Individual Details
James Richard "Jim" PRATER
(8 Jan 1887 - 6 Dec 1951)
Events
| Birth | 8 Jan 1887 | Decatur, Morgan Co., Ala |  | ||
| Census | 1900 | Navarro Co., TX | | ||
| Marriage | Calc 1908 | Emma Elnora "Nora" STEWART | | ||
| Census | 1910 | Navarro Co., TX | | ||
| Census (family) | 1920 | Navarro Co., TX - Emma Elnora "Nora" STEWART | | ||
| Census (family) | 1930 | Navarro Co., TX - Emma Elnora "Nora" STEWART | | ||
| Census (family) | 1940 | Harris Co., TX - Emma Elnora "Nora" STEWART | | ||
| Living | 1944 | Houston, Harris Co., TX | | ||
| Death | 6 Dec 1951 | of suicide from a rifle shot - Houston, Harris Co., TX | | ||
| Burial | 8 Dec 19151 | Woodlawn Cemetery, Houston, Harris Co., TX | |  | |
| Occupation | carpenter | |
Families
| Spouse | Emma Elnora "Nora" STEWART (1892 - 1950) |
| Child | Edward R.V. "Arnee" PRATER (1910 - 1975) |
| Child | John L. PRATER (1912 - 1961) |
| Child | Woodrow 'Wilson' "Blackie" PRATER (1913 - 1999) |
| Child | Leon M. PRATER (1915 - 2001) |
| Child | Doyce PRATER sp (1917 - 1976) |
| Child | Evelyn PRATER (1921 - 2000) |
| Child | Wesley Barrett PRATER (1923 - 1969) |
| Child | Cecil Troy PRATER (1926 - 2000) |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Christopher Columbus "Cris" PRATER (1861 - 1939) |
| Mother | Eugenia C. "Dovie" HAMPTON (1859 - 1938) |
| Sibling | Madgie Engenia PRATER (1887 - 1971) |
| Sibling | Lorenzo 'Dow' PRATER (1889 - 1966) |
| Sibling | John Quincey "Johnnie" PRATER (1891 - 1944) |
| Sibling | Mary Lou PRATER (1891 - 1991) |
| Sibling | Willie 'Calvin' PRATER (1893 - 1981) |
| Sibling | Catherine Lee "Kate/Katy" PRATER (1895 - 1973) |
| Sibling | Lilly Miner PRATER (1896 - 1985) |
| Sibling | Thomas Andrew "Tom/Tommie" PRATER (1900 - 1963) |
| Sibling | Living |
Notes
Birth
From death certificate; death record; gravestone shows just 1889 insteadCensus
Age 12Marriage
Calculated from 1910 Census -- married 1-1/2 years.Census
Age 22, with wife, living with his parents.Census (family)
James R Prater Head M 30 AlabamaNora Prater Wife F 27 Arkansas
R V Prater Son M 9 Texas
John L Prater Son M 7 Texas
Wilson Prater Son M 6 Texas
Leon Prater Son M 4 Texas
Census (family)
J R Pretor Head M 40 AlabamaNora Pretor Wife F 38 Arkansas
Arnee Pretor Son M 19 Texas
John L Pretor Son M 18 Texas
Wilson Pretor Son M 16 Texas
Leon Pretor Son M 14 Texas
Davis Pretor Son M 12 Texas
Evelyne Pretor Daughter F 8 Texas
Wesley Pretor Son M 7 Texas
Cecil Pretor Son M 3 Texas
Census (family)
J R Prater 50Nora Prater 48
Wesley Prater 16
Cecil Prater 12
Junita Prater 6
Clyde Lusk 18 [nephew]
Living
From brother John's obituary.Death
From Death Certificate #62728; Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 (FamilySearch); gravestone shows just 1951.Burial
From death certificate.Occupation
From death certificate.Endnotes
1. From: Find-A-Grave -- https://www.findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=46470870.