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William Prater 1811–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jul 1811

Birth Location: Roane County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 22 JUN 1856

Death Location: Loudon County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Benjamin Prather

Mother: Nancy Layne

Spouse(s): Mary Leeper

Children(s): James Prater, Lessen Prater, William Prater, George Prater, Mary Prater

In 1811, William Prater entered the world in Roane County, Tennessee, USA, born to Benjamin Franklin Prather And Nancy Elizabeth Layne. William Prater married Mary Blair Leeper, and had children including George Washington Prater, James A Thomas Prater, Lessen Prater, Mary Cordell Prater, William Hugh Blair Prater. William Prater passed away in 1856 in Loudon County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1811, William Prater entered the world in Roane County, Tennessee, USA, born to Benjamin Franklin Prather And Nancy Elizabeth Layne.
  • William Prater married Mary Blair Leeper, and had children including George Washington Prater, James A Thomas Prater, Lessen Prater, Mary Cordell Prater, William Hugh Blair Prater.
  • William Prater passed away in 1856 in Loudon County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Prater's Ancestors

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William Prater
1811–1856
Birth Place: Roane County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Benjamin Franklin Prather
1772–1851
Lynchburg, Campbell County, Virginia, USA
Nancy (Elizabeth) Layne
1777–1833
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (Thomas) Prather
1738–1796
Prince George's, Maryland, American Colonies
Martha Wyatt
1745–1783
Bedford, Virginia Colony
William (Waterman) Layne
1740–1822
Amherst County, Virginia, USA (now Nelson)
Sarah Prather
1750–1794
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Prather
1730–1772
Catherine Reece
1725–1826
Haute Wyatt
1715–
Thomas Layne
1725–1801
Mary
1715–1767
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas II
1702–1785
Elizabeth Claggett
1707–1767

William Prater's Descendants

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William Prater (23 Jul 1811–22 JUN 1856) m. Mary (Blair) Leeper (7 AUG 1815–15 Jul 1890)
  1. 1. James (A Thomas) Prater 1840–1900 m. Artie (Almyra) Abernathy 1843–1908
    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–
  2. 2. Lessen Prater 1849–
  3. 3. William (Hugh Blair) Prater 1842–1900
  4. 4. George (Washington) Prater 1847–1920
  5. 5. Mary (Cordell) Prater 1849–1858

William Prater's Timeline

2 Records

1811
23 Jul 1811
Birth of William Prater in Roane County, Tennessee, USA
Roane County, Tennessee, USA
1856
22 JUN 1856
Age 45
Death of William Prater in Roane, Tennessee, United States
Roane, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jul 1811
    Event Place: Roane County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 JUN 1856
    Event Place: Roane, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Loudon County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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