Individual Details

Melvin Edward PRATER

(15 Apr 1911 - 4 Oct 1960)

Events

Birth15 Apr 1911Lillian, Johnson Co., TX
Census1920Johnson Co., TX
Census1930Johnson Co., TX
MarriageBef 1938Avenell WHITTINGTON
Census (family)1940Ellis Co., TX - Avenell WHITTINGTON
Death4 Oct 1960at home - Ft. Worth, Tarrant Co., TX
ObituaryCa 5 Oct 1960memorial from Shannon's Funeral Home
Burial6 Oct 1960Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., TX
OccupationJig builder - Convair

Families

SpouseAvenell WHITTINGTON (1917 - 2010)
ChildLiving
ChildLiving
ChildLiving
FatherEdward "Ed" PRATER (1886 - 1964)
MotherWinnie DAVIS (1891 - 1979)
SiblingGladys C. PRATER (1909 - 1985)
SiblingEffie 'Imez' PRATER (1913 - 1995)
SiblingVirgil Leslie PRATER (1916 - 1998)
SiblingT.G. PRATER (1918 - 2001)
SiblingLois Marie PRATER (1922 - 2001)
SiblingEddie Mae PRATER (1924 - 2018)
SiblingHazel PRATER ( - 2018)

Notes

Birth

From death certificate.

Census

Age 8

Census

Age 19

Census (family)

Melvin Prater 28
Avanell Prater 23
Peggy Juanell Prater 2

Death

From: Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 (Ancestry.com); Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982 (Ancestry.com).

Endnotes

1. From: Richard Schultheiss -- RL Schultheiss@live.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54191865.