Individual Details

Earnest Lee PRATER

(7 Oct 1916 - 6 Mar 1990)

Events

Birth7 Oct 1916Marshall Co., Ala
Census1930Hokes Bluff, Etowah Co., Ala
Census1940Etowah Co., Ala
Marriage18 Oct 1941Alabama City, Etowah Co., Ala - Lucille MCCRELESS
Death6 Mar 1990Etowah Co., Ala
BurialForrest Cemetery, Gadsen, Etowah Co., Ala

Families

SpouseLucille MCCRELESS (1915 - 2012)
ChildLiving
ChildLiving
ChildLiving
FatherBenjamin Quetman "Ben/Dixie" PRATER (1885 - 1964)
MotherSarah Frances "Sallie" NABORS (1887 - 1972)
SiblingLt. Col. Guy Thomas PRATER (1912 - 1994)
SiblingRuby Vastie PRATER (1914 - 2005)
SiblingDelores 'Irene' PRATER (1918 - 2011)
SiblingJames Cagney "Jimmy/JC" PRATER (1921 - 1998)
SiblingMary Gladys PRATER (1923 - 2014)
SiblingOpal PRATER (1926 - 2019)
SiblingOllie 'Ralph' PRATER (1928 - 1983)

Notes

Birth

From gravestone; SSDI.

Census

Age 13

Census

Age 23, living with brother-in-law James Miller; also, a second record shows him living with his parents..

Marriage

From: Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950 (FamilySearch).

Death

From gravestone; SSDI.

Endnotes

1. From: Find-A-Grave -- https://www.findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/186991428/ernest-lee-prater.