Individual Details

William 'Melvin' PRATER

(21 Jul 1914 - 24 Apr 1978)

Events

Birth21 Jul 1914Waco, McLennan Co., TX
Census1920Okmulgee, Okmulgee Co., OK
Census1930Okmulgee, Okmulgee Co., OK
Marriage15 Dec 1937Okmulgee Co., OK - Mildred Evelyn DODD
Census (family)1940Hamilton, Okmulgee Co., OK - Mildred Evelyn DODD
Military2 Sep 1942enlisted in U.S. Armed Services - Tulsa, Tulsa Co., OK
Marriage14 Jul 1971Randall Co., TX - Living
Death24 Apr 1978Tulsa, Tulsa Co., OK

Families

SpouseMildred Evelyn DODD (1919 - 1969)
ChildWilliam Melvin "Bill" PRATER Jr. (1939 - 1960)
ChildLiving
ChildStephan "Steve" PRATER (1941 - 2020)
ChildBobby PRATER ( - 2020)
SpouseLiving
FatherJoe Byron PRATER (1887 - 1970)
MotherGladys Muriel CRAG (1896 - 1972)
SiblingGladys 'Muriel' PRATER (1918 - 2005)
SiblingJoe Byron "J.B." PRATER Jr. (1921 - 2012)

Notes

Birth

From: Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 (familySearch); SSDI.

Census

Age 5, shown as "Melvin".

Census

Age 15

Census (family)

William Melvin Prater Head Male 25 Texas
Mildred Prater Wife Female 20 Oklahoma
Wm Melvin Prater Son Male 1 Oklahoma
James J Prater Son Male 0 Oklahoma

Military

From: United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 (FamilySearch).

Marriage

From: Texas Marriages, 1966-2010 (FamilySearch).