Individual Details
Porter Thomas PRATER
(26 Nov 1874 - 30 Jun 1947)
His death certificate shows he was the son of a Dallas Prater, but I cannot find any other documentation of this. And was he perhaps the son of Elizabeth, who I have shown as his sister?
Events
| Birth | 26 Nov 1874 | Cannon Co., TN |  | ||
| Census | 1880 | Cannon Co., TN | | ||
| Marriage | 7 Apr 1891 | Cannon Co., TN - Marcy C. CLARK | |||
| Marriage | 2 Jun 1895 | Cannon Co., TN - Leona "Onie" LOGAN | | ||
| Census (family) | 1900 | Cannon Co., TN - Leona "Onie" LOGAN | | ||
| Census | 1910 | Cannon Co., TN | | ||
| Marriage Bond | 6 Jun 1910 | Cannon Co., TN - Maude JACO | |||
| Marriage | 8 Jun 1910 | Cannon Co., TN - Maude JACO | | ||
| Marriage | 22 Jun 1919 | Cannon Co., TN - Jennie BRANDON | | ||
| Census (family) | 1920 | Cannon Co., TN - Jennie BRANDON | | ||
| Marriage | 26 Oct 1924 | Cannon Co., TN - Sarah Helen MURFRIE | | ||
| Census (family) | 1930 | Cannon Co., TN - Sarah Helen MURFRIE | | ||
| Census (family) | 1940 | Cannon Co., TN - Sarah Helen MURFRIE | | ||
| Death | 30 Jun 1947 | of tuberculosis - Nashville, Davidson Co., TN | | ||
| Burial | 2 Jul 1947 | Bluewing Cemetery, Woodbury, Cannon Co., TN | |  |
Families
| Spouse | Sarah Helen MURFRIE (1889 - 1958) |
| Child | Living |
| Spouse | Jennie BRANDON (1894 - 1924) |
| Child | Theora PRATER (1920 - 1946) |
| Child | Brigie James PRATER (1924 - 1924) |
| Spouse | Maude JACO (1895 - 1918) |
| Child | Mary 'Louise' PRATER (1912 - 1986) |
| Child | Edith PRATER (1915 - 1986) |
| Child | Joe PRATER (1917 - 1979) |
| Spouse | Leona "Onie" LOGAN (1876 - 1907) |
| Child | Daisy PRATER (1895 - 1916) |
| Child | Katie PRATER (1899 - 1931) |
| Child | Quincy "Quince" PRATER (1902 - 1986) |
| Child | Entha PRATER (1903 - 1986) |
| Child | Bonnie PRATER (1908 - 1986) |
| Spouse | Marcy C. CLARK ( - ) |
| Father | William Ridley [Riley] PRATER (1831 - 1879) |
| Mother | Tabitha Telissha FARLEY (1836 - 1880) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth PRATER (1856 - 1870) |
| Sibling | Josephus Dallas "Joseph/Joe" PRATER twin (1858 - 1928) |
| Sibling | John Calvin PRATER twin (1858 - 1926) |
| Sibling | Patton [Patrick] "Pat" PRATER (1859 - 1946) |
Notes
Birth
From gravestone; death certificate; death index.Census
Age 7, shown as "Poarter".Marriage
From: Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002 (FamilySearch). 5 childrenCensus (family)
Porter Prater 24Onie Prater 22
Daisy Prater 4
Katie Prater 10/12
Census
Porter Prater 35Daisy Prater 14
Katie Prater 10
Quincy Prater 7
Intha Prater 5
Bonnie Prater 2
Marriage
Book B, p 323 children
Marriage
Book B, p 2553 children
Census (family)
Porter Prator 45Jennie Prator 24
Quince P Prator 15
Inthy Prator 13
Bonnie Prator 12
Luise Prator 7
Edith Prator 4
Joe Prator 2-9/12
Mary S Jaco 54
Marriage
From: Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950 (FamilySearch); Cannon Co., TN MB B, p 43. She is shown as "Sarah Murphrie".Census (family)
Porter Prater Head M 54 TennesseeSarrah M Prater Wife F 41 Tennessee
Edith M Prater Daughter F 15 Tennessee
Joe Prater Son M 13 Tennessee
Theola Prater Daughter F 9 Tennessee
Darthia L Prater Daughter F 8 Tennessee
Census (family)
Porter Prater Head M 67 TennesseeSera Prater Wife F 51 Tennessee
Dorothy Prater Daughter F 17 Tennessee
Death
From gravestone; TN Death Certificate #12274; Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955 (Ancestry.com).Burial
From death certificate; death index.Endnotes
1. From: Find-A-Grave -- https://www.findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=65195469.