlington, Skagit Co., Wash.; died 24 Mar 1973, Concrete, Skagit Co., Wash.; was buried , Sedro-Woolley, Skagit Co., Wa..
Other Events:
- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
33. Ada King (13.Lois3, 2.Rhoda2, 1.Drada1) was born 10 Dec 1905, Pineville, McDonald Co., Mo; died 13 Aug 1950.
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- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
34. Ava King (13.Lois3, 2.Rhoda2, 1.Drada1) was born 10 Dec 1905, Pineville, McDonald Co., Mo; died 1905, Pineville, McDonald Co., Mo.
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- Record Change: 12 Apr 2009
35. Elsie Bernice Prater (14.Harry3, 2.Rhoda2, 1.Drada1)
Notes:
living - details excluded
Elsie — Everett James White. Everett was born 08 Jul 1913, Richwovel, Greenbrier, Wv; died 12 Sep 1951. [Group Sheet]
36. Veva Lea Prater (14.Harry3, 2.Rhoda2, 1.Drada1)
Notes:
living - details excluded
Veva — Fred Homer Blood. [Group Sheet]