Individual Details

James Grant "Garnet" PRATER Sr.

(11 May 1922 - 3 Jul 1986)

Given name "James Grant" from birth record.

Events

Birth11 May 1922Buchanan Co., VA
Census1930Pike Co., KY
Census1940Rock Lick, Buchanan Co., VA
Military1943 - 1945U.S. Army - WWII
Military17 Feb 1943Huntington, Cabell Co., WV
Living1948Waukegan, Lake Co., IL
MarriageBef 1950Emojean Mae CLINGENPEEL
Death3 Jul 1986Waukegan, Lake Co., IL
BurialMt. Olivet Memorial Park, Zion, Lake Co., IL

Families

SpouseEmojean Mae CLINGENPEEL (1926 - 1984)
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ChildTom J. PRATER (1954 - 2014)
ChildAlice PRATER ( - 2014)
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FatherElder Henderson 'Whetzel' PRATER (1898 - 1969)
MotherTennessee Pricey COLEMAN (1902 - 1975)
SiblingScott PRATER (1924 - 1926)
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Notes

Birth

From: grave plaque; SSDI; Virginia, Birth Records, 1912-2014, Delayed Birth Records, 1854-1911 (Ancestry.com)..

Census

Age 9

Census

Age 17, shown as "Garnet".

Military

From grave plaque.

Military

From: United States World War II Army Enlistment Records (FamilySearch).

Living

From: 1948 City Directory.

Death

From grave plaque; SSDI just shows Jul 1986.

Endnotes

1. From: Find-A-Grave Online, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=118926897.