Individual Details
Alpha PRATER
(2 Jun 1905 - 29 Sep 1974)
Events
| Birth | 2 Jun 1905 | DeFuniak Springs, Walton Co., FL |  | ||
| Census | 1910 | Eucheeanna, Walton Co., FL | | ||
| Census | 1920 | Florala, Covington Co., Ala | | ||
| Marriage | 8 May 1927 | Walton Co., FL - Velma SMITH | | ||
| Census (family) | 1930 | Ealum, Walton Co., FL - Velma SMITH | | ||
| Divorce | 1942 | Polk Co., FL - Velma SMITH | | ||
| Marriage | 28 Mar 1942 | Frostproof, Polk Co., FL - Vertie Vivian GRIFFIN | | ||
| Military | 29 May 1942 - 21 Dec 1942 | enlisted in U.S. Army - Camp Blanding, Starke, Bradford Co., FL | | ||
| Living | 1974 | Bushnell, Sumter Co., FL | |||
| Death | 29 Sep 1974 | Arcadia, DeSoto Co., FL | | ||
| Alt name | Alton PRATER | | |||
| Burial | Oak Ridge Cemetery, Arcadia, DeSoto Co., FL |  |
Families
| Spouse | Velma SMITH (1911 - 2003) |
| Child | James Alvin PRATER (1928 - 1951) |
| Child | William Henry "Red" PRATER (1932 - 2004) |
| Spouse | Vertie Vivian GRIFFIN (1917 - 1988) |
| Child | Betty Dale "Bettie" PRATER (1943 - 2010) |
| Father | Harvey C. PRATER (1873 - 1954) |
| Mother | Wealtha E. "Walsie" LAIRD (1875 - 1920) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth "Lizzie" PRATER (1903 - 1987) |
| Sibling | Lena Pearl PRATER (1909 - 1994) |
| Sibling | Lela PRATER (1911 - 2002) |
| Sibling | Richard Cecil "Fred" PRATER Sr. (1913 - 1972) |
Notes
Birth
From: gravestone; death record; gravestone shows 2 Jun 1903.Census
Age 5, shown as "Alton".Census
Age 13Marriage
She m2 c.1935 Edmund tatum; m3 1961 Paul Edward Davis.Census (family)
Alpha Prater 23Velma Prater 18
Divorce
From: Florida, Divorce Index, 1927-2001 (Ancestry.com)Marriage
She m1 c.1937 Neil Harrison Goolsby.Military
From death/enlistment records.Death
From: gravestone; U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 (Ancestry.com)Alt name
From 1910 Census.Endnotes
1. From: Find-A-Grave Online, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=48858608.