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James A Thomas Prater 1840–1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1840

Birth Location: Tennessee, USA

Death Date: Bef 1900

Death Location: Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA

Father: William Prater

Mother: Mary Leeper

Spouse(s): Artie Abernathy

Children(s): Herbert Prater, William Prater, Carra Prater, George Prater, Thomas Prater, Edgar Prater, Lloyd Prater, Lould Prater

The story of James A Thomas Prater began in 1840 in Tennessee, USA. In 1880, James A Thomas Prater resided in District 10, Blount, Tennessee, USA. James A Thomas Prater married Artie Almyra Abernathy, and had children including Carra Prater, Edgar Prater, George Prater, Herbert Alexander Prater, Lloyd Prater, Lould Prater, Thomas Prater, William Prater. James A Thomas Prater passed away in 1900 in Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James A Thomas Prater began in 1840 in Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1880, James A Thomas Prater resided in District 10, Blount, Tennessee, USA.
  • James A Thomas Prater married Artie Almyra Abernathy, and had children including Carra Prater, Edgar Prater, George Prater, Herbert Alexander Prater, Lloyd Prater, Lould Prater, Thomas Prater, William Prater.
  • James A Thomas Prater passed away in 1900 in Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Prater's Ancestors

Self
James Prater
1840–1900
Birth Place: Tennessee, USA
Parents
William Prater
1811–1856
Roane County, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Blair) Leeper
1815–1890
Tennessee
Grandparents
Benjamin (Franklin) Prather
1772–1851
Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, USA
Nancy (Elizabeth) Layne
1777–1833
Virginia, USA
Hugh (Blair) Leeper
1791–1881
Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Melinda Sanders
1793–1856
Mr Scates
Great-Grandparents
William Prather
1738–1796
Martha Wyatt
1745–1783
William Layne
1740–1822
Sarah Prather
1750–1794
James Leeper
1743–1811
Mary Leeper
1748–1828
James II
1762–1846
Elizabeth Riley
1764–1831
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Prather
1730–1772
Catherine Reece
1725–1826
Haute Wyatt
1715–
Thomas Layne
1725–1801
Mary
1715–1767
Allen **
1720–1788
Elisabeth Cummings
1722–1788
Hugh Blair
1720–1783
Mary Dawson
1728–1828
James Jr
1733–1802
Sarah (Sanders)
1737–1791
Jeremiah Riley
1730–1804
Elizabeth Willett
1736–1772

James Prater's Descendants

1.
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James (A Thomas) Prater (1840–Bef 1900) m. Artie (Almyra) Abernathy (13 Jan 1843*–16 Jun 1908*)
  1. 1. Herbert (Alexander) Prater 1877–1973 m. Katie (B Carter) Prater 1889–1971
    1. 1. Artie (Elizabeth "Lib") Prater 1913–1994 m. Walter (Erby) Coker 1913–1963
      1. 1. Jack (P) Coker 1939–2011
      2. 2. Ned Coker 1947–1963
    2. 2. Willie (May) Prater 1908–1969
    3. 3. Helen (Gertrude Prater) Sinquefield 1910–1994
    4. 4. Martha (L) Prater 1909–
  2. 2. William Prater 1861–
  3. 3. Carra Prater 1863–
  4. 4. George Prater 1865–
  5. 5. Thomas Prater 1867–
  6. 6. Edgar Prater 1869–
  7. 7. Lloyd Prater 1874–
  8. 8. Lould Prater 1875–

James Prater's Timeline

3 Records

1840
1840
Birth of James A Thomas Prater in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 40
James A Thomas Prater resided here in District 10, Blount, Tennessee, USA
District 10, Blount, Tennessee, USA
1900
Bef 1900
Age 60
Death of James A Thomas Prater in Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 10, Blount, Tennessee; Roll: 1245; Page: 116c; Enumeration District: 193

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: District 10, Blount, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 10, Blount, Tennessee; Roll: 1245; Page: 116c; Enumeration District: 193

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef 1900
    Event Place: Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA

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