Individual Details
John Wesley "Wess" PRATER
(4 May 1891 - 29 Apr 1956)
Events
| Birth | 4 May 1891 | Bosco (Hueysville), Floyd Co., KY |  | ||
| Census | 1900 | Halbert, Floyd Co., KY | | ||
| Marriage | Ca 1909 | Olla C. "Ollie" STEPHENS | |||
| Census | 1910 | Halbert, Floyd Co., KY | | ||
| Marriage | 13 Jul 1911 | Hattie ALLEN | | ||
| Living | 1917 | Floyd Co., KY | | ||
| Census (family) | 1920 | Allen City, Floyd Co., KY - Hattie ALLEN | | ||
| Census (family) | 1930 | Floyd Co., KY - Hattie ALLEN | | ||
| Census (family) | 1940 | Branch Creek, Floyd Co., KY - Hattie ALLEN | | ||
| Living | 1956 | Hueysville, Floyd Co., KY | | ||
| Death | 29 Apr 1956 | of a heart attack - Martin, Floyd Co., KY | | ||
| Burial | 1 May 1956 | John Wess Prater Cemetery, Prater Fork, Hueysville, Floyd Co., KY | |  | |
| Obituary | undated & unattested | |
Families
| Spouse | Hattie ALLEN (1892 - 1976) |
| Child | Garnett PRATER (1913 - 1922) |
| Child | Gardes PRATER (1913 - 1992) |
| Child | Clifford "Cliffie" PRATER (1915 - 1994) |
| Child | Dock "Dockie" PRATER (1917 - 2004) |
| Child | Edna Mae PRATER (1919 - 1997) |
| Child | Elmer PRATER (1921 - 1989) |
| Child | Velva PRATER (1925 - 2015) |
| Spouse | Olla C. "Ollie" STEPHENS (1890 - 1909) |
| Child | Jobie PRATER (1911 - 1985) |
| Father | Elias PRATER (1868 - 1923) |
| Mother | Mary Jane OUSLEY (1871 - 1937) |
| Sibling | Julia PRATER (1888 - 1958) |
| Sibling | Lula "Loulie" PRATER (1889 - 1974) |
| Sibling | Sarah PRATER (1893 - 1981) |
| Sibling | Lurana "Luraanny" PRATER (1895 - 1936) |
| Sibling | Mimia PRATER (1899 - 1911) |
| Sibling | Grace "Gracie" PRATER (1903 - 1974) |
| Sibling | Narcissus "Narcie" PRATER (1905 - 1996) |
| Sibling | Willard PRATER (1907 - 1960) |
| Sibling | Dewey PRATER ( - ) |
| Sibling | Ballard PRATER (1910 - 1980) |
| Sibling | Jimmie PRATER ( - ) |
Notes
Birth
From: death certificate; United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (FamilySearch); Floyd Co., KY WWII Draft Registration; gravestone shows just 1891.Census
Age 9Census
Age 19, living with parents.Marriage
From obituary.Living
From draft registration.Census (family)
John W Prater Head Male 28 KentuckyHattie Prater Wife Female 27 Kentucky
Garnett PraterSon Male 7 Kentucky
Guardis Prater Son Male 6 Kentucky
Cleffa Prater Daughter Female 4-2/12 Kentucky
Dock Prater Son Male2-2/12 Kentucky
Edna Prater Daughter Female 1/12 Kentucky
Census (family)
John W *ater Head Male 38 KentuckyHattie *ater Wife Female 37 Kentucky
Gardis *aterSon Male 16 Kentucky
Cliffie *ater Daughter Female 14 Kentucky
Dock *ater Son Male 12 Kentucky
Edna *ater Daughter Female 10 Kentucky
Belva *ater Daughter Female 5 Kentucky
Elmer *ater Son Male 9 Kentucky
Census (family)
John Wn Prater 48Hattie Prater 47
Elmer Prater 18
Velve Prater 14
Living
From death certificate.Death
From: KY Death Certificate 56-1606; Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965 (FamilySearch); Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000 (Ancestry.com)Burial
From death certificate.Obituary
A clipping of the obituary is included in the Find-A-Grave listing.Endnotes
1. From Find-A-Grave website., http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=41335358.