Individual Details

Bessie Merle LIZENBY

(9 Jul 1899 - 14 Oct 1985)

Spelling of surname from marriage record.

Events

Birth9 Jul 1899Scottsburg, Scott Co., IN
Census1900Vienna, Scott Co., IN
Census1910Jackson, Jackson Co., IN
Census1920Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN
Marriage12 Feb 1928Marion Co., IN - Martin Luther PRATER
Census (family)1930New Castle, Henry Co., KY - Martin Luther PRATER
Census1930New Castle, Henry Co., KY
Death14 Oct 1985Orange Co., FL
BurialPilgrims Rest Cemetery, Huntington, Huntington Co., IN

Families

SpouseMartin Luther PRATER (1895 - 1962)
FatherHarrison Tyler Douglas LIZENBY (1863 - 1938)
MotherNettie O. ROBBINS (1867 - 1920)

Notes

Birth

From: SSDI; Florida Death Index, 1877-1998 (Ancestry.com); gravestone shows just 1899.

Census

Age 11/12

Census

Age 10

Census

Age 20, living with parents.

Marriage

From: Marion County, Indiana Marriages since 1925 (Ancestry.com); shared gravestone.

Census (family)

Martin L Prater 34
Bessie Prater 30

Death

From: Florida Death Index, 1877-1998 (Ancestry.com); ; gravestone shows 1998 instead. Alternate Date: 26 Jul 1998.

Endnotes

1. From: Find-A-Grave Online, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=116112125.