Individual Details
Thomas Wesley "Tom" PRATER
(22 May 1852 - 16 Jun 1928)
How Martha Wise got listed as Thomas' mother, well...The informant was an ALLISON. The Allisons have very strong connections to the Praters, so he could have just confused the wife of Carrington with the wife of Joseph. Jane Wyatt died Jan 1860 (mortality schedules) so the informant on Thomas' certificate would never have known her, after all Thomas himself was only 8 years old when she died. But, this is not the 1st time Jane has been confused with Martha. .-- Ann Jenkins, 19 Jan 2008
Events
| Birth | 22 May 1852 | Falls Mills, Washington Co., VA | |||
| Census | 1860 | Emory, Washington Co., VA |  | ||
| Census | 1870 | Washington Co., VA | | ||
| Marriage | 22 Mar 1870 | Washington Co., VA - Elizabeth "Lizzie" ELLIOTT | |||
| Census (family) | 1880 | Rich Valley, Smyth Co., VA - Elizabeth "Lizzie" ELLIOTT | | ||
| Census (family) | 1900 | Rich Valley, Smyth Co., VA - Elizabeth "Lizzie" ELLIOTT | | ||
| Census (family) | 1910 | Saltville, Smyth Co., VA - Elizabeth "Lizzie" ELLIOTT | | ||
| Census (family) | 1920 | Rich Valley, Smyth Co., VA - Elizabeth "Lizzie" ELLIOTT | | ||
| Death | 16 Jun 1928 | Smyth Co., VA | |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth "Lizzie" ELLIOTT (1852 - 1941) |
| Child | William 'Charles' PRATER (1871 - 1894) |
| Child | Sarah Frances "Fannie" PRATER (1873 - 1894) |
| Child | Nancy Jane "Mollie" PRATER (1874 - 1892) |
| Child | Margaret Elizabeth "Maggie" PRATER (1875 - 1892) |
| Child | James Henry David PRATER (1878 - 1918) |
| Child | Louisa PRATER (1880 - 1955) |
| Child | Richard PRATER (1881 - 1900) |
| Child | Victory "Vick" PRATER (1882 - 1969) |
| Child | Ida Catherine PRATER (1883 - 1946) |
| Child | Thomas Wesley "Tom" PRATER Jr. (1885 - 1969) |
| Child | son PRATER (1886 - 1886) |
| Child | dau PRATER (1887 - 1887) |
| Child | Rebekah "Becky" PRATER (1890 - 1954) |
| Child | Minnie PRATER (1892 - 1916) |
| Father | Carrington PRATER (1790 - 1872) |
| Mother | Jane WYATT (1826 - 1860) |
| Sibling | Nancy PRATER (1847 - 1860) |
| Sibling | Henry C. PRATER (1854 - 1875) |
| Sibling | Catherine "Callie" PRATER (1858 - 1860) |
Notes
Census
Age 9Census
Age 18, with wife Elizabeth, living with his father.Census (family)
Thomas Prator 29Elizabeth Prator 29
Charles Prator 10
Sarah F. Prator 8
Nancy Prator 7
Maggie Prator 4
James H. Prator 2
Louisa Prator 3m
Mollie Ellett 20 [sister-in-law]
Census (family)
Thos Prater 46Lizzie Prater 42
Jane Prater 22
Louisa Prater 20
Vick Prater 17
Ida Prater 15
Thos Prater 12
Beckey Prater 10
Minnie Prater 7
Census (family)
Thomas Prater 57Elizebeth Prater 57
Thomas Prater Jr 21
Minnie Prater 16
Census (family)
Thomas Prater 62Elizabeth Prater 61
Rush Prater 16 [grandson]
Death
On his death certificate, his mother is listed as Martha Wise, but per Ann Jenkins, this is an error. Martha Wise was the wife of his half-brother Joseph Prater.How Martha Wise got listed as Thomas' mother, well...The informant was an ALLISON. The Allisons have very strong connections to the Praters, so he could have just confused the wife of Carrington with the wife of Joseph. Jane Wyatt died Jan 1860 (mortality schedules) so the informant on Thomas' certificate would never have known her, after all Thomas himself was only 8 years old when she died. But, this is not the 1st time Jane has been confused with Martha. On the Wash Co VA Birth Register is a listing for an Unnamed Female (has to be Mira as listed on the 1860 White Co TN census) born 22 Dec 1853, the parents are listed as Joseph and JANE (not Martha).-- Ann Jenkins, 19 Jan 2008