Individual Details

Vernon 'Dewey' PRATHER

(18 Jul 1898 - 1 Feb 1967)

Events

Birth18 Jul 1898Urbana, Champaign Co., IL
Census1900Urbana, Champaign Co., IL
Census1910Urbana, Champaign Co., IL
MilitaryCa 1918WWI
Living1918Urbana, Champaign Co., IL
Census1920Urbana, Champaign Co., IL
Graduation1923University of Illinois
Marriage22 Jul 1925St. Joseph, Champaign Co., IL - Doris Virginia CRITZER
Census (family)1930Urbana, Champaign Co., IL - Doris Virginia CRITZER
Living1935in same house, Urbana, Champaign Co., IL
Census (family)1940Urbana, Champaign Co., IL - Doris Virginia CRITZER
Living1967Urbana, Champaign Co., IL
Death1 Feb 1967Urbana, Champaign Co., IL
ObituaryCa 2 Feb 1967undated & unattested
BurialMt. Olive Cemetery, Mayview, Champaign Co., IL

Families

SpouseDoris Virginia CRITZER (1905 - 1994)
ChildFrancis Gordon PRATHER (1926 - 1982)
ChildCharles Richard PRATHER (1928 - 2010)
ChildMartha Jane PRATHER (1931 - 2016)
FatherWilliam 'Lewis' PRATHER (1862 - 1924)
MotherLula May WERTS (1875 - 1948)
SiblingJesse James PRATHER (1905 - 1963)

Notes

Birth

From obituary; gravestone shows only 1898.

Military

From obituary.

Living

From draft registration.

Graduation

From obituary.

Marriage

From Dewey's obituary.

Census (family)

Dewey Prather 31
Doris Prather 24
Franis Prather 3-7/12
Charles Prather 2-5/12

Living

From 1940 Census.

Census (family)

Denney Prather 41
Doris Prather 34
Francis Prather 13
Charles Prather 12
Martha Prather 8

Living

From obituary.

Death

From obituary; gravestone shows only 1967.

Obituary

Obituary is included on Find-A-Grave listing.

Endnotes

1. From Find-A-Grave website., http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7226750.