Individual Details

Claiborne Archery "Toney Arch" PRATER

(7 Mar 1920 - 4 Sep 1983)

From brother Roy Prater's obituary.

Toney Arch's name was intended to be Claiborne Archery (per my grandmother) but his nickname "Toney Arch" was recorded on all official documents so everyone just uses that name now. -- Ann Jenkins

Events

Birth7 Mar 1920Saltville, Smyth Co., VA
Census1930Saltville Twp., Washington Co., VA
Military1 Jun 1942nlisted in U.S. Army - Abingdon, VA
Marriage23 Nov 1946Washington Co., VA - Opal 'Irene' SOUTH
Death4 Sep 1983of a brain injury - Chilhowie, Smyth Co., VA
BurialBlackwell Chapel Cemetery, Saltville, Washington Co., VA

Families

SpouseOpal 'Irene' SOUTH (1928 - 2017)
ChildEddie Daniel "Dan" PRATER (1960 - 2007)
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FatherVictory "Vick" PRATER (1882 - 1969)
MotherClada "Clady/Claddie" DINSMORE (1895 - 1989)
SiblingEthel Mae PRATER (1914 - 1967)
SiblingClaude Allen PRATER (1915 - 1989)
SiblingJames Johnson "Jim" PRATER (1918 - 1995)
SiblingIra 'Margaret' PRATER (1922 - 2000)
SiblingHarry Edward "Harrett" PRATER (1924 - 2011)
SiblingRoy McKinley PRATER (1927 - 2004)
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SiblingElmer Clifton PRATER (1939 - 2010)

Notes

Birth

From death record; grave plaque; U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Ancestry.com) shows 14 Oct 1919.

Census

Age 10

Military

From grave plaque.

Marriage

from: Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014 (Ancestry.com)

Death

From: Virginia Death Certificate #83-030300; Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014 (Ancestry.com); grave plaque; U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Ancestry.com) shows just Sep 1983.

Endnotes

1. From: Find-A-Grave Online, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=53301793.