Individual Details

John Wesley PRATER

(2 Sep 1841 - 20 Feb 1915)

I am suspicious of this construction. We may be dealing with two different John Wesley Praters. Look at his death certificate, age of various children.

Events

Birth	2 Sep 1841	Floyd Co., KY
Marriage	5 Apr 1849	Prestonsburg, Floyd Co., KY - Mary "Polly" SHEPHERD
Marriage	26 Jul 1861	Salyersville, Magoffin Co., KY - Elizabeth "Betsy/Bessie" TRAVIS
Military	1864 - 1865	39th KY Infantry Reg. - CSA
Marriage	Ca 1870	Mary "Polly" RICHARDSON
Census (family)	1870	Floyd Co., KY - Mary "Polly" RICHARDSON
Census (family)	1880	Greenup, Greenup Co., KY - Elizabeth "Betsy/Bessie" TRAVIS
Census	1900	Abbott, Floyd Co., KY
Death	20 Feb 1915	Ironton, Lawrence Co., OH
Burial	22 Feb 1915	Caroline Cemetery, Raceland, Greenup Co., KY

Families

Spouse	Mary "Polly" SHEPHERD (1829 - 1900)
Child	John PRATER (1850 - )
Child	William Harvey "Harve" PRATER (1853 - 1928)
Child	James J. PRATER (1857 - 1857)
Child	Nancy J. PRATER (1859 - 1870)
Child	Anderson PRATER (1861 - 1911)

Spouse	Elizabeth "Betsy/Bessie" TRAVIS (1844 - 1915)
Child	Lovinia "Vina" PRATER (1863 - 1897)
Child	Farlena "Lena" PRATER (1866 - 1953)
Child	Louis PRATER (1867 - 1880)
Child	Columbus Lum "Lem" PRATER (1868 - 1925)
Child	Emma PRATER (1883 - 1941)

Spouse	Mary "Polly" RICHARDSON (1835 - 1880)
Child	Mary PRATER (1871 - 1880)
Child	Charles PRATER (1878 - 1880)
Child	Laura PRATER (1879 - 1880)

Father	William M. PRATER (1787 - 1847)
Mother	Obedience "Biddy" PRATER (1790 - 1858)
Sibling	Adam PRATER (1812 - 1865)
Sibling	Jonathan PRATER (1815 - 1854)
Sibling	Joseph PRATER (1816 - 1854)
Sibling	Mary "Polly" PRATER (1818 - 1901)
Sibling	Eva PRATER (1820 - 1868)
Sibling	Samuel PRATER (1822 - 1860)
Sibling	William PRATER Jr. (1824 - 1865)
Sibling	Elias PRATER (1828 - 1904)
Sibling	James PRATER (1827 - 1852)
Sibling	Obedience "Biddy" PRATER (1830 - 1860)
Sibling	Thomas P. PRATER (1831 - 1886)
Sibling	Rebecca Elizabeth "Betty" PRATER (1833 - 1902)
Sibling	Newman PRATER of Floyd Co., KY (1835 - 1900)

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