Individual Details
George Walter PRATER
(4 Mar 1833 - 7 May 1898)
Our subject lost both parents when a small boy, and when about 16 accompanied an older brother to Arkansas, locating upon the farm where he now lives. The brother made his home here until his death during the war. He accompanied Price on his famous raid through Maryland, and died from the effects of a wound. George W lived on White River until the comencement of the war, then moving to Texas, where he remained until the close of hostilities, doing service in the Confederate Army. He located upon his present place about 1880 (evidently when he returned to AR).
Events
| Birth | 4 Mar 1833 | Floyd Co., KY |  | ||
| Emigration | 1849 | KY to Ark | |||
| Marriage | 1855 | Malinda Jane "Malindy" SALYER | |||
| Census | 1860 | Hilburn Twp., Madison Co., Ark | |||
| Emigration | Ca 1865 | Ark to TX | |||
| Census (family) | 1870 | Valley Twp., Madison Co., Ark - Malinda Jane "Malindy" SALYER | | ||
| Marriage | 1876 | Mary COMBS | |||
| Census (family) | 1880 | Hilburn Twp., Madison Co., Ark - Mary COMBS | | ||
| Marriage | Ca 1881 | Martha Jane PETTYJOHN | |||
| Death | 7 May 1898 | St. Paul, Madison Co., Ark | | ||
| Marriage | Living | ||||
| Burial | Riverside Cemetery, St. Paul, Madison Co., Ark |  |
Families
| Spouse | Malinda Jane "Malindy" SALYER (1839 - 1876) |
| Child | John W. PRATER (1858 - 1933) |
| Child | Mary Jane PRATER (1860 - 1949) |
| Child | George Walter PRATER Jr. (1863 - 1910) |
| Child | William Henry PRATER (1864 - 1885) |
| Child | Martha 'Bell' PRATER (1866 - 1949) |
| Child | Daniel Paul PRATER (1869 - 1947) |
| Child | James Charley PRATER (1871 - 1920) |
| Child | Joseph PRATER (1873 - 1880) |
| Child | Thomas Jefferson PRATER (1876 - 1934) |
| Spouse | Mary COMBS (1836 - 1920) |
| Child | Elijah Roark PRATER (1880 - ) |
| Spouse | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Spouse | Martha Jane PETTYJOHN ( - 1914) |
| Child | Charles Leo "Charley" PRATER (1882 - 1944) |
| Father | Jonathan PRATER (1780 - 1863) |
| Mother | Margaret "Griffie" GRIFFITH (1783 - 1837) |
| Sibling | Jonathan PRATER (1796 - 1847) |
| Sibling | Mary "Polly" PRATER (1805 - 1884) |
| Sibling | Dicey Mahala PRATER (1806 - ) |
| Sibling | Elijah PRATER (1808 - ) |
| Sibling | Rebecca PRATER (1812 - 1857) |
| Sibling | William Hugh PRATER (1822 - 1863) |
| Sibling | Amanda J. PRATER (1835 - ) |
| Sibling | Merida Fleming PRATER (1837 - 1896) |
Notes
Birth
From gravestone.Census (family)
1870 U.S. Federal Census - Arkansas, Madison Co., Valley,pg10/446b,Lines12-19,H66,F66(Img.#10)Prater, George,36,M,W, --- Farm Labor --------,Kentucky
Prater, Malindy J.,32,F,W, --- Keeping House -,Kentucky
Prater, John,12,M,W, -------------------------,Arkansas
Prater, Mary, 9,F,W, -------------------------,Arkansas
Prater, George, 7,M,W, -----------------------,Arkansas
Prater, William, 6,M,W, ----------------------,Arkansas
Prater, Martha B., 4,F,W, --------------------,Arkansas
Prater, Danial, 1,M,W, -----------------------,Arkansas
Census (family)
George W. Prater 47Mary Prater 43
John Prater 21
George Prater 19
William Prater 16
Martha B. Prater 14
Daniel Prater 11
James C. Prater 9
Joseph Prater 7
Thomas Prater 4
Albert Holderfield 18
Robert Combs 15
Death
From gravestone.Endnotes
1. From: Find-A-Grave Online, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=46883246.