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William Wallace Prater 1846–1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 April 1846

Birth Location: , Nicholas, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 25 March 1888

Death Location: Pleasant Hill, Cass, Missouri, USA

Father: Allen Prater

Mother: Miranda Hawkins

Spouse(s): Jerusha Dudley

Children(s): John Prater, Isadora Prater, Lillian Prater, Wallace Prater, Angeline Prater, William Prater, Annie Prater, Mary Prater, Elizabeth Prater, Charles Prater, Milford Prater, Mildred Prater, Lizzie Prater, Wallace Prater

William Wallace Prater was born in 1846 in , Nicholas, Kentucky, USA, the child of Allen Dial Prater And Miranda Buryl Hawkins. William Wallace Prater married Jerusha Henry Russia Dudley, and had children including Angeline Carrie Prater, Annie Bell Prater, Charles Edward Prater, Elizabeth Alice Prater, Hattie Prater, Isadora Dudley Prater, John Allen Prater, Lillian Holiday Prater, Lizzie Alice Prater, Mary Josephine Prater, Mildred Avory Prater, Milford Avery Prater, Wallace A D Dee Prater, Wallace A D Prater, William Henry Cole Downey Prater. William Wallace Prater passed away in 1888 in Pleasant Hill, Cass, Missouri, USA.

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  • William Wallace Prater was born in 1846 in , Nicholas, Kentucky, USA, the child of Allen Dial Prater And Miranda Buryl Hawkins.
  • William Wallace Prater married Jerusha Henry Russia Dudley, and had children including Angeline Carrie Prater, Annie Bell Prater, Charles Edward Prater, Elizabeth Alice Prater, Hattie Prater, Isadora Dudley Prater, John Allen Prater, Lillian Holiday Prater, Lizzie Alice Prater, Mary Josephine Prater, Mildred Avory Prater, Milford Avery Prater, Wallace A D Dee Prater, Wallace A D Prater, William Henry Cole Downey Prater.
  • William Wallace Prater passed away in 1888 in Pleasant Hill, Cass, Missouri, USA.

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William Prater's Ancestors

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William Prater
1846–1888
Birth Place: , Nicholas, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Allen Dial Prater
1822–1884
Kentucky
Miranda (Buryl) Hawkins
1824–1874
Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Archibald (Prater) Jr.
1794–1885
Russell County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Casey) Powell
1802–1891
Nicholas, Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
Archibald Sr.
1755–1831
Sarah Fugate
1763–1832
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Prater
1728–1772
Elizabeth Cresap
1732–1826
Capt Fugate
1737–1824
Elizabeth Smithers
1738–1824

William Prater's Descendants

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William (Wallace) Prater (7 April 1846–25 March 1888) m. Jerusha (Henry "Russia") Dudley (09 Oct 1846–15 Jun 1933)
  1. 1. John (Allen) Prater 1865–1939 m. Lillie (Mae) Hinshaw 1870–1954
    1. 1. James ((Jim)) Prater 1899–1971 m. Clara (M) Franswar 1897–1992 m. Doretha (P) Prater 1912–
      1. 1. James (Edward Prater) II 1921–2001 m. Mary (Virginia) Augmon 1925–2001 m. Kathleen (Alston Prater) Curtis 1923–2016
        1. 1. Mary (Eliphas) Prater 1858– m. Dempsey (A.) Wiley 1858–
        2. 2. Gary (Lee) Prater 1942–1994
        3. 3. Linda (Joyce) Prater 1951–2008
      2. 2. John (C) Prater 1925–
    2. 2. Mabel (Claire) Prater 1888–1987
    3. 3. Beryl (Ozelle) Prater 1898–1960
    4. 4. Wallace (Odell) Prater 1895–1966
  2. 2. Isadora (Dudley) Prater 1867–1942
  3. 3. Lillian (Holiday) Prater 1869–1941
  4. 4. Wallace (A. D.) Prater 1888–1918
  5. 5. Angeline (Carrie) Prater 1885–1958
  6. 6. William (Henry Cole Downey) Prater 1881–1954
  7. 7. Annie (Bell) Prater 1879–1880
  8. 8. Mary (Josephine) Prater 1872–1954
  9. 9. Elizabeth (Alice) Prater 1876–1880
  10. 10. Charles (Edward) Prater 1875–1875
  11. 11. Milford (Avery) Prater 1886–1887
  12. 12. Mildred (Avory) Prater –1887
  13. 13. Lizzie (Alice) Prater 1877–1880
  14. 14. Wallace (A. D. 'Dee') Prater 1888–1918

William Prater's Timeline

2 Records

1846
7 April 1846
Birth of William Wallace Prater in , Nicholas, Kentucky, USA
, Nicholas, Kentucky, USA
1888
25 March 1888
Age 42
Death of William Wallace Prater in Pleasant Hill, Cass, Missouri, USA
Pleasant Hill, Cass, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 April 1846
    Event Place: , Nicholas, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 March 1888
    Event Place: Pleasant Hill, Cass, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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