Individual Details
Merle Leona YATES
(24 Jul 1895 - Oct 1986)
Spelling of surname from marriage record.
Events
| Birth | 24 Jul 1895 | Norwalk, Warren Co., IA |  | ||
| Marriage | 8 Dec 1917 | Leon, Decatur Co., IA - Asahel Glenn "Asel" PRATHER | | ||
| Census | 1920 | Des Moines, Polk Co., IA | |||
| Census (family) | 1925 | Des Moines, Polk Co., IA - Asahel Glenn "Asel" PRATHER | | ||
| Census (family) | 1930 | Englewood, Arapahoe Co., CO - Asahel Glenn "Asel" PRATHER | | ||
| Census | 1940 | Osceola, Clarke Co., IA | |||
| Death | Oct 1986 | Des Moines, Polk Co., IA | | ||
| Alt name | Merle Leona GATES | | |||
| Burial | Maple Hill Cemetery, Osceola, Clarke Co., IA |  |
Families
| Spouse | Asahel Glenn "Asel" PRATHER (1893 - 1951) |
| Child | Donald Robert PRATHER (1923 - 1923) |
| Child | Richard Glen Lincoln PRATHER (1926 - 1946) |
| Child | Jack Edward PRATHER (1930 - 1969) |
| Child | Patrick 'Edwin' Mayer PRATHER (1935 - 2019) |
| Father | Hoyt YATES ( - 1895) |
| Mother | Orvilla PERKINS ( - 1895) |
Notes
Birth
Gravestone shows just 1895.Marriage
From: Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992 (Familysearch). She m2 1945 Frank Funck.Census (family)
Asel G Prather Head M 31Merle Prather Wife F 29
Census (family)
Asel G Prather Head M 36 IowaMerle L Prather Wife F 35 Iowa
Richard G Prather Son M 4 Iowa
Death
Gravestone shows just 1986.Alt name
From son Donald's birth certificate.Endnotes
1. From: Find-A-Grave -- https://www.findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=13892047.