Jenkins died before September 1875; by 1880 his wife Elizabeth and the rest of the family is living in Missouri with Elizabeth, widowed, listed as the head of household.
Sources
"United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYM-9VR : 18 August 2017), Brice Prater, Wayne, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 71, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 536; FHL microfilm 24,550.
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65P-SWG : accessed 20 February 2016), Jenkins Prather, Wayne county, Wayne, Kentucky, United States; citing family 174, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jenkins by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
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Prater-885 and Prather-1076 do not represent the same person because: The father of the person is clearly identified and documented as Prater, misspellings do not change a name.