Individual Details
Benjamin Claud "Ben" PRATER
(20 Apr 1882 - 17 Oct 1949)
Events
| Birth | 20 Apr 1882 | Cannon Co., TN |  | ||
| Marriage | Bef 1897 | Living | |||
| Census | 1900 | Cache Twp., Johnson Co., IL | | ||
| Marriage | Bef 1906 | Minnie Melva THOMAS | |||
| Census (family) | 1910 | Elvira, Johnson Co., IL - Minnie Melva THOMAS | | ||
| Living | 1917 | Johnson Co., IL | | ||
| Census (family) | 1920 | Stokes, Union Co., IL - Minnie Melva THOMAS | | ||
| Census (family) | 1930 | Elvira, Johnson Co., IL - Minnie Melva THOMAS | | ||
| Living | 1942 | Boles, Johnson Co., IL | | ||
| Death | 17 Oct 1949 | Johnson Co., IL | | ||
| Burial | Church of God Cemetery, Cypress, Johnson Co., IL |  |
Families
| Spouse | Minnie Melva THOMAS (1889 - 1956) |
| Child | Esta Fay PRATER (1906 - 1991) |
| Child | Kenneth Franklin PRATER (1915 - 1998) |
| Child | Helen PRATER (1918 - 1984) |
| Spouse | Living |
| Child | Frank PRATER (1897 - 1920) |
| Father | William Riley PRATER (1854 - 1917) |
| Mother | Margaret Malisa MANUS (1855 - 1900) |
| Sibling | William Thomas PRATER (1874 - 1920) |
| Sibling | James Edward PRATER (1876 - ) |
| Sibling | John Dillard PRATER (1879 - 1950) |
| Sibling | E.J. "Jay" PRATER (1884 - 1945) |
| Sibling | Mary J. PRATER (1888 - 1900) |
| Sibling | May PRATER (1890 - 1900) |
| Sibling | George F. PRATER (1896 - 1900) |
Notes
Birth
From: United States World War I Draft Registration Cards (FamilySearch); United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (FamilySearch); gravestone shows just 1882.Census
Age 18, living with parents.Census (family)
Benjiman Prater Head M 28 TennesseeMinnie Prater Wife F 20 Illinois
Fay Prater Daughter F 3 Illinois
Living
From draft registration.Census (family)
Ben C Prater Head M 37 TennesseeMinnie Prater Wife F 30 Illinois
Esta Prater Daughter F 13 Illinois
Kennith Prater Son M 4 Illinois
Hellen Prater Daughter F 1 Illinois
Frank Prater Son M 23 Tennessee
Census (family)
Ben Prater Head M 48 TennesseeMinnie Prater Wife F 40 Illinois
Kenneth Prater Son M 14 Illinois
Helen Prater Daughter F 11 Illinois
Living
From draft registration.Death
Gravestone shows just 1949Endnotes
1. From: Find-A-Grave -- https://www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19552983/benjamin-claude-prater.