Individual Details
Joseph 'Jewel' PRATER
(13 Apr 1922 - 26 Oct 2003)
Events
| Birth | 13 Apr 1922 | Noxie, Nowata Co., OK |  | ||
| Census | 1925 | Fawn Creek, Montgomery Co., KS | | ||
| Census | 1930 | Hickory, Nowata Co., OK | | ||
| Marriage | Bef 1943 | Living | | ||
| Military | Ca 1945 | U.S. Army 34th "Red Bull" Division - WWII | | ||
| Marriage | 5 Jan 1951 | Marie Willa METCALF | | ||
| Death | 26 Oct 2003 | Pueblo, Pueblo Co., CO | | ||
| Burial | 29 Oct 2003 | Imperial Memorial Gardens, Pueblo Co., Pueblo Co., CO | |  | |
| Obituary | 29 Oct 2003 | Chieftain - Pueblo, Pueblo Co., CO |
Families
| Spouse | Living |
| Child | Joseph Lee PRATER (1943 - 1966) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Spouse | Marie Willa METCALF (1919 - 1996) |
| Father | Moses Ulysses "Mose" PRATER (1861 - 1944) |
| Mother | Alphretta F. "Althie" WILLARD (1890 - 1978) |
| Sibling | Alvie 'Doyle' PRATER (1910 - 1996) |
| Sibling | Verdie L. PRATER (1912 - 1930) |
| Sibling | Alpha PRATER (1924 - ) |
Notes
Birth
From obituary; SSDI; gravestone shows just 1922; U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 shows 12 Apr 1923 instead.Census
Age 2, shown as "Jewell".Census
Age 7Marriage
4 childrenMilitary
He fought across Africa to Anzio Beachhead to Casino Hill to Pisa, Italy. Joseph received several medals for his military effort including the Combat Infantry Medal, Good Conduct Medal and Distinguished Unit Badge.Marriage
She m1 1935 Louis Dial.Death
From obituary; SSDI; U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Ancestry,com); gravestone shows just 2003.Burial
From obituary.Endnotes
1. From: Find-A-Grave Online, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=28207486&PIpi=37839909.