Individual Details
Walter Raleigh PRATER
(18 Oct 1922 - 25 Sep 2001)
From brother Roscoe's obituary
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From mother's obituary.
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From mother's obituary.
Events
| Birth | 18 Oct 1922 | Salyersville, Magoffin Co., KY |  | ||
| Census | 1930 | Salyersville, Magoffin Co., KY | | ||
| Census | 1935 | Salyersville, Magoffin Co., KY | | ||
| Census | 1940 | Salyersville, Magoffin Co., KY | | ||
| Marriage | 30 May 1942 | Alberta Frances MAY | | ||
| Military | 25 Jul 1942 | enlisted in U.S. Army - Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OH | |||
| Military | 1942 - 1945 | U.S. Army - WWII | | ||
| Living | 1997 | Richmond, OH | | ||
| Living | 2001 | Ross Co., OH | | ||
| Death | 25 Sep 2001 | Waverly, Pike Co., OH | | ||
| Burial | Floral Hills Memory Gardens, Chillicothe, Ross Co., OH | |  |
Families
| Spouse | Alberta Frances MAY (1919 - 2005) |
| Child | Gerald Wayne PRATER (1943 - 2021) |
| Child | Conda Jo PRATER (1946 - 2015) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Frank Leo PRATER (1880 - 1961) |
| Mother | Mary M. COFFEY (1895 - 1997) |
| Sibling | Frank 'Leo' PRATER (1920 - 2013) |
| Sibling | Parker "Park" PRATER (1924 - 2019) |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Winfred 'Lake' PRATER of Ashland, KY (1928 - 2021) |
| Sibling | Dale R. PRATER (1930 - 2020) |
| Sibling | dau PRATER ( - 1997) |
Notes
Birth
From: grave plaque; SSDI; burial record; death record; Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (FamilySearch); United States Public Records, 1970-2009 (FamilySearch); U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Ancestry.com) shows 18 Oct 1921 instead.Census
Age 7Census
From 1940 Census.Census
Age 18, living with parents.Marriage
From his obituary.Military
From: grave plaque; burial record.Living
From mother's obituary.Living
From death record.Death
From: grave plaque; Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007 (Ancestry.com) Certificate "075173; Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (FamilySearch); SSDI; burial record; U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Ancestry.com).Burial
From: U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 (Ancestry.com)Endnotes
1. From: Find-A-Grave -- https://www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/149797124/walter-r_-prater#source.