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Otis Ray Prater 1920–2000 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 APR 1920

Birth Location: Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas, USA

Death Date: 11 AUG 2000

Death Location: Texas, USA

Father: Samuel Prater

Mother: Josephine Traylor

Spouse(s): Ruth McMillon

Children(s): Sammy Prater, Joseph Prater, Charles Prater

Otis Ray Prater was born in 1920 in Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas, USA, the child of Samuel Charles Prater And Josephine Josie Paralee Traylor. In 1941, Otis Ray Prater resided in Cleburne, Johnson, Texas, USA. In 1956, Otis Ray Prater resided in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. Otis Ray Prater married Ruth Helen Mcmillon, and had children including Charles Ray Prater, Joseph Edward Prater, Sammy Earl Prater. Otis Ray Prater passed away in 2000 in Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Otis Ray Prater was born in 1920 in Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas, USA, the child of Samuel Charles Prater And Josephine Josie Paralee Traylor.
  • In 1941, Otis Ray Prater resided in Cleburne, Johnson, Texas, USA.
  • In 1956, Otis Ray Prater resided in Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
  • Otis Ray Prater married Ruth Helen Mcmillon, and had children including Charles Ray Prater, Joseph Edward Prater, Sammy Earl Prater.
  • Otis Ray Prater passed away in 2000 in Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Otis Prater's Ancestors

Self
Otis Prater
1920–2000
Birth Place: Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas, USA
Parents
Samuel Charles Prater
1884–1976
Independence, Arkansas, United States
Josephine ("Josie" Paralee) Traylor
1888–1932
Cleburne, Johnson, TX, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Otis Prater's Descendants

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Otis (Ray) Prater (25 APR 1920–11 AUG 2000) m. Ruth (Helen) McMillon (2 January 1925–7 Nov 2007)
  1. 1. Sammy (Earl) Prater 1945–2015
  2. 2. Joseph (Edward) Prater 1948–1994
  3. 3. Charles (Ray) Prater 1942–2017 m. Sandra (Kay) Bryant 1946–1999

Otis Prater's Timeline

4 Records

1920
25 APR 1920
Birth of Otis Ray Prater in Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas, USA
Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas, USA
1941
1941
Age 21
Otis Ray Prater resided here in Cleburne, Johnson, Texas, USA
Cleburne, Johnson, Texas, USA
1956
1956
Age 36
Otis Ray Prater resided here in Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Fort Worth, Texas, USA
2000
11 AUG 2000
Age 80
Death of Otis Ray Prater in Joshua, Johnson, Texas, United States of America
Joshua, Johnson, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 APR 1920
    Event Place: Cleburne, Johnson County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019, National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1941
    Event Place: Cleburne, Johnson, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Texas, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1201

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1956
    Event Place: Fort Worth, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Joshua
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Fort Worth Star-Telegram; Publication Date: 13 Aug 2000; Publication Place: Fort Worth, Texas, USA; ,0.40239716,0.18103825,0.5316157&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 AUG 2000
    Event Place: Joshua, Johnson, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019, National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019, National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites

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