PRATER, Olison Sloan, service number 4245753, Corporal, Provost Guard Company, US Army, was inducted 6 September 1918 at Waynesboro, TN. He was discharged 5 March 1919 at Camp Wadsworth, Spartanburg, South Carolina. Someone in the barracks where Olison was stationed came down with measles and the whole barracks was quarantined. They could not go overseas so they were discharged and sent home after only six months of service.

Olison S. PRATER (Tog), (Squire), was born 9 Sept. 1895 in Wayne Co., TN, died 16 Dec 1973, and is buried at Prater’s Chapel Cemetery, Wayne Co., TN. He was the son of Tode PRATER born 9 Sept 1867, and Lucy Ann BATTLES, born 15 July 1869. Grandson of Archey PRATER, born 22 Nov 1840 and Martha Fannie HALE, born 17 May 1841. Olison’s siblings were Minnie Ethel PRATER, born 12 March 1888; Charles Haselton PRATER born 13 Sept. 1889; Edker Wallace PRATER, born 6 Dec 1891; Albert Louis PRATER born 6 Dec 1893; Arthur Kirkland PRATER, born 4 Aug 1897; Nancy PRATER born 5 July 1899 (died before age 8).

Tog married Elvis Mae CONWAY, 18 March 1919. Elvis was born 28 Nov 1899 in Wayne Co. TN. Tog was a farmer. He lived in Wayne County all his life. He served in the County as follows: County Magistrate, Justice of Peace, Wayne County Farm Bureau, Equilization Board, Draft Board World War II, and Charter member of the American Legion Post #130, Waynesboro, TN.

Tog and Elvis had 10 children, 25 grandchildren, 43 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren. Their children are

1. James Jerry PRATER, born 23 Nov 1919, died 26 Nov 1919.
2. Connie Howe PRATER, born 17 Oct 1920, d. 27 July 1994, married 1st to 
	Helen Virginia TURNBO, and had a daughter:
	A. Glenda Faye PRATER, married 1) ___BOWLING; 2) Chip NICKELL. By first 
		marriage had one daughter
		1. Teresa BOWLING married 1) Terry CROSS, 2) Mike WHITSETT. She had 
			two sons:
			a. Cody Dane CROSS
			b. Chaz Custis WHITSETT

	Connie married second to Martha Pearl LLOYD FOSTER. Martha had a daughter 
	by her previous marriage:
	A. Jane Foster who married Carvel RISNER and had two sons: Shane RISNER 
		and Carlton RISNER.

	Connie and Martha had the following sons:
	A. Timothy Dwayne PRATER
	B. Connie Howe PRATER, Jr., married Mary Jane SMITH and had daughter, 
		Katie Elizabeth PRATER
	C. Allen Kirk PRATER.
3. Margie Viola PRATER, born 6 Jan 1923, married James Carrell JUDD and 
	had two daughters:
	A. Connie Carrel JUDD, married Peter LAMPE and had daughter 
		1. Kristina Mayree LAMPE who married Gary Robert ALLEN.
	B. Phyllis Mae JUDD, married Harry TIDWELL and had a daughter,
		1. Jennier Rebecca TIDWELL who married 1) Craig Lee CARR; 2) Scott 
		REINARD.
4. Mae Olison PRATER born 28 April 1927, d. 25 May 1983, married Howard O. 
	WALKER and had two daughters:
	A. Sharon Mae WALKER, married 1) James NORWOOD and had two daughters; 
		married 2) Richard WILSON.
		1. Susan Lee NORWOOD married Steve MOSELEY.
		2. Sandra Ann NORWOOD.
	B. Sue Ann WALKER married Hugh HANLIN and had three sons:
		1. Neal Walker HANLIN.
		2. Cary Hays HANLIN.
		3. Ryan Prater HANLIN.
5. Billy Joe PRATER born 25 May 1929, d. 6 June 1929.
6. Dorothy Jane PRATER, born 10 Sept. 1931, married LeRoy Otto EMBRY, Jr., 
	and had six children:
	A. Sherri Lee EMBRY, married James Steven PERRY and had two sons and 
		one daughter:
		1. Alan Lee PERRY.
		2. Eric Steven PERRY.
		3. Sarah Jane PERRY.
	B. Jane Ellen EMBRY married Tommy Lee MARTIN and had four daughters:
		1. Lily Winona MARTIN
		2. Holly Ellen MARTIN
		3. Jasmine Lee MARTIN
		4. Cheyenne Rose MARTIN
	C. Robert LeRoy EMBRY, unmarried.
	D. Cynthia Fae EMBRY, married Thomas Wayne BOCIEK and had two sons:
		1. Jesse Thomas BOCIEK
		2. Justin Lee BOCIEK
	E. James Alan EMBRY married Susie Rhea MORRIS and had three sons and 
		one daughter.
		1. Jason Alan EMBRY
		2. Benjamin Lee EMBRY
		3. Meghan Elizabeth EMBRY
		4. Christian James EMBRY
	F. Arthur Lynn EMBRY married jodie Loren HATHAWAY and had one daughter 
		and one son:
		1. Nicole Rae EMBRY
		2. Ryan Lee EMBRY
7. Lucy Ann PRATER born 11 Dec 1933, married 1) Clarence Barton RUDD and 
	had one son and one daughter:
	A. Michael Dennis RUDD married Natalie BROWN and had one son and one 
		daughter:
		1. Amber Lee RUDD married Cody MACE
		2. Michael Caleb RUDD
	B. Margie Lou RUDD married 1)Lee LACHER and had one son and one daughter:
		1.Annie Lynn LACKER (adopted by Jerry CRUMMER)
		2. Jason Lee LACHER (adopted by Jerry CRUMMER)
		Margie married second Jerry CRUMMER and they had one son and one 
		daughter:
		1. Paul Allen CRUMMER
		2. Shelby Michaela CRUMMER
	Lucy married second James Edward NORTHCUTT and they had two sons:
	A. James Vaden NORTHCUTT married Sarah Jane STORY and had one son:
		1. James Cole NORTHCUTT
	B. William Marion NORTHCUTT married Birgit KROGER and had one son and 
		one daughter:
		1. James Terrance NORTHCUTT
		2. Aura Mae NORTHCUTT
8. Elizabeth Sue PRATER born 5 Jan 1937, married 1) Billy Dan GREESON and 
	had one daughter:
	A. Carmelita Carol GREESON (adopted by Donald Jerome SCHERZINGER) married 
		Bob BURTON and had two daughters:
		1. Brea Anna BURTON
		2. Shea Elizabeth BURTON
	Elizabeth married second to Donald Jerome SCHERZINGER and had two sons:
	A. Jerome SCHERZINGER married Gloria  ? And they have two children:
		1. Maegan SCHERZINGER
		2. Melody Hope SCHERZINGER
	B. Charles SCHERZINGER married Ruth Ann ? And they have two daughters:
		1. Chandra SCHERZINGER (adopted by Charles SCHERZINGER)
		2. Charlee Ann SCHERZINGER
9. Patricia Ellen PRATER born 10 Sept 1939, married Billy Joe TREECE and 
	had one daughter:
	A. Billie Jean TREECE married Volney Tucker WOODRING, Jr. and had one 
		son:
		1. Volney Tucker WOODRING III
10. Dennis Sherman PRATER born 5 Dec 1942, married Nancy SPEARS and had two 
	daughters:
	A. Angela Denise PRATER married Drew BYNUM and had two daughters:
		1. Lauren Denise BYNUM
		2. Holly BYNUM
	B. Michele Renee PRATER.

Submitted by Dorothy Prater EMBRY and Lucy Prater NORTHCUTT.