Individual Details
William S. PRATER
(4 Aug 1877 - 17 Jun 1980)
Not sure why he is not listed in the family's 1880 Census, but pops back up in the 1900 listing. Is he a later adoptee, or is the 1880 Census wrong?
Events
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth Catherine "Lizzie" PETTIT (1880 - 1968) |
| Child | Raymond Charles PRATER (1901 - 1966) |
| Child | James Roy PRATER (1902 - 1954) |
| Child | Lovell PRATER (1903 - 2003) |
| Child | John Petit PRATER (1907 - 1962) |
| Child | Willis 'Edwin' PRATER (1909 - 1986) |
| Child | India M. PRATER (1911 - 2005) |
| Child | Herman PRATER (1913 - 1973) |
| Child | Alice Mary PRATER (1915 - 2009) |
| Child | Dorothy 'Mildred' PRATER (1917 - 1994) |
| Child | Living |
| Father | James Monroe PRATER (1846 - 1932) |
| Mother | Sarah 'Elizabeth' BROWN (1849 - 1932) |
| Sibling | Lucinda Maria "Lucene" PRATER (1871 - 1948) |
| Sibling | Boyde Monroe "Rolly/Rollie" PRATER (1873 - 1943) |
| Sibling | Neoma PRATHER (1875 - ) |
| Sibling | Mariah Jane PRATHER (1875 - 1937) |
| Sibling | Martha Ann PRATER (1881 - 1967) |
| Sibling | Rosa Belle "Rose" PRATER (1884 - 1976) |
| Sibling | John Henry "Johnnie" PRATER (1886 - 1982) |
| Sibling | Harlan PRATER (1889 - 1980) |
Notes
Birth
From: United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (FamilySearch); SSDI; gravestone shows just 1877.Census
Age 22, living with parents.Census (family)
William S Prather Head Male 32 KentuckyLizzie C Prather Wife Female 28 Kentucky
Charles R Prather Son Male 8 Kentucky
James R Prather Son Male 7 Kentucky
Lavel Prather Daughter Female 6 Kentucky
John P Prather Son Male 3 Kentucky
Willis E Prather Son Male 1 Kentucky
Martha Sulack Boarder Female 85 Kentucky
Living
From draft registration.Census (family)
William Prater Head Male 42 KentuckyElizabeth K Prater Wife Female 38 Kentucky
Chas R Prater Son Male 19 Kentucky
Janes R Prater Son Male 18 Kentucky
Lovell Prater Daughter Female 16 Kentucky
John Prater Son Male 14 Kentucky
Willis E Prater Son Male 12 Kentucky
Inda M Prater Daughter Female 10 Kentucky
Herman Prater Son Male 6 Kentucky
Alice Prater Daughter Female 4 Kentucky
Dorothy M Prater Daughter Female 3 Kentucky
Augusta Prater Daughter Female 0 Kentucky
Census (family)
William S Prather Head Male 52 KentuckyElizabeth C Prather Wife Female 48 Kentucky
John Prather Son Male 23 Kentucky
Willis E Prather Son Male 21 Kentucky
Hernan Prather Son Male 17 Kentucky
Alice Mary Prather Daughter Female 15 Kentucky
Dorthay M Prather Daughter Female 13 Kentucky
Augusta F Prather Daughter Female 10 Kentucky
Census (family)
Prater, William Head M 62 KY------, Elizabeth Wife F 59 KY
------, Mildred Dau F 22 KY
------, Gussie Dau F 20 KY
