Individual Details
David 'Pharoah' "Farrow/Fair" PRATER
(5 Feb 1897 - 22 Sep 1982)
Spelling of given name from his obituary.
Events
| Birth | 5 Feb 1897 | Floyd Co., KY |  | ||
| Census | 1900 | Quicksand, Breathitt Co., KY | | ||
| Census | 1910 | Quicksand, Breathitt Co., KY | |||
| Census | 1920 | Lotts Creek, Perry Co., KY | | ||
| Marriage | Bet 1920 and 1929 | Hattie COMBS | |||
| Census (family) | 1930 | Knott Co., KY - Hattie COMBS | | ||
| Living | 1935 | in same house, Knott Co., KY | | ||
| Census (family) | 1940 | Knott Co., KY - Hattie COMBS | | ||
| Living | 1982 | Hindman, Knott Co., KY | | ||
| Death | 22 Sep 1982 | Hazard, Perry Co., KY | | ||
| Burial | 25 Sep 1982 | Compton Cemetery, Quicksand, Elmrock, Knott Co., KY | |  | |
| Alt name | Phoroh PRATER | | |||
| Alt name | Pharoah PRATER | | |||
| Alt name | Farrow PRATER | ||||
| Occupation | carpenter and coal miner |
Families
| Spouse | Hattie COMBS (1902 - 1985) |
| Child | Tressie PRATER (1921 - 2010) |
| Child | Jessie PRATER (1925 - 2016) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Ralph A. PRATER (1929 - 2001) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | James Edward PRATER attorney (1933 - 2017) |
| Child | Paul Daniel PRATER (1934 - 2021) |
| Child | Mary Ruth PRATER (1935 - 2010) |
| Child | Donald PRATER (1938 - 1938) |
| Child | Eva "Eve" PRATER (1939 - 1990) |
| Child | Willie PRATER (1940 - 2012) |
| Child | Wilma PRATER (1940 - 2010) |
| Father | Wesley Wadkins "Wes" PRATER (1865 - 1924) |
| Mother | Margaret "Peggy" BEVERLY (1865 - 1902) |
| Sibling | Equilla PRATER (1889 - 1956) |
| Sibling | Nelson PRATER (1890 - 1973) |
| Sibling | Juda PRATER (1893 - 1920) |
| Sibling | Daniel Duff "Dan" PRATER (1895 - 2000) |
| Sibling | Lilla Mae PRATER (1900 - 1911) |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Living |
Notes
Birth
From: Knott Co., KY WWI Draft Registration; SSDI; obituary; burial record.Census
Age 3Census
Age 24, boarding, occupation coal miner.Census (family)
Fair Prater 32Hattie Prater 28
Tressie Prater 8
Jessie Prater 5
Walter Prater 2-4/12
Ralph Prater 1-2/12
Living
From 1940 Census.Census (family)
RoleSexAgeBirthplacePharoah PraterHeadM43Kentucky
Hattie PraterWifeF38Kentucky
Tressie Prater Daughter F 18 Kentucky
Jessie Prater Daughter F 15 Kentucky
Walter Prater Son M 12 Kentucky
Ralph Prater Son M 11 Kentucky
Mildred Prater Daughter F 8 Kentucky
James Edward Prater Son M 7 Kentucky
Paul Daniel Prater Son M 5 Kentucky
Mary Ruth Prater Daughter F 4 Kentucky
Eve Prater Daughter F 0 Kentucky
Arby Combs Hired hand M 21 Kentucky
Living
From obituary.Death
From: Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000 (Ancestry.com); SSDI; obituary; burial record.Burial
From Compton Cemetery records; his funeral memorial indicates he was buried at Patton Fork Cemetery, Elmrock, KY.Alt name
From son Donald's death record.Alt name
From Draft Registration.Endnotes
1. From: Find-A-Grave -- https://www.findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=110773186.