Individual Details
Ernest Lafayette PRATHER
(4 Oct 1897 - 22 Jul 1958)
Spelling of surname from son James's obituary.
Events
| Birth | 4 Oct 1897 | Comanche Co., TX |  | ||
| Census | 1900 | Hamilton Co., TX | | ||
| Census | 1910 | Throckmorton Co., TX | | ||
| Marriage | Bef 1922 | Lucy Lorene HOWARD | | ||
| Living | 1933 | Ringling, Jefferson Co., OK | | ||
| Census (family) | 1940 | Earl Twp., Jefferson Co., OK - Lucy Lorene HOWARD | | ||
| Living | 1942 | Corvallis, Benton Co., OR | | ||
| Death | 22 Jul 1958 | in auto accident - Camano Island, Island Co., WA | | ||
| Burial | 28 Jul 1958 | River Crest Cemetery, Seattle, King Co., WA | |  | |
| Alt name | Ernest Lafayette PRATER | |
Families
| Spouse | Lucy Lorene HOWARD (1904 - 1996) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | James William PRATHER twin (1922 - 1998) |
| Child | Avie Glen PRATER (1924 - 1950) |
| Child | Charles Benton "Chuck" PRATHER (1927 - 1983) |
| Child | Jimmy Ray "Jim" PRATER (1933 - 2011) |
| Father | William Mack PRATER (1857 - 1918) |
| Mother | Elizabeth C. RICHEY (1871 - 1901) |
| Sibling | Fletcher Theophelos PRATER (1886 - 1960) |
| Sibling | Terry B. "Lee Roy" PRATER (1887 - 1976) |
| Sibling | Edwin Adkins "Eddie/Ed" PRATER (1889 - 1976) |
| Sibling | Martha Adaline "Mattie" PRATER (1890 - 1975) |
| Sibling | Rufus Traylor PRATER (1893 - 1980) |
| Sibling | Mary Rebecca PRATER (1895 - 1981) |
| Sibling | Lillian Mae PRATER (1900 - 1970) |
Notes
Birth
From: United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (FamilySearch); 1942 WWII Draft Registration shows 6 Oct 1896 instead; Texas, Comanche County Records, 1858-1955 (FamilySearch) and death certificate shows 4 Oct 1897 instead.Census
Age 3Census
Age 12Marriage
She m2 1949 Monroe F. Fritz.Living
From son Jimmy's birth certificate.Census (family)
Ernest Prather HEAD Male 43 AlabamaCharles Prather Son Male 13 Texas
Alvie Prather SON Male 15 Texas
James Prather SON Male 17 Texas
Lucy Prather WIFE Female 36 Oklahoma
Jimmie Ray Prather Son Male 6 Texas
Living
From 1942 Draft Registration.Death
From: WA Death Certificate #13014; Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960 (FamilySearch).Burial
From death certificate.Alt name
From 1900 & 1910 Censuses.Endnotes
1. From: Find-A-Grave -- https://www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183114417/ernest-lafayette-prather#source.