Individual Details
William Wallace PRATER
(7 Apr 1846 - 25 Mar 1888)
Spelling of surname from gravestone.
Events
| Birth | 7 Apr 1846 | KY |  | ||
| Census | 1850 | Nicholas Co., KY | | ||
| Census | 1860 | Buzzard Roost, Nicholas Co., KY | | ||
| Marriage | 2 Jun 1864 | Fleming Co., KY - Jerusha Henry "Russia" DUDLEY | |||
| Census (family) | 1870 | Pleasant Hill, Cass Co., MO - Jerusha Henry "Russia" DUDLEY | | ||
| Census (family) | 1880 | Pleasant Hill, Cass Co., MO - Jerusha Henry "Russia" DUDLEY | | ||
| Death | 25 Mar 1888 | Pleasant Hill, Cass Co., MO | | ||
| Alt name | William Wallace PRATHER | | |||
| Burial | Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Pleasant Hill, Cass Co., MO |  |
Families
| Spouse | Jerusha Henry "Russia" DUDLEY (1846 - 1933) |
| Child | John Allen PRATER (1865 - 1939) |
| Child | Isadora Dudley "Dora" PRATER (1867 - 1942) |
| Child | Lillian Halliday "Lilla" PRATER (1869 - 1941) |
| Child | Mary Josephine PRATER (1872 - 1954) |
| Child | Charles Edward PRATER (1875 - 1880) |
| Child | Elizabeth Alice PRATER (1877 - 1880) |
| Child | Anna Belle PRATER (1879 - 1880) |
| Child | William Henry Cole 'Downey' PRATER (1881 - 1954) |
| Child | Angeline Carol "Angie" PRATER (1884 - 1958) |
| Child | Hattie PRATER (1885 - 1900) |
| Child | Milford Avery PRATER twin (1886 - 1887) |
| Child | Mildred Avory PRATER twin (1886 - 1887) |
| Child | Wallace A.D. "Dee" PRATER (1888 - 1918) |
| Father | Allen Dial PRATHER (1822 - 1884) |
| Mother | Miranda Buryl "Manda" HAWKINS (1824 - 1874) |
| Sibling | Milford E. PRATHER (1843 - 1896) |
| Sibling | Charles Marshall PRATHER (1846 - ) |
| Sibling | Isaac H. PRATHER (1852 - 1860) |
| Sibling | James Allen PRATER (1856 - 1934) |
| Sibling | Sarah E. PRATHER (1859 - 1860) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth PRATHER (1860 - 1880) |
| Sibling | Ida Belle PRATER (1867 - 1905) |
Notes
Birth
From gravestone.Census
Age 4, shown as "William W. Prather".Census
Age 14, shown as "W.W. Prater".Census (family)
William W Prater Male 24 KentuckyJerusha Prater Female 23 Kentucky
John Prater Male 5 Kentucky
Dora Prater Female 2 Missouri
Lillie Prater Female 6/12 Missouri
Census (family)
William W Prater Self Male 24 KentuckyRussia H Prater Wife Female 23 Kentucky
John A Prater Son Male 14 Kentucky
Dora D Prater Daughter Female 12 Kentucky
Lilla H Briscoe Daughter Female 10 Missouri [stepdaughter of Elizabeth?]
Mary J Briscoe Daughter Female 8 Missouri [stepdaughter of Elizabeth?]
Anna B Briscoe Daughter Female 0 Missouri [stepdaughter of Elizabeth?]
Elizabeth Briscoe Sister Female 20 Kentucky
Not sure why Lilla and three of her sisters show a surname of "Briscoe" in the 1880 Census. William's sister Elizabeth was living with them in 1880, but Lilla was too old to have been Elizabeth's daughter.
Death
From gravestone.Alt name
From 1850 & 1860 CensusesEndnotes
1. From: Find-A-Grave -- https://www.findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=76206318.