Individual Details

Sumter Otis "Buck" PRATER

(16 Mar 1897 - 22 Jan 1973)

Order of given names from grave plaque.

Events

Birth16 Mar 1897Batesburg, Lexington Co., SC
Census1900Germanville, Saluda Co., SC
Census1910Chinquepin, Lexington Co., SC
Marriage3 Feb 1925Batesburg, Lexington Co., SC - Luella KOON
Census (family)1930Hunter, Laurens Co., SC - Luella KOON
Census (family)1940Batesburg, Lexington Co., SC - Luella KOON
Divorce20 Jan 1945Richmond Co., GA - Luella KOON
Living1950Batesburg, Lexington Co., SC
Living1962Batesburg, Lexington Co., SC
Living1969Batesburg, Lexington Co., SC
Living1970Batesburg, Lexington Co., SC
Death22 Jan 1973Batesburg, Lexington Co., SC
Obituary23 Jan 1973State - Columbia, Richland Co., SC
Burial23 Jun 1973Ridge Crest Memorial Park, Batesburg, Lexington Co., SC
Alt nameOtis Sumter PRATER

Families

SpouseLuella KOON (1906 - 1956)
ChildC. Edward "Ed/CE" PRATER (1927 - 2018)
ChildBarbara Ann PRATER (1937 - 1942)
ChildMeriel Margaret PRATER (1940 - 2022)
FatherRobert E. Lee PRATER (1866 - 1926)
MotherNancy 'Esther' BRITT (1868 - 1965)
SiblingEugene Carlton PRATER (1890 - 1959)
SiblingLottie Eva PRATER (1891 - 1970)
SiblingLouie [Lewis] Edmund PRATER (1893 - 1969)
SiblingRobert Lee "Bob" PRATER Jr. (1895 - 1962)
SiblingNancy Odessa "Nannie" PRATER (1899 - 1950)
SiblingClarence Augustus PRATER (1901 - 1917)
SiblingClara Olivia PRATER (1903 - 2001)
SiblingBarney Broadus PRATER (1905 - 1990)
SiblingCarel Alphonso PRATER (1908 - 1960)

Notes

Birth

From: 1917 Saluda Co., SC WWI Draft Registration.

Census

Age 3, shown as "Sumter O."

Census

Age 13, shown as "Lampter".
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Marriage

3 children. She m2 Otis Reed.

Census (family)

S B Prater Head M 33 South Carolina
Luella Prater Wife F 23 South Carolina
Edward Prater Son M 2S outh Carolina
Lelia Koon Mother-in-law F 58 South Carolina
Sumter Prater Cousin M 21 South Carolina [relationship unknown]
Bryant Revels Lodger M 24 South Carolina

Census (family)

Sottis Prater Head M 43 South Carolina
Luella Prater Wife F 34 South Carolina
C Edward Prater Son M 12 South Carolina
Barbara Anna Prater Daughter F 2 South Carolina
Mirial M Prater Daughter F 0 South Carolina

Living

From sister Nancy's obituary, shown as "Ottis"..

Living

From brother Bob's obituary.

Living

From brother Louie's obituary, shown as "Otis".

Living

From sister Lottie's obituary, shown as "Otis".

Death

From obituary.

Burial

From obituary.

Alt name

From wife's obituary.

Endnotes

1. From: Find-A-Grave -- https://www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=151401801.