Individual Details
Melvin PRATER
(4 Jan 1877 - 22 Nov 1954)
Events
| Birth | 4 Jan 1877 | Pineville, McDonald Co., MO |  | ||
| Census | 1880 | Pineville, McDonald Co., MO | |||
| Census | 1900 | Pineville, McDonald Co., MO | | ||
| Marriage | 18 Dec 1904 | Pineville, McDonald Co., MO - Martha 'Belle' LYNN | |||
| Census (family) | 1910 | Council House, Ottawa Co., OK - Martha 'Belle' LYNN | | ||
| Census (family) | 1920 | Council House, Ottawa Co., OK - Martha 'Belle' LYNN | | ||
| Marriage | 9 Jun 1929 | Neosho, Newton Co., MO - Myrtle Iva SHANKS | | ||
| Census (family) | 1930 | Council House, Ottawa Co., OK - Myrtle Iva SHANKS | | ||
| Living | 1945 | Seneca, Newton Co., MO | | ||
| Living | 1950 | Wyandotte, Ottawa Co., OK | | ||
| Death | 22 Nov 1954 | Delaware Co., OK | | ||
| Alt name | Calvin PRATER | | |||
| Burial | Seneca Cemetery, Modoc Nation, Ottawa Co., OK |  |
Families
| Spouse | Myrtle Iva SHANKS (1885 - 1957) |
| Spouse | Martha 'Belle' LYNN (1878 - 1927) |
| Child | Rev. Oakleigh 'Earl' PRATER (1906 - 1967) |
| Child | Kenneth Lynn PRATER (1907 - 1960) |
| Child | Robert Thayer PRATER (1910 - 1984) |
| Child | Irene M. PRATER (1912 - 1996) |
| Father | Judge Henry Clay PRATER (1851 - 1931) |
| Mother | Sarah Jane KENNEY (1858 - 1945) |
| Sibling | Josephine C. "Josie" PRATER (1879 - 1944) |
| Sibling | George Franklin PRATER (1881 - 1961) |
| Sibling | Lillie 'Maude' PRATER (1884 - 1936) |
| Sibling | Rev. James Dotrie PRATER (1886 - 1967) |
| Sibling | Olivia A. "Liwia" PRATER (1889 - 1927) |
| Sibling | John 'Bishop' PRATER (1891 - 1985) |
| Sibling | Leonard Richard "Dick" PRATER (1894 - 1967) |
| Sibling | Inez Marie PRATER (1897 - 1950) |
| Sibling | Henry 'Major' PRATER sp (1902 - 1971) |
Notes
Birth
From gravestone.Census
Age 23, living with parents.Census (family)
Calvin Prater Head Male 33 MissouriBelle Prater Wife Female 28 Missouri
Earl Prater Son Male 4 Missouri
Kenneth Prater Son Male 2 Missouri
Ira Kenny Cousin Male 32 Missouri
Census (family)
Melvin Prater Head Male 43 MissouriBelle Prater Wife Female 41 Missouri
Earl O Prater Son Male 13 Oklahoma
Kenneth L Prater Son Male 11 Oklahoma
Robert T Prater Son Male 9 Oklahoma
Irene Prater Daughter Female 8 Oklahoma
Marriage
She m1 -NN Maulding.Census (family)
Melvin Prater 53Myrtle I. Prater 44
Robert T. Prater 19
Irine M. Prater 18
Walta Maulding 11 [stepdaughter]
Dwight Maulding 9 [stepson]
Living
From mother's obituary.Living
From sister Inez's obituary.Death
From gravestone.Alt name
From 1910 CensusEndnotes
1. From: Find-A-Grave -- https://www.findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=5597315.