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Lydia Margaret Prater 1845–1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1845

Birth Location: Montgomery Co., Republic of Texas

Death Date: 1878

Death Location: Houston Co., TX

Father: Isaac Prater

Mother: Ellender McGee

Spouse(s): Andrew Cheairs

Children(s): George Cheairs, Lydia Cheairs, John Cheairs

The story of Lydia Margaret Prater began in 1845 in Montgomery Co., Republic of Texas. Lydia Margaret Prater married Andrew Jackson Cheairs, and had children including George Andrew Francis Cheairs, John Monroe Cheairs, Lydia Ann Cheairs. Lydia Margaret Prater passed away in 1878 in Houston Co., TX.

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Biography

  • The story of Lydia Margaret Prater began in 1845 in Montgomery Co., Republic of Texas.
  • Lydia Margaret Prater married Andrew Jackson Cheairs, and had children including George Andrew Francis Cheairs, John Monroe Cheairs, Lydia Ann Cheairs.
  • Lydia Margaret Prater passed away in 1878 in Houston Co., TX.

Immediate Family

Parents

Isaac Prater
1815–1846
Birth Location: Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA
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Ellender McGee
1821–1870
Birth Location: Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA
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Spouses(s)

Andrew Cheairs
1833–1899
Birth Location: Nacogdoches, TX. & Coahulia State, Mexico
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Children(s)

George Cheairs
1869–1956
Birth Location: Houston, Harris, Texas, United States
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Lydia Cheairs
1872–1954
Birth Location: Raliegh Navarro Co., TX
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John Cheairs
1874–1940
Birth Location: Navarro Co., TX
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Lydia Prater's Ancestors

Self
Lydia Prater
1845–1878
Birth Place: Montgomery Co., Republic of Texas
Parents
Isaac Prater
1815–1846
Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA
Ellender McGee
1821–1870
Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
William Prater
1795–1850
Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
Maria
1799–
of Waco,McLennan Co.,Tx
Great-Grandparents
William Prather
1768–1823
Martha Meriwether
1772–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Col. III
1704–1785
Elizabeth Smiley
1740–1785

Lydia Prater's Descendants

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Lydia (Margaret) Prater (1845–1878) m. Andrew (Jackson) Cheairs (28 Jun 1833–1899)
  1. 1. George (Andrew Francis) Cheairs 1869–1956 m. Nancy Vanderpool 1869–1950
    1. 1. Grace (Omega) Cheairs 1910– m. James (Fred) Tays 1900–
      1. 1. Billy Mitchell 1935–2019 m. Laura (Bess) Summerlin 1939–2020
    2. 2. Viola (Lillian) Cheairs 1893–1979
    3. 3. Emmitt (Byron) Cheairs 1894–1911
    4. 4. Georgia (Fay) Cheairs 1896–1978
    5. 5. Samuel (Edward) Cheairs 1898–1939
    6. 6. Lawrence (Ray) Cheairs 1901–1973
    7. 7. Horace (Erie) Cheairs 1903–1984
    8. 8. Alpha (Garland) Cheairs 1905–1984
    9. 9. Gladys (Alberta) Cheairs 1908–1940
    10. 10. Robert (Jack) Cheairs 1912–1927
  2. 2. Lydia (Ann) Cheairs 1872–1954
  3. 3. John (Monroe) Cheairs 1874–1940

Lydia Prater's Timeline

2 Records

1845
1845
Birth of Lydia Margaret Prater in Montgomery Co., Republic of Texas
Montgomery Co., Republic of Texas
1878
1878
Age 33
Death of Lydia Margaret Prater in Houston Co., TX
Houston Co., TX

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1845
    Event Place: Montgomery Co., Republic of Texas

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1878
    Event Place: Houston Co., TX
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