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Joseph Ezra Prather 1932–2008 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Mar 1932

Birth Location: Oakdale, Allen, Louisiana, United States

Death Date: 8 Jul 2008

Death Location: Sulphur, Calcasieu, Louisiana, USA

Father: Joseph Prather

Mother: Opal Creel

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Joseph Ezra Prather was born in 1932 in Oakdale, Allen, Louisiana, United States, the child of Joseph Ezra Prather And Opal Esther Creel. In 1993, Joseph Ezra Prather resided in Sulphur, Louisiana, United States. Joseph Ezra Prather married Wanda Broussard, and had children including Jolene Prather, Kimberly Kay Prather. Joseph Ezra Prather passed away in 2008 in Sulphur, Calcasieu, Louisiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Ezra Prather was born in 1932 in Oakdale, Allen, Louisiana, United States, the child of Joseph Ezra Prather And Opal Esther Creel.
  • In 1993, Joseph Ezra Prather resided in Sulphur, Louisiana, United States.
  • Joseph Ezra Prather married Wanda Broussard, and had children including Jolene Prather, Kimberly Kay Prather.
  • Joseph Ezra Prather passed away in 2008 in Sulphur, Calcasieu, Louisiana, USA.

Immediate Family

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Joseph Prather's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Prather
1932–2008
Birth Place: Oakdale, Allen, Louisiana, United States
Parents
Joseph Ezra Prather
1900–1953
St Landry, Louisiana, United States
Opal (Esther) Creel
1911–
St. Landry, Louisiana, United States
Grandparents
Marshall (Aaron) Prather
1874–1959
St. Landry, Louisiana, United States
Mary (Aline) Perry
1879–1959
Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, United States
Great-Grandparents
Azariah III
1824–1880
Mary Montgomery
1839–1917
Oscar Perry
1852–1948
Marie Hollier
1860–1932
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Prather
1786–
Marguerite Burleigh
1794–
John Montgomery
1804–1886
Emily Gay
1812–1863

Joseph Prather's Timeline

3 Records

1932
23 Mar 1932
Birth of Joseph Ezra Prather in Oakdale, Allen, Louisiana, United States
Oakdale, Allen, Louisiana, United States
1993
1993
Age 61
Joseph Ezra Prather resided here in Sulphur, Louisiana, United States
Sulphur, Louisiana, United States
2008
8 Jul 2008
Age 76
Death of Joseph Ezra Prather in Sulphur, Calcasieu, Louisiana, USA
Sulphur, Calcasieu, Louisiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1932
    Event Place: Oakdale, Allen, Louisiana, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 437-40-4709; Issue State: Louisiana; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [3] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Newspaper: Southwest Daily News; Publication Date: 12 Jul 2008; Publication Place: Sulphur , LA , Us.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Sulphur, Louisiana, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Place: Cornerstone Christian Fellowship Church, Sulphur, Louisiana, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jul 2008
    Event Place: Sulphur, Calcasieu, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 437-40-4709; Issue State: Louisiana; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Newspaper: Southwest Daily News; Publication Date: 12 Jul 2008; Publication Place: Sulphur , LA , Us.

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