Individual Details

James Willis "Willie" PRATOR

(16 Nov 1896 - 6 Dec 1980)


Events

Birth16 Nov 1896Cass Co., TX
Census1900Cass Co., TX
Census1910Cass Co., TX
MilitaryCa 1918U.S. Army - WWI
Census1920Cass Co., TX
Marriage29 Aug 1920Cass Co., TX - Clara Mae ELROD
Census (family)1930Cass Co., TX - Clara Mae ELROD
Census (family)1940Ashdown, Little River Co., Ark - Clara Mae ELROD
Living1967Queen City, Cass Co., TX
Death6 Dec 1980TX
Alt nameJames Willia "Willie" PRATER
BurialCourtland Cemetery, Queen City, Cass Co., TX

Families

SpouseClara Mae ELROD (1903 - 1987)
ChildJames 'Nelson' PRATOR (1921 - 2014)
FatherO'Jeter Bell "Jeter" PRATOR (1861 - 1935)
MotherMaggie Rebekah JOHNSON (1868 - 1939)
SiblingHarry Melvin PRATOR Sr. (1886 - 1975)
SiblingAnnie Cornelia PRATOR (1887 - 1889)
SiblingBenjamin Joseph "Ben" PRATOR (1889 - 1963)
SiblingOliver Bell "Ollie" PRATOR (1891 - 1975)
SiblingMattie Mae PRATOR (1893 - 1985)
SiblingThelma Estell PRATOR (1904 - 1961)
SiblingGuy Bartlett PRATOR (1907 - 1980)

Notes

Birth

From gravestone.

Census

Age 3

Census

Age 13

Military

From gravestone.

Census

Age 23

Marriage

From shared gravestone.

Census (family)

James Prater Head M 33 Texas
May Prater Wife F 26 Texas
James Prater Son M 8 Texas

Census (family)

J W Prater Head M 43 Texas
Clara Mae Prater Wife F 36 Texas
Nelson Prater Son M 18 Texas

Living

From nephew Wayne Prator's obituary.

Death

From gravestone.

Alt name

From 1930 & 1940 Censuses.

Endnotes

1. Cass Co., TX - Index to Marriages 1847- 2002.

2. From: Find-A-Grave -- https://www.findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=20854870.