Individual Details
Cynthia Celia "Celie" PRATER
(5 Sep 1876 - 28 Sep 1974)
Events
| Birth | 5 Sep 1876 | Rutherford Co., TN |  |  | |
| Census | 1880 | Rutherford Co., TN | | ||
| Marriage | 1895 | John Fowler BUSH | |||
| Census | 1900 | Rutherford Co., TN | | ||
| Marriage | Ca 1901 | Richard Harmon "Dick" MESSICK | | ||
| Census (family) | 1910 | Coffee Co., TN - Richard Harmon "Dick" MESSICK | | ||
| Living | 1946 | Christiana, Rutherford Co., TN | | ||
| Living | 1948 | Christiana, Rutherford Co., TN | | ||
| Living | 1971 | Murfreesboro, Rutherford Co., TN | | ||
| Death | 28 Sep 1974 | Murfreesboro, Rutherford Co., TN | | | |
| Burial | Evergreen Cemetery, Murfreesboro, Rutherford Co., TN | |
Families
| Spouse | John Fowler BUSH (1868 - 1898) |
| Child | Pearl M. "Lizzie" BUSH (1896 - 1990) |
| Child | Johnanna BUSH (1898 - 1983) |
| Spouse | Richard Harmon "Dick" MESSICK (1863 - 1948) |
| Child | Lera MESSICK (1901 - 1997) |
| Child | Richard 'Paul' MESSICK (1904 - 1999) |
| Child | Carmack MESSICK (1906 - 1992) |
| Child | Curtis E. MESSICK (1909 - 1986) |
| Child | Jimmie D. MESSICK (1913 - 2001) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Father | William A. Jeremiah "Jerry" PRATER (1838 - 1924) |
| Mother | Sarah Elizabeth KELTON (1845 - 1907) |
| Sibling | Ida Burrus PRATER (1866 - 1946) |
| Sibling | William Francis "Willie" PRATER of Rutherford Co., TN (1869 - 1947) |
| Sibling | Janie Inez "Jenny" PRATER (1871 - 1904) |
| Sibling | James Edward 'Edd' PRATER (1874 - 1931) |
| Sibling | Albert G. PRATER (1879 - 1897) |
| Sibling | Gracie P. PRATER (1886 - 1964) |
Notes
Birth
From gravestone.Census
Age 4, shown as "Celie".Census
Age 24, widowed with children, living with her parents.Marriage
He m1 bef 1898 Betty Fults.Census (family)
Richard H. Messicj Head M 46 TennesseeCelia E Messick Wife F 33 Tennessee
John W Messick Son M 21 Tennessee
Murfree A Messick Son M 18 Tennessee
Maggie M Messick Daughter F 12 Tennessee
Lera Messick Daughter F 8 Tennessee
Paul K Messick Son M 5 Tennessee
Carmack Messick Son M 3 Tennessee
Curtis E Messick Son M 0 Tennessee
Pearl L Bush Step-daughter F 14 Tennessee
John A Bush Step-daughter F 12 Tennessee
Living
From sister Ida's obituary.Living
From husband's obituary.Living
From nephew Samuel McNabb's obituary.Death
From gravestone.Endnotes
1. Monroe Prater descendants by William Savage.ged.
2. Monroe Prater descendants by William Savage.ged.
3. From: Find-A-Grave -- https://www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30054744/celia-e-messick.