Individual Details
James Franklin PRATER
(4 Feb 1831 - 11 Jun 1919)
Events
| Birth | 4 Feb 1831 | Dowagiac, Cass Co., MI |  | ||
| Census | 1850 | LaGrange Twp., Cass Co., MI | | ||
| Marriage | 18 Sep 1851 | Dowagiac, Cass Co., MI - Mary HUFF | |||
| Military | Ca 1865 | U.S. Army 9th MI Infantry Regiment - Civiil War | |||
| Census (family) | 1870 | Douglas, Harrison Co., IA - Mary HUFF | | ||
| Census (family) | 1880 | Jefferson, Harrison Co., IA - Mary HUFF | | ||
| Census (family) | 1885 | Boyer, Harrison Co., IA - Mary HUFF | | ||
| Census | 1895 | Woodbine, Harrison Co., IA | | ||
| Census (family) | 1900 | Boyer, Harrison Co., IA - Mary HUFF | | ||
| Census | 1915 | Woodbine, Harrison Co., IA | | ||
| Death | 11 Jun 1919 | Woodbine, Harrison Co., IA | | ||
| Burial | Woodbine Cemetery, Woodbine, Harrison Co., IA | |  |
Families
| Spouse | Mary HUFF (1833 - 1928) |
| Child | Ettie PRATER (1852 - 1871) |
| Child | Sylvia PRATER (1854 - 1937) |
| Child | Hester PRATER (1856 - 1874) |
| Child | Charles Raymond Willard PRATER (1858 - 1939) |
| Child | James 'Albert' PRATER (1862 - 1922) |
| Child | Vilas Edgar PRATER (1867 - 1869) |
| Child | Stella 'Maud' PRATER (1871 - 1958) |
| Child | Nettie B. PRATER (1873 - 1970) |
| Child | Edgar Benjamin PRATER (1875 - 1961) |
| Father | Jonathan PRATER (1796 - 1847) |
| Mother | Rebecca GRIFFIN (1798 - 1872) |
| Sibling | Frances PRATER (1820 - 1838) |
| Sibling | Lovinia B. PRATER (1822 - 1893) |
| Sibling | William B. PRATER (1823 - 1861) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth PRATHER (1826 - 1903) |
| Sibling | Mary PRATER (1828 - 1829) |
| Sibling | Eli B. PRATER (1833 - 1850) |
| Sibling | Mary PRATER (1835 - 1873) |
| Sibling | Esther Ann PRATER (1837 - 1838) |
Notes
Birth
From: Iowa, Grand Army of the Republic Membership Records, 1861-1949 (FamilySearch).Census
Age 19, living with mother.Census (family)
James F Prater Male 39 MichiganMary Prater Female 37 Michigan
Evie Prater Female 17 Michigan
Sylvia Prater Female 15 Michigan
Hester Prater Female 13 Michigan
Charles W Prater Male 12 Michigan
Albert Prater Male 8 Ohio
Sarah Huff Female 46 Ohio [sister-in-law]
Census (family)
James F. Prater 49Mary Prater 47
Albert J. Prater 17
Maud S. Prater 9
Nettie Prater 7
Edward Prater 4
Census (family)
James F Prater 53Mary Prater 51
Stela M Prater 13
Nettie Prater 11
Edgar B Prater 9
Census
Age 64, living alone.Census (family)
James Prater 69Mary Prater 67
Edgar B Prater 24
Sarah Huff 77
Census
Age 84, living alone.Death
From cemetery record; Iowa, Grand Army of the Republic Membership Records, 1861-1949 (FamilySearch).Burial
From: Iowa Cemetery Records (Ancestry.com).Endnotes
1. From: Find-A-Grave -- https://www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64148295/jame-f_-prater.