Individual Details
Arthur Joseph PRATHER
(14 Apr 1885 - 13 Sep 1974)
Gravestone shows just "Arthur Prather".
Events
| Birth | 14 Apr 1885 | Opelousas, St. Landry Par., LA |  | ||
| Census | 1900 | Church Point, Acadia Par., LA | | ||
| Marriage | Bef 1904 | Annie MILLER | |||
| Census (family) | 1910 | Iota, Acadia Par., LA - Annie MILLER | | ||
| Marriage | 19 Dec 1914 | Evangeline, Acadia Par., LA - Ola Mae WHITTINGTON | | ||
| Census (family) | 1920 | Acadia Par., LA - Ola Mae WHITTINGTON | | ||
| Census (family) | 1930 | Acadia Par., LA - Ola Mae WHITTINGTON | | ||
| Census (family) | 1940 | Acadia Par., LA - Ola Mae WHITTINGTON | | ||
| Census (family) | 1950 | Acadia Par., LA - Ola Mae WHITTINGTON | | ||
| Death | 13 Sep 1974 | St. Landry Par., LA | | ||
| Alt name | Joseph Arthur PRATHER | ||||
| Burial | Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Eunice, St. Landry Par., LA |  |
Families
| Spouse | Ola Mae WHITTINGTON (1898 - 1983) |
| Child | Willis William PRATHER (1919 - 2022) |
| Child | Ruby Elsie PRATHER (1922 - 2004) |
| Child | Shelby L. PRATHER (1927 - 2022) |
| Child | Pearl Mae PRATHER (1930 - 2017) |
| Child | Lt. Col. Venon Lewis PRATHER USAF (Ret) (1932 - 2012) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Melvin Arthur PRATHER (1941 - 2013) |
| Spouse | Annie MILLER (1887 - 1913) |
| Child | Napoleon PRATHER (1904 - 1978) |
| Child | Edna PRATHER (1906 - 1989) |
| Child | Clarence PRATHER (1908 - 1998) |
| Child | Clyde PRATHER (1912 - 1920) |
| Child | Isabelle A. PRATHER (1913 - 1992) |
| Child | George PRATHER ( - ) |
| Father | Andrew Jackson "Henry" PRATHER (1857 - 1953) |
| Mother | Marie Theodora "Dora" MILLER (1864 - 1932) |
| Sibling | Benjamin PRATHER (1880 - 1956) |
| Sibling | Marie Theresa PRATHER (1882 - 1948) |
| Sibling | Ludy PRATHER (1886 - ) |
| Sibling | Henry Joseph PRATHER (1886 - 1917) |
| Sibling | Alicia "Alice" PRATHER (1889 - 1933) |
| Sibling | Evelina PRATHER (1890 - 1900) |
| Sibling | Edward PRATHER (1892 - 1900) |
| Sibling | Leua 'Lena' "Luce" PRATHER (1893 - 1976) |
| Sibling | Onezia PRATHER (1898 - 1986) |
| Sibling | Amelia Emelia "Amy" PRATHER (1901 - 1984) |
| Sibling | Dora PRATHER (1904 - 1910) |
| Sibling | Andrew Jackson PRATHER Jr. (1906 - 1994) |
Notes
Birth
From: gravestone; United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (FamilySearch); SSDI.Census
Age 16Census (family)
Arthur Prater Head M 23 LouisianaAnnie Prater Wife F 23 Louisiana
Napoleon Prater Son M 6 Louisiana
Edna Prater Daughter F 3 Louisiana
Clarence Prater Son M 2 Louisiana
Marriage
From: Louisiana Parish Marriages, 1837-1957 (FamilySearch).Census (family)
Auther Phrator Head M 35 LouisianaOler Phrator Wife F 22 Louisiana
Napoleon Phrator Son M 16 Louisiana
Edana Phrator Daughter F 14 Louisiana
Clarance Phrator Son M 12 Louisiana
Clyde Phrator Son M 8 Louisiana
Esebella Phrator Daughter F 6 Louisiana
Willis Phrator Son M 0 Louisiana
Census (family)
Author Prother Head M 45 LouisianaOla W Prother Wife F 32 Louisiana
Napoleon Prother Son M 26 Louisiana
Clarence Prother Son M 22 Louisiana
Isabelle Prother Daughter F 16 Louisiana
Willis Prother Son M 11 Louisiana
Ruby Prother Daughter F 8 Louisiana
Shelby Prother Son M 3 Louisiana
Pearl Prother Daughter F 0 Louisiana
Census (family)
Arthur Prather Head M 55 LouisianaVernon Prather Son M 7 Louisiana
Shelby Prather Son M 12 Louisiana
Pearl Prather Daughter F 10 Louisiana
Ola Prather Wife F 43 Louisiana
Floyd Prather Son M 1 Louisiana
Census (family)
Arthur Prather Head M 65 years LouisianaVernon Prather Son M 17 years Louisiana
Melvin Prather Son M 9 years Louisiana
Floyd Prather Son M 11 years Louisiana
Olla W Prather Wife F 52 years Louisiana
Death
From: gravestone; SSDI shows just Sep 1974.Endnotes
1. From: Find-A-Grave -- https://www.findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Prather&GSiman=1&GScnty=1157&GRid=5739918&.