Individual Details
Josiah Melvin "Joe" PRATER
(17 Nov 1888 - 9 May 1972)
Events
| Birth | 17 Nov 1888 | Chattonville, IL |  | ||
| Census | 1900 | Chatsworth, Livingston Co., IL | | ||
| Living | 1905 | Chatsworth, Livingston Co., IL | | ||
| Living | 1917 | Summit Co., OH | |||
| Census (family) | 1930 | Akron, Summit Co., OH - Lena Bell PEGRAM | | ||
| Marriage | Bef 1931 | Lena Bell PEGRAM | |||
| Living | 1935 | in same house, Akron, Summit Co., OH | | ||
| Census (family) | 1940 | Akron, Summit Co., OH - Lena Bell PEGRAM | | ||
| Death | 9 May 1972 | Akron, Summit Co., OH | | ||
| Burial | Greenlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Akron, Summit Co., OH |  |
Families
| Spouse | Lena Bell PEGRAM (1896 - 1967) |
| Child | Samuel Melvin PRATER (1931 - 2015) |
| Child | Living |
| Father | John Josiah PRATER (1847 - 1917) |
| Mother | Elmira Emeline SENSE (1854 - 1905) |
| Sibling | Rosa Belle PRATER (1873 - ) |
| Sibling | Sarah Jane PRATER (1875 - 1961) |
| Sibling | Jacob Andrew PRATER (1877 - 1950) |
| Sibling | Veronica Gertrude "Gertie" PRATER (1879 - 1907) |
| Sibling | Pearl "Perlie" PRATER (1884 - 1905) |
| Sibling | Eva PRATER (1892 - 1967) |
| Sibling | Bessie PRATER (1895 - 1961) |
Notes
Birth
From: Chatsworth, IL U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards (Ancestry.com); death record shows 1888; grave plaque shows just 1888.Census
Age 11Living
From mother's obituary.Census (family)
Josiah M Prater 42Lena Prater 33
Rilla Legatt 9
Living
From 1940 Census.Census (family)
Josiah M Prater 51Lena B Prater 43
Samuel M Prater 9
Eva M Prater 6
Jesse Lee Warren 26
Rilla E Warren 19
Harry B Warren 11/12
Death
From: Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (Ancestry.com); grave plaque shows just 1972.Endnotes
1. From: Find-A-Grave Online, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=75211468.