Individual Details
Leo PRATER
(25 Jan 1893 - 9 Sep 1940)
One online researcher shows him as the son of James C. Parter & Printha Jane Reed. The Leo that married Betty definitely was the son of James & America. America's son Frank shows on their 1880 Census listing, then the 1940 Census shows Leo and his son Henry living with brother Frank. The 1930 Census shows Leo & Henry with Betty.
Events
| Birth | 25 Jan 1893 | Floyd Co., KY |  |  | |
| Census | 1900 | Floyd Co., KY | | ||
| Marriage | 14 Mar 1913 | Floyd Co., KY - Elizabeth "Betty/Lizzie" SHEPHERD | |||
| Census (family) | 1930 | Elizabeth, Lawrence Co., OH - Elizabeth "Betty/Lizzie" SHEPHERD | | ||
| Census | 1940 | Floyd Co., KY | | ||
| Death | 9 Sep 1940 | Floyd Co., KY | | ||
| Alt name | Lee PRATER | ||||
| Burial | Ashland Shepherd Family Cemetery, David, Floyd Co., KY | |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth "Betty/Lizzie" SHEPHERD (1888 - 1930) |
| Child | Henry Clay "Harry" PRATER (1914 - 1990) |
| Child | Elvenice "Venus" PRATER (1916 - 1936) |
| Child | Living |
| Father | James "Jimmy" PRATER (1853 - 1923) |
| Mother | America "Merkie" HALE (1851 - 1893) |
| Sibling | Martha PRATER (1876 - 1958) |
| Sibling | Rhoda PRATER (1877 - 1910) |
| Sibling | Frank PRATER (1879 - 1940) |
| Sibling | Ark PRATER (1883 - 1964) |
| Sibling | Louisa PRATER (1887 - 1915) |
| Sibling | Mary PRATER (1889 - 1900) |
Notes
Birth
From death record. This record is definitely for this Leo/Lee -- says mother was "Marica Hale"Census
Age 7, shown as "Lee".Census (family)
Leo Prater 38Elizabeth Prater 37
Henry Prater 15
Venus Prater 14
Census
Age 48, with son henry living with brother Frank.Death
From: Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1953 (Ancestry.com). This record is definitely for this Leo/Lee -- says mother was "Marica Hale"Endnotes
1. Barnett___Babson_Family.GED.
2. From: Find-A-Grave -- https://www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103732933/leo-prater.