Individual Details
Eli William "Billy/Bill" PRATER Jr.
(13 Feb 1926 - 9 May 2018)
Gravestone shows "E.W. "
Events
| Birth | 13 Feb 1926 | Mansfield, Tarrant Co., TX |  | ||
| Census | 1930 | Mansfield, Tarrant Co., TX | | ||
| Census | 1940 | Alvarado, Johnson Co., TX | | ||
| Living | 1944 | Wichita Falls, Wichita Co., TX | | ||
| Military | 1945 - 1946 | U.S. Navy - WWII | | ||
| Marriage | 19 Nov 1949 | Tarrant Co., TX - Peggy Jo TRAMMELL | | ||
| Graduation | 1950 | Texas Christian University (TCU), TX | | ||
| Death | 9 May 2018 | San Angelo, Tom Green Co., TX | | ||
| Obituary | Ca 10 May 2018 | Star-Telegram - Ft. Worth, Tarrant Co., TX | |||
| Burial | 15 May 2018 | Fairmount Cemetery, San Angelo, Tom Geen Co., TX | |  |
Families
| Spouse | Peggy Jo TRAMMELL (1930 - 1994) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Eli William "Bill/Willie" PRATER (1902 - 1975) |
| Mother | Wallace Marie ADAMS (1903 - 1989) |
Notes
Birth
From gravestone; obituary; U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 (Ancestry.com); United States Public Records, 1970-2009 (FamilySearch).Census
Age 4Census
Age 14, shown as "Billy".Living
From draft registration.Military
He served on the USS Montpelier and received the Asiatic Pacific Campaign Star, Philippine Liberation, American Campaign and Victory Medals.Marriage
From: Texas, Select County Marriage Records, 1837-2015 (Ancestry.com).Graduation
From obituary.Death
From obituary.Burial
From obituary.Endnotes
1. From: Find-A-Grave -- https://www.findagrave.com, https://old.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=63766713.