Individual Details
John Franklin PRATER
(Mar 1836 - Aft 1920)
Tazewell - New Tazewell Observer
July 16 1980
P.G. Fulkerson Papers
P.G. Fulkerson b.1840, d.1929, was a prominent lawyer in Tazewell, Claiborne Co TN. He wrote about early beginning of Claiborne Co and some of the people he knew there.
John F Prater, son of Jesse (later marked through), came to Powell River from Washington Co VA IN 1865. He married Lizzie Phipps. His children were; Mary who married James (FADED OUT); Dorcus, married a Warsham; Alfred, married Martha Cosby.
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Claiborne Co TN Marriage records
book 4...page 322
John Franklin Prater, m.1878, Nancy Crutchfield
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1860 Sullivan Co TN census,dist.1,house 1089,P.O. Holston Valley,page 161,Aug.21
Prater John 24 M Day labor VA
Elizabeth 28 F Keeping house TN
Mary E 5 F TN
Sarah T 3 F TN
David A 1 M TN
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1880 Claiborne Co TN CENSUS,HOUSE152-162,DIST.5,PAGE 17,ed; 105,June 12-14,
Prater John 56 M W farmer vava va
Nancy 55 F W VA VA VA
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1900 Claiborne Co TN census,dist.9,house 219-220,June 12,image 22,sheet 11B
Prater John F head W M b.1821 Mch. 79 M56 VA VA VA Farmer
Nancy wife W F b.1822 Jnet? 78 KY TN TN
Mary GD W Fb.1885 Mch. 15 S TN TN TN
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1910 Claiborne Co TN census,house 330,dist.1,ED; 19,sheet 18A,image 35
Prater John head W M 90 M2 46 yr.s VA VA VA Farmer
Nancy wife W F 86 M2 46 yr.s VA VA VA
Hunley Elizabeth boarder W F 17 KY KY KY
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1920 Claiborne Co TN census,dist.1,Feb.2,ED; 20,sheet 14B,page 28,house 225-229,
Whiteaker William head M W 44
Laura wife F W 46
James L son M W 17
Homer son M W 13
Cletis dau. F W 11
Hazel dau. F W 8
Albert Jerome son F W 4 2/13
Prater John uncle M W 102 WD W.VA US US
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This family may be related to John & Elizabeth's son, Alfred Prater's wife, MarthaJ Cosby. Martha's mother was, Eliza Whitaker.
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July 16 1980
P.G. Fulkerson Papers
P.G. Fulkerson b.1840, d.1929, was a prominent lawyer in Tazewell, Claiborne Co TN. He wrote about early beginning of Claiborne Co and some of the people he knew there.
John F Prater, son of Jesse (later marked through), came to Powell River from Washington Co VA IN 1865. He married Lizzie Phipps. His children were; Mary who married James (FADED OUT); Dorcus, married a Warsham; Alfred, married Martha Cosby.
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Claiborne Co TN Marriage records
book 4...page 322
John Franklin Prater, m.1878, Nancy Crutchfield
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1860 Sullivan Co TN census,dist.1,house 1089,P.O. Holston Valley,page 161,Aug.21
Prater John 24 M Day labor VA
Elizabeth 28 F Keeping house TN
Mary E 5 F TN
Sarah T 3 F TN
David A 1 M TN
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1880 Claiborne Co TN CENSUS,HOUSE152-162,DIST.5,PAGE 17,ed; 105,June 12-14,
Prater John 56 M W farmer vava va
Nancy 55 F W VA VA VA
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1900 Claiborne Co TN census,dist.9,house 219-220,June 12,image 22,sheet 11B
Prater John F head W M b.1821 Mch. 79 M56 VA VA VA Farmer
Nancy wife W F b.1822 Jnet? 78 KY TN TN
Mary GD W Fb.1885 Mch. 15 S TN TN TN
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1910 Claiborne Co TN census,house 330,dist.1,ED; 19,sheet 18A,image 35
Prater John head W M 90 M2 46 yr.s VA VA VA Farmer
Nancy wife W F 86 M2 46 yr.s VA VA VA
Hunley Elizabeth boarder W F 17 KY KY KY
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1920 Claiborne Co TN census,dist.1,Feb.2,ED; 20,sheet 14B,page 28,house 225-229,
Whiteaker William head M W 44
Laura wife F W 46
James L son M W 17
Homer son M W 13
Cletis dau. F W 11
Hazel dau. F W 8
Albert Jerome son F W 4 2/13
Prater John uncle M W 102 WD W.VA US US
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This family may be related to John & Elizabeth's son, Alfred Prater's wife, MarthaJ Cosby. Martha's mother was, Eliza Whitaker.
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Events
| Birth | Mar 1836 | VA | |||
| Census | 1850 | Washington Co., VA |  | ||
| Marriage | Abt 1854 | Elizabeth A. PHIPPS | |||
| Census | 1860 | Holston Valley, Sullivan Co., TN | | ||
| Census | 1860 | Sullivan Co., TN | |||
| Death | Aft 1920 | Claiborne Co., TN |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth A. PHIPPS (1832 - 1896) |
| Child | Mary Elizabeth PRATER (1855 - 1928) |
| Child | Sarah T. PRATER (1857 - 1931) |
| Child | David A. PRATER (1859 - ) |
| Child | Dorcus Ann PRATER (1859 - 1951) |
| Child | Alfred Charles PRATER (1861 - 1947) |
| Father | Carrington PRATER (1790 - 1872) |
| Mother | Safrona (1798 - 1845) |
| Sibling | Joseph W. PRATER (1822 - 1880) |
| Sibling | James PRATER (1825 - 1850) |
| Sibling | Sarah "Sally" PRATER (1826 - ) |
| Sibling | Elam PRATER (1830 - ) |
| Sibling | William S/F. PRATER (1831 - 1910) |
| Sibling | Calvin PRATER (1845 - 1850) |