His death certificate records Jonhn Miles Prater, age 67 years 12 days, birth date blank, born in Morgan Co., Ky, died 10 May 1914 in Salem precinct, Morgan Co., Ky, widowed, father Wm Prater, mother’s maiden name Mary (illegible), both born in Ky, cause of death cancer of the mouth, informant P. G. Gose, Index, Ky, burial in South Fork.

The mother’s maiden name space has two names overwritten on top of each other, both in dark ink, making it hard to decipher. It appears that one may be Ramey or Maxey, and the other either Haney or Henry.

1850 census of Floyd Co., Ky, enumerated 29 Aug, lists on p. 101 as family #633:
William Prater, 28, school teacher; Mary, 25; Emily, 4; John, 3. All born in Kentucky.

1860 census of Morgan Co., Ky, division 2, West Liberty P.O., enumerated 21 July, lists on p. 75 as family #491:
William Prater, 42, farmer, b. Ky; Mary, 40, b. Va; Emily, 14, b. Ky; John M., 11, b. Ky.

1870 census of Nicholas Co., Ky, precinct 3, Oakland Mills P.O., enumerated 11 Aug, lists on p. 20 as family #143:
Prather, Jno, 21, farmer; Mariah, 21; Wm F., 1; Lizzie, 4/12. All born in Kentucky.

1880 census of Morgan Co., Ky, West Liberty precinct, enumerated 5 June, lists on p. 10 as family #84:
Prater, John M., 31, farmer; Mariah, 27, wife; William, 10, son; Marry, 8, dau; James, 7; John H., 6; Sallie, 4; Hesekiah, 2, son. All born Ky Ky Ky.

The relationship field for James through Sallie has ditto marks in it, which would make them all daughters, but the gender column is standard for their names.

1900 census of Morgan Co., Ky, enumerated 16 June, lists on p. 15B as family #289/292:
Prater, John M., 52, b. Apr 1848, farmer; Mariah, wife, 50, b. June 1849, married 32 years, mother of 10 children, 10 living; Hesikiah, son, 21, b. July 1878; Rissie, dau, 17, b. Aug 1882; Lonis, son, 14, b. July 1895; Polena, dau, 12, b. Feb 1888; Emma, dau, 8, b. Mar 1892. All born Ky Ky Ky.