Individual Details
Lake Erie "Lakie" PRATER
(2 Jan 1917 - 15 Mar 1988)
Events
| Birth | 2 Jan 1917 | Greasy Creek, Shelbiana, Pike Co., KY |  | ||
| Census | 1920 | Forks, Pike Co., KY | | ||
| Marriage | Bef 1940 | Willard HOPKINS | |||
| Census (family) | 1940 | Pike Co., KY - Willard HOPKINS | | ||
| Marriage | 9 Apr 1952 | Dickenson Co., VA - George A. JOHNSON | | ||
| Divorce | Mar 1963 | Leon Co., FL - George A. JOHNSON | | ||
| Marriage | Aft 1963 | Living | | ||
| Living | 1981 | Little Creek, Pike Co., KY | | ||
| Death | 15 Mar 1988 | Pikeville, Pike Co., KY | | ||
| Obituary | 16 Mar 1988 | Herald-Leader - Lexington, Fayette Co., KY | | ||
| Alt name | Luke PRATER | | |||
| Alt name | Lake Edith "Lakie" PRATER |  |
Families
| Spouse | Willard HOPKINS (1915 - 1949) |
| Child | Wanda Jeanette HOPKINS (1940 - 2012) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Spouse | Living |
| Spouse | George A. JOHNSON (1897 - 1963) |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Peter B. PRATER (1880 - 1981) |
| Mother | Elizabeth "Lizzie" BARTLEY (1885 - 1967) |
| Sibling | Angeline PRATER (1899 - 1981) |
| Sibling | Andrew Jackson PRATER (1902 - 1991) |
| Sibling | Nora PRATER (1905 - 1967) |
| Sibling | Roy PRATER (1907 - 1980) |
| Sibling | Ruey "Ruie" PRATER (1910 - 1961) |
| Sibling | Willie Ray PRATER (1912 - 1977) |
| Sibling | Kenis PRATER (1914 - 1989) |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Millard J. PRATER (1920 - 2014) |
| Sibling | Ike PRATER (1920 - 2007) |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Oliver James "Ollie" PRATER (1923 - 1987) |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Thomas Jefferson "Jessie" PRATER (1924 - 1978) |
| Sibling | Harold PRATER (1926 - 1926) |
| Sibling | William 'Woodrow' PRATER (1930 - 2018) |
| Sibling | Mary PRATER (1932 - 1933) |
| Sibling | Lee PRATER ( - 1981) |
Notes
Birth
From: Kentucky, Birth Index, 1911-1999 (Ancestry.com); Pike Co., KY Birth records 1911-1922; SSDI; U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Ancestry.com) shows 2 Jan 1916 instead.Census
Age 3Census (family)
Willard Hopkins 23Lokie Hopkins 22
Marriage
From: Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014 (Ancestry.com).Divorce
From: Florida, Divorce Index, 1927-2001 (Ancestry.com).Marriage
His 4th marriage.Living
From father's obituary. Some online genealogies show him as Luke.Death
From: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Ancestry.com); SSDI.Obituary
From: United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014 (FamilySearch).Alt name
Father's obituary shows "Lake"; some online genealogies show "Luke".Endnotes
1. Prather/Prater Genealogy Website, by Martin Prater & Gary Benton Prather http://prathergenealogy.com/, http://prathergenealogy.com/TNG/getperson.php?personID=I35601&tree=120k.