Individual Details

William Henry PRATHER

(10 Feb 1896 - 11 Nov 1975)

Events

Birth10 Feb 1896Vermilion Co., IL
Census1910Rossville, Vermilion Co., IL
Military17 Aug 1917 - 13 Feb 1919U.S. Army Air Corps - WWI
Census1920Grant, Vermilion Co., IL
Marriage21 Sep 1935Vermilion Co., IL - Beryl Henry BISHOP
Census1940Grant, Vermilion Co., IL
Death11 Nov 1975Vermilion Co., IL
BurialRossville Cemetery, Rossville, Vermilion Co., IL

Families

SpouseBeryl Henry BISHOP (1904 - 1984)
ChildRobert William "Bob" PRATHER (1937 - 2011)
ChildNell Rose PRATHER (1940 - 2003)
FatherCornelius Milton PRATHER (1858 - 1928)
MotherLida 'Nellie' HELD (1865 - 1940)
SiblingEdward 'Merle' PRATHER (1897 - 1974)
SiblingMary 'Lucille' PRATHER twin (1900 - 1920)
SiblingNancy 'Louise' PRATHER twin (1900 - 1964)

Notes

Birth

From enlistment record; gravestone shows just 1896.

Census

Age 14

Military

From grave plaque; U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 (Ancestry.com).

Census

Age 23, living with parents.

Death

From enlistment record; gravestone shows just 1975.

Endnotes

1. From: Anne DeMarce -- aspookie@telus.net, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=beaner&id=I1170.

2. From: Find-A-Grave Online, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=63706873.