George Washington Prater (1806 - 1874)

Born 23 Jul 1806 in North Carolina, or Roane Co., Tennessee

Ancestors

Husband of Martha Love — married 19 Sep 1829 in Macon, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 18 Apr 1874 at age 67 in North Carolina, or McLennan Co., Texas

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Biography

North Carolina, U.S., Index to Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868

Name: Martha C Love

Gender: Female

Spouse: George W Prater

Spouse Gender: Male

Bond date: 19 Sep 1829

Bond #: 000077878

Level Info: North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868

ImageNum: 004918

County: Macon

Record #: 01 009

Bondsman: Saml. C. Love

Witness: N. B. Hyatt

Rev. George Washington Prater was born on July 23, 1806, in Roane County, Tennesse. He was the child of Benjamin Prater and Nancy Layne^[1]

He married Martha M. Love on 19 Sep 1829 in Macon County, North Carolina ^[2] The following children were born to this marriage: Eliza Prather b. 1834, Julius Alexander Prather b. 1835, Mary Jan Prather b. 1843, ^[3]

Martha passed away on 20 Mar 1835 in Henry County Tennessee, she is buried at Blake Cemetery, Henry County, Tennessee ^[4]

George married second Lucretia P. Lambdin on October 5, 1845, in Henry County, Tennessee ^[5] The following children were born to this marriage: William Lambdin Prather b. 1848, James C. Prather b. 1849 and George McDonald Prather b. 1856 ^[6]

Is this the same person? -- U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 George Washington Prather Birth Greene Co., Tennessee Enlistment 5 Apr 1862 Madison Co., North Carolina Muster Private, Company B, 60th Infantry, Confederacy, Muster Out 9 Apr 1865 Appomattox Court House, Virginia Notes 1864-08-31 On rolls, Muster 2 Company E 58th Infantry Regiment

Death

He passed away in 1874 and is buried at First Street Cemetery in Waco, Texas.

Find-A-Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40327897/george-washington-prather Rev George Washington Prather BIRTH 23 Jul 1806 Roane Co. TN DEATH 18 Apr 1874 (aged 67), McLennan Co. Texas, BURIAL First Street Cemetery, Waco, Texas, . Parents: Benjamin Franklin Prater 1772–1851, Nancy Elizabeth Layne Prater 1777–1833. Spouses: Martha M Love Prather 1810–1845 (m. 1829), Lucretia Patience Quinn Lambdin Prather 1813–1875 (m. 1845) . Children: Eliza Prather Taliaferro 1834–1898, Mary Josephine Prather Rowell 1841–1926, Benjamin Thomas Prather 1845–1921, William Lambdin Prather 1848–1905, James Carter Prather 1849–1883, George McDonald Prather 1856–1880, Benjamin Thomas Prather b. 1845

Slaves

need to be identified

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave GWPrather [1]
2. ↑ North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011, image online at ancestry.com [2]
3. ↑ 1850 United States Federal Census, image online at ancestry.com [3]
4. ↑ Find a grave [4]
5. ↑ Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002, image online at ancestry.com [5]
6. ↑ 1860 United States Federal Census, image online at ancestry.com [6]

• North Carolina, U.S., Index to Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868

Acknowledgements

• * WikiTree profile Prater-108 created through the import of Clements.GED on Jul 9, 2011, by John Clements.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #40327897