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Elijah Prater 1818–1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Nov 1818

Birth Location: Murfreesbro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1885

Death Location: Coffee, Alabama, United States

Father: Phillip III

Mother: CYNTHIA EOFF

Spouse(s): Cynthia Hail

Children(s): Phillip Prater

Elijah Prater was born in 1818 in Murfreesbro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA, the child of Phillip John Prater Iii And Cynthia Eoff. Elijah Prater married Cynthia Hail, and had children including Phillip John Edward Prater. Elijah Prater passed away in 1885 in Coffee, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • Elijah Prater was born in 1818 in Murfreesbro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA, the child of Phillip John Prater Iii And Cynthia Eoff.
  • Elijah Prater married Cynthia Hail, and had children including Phillip John Edward Prater.
  • Elijah Prater passed away in 1885 in Coffee, Alabama, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Phillip III
1778–1855
Birth Location: Pickens, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
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CYNTHIA EOFF
1785–1832
Birth Location: Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA
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Spouses(s)

Cynthia Hail
1821–1864
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Children(s)

Phillip Prater
1850–1912
Birth Location: Fosterville, Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States of America
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Elijah Prater's Ancestors

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Elijah Prater
1818–1885
Birth Place: Murfreesbro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Phillip John Prater III
1778–1855
Pickens, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
CYNTHIA EOFF
1785–1832
Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elijah Prater's Descendants

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Elijah Prater (5 Nov 1818–1885) m. Cynthia Hail (11 Jul 1821–1864)
  1. 1. Phillip (John Edward) Prater 1850–1912 m. Martha (Jane "Mattie") Adcock 1863–1906
    1. 1. Marion (Fleet) Prater 1896–1979 m. Lyda (Clark) Prater 1898–1976 m. Alvie (Irene) Taylor 1896–1920
      1. 1. Dorothy (Irene "Polly") Prater 1920–2016 m. William (Robert (Bob)) Johns 1919–1991
        1. 1. Patsy (Johns) Clifford 1942–1964
      2. 2. Marion (Douglas) Prater 1923–2009
      3. 3. Sarah (Louise Prater) (Reynolds) 1932–2008
      4. 4. Robert (Mitchell "Buddy") Prater 1918–1964
    2. 2. Edward (Lee) Prater 1882–1964
    3. 3. Joana Prater 1877–1968
    4. 4. Johnnie (Belle) Prater 1883–1969
    5. 5. Florence (Margaret "Maggie") Prater 1875–1964
    6. 6. Phillip (Abbie) Prater 1893–1980
    7. 7. Mattie (Jewell) Prater 1902–1990
    8. 8. Daniel (Morris) Prater 1885–1968
    9. 9. Katie (Carry) Prater 1887–

Elijah Prater's Timeline

2 Records

1818
5 Nov 1818
Birth of Elijah Prater in Murfreesbro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
Murfreesbro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
1885
1885
Age 67
Death of Elijah Prater in Coffee, Alabama, United States
Coffee, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Nov 1818
    Event Place: Murfreesbro, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1885
    Event Place: Coffee, Alabama, United States
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