Individual Details
Rufus Bazel "Bass" PRATER
(9 Jun 1892 - 16 Jan 1959)
Events
| Birth | 9 Jun 1892 | Pontotoc Co., MS |  | ||
| Census | 1900 | Troy, Pontotoc Co., MS | | ||
| Census | 1910 | Wren, Monroe Co., MS | | ||
| Census | 1920 | Verona, Lee Co., MS | |||
| Marriage | 12 Jan 1921 | Pontotoc, Pontotoc Co., MS - Willis Eliza "Willie" ROYE | |||
| Census (family) | 1930 | Pontotoc Co., MS - Willis Eliza "Willie" ROYE | | ||
| Census (family) | 1940 | Pontotoc Co., MS - Willis Eliza "Willie" ROYE | | ||
| Death | 16 Jan 1959 | Black Zion, Pontotoc Co., MS | | ||
| Burial | Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Pontotoc, Pontotoc Co., MS |  |
Families
| Spouse | Willis Eliza "Willie" ROYE (1899 - 1999) |
| Child | Harvey Lee PRATER (1922 - 2004) |
| Child | John 'Oren' PRATER (1924 - 1983) |
| Child | Marvin Rufus PRATER (1926 - 2001) |
| Child | J.R. PRATER (1932 - 1932) |
| Child | Rubenia Octy PRATER (1934 - 2000) |
| Father | John Rufus Oren PRATER (1871 - 1952) |
| Mother | Annie Frances HALL (1874 - 1915) |
| Sibling | Ida Lisa PRATER (1890 - 1973) |
| Sibling | Thomas Roy PRATER (1894 - 1895) |
| Sibling | Jane "Janie" PRATER (1896 - 1910) |
| Sibling | Thomas M. "Lally" PRATER (1898 - 1930) |
| Sibling | Erskin Vastine PRATER (1899 - 1979) |
| Sibling | Mattie Lou PRATER (1902 - 1903) |
| Sibling | William Thomas "Willie" PRATER (1903 - 1969) |
| Sibling | Lora Lee PRATER (1906 - 1910) |
| Sibling | Katie PRATER (1908 - ) |
| Sibling | Bessie M. PRATER (1908 - 1985) |
| Sibling | Claud 'Christine' PRATER (1911 - 1940) |
| Sibling | John Louis PRATER (1913 - ) |
| Sibling | Susan Belle "Susie" PRATER (1914 - 1990) |
Notes
Birth
From gravestone.Census
Age 7Census
Age 17, living with parents.Census (family)
Rufus B Prates Head M 37 MississippiWillie E Prates Wife F 31 Mississippi
Harvey L Prates Son M 8 Mississippi
John O Prates Son M 6 Mississippi
Rufus M Prates Son M 3 Mississippi
Susa B Prates F 15 Mississippi
Census (family)
Rufus B. Prater Head M 48 MississippiMillie Prater Wife F 41 Mississippi
Harvey Lee Prater Son M 18 Mississippi
Oren Prater Son M 16 Mississippi
Marvin Prater Son M 14 Mississippi
Rubenia Prater Daughter F 6 Mississippi
Death
From gravestone.Endnotes
1. From: Find-A-Grave -- https://www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19155253/rufus-bazel-prater.