Individual Details
Joseph Elden PRATER
(Calc 1839 - 24 May 1865)
Events
| Birth | Calc 1839 | Hall Co., GA |  | ||
| Census | 1850 | Gordon Co., GA | | ||
| Marriage | Bef 1858 | Elizabeth Jane BOBO | |||
| Military | 20 Apr 1862 | enlisted in 14th Ala Infantry Regiment - Fayette, Fayette Co., Ala | |||
| Military | 21 Apr 1863 | captured while guarding the Commissary - McMinnville, Warren Co., TN | | ||
| Death | 24 May 1865 | in Civil War hospital from gunshot wound after amputation - Petersburg, VA | |||
| Burial | Wesley Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery, Fayette, Fayette Co., Ala |  |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth Jane BOBO (1838 - 1928) |
| Child | James LaFayette PRATER (1858 - 1936) |
| Child | Miles S. PRATER (1860 - 1943) |
| Child | Absolom Franklin PRATER (1861 - 1920) |
| Father | Robert Morgan PRATER Sr. (1820 - 1901) |
| Mother | Ann [Anna] M. CAIN (1818 - 1855) |
| Sibling | William Francis "Frank" PRATER (1838 - 1905) |
| Sibling | John A. PRATER (1841 - 1862) |
| Sibling | Valentine PRATER (1842 - 1869) |
| Sibling | Irby PRATER (1844 - 1862) |
| Sibling | Richard Marion PRATER (1848 - 1910) |
| Sibling | Florida V. "Queenie" PRATER (1849 - 1929) |
Notes
Birth
Calculated from 1850 Census.Census
Age 11Military
Forwarded to Market House, Nashville, TN (27 Apr 1863) then to the Military Prison Louisville, KY (2 May 1863)sent to Baltimore, MD (2 May 1863) where released (7 May 1863)Endnotes
1. From: Find-A-Grave Online, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=70614230.