Individual Details
George Walter PRATER Jr.
(28 Mar 1863 - 30 Dec 1910)
Events
| Birth | 28 Mar 1863 | St. Paul, Madison Co., Ark |  | ||
| Census | 1870 | Valley Twp., Madison Co., Ark | | ||
| Census | 1880 | Hilburn Twp., Madison Co., Ark | |||
| Living | 1888 | Hunt, Johnson Co., Ark | |||
| Marriage License | 21 Dec 1888 | Johnson Co., Ark - Annetta Jane "Nettie" JONES | | ||
| Marriage | 23 Dec 1888 | Johnson Co., TN - Annetta Jane "Nettie" JONES | | ||
| Census (family) | 1900 | Mountain, Franklin Co., Ark - Annetta Jane "Nettie" JONES | | ||
| Census | 1910 | Mountain Top, Franklin Co., Ark | |||
| Death | 30 Dec 1910 | killed in a knife fight with neighbor - Mountain Top, Franklin Co., Ark | | ||
| Burial | Hickory Grove Cemetery, Ozark, Franklin Co., Ark |  |
Families
| Spouse | Annetta Jane "Nettie" JONES (1868 - 1946) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Cindia PRATER (1891 - 1900) |
| Child | Ava Inez PRATER (1890 - 1968) |
| Child | William Riley PRATER (1893 - 1965) |
| Child | Charles C. "Charley" PRATER (1896 - 1965) |
| Child | Bessie Mae PRATER (1900 - 1965) |
| Child | Noel T. PRATER (1902 - 1965) |
| Child | Oma C. PRATER (1906 - 1990) |
| Child | Jewel B. PRATER (1905 - ) |
| Child | Roy PRATER (1907 - 1965) |
| Child | Raymond C. "Ray" PRATER (1908 - 1965) |
| Child | Lacy C. PRATER (1909 - 1912) |
| Father | George Walter PRATER (1833 - 1898) |
| Mother | Malinda Jane "Malindy" SALYER (1839 - 1876) |
| Sibling | John W. PRATER (1858 - 1933) |
| Sibling | Mary Jane PRATER (1860 - 1949) |
| Sibling | William Henry PRATER (1864 - 1885) |
| Sibling | Martha 'Bell' PRATER (1866 - 1949) |
| Sibling | Daniel Paul PRATER (1869 - 1947) |
| Sibling | James Charley PRATER (1871 - 1920) |
| Sibling | Joseph PRATER (1873 - 1880) |
| Sibling | Thomas Jefferson PRATER (1876 - 1934) |
Notes
Birth
From gravestone.Census
Age 7Marriage License
From marriage record.Marriage
From: Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 (Ancestry.com). she is listed as "Mattie Jones".Census (family)
George Prather 35Netie Prather 28
Cindia Prather 9
Ava Prather 8
William Prather 5
Charley Prather 2
Bessie Prather 5/12
Death
From gravestone. At the time of George's death, they were living in the Mountain Top area of Franklin Co., Arkansas, when George and a neighbor, Richard Goodnight, had a severe disagreement over livestock. The disagreement escalated into a fight and George was killed by Goodnight with a knife, during this altercation. Richard Goodnight was convicted of second degree murder and was sent to the state prison.Endnotes
1. From: Find-A-Grave Online, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=24224675.