Individual Details

Minnie Arbell MEELER

(18 Jan 1883 - 18 Feb 1967)

Events

Birth18 Jan 1883Scotland, Van Buren Co., Ark
Living1900Liberty, Van Buren Co., Ark
Living1901Scotland, Van Buren Co., Ark
Census1910Liberty, Van Buren Co., Ark
Marriage21 Dec 1911Van Buren Co., Ark - Eliphus "Ed" PRATER
Census (family)1920Canadian, Pittsburg Co., OK - Eliphus "Ed" PRATER
Census (family)1930Wetumka, Hughes Co., OK - Eliphus "Ed" PRATER
Census1940Liberty, Van Buren Co., Ark
Death18 Feb 1967of pneumonia - Campbell, Dunklin Co., MO
Burial20 Feb 1967Woodlawn Cemetery, Campbell, Dunklin Co., MO
Alt nameMinnie Abell MEELER

Families

SpouseEliphus "Ed" PRATER (1858 - 1933)
ChildViolet PRATER (1913 - 1929)
ChildEliphus 'Lee' Earl PRATER Jr. (1914 - 1968)
ChildJames Dyke "Dike" PRATER (1917 - 1990)
ChildDorothy June PRATER (1921 - 2022)
FatherJames Robert MEELER (1855 - 1926)
MotherRuby Lavinia Scott "Scottie" MCALISTER (1863 - 1941)

Notes

Birth

From: gravestone; death certificate.

Living

From record of 1st marriage.

Census

Age 27, living with parents, shown as "Minnie Short", without 1st husband.

Marriage

From: Arkansas Marriages, 1837-1944 (FamilySearch) shown as "Minnie Short".. She m1 1901 George W. Short.

Census (family)

E Prater Head M 55 Tennessee
Minnie Prater Wife F 36 Arkansas
Rubbie Prater Daughter F 14 Arkansas
Violet Prater Daughter F 7 Arkansas
E Prater, Jr Son M 5 Arkansas
Dyke Prater Son M 2 Oklahoma

Census (family)

Eliphus Prater Head Male 65 Tennessee
Minnie A Prater Wife Female 47 Arkansas
Eliphus Prater Jr. Son Male 15 Arkansas
Dike Prater Son Male 12 Oklahoma

Census

Minnie R Prater 56
Lee Prater 26
Scotty Meeler 77

Death

From: MO Death Certificate #67-0005841; gravestone.

Burial

From death certificate.

Endnotes

1. From: Find-A-Grave -- https://www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79203295/minnie-a-prater.