Individual Details
Archibald "Arch/Archie" PRATER
(28 Oct 1809 - 16 Jun 1876)
Name appears in Morgan Co Records and his family was #1009 in the 1850 census for Morgan Co, KY --at one point, the Magoffin Co. Historical Society had not been able to decide which of the two Archibalds in the county is the son of Archibald.
Events
| Birth | 28 Oct 1809 | Floyd Co., KY |  | ||
| Marriage | 19 Nov 1829 | Morgan Co., KY - Christina Lucretia "Titia" HAMMAN | | ||
| Census (family) | 1850 | Morgan Co., KY - Christina Lucretia "Titia" HAMMAN | | ||
| Census (family) | 1860 | Greenupsburg, Greenup Co., KY - Christina Lucretia "Titia" HAMMAN | | ||
| Emigration | Ca 1866 | KY to KS | |||
| Census (family) | 1870 | Elm Creek, Saline Co., KS - Christina Lucretia "Titia" HAMMAN | | ||
| Census | 1875 | Culver, Ottawa Co., KS | | ||
| Death | 16 Jun 1876 | Saline River , Ottawa Co., KS | | ||
| Obituary | 24 Jun 1876 | Herald - Salina, Saline Co., KS | |||
| Burial | 25 Jun 1876 | Gypsum Hill Cemetery, Salina, Saline Co., KS | |  |
Families
| Spouse | Christina Lucretia "Titia" HAMMAN (1810 - 1872) |
| Child | John J. PRATER (1831 - 1881) |
| Child | Sophronia Elizabeth PRATER (1834 - 1893) |
| Child | Elizabeth "Eliza" PRATER (1839 - 1906) |
| Child | Robert PRATER (1839 - 1847) |
| Child | Catlett L. PRATER (1841 - 1885) |
| Child | Margarette C. "Maggie" PRATER (1844 - 1925) |
| Child | James Thomas PRATER (1845 - 1917) |
| Child | Robert Franklin "Frank" PRATER (1847 - 1932) |
| Child | William W. PRATER (1852 - 1860) |
| Child | Miranda J. "Minnie" PRATER (1856 - 1931) |
| Child | Mary E. PRATER (1854 - 1925) |
| Father | John Lewis PRATER (1785 - 1856) |
| Mother | Mary Jane Woods "Polly" BRENTON of West Liberty, Grayson Co., KY (1783 - 1866) |
| Sibling | Sarah Ann "Salley" PRATER (1807 - 1872) |
| Sibling | Robert Franklin PRATER Sr. (1808 - 1896) |
| Sibling | Samuel PRATER (1811 - 1850) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth "Betsy" PRATER (1812 - 1908) |
| Sibling | John "Johnny" PRATER Jr. (1814 - 1901) |
| Sibling | Nancy PRATER (1816 - 1888) |
| Sibling | William J. PRATER (1817 - 1899) |
| Sibling | Elijah Thomas PRATER (1819 - 1874) |
| Sibling | Mary PRATER (1820 - 1896) |
| Sibling | Thomas Gowan PRATER (1824 - 1912) |
| Sibling | Henry Clay PRATER (1825 - 1887) |
| Sibling | Rebecca PRATER (1827 - 1917) |
Notes
Birth
Gravestone shows just 1809.Marriage
From: Morgan County Marriages By Surname 1823-1950 (Ancestry.com)Census (family)
Archibald Prater 40Ticy 36
John 19
Sophronia 16
Eliza 13
Catlet 8
Margarett 5
Robert 4
James 2
Census (family)
Archibald Prator 49Letitia Prator 43
Margarette Prator 16
Robert F Prator 12
James Prator 10
William W Prator 8
Mary E Prator 6
Maranda J Prator 4
Census (family)
Archibald PraterChristina
Robert 22
Mary 16
Miranda 13
Census
A Prater 64R F Prater 27
Death
From obituary; gravestone shows just 1876.An article published in the "Salina Herald" June 24, 1876 stated, "Mr.Prater, father of John J. and Catlet Prater, both well-known in and around Salina, was out herding cattle near the Saline and Ottawa County line last week, Friday. In the afternoon his pony was seen going about rider-less. After a search was made, he was found lying on the prairie,dead. It is supposed he died suddenly of heart disease or some other natural cause, there being no evidence of violence or even accident. He was buried in Gypsum Hill Cemetery, Lot 71, Block B; buried Sunday afternoon, June 19, 1876."
Burial
From obituary.Endnotes
1. From: Find-A-Grave Online, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=62067257.