Individual Details

Eliphus 'Lee' Earl PRATER Jr.

(21 Jun 1914 - 29 Dec 1968)

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Events

Birth21 Jun 1914Scotland, Van Buren Co., Ark
Census1920Canadian, Pittsburg Co., OK
Census1930Wetumka, Hughes Co., OK
Marriage1934Calvin, Pittsburg Co., OK - Maudie Bertha TURNER
Census1940Liberty, Van Buren Co., Ark
Marriage26 Dec 1940New Madrid Co., MO - Alatha Leeta CHASTAIN
LivingCa 1942Scotland, Van Buren Co., Ark
Census (family)1950Union, Dunklin Co., MO - Alatha Leeta CHASTAIN
Death29 Dec 1968from auto accident - Lutesville, Bollinger Co., MO
Burial1 Jan 1969Bollinger County Memorial Park Cemetery, Marble Hill, Bollinger Co., MO

Families

SpouseMaudie Bertha TURNER (1916 - 1995)
ChildCecil 'Wayne' PRATER (1934 - 2015)
SpouseAlatha Leeta CHASTAIN (1911 - 1984)
ChildLiving
ChildMavis Virginia PRATER (1944 - 2014)
ChildLiving
ChildLiving
ChildJimmy Lee PRATER (1950 - 1985)
ChildLiving
ChildLiving
FatherEliphus "Ed" PRATER (1858 - 1933)
MotherMinnie Arbell MEELER (1883 - 1967)
SiblingViolet PRATER (1913 - 1929)
SiblingJames Dyke "Dike" PRATER (1917 - 1990)
SiblingDorothy June PRATER (1921 - 2022)

Notes

Birth

From: death certificate; Arkansas First Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945 (FamilySearch); gravestone shows just 1914.

Census

Age 5-6/12

Census

Age 15, shown as "Eliphus".

Marriage

She m2 1940 Orville Mounce.

Census

Age 26, living with mother, shown as "Lee".

Marriage

From: Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991 (FamilySearch).

Living

From draft registration.

Census (family)

Lee E Prater Head M 35 Arkansas
Jimmy L Prater Son M Missouri
Alpha L Prater Wife F 38 years Alabama
Jerry D Prater Son M 2 years Missouri
Bobby G Prater Son M 7 years Missouri
Billy J Prater Son M 4 years Missouri
Mavis V Prater Daughter F 6 years Missouri

Death

From: Ark Death Certificate #68-048015; gravestone shows just 1968.

Burial

From death certificate.

Endnotes

1. From: Find-A-Grave -- https://www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41306694/lee-earl-prater#source.