Individual Details
Charles 'Jackson' "Stonewall" PRATER
(20 May 1869 - 13 Jul 1939)
A lot of researchers get this Charles Jackson Prater mixed up with his nephew Charles Jackson Prater. Both were born in Georgia about the same time and subsequently ended up in Arkansas. Careful examination of the various Census records identifies which is which.
Events
| Birth | 20 May 1869 | GA |  | ||
| Census | 1870 | Gainesboro, Independence Co., Ark | | ||
| Census | 1880 | Gainesboro, Independence Co., Ark | | ||
| Marriage | 1896 | Mary F. | |||
| Census (family) | 1900 | Johnson Co., TX - Mary F. | | ||
| Census (family) | 1910 | Black River, Independence Co., Ark - Mary F. | | ||
| Marriage | Ca 1919 | Meekie BRIDGES | |||
| Census (family) | 1920 | Promised Land Twp., Craighead Co., Ark - Meekie BRIDGES | | ||
| Census | 1930 | Promised Land Twp., Craighead Co., Ark | |||
| Death | 13 Jul 1939 | Egypt, Craighead Co., Ark | | ||
| Burial | Markham Cemetery, Egypt, Craighead Co., Ark | |  |
Families
| Spouse | Mary F. (1878 - 1918) |
| Child | William Jackson "Jack" PRATER Jr. (1898 - 1967) |
| Child | Ethel PRATER (1900 - 1910) |
| Child | Vicie PRATER (1902 - 1910) |
| Child | Hallie PRATER (1906 - 1920) |
| Child | Ora PRATER (1908 - 1920) |
| Child | Earl "Bud" PRATER (1910 - 1920) |
| Child | Dora PRATER (1910 - 1920) |
| Child | Martha Jane PRATER (1912 - 1997) |
| Child | Laine PRATER (1917 - 1920) |
| Spouse | Meekie BRIDGES (1878 - 1937) |
| Father | Charles P. PRATER (1825 - 1896) |
| Mother | Nancy E. BASSEN (1832 - 1880) |
| Sibling | Elijah R. PRATER (1846 - 1880) |
| Sibling | Lucinda Millie Ann PRATER (1848 - 1880) |
| Sibling | Sarah PRATER (1849 - 1860) |
| Sibling | John J. PRATER (1851 - 1933) |
| Sibling | Amanda 'Jane' PRATER (1853 - 1937) |
| Sibling | James William C. PRATER ( - ) |
| Sibling | Thomas C/E PRATER (1859 - 1870) |
| Sibling | Mary E. PRATER (1864 - 1880) |
| Sibling | Martha Tennessee PRATER (1866 - 1943) |
Notes
Birth
From gravestone.Census
Age 1Census
Age 11Census (family)
Stonewall J Prater Head M 30 GeorgiaMary F Prater Wife F 21 Arkansas
Wm J Prater Son M 2 Arkansas
Ethel Prater Daughter F 0 Texas
Census (family)
Jackson Prater Head M 40 GeorgiaMary Prater Wife F 31 Arkansas
Jackson Prater Jr. Son M 12 Arkansas
Ethel Prater Daughter F 10 Texas
Vicie Prater Daughter F 8 Texas
Ora Prater Daughter F 3 Arkansas
Earl Prater Son M 0 Arkansas
Minnie Prater Niece F 14 Arkansas
Jane Prater Niece F 9 Texas
Census (family)
Jackson Prater 50Mekie Prater 40
Hallie Prater 14
Ora Prater 12
Dora Prater 10
Earl Prater 9
Martha Prater 7
Laine Prater 3
Death
From: gravestone; Arkansas, Death Index, 1914-1950 (Ancestry.com)Burial
Shown as "Jackson Prater" on her gravestone.Endnotes
1. From: Find-A-Grave Online, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74654099/jackson-prater.