Individual Details

Source:
Born on Friday, Mar.5 1886 in Claiborne Co TN
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Middlesboro Daily News
Monday, Oct.6 1924
Robert Sandifer has sold his
farm to Byrd Prates and is prepar-
ing to move to Middlesboro.
(NOTE: Farm is located at Forge Ridge, Claiborne Co TN.)
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Death certificate no.76-15203
name; Bird Prater
birth; Mar.5 1879
place; Claiborne Co TN
death; June 30 1976
place; Middlesboro Comm. Hospital, Bell Co KY
Cause of death; Arteriosclerotic heart disease with amterio hemi block,
gangrene
burial; July 2 1976
place; Hensley Cemetery, Middlesboro, KY
Funeral director; Conner Cawood
occupation; Retired miner, coal mines, widower
address; Rt.#1, box 908, Middlesboro, KY
S.S. NO.400-18-9002
father; Sibert Prater
mother; Mary Redmond
(note; mistake on parents names...should be, James Royston and Mary
Elizabeth Prater)
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Social Security application
S.S. NO.400-18-9002
address...R.R.#1, Middlesboro,KY
Age...59
date of birth...Mar.5 1879, Claiborne Co TN
father...Joseph Prater
mother...Mary Phipps
dated...Jan.5 1938
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1900 Claiborne Co TN census, dist.4,page 52,house 56
Carmack Wiley 60 head W M Jan. 1840 VA VA VA
Mary 43 wife W F May 1857 TN TN TN
Prater James 16 son W M Apr. 1884 TN TN TN
Bird 14 son W M Mar. 1886 TN TN TN
Charlie 11 son W M Aug. 1889 TN TN TN
Dallard 5 son W M Feb. 1895 TN TN TN
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1910 Claiborne Co TN Federal census,house 21,Cumberland Gap,Apr.15,ED;
30,sheet 1B,page 2,dist.2
Prater Bird 19 M2 M W TN TN TN Coal miner
Maggie 21 M2 F W TN TN TN
George 2/12 S M WTN TN TN
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1910 Claiborne Co TNCounty census, house 54,Apr.29,ED; 25,sheet 10,page
19
Prater Bird 22 M2TN TN TN Farmer
Magga 24 M2 VA VA VA
George 2/12 TN TN VA
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1920 Claiborne Co TN census,house 238-240,dist.5,ED; 29,page 28,sheet
28,Jan.24-26,
Prater Bird head M W 37 M TN TN TN
Magie wife F W 36 M KY KY KY
Nellie dau. F W 16 S TN TN TN
Georgia son M W 10 S TN TN TN
Edna dau F W 6 S TN TN TN
Virgil son M W 4 2/10 S TN TN TN
Dorsey son M W 2 6/12 S TN TN TN
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1930 borne Co TN census,house 475-479,image 48,dist.2,ED; 13-11?
Prater Bird head M W 50 M18 TN TN TN Farmer gen. farming
next page, image 49
Prater Maggie M wife F W 42 M16 KY KY TN
George J son M W 19 S TN TN KY
Edna Mae dau. F W 16 S TN TN KY
James V son M W 14 S TN TN KY
Dorsey B dau. F W 11 S TN TN KY
Joseph C son M W 9 S TN TN KY
Thurman son M W 7 S TN TN KY
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Birth	5 Mar 1879	Claiborne Co., TN
Census	1900	Claiborne Co., TN
Marriage	Abt 1902	Claiborne Co., TN - Mary BUSSEL
Marriage	Abt 1909	Margaret Mae "Maggie" BARNETT
Census (family)	1910	Cumberland Gap, Claiborne Co., TN - Margaret Mae "Maggie" BARNETT
Census (family)	1920	Claiborne Co., TN - Margaret Mae "Maggie" BARNETT
Census (family)	1930	Claiborne Co., TN - Margaret Mae "Maggie" BARNETT
Living	1935	Bell Co., KY
Census (family)	1940	Bell Co., KY - Margaret Mae "Maggie" BARNETT
Death	30 Jun 1976	Middlesboro, Bell Co., KY
Burial	2 Jul 1976	Hensley Cemetery, Middlesboro, Bell Co., KY

Spouse	Margaret Mae "Maggie" BARNETT (1882 - 1959)
Child	George V. PRATER (1911 - 1945)
Child	Edna Mae PRATER (1912 - 1993)
Child	Josie PRATER twin (1914 - 1914)
Child	Joseph PRATER twin (1914 - 1914)
Child	James Virgil PRATER (1915 - 1983)
Child	Dorsey Berlen PRATER (1918 - 1944)
Child	Joseph 'Curtis' PRATER (1921 - 1994)
Child	Thurman PRATER (1923 - 2011)
Child	dau PRATER twin (1926 - 1926)
Child	dau PRATER twin (1926 - 1926)

Spouse	Mary BUSSEL (1886 - 1904)
Child	Nellie PRATER (1903 - 1977)

Father	James ROYSTON (1847 - 1924)
Mother	Mary Elizabeth PRATER (1855 - 1928)
Sibling	Benjamin Franklin "Ben" ROYSTON (1872 - 1920)
Sibling	Arthur ROYSTON (1878 - 1920)
Sibling	James PRATER (1879 - 1980)
Sibling	Mary L. ROYSTON (1885 - 1910)
Sibling	Theophalus B. "Theo" ROYSTON (1887 - 1930)
Sibling	Charles "Charlie" PRATER (1889 - 1973)
Sibling	Dallard PRATER of Middlesboro, KY (1895 - 1965)

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