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Roy Prater 1914–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jun 1914

Birth Location: Rossville, Shawnee, Kansas, USA

Death Date: Oct 1968

Death Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

Father: Hezekiah Prater

Mother: Louisa Cottle

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Roy Prater was born in 1914 in Rossville, Shawnee, Kansas, USA, the child of Hezekiah K Prater And Louisa Naomi Lena Cottle. In 1920, Roy Prater resided in Rossville, Shawnee, Kansas. In 1925, Roy Prater resided in Rossville, Shawnee, Kansas. Roy Prater passed away in 1968 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Roy Prater was born in 1914 in Rossville, Shawnee, Kansas, USA, the child of Hezekiah K Prater And Louisa Naomi Lena Cottle.
  • In 1920, Roy Prater resided in Rossville, Shawnee, Kansas.
  • In 1925, Roy Prater resided in Rossville, Shawnee, Kansas.
  • Roy Prater passed away in 1968 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

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Roy Prater's Ancestors

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Roy Prater
1914–1968
Birth Place: Rossville, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
Parents
Hezekiah K. Prater
1879–1968
West Liberty, Morgan, Kentucky, USA
Louisa (Naomi (Lena)) Cottle
1885–1971
Morgan County, Kentucky
Grandparents
John (Miles) Prater
1848–1914
Morgan County, Kentucky
Mariah (Frances) Smart
1849–1901
Nicholas County, Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
William Prater
1817–1899
Mary Henry
1819–1887
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Prater
1785–1856
Mary Prater
1783–1866
Lewis Sr.
1791–1854
Annie Allen
1792–1841

Roy Prater's Timeline

5 Records

1914
17 Jun 1914
Birth of Roy Prater in Rossville, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
Rossville, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
1920
1920
Age 6
Roy Prater resided here in Rossville, Shawnee, Kansas
Rossville, Shawnee, Kansas
1925
1925
Age 11
Roy Prater resided here in Rossville, Shawnee, Kansas
Rossville, Shawnee, Kansas
1968
1968
Age 54
Roy Prater resided here in Alamorgordo, Otero, New Mexico, USA
Alamorgordo, Otero, New Mexico, USA
1968
Oct 1968
Age 54
Death of Roy Prater in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jun 1914
    Event Place: Rossville, Shawnee, Kansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 510-03-9720; Issue State: Kansas; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Rossville, Shawnee, Kansas; Roll: T625_550; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 146; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Rossville, Shawnee, Kansas
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Rossville, Shawnee, Kansas; Roll: T625_550; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 146; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1925
    Event Place: Rossville, Shawnee, Kansas
    Record Source: Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1968
    Event Place: Alamorgordo, Otero, New Mexico, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1968
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 510-03-9720; Issue State: Kansas; Issue Date: Before 1951

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