Individual Details

Benson Howard "Ben" PRATER

(27 Oct 1873 - 27 May 1945)

Events

Birth27 Oct 1873Edgerly, Calcasieu Par., LA
Census1880Barnes Creek, Calcasieu Par., LA
Marriage4 Nov 1896Beulah May ANDRUS
Living1917Clermont Co., OH
Census1920Beauregard Par., LA
Census1930Melville, St. Landry Par., LA
Death27 May 1945DeQuincy, Calcasieu Par., LA
Alt nameBenjamin PRATER

Families

SpouseBeulah May ANDRUS (1871 - 1906)
ChildJasper Benson PRATER (1897 - 1985)
ChildFloyd 'Leo' PRATER (1898 - 1990)
ChildAlbert Ellison PRATER (1901 - 1971)
FatherJasper Newton PRATER (1845 - 1926)
MotherMartha Lucretia HEWITT (1849 - 1900)
SiblingWilliam Jackson "Willie" PRATER (1869 - 1956)
SiblingJohn Albert PRATER (1871 - 1948)
SiblingCharles Haviland PRATER (1874 - 1930)
SiblingFrances Loucretia "Francie/Lieu/Lou" PRATER (1876 - 1963)
SiblingJasper Hampton "Hamp" PRATER (1877 - 1938)
SiblingEllia J. PRATER (1879 - 1887)
SiblingAbba "Abbie" PRATER (1881 - 1959)
SiblingAlpha Omega PRATER (1883 - 1955)
SiblingSylvin N. PRATER (1885 - 1900)
SiblingVirginia N. "Jennie" PRATER (1888 - 1935)
SiblingJasper 'Norton' PRATER (1892 - 1941)

Notes

Birth

From: United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (FamilySearch).

Census

Age 7, shown as "Benjamin".

Living

From draft registration.

Census

Benron H Prater 47
Floyd L Prater 21
Albert E Prater 19

Census

Age 58, living with son Leo.

Death

From: Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960 (FamilySearch) which indicates he is white; Louisiana Statewide Death Index, 1900-1949 (Ancestry.com), which indicates he was "black". [error?]

Alt name

From 1880 Census.

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