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Benjamin King Prater 1845–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Dec 1845

Birth Location: Waynesboro, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 16 May 1916

Death Location: Idalia, Stoddard County, Missouri, USA

Father: Eliphaz Prater

Mother: Catherine Skelly

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Benjamin King Prater was born in 1845 in Waynesboro, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Eliphaz Elijah Prater And Catherine Kisiah Skelly. Benjamin King Prater passed away in 1916 in Idalia, Stoddard County, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin King Prater was born in 1845 in Waynesboro, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Eliphaz Elijah Prater And Catherine Kisiah Skelly.
  • Benjamin King Prater passed away in 1916 in Idalia, Stoddard County, Missouri, USA.

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Benjamin Prater's Ancestors

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Benjamin Prater
1845–1916
Birth Place: Waynesboro, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Eliphaz Elijah Prater
1808–1862
Warren County, Kentucky, United States of America
Catherine (Kisiah) Skelly
1811–1872
Williamson County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Brice (Bazel) Prater
1776–1859
Old, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States
Martha (Elizabeth) Riley
1780–1850
Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America
James Skelley
1790–1816
Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Sarah Baker
1791–1865
Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Basil Prater
1745–1842
Priscilla Swearingen
1747–1832
Eliphaz Riley
1749–1834
Sarah Riley
1758–1832
William (Scally)
1741–1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Prather
1722–1764
Abarilla Hyatt
1719–1814
Van Jr.
1725–1784
Margaret Stull
1723–1786

Benjamin Prater's Timeline

2 Records

1845
6 Dec 1845
Birth of Benjamin King Prater in Waynesboro, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
Waynesboro, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
1916
16 May 1916
Age 71
Death of Benjamin King Prater in Caruthersville, Pemiscot County, Missouri, USA
Caruthersville, Pemiscot County, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Dec 1845
    Event Place: Waynesboro, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 May 1916
    Event Place: Caruthersville, Pemiscot County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Idalia, Stoddard County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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