Individual Details
Benjamin Harrison "Ben/BH" PRATER
(24 Apr 1888 - 13 Feb 1960)
Events
| Birth | 24 Apr 1888 | Cannon Co., TN |  | ||
| Marriage | 1 Sep 1907 | Warren Co., TN - Millie Etta YOUNGBLOOD | | ||
| Census (family) | 1910 | Warren Co., TN - Millie Etta YOUNGBLOOD | | ||
| Marriage | 24 Sep 1914 | Cannon Co., TN - Osie May RIGSBY | |||
| Marriage | Bet 1920 and 1923 | Mary 'Jimmy' BLANTON | | ||
| Census | 1920 | Cannon Co., TN | |||
| Census (family) | 1930 | Murfreesboro, Rutherford Co., TN - Mary 'Jimmy' BLANTON | | ||
| Census (family) | 1940 | Cannon Co., TN - Mary 'Jimmy' BLANTON | | ||
| Death | 13 Feb 1960 | of heart failure - Cannon Co., TN | | ||
| Burial | 16 Feb 1960 | Center Hill Cemetery, Cannon Co., TN | |  |
Families
| Spouse | Millie Etta YOUNGBLOOD (1887 - 1913) |
| Child | Lesley Hoover PRATER (1909 - 1912) |
| Spouse | Osie May RIGSBY (1893 - 1920) |
| Child | Shelah 'Haskell' PRATER (1915 - 2010) |
| Child | Sudie 'Opal' PRATER (1917 - 1923) |
| Child | John 'Truman' PRATER (1919 - 2003) |
| Child | Living |
| Spouse | Mary 'Jimmy' BLANTON (1899 - 1987) |
| Child | Nora Winfred PRATER (1923 - 1988) |
| Child | dau PRATER (1924 - 1924) |
| Child | J.C. PRATER (1926 - 2019) |
| Child | Benjamin Harrison "BH/Jr/Jimmie" PRATER Jr. (1927 - 2009) |
| Child | Rev. James 'Edmund' PRATER (1928 - 2019) |
| Child | Lola White PRATER (1932 - 1975) |
| Child | Carl 'Elden' PRATER (1935 - 2019) |
| Father | Gabriel 'Dallas' PRATER (1845 - 1895) |
| Mother | Mary Frances "Sissy" WOODS (1851 - 1922) |
| Sibling | Mary D. PRATER (1868 - 1880) |
| Sibling | Loney 'Della' PRATER (1870 - 1874) |
| Sibling | James Henry "Jim" PRATER (1872 - 1936) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth PRATER (1875 - 1920) |
| Sibling | Rutherford B. 'Hayes' PRATER (1878 - 1916) |
| Sibling | Barbara PRATER (1880 - ) |
| Sibling | Frances PRATER (1883 - 1930) |
| Sibling | John PRATER (1886 - 1950) |
| Sibling | Lena 'Azalene' PRATER (1892 - ) |
Notes
Birth
From: death certificate; WWI Draft Registration shows 24 Apr 1889; gravestone shows 24 Apr 1888.Marriage
From: Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 (Ancestry.com).Census (family)
Age 20, married 2 years.Marriage
She m1 1918 Willie West; m3 -NN Wood..Census (family)
B H Prater Head Male 41 TennesseeJimmie Prater Wife Female 30 Tennessee
Norah Prater Daughter Female 7 Tennessee
J C Prater Son Male 4 Tennessee
Jimmie Prater Son Male 3 Tennessee
Haskell Prater Son Male 13 Tennessee
Truman Prater Son Male 11 Tennessee
Census (family)
Ben Prater Head M 50 TennesseeJimmie Prater Wife F 40 Tennessee
Nora Prater Daughter F 17 Tennessee
J C Prater Son M 14 Tennessee
Junior Prater Son M 11 Tennessee
Edmund Prater Son M 10 Tennessee
Lola White Prater Daughter F 8 Tennessee
Elden Prater Son M 4 Tennessee
Death
From gravestone; TN Death Certificate #60=02909; Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966 (FamilySearch)..Burial
From death certificate.Endnotes
1. From: Find-A-Grave -- https://www.findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=40829262.