Brief Life History of John
When John Prater was born on 16 June 1814, in Floyd, Kentucky, United States, his father, John Prater, was 28 and his mother, Mary Jane Brenton, was 30. He married Jemima Susannah Auxier on 16 August 1838, in Floyd, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Adamsville, Morgan, Kentucky, United States in 1880 and Magisterial District 1, Magoffin, Kentucky, United States in 1900. He died on 3 March 1901, in Magoffin, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Adamsville, Morgan, Kentucky, United States.
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- John Prater, "United States Census, 1870"
- John D Preytor, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- John Prater, "Find A Grave Index"
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1822
Historical Boundaries 1822: Burning Spring, Floyd, Kentucky, United States 1839: Licking Station, Morgan, Kentucky, United States 1849: Adamsville, Morgan, Kentucky, United States 1861: Salyersville, Magoffin, Kentucky, United States
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English (southern): nickname from Middle English prater ‘chatterer’.
English (southern): occupational name for a reeve, the chief magistrate or bailiff of a district, from Middle English preto(u)r, borrowed from Latin praetor.
Dutch: occupational name for a warden of meadows or a gamekeeper, from Middle Dutch prater, preter (from Latin pratarius, a derivative of pratum ‘meadow’).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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