Individual Details
Thomas Eugene "Tom" PRATER
(15 Aug 1928 - 27 Jul 1981)
Events
| Birth | 15 Aug 1928 | Bandon, Coos Co., OR |  | ||
| Census | 1930 | Edinburg, Buckhart Twp., Christian Co., IL | | ||
| Census | 1940 | Edinburg, Buckhart Twp., Christian Co., IL | | ||
| Military | Ca 1945 | U.S. Marine Corps - WWII | | ||
| Marriage | 1 Apr 1951 | Barbara Allen BEATY | | ||
| Death | 27 Jul 1981 | | |||
| Obituary | 29 Jul 1981 | State Journal Register - Springfield, Sangamon Co., IL | | ||
| Burial | Edinburg Cemetery, Edinburg, Christian Co., IL |  |
Families
| Spouse | Barbara Allen BEATY (1931 - 2021) |
| Child | Van Allen PRATER (1958 - 2020) |
| Child | Kent Eugene PRATER (1962 - 2016) |
| Father | Harry Ottis PRATER (1895 - 1960) |
| Mother | Hazel May BULPITT (1895 - 1944) |
| Sibling | Ruth Evelyn PRATER (1917 - 2006) |
| Sibling | Ruby Estella PRATER (1919 - 2013) |
| Sibling | Sgt. Ray Edward PRATER (1923 - 1943) |
| Sibling | Marjorie Jean PRATER (1926 - 2003) |
| Sibling | son PRATER ( - 1944) |
Notes
Birth
From: gravestone; U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Ancestry.com)Census
Age 1, shown as "Tomas E."Census
Age 11, shown as "Thomas".Military
From gravestone.Marriage
From wife's obituary.Death
From: gravestone; wife's obituary; U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Ancestry.com) shows just Jul 1981.Obituary
From: United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011 (FamilySearch).Endnotes
1. From: Find-A-Grave -- https://www.findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=119691040.