Individual Details
John H. "Jack" PRATER
(1 Jun 1880 - 13 Sep 1914)
Events
| Birth | 1 Jun 1880 | Union Co., TN |  | ||
| Census | 1900 | Union Co., TN | | ||
| Marriage | 12 Aug 1900 | Union Co., TN - Lassie 'Helen' CRAIG | | ||
| Census (family) | 1910 | Union Co., TN - Lassie 'Helen' CRAIG | | ||
| Death | 13 Sep 1914 | Struck by train - LaFollette, Campbell Co., TN | | ||
| Burial | Ca 14 Sep 1914 | Sweat Cemetery, Union Co., TN | |||
| Burial | 1934 | Bakers Forge Memorial Cemetery, Demory, Campbell Co., TN | |  |
Families
| Spouse | Lassie 'Helen' CRAIG (1882 - 1952) |
| Child | Grant Ulysses PRATER (1901 - 1969) |
| Child | Edith PRATER (1903 - 1981) |
| Child | James David PRATER (1906 - 1942) |
| Child | Robert L. PRATER (1909 - 1981) |
| Child | Lucille "Lucy" PRATER (1911 - 1986) |
| Father | John PRATER (1849 - 1929) |
| Mother | Isaphine "Icey" DOSSETT (1846 - 1928) |
| Sibling | Mary A. PRATER (1872 - 1880) |
| Sibling | William 'Frank' PRATER (1873 - 1949) |
| Sibling | Georgie Ellen PRATER (1878 - 1897) |
| Sibling | Farrel PRATER twin (1884 - 1915) |
| Sibling | Joseph Louis "Joe" PRATER twin (1884 - 1967) |
| Sibling | Thomas "Tom" PRATER (1888 - 1945) |
| Sibling | James David "Dave" PRATER (1889 - 1972) |
Notes
Birth
From gravestone.Census
Age 19Marriage
She m2 1921 William Harvey Turner.Census (family)
John Praitor 29Helen Praitor 28
Ulysis G Praitor 8
Edith Praitor 6
James D Praitor 3
Robert L Praitor 1
Death
From: gravestone; TN Death Certificate #13-183. Family history has always believed that death was the result of a severe beating related to the coal mining /union industry. However a "Jury of Inquest" declared that cause of death was "struck by a train".Burial
His grave was relocated by TVA as part of the construction of the Norris Dam.Endnotes
1. From: Find-A-Grave Online, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=11644043.