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Dorothy Irene "Polly" Prater 1920–2016 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 May 1920

Birth Location: Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 3 Feb 2016

Death Location: Bell Buckle

Father: Marion Prater

Mother: Alvie Taylor

Spouse(s): William Johns

Children(s): Patsy Clifford

Dorothy Irene "Polly" Prater was born in 1920 in Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Marion Fleet Prater And Alvie Irene Taylor. Dorothy Irene "Polly" Prater married William Robert Bob Johns, and had children including Brenda Joyce, Judy Irene Johns, Patsy Johns Clifford. Dorothy Irene "Polly" Prater passed away in 2016 in Bell Buckle.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Irene "Polly" Prater was born in 1920 in Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Marion Fleet Prater And Alvie Irene Taylor.
  • Dorothy Irene "Polly" Prater married William Robert Bob Johns, and had children including Brenda Joyce, Judy Irene Johns, Patsy Johns Clifford.
  • Dorothy Irene "Polly" Prater passed away in 2016 in Bell Buckle.

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Dorothy Prater's Ancestors

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Dorothy Prater
1920–2016
Birth Place: Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Marion Fleet Prater
1896–1979
Christiana, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
Alvie (Irene) Taylor
1896–1920
Millersburg, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Phillip (John Edward) Prater
1850–1912
Fosterville, Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States of America
Martha (Jane "Mattie") Adcock
1863–1906
Fosterville, Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States of America
Zachary (Claiborne) Taylor
1864–1941
District 11, Jackson, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Forrest "Molly") Hill
1864–1931
Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Elijah Prater
1818–1885
Cynthia Hail
1821–1864
Henry Adcock
1822–1882
Margaret Adcock
1835–1902
David Taylor
1842–1900
Mary Frizzell
1840–
Jacob Hill
1822–1880
Nancy Stinnett
1823–1861
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Phillip III
1778–1855
CYNTHIA EOFF
1785–1832
David Adcock
1781–1851
Sarah Cantrell
1785–1839
John Sr
1800–1867
Rebecca Mullins
1805–1853
Benjamin Stinnett
1785–1870
Catherine 🔵
1793–1860

Dorothy Prater's Descendants

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Dorothy (Irene "Polly") Prater (19 May 1920–3 Feb 2016) m. William (Robert (Bob)) Johns (2 Dec 1919–16 Oct 1991)
  1. 1. Patsy (Johns) Clifford 1942–1964

Dorothy Prater's Timeline

2 Records

1920
19 May 1920
Birth of Dorothy Irene "Polly" Prater in Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
2016
3 Feb 2016
Age 96
Death of Dorothy Irene "Polly" Prater in Tullahoma
Tullahoma

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 May 1920
    Event Place: Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Shelbyville
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Feb 2016
    Event Place: Tullahoma
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bell Buckle
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current

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