Individual Details
Ralph Van Nice PRATHER
(15 Jun 1881 - 3 Oct 1928)
Events
| Birth | 15 Jun 1881 | Washington Twp., Lucas Co., IA |  | ||
| Census | 1895 | Lucas Co., IA | | ||
| Census | 1900 | Whitebreast, Lucas Co., IA | | ||
| Marriage | 26 Feb 1901 | Russell, Lucas Co., IA - Elma L. MORFORD | | ||
| Census (family) | 1910 | Osceola, Clarke Co., IA - Elma L. MORFORD | | ||
| Census (family) | 1920 | Dallas, Marion Co., IA - Elma L. MORFORD | | ||
| Census (family) | 1925 | Melcher-Dallas, Marion Co., IA - Elma L. MORFORD | | ||
| Death | 3 Oct 1928 | at home - New Virginia, Warren Co., IA | | ||
| Burial | 12 Oct 1928 | Dallas Cemetery, Melcher-Dallas, Marion Co., IA | |  | |
| Obituary | 16 Oct 1928 | Leader - Chariton, Lucas Co., IA |
Families
| Spouse | Elma L. MORFORD (1882 - 1930) |
| Child | Williams David PRATHER (1901 - 1935) |
| Child | Cecil Arthur PRATHER (1903 - 1968) |
| Child | Lewis C. PRATHER (1905 - 1930) |
| Child | Theo 'Irene' PRATHER (1908 - 1920) |
| Child | Lawrence Ivan PRATHER (1910 - 1957) |
| Father | Solomon David PRATHER (1856 - 1924) |
| Mother | Eva Esther Letta Van NICE (1860 - 1916) |
| Sibling | Joseph 'Earl' PRATHER (1882 - 1961) |
| Sibling | Edna Estelle PRATHER (1886 - 1955) |
| Sibling | Fern PRATHER (1892 - 1892) |
| Sibling | Asahel Glenn PRATHER (1893 - 1951) |
| Sibling | dau PRATHER (1894 - 1894) |
| Sibling | Oren Alfred PRATHER (1897 - 1957) |
Notes
Birth
From: Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935 (FamilySearch) and Marion Co., IA 1917 WWI Draft registration both show 15 Jun 1881; gravestone and obituary shows 15 Jun 1880..Census
Age 13Census
Age 18, living in the household of A.M. James.Marriage
From: Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1937 (Ancestry.com); obituary.Census (family)
Ralph V Prather 28Elma L Prather 27
Willie D Prather 8
Cecil R Prather 6
Lewis C Prather 5
Theo I Prather 2
Census (family)
Rolf W Prather 37Elma T Prather 36
Williams D Prather 18
Cecil R Prather 16
Lewis C Prather 14
Irene T Prather 11
Lawrence J Prather 9
Census (family)
Ralph V Prather 43Elma L Prather 44
Cecil A Prather 21
Lewis C Prather 20
Lawrence I Prather 14
Death
From obituary; gravestone shows 2 Oct 1928 instead.Burial
From obituary.Endnotes
1. From: Find-A-Grave Online, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=102375436.