Individual Details

Hardy Turner PRATER

(1 Jan 1895 - 22 Feb 1978)

Events

Birth1 Jan 1895Choctaw Nation, Indian Ter. (now OK)
Census1900Choctaw Nation, Indian Ter. (now OK)
Census1910McCurtain Co., OK
Living1917Grannis, Polk Co., Ark
Marriage License10 Mar 1917Polk Co., Ark - Beatrice Zella "Bertie" BURK
Marriage11 Mar 1917Polk Co., Ark - Beatrice Zella "Bertie" BURK
Census1920Frisco, McCurtain Co., OK
Living1935McCurtain Co., OK
Census (family)1940Frisco, McCurtain Co., OK - Beatrice Zella "Bertie" BURK
Death22 Feb 1978Hawurth, McCurtain Co., OK
BurialPhiladelphia Cemetery, McCurtain Co., OK

Families

SpouseBeatrice Zella "Bertie" BURK (1895 - 1992)
ChildGeorgia Beatrice PRATER (1918 - 1958)
ChildLewis PRATER (1920 - 1921)
ChildMark "Bully" PRATER (1922 - 1990)
ChildClarence PRATER (1926 - 1948)
ChildBay "Bazz" PRATER (1931 - 2004)
ChildJoAnne PRATER (1934 - 2023)
ChildLiving
FatherElijah White "Lige" PRATER (1858 - 1927)
MotherMary Dean "Deanie" WILLIS (1857 - 1917)
SiblingAndrew Flemon "Andy" PRATER (1879 - 1931)
SiblingMartha 'Ellen' PRATER (1882 - 1964)
SiblingRussell PRATER (1883 - 1892)
SiblingBerniter Catherine PRATER (1884 - 1933)
SiblingAmanda Jane "Mandy" PRATER (1887 - 1970)
SiblingGeorge Francis PRATER (1890 - 1964)

Notes

Birth

From: gravestone; cemetery record.

Census

Age 4

Census

Age 18, living with brother Andrew, shown as "Gardie Prater".

Living

From marriage record.

Marriage License

From marriage record.

Marriage

From: Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957 (Ancestry.com)

Census

Age 25, shown as "Harlen".

Living

From 1940 Census.

Census (family)

Hardy P Prater 45
Bertie Prater 44
Mack Prater 18
Clarence Prater 13
Bay Prater 8
Jo Ann Prater 6
Neva Jane Prater 3

Death

From: gravestone; cemetery record.

Endnotes

1. USGENWEB Project, Philadelphia Cemetery, McCurtain Co., OK Listing.

2. From: Find-A-Grave -- https://www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102454860/hardy-turner-prater.