Individual Details
Carras James "Joe/CJ" PRATER
(16 Jun 1920 - 6 Oct 1986)
Events
| Birth | 16 Jun 1920 | MS |  | ||
| Census | 1930 | Pontotoc Co., MS | | ||
| Census | 1940 | Tyronza, Poinsett Co., Ark | | ||
| Military | 24 Jan 1942 - 16 Nov 1945 | U.S. Army - WWII | | ||
| Marriage | Bef 1945 | Pauline H. | |||
| Death | 6 Oct 1986 | West Memphis, Crittenden Co., Ark | | ||
| Burial | Crittenden Memorial Park, Marion, Crittenden Co., Ark |  |
Families
| Spouse | Pauline H. (1924 - 2011) |
| Child | Judye Paulette PRATER (1945 - 2018) |
| Child | James Erskin "Jim" PRATER (1947 - 2016) |
| Father | Erskin Vastine PRATER (1899 - 1979) |
| Mother | Melda Lee ELLIOT (1897 - 1973) |
| Sibling | Clinton Rufus PRATER (1918 - 1993) |
| Sibling | Otis Eugene "Pete" PRATER (1922 - 1976) |
| Sibling | Living |
Notes
Birth
From grave plaque; death record; SSDI; BIRLS; U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 (Ancestry.com).Census
Age 9, shown as "Carros J."Census
Age 19, shown as "Carra".Military
From death record; U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 (Ancestry.com)..Death
From grave plaque; U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 (Ancestry.com); SSDI shows just Oct 1986.Endnotes
1. From: Find-A-Grave Online, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Prater&GSiman=1&GScid=53580&GRid=10861194&.