Individual Details
William Henry Cole 'Downey' PRATER
(24 Jul 1881 - 1 Nov 1954)
Events
| Birth | 24 Jul 1881 | Pleasant Hill, Cass Co., MO |  | ||
| Census | 1900 | Pleasant Hill, Cass Co., MO | | ||
| Marriage | 24 Jan 1909 | Kathryn 'Buryl' HOWARD | | ||
| Census (family) | 1910 | Rock Creek, Washington Co., CO - Kathryn 'Buryl' HOWARD | | ||
| Living | 1917 | Howard Co., MO | | ||
| Census (family) | 1920 | Goldsberry, Howell Co., MO - Kathryn 'Buryl' HOWARD | | ||
| Census (family) | 1930 | Polk, Cass Co., MO - Kathryn 'Buryl' HOWARD | | ||
| Census | 1940 | Cass, Cass Co., MO | | ||
| Death | 1 Nov 1954 | of coronary thrombosis - West Plains, Howell Co., MO | | ||
| Burial | 2 Nov 1954 | Mountain View Cemetery, Mountain View, Howell Co., MO | |  |
Families
| Spouse | Kathryn 'Buryl' HOWARD (1887 - 1964) |
| Child | Opal Elizabeth PRATER (1909 - 2002) |
| Child | Ethel Frances PRATER (1911 - 1980) |
| Child | Howard Wallace PRATER (1912 - 1991) |
| Child | Walter Henry PRATER (1915 - 1980) |
| Child | John B. PRATER (1917 - 1920) |
| Child | Iona Buryl PRATER (1920 - 1975) |
| Child | Jack Claude PRATER (1922 - 1971) |
| Child | Fay PRATER twin (1924 - 1924) |
| Child | Fern PRATER twin (1924 - 1924) |
| Father | William Wallace PRATER (1846 - 1888) |
| Mother | Jerusha Henry "Russia" DUDLEY (1846 - 1933) |
| Sibling | John Allen PRATER (1865 - 1939) |
| Sibling | Isadora Dudley "Dora" PRATER (1867 - 1942) |
| Sibling | Lillian Halliday "Lilla" PRATER (1869 - 1941) |
| Sibling | Mary Josephine PRATER (1872 - 1954) |
| Sibling | Charles Edward PRATER (1875 - 1880) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Alice PRATER (1877 - 1880) |
| Sibling | Anna Belle PRATER (1879 - 1880) |
| Sibling | Angeline Carol "Angie" PRATER (1884 - 1958) |
| Sibling | Hattie PRATER (1885 - 1900) |
| Sibling | Milford Avery PRATER twin (1886 - 1887) |
| Sibling | Mildred Avory PRATER twin (1886 - 1887) |
| Sibling | Wallace A.D. "Dee" PRATER (1888 - 1918) |
Notes
Birth
From: US , Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Ancestry.com) shown as "Downey"; Howell Co., MO 1917 WWI Draft Registration shown as "Downey"; gravestone shows just 1881.Census
Age 19, living with mother, shown as "Donnie".Marriage
She m2 -NN Buryl.Census (family)
Downey Prater 28Buryl Prater 22
Opal E Prater 5/12
Living
From draft registration.Census (family)
D Prater 38Prater 32
Buryl Opal Prater 10
Ethel Prater 8
Howard Prater 7
Walter Prater 4-5/12
John Prater 2-11/12
Dona Prater 3/12
Census (family)
Downey Prater Head M 48 MissouriBuryl Prater Wife F 42 Missouri
Ethel Prater Daughter F 19 Colorado
Howard Prater Son M 18 Colorado
Walter Prater Son M 14 Colorado
Iona Prater Daughter F 10 Missouri
Jack Prater Son M 8 Missouri
Census
Age 64, living with sister Lillian.Death
From: MO Death Certificate #44420; gravestone shows just 1954.Burial
From death certificateEndnotes
1. From: Find-A-Grave -- https://www.findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=22757184.
2. From: Find-A-Grave -- https://www.findagrave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=86631889.