Individual Details

Benson Howard "Ben" PRATER

(25 Oct 1873 - 27 May 1945)

Events

Birth25 Oct 1873Calcasieu Par., LA
Census1880Barnes Creek, Calcasieu Par., LA
MarriageAbt 1896Beulah May ANDRUS
Census1920Beauregard Par., LA
Census1930Melville, St. Landry Par., LA
Death27 May 1945DeQuincy, Calcasieu Par., LA
Alt nameBenjamin PRATER

Families

SpouseBeulah May ANDRUS (1871 - 1906)
ChildJasper Benson PRATER (1897 - 1985)
ChildFloyd 'Leo' PRATER (1898 - 1990)
ChildAlbert Ellison PRATER (1901 - 1971)
FatherJasper Newton PRATER (1845 - 1926)
MotherMartha Lucretia HEWITT (1849 - 1900)
SiblingWilliam Jackson "Willie" PRATER (1869 - 1956)
SiblingJohn Albert PRATER (1871 - 1948)
SiblingCharles Haviland PRATER (1874 - 1930)
SiblingFrances Loucretia "Francie/Lieu/Lou" PRATER (1876 - 1963)
SiblingJasper Hampton "Hamp" PRATER (1877 - 1938)
SiblingEllia J. PRATER (1879 - 1887)
SiblingAbba "Abbie" PRATER (1881 - 1959)
SiblingAlpha Omega PRATER (1883 - 1955)
SiblingSylvin N. Prater (1885 - 1900)
SiblingVirginia N. "Jennie" PRATER (1888 - 1935)
SiblingJasper 'Norton' PRATER (1892 - 1941)

Notes

Census

Age 7, shown as "Benjamin".

Census

Benron H Prater 47
Floyd L Prater 21
Albert E Prater 19

Census

Age 58, living with son Leo.

Death

From: Louisiana Statewide Death Index, 1900-1949 (Ancestry.com), which indicatates he was "black". [error?]

Alt name

From 1880 Census.

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