Individual Details
Benjamin David "Ben" PRATER
(24 Dec 1887 - 5 Aug 1956)
Gravestone shows just "Ben D. Prater".
Events
| Birth | 24 Dec 1887 | Pleasant Hill, Cass Co., MO |  | ||
| Census | 1910 | Pleasant Hill, Cass Co., MO | | ||
| Military | 1918 - 1919 | Sgt., U.S. Army - WWI | |||
| Census | 1920 | Grand River, Cass Co., MO | | ||
| Marriage | 15 Mar 1922 | Harrisonville, Cass Co., MO - Zelah A. BULLOCK | | ||
| Census (family) | 1930 | Harrisonville, Cass Co., MO - Zelah A. BULLOCK | | ||
| Census (family) | 1940 | Harrisonville, Cass Co., MO - Zelah A. BULLOCK | | ||
| Marriage | 2 Aug 1942 | Cass Co., MO - Colene Francis SWITZER | | ||
| Death | 5 Aug 1956 | Harrisonville, Cass Co., MO | | ||
| Alt name | Ben Daniel PRATER | ||||
| Burial | Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Pleasant Hill, Cass Co., MO |  |
Families
| Spouse | Zelah A. BULLOCK (1896 - 1940) |
| Spouse | Colene Francis SWITZER (1894 - 1961) |
| Father | James Allen PRATER (1856 - 1934) |
| Mother | Martha Alice BLEDSOE (1864 - 1950) |
| Sibling | Willa Mae PRATER (1879 - 1914) |
| Sibling | Minnie Alice PRATER (1882 - 1943) |
| Sibling | Nelle PRATER (1884 - 1965) |
| Sibling | Leroy Charles "Roy" PRATER (1890 - 1897) |
Notes
Birth
From: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Ancestry.com); WWI Draft Registration; gravestone shows just 1887.Census
Age 22m living with father.Census
Age 32, living alone.Marriage
Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002Census (family)
Ben David Prater 42Zelah Avis Prater 34
Clara Bird Bullock 75 [mother-in-law]
Census (family)
Ben D Prater 52Zelak B Prater 44
Martha B Prater 75 [mother]
Betty J Beason 15
Marriage
From: Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002. She m2 Glenn A. Crockett.Death
Gravestone shows just 1956.Endnotes
1. From: Find-A-Grave Online, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=76190689.