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By Richard A. Prewitt 1800 N.W. 81st St. Des Moines, IA 50325

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Some say the family was an armorial family and bore arms: "Azure a Chevron between three lions rampant Or". The motto means: "Loyal and Trustworthy". The fighting man of the Middle Ages wore a metal suit of armor for protection. Since this suit of armor included a helmet that completely covered the head, a knight in full battle dress was un recognizable. To prevent friend from attacking friend during the heat of battle, it became necessary for each knight to somehow identify himself. Many knights accomplished this by painting colorful patterns on their battle shields. It is impossible to date with any precision the time when coats of arms were first used, but it is generally agreed that heraldry originated in western Europe in the 12th century. The name, PRUITT, is spelled variously: Pruett, Prewet, Prewitt, etc., all thought to be derived from the Anglo-Saxon word "pryte", the meaning of which was: That of which is justly proud, self respect, etc.. Bardsley's book gives the etymology of Pruitt as coming fromAnglo-Saxo n "Prut", meaning: Haughty or arrogant. It is interesting to note that in both England and America, the name is pronounced the same (Pru-itt) no matter how it is spelled.

Records of the family have been found in England as early as the 13th century. In England in 1202, Mathew Pruet was listed in the "Pipe Rolls" (P,H. Reney, Diet, of British Surnames, London, 1958, p. 259). In 1249, It was found that William Pruwet and Adam, his son, did damage to the King's property in Winchester (Inquest Calendar, Vol. II, p. 127). On Dec. 12, 1251 (The Feast of St. Gregory), the Earl of Derby released Reginald Pruet and his issue and their lands and holdings from "servitutem" and made them freemen(Vol . I, p. 327, Charter Rolls, Henry III). In 1273, Andrew and William Pruet were mentioned in the "Hundred Rolls of Cambridge". In 1275, Henry Pruet was pardoned a twelve shilling finefo r contempt (Close Rolls, Edward I, p. 175 & 520). In 1278, Hugh Pruet of Somerset went surety for 40 Pounds. (Westminister Record of Oct. 23, 1278). In 1317, Thomas Pruwet of Devon was mentioned in "Dwelly's Name Indices". On May 18, 1322 (Tuesday after Barnabas), at a council held at Old Sarum, Christiana Prewet sold land reserving a rent for her son, Nicholas (Close Roll Cal., p. 62). In 1327, Richard Pruet and Thomas Pruwet, both of Somerset, were mentioned in Dwelly's Names. In the Somerset Plea Rolls for Easter Term 4, Henry VI (1422-1461), Richard Pruet and Alice, his wife, sued John Seyntclere, the elder, for land and rents in Cruk and Eastham. In Feb. 1538, John Prewett received a A.B. Degree from the University of Oxford; became a fellow at Exter College in 1539, with a A.M. at the Michaelmas Term 1543. In 1552, John Pruet married Tamsen Smith at Stockland Gaunts in Somerset (Boyd's Master Index). In 1558, two with the spelling Prewett were mentioned in the "Briston Wills". There was a Prewet family in Hampton, Middlesex in 1600. In 1619, Thomas Pruet, and John and William Privett were listed as leaving Salisbury for Virginia (Parker's Bristol to America, p. 89 & 93). Ambrose Prewett witnessed a will in 1619. In 1624, Stephen Pruet gave up rental of church land in West Monkton of Somerset (Weavers Somerset, p. 403). John Pruit of Somerset sued John Green in 1627 (Somerset Society, Vol. 24, p. 53). In 1636, two Pruets were buried from Covent and Benet Wharf in London. Thomas Prewitt, born at Salisbury, Wiltshire, England in 1616, and was transported to Charles River Co., VA in 1636 (Patent Bk 1, part 1, p. 346). Much has been written about the indentured servants that came to the Colonies. Like most immigrants, they were of all classes, but they were mostly young men with little or no material goods, believing that they could make a killing quickly in the new world and return home. There were some who, for political or religious beliefs, chose to come as indentured servants because in doing so, they would not have to take an oath to support Church or King. W.B. Bowman "Briston to America", London, 1929, p. 64, shows a Thomas Pruatt of Salisbury listed for Virginia 1654-1663, we do not know what became of him, whether he died at sea or settled in one of the counties whose records have been lost. Henry Pruett, born about 1654, is listed with heads of families tithed to support an army of defense against the savages, and listed in the same group of 40 neighbors with Col. William Byrd in Henrico Co., VA in 1679. George Prewett's will was recorded in Accomack Co., VA on July 10, 1670, and Benjamin Pruitt was transported to Accomack Co., VA by John Washbourne on Sept. 16, 1690. William Pruet was transported to Maryland in 1676, and Andrew Pruett, out of Old England, came to Dorchester Co., MD in 1678. There is a will of William Pruitt of Talbot Co., MD in 1727, in which he mentions his eldest daughter, Alice Jones, his grandson, Lewis Jones, and granddaughter, Mary Springer, but no Pruitt's. Among the papers of his estate is the oath of Thomas Sims, that there is no other kin of William Prewit in this country. The records of these early Pruitt's in Maryland are very sparse.

According to the Library of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, John Pruitt was born on Tangier Island in 1658, and Sarah Lessene was born in 1662. They are thought to be the parents of Samuel Pruitt I. However some of the dates given for this family do not fit. The file gives Samuel Pruitt I as being born in Northumberland Co., VA about 1684; marrying Elizabeth Hawker (b. Dec. 14, 1701) and having their son Samuel Pruitt II born 1705. This is an obvious error. Another error is the listing of William Pruitt, who married Mary Martin, and being born in 1740 as a child of Samuel Pruitt I. This William Pruitt, probably from Caroline Co., VA, was shown in records as being born in 1714, and having his first child, Martin Pruitt, born Feb. 26, 1749. Accomack Co., VA was formed in 1634 from Northampton. Tangier Island in Chesapeake Bay was settled in 1636 by John Crockett, who with his eight sons and their families, chiefly of Cornish descent, came over from the mainland of Virginia. Today practically one third of the island inhabitants, descendants of the original settlers, bear the surname of Crockett, with the names of Dize, Parks and Pruitt running close seconds. There were families of both Pruitt an Truitt in early Accomack Co., Virginia. At least one scribe in the county made his capital "T" in the manner of an elaborate "P". On Oct. 10, 1670, the will of George Trewitt was probated in Accomack Co., Virginia. Will written July 10, 1670, mentions sons: George, Henry, James and John; daus: Jane, Dorothy, Susannah and Elizabeth. On Dec. 19, 1676, the will of Henry Truit (brother of George) was probated in Accomack Co., Virginia. Will written Sept. 5, 1676, mentions son: George, sole heir to remain with his mother until he becomes 21 yeas of age, wife: Elizabeth; and unborn child (Accomack Bk 1, p. 12). On Sept. 1, 1719, the will of Henry Truitt (son of George, who died 1670) was probated in Accomack Co., Virginia. Will written March 26, 1718, mentions: son Elias, under 18 years of age; wife Elishe; daus: Elizabeth, Tibitha, Hannah and Sarah. On Sept. 7, 1738, the will of William Wilson in Accomack Co., VA mentions: George Trewitt (son of Henry, who died 1676) living in Maryland and called 'Accomack George"; his daughter Comfort and his cousin Sarah Trewit, daughter of Henry Trewit (who died 1719).

By 1700, the Indian menace became less, due to disease and internal fighting. The coastal Indians had completely disappeared and people started moving further up the Chesapeake Bay, into Maryland. The first record we have of Samuel Pruitt I is when he acquired Pruitt Purchase in Prince Georges Co., Maryland on Nov. 22, 1737. SAMUEL PRUITT I

The first authenticated Pruitt of the following line was Samuel Pruitt I. He was born on April 4, 1700, and married Elizabeth Hawker about 1720. Elizabeth was born on Dec. 14, 1701 to Robert Hawker and Amy Selby. Samuel and Elizabeth are believed to have had the following children, all born in that portion of Prince Georges Co., MD, that was formed into Frederick Co., MD in 1748:

(1) Priscilla Pruitt, b. 1721 Prince Georges Co., MD (2) Sarah Pruitt, b. ca 1726 Prince Georges Co., MD (3) Samuel Pruitt II, b. ca 1730 Prince Georges Co., MD (4) Zachariah Pruitt, b. ca 1734 Prince Georges Co., MD (5) John Pruitt, Sr., b. ca 1736 Prince Georges Co., MD (6) Mary Pruitt, b. Jan. 21, 1742 Prince Georges Co., MD

Some lists also include Patience Pruitt, b. ca 1725 MD; m. Thomas Boydston (b. 1708). (NOTE: Zachariah and John Pruitt, Sr. were not named in the Will of Samuel Pruitt I, nor was Patience or Mary) Samuel Pruitt II's son, Zachariah Pruitt, stated he raised the sons of his cousin (Asa Pruitt). Asa Pruitt was a son of John Pruitt, Jr., and grandson of John Pruitt, Sr.. Because of some early inheritance laws, especially in Virginia, a Will prior to 1786 did not have to name the wife or eldest son of the deceased. Their inheritance of real estate was set by law. The widow was to receive 1/3 and the eldest son was to receive the remaining 2/3, unless otherwise specified by the father's Will. The eldest son also received his mother's 1/3 when she died. If the eldest son had died, the eldest grandson of the whole blood became the heir-at-law, not the second son.

Samuel bought 120 acres of land, a 20 foot dwelling and a 50 foot tobacco house, called "Easy Purchase", in Prince Georges Co., Maryland from Nathaniel Beale on Nov. 22, 1737. Samuel changed the name to "Pruitt's Purchase" and he lived there until his death. This area was formed into Frederick Co., Maryland in 1748. This place, as near as can be located, was in the northern most edge of the District of Columbia, a little over toward Bladensburg, Maryland. It was located on a branch of the Anacostia River, which was called the northern branch of the Potomac. Samuel died in Frederick Co., MD in April 1760. The Will of Samuel Pruitt of Frederick Co., MD., was probated on April 29, 1760 (Box 2, Folder 28; & Lib. 31, folio 376). Will written Jan. 3, 1760 mentions: wife, Elizabeth, gets livestock etc.; son, Samuel Pruitt gets Henry Dalton for remainder of his servitude, if any until age 31; daus. Priscilla Duvall and Sarah Boydston. Executor: wife; witnessed by: Barton Harris and Ann Harris. Samuel left an inventory which shows he was a Merchant of a very good type and traded with John Glascock & Co., Merchants of Great Britain. He was connected with the best men of his locality. After Samuel's death, his widow, Elizabeth, married John Riddle, Sr.. John was a widower with a large family at the time he and Elizabeth married. Both lived to be almost a hundred years old. Elizabeth died shortly after 1795.

1 The area around Bladensburg, MD, is in present day Prince Georges County. Prince Georges County was formed in 1695 from Calvert and Charles Counties. Calvert County was an originial county, formed in 1654, and Charles County was an original county formed in 1658. The Hawker and Selby families lived in the area for some time. Robert Hawker was born in 1682 to John Hawker and Mary Green, in what became Prince Georges Co., Maryland. Amy Selby was born in Maryland in 1682 to William Selby.

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(1) PRISCILLA PRUITT (dau. of Samuel Pruitt I and Elizabeth Hawker) was born in Prince Georges Co., MD in 1721. She married William Duvall, of Duvall Forest, Prince Georges Co., MD on Oct. 20, 1743, and had the following children:

(11) Samuel Duvall, b. ca 1745 MD* (12) William Duvall, b. ca 1746 MD* (13) Phillip Duvall, b. ca 1747 MD* (14) Zachariah Duvall, b. ca 1748 MD*

These children were probably born in that portion of Prince Georges Co., MD, that was formed into Frederick County in 1748.

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(2) SARAH PRUITT (dau. of Samuel Pruitt I and Elizabeth Hawker) was born in Prince Georges Co., MD about 1726, and married David Boydston in Frederick Co., MD in 1752. David was born about 1716 to William Boydston and Mary Hopkins. The name has been spelled variously: Boylstrom, Boydstum, Boydstone, Boylston, Boydston, etc.. David and Sarah had the following children:

(21) William Boydston, b. March 24, 1753 Frederick Co., MD; died in Dec. 1838* (22) Jesse Boydston, b. ca 1755* (23) Lesina Boydston, b. ca 1757* (24) Priscilla Boydston, b. ca 1759*

Some lists also include: John, b. ca 1771; Robert, b. ca 1772; Thomas, b. ca 1774; and Catherine, b. 1775 Montgomery Co., VA. David died in Barren Co., KY in 1814.

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(3) SAMUEL PRUITT II (son of Samuel Pruitt I and Elizabeth Hawker) was born in Prince Georges Co., MD about 1730. He married Lucy Owen in Frederick Co., MD in 1754. Lucy was born in 1736. Samuel and Lucy had nine children:

(31) Phillip Pruitt, b. 1756 Frederick Co., MD (32) Zachariah Pruitt, b. 1758 Frederick Co., MD (33) Ruth Pruitt, b. 1760 Frederick Co., MD, m. William Cook* (34) Samuel Pruitt III, b. Sept. 10, 1762 Halifax Co., VA (35) Elizabeth Pruitt, b. 1763 Halifax Co., VA; m. Zachariah Butt in Pittsylvania Co., VA on April 26, 1794; Bozdel Hawker, bondsman; Richard Elliott, preacher* (36) Benjamin Pruitt, b. 1765 Halifax Co., VA (37) Mary "Polly" Pruitt, b. 1767 Pittsylvania Ca., VA; m. Bozdel Hawker in Pittsylvania Co., VA on March 28, 1794; Richard Elliott, preacher; son of Ambrose Hawker* (38) Joseph "Japheth" Pruitt, b. 1769 Pittsylvania Co., VA (39) Sally Pruitt, b. 1771 Pittsylvania Co., VA; m. Charles Seal in Pittsylvania Co., VA on March 3, 1807; Solomon Seal, bondsman (p. 44. Marriages of Pittsylvania Co., VA, by Williams, 1806-1830)*

Samuel moved from Frederick Co., MD. to Halifax Co., VA about 1762. In 1763, Samuel Prewit received a land grant for 350 acres in Halifax Co., VA (Patent Bk 36, p. 107). On Jan. 17, 1765, Samuel Pruit entered 400 acres on Sandy Creek in Halifax Co., Virginia. In 1765, Land Grant to Samuel Preuit for 350 acres in Halifax Co., VA (Patent Bk 36, p. 661). The July 17, 1765, Halifax Co., VA List of Polls taken for election to the House of Burgesses: For Edward Booker, Sam'l Pruet, no. 273, p. 394; For Walter Cole, Sam'l Pruiet, no. 317, p. 396. On Sept. 16, 1765, Land Grant to Samuel Preuit for 335 acres in Halifax Co., VA on branches of Cane and Sandy Creek, in consid. of 35 shillings. Signed by: Frances Fauquier (Patent Bk 36, p. 861; & Crozier's VA County Records, Vol. 9, p. 107). On Sept. 22, 1766, Land Grant to Samuel Preuit for 350 acres in Halifax Co., VA on both sides of Midway River, alias Birch's Creek, in consid. of 35 shillings. Signed by: Frances Fauquier (Patent Bk 36, p. 1020; & Crozier's VA County Records, Vol. 9, p. 109). In 1766-67, the western portion of Halifax Co., VA where Samuel resided, was formed into Pittsylvania Co., Virginia. The 1766 Pittsylvania County List of tithes by John Dix lists: Samuel Pruit, Zachariah Pruit and John Pruit. The June 10, 1767 Pittsylvania County List of tithes by John Dix lists: Samuel Prewitt with 500 acres. On Aug. 10, 1767, Samuel Prewett sold 100 acres to William Owen, both of Camden Parish, Pittsylvania Co., VA, in consid. of 25 Pounds. Land on Sandy Creek including the Plantation whereon William Owen now lives, it being part of a tract of 335 acres granted to Samuel Prewett. Witnessed by: John Dix, Josh Owen, Daniel Ayers and James Smallwood Owen (Pittsylvania Bk 1, p. 73). William Owen was born about 1730-35, and was married about 1755, to Drusilla Echols, dau. of Richard Echols, possibly in Amelia Co., Virginia. William Owen was possibly a brother of Samuel's wife, Lucy Owen. About 1783, William Owen moved his family to then Wilkes Co., GA, and in 1790 bought 200 acres in Franklin Co., Georgia. William died in Greene Co., GA in 1807. On Aug. 26, 1768, Samuel Pruett sold 350 acres on Birches Creek to Champness Terry in Consid. of 50 Pounds. Rec. Aug. 26, 1768 (Pittsylvania Bk 1, p. 154).

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The 1770 Pittsylvania County List of tithes by John Dix lists: Samuel Prewit - 1 tith, 235 acres and 0 scalps.

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On Aug. 3, 1771, Land Grant to Samuel Pruit for 302 acres on the drafts of the lower Sandy Creek of the Dan in Pittsylvania Co., VA in consid. of 40 shillings. Signed by William Nelson (Patent Bk 40, p. 348). On Jan. 12, 1776, Samuel Pruit enters 400 acres on Sycamore Creek, Pittsylvania Co., VA, beginning about a mile above Sufford's Old Place; also 400 acres adjoining the above entry when run; also 400 acres adjoining the above entry when run on the upper end. John Owen of Cain Creek enters 400 acres on Sycamore Creek beginning at the lower end of Samuel Pruit's first entry. The 1776 Pittsylvania County List of tithes shows Samuel Pruit and Zachariah Pruit. The 1777 Pittsylvania County List of tithes by George Carter shows: Samuel Pruet, Phil Pruet & Zachariah Pruet, 3 tithes, 400 acres. The 1777 Oaths of Allegiance shows Zach'h Pruitt, Phillip Pruitt and Samuel Pruitt. On March 2, 1780, at a Vestry held at Pittsylvania Court House for laying Parish Levy: Ordered that William Buckner, Humphrey Hendrick, John Walker, Robert Walters, Sr., Thomas Wynn, Samuel Prewett and John Stamps, do procession all the patented land beginning on the county line at Birches Creek, thence along the line to the road known by the name of the River Trading Road, thence up the road to Dix's Ferry Road. That they shall return to the Vestry by May 16, and account of all the lands they shall procession. On March 18, 1782, at a Court of Claims held at Pittsylvania County for adjusting claims for property impressed or taken for public service. Present: James Roberts, John Dix, William Witches, Reubin Payne, John Parks, Jeremiah White, Daniel Hankins, William Short, Esquires. To Samuel Prewett for one-half bushel of corn 15/, 5 Diets and 30 lbs of bacon impressed for Continental Troops, 1.16.6. To Samuel Prewett for 200 pounds of beef @ 3d. impressed for Continental use, 3.15. (Public Service Claims, Revolution, Archives VA State Library, Samuel Prewett, Ct Booklet 3 & 41; Commissioners Bk V, p. 23) The First Census, 1782, Pittsylvania Co., VA, p. 41 lists Samuel Prewett with 6 white. The 1783 Pittsylvania County Tax List shows Samuel Prewett - 1 tith, 2 slaves, 2 horses, 15 cattle. On Oct. 21, 1783, Samuel Prewitt exempted from payment (Pittsylvania Order Bk 4, p. 443). The 1785 Pittsylvania County Tax List shows Samuel Pruitt with 7 white people and 1 log cabin. The 1787 Tax List shows Samuel Pruitt, Sr. with 3 horses and 20 cattle. On March 25, 1791, Samuel Prewitt vs James Woodley (Pittsylvania Order Bk 6, p. 242), and on July 16, 1792, Samuel Prewitt vs James Collie (Pittsylvania Order Bk 7, p. 121). On Sept. 21, 1795, Samuel Pruitt sold land (Pittsylvania Bk 10, p. 141). On April 15, 1796, Samuel Pruett, Sr. sold 100 acres to Samuel Pruett, Jr. in consid. of 50 Pounds. Land on Sandy Creek, beginning at a white oak on John Walter's line, touching Edward Burgess's line. Rec. April 18, 1796 (Pittsylvania Bk 10, p. 341). Also on April 15, 1796, Samuel Pruet sold 100 acres on Sandy Creek to Zachariah Pruet in consid. of 50 Pounds. Samuel died in Pittsylvania Co., VA on Nov. 17, 1801. His wife Lucy, had died previously. His will was written Nov. 13, 1801, and probated on Dec. 21. 1801. il.

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Will of Samuel Pruitt II (Pittsylvania Bk 11, p. 240)

In the name of God, Amen. I, Samuel Pruett of Pittsylvania County, State of Virginia, being weak of body but of a sound and perfect memory do constitute this my Last Will and Testament. After paying my just debts andfuneral expenses, first recommending my Spirit into the hands of Almighty God that gave it. Item. I give and bequeath to my son Philip Pruett, five shillings starling besides what he has already had. Item. I give and bequeath to my son Zacariah Pruett, one hundred acres of land whereon he now lives. Item. I give to my daughter Ruth Cook five shillings starling besides what she has already had. Item. I give and bequeath to my son Samuel Pruett, one hundred acres of land that he sold. Item. I give and bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth Butt, one cow and yearling. I give and bequeath to my son Benjamin Pruett, one gray horse branded C.S. Item. I give to my daughter Polly Hawker, one white heiffer besides what she has already had. Item. I lend to my daughter Sallie Pruett, during her natural life or as long as she may remain single, the land lying as follows including the orchard and orchardfence round the new ground to Atkerson's line at the corner of the oldfield, that with all the land over my spring branch for her use not to be rented. Item. I also give to my daughter Sallie Pruett, one mare and colt and one horse, two chosen cows and yearlings with the whole stock of hogs, one feather bed andfurniture with all the working tools and kitchen furniture with all the working tools and kitchen furniture to be hearn forever. Item. I give and bequeath to my son Japeth Pruett, one hundred and ninety-two acres of land it being the land I now live on also the bead and furniture that I now lye on and one cow and yearling that he now has in possession. Item. I give and bequeath to my daughter Sallie Pruett, all my household furniture, the balance of my stock of cattle I leave to be equally divided between my four daughters, Ruth Cook, Elizabeth Butt, Polly Hawker and Sallie Pruett. As witness my hand this 13th day of November and affext my seal in the year of our lord Christ 1801.

SAMUEL PRUETT (SEAL)

Geo. Spratten Wm. Stamps Polly Stamps

On Dec. 21, 1801, Order to record the Will of Samuel Prewitt (Pittsylvania Order Bk 10, p. 15).

11 (31) PHILLIP PRUITT (son of Samuel Pruitt II and Lucy Owen) was born in Frederick Co., MD in 1756, and married Ann. Ann was born in Virginia in 1765. Although land and other records list her name as Ann or Anna, her name might have been Dianna. Ann's son, Benjamin Hawker Pruit, named his only daughter Diana, but called her Annie or Anna. Phillip and Ann are believed to have had the following children:

(311) Elizabeth Pruit, b. ca 1789 GA (312) Samuel Pruit, b. ca 1791 GA (deaf) (313) D. Pruit (son), b. ca 1795 GA (314) Philip O. Pruit, b. 1801 Franklin Co., GA (315) Benjamin Hawker Pruit, b. 1808 Franklin Co., GA

The 1820 Census of Caldwell Co., KY lists 5 sons and 5 daughters. The 1777 Pittsylvania Co., VA List of tithes by George Carter shows: Samuel Pruet, Phil Pruet & Zachariah Pruet - 3 tithes, 400 acres. The 1777 Oaths of Allegiance shows: Zach'h Pruitt, Phillip Pruitt and Samuel Pruitt on list of Charles Kennon. On March 18, 1782, at a Court of Claims held at Pittsylvania County for adjusting claims for property impressed or taken for public service. To Philip Prewett for mare impressed for 170 days @ 7/3 in the Continental Troops, 10.2.5. Public Service Claims, Revolution, Archives VA State Library, Philip Pruit served 35 days as a pack horse driver in the Virginia Militia on a Cherokee expedition (Ct Booklet, p. 32). The 1782 Pittsylvania Co., VA Tax List shows: Phillip Prewitt - 1 tith, 3 horses. Phillip does not appear in further Pittsylvania Co., VA records, as does his father and brothers. If the births of his children are correct, he was in Georgia by 1789. Members of the Owen family moved to then Wilkes Co., GA about 1783. Phillip Prewatt received 200 acres in Franklin Co., GA (Headright & Bounty Grants of GA, AAAAA, p. 538). In 1798, Philip Prewit and wife, Anne, were on a deed in Franklin Co., Georgia. The 1805 Georgia Land Lottery for Jackson Co., GA shows Philip Pruett, no. 715. In Franklin Co., GA in 1806, Philip Prewitt and wife, Anne, were on a jury list. In June 1810, Philip Prewitt and wife, Anna, sold land to Samuel Prewitt. Phillip Pruitt was said to have died in Franklin Co., GA about 1818. However, records indicate Phillip moved his family to Caldwell Co., KY by 1820. Moving the family from Georgia to Kentucky, purchasing land and building a home was no small task, and would have been quite difficult for a widow without a husband's support. The 1820 Census, Caldwell Co., KY, p. 55, line 36 lists:

Phil Prewitt 1 m under 10 1 fe under 10 1 m 10-16 1 fe 10-16 1 m 16-18 3 fe 16-26 1 m 18-26 1 fe 26-45 1 m 26-45 1 m over 45

James Robison 1 m over 45 1 fe 16-26 1 fe 26-45

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Phillip died in either Caldwell or Calloway Co., KY before 1830. Ann shows up in Calloway Co., KY in 1830, listed as a widow. The 1830 Census, Calloway Co., KY, p. 197 lists:

Ann Perwett 3 m 20-30 2 fe 20-30 1 m 30-40 1 fe 30-40 1 fe 60-70

In 1840, Ann (age 70-80) was living with her son, Benjamin H. Prewett, in Calloway Co., KY, p. 92. Benjamin moved to White Co., Arkansas in 1849. The 1850 Census, White Co., AR, Des Arc Twp., p. 453, no. 177-174 lists:

Ann Pruit 85 VA blind Elizabeth Robbinson 61 GA D. Pruit 55 GA farmer

Ann died in White Co., AR about 1855.

(311) ELIZABETH PRUIT (dau. of Phillip Pruit and Ann) was born in Georgia about 1789, and was living with Ann Pruit in White Co., AR in 1850; listed as Elizabeth Robbinson. Elizabeth was probably a widow, and had moved back in with her mother who was blind by this time. She may have been married to James Robinson/Robison, listed on the same page as her parents in the 1820 Census of Caldwell Co., Kentucky.

(312) SAMUEL PRUIT (son of Phillip Pruit and Ann) was born in Georgia about 1791. The 1850 Census, White Co., AR, Des Arc Twp., p. 458, no. 171-168 lists:

W.Henry 25 TN Viticia Henry 28 TN John Henry 6/12 AR S. Pruit 59 GA deaf

This family was living next door to Benjamin H. Pruit in 1850. In 1860, Samuel Pruit is shown as age 65, deaf & dumb, and living with B. H. Pruitt in Marshall Twp., White Co., Arkansas.

(313) D. PRUIT (son of Phillip Pruit and Ann) was born in Georgia about 1795, and was living with Ann Pruit in White Co., AR in 1850. The 1850 Census, White Co., AR, Des Arc Twp., p. 453, no. 177-174 lists:

Ann Pruit 85 VA blind Elizabeth Robbinson 61 GA D. Pruit 55 GA farmer

13 Another possible relative: The 1850 Census, White Co., AR, Des Arc Twp., house 174 lists: Frank A. Pruit, born in Kentucky in 1821, living between Benjamin H. Pruit (house 172) and Ann Pruit (house 177). The 1880 Census, White Co., AR, Marshall Twp., lists Frank's parents as being born in Georgia. It is possible he is the son of one of Benjamin Hawker Pruit's brothers.

(314) PHILIP O. PRUIT (son of Phillip Pruit and Ann) was born in Franklin Co., GA in 1801. He married Elizabeth ? (b. 1815 KY), and had seven children:

(3141) Benjamin Pruit, b. 1839 Calloway Co., KY* (3142) Sarah Pruit, b. 1840 Calloway Co., KY* (3143) William Heuse Pruit, b. 1843 Calloway Co., KY (3144) Mahala E. Pruit, b. 1845 Calloway Co., KY; m. Jacob L. Cartwright in Conway Co., AR on Dec. 30, 1868, by John Carroll, MG (Bk 2, p. 389)* (3145) James Pruit, b. 1847 Benton Twp., Conway Co., AR* (3146) Anna Pruit, b. 1847 Benton Twp., Conway Co., AR* (3147) Mary Pruit, b. 1849 Benton Twp., Conway Co., AR*

The 1840 Census, Calloway Co., KY, p. 77 lists:

Philip O. Prewett 1 m under 5 1 fe 20-30 1 m 30-40

The 1850 Census, Conway Co., AR, Benton Twp., p. 249, no. 287 lists:

Philip Pruit 49 GA farmer Elizabeth 35 KY Benjamin 11 KY Sarah 10 KY William 7 KY Mehala 5 KY James 3 AR Anna 3 AR Mary 1 AR

Arkansas Land Records:

Philip O. Pruett, Aug. 1, 1857, 80 acres, Sec 17 Twp 7N R 10W Philip O. Pruett, June 1, 1859, 40 acres, Sec 17 Twp 7N R 10W

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(3143) WILLIAM HEUSE PRUETT (son of Philip O. Pruit and Elizabeth) was born in Calloway Co., KY in 1843. He enlisted in Arkansas State service at Springfield, AR on June 17, 1862. Query's Company, Col. McRae's Regiment (Col. Dandridge McRae promoted to Gen. when state troops transferred to Confederate service). On July 19, 1862, re-enlisted to Confederate service, Co. B, 36th AR Infantry. Re-enlisted Feb. 1864 same unit, Col. James M. Davie commanding. Honorably discharged May 22, 1865. Attached service & engagements of the 36th AR Infantry: Jan. 31, 1863, McRae's Brigade, Hindman's Division; April 30, 1863, McRae's Brigade, Price's Division; July 4, 1863, Battle of Helena, AR; Aug.-Sept. 1863, operations against Steele's Expedition to Little Rock; Sept. 10, 1863, Engagement at Bayou Fourche defending Little Rock; Jan. 31, Churchill's Brigade; March- May 1864, operations against Steele's Expedition to Camden; April 25, 1864, Battle of Mark's Mill; April 30, 1864, Battle of Jenkins Ferry; Jan. 1865, march to Minden, LA; March 20, 1865, Roane's Brigade, Churchill's Division; June 2, 1865, surrendered Galveston, Texas. William married Mary S. Mashon/Mesham in Conway Co., AR on Dec. 30, 1866. Mary was born in Arkansas in Oct. 1850. William and Mary had the following children:

(31431) Henry W. Pruett, b. Sept. 1867 White Co., AR (31432) Robert Pruett, b. Dec. 1869 AR (31433) William Edward Pruett, b. Dec. 1872 AR (31434) George Pruett, b. Feb. 1876 AR (31435) Charles A. Pruett, b. Feb. 1880 AR ?

(NOTE: the 1870 and 1880 census agree with these years, however the 1900 census gives William Edward born 1870 and Robert born 1872)

The 1870 Census, White Co., AR, Marshall Twp.lists:

W. H. Prewitt 27 KY M. 24 SC H. W. 3 AR R. G. AR

William was a Farmer. He died in Arkansas on May 10, 1877.

15 The 1880 Census, White Co., AR, Royal Twp. lists:

Mary S. Pruett AR SC SC Henry W. 13 AR KY AR Robert 11 AR Edward 8 AR George 5 AR Charles 5/12 AR

The 1900 Census, White Co., AR, Beebe/Union Twp., Dist. 155, sheet 1, ward 9018, house 6:

George Prewitt 24 AR KY AR b. Feb 1876 farmer Mary 49 AR SC SC Oct 1850 mother 5 ch 5 liv. EmmaMashon 51 AR SC SC Nov 1848 aunt single

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Confederate Pension application, Aug. 30, 1901 from widow of W. H. Pruett. Mrs M. S. Pruett, White County, Hammondsville, P.O., El Paso . (A. B. Hinson and R. Owen attest to his service). Widow no. 14042, Co. B, 36th AR Inf. 1862-1865. W. H. Pruett honorably discharged May 22, 1865, and died May 10, 1877.

(31431) HENRY W. PRUETT (son of William Heuse Pruett and Mary S. Mashon) was born in White Co., AR in Sept. 1867, and married Ludie Bell "Mamie" Jones in 1897. Mamie was born in Mississippi in April 1882. Henry and Mamie were the parents of four children:

(314311) Herman William Pruett, Sr., b. May 1898 AR (314312) Elbert "Uncle Pipe" Pruett, b. Feb. 1900 AR; died in 1966* (314313) Glenn Phineas Pruett, b. 1901 AR; disappeared out west in 1930's* (314314) Richard Griffith Pruett, Sr., b. Aug. 11, 1906 Little Rock, AR

The 1900 Census, Pulaski Co., AR, Big Rock, sheet 15, p. 19, Dist. 87, house 918, North St., lists:

Henry W. Pruett 27 AR AR ARb. Sept 1872 Motorman Ludie 18 MS AL AL Apr 1882 m. 3 yr Herman W. 2 AR May 1898 Elbet 3/12 AR Feb 1900

Henry was a Trolly Motorman, engineer and crewman on the Little Rock Railway; inter city streetcars. He died at Little Rock, AR on Feb. 25, 1914.

The Pruett boys outside their mom's house approx 1920-1925

1. Richard Pruett, b. 1906 2. Herman Pruett, b. 1898 3. Elbert Pruett, b. 1900 4. Ralph Mace (Mamie's kin) 5. Glenn Pruett. b. 1901 6. Ludie Bell Pruett

17 Pruett farm near El Paso, AR, Hammondsville P.O., about 1908

1. Henry W. Pruett, b. 1867 6. & 7. Ludie's adopted sisters (twins) 2. mother-in-law 8. Elbert Pruett, b. 1900 3. father-in-law 9. Ludie Bell Pruett, b. 1882 4. Herman W. Pruett, b. 1898 10. Richard Pruett, b. 1906 5. Glenn Pruett, b. 1901 11. ? 12. ?

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Henry W. Pruett - Death Certificate

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(314311) HERMAN WILLIAM PRUETT, SR. (son of Henry W. Pruett and Ludie Bell Jones) was born in Arkansas in May 1898. He married Clara Rasco, and had two sons:

(3143111) Herman William "Jack" Pruett, Jr., b. Feb. 9, 1920 Little Rock, AR (3143112) Roy Lindsey Pruett, b. Feb. 17, 1921 Little Rock, AR

19 Herman was a Brakeman on the Rock Island Railroad. He died in 1943, and Clara died in 1957.

(3143111) HERMAN WILLIAM "Jack" PRUETT, JR. (son of Herman William Pruett, Sr. and Clara Rasco) was born at Little Rock, AR on Feb. 9, 1920. He married Ida Christene "Chris" Hallman at Benton, AR on June 1, 1939. Chris was born at Burns, MS on Jan. 19, 1916. Jack and Chris had a son: —

(31431111) Brian Keith Pruett, b. Jan. 10, 1958 Houston, TX

Jack was a stained glass artist; glass man; insurance salesman; postman; men's clothing salesman; mechanical draftsman; construction estimator; 1 st chair snare drum at Little Rock High School 1934-36; math wizard; radio repairman; built torpedoes; played drums for several Glenn Miller type small town bands; served in WW II in the U.S. Army in the signal corps as a Radio Technician in North Africa, Italy and southern France. Jack died at Little Rock, AR on Jan. 5, 1982, and Chris died there on Sept. 21, 1992.

(31431111) BRIAN KEITH PRUETT (son of Herman William Pruett, Jr. and Ida Christene Hallman) was born at Houston, TX on Jan. 10, 1958, and married Pamela Louise "Pam" McKim at Little Rock, AR on March 17, 1980. Pam was born at Little Rock, AR on March 8, 1960 to Dwane McKim and Sylvia Ann Wood. Brian and Pam had two sons:

(314311111) Joshua Seth "Josh" Pruett, b. Aug. 13, 1982 Little Rock, AR* (314311112) Jacob Stephen "Jake" Pruett, b. June 16, 1988 Little Rock, AR*

Brian was a Pastor and Pam was an Insurance Underwriter. Brian was raised and lived at Little Rock, AR from 1953-1988. Graduated Parkview High School, Little Rock, AR 1976, and attended Central Baptist College, Conway, AR 1987-1989. Has pastored at Quitman, AR; Marwell, AR; West Plains, MO; North Little Rock, AR, and Joplin, MO. He was a member and chaplain in the Sons of Confederate Veterans; and a Confederate re-enactor. "When I was young, the few remaining cousins, etc. on the Pruett side always talked with fondness of the southwestern White County area, their old stompin' grounds. In fact, I remember my Dad taking my mother and I on occasional 'Sunday afternoon drives' to the little village of El Paso and to Beebe and showing us old homeplaces. My Dad's mother's people (Rasco's) all came from around there also." 20 CHAPTER THREE

(3143112) ROY LINDSEY PRUETT (son of Herman William Pruett, Sr. and Clara Rasco) was born at Little Rock, AR on Feb. 17, 1921, and married Clara Faye Sharp at Little Rock, AR on Nov. 15, 1941. Clara was born at Little Rock, AR on Nov. 15, 1924 to William C. Sharp and Willie Vickers. Roy and Clara had two daughters:

(31431121) Linda Faye Pruett, b. July 30, 1942 Little Rock, AR* (31431122) Suzanne Pruett, b. Oct. 1, 1947 Little Rock, AR

Roy was a Glazier. He died at Little Rock, AR on May 9, 1962, and Clara died there on May 25, 1987.

(31431122) SUZANNE PRUETT (dau. of Roy Lindsey Pruett and Clara Faye Sharp) was born at Little Rock, AR on Oct. 1, 1947. She married Eugene H. Carter at Little Rock, AR on March 14, 1974. Eugene was born at Keokuk, IA on June 9, 1935 to Albert Carter and Emma Ackley. Children:

Trey Eugene Carter, b. May 30, 1970 Little Rock, AR; born Lawrence C. Dontenville JU, adopted 1983 Kellie Carter, b. June 11, 1955; m. Michael Warren Tony Eugene Carter, b. Feb. 19, 1957; m. Vickie Ann Davis Kerrie Carter, b. Nov. 1, 1962; m. Scott Jacks Timothy Allen Carter, b. Jan. 16, 1965; m. Kelli Michelle House

Eugene was in Sales and Suzanne was a Housewife. They resided at Maumelle, Arkansas.

(314314) RICHARD GRIFFITH PRUETT, SR. (son of Henry W. Pruett and Ludie Bell Jones) was born at Little Rock, AR on Aug. 11, 1906, and married Winifred Merle Randolph at Little Rock, AR on March 31, 1928. Winifred was born at Magazine, AR on May 31, 1909. Richard and Winifred had a son:

(3143141) Richard Griffith Pruett, Jr., b. June 1, 1934 Little Rock, AR

Richard was a District Manager. He died at Memphis, TN on March 16, 1990.

(3143141) RICHARD GRIFFITH PRUETT, JR. (son of Richard Griffith Pruett, Sr. and Winifred Merle Randolph) was born at Little Rock, AR on June 1, 1934. He married Joy Anita White (b. March 12, 1933) on Dec. 18, 1953, and had the following children:

(31431411) Richard Pruett III, b. June 27, 1956; m. Karen Quick; resided Sugar Hill, GA* (31431412) Lee Winifred Pruett, b. Aug. 16, 1957; m. Rev. Bradley Walker on July 24, 1988; resided Canadian, TX* (31431413) Laurie Catherine Pruett, b. Oct. 16, 1958; m. John Odum, resided St. Louis, MO*

21 Richard was a Vice President - Goodyear. They resided at Gainesville, Georgia.

(31432) ROBERT PRUETT (son of William Heuse Pruett and Mary S. Mashon) was born in Arkansas in Dec. 1869 (1870 & 1880 Census). He married Cora ? (b. Jan. 1876 IN) in 1895, and had:

(314321) Gracie Pruett, b. Oct. 1896 ? AR* (314322) Essie May Pruett, b. March 1897 ? AR*

The 1900 Census, White Co., AR, Beebe/Union Twp., Dist. 155, sheet 1, ward 9018, house 5:

Robert Prewitt 27 AR KY AR b. Dec 1872 farmer m 5 yr Cora 23 IN IN IN Jan 1876 2 ch 2 liv Gracie 3 AR Oct 1896 Essie May 3 AR March 1897

(31433) WILLIAM EDWARD PRUETT (son of William Heuse Pruett and Mary S. Mashon) was born in Arkansas in Dec. 1872 (1880 census). The 1900 Census, White Co., AR, Beebe/Union Twp., Dist 155, sheet 1, ward 9018, house 10:

JohnRoberson 64 TN SC VA b. May 1835 farmer MaryRoberson 54 AL SC GA Apr 1846 m. 14 yr Pearl May Cupp 15 AR TN TN May 1885 at school William E. Prewitt 29 AR KY AR Dec 1870 farm laborer boarder

(31434) GEORGE PRUETT (son of William Heuse Pruett and Mary S. Mashon) was born in Arkansas in Feb. 1876. The 1900 Census, White Co., AR, Beebe/Union Twp., Dist. 155, sheet 1, ward 9018, house 6 lists:

George Prewitt 24 AR KY AR b. Feb. 1876 farmer Mary 49 AR SC SC Oct. 1850 mother 5 ch 5 liv Emma Mashon 51 AR SC SC Nov 1848 aunt single

(31435) CHARLES A. PRUETT (son of William Heuse Pruett ? and Mary S. Mashon) was born in Arkansas in Feb. 1880. (NOTE: William Heuse Pruett died in 1877). Charles married Molly ? (b. July 1879) in 1898, and had:

(314351) Myrtle Pruett, b. Feb. 1900 AR*

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The 1900 Census, White Co., AR, Beebe/Union Twp., Dist. 155, sheet 1, ward 9018, house 6:

Charles A. Prewitt 20 AR KY AR b. Feb 1880 farmer m. 2 yr Molly 20 AR MS TN July 1879 1 ch 1 liv Myrtle 3/12 AR Feb 1900

(315) BENJAMIN HAWKER PRUETT (son of Phillip Pruit and Ann) was born in Franklin Co., GA in 1808. The family always refered to Benjamin Hawker Pruett by his middle name, Hawker Pruett. Benjamin married Nancy McBride in Marshall Co., KY on April 30, 1838. (NOTE: Marshall County was not formed until 1842 from Calloway Co., KY) Nancy was born in Lauder dale Co., AL in 1814 to John McBride and Frances Clark. John McBride and his family were recorded in Lauderdale Co., AL in 1830, and Calloway Co., KY in 1840. He had deeds in Marshall Co., KY in 1844 and 1848. He was not found in 1850 census, but was in Hill Co., TX in 1860. Benjamin and Nancy had six children:

(3151) Phillip Hawker Pruett, b. July 25, 1839 Marshall (then Calloway) Co., KY (3152) Dianna "Annie" Pruett, b. 1841 Marshall (then Calloway) Co., KY (3153) Elbert Pruett, b. 1843 Marshall Co., KY; served in Co. B, 36th AR Inf.; joined June 17, 1862, captured Helena, AR July 4, 1863; Medical information: eyes blue; hair light; complextion fair; 5'6". based on his Confederate military record; paroled Jacksonport, AR June 1865. Elbert died in Marshall Twp., White Co., AR in 1866. He was murdered by bush wackers, while plowing his father's field* (3154) B. John Pruett, b. 1848 Marshall Co., KY, possibly died in the Civil War. He served in Co. F & S, 10th AR Inf., private, and was not mentioned in later family accounts* (NOTE: he was listed as B. J. on the Arkansas Confederate Soldiers list, but listed as M. J. on the 1860 Census) (3155) Thomas Pruett, b. 1854 AR* (3156) James Buck Pruett, b. 1856 KY ? *

In Calloway Co., KY on March 31, 1835, Benjamin H. Pruitt and John McBride witnessed a deed between Hugh McRacken and Lauder Johnston for land in NW 1/4 Sec 11 Twp 5 R 3E (Calloway Deed Bk B, p. 345). The 1840 Census, Calloway Co., KY, p. 92 lists:

Benj. H. Prewett 1 m under 5 1 fe 20-30 1 m 30-40 1 fe 70-80

In Marshall Co., KY on Feb. 3, 1845, Deed from John Robertson to Benjamin H. Pruitt, both of Marshall Co., KY, for 45 acres in NW 1/4 Sec 1 Twp 5 R 3E, for $60. Signed John (x) Robert son and Elizabeth Robertson (Marshall Deed Bk B, p. 165). In Marshall Co., KY on Dec. 30, 1848, Deed from Benjamin H. Pruett to Alfred G. Henson, both of Marshall Co., KY, for 116 1/2 acres lying on the waters of the East fork of Clark's River, SE 1/4 Sec 1 Twp 5 R 3E, for $260. Signed B. H. Pruett and Nancy (x) Pruett (Marshall Deed Bk 2, p. 82). 23 Benjamin moved to White Co., Arkansas in 1849. In Marshall Co., KY on Nov. 13, 1849, Deed from Benjamin H. Pruett of White Co., AR to Harrison Johnston of Marshall Co., KY, for 45 acres on the waters of Clarks River, NW 1/4 Sec 1 Twp 5 R 3E, for $100. Signed Benjamin H. Pruett (Marshall Deed Bk B, p. 283).

The 1850 Census, White Co., AR, Des Arc Twp, p. 548, house 172-169 lists:

B. H. Pruit 42 GA Nancy 37 AL Phillip 11 KY Dianna 9 KY Elbert 7 KY John 2 KY

Arkansas Land Records:

Benjamin H. Pruett, Dec. 1, 1857, 160 acres, Sec 9 Twp 7N R 10W Benjamin H. Pruett, June 1, 1859, 160 acres, Sec 4 Twp 7N R 10W

The 1860 Census, White Co., AR, Marshall Twp, p. 146, house 986-1832 lists:

B. H. Pruit 52 GA farmer $4000 $1200 Nancy 45 PH. 21 KY Dinanh 19 KY Elbert 17 AR M. J. 11 AR Thos 6 AR (NOTE: 1 crossed out) Jas. Buck 4 KY Samuel 65 KY deaf & dumb

Benjamin was a man of small stature - his standing weight in his young and active life was around 140 lbs; per his grandson, Jesse A. Pruett Benjamin died in the fall of 1892, and was buried at Romance, Arkansas.

(3151) PHILLIP HAWKER PRUETT (son of Benjamin Hawker Pruett and Nancy McBride) was born in Marshall (then Calloway) Co., KY on July 25, 1839, and served as a 2nd Lieutenant, Co. F & C (Witt's) AR Cav., also 10th AR Inf. Medical information: complextion fair; eyes blue; hair light; 5'8". Phillip married Martha Ann Brown in White or Woodruff Co., AR in 1866. Martha was born in Mississippi about 1839 to John Brown and Mary Wilderson. Phillip and Martha had the following children:

(31511) Infant son, b. & d. 1867 Marshall Twp., White Co., AR* (31512) William Elbert Pruett, b. July 31, 1868 Marshall Twp., White Co., AR; died at Santa Rita, NM in March 1933* 24 CHAPTER THREE

(31513) Infant dau., b. & d. ca 1869 Marshall Twp., White Co., AR* (31514) Edward Lee Pruett, b. Jan. 1871 Marshall Twp., White Co., AR; died in Jeff Davis Co. TX on Sept. 23, 1893; br. Family burial plot on old Phillip H. Pruett ranch, Jeff Davis Co., TX; a horse fell on him while running a yearling* (31515) Jesse A. Pruett, b. March 27, 1872; wrote family account in 1933* (31516) Infant dau., b. & d. ca 1873 Marshall Twp., White Co., AR* (31517) Infant, b. 1874* (31518) Viola Pruett, b. 1875 White Co., AR, m. S. W. Ward; resided Pecos, TXin 1933* (31519) Ora Jane Pruett, b. 1877 Santa Fe, NM; m. A. G. Prude; resided near Fort Davis, TX in 1933* (3151(10) John Benjamin Pruett, b. 1879 South Concho River, Tom Green Co., TX; resided María, TX* (3151(11) Lovina Pruett, b. May 1880 South Concho River, Tom Green Co., TX; m. J. W. Espy, resided Fort Davis, TX in 1933* (3151(12^ Charles Elmer Pruett, b. Nov. 1881 Musquiz Canyon, Jeff Davis Co., TX; resided María, TXin 1933* (3151(13) James Thomas Pruett, b. & d. 1884 Musquiz Canyon, Jeff Davis Co., TX* (3151(14) Jettie Lena Pruett, b. 1885 Jeff Davis Co., TX; m. B. H. Smith; resided Amarillo, TX*

The 1870 Census, White Co., AR, Marshall Twp lists:

P. H. Prewitt 29 KY M. 24 AL W. E. (m) 2 AR H. J. (m) 7/12 AR b. Oct. 1869

The 1880 Census, Tom Green Co., TX, Ed 120, sheet 13, line 23 lists:

Phillip H. Prewet 40 KY Martha A. 38 MS Edmond 12 AR Jesse A. 7 AR Viola 4 AR Oral 2 NM John B 1 TX Lucretia ? TX

Phillip died in Texas.

25 LIFE OF PHILIP HALKERi PRUETT

Written from Memories of Jess A. Pruett2

Footnoted comments by Kathleen Gliebe of Richmond, VA (found at end of story) Copyrighted: 1997, Kathleen Gliebe, all rightsreserved .

Olive Hinson Snow, El Paso, TX has a copy of the original handwritten account that continues beyond what is reproduced here.

"P.H. Pruett was born in Marshall County Kentucky, July 25, 1839 on the farm of his father, Benjamin Halker Pruett.3 There he spent his early boyhood days. At the age of eleven years4 his father, Ben Pruett, and his mother Nancie McBride Pruett, along with other frontier families, the names of some I don't remember (if I ever knew), except the Owenss family and the Hills, (Old Voley Hill), all decided to move further west to get more elbow room, as Kentucky was getting too thickly settled, so they headed out for Arkansas.6 I visited my grandfather in Arkansas, Ben H. Pruett, affectionately known in the surrounding country as Uncle Ben. This visit was made on my return trip from up the trail with cattle, in the summer of 1892. While there in one of his conversations, he told me about his move from Kentucky to White County, Arkansas about the year 1850.7 I, at the time was only twenty years old, and his story of the trip, to me, was very interesting, so I am going to give it as I remember. Those families mentioned, with some others, formed a group of pioneers moving to Arkansas to settle and seek their fortunes and a future for their children. This caravan consisted of five or six wagons drawn by horses, mules, and oxen, and had some saddle horses. There were several milk cows that were driven, so that is where young Halker (PHP.) had his firstcowbo y experience - helping to drive the milk cows and the other animals from Kentucky to Arkansas. The wagons were loaded with farming implements, carpenter tools, blacksmith tools and all other important necessities to develop new homes in the wilderness, (backwoods, as they called it). Among other things were pigs, chickens, dogs, cats, etc., these were to be used for seed on the new land. They had to take all domestic stock along in order to have something to start from. Last but not least, the women and children. Grandfather said they traveled slowly what would make from ten to fifteen miles per day, and everything went well until they reached the Mississippi River. There they were disappointed, as they expected to contact a ferry boat to cross the river. But there was no such animal to be found. So they made camp and rested the animals, and determined how to cross the river. If they should go up or down the river in search for a ferry boat, they would be put a long way out of their line of travel in reaching their destination. One thing that they knew for sure was that they were going to cross the river. That kind of people didn't turn back, once they started. Grandfather said Voley Hill solved the problem, as he had had a lot of experience in the logging camps. He said that with the tools we have and the teams, log chains, and men to do the work, we can build a log raft and float our stuff over. After talking it over, and sleeping on the problem over night, they were all fully determined, and set out to build a raft. First was to select tall straight pine trees of an even size and length, so that they would match up evenly when laid side by side. The trees were found in various places in the woods; some were near by and others were quite a way out from the selected place to construct the raft at the water's edge to enter the river when finished.

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The men set to work with saws and axes to fell the trees. When felled, trimmed, and cut the desired length, they were fastened together with chains to which the teams were hitched and snaked or dragged to the place of construction. After days of toil for the men and hard work for the teams, the necessary number of logs were on hand at the spot where the thirty foot wide and forty foot long raft was to be built. The firstlo g was laid at the water's edge, and the next one rolled in closely against the first one, and they were pinned together by means of wooden pins driven into augger holes. Some logs were split and hewn off evenly by the ax men till they were about six inches thick and twelve or more inches wide. These slabs served as runners to pass over the top ends of the raft logs at each side and one through the middle, and then augger holes through the runners deep into the logs. Each and every log was tied together by this manner. When each log was made secure, it would be pushed further into the water, then another log would be rolled in by the side of the first and made fast to the first. In this manner when the raft was completed it was afloat. I think grandfather said it took them two or three weeks to build the raft. While the men were building the raft, the good women were not idle; they were busy with the cooking, washing and mending clothes, etc. Wild fruit and berries were plentiful, so they had wild berry pies, and polk berry greens. Wild game and fishing were good, so they really lived so far as food was concerned. Now the raft completed, the next step was to cross the river. By agreement they crossed the empty wagons first,hal f of them at a time. Their reason for this was that if they had bad luck and lost one load of wagons, they would still have enough wagons left to travel on. So rolled the wagons down onto the raft for a trail trip, but they did not load too heavy. The men had made paddles or oars to pilot the raft across. It was a slow motion process, but they paddled across with a man at each corner of the raft and others along each side. Grandfather said that they could make two round trips per day. At this rate it took them four days to get every thing across. The first trip, with half the wagons being a success, they decided to move the balance of the wagons on the second day. This completed the day with all the wagons on the West side and the balance of their things, together with all the families, on the East side. The next day they began crossing the animals. First they had to run a rail around the raft about three feet high, as a safeguard to keep the animals from jumping over board. This once in readiness they put a kind of filling between the logs of trash, leaves, and dirt to level the floor so the stock would have good footing. The floor and railing completed, the next thing was to load as many of the teams as possible. They were then led and driven onto the raft. All loaded and the oarmen to their places, they were off. Slowly they rowed over the water to the opposite side without a mishap. Now that the wagons and a part of the animals were over, it was necessary to leave one man to keep watch on the teams to keep them from straying. On the third day they crossed the balance of livestock, including milk cows, saddle horses, pigs, chickens, etc. On the fourth day they finished up moving all the farm tools, implements, women and children, and household goods. The women all sang, prayed, and thanked the Lord for a safe landing on the West bank of the Mississippi River. They landed safely without a mishap - the only loss being a jug of homemade molasses. Now as we were all safely across the Mississippi, and tension on our nerves had been pretty high over the anxiety and fear of crossing the river, we decided to rest up for a couple of days before loading out to continue the trip. The rest was thoroughly enjoyed by all, as the fishing was good, and game was plentiful. Halker's (My father) chief amusement was shooting squirrels with a long squirrel rifle, fishing and herding the cows.

27 In the Pruett family there were three children. 8 Halker, age eleven who's life story this writer is endeavoring to give; his sister, Annie, nine year old, who in later years was Mrs. W.W. Hinson, Polk Hinson's mother who died at Alpine (TX) at the age of ninety years; and a younger brother, Elbert Pruett.9 The rest of the trip from the Mississippi to White County, Arkansas, I have no detailed knowledge of except the regular routine of traveling and camping for days and weeks, until they finally arrived on Desarkio Creek in a beautiful valley located now about twenty miles from Searcy, the County Seat of White County, Arkansas. When they arrived on Desark Creek it was in the fall of the year, so they decided to go into permanent camp for the winter. The men would have the winter to look the country over and pick out a suitable location to build a home on in the following spring, and be prepared in early spring to plant their crops — corn, cotton, small grain, and vegetables to insure the following year's living necessities. After looking the surrounding country over, they decided that the beautiful valley and Desark Creek, where they were, was the best looking country that they had seen. So each family selected a homestead on the Desark Creek, as near and joining each other when possible. They then set to work with their teams planting the crops and building their homes. Those being the firstsettler s on Desark Creek and they being all fromKentucky , they decided to call it Kentucky Valley, and I suppose it goes by that name to this day. The Post Office established by them after their arrival was called Romance, Arkansas. 11 When I was back there in 1892 to visit the Pruett's, Hinson's, and Owen's, they still had the old griss mill at Romance, run by power fromwate r wheel. The source of the water was Desark Creek. Saturday of each week was mill day and the miller would grind corn and wheat into meat and flour for the surrounding neighborhood. I went to the first Saturday with my cousin, Joe Hinson. 12 He rode a mule and I rode a mare. Joe carried two bushels of wheat in fronto f him on the mule. Each one at the mill would have to wait his turn to get his grain ground. On mill day, because of the waiting process, the boys would have to stay at the mill all day. It was a big day for them, as they would get to go swimming in the old mill pond and have a few fights, then all go home rejoicing and do it all over again the following Saturday. 13 Grandfather Ben H. Pruett acquired quite a bit of land first and last in his new location. He developed a big farm where he spent the balance of his life, made considerable money, and died in his old home in the fall of 1892 at the age of 81 years. 14 He was a small man of stature -- his standing weight in his young and active life was around 140 pounds. His hobby in life for a pass time was to drive a good team, fish, and hunt. He always associated himself with the best men in the community, and was outstanding as a good citizen. Grandmother Pruett, Nancy McBride Pruett, was Scotch woman, tall and pretty in her young life, and a true wife and mother of the old frontier type. 15 My father P. H. Pruett grew to manhood on the old Pruett farm. His school advantages were very slim, as he only attended school three months in his boyhood. The balance of his meager education was acquired in the home by the family fireside , with such books that were available in those days. He stayed with his father until he was 21 years old, then he volunteered into the Southern Army of the Civil War between the North and South which had broken out at the time. He served the full four years of the war, and was in many battles. i6 He was wounded in the battle of Fort Hudsoni7 and captured by the Yankees, and held prisoner on Johnson Islands the last eighteen months of the war . 19

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Father was shot through the foot and after being in the hospital for weeks, the doctor told him if his foot was no better the next day, they would have to remove the leg. He said he thought about losing his leg after they took him back to his room, so he removed the bandage, and probed into the wound with his pocket knife, and discovered some old pieces of black sock. After removing these pieces of old sock his foot soon healed . 20 After Lee's surrender in 1865 and the war was over he was released from prison to get home the best way he could. He was walking, was occasionally in luck to catch a ride for a short distance. Half starved and thinly clad, he finallymad e his way far enough south to get across the Mason- Dixon line and walked to an old southern farmer's place where he was welcomed in the home, fed, and was asked to stay a few days and rest up. Then the old southern farmer did him a kind turn by letting him have an old worn-out pony to ride with the understanding that if the horse lived to get him home, and if he ever made any money to spare he could send him a certain amount to pay for the horse. Of course my father agreed and took the horse and rode him home. I think from somewhere in Missouri.21 Father fashioned a rope halter and rode that old pony home bareback, but he said that he took care of that horse. Many times he would stop and let him rest where he could pull fodder out of some man's field to keep him well fed, and he didn't have to lay out many nights, as many of the Southern farmers would take any of the Southern soldiers in that were trying to get home after the war. I remember he said that he named the old pony "First Relief, as it relieved him from walking. After several months of travel and hardships, First Relief landed him home in his father's home in his father's house, bare-footed and almost without clothes. So it was a happy family to have him home and alive, because the family had lost track of him after he went to prison. And true to his word, and promise to the Missouri farmer, after several months when he had made enough money he sent the farmer the pay for First Relief. Now the war was over, and the family had to make a new start. The Yankees had robbed Grandfather of all his livestock, and had taken from his grain bins all his corn and wheat. The bush whackers had robbed him of nearly all of his money; they would have gotten all of it, except he was wise and had buried part of it. Aunt Annie Hinson22 told me that they came one night before Father had come home from the war, and over Grandfather's protest they entered the house. They demanded his money, but he told them that he had already been robbed, and had no money left. Grandmother and Aunt Annie both tried to convince them that there was no money on the place, but they would not be convinced, and said that old Ben Pruett had money and knew it because he was never known to be without it. Then they proceeded to put a rope around his neck, took him out in the yard in his night robe and took him out under a tree. They threw the other end of the rope over a limb and threatened to kill him by hanging him till he was dead, unless he got his gold and delivered it to him. Then is when Aunt Annie, a young lady, came out and saved his life. She told them that if they wouldn't punish him any more, and let him come inside out of the cold that she would get them the money he had. So they agreed to go with her to get the money, but would hold him until the money was received. In the meantime Grandmother came out and put a blanket around him while two of the robbers went in with Aunt Annie to get the money. She firstwen t to her work basket for the scissors, then to the bed room and raised up the corner of the quilt and cut a little slit in it and drew out a twenty dollar gold piece, and she told them that was all the money the family had. But not convinced, they examined all the quilts in the house feeling for more hidden coins, but finally gave it up and went out and ordered Grandfather released, but order the three of them to stand in the yard until they had ridden out of sight. That is what some of our ancestors had to go through with in those days.23 29 Grandfather did have several hundred dollars in gold buried in the smoke house, and he saved that. The twenty dollars they had gotten was Aunt Annie's own personal money, so Grandfather paid her back. P. H. Pruett now safe at home from the war, financially stripped and without even a change of clothes, set to work to start life all over. He had nothing with which to start but a honest heart and willing hands. At this time, he was 25 years old, Aunt Annie asked him what he was going to do for clothes, and he told her that he would do without till he made some money, and then he would get some clothes. Aunt Annie told him that she had enough jeans cloth made up to make him a suit which she would sell him on credit, and when he had made some money he could pay her back. He agreed to take the clothes on those terms. Then Grandmother and Aunt Annie set to work sewing by hand, as there were no sewing machines in those days, and my father soon had a new suit of clothes, (home-made jeans). Those good women of that day were artists on the spinning wheel and on the old hand looms weaving cloth, and woe unto the man that could wear out a shirt or pants in less than a year's time. Father and his younger brother, Elbert Pruett then a boy about 17 years of age24, set to work on their father's land to make ready for the next year's crop, (this was the fall and winter of 1865 and 1866). It was a hard job to plow and repair very much land for spring planting, as there was very few animals left on the farms, since the country was cleaned out of livestock during the war. I have heard father say in some instances that farmers used their milk cows to plow with. When the spring of 1866 arrived everything was going lovely with bright hopes ahead for the Pruett family, until one day while poor Elbert was plowing in the field he was murdered, he was shot from ambush in the back and fell dead over his plow handles. There was a lot of ambushing and murdering just after the war by what was known as Bush Whackers, in other words, out-laws and robbers. They had no regard for law and order for a long time in the South after the Civil War. Why more brave men of the South didn't turn outlaw like the James Brothers and Cole Younger, I don't know. In a way they were excusable.25 After the grief and sorrow of loosing poor Elbert, Grandfather and Father forged ahead with the farm. Crops all planted and everything looking favorable, Father took time off to go see his beloved sweetheart, to whom he had been engaged before the war. She was Martha Ann Brown, daughter of John Brown and Mary Wilderson Brown. They had moved from Mississippi to Arkansas, but I don't know in what year. They lived at that time on White River in Woodruff County, Arkansas. (I think it joins White County.) Young Halker dolled up in his new jeans suit, mounted on First Relief and set out to see Mattie Brown. Evidently great was the joy and happiness of those two lovers, after being separated for five years on account of the war. So great was the happiness, that they soon married and moved to Kentucky Valley, or the old Ben Pruett farm, where they spent the first year of their married life. From this union there was born fourteen children between the years of 1866 and 1885 - of which nine lived to be grown. First born a boy in 1867 and died when nine days old. Second born William Elbert on July 31, 1868, and died in Santa Rita, New Mexico in March 1933 .26 Third born a girl, died while an infant. Fourth born Edward Lee in January, 1871, died September 23, 1893 on the old P. H. Pruett ranch in Jeff Davis County, Texas. Cause of death, a horse fell with him while running a yearling; he was buried in the family burial ground on the old Pruett ranch. Fifth born, Jesse A. Pruett, the writer, on March 27, 1872. Sixth born a girl, died while an infant.27 Eighth born Viola in 1875, married S. W. Ward now living in Pecos, Texas. Ninth born in Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1877 was Ora Jane Pruett, now Mrs. A. G Prude living near Fort Davis, Texas. Tenth born in 1879 on South Concho River, Tom Green County, Texas, John Benjamin now living in Marfa, Texas. 30 CHAPTER THREE

Eleventh born in May 1880 in Musquiz Canyon in Jeff Davis County, now living in Marfa, Texas. Thirteenth was James Thomas in early 1884 in Musquiz Canyon in Jeff Davis County and died when nine months old. Fourteenth born October, 1885 was Jettie Lena on the P. H. Pruett ranch in Jeff Davis County, now Mrs. B. H. Smith living in Amarillo, Texas. Now back to the early life of P. H. Pruett and Martha. As I have stated their first year was spent on the old Ben Pruett farm, and in the meantime Father had traded or managed to get an old run-down saw mill on the Desark and went to making lumber, as the county was settling fast, and he felt sure that the lumbering business would be good. He reconstructed the old mill and went to work. He ran this saw mill from 1868 until 1875 and had a good business. He made plenty of money for that day and time. After ten years of married life in the Kentucky Valley, he and Mother became very much distressed about the health of the children as they had lost four during those ten years . 28 So in the Spring of 1876 they closed out all of their business affairs and decided to move farther West in search of health and fortune. About April 1876 they packed their baggage with their four children, Willie, Eddie, Jesse, and Viola. Aunt Jane Owens29 had the P. H. Pruett family with all their kin of Kentucky Valley at her home for dinner and bid the P. H. Pruett family farewell before our departure for New Mexico. The writer was then four years old, but will I rember that family gathering and kissing and crying that took place when it came time to say good-bye. After all departing ceremonies finished, ifi remember right we were loaded on two wagons, one that Uncle George Owens drove, and the other one was Grandfather's wagon driven by Uncle Tom Pruett. We were all headed for BeeBee, a rail road station on the Iron Mountain rail road that was about 15 miles from Kentucky Valley. We arrived in BeeBee late, I think about dark. Of course the train was due some hour in the night so I could not stay awake to see all that was going on, and that was an awful disappointment to me to miss any of the show. Uncle George and Uncle Tom put up their teams and stayed with us until the train came in and saw us all on the train with the necessary tickets and baggage checks, and then another parting good-bye, the train tooted its horn and the bell was ringing and the Conductor hollered all aboard, and we were off. I can imagine Father's and Mother's feelings, even now while pulling away from relatives and friends and headed for an unknown land to seek health and fortune. Willie was eight, Eddie was six, Jesse was four years old, and Viola was six months old. Viola and I are the only ones living today of these four children. Not a one of us, father, mother, or any of the four children had ever ridden on a train before, so were all having a real experience. We traveled on Iron Mountain to St. Louis, then the Union Pacific to Denver, Colorado, and that was the end of the Rail Road. Now back to some of our experiences on the train — the first morning when I woke up I remember looking out and seeing the trees and landscape all running the other way, so I asked Mother what made the trees and land move. She tried to tell me that the trees were not moving, that it was the train that made the trees look that way. But I just know that Mother was wrong because I could see the trees running by going the other way, I never did get right on it until we ran out of the timbered country and into the grassy plains as far as you could see, then I realized that the train was moving and not objects that I would see. On leaving Kentucky Valley, Mother, Grandmother and aunts had filled several lunch baskets with good things to eat, and thought it would last all the trip and then some. Baked ham, boiled ham, fried chicken, cake, pies, and home-made bisquits - some of them with a hole thumbed in the side and filled with home-made molasses (and that was my favorite desert). 31 I know Father was provoked at all those lunch baskets that the women had packed, and he told them that he could buy eats along the way, but I tell you that the lunch baskets came in good play. They had no diners or Harvey Houses in those days. They had eating houses where the train crews would change, and the train would stop 20 minutes for lunch. Will and Ed had a great time as well as myself on this trip. I remember some of the men with their heavy boots and long beards as they wore in those days, on the train would tell us stories of New Mexico, where we were going, and about how we would have to eat tortillas and chili and would have to ride burros and wear big straw hats. All this was news to Father and Mother because they were green too. They did not know what the Mexicans were like. While crossing the plains in central and western Kansas and eastern Colorado there was not a house to be seen anywhere except at the different railroad stations, and there we would see many wagons and work animals around. Mules, oxen, and horses that belonged to the buffalo hunters who were on the raw plains killing buffalo for their hides and tallow, were to be seen. They would come into the different railroad stations that were most convenient for them to ship out the hides to eastern markets to be made into buffalo robes, which sold at that time for a good price. The good ones were from $50.00 to $75.00 and some of the inferior ones were as low as $20.00. The buffalo hides was quite an industry until the early eighties or until the buffalo were almost exterminated from the land." (The submission of the narrative ends here)

Footnoted comments by Kathleen Gliebe:

1. Halker or Hawker 2. Jess Pruett was tlie son of Philip Halker Pruett and grandson of Benjamin Halker Pruett 3. Benj. H. Prewett was in the 1840 census for Calloway County, KY, p. 92 4. Age of eleven years is based on the family coming to Arkansas in 1850, they actually came in 1849. 5. Owen family may well have been some relation to tlie Pructts. Lucy Owen, b. 1836 was the wife of Samuel Pruitt I, the father of Phillip Pruitt. b. 1756, who married Anna ? , b. 1765, and were the parents of Benjamin Hawker Pruett, b. 1808 Franklin Co., GA 6. The fact that Benjamin's brother, Philip O. Pruit, had earlier moved to Arkansas may well have influenced his decision to move there. 7. Actually the trip likely took place in 1849. 8. The author says there were three children, but based on the census records there would have been four children. 9. The children's ages are based on the family coming into Arkansas in 1850, they actually came in 1849. 10. The 1850 Arkansas census, White County, spelled the township Des Arc. 11. Benjamin Halker Pruett and his wife Nancy McBride Pruett are both buried in Romance, Ark., their last name on tombstone is spelled "Pruett". 12. Joe Hinson, b. 6 Dec. 1869, was my grandfather. (The grandfather of Kathleen Brown Gliebe) Joe was the son of Dianna (Annie) Pruett and William W. Hinson. 13. This episode appears to have taken place in 1892 when Jesse Pruett visited the area. 14. Accordingto census data, Benjamin H. Pruett was bom in 1808, GA That would mean he was about 84 years old when he died in the fall of 1892, not 81 as is stated. 15. 1850 Ark Census, White County, Des Arc Twp., p. 458, indicates Nancy was bom in Alabama. 16. Philip H. Pruett served in 10 Ark. Inf., Co. F & C, as a 2nd Lieutenant. The 10th Ark Inf fought at Shiloh (.April 6-7, 1862), Corinth Campaign (April-June 1862), Vicksburg Bombardments (May 18-July 27, 1862), and Port Hudson Siege (May-July 1863). He was a prisoner from the time he was captured at Port Hudson, July 8, 1863 until the end of the war, June 5, 1865. 17. Port Hudson, Louisiana fell July 8, 1863. 18. Johnson Island is in Lake Erie, about two and half miles from Sandusky, Ohio. Island was about a mile and half long and fromone-quarte r to one third of a mile wide and covered with trees. Confederate officers were held here. Though they suffered from the cold, on the whole conditions were good, except that sanitation was neglected. 19. He was captured July 8, 1863, paroled probably March of 1865, therefore was a prisoner a total of 21 months. The 18 months may refer only to his time at Johnson Island. He was transfered fromther e Feb. 19, 1865 to New Orleans. 20. This no doubt was a Northern doctor who was treating him. 21. "Confederates in Union Prisoner of War Camps" M598, file 75, drawer 8, Roll 82, p. 229, amnesty rolls: Prisoner No. 110 shows Prewitt, P. H. Lieut. 10 Ark Inf. captured July 9, 1863. For exchange. Transferred to New Orleans, Feb. 19, 1865. If he was indeed transferred to New Orleans, it's unlikely that he was in Missouri when released. Accordingto the Parole of Prisoners of War, 44177473, and 44177600, Philip was officially parolled at Jacksonsport, AR June 5, 1865. 22. Aunt Annie Hinson refers to Dianna (Annie) Pruett, sister of Philip H., who later married William Wallace Hinson. 23. In this account there is no mention of Annie's younger brothers, B. John or Elbert, both possibly still away at war. 24. Elbert was actually about 21 years of age. He was listed as age 7 in 1850, and age 17 in 1860.

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25. The amount of sympathy for these Bush Whackers is amazing, particularly considering the personal experiences this family had. I can only speculate that southern soldiers in general were so truly loved and revered for their sacrifices in the war that even such atrocities by southern youth were excused and readily forgiven. 26. It is evident from this 1933 date that this account was likely written (or at the very least revised) afrer 1933. 27. The seventh bom was inadvertantly lefl out. This child likely died young as later the writer says his parents had lost 4 children in 10 years, this would be the first, third, sixth, and seventh bom. 28. See above footnote. 29. See footnote 4, regarding Owen family relationship to the Pruetts.

(3152) DIANNA "Annie" PRUIT (dau. of Benjamin Hawker Pruett and Nancy McBride) was born in Marshall (then Calloway) Co., KY in 1841, and married William Wallace Hinson near Romance, AR about 1868. William was born in Mississippi on June 12, 1845 to Harbert B. Hinson and Emily. William served as a private in 17th AR (Lemoyne's), Co. D, 21st Regt. AR Inf., Greens Brigade, being captured and exchanged twice. He was first captured at the Battle of Corinth (Oct. 3-4, 1862), secondly, at the Battle of Big River Bridge (May 17, 1863). He was transferred to Camp Morton, IN and from there was sent to Fort Delaware, DE, (June 22, 1863), where while a captive he was injured, June 25, 1863. Later that summer he was exchanged at City Point, VA, and is reported to have been hospitalized at the General Hospital, Howard's Grove, Richmond, VA Aug. 19, 1863. From there he was given a furlough and appears to have fought no more. He was only sixteen when he joined up. William and Annie had the following children:

(31521) Joseph Sylvester Hinson, b. Dec. 6, 1869 White Co. ?, AR (31522) Flora Hinson, b. 1872 AR* (31523) Elbert Hinson, b. 1874 AR; died in 1948; br. Alpine, TX* (31524) Benjamin Polk Hinson, b. 1876 AR; died in 1958; br. Alpine, TX* (31525) Inez Hinson, b. Oct. 1879 AR*

The 1880 Census, White Co., AR, Marshall Twp., house 26-27 lists:

William W. Hinson 35 MS Diana 39 KY Joseph 10 AR Flora 8 AR Elbert 6 AR Polk 3 AR Inez 8/12 AR

William died on April 10, 1918, and Annie died at Sanderson, TX in 1931. Both were buried at Alpine, Texas.

(31521) JOSEPH SYLVESTER HINSON (son of William Wallace Hinson and Dianna Pruit) was born in White Co. ? AR on Dec. 6, 1869. He married first: Mollie Davis in White Co., AR on Nov. 30, 1892. Mollie was born near Magnolia, AR on Aug. 5, 1867.

33 Joseph and Mollie had six children:

(315211) Eva May Hinson, b. Oct. 17, 1893 Romance, AR (315212) Edna Hinson, b. Feb. 10, 1896 AR; died in AR on Sept. 26. 1896* (315213) Homer Hinson, b. Oct. 1897; died in 1904* (315214) Davis Elza Hinson, b. Sug. 2, 1900 Romance, AR; m. Mary; and died in 1994; br. Alpine, TX* (315215) Hester Lee Hinson, Oct. 11, 1904 (315216) Joseph Wayne Hinson, b. July 9, 1906 Romance, AR; m. Mitzy Burger; and died at Del Rio, TX on June 29, 1982; br. Alpine, TX*

Mollie died at Romance, AR on July 26, 1911, and was buried at Romance, Arkansas. Joseph married second: Mrs. Riggins, a widow, after 1912, and had a son:

(315217) Charles Riggins, b. Dec. 20, 1913 Romance AR; died in 1976*

Joseph and his second wife had already separated when Charles was born. She already had four children from her first marriage to a Riggins, so she gave Charles the same name as her other children. Joseph married third. Stella Inez Terwilleger at Mena, AR on April 13, 1918. Stella was born at Shelbyville, MO on Nov. 10, 1886 to Stephen Schaeffer Terwilleger, Jr. and Elleanor Jane Blackburn, and was a Teacher at Shelbyville, Missouri. Joseph and Stella had th following children:

(315218) Doris Amelia Hinson, b. June 17, 1919 Mena, AR (315219) Maurine Hinson, b. Feb. 24, 1921 Mena, AR

Joseph died at Sanderson, TX on July 20, 1950, and was buried at Alpine, Texas. Stella died at Detroit, MI on Dec. 20, 1976, and was buried in Gethesmane Cem., Detroit, Michigan.

(315211) EVA MAY HINSON (dau. of Joseph Sylvester Hinson and Mollie Davis) was born at Romance, AR on Oct. 17, 1893. She married Jessie Hill, and had a daughter:

(3152111) Olive Hill; m. Frank George Snow; resided El Paso, TX*

Eva died in Texas on July 6, 1978.

(315215) HESTER LEE HINSON (dau. of Joseph Sylvester Hinson and Mollie Davis) was born on Oct. 11, 1904. She married Stephen Stumberg, and had:

(3152151) Temple Stumberg; died in 1995*

Hester resided at Alpine, TX in Dec. 1996.

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(315218) DORIS AMELIA HINSON (dau. of Joseph Sylvester Hinson and Stella Inez Terwilleger) was born at Mena, AR on June 17, 1919, and married Edward Paul Brown at Riverside, CA on July 3, 1946. Edward was born at Lilly, PA on Oct. 18, 1923 to Edward Arthur Brown and Regina Bridget McNally. Edward and Doris were the parents of four children:

(3152181) Regina Doris Brown, b. Sept. 23, 1947 Highland Park, MI (3152182) Kathleen Brown, b. Feb. 18, 1949 Highland Park, MI (3152183) Edretta Pauline Brown, b. Aug. 22, 1952 Detroit, MI (3152184) Margaret Ann Brown, b. Aug. 23, 1953 Detroit, MI

Doris was an assembly worker for Chrysler. Edward died of a heart attack, while mowing the grass, at St. Clair Shores, MI on May 15, 1995. Doris resided at St. Clair Shores, Michigan.

(3152181) REGINA DORIS BROWN (dau. ofEdward Paul Brown and Doris Amelia Hinson) was born at Highland Park, MI on Sept. 23, 1947. She married Brian Clare Trombley at Detroit, MI on Nov. 27, 1965, and had three children:

(31521811) Roxanne Trombley, b. May 12, 1967 Detroit, MI (31521812) Bridget Clair Trombley, b. May 17, 1969 Detroit, MI; m. Thomas Flynn at Batavia, LL in Nov. 1994* (31521813) Brian Edward Trombley, b. Nov. 2, 1971 Detroit, MI*

They resided at Batavia, Illinois.

(31521811) ROXANNE TROMBLEY (dau. of Brian Clare Trombley and Regina Doris Brown) was born at Detroit, MI on May 12, 1967. She married Keith Johnson at Mt. Clemens, MI in Dec. 1985, and had:

(315218111) Logan Johnson, b. Nov. 16, 1985 Royal Oak, MI* (315218112) Ian Johnson, b. Sept. 11, 1994 MI*

(3152182) KATHLEEN BROWN (dau. ofEdward Paul Brown and Doris Amelia Hinson) was born at Highland Park, MI on Feb. 18, 1949, and married first: Albert Smith at Detroit, MI on March 27, 1970. Albert was born at Detroit, MI on Aug. 16, 1942 to Albert Smith, Sr. and Ethel Mae Colvard. Albert and Kathleen had two children:

(31521821) Kimberly Kathleen Smith, b. May 14, 1973 Detroit, MI* (31521822) Kyle Christine Smith, b. Oct. 12, 1975 Detroit, MI*

Kathleen married second: Gerald William Gliebe at Warren, MI on Feb. 16, 1985. Gerald was born at Cleveland, OH on Sept. 8, 1951 to Walter William Gliebe and Emma Irene Vass.

35 Gerald and Kathleen had the following children:

(31521823) Mark Edward Gliebe, b. Dec. 29, 1986 Royal Oak, MI* (31521824) Emily Suzanne Gliebe, b. May 13, 1988 Royal Oak, MI*

They resided at Richmond, Virginia.

(3152183) EDRETTA PAULINE BROWN (dau. ofEdward Paul Brown and Doris Amelia Hinson) was born at Detroit, MI on Aug. 22, 1952. She married Gasper Rossi at Roseville, MI on June 28, 1985, and had a son:

(31521831) Anthony Paul Rossi, b. July 1986 Detroit, MI*

They resided at Detroit, Michigan.

(3152184) MARGARET ANN BROWN (dau. ofEdward Paul Brown and Doris Amelia Hinson) was born at Detroit, MI on Aug. 23, 1953. She married Joannes Gerardus Wubbolts at Detroit, MI in 1975, and had three children:

(31521841) Nicole Marie Wubbolts, b. Sept. 21, 1979 Detroit, MI* (31521842) Erin Wubbolts, b. Feb. 2, 1982 Warren, MI* (31521843) Erica Wubbolts, b. Aug. 16, 1984 Warren, MI*

They resided at Warren, Michigan.

(315219) MAURINE HINSON (dau. of Joseph Sylvester Hinson and Stella Inez Terwilleger) was born at Mena, AR on Feb. 24, 1921, and married Elmer R. Cooper at Miami, FL on Jan. 28, 1945. Elmer and Maurine were the parents of seven daughters:

(3152191) Cora Lee Cooper, b. Feb. 25, 1946 Mortons Gap, KY (3152192) Marie Antoinette Cooper, b. Feb. 6, 1948 Mortons Gap, KY (3152193) Linda Gail Cooper, b. Dec. 1, 1949 Mortons Gap, KY (3152194) Sharon Sue Cooper, b. Dec. 1, 1951 Mortons Gap, KY (3152195) Angela Jean Cooper, b. Oct. 11, 1954 Mortons Gap, KY; m. Greg S. Weldon at Madisonville, KY on Aug. 29, 1984* (3152196) Bonita Ellen Cooper, b. June 24, 1958 Mortons Gap, KY (3152197) Roslyn Rae Cooper, b. Dec. 13, 1960 Mortons Gap, KY

Maurine was a Store Clerk. They resided at Mortons Gap, Kentucky.

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(3152191) CORA LEE COOPER (dau. of Elmer R. Cooper and Maurine Hinson) was born at Mortons Gap, KY on Feb. 25, 1946. She married Conrad Lee Oldham at Mortons Gap, KY on Oct. 15, 1966, and had three children:

(31521911) Gregory Oldham* (31521912) Venessa Oldham* (31521913) Lisa Oldham*

(3152192) MARIE ANTOINETTE COOPER (dau. of Elber R. Cooper and Maurine Hinson) was born at Mortons Gap, KY on Feb. 6, 1948. She married Clarence Ladiera at Mortons Gap, KY on June 5, 1966, and had a son:

(31521921) Stephen L. Ladiera, b. Sept. 9, 1967 Hawaii*

(3152193) LINDA GALL COOPER (dau. of Elmer R. Cooper and Maurine Hinson) was born at Mortons Gap, KY on Dec. 1, 1949, and married first: Chris ? . Linda married second: Louis Torok at Louisville, KY in 1970, and had:

(31521931) Thomas Alexander "Al" Russell, b. Oct. 24, 1970 Louisville, KY; Thomas was born Atilia Alexander Torok. However, Torok was not his father. His natural father's name is unknown. He was later adopted by his stepfather Paul Thomas Russell, and he legally changed his name*

Linda married third: Paul Thomas Russell about 1978, and had:

(31521932) Christopher Shane Russell, b. June 23, 1969 Louisville, KY*

(3152194) SHARON SUE COOPER (dau. of Elmer R. Cooper and Maurine Hinson) was born at Mortons Gap, KY on Dec. 1, 1951. Sharon married first: Gene Townsand; second: Don Roberts; and third: William Clayton.

(31521941) Julie Ann Clayton, b. Dec. 1, 1970 Madisonville, KY*

(3152196) BONITA ELLEN COOPER (dau. of Elmer R. Cooper and Maurine Hinson) was born at Mortons Gap, KY on June 24, 1958. She married David West Westhaper at Madisonville, KY on March 27, 1987, and had three sons:

(31521961) Jacob Westhaper* (31521962) Benjamin Westhaper* (31521963) Bradley Westhaper*

37 (3152197) ROSLYN RAE COOPER (dau. of Elmer R. Cooper and Maurine Hinson) was born at Mortons Gap, KY on Dec. 13, 1960. She married Robert Bynum, and had a daughter:

(31521971) Nikki Jo Bynum*

(32) ZACHARIAH PRUITT (son of Samuel Pruitt II and Lucy Owen) was born in Frederick Co., MD in 1758. He enlisted from Pittsylvania Co., VA in 1776; moved to Sullivan Co., NC and served from there in 1780, 1781 and again in 1782. He served last as a substitute for Peter Easley. In 1783, he moved back to Pittsylvania Co., Virginia (S5952). Zachariah married Jane Burgess in Pittsylvania Co., VA on Oct. 17, 1785. Jane was a daughter ofEdward Burgess and Margaret. Zachariah and Jane had the following children:

(321) Jenny "Jincy" Pruitt, b. ca 1787 Pittsylvania Co., VA; m. a Love* (322) Leahanna Pruitt, b. ca 1789 Pittsylvania Co., VA; m. Barley Hall* (323) Catherine Pruitt, b. ca 1791 Pittsylvania Co., VA; m. Thomas Smith on March 2, 1839* (324) Sally Pruitt, b. ca 1792 Pittsylvania Co., VA; m. Obediah Brown in Pittsylvania Co., VA on June 1, 1819* (325) Wiley J. Pruitt, b. 1794 Pittsylvania Co., VA (326) Polly Pruitt, b. ca 1795 Pittsylvania Co., VA; m. a Richardson* (327) Rhoda Pruitt, b. ca 1802 Pittsylvania Co., VA; single in 1840*

Zachariah was on the 1776 Pittsylvania Co., VA List of tithes, and the Virginia Soldiers of 1776. The 1777 Pittsylvania County List of tithes, by George Carter shows: Samuel Pruet, Phil Pruet & Zachariah Pruet - 3 tiths, 400 acres. The 1777 Oaths of Allegiance shows Zach'h Pruitt. Zachariah moved to Sullivan Co., NC, and served from there in 1780, 1781 and 1782. He returned to Pittsylvania Co., VA after the Revolution, and was listed on the tax lists from 1784 on. The 1787 list shows Zachariah Pruitt with 1 horse and 4 cattle. On April 15, 1796, Zachariah Pruet bought 100 acres on Sandy Creek in Pittsylvania Co., VA from Samuel Pruet in consid. of 50 Pounds. On Jan. 18, 1798, Zachariah Prewett was surety for the marriage of Leonard Clark and Mary Burgess, dau. of William Burgess, in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia. The 1810 Tax List of Pittsylvania Co., VA shows: Zachariah Prewitt & son - 2 white and 4 horses. Zachariah Prewitt was mentioned on March 20, 1815 (Pittsylvania Order Bk 16, p. 428). On June 16, 1817, William Tucker Prewitt and Thomas Stuart Prewitt, orphans of Asa Prewitt, dec'd, bound out to Zachariah Prewitt (Pittsylvania Order Bk 18, p. 207). "Jachary Taylor Pruet, Rev. War Pensioner, raised Thomas and William, saying they were sons of a cousin Asa Pruett." The 1820 Census, Pittsylvania Co., VA, p. 64-A, lists:

Zachariah Prewitt 2 m under 10 1 fe under 10 1 m 18-26 2 fe 10-16 1 m over 45 1 fe 16-26 2 fe 26-45 1 fe over 45

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The 1830 Census, Pittsylvania Co., VA, p. 412, lists:

Zachariah Prewitt 1 m under 5 1 fe 10-15 2 m 15-20 1 fe 40-50 1 m 20-30 1 fe 60-70 1 m 70-80

The 1840 U.S. Census of Pensioners, Pittsylvania Co., VA lists: Zachariah Pruiet, age 83. He died in Pittsylvania Co., VA in 1843. The Will of Zachariah Prewett was made on Jan. 16, 1840, and probated on May 15, 1843 (Pittsylvania Will Bk 1, p. 463).

In the name of God Amen. I Zachariah Prewitt of the County of Pittsylvania in the State of Virginia being of Sound mind and disposing memory and knowing the uncertainty of all things but especially the certainty of death do make and ordain this my last will and testament. 1st. I give to Sally Brown 1 feather bed and furniture, one cow and calf with some other household furniture not recollected which she has received — 2nd. I give to Wiley Prewitt the same amount of property with Salley together with one shot gun now in his possession. 3rd. I give to Polly Richardson 1 bed & furniture cow & calf & which she has received. 4th. I give to Jincy Love 1 feather bed & furniture andfive dollars and fifty cents received by her. 5th. I give to Leahanna Hall I feather bed & furniture one cow and calf with some other small articles which she has received. 6th. I give to Mary Ann Prewitt my grand Daughter one feather bed & furniture one bridle heifer and now claimed by her. 7th. I give to Alexander Prewitt my grand son one bay mare colt. 8th. I loan to Rhoda Prewitt during her life one cow and yearling all the stock of sheep and hogs one bay mare two feather beds & furniture with all the other household and kitchen furniture of every discription and all the plantation utensils and I wish the land to be used by her or rented out for her benefit so long as she may live and after her death I wish the tract of one hunderd acres to be sold together with the other property loaned to my daughter Rhoda upon a credit of twelve months and one half of the money arising from the land to be given to my son Wiley Prewitt and balance with the money on hand and debts if any due me to be divided between my legatees as aforesaid to wit - Sally Brown, Polly Richardson, Jincy Love, Leahanna Hall, Catherine Smith, Thomas Prewitt and William Prewitt or the heirs of their body. Lastly I appoint J. M. Williams my Executor to this my last will and Testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 16th day of January 1840

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On May 15, 1843, Zachariah Prewett, record will (Pittsylvania Order Bk 37, p. 144). Death and heirs certified (Pittsylvania Order Bk 37, p. 206). On Sept. 16, 1844, the Executor of Zachariah Prewett was mentioned (Pittsylvania Order Bk 38, p. 144).

(325) WILEY J. PRUITT (son of Zachariah Pruitt and Jane Burgess) was born in Pittsylvania Co., VA in 1794, and married (possibly second) Nancy Carter in Pittsylvania Co., VA on Aug. 22, 1826. Nancy was born in Pittsylvania Co., VA in 1802 to Charles Ewell Carter and Keziah Walters. Wiley and Nancy had the following children:

(3251) Elizabeth Pruitt, b. 1820 VA* (3252) Jane C. Pruitt, b. 1828 VA* (3253) Mary Ann Pruitt, b. 1829 VA; m. David Nowlin Collie in Pittsylvania Co., VA on Aug. 26, 1846; Wiley Prewitt, bondsman* (3254) Leana Pruitt, b. 1830 VA* (3255) Catherine C. Pruitt, b. 1832 VA* (3256) Alexander Pruitt, b. 1834 VA; m. Janet Lovelace in Pittsylvania Co., VA on Sept. 25, 1860* (3257) Lucy Pruitt, b. 1836 Pittsylvania Co., VA (3258) Samuel Pruitt, b. 1838 VA* (3259) Serena Pruitt, b. VA*

On Nov. 24, 1825, Wiley Prewett was surety for William Reese on Marriage bond in Pittsy- vania Co., VA (p. 84, Pittsylvania Marriages by Williams). The 1850 Census, Pittsylvania Co., VA, Southern Twp., p. 150, no. 1234, lists:

Wiley Pruett 50 VA Nancy 45 VA Elizabeth 30 VA Jane 22 VA Lena 20 VA Catharine 18 VA Alex'r 16 VA Lucy 14 VA Samuel 12 VA Serena

The 1860 Census, Pittsylvania Co., VA, p. 594, lists:

Wiley J. Pruit 66 VA Nancy 58 VA Eliz 27 VA Jane C. 25 VA Cath C. 23 VA Sam 16 VA William 3 VA 41 (3257) LUCY PRUITT (dau. of Wiley J. Pruitt and Nancy Carter) was born in Pittsylvania Co., VA in 1836. She married Algernon Floyd Cole in Pittsylvania Co., VA on Nov. 26, 1857 (p. 165, Pittsylvania Marriages by Williams). Floyd was born in Virginia on March 19, 1836 to Mahala Cole (b. ca 1813). No marriage found for Mahala. Floyd and Lucy had six children:

(32571) Alice B. Cole, b. ca 1860 VA* (32572) Ella A. Cole, b. ca 1862 VA* (32573) Arremento ? Cole (dau.), b. ca 1868 VA* (32574) Peter Jerome Floyd Marcellous Cole, b. ca 1871 VA* (32575) Susan Elma Cole, b. June 4, 1873 VA (32576) Mahala Bertha Cole, b. ca 1879 VA*

Lucy died before 1900. Floyd died in Lunenburg Co., VA on April 28, 1921, and was buried in Nottoway Co., Virginia.

(32575) SUSAN ELMA COLE (dau. of Algernon Floyd Cole and Lucy Pruitt) was born in Virginia on June 4, 1873, and married Thomas Edwin Vaughan at Laurel Grove, VA on Nov. 21, 1888. Thomas was born in Pittsylvania Co., VA on Oct. 15, 1859. Thomas and Susan were the parents of six children:

(325751) Arthur Edward Vaughan, b. May 13, 1891 Pittsylvania Co., VA (325752) A. (Algernon) Oden Vaughan, b. Sept. 15, 1893; m. Mary V. Jones (died Dec. 21, 1984) on April 2, 1919; and died on April 5, 1956* (325753) Eunice E. Vaughan, b. May 25, 1897; died of pneumonia Jan. 12, 1913* (325754) Jack Tazewell Vaughan, b. Nov. 2, 1899 Pittsylvania Co., VA; m. Alma Matthews (died June 20, 1976) on Oct. 6, 1933 ? ; and died on Nov. 17, 1935; br. Kenbridge Cem., Lunenburg Co., VA* (325755) Alonzo Thomas "Ned" Vaughan, b. Sept. 11, 1903; m. Mattie Clawes (died Nov. 9, 1992) on April 16, 1939, and died on July 4, 1978* (325756) Hugh Henry Vaughan, b. March 15, 1909 Keysville, VA; m. Annie Mae Marshall on Sept. 2, 1931; and died at Victoria, VA on May 30, 1996*

Susan died on March 14, 1930, and Thomas died on March 24, 1948. Both were buried at Victoria, Virginia.

(325751) ARTHUR EDWARD VAUGHAN (son of Thomas Edwin Vaughan and Susan Elma Cole) was born in Pittsylvania Co., VA on May 13, 1891. He married Nellie Jane Croft in Lunenburg Co., VA on April 7, 1917. Nellie was born in Lunenburg Co., VA on March 2, 1898 to LaVerne Lent Croft and Gertrude Kleburg Stables. Arthur and Nellie had seven children:

(3257511) Mary Eunice Vaughan, b. March 17, 1918 Victoria, VA; m. 1st: John Adam Buckley at Wichita, KS on Aug. 30, 1937; m. 2nd: John Pedigo on Dec. 16, 1956; and died at Wichita, KS* 42 CHAPTER THREE

(3257512) Eleanor Drue Vaughan, b. Oct. 23, 1920 Victoria, VA; died in Nottoway Co., VA on Feb. 13, 1921* (3257513) Gertrude Croft Vaughan, b. March 4, 1922 Victoria, VA (3257514) Frank Whaley Vaughan, b. Dec. 28, 1924 Victoria, VA; m. Monique McKenny at Leavenworth, KS on Oct. 2, 1984; and died on May 1, 1985; br. Leavenworth National Cem. * (3257515) James Arthur Vaughan, b. Nov. 11, 1927 Victoria, VA; m. 1st: Eleanor Gene Sarver at Kansas City, KS on June 15, 1946; m. 2nd: Dorothy Wells on Feb. 2, 1958* (3257516) Thomas Edwin Vaughan, b. July 22, 1930 Wichita, KS; m. Anna Lea Bolton at Wichita, KS on March 1, 1948* (3257517) Hugh Henry Vaughan, b. Dec. 19, 1932 Wichita, KS; m. 1st: Audrey Michel at Oakland, CA in March 1954; m. 2nd: Patricia Dowdell*

Arthur died at Wichita, KS on July 25, 1955, and Nellie died at Leavenworth, KS on May 12, 1978. Both were buried at Wichita, Kansas.

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43 (3257513) GERTRUDE CROFT VAUGHAN (dau. of Arthur Edward Vaughan and Nellie Jane Croft) was born at Victoria, VA on March 4, 1922, and married Harold Reece Simmons at Wichita, KS on June 28, 1941. Harold was born at Devon, KS on June 4, 1920 to Archie Reece Simmons and Minnie Gladys Caray. Harold and Gertrude had the following children:

(32575131) Eleanor Marie Simmons, b. July 28, 1942 Chanute, KS (32575132) David Paul Simmons, b. Dec. 14, 1948 Wichita, KS

Harold died at Odessa, TX on Aug. 21, 1973, and was buried at Salina, Kansas.

(32575131) ELEANOR MARIE SIMMONS (dau. of Harold Reece Simmons and Gertrude Croft Vaughan) was born at Chanute, KS on July 28, 1942. She married Roger William Rankin at Salina, KS on Aug. 22, 1964. Roger was born at LaGrange, KY on Nov. 15, 1939 to Roger Freeman Rankin and Lottie Jane Go win. Roger and Eleanor had two daughters:

(325751311) Belinda Kaye Rankin, b. Aug. 13, 1968 Lexington, KY; m. Jeffrey Rose at Independence, MO* (325751312) Amy Diane Rankin, b. Feb. 14, 1974 Independence, MO; m. Thomas Stonfer at Grandview, MO. on Aug. 3, 1996*

Eleanor and Roger were divorced in 1993. Eleanor resided at Kansas City, Missouri.

(32575132) DAVID PAUL SIMMONS (son of Harold Reece Simmons and Gertrude Croft Vaughan) was born at Wichita, KS on Dec. 14, 1948, and married Melody Jean Percival at Salina, KS on Dec. 5, 1970. Melody was born at Salina, KS on Nov. 8, 1950 to Melbourne Gene Percival and Mary Louise Eutsler. David and Melody were the parents of three children:

(325751321) Matthew Reece Simmons, b. July 30, 1975 Salina, KS* (325751322) Jason Richard Simmons, b. March 5, 1978 Greeley, CO* (325751323) Alicia Louise Simmons, b. July 21, 1982 Lincoln, NE*

(34) SAMUEL PRUITT III (son of Samuel Pruitt II and Lucy Owen) was born in Halifax Co., VA on Sept. 10, 1762. He married first: Lavina Walters in Pittsylvania Co., VA on Jan. 1, 1789; Richard Walters, bondsman; Richard Elliott, preacher. Bond dated Dec. 26, 1788. Lavina was born in Pittsylvania Co., VA on May 7, 1774 to Robert Walters. Samuel and Lavina were the parents of seven children:

(341) Hezekiah Pruitt, b. Oct. 5, 1789 Pittsylvania Co., VA (342) Lucy Pruitt, b. March 10, 1791 Pittsylvania Co., VA

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(343) Samuel Pruitt IV, b. Sept. 2, 1792 Pittsylvania Co., VA (344) Elizabeth Pruitt, b. June 14, 1794 Pittsylvania Co., VA, died in Franklin Co., GA on Aug. 15,1812* (345) Robert Walters Pruitt, b. Jan. 14, 1796 Pittsylvania Co., VA (346) Joseph Pruitt, b. April 7, 1798 Franklin Co., GA (347) Polly Pruitt, b. April 14, 1805 Franklin Co., GA

Samuel was a remarkable man, being self-tutored in correct English and some of the Sciences. Lavina was noted for her frugality and industry. The Pittsylvania Co., VA Tax Lists for 1786, 1787 and 1788 show Samuel Pruitt, Jr. (III). The 1787 list shows Samuel Pruitt, Jr. with 1 stud horse. On April 15, 1796, Samuel Pruett, Jr. bought 100 acres from Samuel Pruett, Sr. in consid. of 50 Pounds. Land on Sandy Creek, Pittsylvania Co., VA, beginning at a white oak on John Walter's line, touching Edward Burgess's line. Rec. April 18, 1796 (Pittsylvania Bk 10, p. 341). On Jan. 21, 1798, Samuel Pruett, Jr. sold his 100 acres to Joseph Prewett in consid. of 60 Pounds. Land on Sandy Creek, beginning at a white oak on John Walter's line. Rec. Nov. 26, 1798 (Pittsylvania Bk 11, p. 395). Samuel Pruitt, Jr. moved to Franklin Co., Georgia in 1798, where he established a large plantation. It is stated that he gave each of his children 500 acres upon date of marriage. In Franklin Co., GA in the 1805, Feb. Court, Samuel Pruitt administered the estate of his brother, Joseph Pruitt. On May 4, 1807, Samuel Prewet was appointed guardian of Phillip Prewett, Patsy Prewett, Tilman Prewett and Zechariah Prewett, children of his brother, Joseph Pruitt. The 1807 Georgia Land Lottery shows Samuel Pruitt, Wems's Dist., drew Lot 80, Dist. 12, in Wilkinson Co., Georgia. Samuel Prewitt was listed as a Grand Juror in Franklin Co., GA in 1809. In June 1810, Samuel Prewitt bought land in Franklin Co., GA from Philip Prewitt and wife, Anna. The Franklin Co., GA, May Term, shows Samuel Prewett as administrator of Japheth Prewett, dec'd. Lavina died in Franklin Co., GA on Feb. 13, 1813. In 1814, Samuel Prewett was ordered to appear at Franklin Court House, May Term, and give other security as administrator of Japheth Prewit, dec'd, as his sureties, Joshua Hudson and John Clarkson ask to be released. In May 1814. Benjamin Pruett came into court and gave new security for Samuel. Samuel married second: Keziah (Stokes) Connally in Franklin Co., GA on Nov. 15, 1814. Keziah was born in North Carolina in 1780, and was the widow of Charles Connally of Rockingham Co., North Carolina. Samuel and Keziah had a son:

(348) John Willis Pruitt, b. Dec. 12, 1815 Franklin Co., GA

It is said that Keziah was "an especially bright, pure woman." On Sept. 4, 1815, Samuel Prewett was appointed guardian of Levina Connally. On Nov. 4, 1816, Distribution of negroes of the estate of Charles Connally to legatees - Samuel Prewett. The reconstruction of 1820 Census, Franklin Co., GA, Capt. A. Yancey's Dist., shows

Samuel Prewett J. Prewett, Estate by Samuel Prewett

45 On Nov. 3, 1822, Samuel Pruitt, Sr. was witness to a land grant in Franklin Co., Georgia. On Sept. 4, 1826, Samuel Prewitt was dismissed as administrator of the estate of Japheth Prewitt. The 1830 Census, Franklin Co., GA, p. 247, lists:

Samuel Prewitt 1 m 5-10 1 fe 60-70 1 m 10-15 1 m 60-70

The 1840 Census, Franklin Co., GA, p. 336, lists:

Samuel Prewitt 1 m 15-20 1 fe 60-70 1 m 70-80

Samuel died in Franklin Co., GA on Dec. 19, 1845, and was buried in Phi Delta Cemetery (now in Banks Co., GA). The Will of Samuel Pruitt was dated May 15, 1839, and proved Jan. 5, 1846. Will names: wife, Keziah, land on Hudson River; son Hezekiah Pruitt; son John W. Pmitt, 500 acres where I now live and 16 slaves; daughter Polly Chandler, her three sons, Wilkins, Daniel and Johnson, grandson, Samuel W. Pruitt, land on the forks of Flat Creek; grandson Samuel Riley, 187 acres; daughter Lucy Riley; orphan of Samuel Pruitt (not named); also Robert W. Pruitt and Joseph Pruitt. Executors: John W. Pruitt and George F. Bond, witnessed by: E. E. Sanders, Wingard Sanders and William A. Young (Franklin Bk 1824-49, p. 115). On Feb. 5, 1850, Suit in Franklin 208th Dist.: Robert Prewitt highest bidder, $111 in Jefferson (Jackson Co., GA). 150 acres adjoining Robert Prewitt land, Samuel Prewitt's land in favor of Samuel W. Prewitt (Jackson Bk N). Keziah died in Franklin Co., GA on June 8, 1850, and was buried in Phi Delta Cemetery (now in Banks Co., GA).

(341) HEZEKIAH PRUITT (son of Samuel Pruitt III and Lavina Walters) was born in Pittsyl vania Co., VA on Oct. 5, 1789. He married Fanny Allen (b. ca 1792) in Franklin Co., GA on Aug. 7, 1811, and had eleven children:

(3411) Robert Pruitt, b. 1813 Franklin Co., GA (3412) Joseph Pruitt, b. 1814 Franklin Co., GA (3413) William A. Pruitt, b. 1816 Jackson Co., GA (3414) Eliza Pruitt, b. 1819 Jackson Co., GA; m. Tyron Patterson in Franklin Co., GA on July 18,1840* (3415) Eli Pruitt, b. 1820 Jackson Co., GA (3416) Mary "Polly" Pruitt, b. 1821 Jackson Co., GA (3417) Samuel Pruitt, b. 1824 Jackson Co., GA; m. Milly Bond in Franklin Co., GA on Jan. 31, 1845* (3418) Jeremiah Pruitt, b. 1825 Jackson Co., GA (3419) Lavina Pruitt, b. 1826 Jackson Co., Ga; m. Wesley Freeman in Franklin Co., GA on Sept. 24, 1843*

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(341(10) Hezekiah Pruitt, b. 1829 Jackson Co., GA (341(11) Elizabeth J. Pruitt, b. 1830 Jackson Co., GA; m. Chandler Murphy in Jackson Co., GA on Oct. 24, 1848 (Bk ABC, p. 351)*

The 1820 Census, Jackson Co., GA, p. 285, lists:

Hezekiah Pruitt 3 m under 10 1 fe under 10 1 m 26-45 1 fe 26-45

On Feb. 8, 1827, Hezekiah Pruett of Jackson Co. bought 406 1/4 acres from Baker Pengram of Dinwiddie Co., VA for $400. Land on Allen's Creek, formerly Franklin County, originally granted to McCall & Marbury, 8,000 acres (Jackson Bk L, p. 235). On March 1, 1832, Hezekiah Pruitt of Jackson Co. sold 250 acres in Habersham Co., GA to Thomas L. Park, et al, for $2500. Rec. Jan. 17, 1833 (Habersham Bk M, p. 234). On July 17, 1832, Hezekiah Prewett bought land in Habersham Co., GA from William Hancock. Rec. May 27, 1835 (Habersham Bk M, p. 317). Hezekiah moved from Jackson to Franklin Co., Georgia. On Jan. 8, 1835, Hezekiah Pruitt of Franklin Co. sold part of Lot 70, Habersham Co., GA to Wiley Warwick for $200. Rec. May 27, 1835 (Habersham Bk N, p. 318). The 1840 Census, Franklin Co., GA, p. 336, lists:

Hezekiah Prewett 2ml0-15 lfe5-10 2 m 15-20 lfe 10-15 1 m 20-30 lfe 15-20 1 m 50-60 1 fe 40-50

Hezekiah died in Franklin Co., GA on Aug. 23, 1844. The Will of Hezekiah Prewitt was dated June 29, 1844, and proved by Jury verdict October Term, 1844. Will recites that Prewitt is "very sick." He left a large amount of land and many slaves to the following children: Robert Prewitt, included a tract partly in Jackson and Hall Co.; Joseph Prewitt; William A. Prewitt; Samuel Prewitt; Eli Prewitt; Jeremiah Prewitt; Hezekiah Prewitt; Daughters: Eliza Patterson; Polly Freeman; Elizabeth Prewitt; and Lavinia Freeman. The latters property to be in trust of John W. Prewitt. Some of the children are under age. Executors: Robert Prewitt and John W. Prewitt, witnessed by: Nimrod Andrews, James McDonald and Wingard Sanders (Franklin Bk 1824-49, p. 100).

(3411) ROBERT PRUITT (son of Hezekiah Pruitt and Fanny Allen) was born in Franklin Co., GA in 1813, and married Emily T. ? in 183 5. Emily was born in Virginia in 1816. Robert and Emily had the following children:

(34111) Sarah T. Pruitt, b. 1836 GA* (34112) Julia A. F. Pruitt, b. 1840 GA* (34113) Lavinia Pruitt, b. 1843 GA* (34114) Lewallen H. Pruitt, b. 1845 GA*

47 (34115) Angeline Pruitt, b. 1847 Franklin Co., GA* (34116) Flora A. F. Pruitt, b. 1849 Franklin Co., GA*

The 1840 Census, Hall Co., GA, p. 180, lists:

Robert Pruett 1 m 20-30 2 fe under 5 1 fe 20-30

On Feb. 9, 1846, Robert Pruitt of Franklin Co. bought 135 acres in Jackson Co., GA from James Anglin of Jackson Co. for $265 (Jackson Bk M, p. 319). On July 1, 1849, Robert Prewitt of Franklin Co. bought 120 acres in Jackson Co., GA from Chandler Murphy of Jackson Co. for $320 (Jackson Bk N, p. 377). On Feb. 5, 1850, Suit in Franklin 208th Dist.: Robert Pruitt highest bidder, $111 in Jefferson (Jackson Co.), 150 acres adjoining other Robert Prewitt land, Samuel Prewitt's land in favor of Samuel W. Prewitt (Jackson Bk N). On March 7, 1850, Robert Pruett sold land in Jackson Co., GA (Jackson Bk O, p. 59). The 1850 Census, Franklin Co., GA, p. 334, no. 1354, Nov. 22, 1850, lists:

Robert Pruitt 37 GA farmer $6000 Emily T. 34 VA Sarah T. 14 GA Julia A. F. 10 GA Lavinia 7 GA LewallenH. 5 GA Angeline 3 GA Flora A. F. 10/12 GA

On Jan. 19, 1852, Robert Prewitt bought 60 acres in Jackson Co., GA from Chandler Murphy, both of Franklin Co., GA for $200. Hezekiah Prewitt signed (Jackson Bk O, p. 360). On Jan. 30, 1852, Robert Pruett sold land in Jackson Co., GA to L. Pruett (Jackson Bk O, p. 86). On Dec. 12, 1853, Robert Pruett sold land in Jackson Co., GA (Jackson Bk O, p. 260). On Sept. 27, 1854, Robert Prewitt bought land in Jackson Co., GA (Jackson Bk O, p. 361).

(3412) JOSEPH PRUITT (son of Hezekiah Pruitt and Fanny Allen) was born in Franklin Co., GA in 1814. He married Lavina Wilson (b. 1813 GA) in 1833, and had:

(34121) Luticia A. Pruitt, b. 1834 Jackson Co., GA* (34122) Martha E. Pruitt, b. 1836 Jackson Co., GA* (34123) Henry Pruitt, b. 1847 Jackson Co., GA*

On Sept. 19, 1835, Joseph Pruitt of Jackson Co. bought 385 acres on Beaver Creek from John R. Boggs of Pickens Dist. SC and Aaron Boggs of Clark Co. for $200. Two shares out of nine: Hezekiah Pruitt signed (Jackson Bk M, p. 130).

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Joseph died in Jackson Co., GA about 1850. The 1850 Census, Jackson Co., GA, 45 Sub., p. 55, no. 809, Oct. 30, 1850, lists:

Penelope Wilson 75 NC $200 Lavina Prewet 37 GA LuticiaA. 16 GA Martha E. 14 GA Henry 3 GA

On May 18, 1851, Levina Prewitt, Penelope Wilson, temporary letter of administration for estate of Joseph Pruitt.

(3415) ELI PRUITT (son of Hezekiah Pruitt and Fanny Allen) was born in Jackson Co., GA in 1820. He married Pauline Freeman in Franklin Co., GA on Sept. 25, 1843. Pauline was born in Georgia in 1827 to John Freeman and Elizabeth. The 1850 Census, Madison Co., GA, p. 188, no. 399, 56 Sub., lists:

David P. Freeman Eli Prewett 30 GA laborer

The 1850 Census, Franklin Co., GA, 32nd Div., p. 299, no. 870, Oct. 18, 1850, lists:

John Freeman 50 GA $5900 Paulina Prewitt 23 GA Milvina Freeman 14 GA Lawrence Freeman 13 AL Frances Freeman 11 AL Mary Freeman 4 AL

(3416) MARY "Polly" PRUITT (dau. of Hezekiah Pruitt and Fanny Allen) was born in Jackson Co., GA in 1821, and married David Freeman in Franklin Co., GA on Jan. 6, 1842. David was a son of John Freeman and Elizabeth. David and Polly had the following children:

(34161) Edna J. Freeman, b. 1848 GA* (34162) John Freeman, b. 1851 GA* (34163) Angeline Freeman, b. 1858 GA*

The 1860 Census, Banks Co., GA, P.O. Erastus, no. 539, Aug. 6, 1860, lists:

49 John Freeman 60 GA farmer Elizabeth 61 GA Polly 40 GA Edna J. 12 GA John 9 GA Angeline 2 GA Margret Pruett 8 GA Nancy Pruett 6 GA

(3418) JEREMIAH PRUITT (son of Hezekiah Pruitt and Fanny Allen) was born in Jackson Co., GA in 1825, and married Polly Ann Bond in 1844. Polly was born in Georgia in 1825. Jeremiah and Polly were the parents of six children:

(34181) Hezekiah Charles "Kyre" Pruitt, b. Aug. 27, 1845 Jackson Co., GA (34182) William Pruitt, b. 1847 Jackson Co., GA; died young* (34183) Mary Elizabeth Pruitt, b. 1852 Jackson Co., GA; m. Tom Sawyer; resided near Augusta, AR* (34184) Sarah "Sallie" Pruitt (twin), b. 1859 White Co., AR; m. Monroe "Mun" Morris; and died at De Leon, TX in 1938* (34185) Frances R. "Fannie" Pruitt (twin), b. 1859 White Co., AR; m. John Henry Ross (son of John W. Ross and Caroline Lane) in White Co., AR on April 19, 1880; and died in White Co., ARin 1897* (34186) John Robert Pruitt, b. Aug. 7, 1860 White Co., AR

On June 4, 1850, Jeremiah Prewitt of Jackson Co., GA to Samuel W. Pruitt of Franklin Co., GA: $377 promissory note with lawful interest, negro by name of Mose, 18 years old (Jackson Bk N, p. 477). The 1850 Census, Jackson Co., GA, 45 Sub., p. 55, no. 817, Oct. 30, 1850, lists:

Jeremiah Pruett 25 GA merchant $200 Polly A. 25 GA Hezekiah 5 GA William 3 GA William Bond 21 GA laborer

They moved to White Co., Arkansas about 1857. On Jan. 30, 1861, Jeremiah Pruitt sold 160 acres in White Co., AR, SW 1/4 Sec 23 Twp 7N Range 8W, to W. A. Old. On March 20, 1861, Jeremiah Pruitt sold 1 yoke of oxen, 1 ox wagon, 4 cows and calves, 1 bay filly three years old, 1 sorrel mare two years old, 35 head of stock hogs and 300 bushel corn to Dan Tillman, Gray Twp, White Co., AR (White Bk 31, p. 183). On Nov. 16, 1861, Jeremiah Pruitt enrolled at Pocahontas, AR in the 8th AR Inf., Co. K, under F. W. Desha. Jeremiah was sent to a camp near Bell Buckle, TN on May 7, 1863, and died in a hospital at Columbus, MS on Feb. 29, 1864.

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On April 19, 1862, Polly Ann Pruitt purchased 40 acres, White Co., AR, NE 1/4 of SW 1/4 Sec 23 Twp 7W Range 8W.

(34181) HEZEKIAH CHARLES "Kyre" PRUITT (son of Jeremiah Pruitt and Polly Ann Bond) was born in Jackson Co., GA on Aug. 27, 1845. He married Salina Jane Sayre in White Co., AR on Nov. 20, 1870, and had twelve children:

(341811) Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Pruitt, b. Oct. 30, 1871 White Co., AR; m. Newt Cranford* (341812) William Burl "Billy" Pruitt, b. Aug. 27, 1873 White Co., AR (341813) Virginia J. "Jenny" Pruitt, b. Sept. 15, 1875 White Co., AR (341814) Liddie Arkansas "Arkie" Pruitt, b. 1878 White Co., AR (341815) Joe Pruitt; died age 7* (341816) Emma Savannah Pruitt, b. Nov. 28, 1882 White Co., AR (341817) Hezekiah Charles "Charlie" Pruitt, Jr., b. April 6, 1885 White Co., AR (341818) James Lee Pruitt, b. Oct. 1887 White Co., AR (341819) Henry Newton Pruitt, b. Nov. 26, 1889 White Co., AR (34181(10) Aticus Haygood "A G." Pruitt, b. 1892 White Co., AR (34181(11) Fannie M. Pruitt, b. March 13, 1894 White Co., AR (34181(12) Beverly Caradine Pruitt, b. April 22, 1896 White Co., AR

Hezekiah died in White Co., AR on Jan. 22, 1922, and was buried in Antioch Cem., Hwy 31, White Co., Arkansas.

(341812) WILLIAM BURL "Billy" PRUITT (son of Hezekiah Charles Pruitt and Salina Jane Sayre) was born in White Co., AR on Aug. 27, 1873. He married Emma White (b. July 21, 1881), and had the following children:

(3418121) 1 C. Pruitt (3418122) Wayne Pruitt; had 8 children* (3418123) Hughie Pruitt, b. Feb. 13, 1905; died on March 21, 1975* (3418124) Dewey Lee Pruitt, b. July 17, 1907; died on May 3, 1978* (3418125) Harold Pruitt; m. Willine Billingsly* (3418126) Denver Pruitt, b. Dec. 3, 19 ? ; died on Feb. 3, 1972* (3418127) Lydia Pruitt (3418128) Liddie Pruitt (3418129) Ila Pruitt (341812(10) Lettie Mae Pruitt*

William died on Feb. 6, 1936, and Emma died on Oct. 21, 1978.

(3418121) J. C. PRUITT (son of William Burl Pruitt and Emma White) married, and had six children:

51 FAMILY HISTORY LIBRARY 35 NORTH WEST TEMPLE 0376954 SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84150 (34181211) Bartis Pruitt* (34181212) Dewey Pruitt * (34181213) Charles Pruitt* (34181214) Norma Jean Pruitt* (34181215) Ronnie Pruitt* (34181216) Sheila Pruitt*

(3418127) LYDIA PRUITT (dau. of William Burl Pruitt and Emma White) married Raymond Adams, and had five children:

(34181271) Anriie Mae Adams* (34181272) Rubin "Shorty" Adams* (34181273) Elmo Adams* (34181274) Glen Doyld Adams* (34181275) Jimmy Dale Adams*

(3418128) LIDDIE PRUITT (dau. of William Burl Pruitt and Emma White) married a Stice, and had three sons:

(34181281) Burrell Stice* (34181282) Jack Stice* (34181283) Phil Stice*

(3418129) ILA PRUITT (dau. of William Burl Pruitt and Emma White) married a Stahl, and had a son:

(34181291) Billy Joe Stahl*

(341813) VIRGINIA J. "Jenny" PRUITT (dau. of Hezekiah Charles Pruitt and Salina Jane Sayre) was born in White Co., AR on Sept. 15, 1875. She married John Keel, and had the following children:

(3418131) Lola Iona Keel* (3418132) Gertrude Keel* (3418133) Virginia Keel* (3418134) Pruitt Keel* (3418135) R. M. Keel*

(341814) LIDDIE ARKANSAS "Arkie" PRUITT (dau. of Hezekiah Charles Pruitt and Salina Jane Sayre) was born in White Co., AR in 1878. She married Franklin Fletcher "Frank" Miller, and had three children: 52 [ . HÍ ru YTio 3>IAJ LIAS CHAPTER THREE

(3418141) Alice Miller; m. Hughie Talkington* (3418142) Velma Miller; m. Alva Gilliland* (3418143) Henry Miller; m. Faye Harrison*

Liddie died on March 9, 1937.

(341816) EMMA SAVANNAH PRUITT (dau. of Hezekiah Charles Pruitt and Salina Jane Sayre) was born in White Co., AR on Nov. 28, 1882, and married Melvin Huff. Melvin and Emma were the parents of seven children:

(3418161) Charlie Newell Huff* (3418162) Herman Lee Huff* (3418163) Wilma Lois Huff* (3418164) Jim Garland Huff* (3418165) Bennie Elmer Huff* (3418166) Alma Sue Huff; m. Jim Loy Harrison* (3418167) Lottie May Huff; m. J. L. Hefner*

Emma died in 1925.

(341817) HEZEKIAH CHARLES "Charlie" PRUITT. JR. (son of Hezekiah Charles Pruitt and Salina Jane Sayre) was born in White Co., AR on April 6, 1885. He married Mamie A. McCall (b. Oct. 10, 1887), and had the following children:

(3418171) A. V. "Jack" Pruitt; m. 1st: Margaret Belew; m. 2nd: ? * (3418172) Helen Pruitt, b. Feb. 20, 1911; died on Aug. 31, 1928* (3418173) Deiton Pruitt, b. Sept. 26, 1912, died on July 21, 1939* (3418174) Christine Pruitt (3418175) Russell Pruitt, b. Feb. 16, 1921 (3418176) Milton Pruitt (3418177) Mildred Pruitt; m. a Secrest; resided Texas*

Charlie died on March 4, 1965, and Mamie died on Feb. 18, 1967.

(3418174) CHRISTINE PRUITT (dau. of Hezekiah Charles Pruitt, Jr. and Mamie A. McCall) married Rayburn Wisdom, and had two children:

(34181741) James Ray Wisdom; m. Sondra Rae McEuen* (34181742) Linda Jo Wisdom, b. July 18, 1941; died on Jan. 25, 1977*

53 (3418175) RUSSELL PRUITT (son of Hezekiah Charles Pruitt, Jr. and Mamie A. McCall) was born on Feb. 16, 1921. He married Aline Beard in Feb. 1945, and had three children:

(34181751) James Russell "Jim" Pruitt* (34181752) Kay Pruitt* (34181753) Marilyn Pruitt*

Russell died on Aug. 13, 1993.

(3418176) MILTON PRUITT (son of Hezekiah Charles Pruitt, Jr. and Mamie A. McCall) married Maxine ? , and had two sons:

(34181761) Bobby Pruitt; Univ. of AR track star)* (34181762) Billy Pruitt*

(341818) Rev. JAMES LEE PRUITT (son of Hezekiah Charles Pruitt and Salina Jane Sayre) was born in White Co., AR in Oct. 1887. He married Lela Vera Fisher, and had three children:

(3418181) Ruth Pruitt* (3418182) Mamie Nell Pruitt; m. a Herndon* (3418183) James Lee Pruitt, Jr.

James was a Methodist Minister. He died on Oct. 12, 1960.

(3418183) JAMES LEE PRUITT, JR. (son of James Lee Pruitt and Lela Vera Fisher) married and had two daughters:

(34181831) Ruth Pruitt* (34181832) Nell Pruitt*

(341819) HENRY NEWTON PRUITT (son of Hezekiah Charles Pruitt and Salina Jane Sayre) was born in White Co., AR on Nov. 26, 1889. He married Nannie Myrtle McCall, and had the following children:

(3418191) Jesse Carthel Pruitt; m. Levelle Edwards; had 2 sons, 1 dau.; resided Richland, WA* (3418192) Guy Mylo Pruitt (3418193) Evelyn Mae Pruitt, b. April 16, 1922

Henry died on Aug. 27, 1969.

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(3418192) GUY MYLO PRUITT (son of Henry Newton Pruitt and Nannie Myrtle McCall) married Agnes ? , and had four children:

(34181921) Hollis Guy Pruitt, b. Dec. 27, 1935; died on June 22, 1952* (34181922) Buddy Gene Pruitt; m. Brenda Wood* (34181923) Larry Joe Pruitt; m. Peggy Price* (34181924) Michael Troy Pruitt*

(3418193) EVELYN MAE PRUITT (dau. of Henry Newton Pruitt and Nannie Myrtle McCall) was born on April 16, 1922. She married Burl Martin Burnett, and had two children:

(34181931) Danny Burl Burnett, b. 1947* (34181932) Patty Sue Burnett, b. 1950; m. a Houk*

(34181(10) ATICUS HAYGOOD "AG." PRUITT (son of Hezekiah Charles Pruitt and Salina Jane Sayre) was born in White Co., AR in 1892. He married Rosie Price, and had two children:

(34181(10)1) Anna Belle Pruitt* (34181(10)2) Charlie Joe Pruitt*

Aticus probably died in Texas.

(34181(11) FANNIE M. PRUITT (dau. of Hezekiah Charles Pruitt and Salina Jane Sayre) was born in White Co., AR on March 13, 1894. She married Carl White, and had six children:

(34181(11)1) VerlinC. White (34181(11)2) Orlen White; died on Nov. 26, 1933* (34181(11)3) Foster White; m. Virginia Deese, and had 2 children* (34181(11)4) Billy Gerald White* (34181(11)5) Delma Kate White, m. Rev. Elsworth Watson; resided Heber Springs, AR* (34181(11)6) C. B. White; had 2 children*

(34181(11)1) VERLIN C. WHITE (son of Carl White and Fannie M. Pruitt) married a Davis, and had four children:

(34181(11)11) Katherine White* (34181(11)12) Sidney White* (34181(11)13) Beverly White* (34181(11)14) Richard White; resided High Point, NC*

55 (34181(12) BEVERLY C ARADINE PRUITT (dau. of Hezekiah Charles Pruitt and Salina Jane Sayre) was born in White Co., AR on April 22, 1896. She married first: Rev. Robert E. Thompson, and had a son:

(34181(12)1) Herman Charles Thompson

Beverly married second: Elmer Wilson. She died in 1980.

(34181(12)1) HERMAN CHARLES THOMPSON (son of Robert E. Thompson and Beverly Caradine Pruitt) married Betty Mycoff, and had a son:

(34181(12)11) William Charles "Billy" Thompson, b. Nov. 16, 1949*

(34186) JOHN ROBERT PRUITT (son of Jeremiah Pruitt and Polly Ann Bond) was born in White Co., AR on Aug. 7, 1860. He married Julia Melinda Angeline Rebecca Ross in White Co., AR on March 12, 1882. Julia was a dau. of Lee Ross and Rebecca Holland. John and Julia had the following children:

(341861) Ed Pruitt, b. Dec. 14, 1883 White Co., AR; died in 1897* (341862) Effie Annie Pruitt, b. Jan. 3, 1886 White Co., AR; m. Robert Nelson "Bob" Harrison in White Co., AR on Aug. 15, 1904; and died on June 12, 1970; Bob died on April 22, 1962; both br. Antioch Cem., Hwy 31, near Beebe, AR* (341863) Ethel May Pruitt, b. Dec. 7, 1888 White Co., AR; m. Maynard Pickard in White Co., AR on Nov. 7, 1909; and died in 1962; br. Antioch Cem., Hwy 31, near Beebe, AR* (341864) Florence Mabel Pruitt, b. Dec. 28, 1889 White Co., AR; m. Robert Marion McCall in White Co., AR on Nov. 7, 1909; br. Antioch Cem., Hwy 31, near Beebe, AR* (341865) Claudie Caroline Pruitt, b. Nov. 20, 1891 White Co., AR; m. Virgil "Dick" Edwards in White Co., AR on Feb. 20, 1910; br. OK* (341866) Maudie Pruitt, b. 1893 White Co., AR; died in 1898* (341867) Walter Pruitt, b. 1895 White Co., AR; died in 1898* (341868) Willie Pruitt (twin), b. June 30, 1897 White Co., AR; m. Carrie Harrison; and died on Aug. 5, 1949* (341869) Charlie Pruitt (twin), b. June 30, 1897 White Co., AR; m. Daisy Harrison* (34186(10) Elmer Thomas Pruitt, b. Sept. 20, 1899 White Co., AR; m. Irene Henry on Aug. 11, 1919; and died on Feb. 19, 1962* (34186(11) John Robert "Johnnie" Pruitt, b. Aug. 11, 1902 White Co., AR (34186(12) James Dalton Pruitt, b. March 7, 1904 White Co., AR; m. 1st: Mamie Moore; m. 2nd: Caroline ? ; m. 3rd: Jessie Davis* (34186(13) Eschol Pruitt, b. Feb. 24, 1909 White Co., AR, m. Lockie L. Belew; and died on July 10, 1981; br. Antioch Cem., Hwy 31, near Beebe, AR*

John was a farmer, horse trader and trainer. He rode his horse across Arkansas and other places buying horses and cattle. He had a horse trained so well, that at night he would take his rope, lay it on the ground in a large circle, then he and his horse would lay inside the rope to sleep. His horse was trained to wake him if anything came near the rope. 56 CHAPTER THREE

John died on May 8, 1934, and Julia died on April 12, 1946. Both were buried in the Antioch Cem., Hwy 31, White Co., Arkansas.

(34186(11) JOHN ROBERT "Johnnie" PRUITT (son of John Robert Pruitt and Julia Melinda Angeline Rebecca Ross) was born in White Co., AR on Aug. 11, 1902, and married Sallie Beulah Thurman in White Co., AR on Aug. 11, 1919. Sallie was a dau. of James William Thurman and Ollie Ellen Short. John and Sallie were the parents of seven children:

(34186(11)1) Arlis Coleman Pruitt, b. July 8, 1920 (34186(11)2) Dennis Dalton Pruitt, b. July 20, 1922 (34186(11)3) Hulon Thurman Pruitt, b. March 19, 1926 Searcy, AR (34186(11)4) Horace Lee Pruitt, b. June 2, 1928 Searcy, AR (34186(11)5) Géraldine Pruitt, b. July 1, 1932 (34186(11)6) Hollis Gene Pruitt, b. April 26, 1938 Parkin, AR (34186(11)7) Pearlene Pruitt, b. Jan. 8, 1946 Beebe, AR

John was a Southern Baptist Minister for many years, pastoring churches in Arkansas. He lived in White and Lonoke Counties, and moved his family to Cross Co., AR in 1939. He returned to Antioch in 1944 to make his home. John died on Jan. 22, 1966, and was buried in Antioch Cem., Hwy 31, White Co., Arkansas. Sallie married second: Raymond Adams. Sallie died on April 10, 1981, and was buried in Antioch Cem., White Co., Arkansas,

(34186(11)1) ARLIS COLEMAN PRUITT (son of John Robert Pruitt and Sallie Beulah Thurman) was born on July 8, 1920, and married Mary Helen Anderson on Jan. 15, 1946. Mary was a dau. of William Forrest Anderson and Gertie Marie Mauppin. Arlis and Mary had two children:

(34186(11)11) Judy Ann Pruitt, b. Dec. 31, 1947 Wynne, AR (34186(11)12) Donald Coleman "Don" Pruitt, b. Dec. 31, 1951 Wynne, AR

Arlis died on Nov. 27, 1992.

(34186(11)11) JUDY ANN PRUITT (dau. of Arlis Coleman Pruitt and Mary Helen Anderson) was born at Wynne, AR on Dec. 31, 1947. She married first: Johnny Cordell, and had a daughter:

(34186(11)111) Stephanie Gay Cordell

Judy married second: Bill Toland, and had a daughter:

(34186(11)112) Heather Helena Toland*

57 Judy married third: Louis Stell on March 20, 1990.

(34186(11)111) STEPHANIE GAY CORDELL (dau. of Johnny Cordell and Judy Ann Pruitt) married Terry Wayne Hart, and had two children:

(34186(11)1111) Misty Lynn Hart* (34186(11)1112) Joshua Lee Hart*

(34186(11)12) DONALD COLEMAN "Don" PRUITT (son of Arlis Coleman Pruitt and Mary Helen Anderson) was born at Wynne, AR on Dec. 31, 1951. He married Peggy Louise Goodman, and had the following children:

(34186(11)121) April Dawn Pruitt* (34186(11)122) John Robert Pruitt* (34186(11)123) Jennifer Marie Pruitt*

(34186(11)2) DENNIS DALTON PRUITT (son of John Robert Pruitt and Sallie Beulah Thurman) was born on July 20, 1922, and married Martha Ella Harrison on April 6, 1946. Martha was a dau. of Hubert Elwin Harrison and Sybil Loy Nipper. Dennis and Martha had two children:

(34186(11)21) Kenneth Craig Pruitt, b. Feb. 16, 1949 Little Rock, AR (34186(11)22) Janis Marie Pruitt, b. Aug. 19, 1953 Little Rock, AR

(34186(11)21) KENNETH CRAIG PRUITT (son of Dennis Dalton Pruitt and Martha Ella Harrison) was born at Little Rock, AR on Feb. 16, 1949. He married Mary Jo Webb, and had two children:

(34186(11)211) Kathryn Elizabeth Pruitt* (34186(11)212) Michael Patrick Pruitt*

(34186(11)22) JANIS MARIE PRUITT (dau. of Dennis Dalton Pruitt and Martha Ella Harrison) was born at Little Rock, AR on Aug. 19, 1953. She married Rev. Johnny Mack McAnally, and had the following children:

(34186(11)221) Matthew Paul McAnally* (34186(11)222) Rebekah Marie McAnally* (34186(11)223) Nathan Aaron McAnally (twin)* (34186(11)224) Stephen Michael McAnally (twin)*

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(34186(11)3) HULON THURMAN PRUITT (son of John Robert Pruitt and Sallie Beulah Thurman) was born at Searcy, AR on March 19, 1926. He married Wanda lune Waymire in Lonoke Co., AR on Aug. 2, 1947. June was a dau. of Noah Marlon Waymire and Mary Ellen Smith. Hulon and June had a daughter:

(34186(11)31) Sandra Ellen Pruitt, b. Oct. 17, 1951 Memphis, TN

They resided at Benton, Arkansas.

(34186(11)31) SANDRA ELLEN PRUITT (dau. of Hulon Thurman Pruitt and Wanda June Waymire) was born at Memphis, TN on Oct. 17, 1951. She married Charles Ronald Brown at Jacksonville, AR on July 18, 1970, and had two children:

(34186(11)311) Aimee Elise Brown, b. May 26, 1979 Little Rock, AR* (34186(11)312) Alan Edward Brown, b. April 12, 1982 Little Rock, AR*

(34186(11)4) HORACE LEE PRUITT (son of John Robert Pruitt and Sallie Beulah Thurman) was born at Searcy, AR on June 2, 1928. He married first: Alberta Russell, and second: Floyce Lewis. Children:

(34186(11)41) Robert Doyle Pruitt, b. Dec. 26, 1955 (34186(11)42) Ramona Gail Pruitt, b. Aug. 1, 1957*

Horace married third: Elner June (Mayfield) Harris at Brownwood, TX on Aug. 19, 1983. Elner was a dau. of Richard Lonzo Mayfield and Elnora Roberts.

(34186(11)41) ROBERT DOYLE PRUITT (son of Horace Lee Pruitt) was born on Dec. 26, 1955. He married first: Toni Sue Sanders, and had a daughter:

(34186(11)411) Jennifer Leigh Ann Pruitt, b. March 14, 1980*

Robert married second: Cynthia Ann Wendling. Cynthia was born in New York on July 7, 1963.

(34186(11)5) GERALDINE PRUITT (dau. of John Robert Pruitt and Sallie Beulah Thurman) was born on July 1, 1932, and married first: Albert Howanietz. Albert was born on May 30, 1923 to Albert Adolph Howanietz and Elizabeth Dudrick. Albert and Géraldine were the parents of four children:

(34186(11)51) Johnny Lynn Howanietz, b. Aug. 16, 1950; m. 1st: Kay Winkle; m. 2nd: Carolyn Davis Barnes on April 15, 1989*

59 (34186(11)52) Shirley Diane Howanietz, b. July 17, 1952 (34186(11)53) Geneva Kathryn Howanietz, b. Nov. 15, 1957 (34186(11)54) Patricia Rebecca Howanietz, b. Nov. 3, 1964 Jacksonville, AR

Albert died on March 26, 1985. Géraldine married second: Horace "Robbie" Robinson on July 1, 1989.

(34186(11)52) SHIRLEY DIANE HOWANIETZ (dau. of Albert Howanietz and Géraldine Pruitt) was born on July 17, 1952, and married Stephen Franklin "Harv" Harvey on April 4, 1970. Harv was born on Dec. 20, 1951. Harv and Shirley had a son:

(34186(11)521) Derick Shawn Harvey, b. April 29, 1971*

(34186(11)53) GENEVA KATHRYN HOWANIETZ (dau. of Albert Howanietz and Géraldine Pruitt) was born on Nov. 15, 1957. She married Kimel Johnson, and had a son:

(34186(11)531) Kevin Robert Johnson, b. June 21, 1984*

(34186(11)54) PATRICIA REBECCA HOWANIETZ (dau. of Albert Howanietz and Géraldine Pruitt) was born at Jacksonville, AR on Nov. 3, 1964, and married Keith Wayne Kirk on Jan. 12, 1986. Keith was born on Oct. 12, 1962. Keith and Patricia had two children:

(34186(11)541) Kalyn Keith Kirk, b. Aug. 13, 1987* (34186(11)542) Sarah Beth Kirk, b. Aug. 28, 1989*

(34186(11)6) HOLLIS GENE PRUITT (son of John Robert Pruitt and Sallie Beulah Thurman) was born at Parkin, AR on April 26, 1938, and married Sandra Dickinson. Sandra was born at Little Rock, AR on Dec. 20, 1941 to George Ware Dickinson and Mariam Fannie Sanders. Hollis and Sandra had the following children:

(34186(11)61) David Marcus Pruitt, b. March 1, 1963 Little Rock, AR* (34186(11)62) Laura Elizabeth Pruitt, b. Oct. 4, 1965 Little Rock, AR*

(34186(11)7) PEARLENE PRUITT (dau. of John Robert Pruitt and Sallie Beulah Thurman) was born at Beebe, AR on Jan. 8, 1946, and married Charles Richard Kitts. Charles was a son of William Elbert Kitts and Susie Pauline Williams. Charles and Pearlene had two sons:

(34186(11)71) William Tracy Kitts (34186(11)72) Robert Stacy Kitts

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(34186(11)71) WILLIAM TRACY KITTS (son of Charles Richard Kitts and Pearlene Pruitt) married Rhonda Renee Crain Collins, and had two children:

(34186(11)711) William Anthony "Tony" Kitts, b. May 13, 1986* (34186(11)712) Whitney Michelle Kitts, b. May 28, 1989*

(34186(11)72) ROBERT STACY KITTS (son of Charles Richard Kitts and Pearlene Pruitt) married Patti Jo Barnett, and had two children:

(34186(11)721) Robert Stacy Kitts II, b. April 8, 1988* (34186(11)722) Joshua Kitts, b. Oct. 12, 1993*

(341(10) HEZEKIAH PRUITT (son of Hezekiah Pruitt and Fanny Allen) was born in Jackson Co., GAin 1829. The 1850 Census, Titus Co., TX, lists:

Jacob Garret 30 TN carpenter Hezekiah Pruit 21 GA

The 1860 Census, Smith Co., TX, P.O. Mount Vernon Beat, p. 62, lists a Hesekiah Prewit. None listed in 1870 or 1880 Texas index.

(342) LUCY PRUITT (dau. of Samuel Pruitt III and Lavina Walters) was born in Pittsylvania Co., VA on March 10, 1791. She married John Riley in Franklin Co., GA on Aug. 7, 1811. One son is known:

(3421) Samuel Riley*

(343) SAMUEL PRUITT IV (son of Samuel Pruitt III and Lavina Walters) was born in Pittsyl vania Co., VA on Sept. 2, 1792, and married Ardesia F. Montgomery in Jackson Co., GA on Sept. 10, 1816. Ardesia was born in Jackson Co., GA on April 4, 1799 to James McConnell Montgomery and Nancy Farlow. Samuel and Ardesia were the parents of five children:

(3431) Nancy Mariah Pruitt, b. June 29, 1817 Jackson Co., GA; m. John Wyatt, Jr. in Campbell Co., GA on March 8, 1836; and died in Chattooga Co., GA on Jan. 30, 1879* (3432) James Montgomery Pruitt, b. Aug. 7, 1819 Putnam Co., GA (3433) Elizabeth Lavina Pruitt, b. Jan. 24, 1822 DeKalb Co., GA; m. Joseph M. Wardlaw in Chattooga Co., GA on Oct. 14, 1841* (3434) Samuel Walters Pruitt, b. March 18, 1824 Campbell Co., GA (3435) Frances L. Pruitt, b. Sept. 30, 1826 Campbell Co., GA

61 The 1820 Census, Putnam Co., GA, p. 97, lists:

Samuel Pruitt 1 m under 10 1 fe under 10 1 m 26-45 1 fe 16-26 5 slaves

Samuel died in Campbell Co., GA on Dec. 21, 1826. Ardesia married second: Elijah Wyatt in Campbell Co., GA on June 9, 1831. Ardesia died in Campbell Co., GA on May 31, 1870.

(3432) JAMES MONTGOMERY PRUITT (son of Samuel Pruitt IV and Ardesia F. Montgomery) was born in Putnam Co., GA on Aug. 7, 1819, and was recorded on the 1840 Census of Gonzales Co., Texas. He returned to Georgia, and married Sarah Rounsaville in Chattooga Co., GA on Jan. 16, 1844. Sarah was born in Clarke Co., GA on April 15, 1824 to Robert Rounsaville and Grace. James and Sarah had seven children:

(34321) Virginia L. Pruitt, b. July 19, 1845 Chattooga Co., GA* (34322) Henry Clay Pruitt, b. Aug. 21, 1847 Gonzales Co., TX (34323) Julia Josephine Pruitt, b. Aug. 7, 1849 Gonzales Co., TX; died in Gonzales Co., TX in Nov. 1850* (34324) Annie Theodora Pruitt, b. April 28, 1851 Gonzales Co., TX* (34325) James Samuel Pruitt, b. April 6, 1853 Gonzales Co., TX* (34326) David B. Pruitt, b. Oct. 27, 1855 Gonzales Co., TX* (34327) Joe Rounsaville Pruitt, b. April 9, 1858 Blanco Co., TX*

The 1850 Census, Gonzales Co., TX, no. 134, Nov. 10, 1850, lists:

James Pruitt 32 GA $2500 Sarah 26 GA Virginia 5 GA Henry 3 TX

The 1860 Census, Grimes Co., TX, P.O. Courtney, p. 241, lists J. M. Pruitt.

(34322) HENRY CLAY PRUITT (son of James Montgomery Pruitt and Sarah Rounsaville) was born in Gonzales Co., TX on Aug. 21, 1847, and married Laura Alice Martin at Houston, MS on Dec. 20, 1870. Laura was born in Mississippi on May 14, 1847. Two children are known:

(343221) William Pruitt, b. 1875 MS* (343222) Adelia Pruitt, b. 1879 MS*

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The 1880 Census, Chickasaw Co., MS, lists:

Henry C. Pruitt 32 TX GA GA Alice 29 MS SC NC William 5 MS Adelia 1 MS Martha Porter 25 MS sister Mary Porter 9 MS Lizzie Porter 6 MS Clarie Porter 1 MS

Henry died on May 19, 1886. Laura died in Coles Co., LL on Aptil 27, 1925.

(3434) SAMUEL WALTERS PRUITT (son of Samuel Pruitt IV and Ardesia F. Montgomery) was born in Campbell Co., GA on March 18, 1824. He married Nancy Emmaline Conley in Gwinnett Co., GA on June 6, 1849 (Gwinnett Bk 4, p. 11). Nancy was born in Georgia in 1828 to Dempsey Conley and Lucinda. Samuel and Nancy had the following children:

(34341) William Dempsey Pruitt, b. Nov. 9, 1849 Franklin Co., GA* (34342) James Samuel Pruitt, b. Oct. 8, 1851 Franklin Co., GA* (34343) Lucinda Adecia Arabella Pruitt, b. May 20, 1853 Franklin Co., GA*

On April 28, 1849, Court Judgement, Jackson Co., GA, Samuel Prewitt vs Samuel W. Prewitt, 150 acres. 62 cents court cost, $30, $29.23 principal & interest from Jan. 1, 1847 against Samuel Prewitt (Jackson Bk N, p. 439). On Feb. 5, 1850, Suit in Franklin 208th Dist.: Robert Prewitt highest bidder, $111 in Jefferson (Jackson Co., GA). 150 acres adjoining other Robert Prewitt land, Samuel Prewitt's land in favor of Samuel W. Prewitt (Jackson Bk N). On June 4, 1850, Jeremiah Prewitt of Jackson Co. to Samuel W. Pruitt of Franklin Co.: $377 promissory note with lawful interest, negro by name of Mose, 18 years old (Jackson Bk N, p. 477). The 1850 Census, Franklin Co., GA, 32nd Div., p. 334, no. 1347, Nov. 22, 1850, lists:

Samuel W. Pruitt 26 GA merchant $2000 Nancy E. 22 GA William D. 1 GA Elvira Dailey 13 GA James F. Bowdence 26 GA

On July 21, 1853, James F. C. Ray of Franklin Co. sold 102 acres in Jackson Co. to John W. Prewitt, D. G. Cauellen and Samuel W. Prewitt, merchants under firm of Prewitt & Caudlud ? of the County of Franklin for $200 (Jackson Bk O, p. 243).

63 On Nov. 12, 1853, Samuel W. Prewitt sold land in Jackson Co., GA (Jackson Bk O, p. 282). On Dec. 12, 1856, John W. Pruitt, D. G. Candor and Samuel W. Pruitt of Franklin Co., GA bought 200 acres in Jackson Co. from Thomas J. White of Jackson Co. for $500 (Jackson Co. Bk T, p. 67). "Samuel Walters Pruitt, a Confederate Soldier, who belonged to the Banks County Guards." He died on Oct. 25, 1884.

(3435) FRANCES L. PRUITT (dau. of Samuel Pruitt IV and Ardesia F. Montgomery) was born in Campbell Co., GA on Sept. 30, 1826. She married Henry Merrill (son of Lemuel Merrill and Eliza) in Chattooga Co., GA on March 2, 1848, and had five children:

(34351) Lemuel Merrill* (34352) Elizabeth Merrill* (34353) Sarah Merrill* (34354) Henry Merrill* (34355) Samuel Merrill*

Frances died in Houston Co., TX on March 16, 1898.

(345) ROBERT WALTERS PRUITT (son of Samuel Pruitt III and Lavina Walters) was born in Pittsylvania Co., VA on Jan. 14, 1796, and married Isabelle Little in Franklin Co., GA on Jan. 13, 1829. Isabelle was born in Georgia in 1808. Robert and Isabelle had three children:

(3451) Ezra J. Pruitt, b. 1830 Franklin Co., GA (3452) Zilrah Pruitt, b. 1835 Franklin Co., GA* (3453) Ademia Pruitt, b. 1837 Franklin Co., GA*

The 1830 Census, Franklin Co., GA, p. 224, lists:

Robert Prewett 1 m under 5 1 fe 20-30 1 m 30-40

In 1835, Robert Prewett was executor of the Will of Ely Ramsey in Franklin Co., Georgia. The 1840 Census, Franklin Co., GA. 207th Dist., p. 334, lists:

Robert W. Prewett 1 m 10-15 1 fe under 5 1 m 30-40 1 fe 5-10 1 fe 30-40

The 1850 Census, Franklin Co., GA, 32nd Div., p. 298, no. 855, Oct. 25, 1850, lists:

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Robert W. Pruitt 54 VA farmer Isabel 42 GA Zebiah (fe) 15 GA Ademia (fe) 13 GA

(3451) EZRA J. PRUITT (son of Robert Walters Pruitt and Isabelle Little) was born in Franklin Co., GA in 1830. The 1850 Census, Franklin Co., GA, 32nd Div., p. 328, no. 1267, Nov. 13, 1850. lists:

Valentine Gulley 58 GA Elizabeth Gulley 49 GA Ezra Prewett 19 GA farmer

Ezra married Elizabeth Cochran in Banks Co., GA on March 11, 1865. Elizabeth was born in Georgia in 1844. Ezra and Elizabeth had the following children:

(34511) Martha J. Pruitt, b. 1868 GA* (34512) Sarah Pruitt, b. 1872 GA* (34513) Jennie Pruitt, b. 1873 GA* (34514) Tiddn A. Pruitt, b. 1876 GA* (34515) Harvey Pruitt, b. 1879 GA*

The 1880 Census, Banks Co., GA, Dist. 284, Vol. 1, Ed 1, sheet 39, line 6, lists:

Ezra J. Pruett 48 GA Elizabeth 36 GA Martha J. 12 GA Sarah 8 GA Jennie 7 GA Tiddn A 4 GA Harvy 8/12 GA

(346) JOSEPH PRUITT (son of Samuel Pruitt III and Lavina Walters) was born in Franklin Co. GA on April 7, 1798, and married first: Martha Sneed Hensley in Franklin Co., GA on May 14, 1814. Martha was born on Feb. 12, 1797. Joseph and Martha had eleven children:

(3461) Sarah Pruitt, b. Nov. 1815 Franklin Co., GA; died young* (3462) Samuel Pruitt, b. March 5, 1821 Franklin Co., GA (3463) David Hensley Pruitt, b. June 20, 1822 Franklin Co., GA*

65 (3464) Cursey Caroline Pruitt, b. Jan. 4, 1824 Jackson Co., GA; died in Jackson Co., GA on Jan. 2, 1827* (3465) Adecia Martin Pruitt, b. March 26, 1826 Jackson Co., GA; m. 1st: Jim Hurd; m. 2nd: Alex Bryson* (3466) Elizabeth Lavenia Pruitt, b. March 4, 1828 Jackson Co., GA; died in Jackson Co., GA on July 9, 1829* (3467) Joseph Jackson Pruitt, b. Dec. 12, 1829 Jackson Co., GA (3468) Rhoda Martin Pruitt, b. Nov. 20, 1831 Jackson Co., GA; m. Charles Terrell Bond in Pontotoc Co., MS on Oct. 23, 1851; and died on Jan. 22, 1866. Charles was born in Franklin Co., GA on Jan. 2, 1817, and died in Pontotoc Co., MS on Oct. 14, 1872. He helped establish and named Union County, MS, one of its earliest settlers. Here he amassed a fortune. His handsome home was headquarters for Gen. Forrest during the Civil War * (3469) George Washington Pruitt, b. March 20, 1834 Jackson Co., GA; died in Pontotoc Co., MS on July 8, 1845* (346(10) Amanda Meeks Pruitt, b. Nov. 24, 1835 Jackson Co., GA (346(11) John Calvin Pruitt, b. Feb. 25, 1838; died on Sept. 17, 1862 in the Battle of Sharps burg, MD (CSA); Antietam (Union); Sgt. Co. K, 21st MS Inf.; br. Washington (Confed) Cem., Hagerstown, MD*

On Sept. 20, 1823, Joseph Pruitt bought 250 acres in Jackson Co., GA from William Henslee, both of Franklin Co., GA for $1200. Land on both sides of Grove River (Jackson Bk I & J, p. 23). On Jan. 31, 1829, Joseph Pruitt of Jackson Co. bought 400 acres from Merajah Henley of Lincoln Co. for $600. "lying and being in the County of Jackson, but when surveyed and granted in County of Franklin (Jackson Bk I & J, p. 27). The 1830 Census, Jackson Co., GA, p. 341, lists:

Joseph Pruett 1 m under 5 1 fe under 5 1 m 5-10 1 fe 30-40 lm 10-15 1 m 30-40

On Oct. 18, 1830, Joseph Prewett sold Lot 88, Hall Co., GA to Mary and William Henslee (Hall Bk C, p. 234). In 1832, Joseph Prewett and John W. Prewett witnessed the Will of Lewis Chandler in Franklin Co., Georgia. On Nov. 2, 1833, Joseph Prewitt bought land in Jackson & Franklin Co., on North side of Grove River from Hans Sanders, both of Jackson Co. for $500 (Jackson Bk N). Joseph Pruitt moved to Pontotoc Co., MS before 1840. On April 29, 1840, Joseph Pruitt of Pontotoc Co., MS sold 350 acres in Jackson Co., GA to William A. Young of Jackson Co., GA for $300. John W. Pruitt signed (Jackson Bk L, p. 236). Martha died in Pontotoc Co., MS on Aug. 17, 1840, and Joseph married second: Sarah (Baldwin) Blackwell in Pontotoc Co., MS on July 15, 1852. Sarah was born on Nov. 5, 1805 to Gen. James Baldwin and Elizabeth; and was the widow of Nicholas Blackwell. Joseph apparently inherited the financialabilit y of his forefathers, as he was rated by some as a millionaire. He owned many slaves and large plantations in Pontotoc Co., Mississippi. He is said to have been like his father, very frank and honest above all things. 66 CHAPTER THREE

Joseph died in Pontotoc Co., MS on July 26, 1864. He was buried in a brick mausoleum on his old farm on Pruitt Hill near New Albany, Mississippi. Sarah died in Union Co., MS in 1867, and was buried in Ingomar Cemetery.

(3462) SAMUEL PRUITT (son of Joseph Pruitt and Martha Sneed Hensley) was born in Franklin Co., GA on March 5, 1821. He married first: Mary Louise Hensley (a cousin) about 1846, and had a daughter:

(34621) Mary Pruitt, b. 1847 Houston Co., TX

Mary evidently died, and Samuel returned home to Pontotoc Co., Mississippi. Samuel married second: Sarah Joyce Langston in Pontotoc Co., MS in 1848. Sarah was born in Georgia on March 6, 1831 to William Langston and Martha. Samuel and Sarah were the parents of three children:

(34622) George Washington Pruitt, b. March 3, 1849 Van Zandt Co., TX (34623) Joseph N. Pruitt, b. 1855 Van Zandt Co., TX; m. Lucy Perryman; and died on March 2,1907* (34624) Joyce Ann "Johnnie" Pruitt, b. Oct. 21, 1861 Van Zandt Co., TX

The 1850 Census, Van Zandt Co., TX, no. 33, lists:

Samuel Prewit 29 GA farmer Sarah 19 GA Mary 3 TX George W 1 TX

Samuel moved to Blooming Grove, Navarro Co., TX in 1863. The 1870 Census, Navarro Co., TX, P.O. Dresden, p. 88, lists: Sam Pruett. The 1880 Census, Navarro Co., TX, Ed 137, sheet 480, lists: Sam Pruitt. Samuel died in Navarro Co., TX on Nov. 23, 1887. Sarah died on Feb. 14, 1902.

(34621) MARY PRUITT (dau. of Samuel Pruitt and Mary Louise Hensley) was born in Houston Co., TX in 1847. She married a Leslie, and had a daughter:

(346211) Mary Leslie, b. ca 1871; m. Rev. Page, Methodist Minister in Texas*

(34622) GEORGE WASHINGTON PRUITT (son of Samuel Pruitt and Sarah Joyce Langston) was born in Van Zandt Co., TX on March 3, 1849, and married Sarah Elizabeth Maggard in Navarro Co., TX on Oct. 25, 1871. Sarah was born on March 27, 1854 to David Maggard and Pernetia Gary.

67 George and Sarah had nine children, but no sons lived to marry:

(346221) Catherine Pruitt, b. March 26, 1873 Navarro Co., TX; m. H. Cohen on Jan. 31, 1891; and died on July 14, 1921* (346222) Sarah Pruitt, b. Aug. 16, 1874 Navarro Co., TX; died in Navarro Co., TX on Oct. 17, 1875* (346223) Mary Evelyn Pruitt, b. Jan. 21, 1876 Navarro Co., TX (346224) George Washington Pruitt, Jr., b. Nov. 16, 1877 Navarro Co., TX; died in Navarro Co.,TX on Sept. 24, 1879* (346225) Lula Pruitt, b. Aug. 31, 1879 Navarro Co., TX; m. D. E. Heaton on June 7, 1903; and died on March 1, 1937* (346226) William Edward Pruitt, b. Sept. 23, 1881 Navarro Co., TX; died on Feb. 1, 1901* (346227) David Gary Pruitt, b. Oct. 11, 1885 Navarro Co., TX; died in Navarro Co., TX on July 31, 1887* (346228) Fay D. Pruitt, b. May 11, 1891 Navarro Co., TX; m. Lindsay Ira Griffin on Nov. 9, 1912* (346229) Fred Pruitt, b. Feb. 11, 1893 Navarro Co., TX; died in Navarro Co., TX on April 10, 1902*

George came to Blooming Grove, Navarro Co., TX with his father, and was in business with his father. The 1880 Census, Navarro Co., TX, Ed 137, sheet 480, lists: G. W. Puritt. George died in Navarro Co., TX on April 10, 1919. Sarah died on June 12, 1931.

(346223) MARY EVELYN PRUITT (dau. of George Washington Pruitt and Sarah Elizabeth Maggard) was born in Navarro Co., TX on Jan. 21, 1876. She married Charles Rufus Brice in Navarro Co., TX on Oct. 14, 1896 Charles was born on Aug. 6, 1870. Charles and Mary were the parents of three children:

(3462231) Harold Pruitt Brice, b. Aug. 22, 1897; died on Oct. 23, 1897* (3462232) Gladys Louise Brice, b. Oct. 30, 1898 (3462233) Evelyn Faye Brice, b. Sept. 24, 1904

Charles was a former Chief Justice, New Mexico Supreme Court.

(3462232) GLADYS LOUISE BRICE (dau. of Charles Rufus Brice and Mary Evelyn Pruitt) was born on Oct. 30, 1898. She married first: Dillard Hiram Wyatt on Sept. 8, 1920, and had a dau:

(34622321) Mary Evelyn Wyatt, b. Dec. 1925*

Dillard died in a motor car accident on Aug. 18, 1925, four months before the birth of his daughter.

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(3462233) EVELYN FAY BRICE (dau. of Charles Rufus Brice and Mary Evelyn Pruitt) was born on Sept. 24, 1904. She married James Michael Downliby on Jan. 18, 1928, and had two sons:

(34622331) James Downliby, b. April 4, 1929* (34622332) Charles Downliby, b. 1933*

(34624) JOYCE ANN "Johnnie" PRUITT (dau. of Samuel Pruitt and Sarah Joyce Langston) was born in Van Zandt Co., TX on Oct. 21, 1861, and married Hilliard J. Friday in Navarro Co., TX on Dec. 25, 1881. Hilliard was born at Dallas, AL on Dec. 4, 1838 to John Friday and Nancy Green. Hilliard was first married to Martha Peeples at Dallas, AL in 1865, and had a dau: Frances B. Friday, b. May 16, 1866 Dallas, AL; Martha died at Dallas, AL on March 27, 1879. Hilliard and Joyce had five children:

(346241) Sallie L. Friday, b. Oct. 15, 1882 Ellis Co., TX (346242) Hilliard G Friday, b. Jan. 27, 1885 Ellis Co., TX; died in Ellis Co., TX on Feb. 15, 1885* (346243) Samuel Pruitt "Sam" Friday, b. June 7, 1887 Ellis Co., TX (346244) Karl Wilton Friday, b. Jan. 31, 1895 Waxahatchie, TX (346245) Grace Roburta Friday, b. Feb. 7, 1897 Ellis Co., TX; m. Elijah C. Stegall (1886- 1956); and died at Sapulpa, OK*

Hilliard died in Ellis Co., TX on July 17, 1905, and was buried there. Joyce died at Sapulpa, OK on Dec. 14, 1918, and was buried there.

(346241) SALLIE L. FRIDAY (dau. of Hilliard J. Friday and Joyce Ann Pruitt) was born in Ellis Co., TX on Oct. 15, 1882. She married Will Slaven at Ponca City, OK on Dec. 27, 1897. Will was born on Feb. 23, 1883. Will and Sallie had the following children:

(3462411) Agness Slaven, b. Nov. 23, 1898 Ellis Co., TX (3462412) Iva Slaven, b. Dec. 3, 1900 prob. TX (3462413) Darrell Slaven, b. Dec. 14, 1905 OK (3462414) William Karl Slaven, b. May 22, 1908; died on March 31, 1964* (3462415) Verna Slaven, b. Aug. 11, 1911 TX (3462416) Imogene Slaven, b. Sept. 15, 1917* (3462417) Ina Mae Slaven, b. April 1, 1921; m. Peter Maggioni*

Will died at Ponca City, OK on June 22, 1957, and Sallie died there on March 10, 1971.

(3462411) AGNESS SLAVEN (dau. of Will Slaven and Sallie L. Friday) was born in Ellis Co., TX on Nov. 23, 1898. She married Roy Bradford, and had three children:

69 (34624111) Esta Bradford, b. 1917 prob. TX* (34624112) Bevlah Mae Bradford, b. 1919 prob. TX: (34624113) Mary Bradford, b. 1922*

(3462412) IVA SLAVEN (dau. of Will Slaven and Sallie L. Friday) was probably born in Texas on Dec. 3, 1900. She married Albert Gavntt, and had:

(34624121) D. H. Gavntt, b. TX* (34624122) Doris Jean Gavntt, b. 1924 TX* (34624123) Alma Dee Gavntt, b. 1924 TX*

(3462413) DARRELL SLAVEN (son of Will Slaven and Sallie L. Friday) was born in Oklahoma on Dec. 14, 1905. He married Minnie Waussen, and had a son:

(34624131) William Donald Slaven, b. April 6, 1928*

(3462415) VERNA SLAVEN (dau. of Will Slaven and Sallie L. Friday) was born in Texas on Aug. 11, 1911. She married Wayne Harding, and had a daughter:

(34624151) Billie Ruth Harding, b. March 16, 1930 TX or OK*

(346243) SAMUEL PRUITT "Sam" FRIDAY (son of Hilliard J. Friday and Joyce Ann Pruitt) was born in Ellis Co., TX on June 7, 1887, and married Nora Plummer at Lawton, OK on Oct. 10, 1910. Sam and Nora had a son:

(3462431) Wayne Laymoyne Friday*

(346244) KARL WJLTON FRIDAY (son of Hilliard J. Friday and Joyce Ann Pruitt) was born at Waxahatchie, TX on Jan. 31, 1895. He married first: Essie Evelyn Stegall at Mounds, OK in Oct. 1912. Essie was born on Aug. 7, 1893. Karl and Essie had the following children:

(3462441) Fay Doris Friday, b. Feb. 23, 1914 Mounds, OK (3462442) George Hilliard "Jack" Friday

Essie died at Mounds, OK on Feb. 15, 1921. Karl married second: Dolores Maxine White on June 8, 1925, and had a son:

(3462443) Wilton Dean Friday

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Karl married third: Grace Erma Collins on April 17, 1938. Grace was born on Oct. 24, 1901. Karl died at Cleveland, OK on March 2, 1976, and was buried in Woodland Cemetery there.

(3462441) FAY DORIS FRIDAY (dau. of Karl Wilton Friday and Essie Evelyn Stegall) was born at Mounds, OK on Feb. 23, 1914, and married Lee Andrew Dreher, Jr. Lee was born at Wilson, LA on Aug. 19, 1913. Lee and Fay had three children:

(34624411) Lawrence Lowrey Dreher, b. Jan. 12, 1934 Wilson, LA (34624412) Helen Gail Dreher (34624413) Janice Lynette Dreher

(34624411) LAWRENCE LOWREY DREHER (son of Lee Andrew Dreher, Jr. and Fay Doris Friday) was born at Wilson, LA on Jan. 12, 1934, and married Pamela Ann Wilson. Pamela was born at Los Angeles, CA on July 15, 1937. Lawrence and Pamela were the parents of three children:

(346244111) Karl Lee Dreher, b. Jan. 30, 1957 Van Nuys, CA; m. Rosemary Anne Thomas; resided Auburn, CA* (346244112) William Tracy Dreher; m. Madeleine Brigitte LaFontaine* (346244113) Jonathan Roy Dreher; m. Kimberly Lynn Haseltine*

Pamela died at Auburn, CA on April 24, 1985. Lawrence married second: Sandy Marie Lewis, and third: Mary Beth ?

(34624412) HELEN GAIL DREHER (dau. of Lee Andrew Dreher, Jr. and Fay Doris Friday) married John Thomas Nichols, and had two daughters:

(346244121) Cheryl Faye Nichols; m. Kevin Curtis McLaurin* (346244122) Laurin Rae Nichols; m. Shane Anthony Friday*

(34624413) JANICE LYNETTE DREHER (dau. of Lee Andrew Dreher, Jr. and Fay Doris Friday) married Jerry Glyn Caston, and had two children:

(346244131) Richard Lea Caston* (346244132) Laura Leigh Caston; m. Harold Henderson*

(3462442) GEORGE HILLIARD "Jack" FRIDAY (son of Karl Wilton Friday and Essie Evelyn Stegall) married Audrie ? , and had:

71 (34624421) Jacky Friday

(3462443) WILTON DEAN FRIDAY (son of Karl Wilton Friday and Dolores Maxine White) married first: Olive J. O'Brien at Port Arthur, TX about 1950. Wilton and Olive were the parents of two sons:

(34624431) Johnny Dean Friday*

(34624432) Criss Karl Friday*

Wilton married second: Frances Johnson, and had three children:

(34624433) Robert Truman Friday* (34624434) Wilton Dean Friday, Jr.* (34624435) Tracy Fritz Friday*

(3467) JOSEPH JACKSON PRUITT (son of Joseph Pruitt and Martha Sneed Hensley) was born in Jackson Co., GA on Dec. 12, 1829, and married Emma Elizabeth Houlditch in Pontotoc Co., MS on March 9, 1851. Emma was born at Charleston, SC on April 6, 1833 to George Houlditch and Jennie Findley. Joseph and Emma had four children:

(34671) Mattie Pruitt, b. Dec. 6, 1851 (34672) Texie Pruitt, b. Dec. 29, 1853; m. Russell Hill on Dec. 20, 1869; and died on June 26, 1925; Russell b. Feb. 6, 1851, d. April 29, 1898* (34673) Joseph Pruitt, b. Dec. 23, 1856; m. his cousins, 1st: Jenny Wilkins; m. 2nd: Lucy Wilkins* (34674) George Houlditch Pruitt, b. July 10, 1857

Joseph died at Wheelock, TX on Dec. 5, 1865, and was buried there. Emma died in Houston Co., TX on Aug. 8, 1928, and was buried there.

(34671) MATTIE PRUITT (dau. of Joseph Jackson Pruitt and Emma Elizabeth Houlditch) was born on Dec. 6, 1851, and married Argyle Taylor Stocks on Nov. 30, 1871. Argyle was born in June 1843. Argyle and Mattie had the following children:

(346711) Argyle Taylor Stocks, Jr., b. Sept. 7, 1872; died on Sept. 5, 1879* (346712) O'Conor J. Stocks, b. March 5, 1878; died on Nov. 11, 1911* (346713) Ethel Stocks, b. Sept. 20, 1879* (346714) Thomas Gilford Stocks, b. Feb. 19, 1881* (346715) Ila Stocks, b. Sept. 5, 1885*

(346716) Mattie O. Stocks, b. Oct. 21, 1889; died on Oct. 29, 1915*

Argyle died on Nov. 28, 1916.

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(34674) GEORGE HOULDITCH PRUITT (son of Joseph Jackson Pruitt and Emma Elizabeth Houlditch) was born on July 10, 1857, and married Martha Ann Reeves. Martha was born about 1855 to Edmond Young Reeves and Lucinda Jane Pitts. George and Martha had five children:

(346741) Douglas M. Pruitt (346742) Robert Franklin Pruitt (346743) Texie Pruitt (346744) Joseph Pruitt, m. Jeanne * (346745) Edna Pruitt

George died at Clinton, MS on Nov. 29, 1919. Martha died on Jan. 25, 1940.

(346741) DOUGLAS M. PRUITT (son of George Houlditch Pruitt and Martha Ann Reeves) married Ethel Loyd, and had two daughters:

(3467411) Amy Mae Pruitt* (3478412) Evelyn Pruitt*

(346742) ROBERT FRANKLIN PRUITT (son of George Houlditch Pruitt and Martha Ann Reeves) married Cora Diles, and had two children:

(3467421) Robert Franklin Pruitt. Jr.* (3467422) Mattie Lou Pruitt*

(346743) TEXLE PRUITT (dau. of George Houlditch Pruitt and Martha Ann Reeves) married Rowland W. Hall, and were the parents of four children:

(3467431) Vernon Hall* (3467432) Roy Hall* (3467433) Mildred Hall* (3467434) Kathryn Hall*

(346745) EDNA PRUITT (dau. of George Houlditch Pruitt and Martha Ann Reeves) married Gilbert Spencer Stovall, and had two daughters:

(3467451) Margaret Stovall* (3467452) Louise Stovall*

73 (346(10) AMANDA MEEKS PRUITT (dau. of Joseph Pruitt and Martha Sneed Hensley) was born in Jackson Co., GA on Nov. 24, 1835, and married James A. Hickman in Pontotoc Co., MS on May 22, 1860. James was born on May 19, 1828. James and Amanda were the parents of nine children:

(346(10)1) Martha Adelaide Hickman, b. March 6, 1861; m. James Booth; and died in Georgia in 1883* (346(10)2) Joseph Johnson Hickman, b. Oct. 6, 1862; died on April 8, 1868* (346(10)3) John Franklin Hickman, b. Jan. 4, 1865; m. Mary Turner Henderson on Jan. 18, 1885; and died at Brandon, FL on Dec. 4, 1901* (346(10)4) James Edgar Hickman, b. Nov. 14, 1866; died at El Paso, TX in Nov. 1906* (346(10)5) Charles Pruitt Hickman, b. Feb. 8, 1868* (346(10)6) Emma Amanda Rosemond Hickman, b. Feb. 22, 1871; m. George W. McCowan in 1904* (346(10)7) George Burney Hickman, b. March 3, 1873; died at Tampa, FL* (346(10)8) Ernest Samuel Hickman, b. Sept. 5, 1875; died at New Albany, MS on Sept. 21, 1875* (346(10)9) William Nicholas Hickman, b. Aug. 22, 1878; died at El Paso, TX on Dec. 23, 1904*

James served in Co. I, List Cav. under Col. A. J. Lindsey. They moved from Mississippi to Florida in Dec. 1880, prior to the railroad. James died on Sept. 17, 1882, and Amanda died on Jan. 15, 1883.

(347) POLLY PRUITT (dau. of Samuel Pruitt III and Lavina Walters) was born in Franklin Co., GA on April 14, 1805, and married Lewis Chandler in Franklin Co., GA on Jan. 31, 1826 (Histor ical Collections of the GADAR, Vol. 1, p. 199). Lewis and Polly had the following children:

(3471) Wilkins Chandler* (3472) Daniel Chandler* (3473) Johnson Chandler*

Lewis died in Franklin Co., GA in 1832. The Will of Lewis Chandler was witnessed by John W. Prewett and Joseph Prewett.

(348) JOHN WILLIS PRUITT (son of Samuel Pruitt III and Keziah Stokes) was born in Franklin Co., GA on Dec. 12, 1815. He married Susan Clementine Neal in Franklin Co., GA on Oct. 1, 1835. Susan was born in Newton Co., GA on July 23, 1816 to Robert Neal and Tabitha Chandler. John and Susan had the following children:

(3481) Lucinda Emiline Pruitt, b. Oct. 21, 1836 Franklin Co., GA (3482) Samuel Augustus Pruitt, b. Dec. 21, 1838 Franklin Co., GA; died on April 20, 1839* (3483) Louisa Arm Pruitt, b. May 5, 1840 Franklin Co., GA

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(3484) William Benton Pruitt, b. Aug. 11, 1842 Franklin Co., GA; m. Henrietta M. Allman in Banks Co., GA on Jan. 11, 1866* (3485) Kesiah Batavia Pruitt, b. March 14, 1845 Franklin Co., GA; m. T. S. Osborn on Oct. 23, 1867* (3486) Harriet Ellen Pruitt, b. May 10, 1847 Franklin Co., GA; died in Jackson Co., GA on Feb. 4, 1930* (3487) Laura Elizabeth Pruitt, b. 1849 Franklin Co., GA; died on Aug. 9, 1865* (3488) Mary Eliza Pruitt, b. Aug. 22, 1851 Franklin Co., GA; died on Oct. 3, 1906* (3489) Angie Clementine Pruitt, b. June 23, 1854 Franklin Co., GA; died on Feb. 5, 1856* (348(10) John Milton Pruitt, b. May 19, 1856 Franklin Co., GA (348(11) Susan Adella "Ada" Pruitt, b. July 13, 1861 Franklin Co., GA

In 1832, John W. Prewitt and Samuel Prewitt witnessed the Will of John Clarkson in Franklin Co., Georgia. Also in 1832, John W. Prewett and Joseph Prewett witnessed the Will of Lewis Chandler. The 1840 Census, Franklin Co., GA, p. 336, lists:

John W. Prewit 1 m 20-30 2 fe under 5 1 fe 20-30

The 1850 Census, Franklin Co., GA, 32nd Div., p. 334, no. 1346, Nov. 22, 1850, lists:

John W. Pruitt 33 GA farmer $26,000 Susan C. 33 GA Lucinda E. 13 GA Louisa A. 10 GA William B. 8 GA KezziahB. 5 GA Harriet E. 3 GA Laura E. 1 GA Keziah 70 NC

On July 21, 1853, James F. C. Ray of Franklin Co. sold 102 acres in Jackson Co. to John W. Prewitt, D. G. Cauellen an Samuel W. Prewitt, merchants trading under firm of Prewitt & Caudlud ? of the County of Franklin for $200 (Jackson Bk O, p. 243). On Dec. 12, 1856, John W. Pruitt, D. G Candor and Samuel W. Pruitt of Franklin Co., GA bought 200 acres in Jackson Co. from Thomas J. White of Jackson Co. for $500 (Jackson Bk T p. 67). John Willis Pruitt served in the Georgia House of Representatives from Franklin County 1855- 1858. During his last term he and a legislative friend, Dr. Banks from Hall County, managed to get parts of Franklin, Hall and Jackson Counties to be used in the creation of Banks County, named after Dr. Banks. John next served in the Georgia State Senate from Banks County 1859- 1860.

75 Susan died on April 15, 1886. John died at the home of his daughter, Ada Pruitt Hardin and her husband Dr. Hardin in Banks Co., GA on Nov. 15, 1895. Both were buried in the family cemetery, Phi Delta Cem., Banks County.

(3481) LUCINDA EMILINE PRUITT (dau. of John Willis Pruitt and Susan Clementine Neal) was born in Franklin Co., GA on Oct. 21, 1836. She married Francis P. Eberhard on Oct. 29, 1859, and had a daughter:

(34811) Bertha Estelle Eberhard, b. Feb. 28, 1861; died on Nov. 7, 1861*

Francis died on Aug. 21, 1861.

(3483) LOUISA ANN PRUITT (dau. of John Willis Pruitt and Susan Clementine Neal) was born in Franklin Co., GA on May 5, 1840. She married T. T. Dorough in Anderson Co., TX on July 24, 1860, and had the following children:

(34831) Thomas Eugene Dorough, b. Aug. 17, 1861* (34832) Lula Dorough, b. April 8, 1864; died on May 7, 1865* (34833) John Walter Pruitt Dorough, b. April 23, 1866*

Louisa died on Feb. 13, 1913.

(348(10) JOHN MILTON PRUITT (son of John Willis Pruitt and Susan Clementine Neal) was born in Franklin Co., GA on May 19, 1856. He married Mary Jane Queen, and had a son:

(348(10)1) Ray Pruitt*

Mary died in Banks Co., GA on Jan. 1, 1945, and John died there on Feb. 6, 1945. Both were buried at Webb Creek Baptist Church.

(348(11) SUSAN ADELLA "Ada" PRUITT (dau. of John Willis Pruitt and Susan Clementine Neal) was born in Franklin Co., GA on July 13, 1861. She married Dr. William Preston Hardin (1866-1918), and had a son:

(348(11)1) Willis Hardin*

(36) BENJAMIN PRUITT (son of Samuel Pruitt II and Lucy Owen) was born in Halifax Co., VA in 1765, and married Mary Walters. Mary was born in Pittsylvania Co., VA in 1777. Benjamin and Mary had the following children:

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(361) dau. b. ca 1800* (362) dau. b. ca 1802* (363) dau. b. ca 1804* (364) James M. Pruitt, b. 1806 GA* (365) John Walters Pruitt, b. March 5, 1808 GA (366) Benjamin Pruitt, Jr., b. 1811 GA; resided Gwinnett Co., GA 1840* (367) Mary "Polly" Pruitt, b. May 4, 1813 GA (368) Lavina Pruitt, b. May 11,1819 Gwinnett Co., GA, m. William Brandon Taylor (b. March 21, 1814 Jackson Co., GA); and died in Bell Co., TX on Oct. 20, 1864*

In 1805, Benjamin Prewit and wife, Mary, sold land in Franklin Co., GA to Reuben Shotwell. The 1807 Georgia Land Lottery, Benjamin Pruitt, Christian's Dist., drew Lot 167, Dist. 20 in Wilkinson County. In May 1814, Franklin Co., GA, Benjamin Pruett came into open court and gave new security agreeable to an order passed at the last term. The 1820 Census, Gwinnett Co., GA, p. 264, lists:

Benjamin Pruitt 1 m under 10 2 fe under 10 2 m 10-16 1 fe 10-16 1 m over 45 2 fe 16-26 1 fe 26-45 2 slaves

The 1830 Census, Gwinnett Co., GA, p. 320, lists:

Benjamin Pruett 2 m 5-10 1 fe 15-20 1 m 15-20 lfe 20-30 1 m 60-70 1 fe 50-60

The 1840 Census, Gwinnett Co., GA, p. 78, lists:

Benjamin Prewitt, Jr. 2 m under 5 1 fe under 5 1 m 20-30 1 fe 20-30

Benjamin Prewitt, Sr. 2 m 15-20 1 m 70-80

Benjamin died in Gwinnett Co., GA in 1841.

(365) JOHN WALTERS PRUITT (son of Benjamin Pruitt and Mary Walters) was born in Georgia on March 5, 1808, and married Harriet J. ? . Harriet was born on Oct. 29, 1812. One son is known:

(365) Melton Bailey Pruitt, b. Feb. 28, 1842 Russell Co., AL 77 The 1840 Census, Russell Co., AL, p. 30, lists:

John W. Pruet 2 m under 5 1 fe 10-15 2 m 5-10 lfe 15-20 1 m 30-40 1 fe 20-30

(3651) MELTON BAILEY PRUITT (son of John Walters Pruitt and Harriet J.) was born in Russell Co., AL on Feb. 28, 1842. He married (3671) Mrs Minierva (Naler) Horne in McLennan Co., TX on Jan. 14, 1868. Minierva was born in Whitfield Co., GA on Nov. 12, 1842 to Joseph Naler and Mary Pruitt. Melton and Minierva had six children:

(36511) Harriet Louisa Pruitt, b. Nov. 20, 1868 McLennan Co., TX* (36512) William Benjamin Pruitt, b. June 17, 1871 Bell Co., TX* (36513) Sara Jane Elizabeth Pruitt, b. Dec. 11, 1873 Bell Co., TX* (36514) John Walters Pruitt, b. Aug. 8, 1877 Bell Co., TX* (36515) Joseph Naler Pruitt, b. Nov. 1, 1879 Bell Co., TX* (36516) Libby Minierva Pruitt, b. Feb. 8, 1883 Bell Co., TX*

The 1870 Census, Bell Co., TX, Aiken, Beat 5, p. 93, lists: M. B. Puruitt. The 1880 Census, Bell Co., TX, Ed 6, p. 420, lists: Bailey M. Pruitt. Melton died in Bell Co., TX on April 25, 1926, and was buried in the Naler Cem., Moody, Texas.

(367) MARY "Polly" PRUITT (dau. of Benjamin Pruitt and Mary Walters) was born in Georgia on May 4, 1813, and married Joseph Naler about 1840. Joseph was born on April 26, 1808. One daughter is known:

(3671) Minierva Naler, b. Nov. 12, 1842 Whitfield Co., GA; m. (3651) Melton Bailey Pruitt in McLennan Co., GA on Jan. 14, 1868* (See no. 3651 for descendants)

Polly died in McLennan Co., TX on May 25, 1863, and was buried in Naler Cem., Moody, Texas.

(38) JOSEPH "Japheth" PRUITT (son of Samuel Pruitt II and Lucy Owen) was born in Pittsyl vania Co., VA in 1769. He married first: Mary Elliott in Pittsylvania Co., VA on March 24, 1790; Jonathan Elliott, bondsman; Joseph Akin mentioned. Mary was born about 1768 to Jonathan Elliott. Mary probably died shortly after 1790, and Joseph married second: Nancy ? about 1796. Martha (Pruitt) Roland's death record lists Japheth and Ann Pruitt as her parents. But in the Oct. 16, 1805 petition for his wife's dower, Charles Toney clearly states that her name was Nancy and that she was formerly the wife of Jeptha Pruitt. Perhaps she was Nancy Ann. Joseph and Nancy had four children:

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(381) Phillip Pruitt, b. 1797 Pittsylvania Co., VA (382) Martha "Patsy" Pruitt, b. Aug. 4, 1798 Pittsylvania Co., VA (383) Tillman Dixon Pruitt, b. Aug. 1801 Pittsylvania Co , VA (384) Zachariah Pruitt, b. 1804 Pittsylvania Co., VA

On Aug. 15, 1791, Joseph Prewitt qualified as constable in Pittsylvania Co., VA (Pittsylvania Order Bk 7, p. 30). On Jan. 21, 1798, Joseph Prewett bought 100 acres from Samuel Pruett, Jr. in consid. of 60 Pounds. Land on Sandy Creek, beginning at a white oak on John Walter's line rec. Nov. 26, 1798 (Pittsylvania Deed Bk 11, p. 395). This is the land that Samuel Pruitt, Sr. had sold to Samuel, Jr. on April 15, 1796. When Joseph's father died in Pittsylvania Co., VA in Nov. 1801, Joseph (Japeth) received the 192 acres of land that his father was living on as well as his bed, bed furniture, and cow and yearling now in his possession. This would tend to indicate that Joseph was still in Virginia. According to the 1850, 1860,1870 and 1880 census, Zachariah always reported he was born in Virginia about 1803-1804. Joseph moved to Franklin Co., Georgia, where his brothers, Phillip, Samuel II and Benjamin had already located. On Jan. 28, 1804, Japheth Pruitt bought 158 acres in Franklin Co., GA from Samuel Morgan, Sr. and Nancy. Land on the South side of Hudson River, being part of a tract granted to Samuel Nelson, bounded by Joakim Hudson and Benjamin Jackson. Witnessed by: Samuel Morgan and Joakim Hudson; rec. April 12, 1804. Joseph died in Franklin Co., GA on Feb. 12, 1805. In the Franklin Co., GA Feb. Court 1805: Estate of Joseph Pruett administered by Samuel Pruett. The inventory of Japheth Prewitt was recorded in Franklin Co., GA on March 29, 1805.

9 Hogs 16.00 1 bay horse 80.00 1 sorrel horse 100.00 1 waggon & hind geer 70.00 1 negro woman called Sarah & child 425.00 1 negro girl called Phillci 225.00 1 negro boy called Isaac 200.00 1 negro girl called Lucy 180.00 1 negro boy called Spencer 150.00 1 negro boy called Anthony 275.00 3 cow hides 5.00 1 pair traces 2 pair hames 2.75 1 asce and mattock 3.00 2 asce 2.50 3 Adoes 1 shovel plow 1 cutter 4 Trigun 3.00 1 handsaw & 1 drawing knife 2.00 2 sad irons 1.25 1 oven 1 pot & 1 kettle 5.00 1 old curry comb & 2 brushes 1.50

79 bar crow 6 1/2 wt .62 1/2 2 men saddles 1 Bridle 9.00 1 women saddles 1 bridle 10.00 1 loaded whip 1.00 1 shot gun 10.00 1 inkstand .25 1 cotton Wheel 1.50 7 chairs 3.50 2 dishes 3 bason 1 plate 7.00 set knives, & forks, qurk fork .75 1 jug 1 coffee pot & 1 pepper box .62 1/2 1 black bottle, 4 cups, 3 saucers & 4 spoons .62 1/2 1 sugar canister, 1 Padlock 2.50 1 testament, 1 hymn book 4 volumes of Gibblak & 3 song books 2.25 2 pair cotton cards 1.00 1 candle stick - 1 trunk 2.12 1/2 1 trunk 1.00 1 sifter .75 1 water pail .50 1 feather bed 2 blanket, bedstead & cord 20.00 2 feather bed 2 blankets, bedstead & stans 24.00 4000 shingles 12.00 5 head of cattle 27.00 1 shovel plow 1.00 8 ducks 2.00 1 sow 2.00 1 oat stack 3.00 1 double tree 1 clevis 4 horse shoes 2.25 1 bell 1.00 23 barrells 3 1/2 bushels corn at $2.50/ barrel 57.25

The above is a true statement of all the property brought before us belonging to the estate of Japheth Prewitt, dec'd, as appraised by us & certified by the same 29th March 1805, Joakim Hudson, William Ash, Henry Parks, Apprs.

Additional inventory

1 pair of mill stones 20.00 1 sword & a pair of pistols 3.00 mill irons 4.00

A. Franklin, Joakim Hudson, William Ash, Apprs.

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On Oct. 16, 1805, Nancy Toney, formerly widow of Jeptha Pruitt, now wife of Charles Toney, petitions for dower in Franklin Co., Georgia. On May 4, 1807, Ordered that Samuel Prewett be appointed guardian of Phillip Prewett, Patsy Prewett, Tilman Prewett and Zechariah Prewett upon his giving bond with security in Franklin Co., GA (Wills, Inventories and Estates 1786-1813, p. 67).

Franklin Co., GA, May Term, 1812 (Wills, Inventories and Estates 1786-1813, p. 164):

Saml Prewett adm to the estate of Japheth Prewett, dec'd, rec'd of Charles Toney for rent for year 1811 $20.00 To cash per interest 28.00 $48.00 Expenditures - The estate of Japheth Prewett, dec'd - to Saml Prewett - To Charles Toney for boarding & cloathing four of the orphans of the above dec'd one year say for the year in part 1811 & 1812 No. 1 $45.00 No. 2 to James Lowrey for schooling in the year 1812 3.00 Paid tax for year 1810 ,19 $48.19

On March 7, 1814, Samuel Prewett was ordered to appear at Franklin Court House. May 1814 term, and give other security as administrator of Japheth Prewett, dec'd, as his sureties, Joshua Hudson & John Clarkson ask to be released (Wills, Inventories and Estates 1814-1824, p. 51). On May 2, 1814, Benjamin Pruitt came into Court and gave new security (Wills, Inventories and Estates 1814-1824, p. 53). On May 19, 1815, Rec'd of Saml Prewitt the sum of two dollars and fifty cents for citation & recording two returns the same being up to the 2nd day of May 1814. Also one dollar for taken surety as respects his administration. Rec'd of Saml Prewitt for the orphans of Japheth Prewett, dec'd, 16 cents their tax for the year 1814. On July 5, 1815, Ordered that Adm of Jopheth Prewett, dec'd, have leave to sell 108 acres of land lying in Franklin County on the waters of Hudson River to be sold for the benefit of the heirs & creditors of said deceased (Wills, Inventories and Estates 1814-1824, p. 144).

Franklin Co., GA, July Term 1815 (Wills, Inventories and Estates 1814-1824, p. 327):

True return of the Rects & expenditures of the estate of Japheth Pruitt, dec'd, from May term 1814 until May term 1815, Samuel Prewett guardian

Rec'd for interest of Money $ 10.00 Expenditures - To 3 wool hats for Phillip, Talmen & Zackariah Prewitt at $1.50 each $4.50 Leather for 2 pair of shoes $1.50

81 Franklin Co., GA, Feb. 3, 1816 (Wills, Inventories and Estates 1814-1824, p. 354):

Re'd of Samuel Prewitt guardian of the orphans of Joseph Prewitt, dec'd, seven dollars fiftycent s for the schooling of Five (sic) of the orphans of the dec'd three months & 3/4 of a month each (To wit) Phillip, Patsy, Tilman & Zachariah Prewitt Rec'd of Samuel Prewitt as guardian of the orphans of Joseph Prewitt, dec'd

Benjamin Parks 20 3/4 cents the tax on the estate of the year 1815 3 wool hats 1.50 each 4.50 4 yds cambric for Patsy 4.00 2 quires paper .73 1 saddle for Phillip 13.50 74.93 3/4

Franklin Co., GA, May Term 1816 (Wills, Inventories and Estates 1814-1824, p. 354):

A true return of the Rects & Expenditures of the estate of Joseph Prewitt, dec'd

Rec'd of Charles Toney for rent $20.00 for interest 56.00 76.00

On June 17, 1816 -

Expenditures - Saml Prewitt Bat of (bought from) S. Lane for Patsy Prewitt

1 Bonnett 4.50 1 shall (shawl) 2.50 7.00 1 pair slippers .37 1/2 5 yds callico 3.12 1/2 10.50

On June 29, 1816-

Samuel Prewitt guardian of the orphans of Japheth Prewett dec'd - To Charles Toney for

2 shirts - 2 pair of Pantaloons coat & 1 pair shoes & stocking for Phillip Prewitt orphan of the above named dec'd amt to $9 .00 1 suit of clothes, shoes & stockings for Patsy Prewitt orphan of the above $6.00 2 shirts - 2 pair pantaloons 1 coat 1 pair shoes & stockings for Tilman $6.00 1 pair shoes & stockings for Zackri P. $6.00 Boarding the above named orphans three months and three fourths of month each $18.00 $45.00

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On Nov. 7, 1816 (Wills, Inventories and Estates 1814-1824, p. 389):

Rec'd of Samuel Prewitt guardian of the orphans of Japheth Prewitt, dec'd, $16 for schooling two of the orphans of said dec'd one year each. Phillip & Tilman Rec'd by me Hartwell Freman

On Nov. 28, 1816, Rec'd of Saml Prewitt guardian of the orphans of Japheth Prewitt, dec'd, on right of my wife Patsy Prewitt one of the Legatees of the said dec'd, $455 it being in full of her legacy of the Principal of the principal estate of the deceased. Signed Bedford Roland, Samuel Pruitt, guardian; witness: Robert N. Pruitt.

On July 4, 1817-

For Phillip 3 pair of Pantaloons 1.50 4.50 3 shirts 1.50 4.50 vestcoats .75 1.50 1 coat 3.00 2 pair of shoes 1.00 2.00 2 pair of stockings 37. 1/2 .75 16.25

For Tilman 3 pair pantaloons 1.00 3.00 3 shirts 1.00 3.00 2 vestcoats .50 1.00 2 pair stockings 37 1/2 .75 2 pair shoew 1.00 2.00 1 coat 1.50 boarding 1 year the above named orphans 17.00 Total 44.50 rec'd the above of Saml Prewett Charles x Toney

Franklin Co., GA, Sept. term 1817 (Wills, Inventories and Estates, p. 388):

A return made by Samuel Prewitt guardian for the orphans of Japheth Prewitt, dec'd, viz Phillip Prewitt, Patsy, Tilman, Zachariah Prewitt

to money rec'd for interest 46.00 to rent of land 15.00 to interest 10.50 71.50

83 The reconstruction of the 1820 Census, Franklin Co., GA, Capt. A. Yancey's Dist., shows: J. Prewett, Estate by Samuel Prewett. Franklin Co., GA, July Term 1826 (Wills, Inventories and Estates 1814-1824, p. 522): Ordered that Samuel Prewitt have letters granted to him by the Clerk of dismissory as respects his administrationship on the Estate of Japhath Prewitt, dec'd.

(381) PHILLIP PRUITT (son of Joseph Pruitt and Nancy) was born in Pittsylvania Co., VA in 1797. In 1822, Phillip Prewett paid taxes on 100 acres bounded by Toney and the Hudson River. Phillip moved to Hopkins Co., KY, and in 1823, bought 206 acres on Deer Creek from Reuben Owen and wife, Mary (Hopkins Bk 4, p. 250). In 1823, Tilman D. Prewitt paid taxes for Phillip Prewitt on 100 acres bounded by Toney and the Hudson River. Phillip returned to Georgia and on March 10, 1827, purchased 97 acres in Franklin Co., GA. on Hudson River from his brother Zachariah Prewitt for $350 (Franklin Deed Bk BBB, p. 45). In 1828, Phillip paid taxes in Franklin Co., GA on 190 acres on the Hudson River; 100 acres bounded by Toney and the Hudson River; and 405 acres in Muscogee Co., Georgia. He married Mary Thomas in Franklin Co., GA on Dec. 7, 1835. Mary was born in Georgia in 1803. The following children are known:

(3811) Martha Ann Pruitt, b. 1836 Franklin Co., GA; m. Benjamin F. Maddox in Benton Co., ALon Sept. 25, 1851* (3812) Harriet A. Pruitt, b. 1839 Benton Co., AL; m. Joseph P. Bagley in Calhoun Co., AL on Sept. 6, 1859* (3813) Manda A. Pruitt, b. 1845 Benton Co., AL*

In 1829,1833 and 1834, Phillip Prewitt paid taxes on his land in Franklin and Muscogee Counties. He acted as agent for Charles Toney and Rachel Burton. Phillip moved to Benton Co., AL by 1839. The 1840 Census, Benton Co., AL, Northern Dist., p. 5, line 19, lists:

Philip Pruitt 1 m under 5 2 fe under 5 1 m 20-30 1 fe 20-30 1 m 30-40 1 m 40-50

In 1840, Philip Pruitt of Benton Co., AL sold his 206 acres on Deer Creek, Hopkins Co., KY, to Bedford Roland (Hopkins Bk 9, p. 259). The 1844 Tax List, Benton Co., AL, Boiling Springs Beat, p. 13, lists: Philip Pruett, 320 acres valued at $887; he has money loaned; no white male tithes from age 21 to 45. The 1850 Census, Benton Co., AL, p. 303, no. 633, lists:

Philip Pruitt 53 VA farmer $1500 Mary 47 GA Martha Ann 14 GA HA. (fe) 11 AL Manda A. 5 AL

On Jan. 29, 1858, Benton Co., AL was re-named Calhoun Co., Alabama. The 1860 Census, Calhoun Co., AL, P.O. Oxford, Ranges 5,6 & 7, p. 694, no. 757, July 12, 1860, lists:

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Philip Pruit 65 VA farmer $3000 $5000 Mary 56 GA Manda 14 AL

The census records lead to some confusion as to the year of birth for Phillip Pruitt. It will be noted that he was still a minor in Franklin Co., GA in 1817.

(382) MARTHA "Patsy" PRUITT (dau. of Joseph Pruitt and Nancy) was born in Pittsylvania Co., VA on Aug. 4, 1798, and married Bedford Roland in Franklin Co., GA in 1816. Bedford was born in Virginia in 1795, and was a volunteer rifleman in Alexanders Battalion, Georgia Militia, War of 1812. In Franklin Co., GA on Nov. 28, 1816, Rec'd of Samuel Prewitt guardian of the orphans of Japheth Prewitt, dec'd, on right of my wife Patsy Prewitt one of the Legatees of the said dec'd, $455 it being in full of her legacy of the Principal of the principal estate of the deceased. Signed Bedford Roland, Samuel Pruitt, guardian; witness: Robert N. Pruitt. Bedford and Patsy had the following children:

(3821) Robert Malone Roland, b. Aug. 8, 1817 Franklin Co., GA; m. Rachel Rosser Slaton in Hopkins Co., KY on Dec. 20, 1838; and died in McLean Co., KY on Dec. 21, 1876; br. Roland Cem., W. Beach Grove, KY* (3822) Julia Ann Roland, b. April 5, 1819 Hopkins Co., KY; m. Samuel Adams in Hopkins Co., KY on Feb. 29, 1839; and died in Hopkins Co., KY on Feb. 4, 1864; br. Adams Cem., Hopkins Co., KY; Samuel b. Nov. 6, 1807 - d. Oct. 1893* (3823) William Jasper Roland, b. Jan. 31, 1821 Hopkins Co., KY; m. Mary Elizabeth Ashby in Hopkins Co., KY on Aug. 27, 1845; and died in Webster Co., KY on Aug. 8, 1888; br. Old Onton Cem., Hopkins Co., KY; Mary b. July 22, 1827 - d. Oct. 21, 1898* (3824) Tillman F. Roland, b. Feb. 16, 1823 Hopkins Co., KY; died in Hopkins Co., KY on Sept. 22, 1845; br. Crow Cem., Nebo, KY* (3825) Rachel A. Roland, b. March 20, 1825 Hopkins Co., KY; m. Willis W. Harris in Hopkins Co., KY on Feb. 20, 1845; and died in Hopkins Co., KY on March 17, 1863; br. Union Cem., Hopkins Co., KY; Willis b. Dec. 12, 1822 - d. Aug. 27, 1903* (3826) Nancy Jane Roland, b. 1827 Hopkins Co., KY; m. William H. Crow in Hopkins Co., KY on March 2, 1843; and died in Hopkins Co., KY on Dec. 24, 1844; br. Crow Cem., Hopkins Co., KY* (3827) Lorenzo Jefferson "L.J." Roland, b. Feb. 2, 1829 Hopkins Co., KY

In 1840, Bedford Roland bought 206 acres on Deer Creek, Hopkins Co., KY, from Philip Pruitt of Benton Co., AL (Hopkins Bk 9, p. 259). Martha died of typhoid fever at Roland's Landing, Daviess Co., KY, on July 23, 1853, and was buried in Mt. Carmel Cem., Hopkins Co., Kentucky.

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87 Bedford married second: Elizabeth Ann Herrin in Hopkins Co., KY on Oct. 18, 1854. Bedford died at Roland's Landing, now McLean Co., KY (formed in 1854 from Daviess) on March 23, 1855, age 60, and was buried in Mt. Carmel Cem., near Slaughters, Hopkins Co., Kentucky.

(3827) LORENZO JEFFERSON "L.J." ROLAND (son of Bedford Roland and Martha Pruitt) was born in Hopkins Co., KY on Feb. 2, 1829, and married first: Frances Elizabeth Johnson in Daviess Co., KY on Jan. 9, 1854. Lorenzo married second: Mary Elizabeth Arnold in Arkansas in 1860. Mary was born in Alabama on Jan. 18, 1841 to John Arnold and Jane. Lorenzo and Mary had five children:

(38271) William Robert Roland, b. 1861 Newport, AR; m. Willie Vowel* (38272) Alice B. Roland, b. 1864 McLean Co., KY; m. a Howell* (38273) Jefferson Lorenzo Roland, b. 1866 McLean Co., KY; m. Jennie Oats* (38274) Martha Jane Roland, b. Sept. 27, 1869 Calhoun, KY (38275) Griffith Roland, b. KY; died at Boydsville, AR*

Lorenzo served in Co., E, 9th AR Cav. 1862-1864. He was a Brick Mason, and died at Paragould, AR on June 20, 1889, and was buried in Linwood Cemetery there. Mary married second: Dave McNeil on Aug. 10, 1917. She died at Kennsett, AR on April 27, 1928, and was buried in Linwood Cem., Paragould, Arkansas.

A story is told that when Lorenzo Jefferson Roland was a young man, he went to Georgia to visit his grandmother Pruitt. She welcomed L.J. and made him overseer of the many slaves she owned. L.J.'s duties were to ride a finehorse , and if the slaves misbehaved, to beat them with the whip. L.J. came home to Kentucky. He was a kind man who couldn't even whip his own sons, but brough them up from the fieldst o the house for his wife to punish, and then back to the field to work. L.J.'s grandmother Pruitt married Charles Toney in 1805, and on May 4, 1807, Samuel Pruitt was appointed guardian of Joseph's children. In May 1812, the four children were refered to as orphans. Perhaps it could have been the wife of Samuel Pruitt III, who was guardian of Joseph's children. Samuel died in 1845, when L.J. was age 16, and his wife Keziah died in 1850, when L.J. was age 21.

(38274) MARTHA JANE ROLAND (dau. of Lorenzo Jefferson Roland and Mary Elizabeth Arnold) was born at Calhoun, KY on Sept. 27, 1869. She married Christopher Columbus Hensley at Paragould, AR on Jan. 5, 1888. Christopher was born at Bedford, IN on Feb. 14, 1850 to Milton Hensley and Nancy Dixon; and was first married to Nancy Head. Christopher and Martha had the following children:

(382741) Willie Maebell Hensley, b. June 24, 1892 Paragould, AR (382742) Eve Adam Hensley, b. Nov. 30, 1896 Paragould, AR (382743) Elsie Carolyn Hensley, b. March 28, 1904 Paragould, AR (382744) Fred Gerald Hensley, b. Feb. 6, 1906 Paragould, AR

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(382745) Herbert Sims Hensley, b. Nov. 3, 1908 Paragould, AR (382746) Irene Sylvia Hensley, b. April 1,1911 Paragould, AR

Christopher was a Carpenter. He died at Paragould, AR on July 17, 1928, and Martha died there on May 11, 1965. Both were buried in Linwood Cem., Paragould, Arkansas.

(382741) WILLIE MAEBELL HENSLEY (dau. of Christopher Columbus Hensley and Martha Jane Roland) was born at Paragould, AR on June 24, 1892. She married Willis Cooper at Para gould, AR on Feb. 10, 1910, and had three children:

(3827411) Nestle Cooper* (3827412) Joel Cooper* (3827413) John Cooper*

Willie died at Paragould, AR on July 8, 1985, and was buried in Linwood Cemetery there.

(382742) EVE ADAM HENSLEY (dau. of Christopher Columbus Hensley and Martha Jane Roland) was born at Paragould, AR on Nov. 30, 1896, and married Pearl Harry Witham at Paragould, AR on Dec. 24, 1915. Pearl was born at Mt. Vernon, IL on Oct. 21, 1892 to Francis M.Witham and Sara Lily Owens. Pearl and Eve were the parents of four children:

(3827421) Opal LaVern Witham, b. July 10, 1917 Paragould, AR (3827422) Frances Ermalene Witham, b. Sept. 2, 1920 Paragould, AR (3827423) Violet Jean Witham, b. Dec. 24, 1926 Christopher, LL (3827424) Richard Loren Witham, b. Aug. 31, 1929 Christopher, LL

Pearl was a Railroad Switchman. He died at Herrin, LL on Nov. 27, 1945, and was buried in Maple Hill Cem., Sesser, Illinois. Eve died at Houston, TX on Jan. 20, 1990, and was buried in Brookside Memorial Cem., Houston, Texas.

(3827421) OPAL LaVERN WITHAM (dau. of Pearl Harry Witham and Eve Adam Hensley) was born at Paragould, AR on July 10, 1917. She married Thomas Smith at Christopher, LL on March 14, 1936. Thomas was born on March 23, 1913. Thomas and Opal had three daughters:

(38274211) Gretta Sue Smith* (38274212) Sandra Jean Smith* (38274213) Carol Kay Smith*

Thomas died on Jan. 4, 1971. Opal resided at Humble, Texas.

89 (3827422) FRANCES ERMALENE WITHAM (dau. of Pearl Harry Witham and Eve Adam Hensley) was born at Paragould, AR on Sept. 2, 1920. She married Victor L. Hoover at Des Moines, IA on Feb. 10, 1942, and had three children:

(38274221) Victor Loren Hoover* (38274222) Ronald Alan Hoover* (38274223) Clarissa Hoover*

Frances died at Harlingen, TX on Nov. 4, 1979, and was buried in Chapel Hill Cem., Chicago, Illinois.

(3827423) VIOLET JEAN WITHAM (dau. of Pearl Harry Witham and Eve Adam Hensley) was born at Christopher, LL on Dec. 24, 1926, and married Raymond P. Calonne at Zeigler, JL on Sept. 30, 1945. Raymond and Violet had three daughters:

(38274231) Iris Lynn Calonne* (38274232) Denise Irene Calonne* (38274233) Melissa Dawn Calonne*

(3827424) RICHARD LOREN WITHAM (son of Pearl Harry Witham and Eve Adam Hensley) was born at Christopher, LL on Aug. 31, 1929. He married Betty Lou Farro at Herrin, LL on Nov. 14, 1947, and had four children:

(38274241) Douglas R. Witham* (38274242) Charlotte L. Witham* (38274243) Cynthia Witham* (38274244) Carol Gay Witham*

Richard died at Oak Lawn, LL on Sept. 10, 1988, and was buried in Chapel Hill Gardens.

(382743) ELSIE CAROLYN HENSLEY (dau. of Christopher Columbus Hensley and Martha Jane Roland) was born at Paragould, AR on March 28, 1904. She married Arthur William Thiel at Paragould, AR on Nov. 19, 1923, and had a son:

(3827431) William Arthur Thiel*

(382744) FRED GERALD HENSLEY (son of Christopher Columbus Hensley and Martha Jane Roland) was born at Paragould, AR on Feb. 6, 1906, and married Ora Stewart at Paragould, AR on July 28, 1929. Fred and Ora had the following children:

(3827441) Jerry Hensley* (3827442) Harold Hensley*

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(3827443) Robert Hensley* (3827444) Mary Hensley*

Fred died at Houston, TX on March 25, 1986, and was buried in Brookside Cemetery there.

(382745) HERBERT SIMS HENSLEY (son of Christopher Columbus Hensley and Martha Jane Roland) was born at Paragould, AR on Nov. 3, 1908. He married Margaret Hollis at Paragould, AR on Aug. 6, 1933, and had four children:

(3827451) Barbara Hensley* (3827452) Kenneth Hensley* (3827453) Joann Hensley* (3827454) Carmeletta Hensley*

Herbert died at Crocket, TX on Jan. 4, 1973, and was buried in Friendship Cem., Paragould, Arkansas.

(382746) IRENE SYLVIA HENSLEY (dau. of Christopher Columbus Hensley and Martha Jane Roland) was born at Paragould, AR on April 1, 1911, and married Glenn Collier at Paragould ARonOct. 18, 1932. Glenn and Irene had the following children:

(3827461) Nelson Collier* (3827462) Ann Collier* (3827463) Virginia Collier* (3827464) Wilma Joyce Collier* (3827465) Linda K. Collier* (3827466) Sharon E. Collier* (3827467) Janiene R. Collier*

(383) TILLMAN DIXON PRUITT (son of Joseph Pruitt and Nancy) was born in Pittsylvania Co., VA in Aug. 1801. Tillman was barely four years old at the death of his father, early in 1805. His "Uncle Sam" who was his guardian, was well educated and a wealthy man. Sam's children were also well educated. No doubt Tillman shared their training. Tillman married Diannah Hillsman Farrar in Franklin Co., GA in 1822. Dianna was born in Franklin Co., GA on May 19, 1806 to Abner Farrar and Catherine Carter. Tillman and Diannah eloped when Diannah was only 15 years old. There was so much feeling on the part of her parents, that Diannah never went back home, even for a visit. Diannah's parents were very good to her. They gave her a good education for the time, and saw that she was well dressed as a Southern Belle. They might have thought Tillman was inferior, because he had no family and seemed to be alone. It could have been that they thought she was too young for the marriage. Tillman and Diannah were the parents of nine children:

91 (3831) Catherine Carter Pruitt, b. Jan. 16, 1823 Decatur, GA (3832) Martha Lucreta Pruitt, b. Oct. 5, 1825 Decatur, GA (3833) Harriett Elizabeth Pruitt, b. May 4, 1828 Decatur, GA (3834) William Malone Pruitt, b. March 1, 1831 Decatur, GA (3835) Joseph Waters Pruitt, b. ca 1832 Decatur, GA; killed in the Civil War* (3836) Thurza Pruitt, b. ca 1834 Decatur, GA; named for her mothers sister; she was well educated, a good poet; died in Mississippi* (3837) Benjamin Franklin Pruitt, b. 1839 Decatur, GA (3838) Mary Marshall Pruitt, b. 1841 Decatur, GA; m. a Catlege; and died at Tribby, OK in 1945, age 104; br. Tribby, OK* (3839) Jesse Carter Farrar Pruitt, b. 1843 Decatur, GA

They established a home in the northwest part of De Kalb Co., Georgia, and lived there over 20 years. This part of De Kalb County is now a part of the City of Atlanta. Both Tillman and Diannah were School Teachers. At that time, the school term was no more than 4 or 5 months, so they farmed. The children, like other farm children, worked in the fields and with the animals. Diannah was a good penman and her specialty was drawing birds, some of which drawings are still in existence. The 1830 Census, De Kalb Co., GA, p. 64, lists:

Tilman Pruitt 1 m 20-30 2 fe under 5 1 fe 5-10 1 fe 20-30

Tillman moved to Talladega Co., Alabama after 1843, and died there on Aug. 31, 1847. His estate is said to have been probated in Mecklenburg Co., Virginia. Diannah is said to have married three more times: 2nd a Thompson; 3rd a Hilsman; 4th a Whaley. She outlived her last husband by more that 15 years. She only had children by her first husband. She was known to her descendants as "Grandma Whaley". In the 1880 census, she was with one son in Upshur Co., Texas, and when the census taker was at another son's in Camp Co., Texas, she was also enumerated with him. Diannah died at the home of her granddaughter, Mary Diannah (Pruitt) Knight near Fox, OK on Jan. 21, 1894. She was buried in an Indian Cemetery, Freeo, near Fox, in the Chickasaw Indian Nation.

DHW = Diannah Hillsman Whaley B 06 =Born 1806 D 94 =Died 1894

(3831) CATHEPvINE CARTER PRUITT (dau. of Tillman Dixon Pruitt and Diannah Hillsman Farrar) was born at Decatur, GA on Jan. 16, 1823. She married first: John Franklin Ponder in Paulding Co., GA on Feb. 11, 1838. John was a son of Benjamin Franklin Ponder and his wife, who was 1/2 Cherokee Indian. John and Catherine had the following children:

(38311) Perryman Lafayette "Perry" Ponder (twin), b. Sept.27, 1839 De Kalb Co., GA (38312) Berryman Shumate "Berry" Ponder (twin), b. Sept. 27, 1839 De Kalb Co., GA (38313) Frank Marion Ponder, b. 1841 De Kalb Co., GA* (38314) Martha Ponder, b. 1843 De Kalb Co., GA* (38315) John Perry Ponder, b. 1845 Talladega Co., AL* (38316) William "Billy" Ponder, b. 1847 Talladega Co., AL*

John died in Talladega Co., AL about 1848. Catherine married second: Elijah Wilmins Pruett in Talladega Co., AL in 1848-1849. Elijah was born in De Kalb Co., GA in 1823 to Ansel Beddington Pruett and Agnes Rebecca Heaton. Elijah was a Millright and Furniture Maker at Cross Keys, GA in his early years. The 1850 Census, Talladega Co., AL, p. 412, no. 872-893, lists:

Elijah Pruett 28 GA farmer Catherine 28 GA Benjamin Ponder 11 GA Perryman Ponder 11 GA Marion Ponder 8 GA Martha Ponder 7 GA John Ponder 5 AL William Ponder 3 AL

Elijah and Catherine had a daughter:

(38317) "Molly" Pruett, b. 1862 AL

Elijah died, and Catherine married third: a Ezell, who died before 1880. The 1880 Census, Camp Co., TX, no. 27-29, lists:

Catherine Ezell 56 GA farmer widow Mollie Pruett 18 AL

Catherine lived another 35 years as a widow, running her own farm and finally in her last years, living with her children, mostly with her son Perry Ponder at Reed, Oklahoma. Catherine died in Greer Co., OK on Feb. 2, 1915, and was buried in the Reed Cemetery. She was buried by her sister, Harriett Pruitt, and near her son, Perry Ponder, just south of the entrance to the Reed Cemetery, with a well marked marble stone.

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(38311) PERRYMAN LAFAYETTE "Perry" PONDER (son of John Franklin Ponder and Catherine Carter Pruitt) was born in De Kalb Co., GA on Sept. 27, 1839. He was five or six years old when the family moved from De Kalb Co., GA to the recently vacated Creek Indian lands of Talladega Co., Al., and was about ten years old when his father died. Perry was given a good boyhood training and common school education. Perry married first: Martha Jane Woodward in Talladega Co., AL in Aug. 1856. License issued Aug. 20, 1856 and filed Aug. 24, 1856, by William F. Davis, JP (Talladega Bk B, p. 106). Martha was born in Georgia on Nov. 4, 1839. Perry and Martha were the parents of eight children:

(383111) George Washington Ponder, b. Aug. 12, 1858 Talladega Co., AL; died in April 1879* (383112) William Berry Ponder, b. Dec. 26, 1860 Talladega Co., AL; m. 1st: (38344) Mary L. Pruitt on April 18, 1881; div., no children; m. 2nd: Betty Todd in Camp Co., TX on May 20, 1893 (Camp Bk 1, p. 156)* (383113) Martha Jane Ponder, b. July 15, 1863 Talladega Co., AL* (383114) Perry Lafayette Ponder, Jr., b. April 6, 1865 Talladega Co., AL* (383115) Mary Ann Ponder, b. Aug. 29, 1867 MS* (383116) Francis B. Ponder, b. Jan. 4, 1870 MS* (383117) John McMath Ponder, b. Jan. 6, 1872 MS; John lived for a time near his father near Reed, OK; His wife had mental problems and had to be confined to a mental hospital at Wichita Falls, TX; After her death, John married again and had several children, who were born and grew up near Wichita Falls, TX* (383118) Thomas M. Ponder, b. May 10, 1875 Camp Co., TX*

Perry volunteered in the Confederate Army, and was assigned to the 28th Regt. of the AL Inf., and attained the rank of Captain. He was shot thru the leg and was discharged to go home, where he was on crutches for 7 years. Right after the war, they moved to Mississippi. He had an uncle, Jesse Pruitt, who had enlisted from Mississippi and therefore was already living there. Perry moved to Camp Co., Texas about 1874. Martha died in Camp Co., TX on May 23, 1875, leaving Perry with eight children, the youngest being 13 days old. In the same neighborhood was Elizabeth Jane Walker, widow of Daniel G. Walker, with seven children age 4 to 19, so Perry and Elizabeth were married. Elizabeth was born on March 9, 1838. Perry and Elizabeth had a daughter:

(383119) Lorry Lucinda "Laura" Ponder, b. June 22, 1877 Camp Co., TX

Elizabeth died in Camp Co., TX on Jan. 17, 1879, leaving Perry with 9 children and 7 step children. Perry then married third: his first cousin (38333) Serena Alamantha "Mantha" Pruett in Camp Co., TX on Oct. 24, 1879 (Camp Bk 1, p. 121). Mantha was born in Randolph Co., AL on Feb. 28, 1853 to Ransom Marion Pruett and Harriett Elizabeth Pruitt. Perry and Mantha had three children:

(38311(10) Sarah Elizabeth "Lizzie" Ponder, b. Jan. 25, 1881 Piny Grove, TX (38311(11) Catherine Louella Ponder, b. Sept. 30, 1885 Piny Grove, TX (38311(12) Alpha Alamantha Ponder, b. Dec. 13, 1888 Piny Grove, TX; died on March 10, 1890; br. Piny Grove Cem * 95 They were listed on the 1880 Census of Camp Co., TX, no. 60. They moved to Greer Co., OK (then Texas) in Sept. 1891, and claimed 640 acres, 2 miles west of Reed, Oklahoma. They returned to Texas in 1894 and 1895, but when Greer County became part of the Oklahoma Territory in 1896, they returned to file on 320 acres of their original land.

Ponder Home, west of Reed, OK Anna & Louis Spencer Perry & Mantha Ponder

1915

Perry was very thrifty, a good manager, and very practical. He attended many Confederate Reunions in the South, and was buried in his Confederate Captain's uniform. Perry died in Greer Co., OK in 1916, and was buried in the Reed Cemetery. Mantha drew a widow's pension (no. 7402), and had her own home at Reed, Oklahoma. Mantha died in 1932, and was buried in the Reed Cemetery.

(383119) LORRY LUCINDA "Laura" PONDER (dau. of Perryman Lafayette Ponder and Mrs. Elizabeth Jane Walker) was born in Camp Co., TX on June 22, 1877. At the age of 14, she married first: Parks M. Smith in Greer Co., OK in 1891. Parks was born on Sept. 10, 1870 to George Washington Smith and Mary Elizabeth Elkins, who were the first settlers of Reed, Oklahoma. Parks and Laura had nine children:

(3831191) Mary Emma Smith, b. June 4, 1893 Greer Co., OK; died on March 10, 1908; br. Reed Cem. * (3831192) Lydia Smith, b. Jan. 18, 1895 Greer Co., OK; resided Rocky Ford, CO* (3831193) Eunice Smith, b. ca 1897 Greer Co., OK; m. Claude Robinson; br. Mangum, OK* (3831194) Dennis Smith, b. June 2, 1898 Greer Co., OK* (3831195) Everett Smith, b. May 27, 1899 Greer Co., OK* (3831196) Vida Smith, b. July 30, 1901 Greer Co., OK* (3831197) Olan Smith (twin), b. May 30, 1902 Greer Co., OK* (3831198) Ola Smith (twin), b. May 30, 1902 Greer Co., OK* (3831199) Lester Smith, b. July 17, 1903 Greer Co., OK*

They had 320 acres of land east of Reed, OK, from which they gave 2 acres for the Reed Cemetery. His mother was the first to be buried there in 1899. Parks was a Minister, and they were hard-working pioneers and leaders in the Reed Community. Parks died on March 20, 1908, and was buried in the Reed Cemetery. Laura married second: Tom Wicker in 1909. and had two more children.

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In the late 1920's, they sold their farm to a son-in-law, and moved to California, where they are both buried.

(38311(10) SARAH ELIZABETH "Lizzie" PONDER (dau. of Perryman Lafayette Ponder and Serena Alamantha Pruett) was born at Piny Grove, TX on Jan. 25, 1881, and married Frederick J. Perrin about 1901. Frederick was a native of New York State, born in 1859. He was by nature, a "business man" who had come west to make a fortune, and he did well at it. His first wife had died in April 1900. Frederick and Lizzie had fivechildren :

(38311(10)1) Joe Perrin, b. Dec. 23, 1901* (38311(10)2) Roy Perrin, b. March 30, 1903* (38311(10)3) Ona Perrin, b. June 19, 1905* (38311(10)4) Paul Perrin, b. Feb. 13, 1910* (38311(10)5) Charley Perrin*

When the Perrin Store was built at Reed, OK in 1906, Ozie Pruett was one of the Carpenters. The store offered many services including a drug store and maintained a library of more than a hundred books.

Perrin Home, Reed, OK

ca 1915

Frederick died in 1938, and Lizzie died in 1961. She is buried on one side of Frederick, and his first wife on the other.

(38311(11) CATHERINE LOUELLA PONDER (dau. of Perryman Lafayette Ponder and Serena Alamantha Pruett) was born at Piny Grove, TX on Sept. 30, 1885, and used the spelling Katherine. At the age of 14, she married first:Josep h "Joe" Smith about 1899. Joe was a son of George Washington Smith and Mary Elizabeth Elkins. Joe and Louella were later divorced. Louella graduated from Draughon's Business College at Oklahoma City, and was soon employed at Dallas, Texas. Louella married second: Alexander O'Brian Mullins at Ft. Worth, TX in March 1917. Alexander and Louella had a daughter:

97 (38311(11)1) Katherine Elizabeth Mullins, b. Dec 6, 1917 Dallas, TX

Alexander and Louella were divorced, and Louella married third: John J. Copley at McKinney, TX on June 11, 1925. John was born near New York City on July 25, 1882. Louella died at Dallas, TX on Nov. 18, 1964, and was buried there.

(38311(11)1) KATHERINE ELIZABETH MULLINS (dau. of Alexander O'Brian Mullins and Catherine Louella Ponder) was born at Dallas, TX on Dec. 6, 1917, and was DAR no. 582651. She married Richard LeRoy Hulen at Durant, OK on Nov. 15, 1941. Richard was born at Centralia, MO on June 1, 1910 to Sterling Price Hulen and Lillie Francis Silver. Richard was Secretary of the YMCA at Dallas, Texas.

(38312) BERRYMAN SHUMATE "Berry" PONDER (son of John Franklin Ponder and Catherine Carter Pruitt) was born in De Kalb Co., GA on Sept. 27, 1839. Berry did not go to war as did his twin, but may have gone to Mississippi before the Civil War began. He married Bethany ? in Mississippi in 1863. Bethany was born in MS on May 10, 1844. Berry and Bethany had the following children:

(383121) William Perry "Bill" Ponder, b. April 17, 1864 Newton Co., MS (383122) James "Jim" Ponder, m. (38372) Pearlie Pruitt (dau. of Benjamin Franklin Pruitt and a Catlege); resided Ardmore, OK* (383123) Joseph "Henry" Ponder* (383124) Nancy "Jane" Ponder; m. Dan Caufman* (383125) Robert "Bob" Ponder; m. Kathy* (383126) Martha Edna Ponder, b. 1879 Camp Co., TX (383127) Nora Ponder, b. April 16, 1887 Babyhead, TX

They were recorded on the 1880 Census of Camp Co., TX, no. 30. Berry moved to Greer Co., OK (then Texas) in 1891, and took the section of land one mile north of Reed, Oklahoma. While plowing on May 18, 1896, Berry was struck by lightning and killed. When they picked up his body, they hung his hat on a nearby fence post, and it stayed there for many years, until it finally rotted away. There was not a cemetery at Reed, OK until 1899, so he was buried in the Cave Creek Cem., SE of Vinson, Oklahoma.

(383121) WILLIAM PERRY "Bill" PONDER (son of Berryman Shumate Ponder and Bethany) was born in Newton Co., MS on April 17, 1864, and married Mary Cornelia "Nealy" Smith. Nealy was born in Georgia on June 26, 1873 to George Washington Smith and Mary Elizabeth Elkins. Bill and Nealy had five children:

(3831211) Leta Geneva Ponder (twin), b. March 16, 1891 Babyhead, TX (3831212) William T. "Willie" Ponder (twin), b. March 16, 1891 Babyhead, TX (3831213) Charley Elmer Ponder, b. June 26, 1893 Reed, OK

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(3831214) Olen E. Ponder, b. Oct. 2, 1897 Reed, OK; died on March 26, 1898, br. Cave Creek Cem., SE of Vinson, OK* (3831215) Revis C. Ponder, b. Sept. 9, 1901 Reed, OK

At one time Bill owned a saloon on the south side of the square at Mangum, Oklahoma. At Statehood in 1907, all saloons were closed. He was a good Cattleman and Farmer, and owned several farms in the Reed Community.

^1 ism

William Perry Ponder Home, 1 mi. north of Reed, OK

In 1910, he bought the half section (320 acres) from Tom Pruett. 80 acres of this land was rented for the next 9 years to Ozie D. Pruett, who bought it in 1919. Bill was the first President of the First State Bank at Mangum, OK, organized about 1910, and sold to the Duffy family in 1915. In 1915, Bill and Nealy went to the World's Fair at San Francisco, California. Bill died on Nov. 10, 1941, and Nealy died on Dec. 4, 1947. Both were buried in Riverside Cem., Mangum, Oklahoma.

99 William Perry Ponder Mary Cornelia Smith

ca 1915

(3831211) LETA GENEVA PONDER (dau. of William Perry Ponder and Mary Cornelia Smith) was born at Babyhead, TX on March 16, 1891. She married first: Charles Peeler Herd (b.1885) at Reed, OK in 1909, and had the following children:

(38312111) Melvin Herd* (38312112) Olen Herd* (38312113) Neva Herd; m. Horace J. Starkey; no children; resided Dallas, TX*

Charles died in 1959. Leta died on Oct. 22, 1970, and was buried in Angeles Abbey Mausoleum, Compton, California.

(3831212) WILLIAM T. "Willie" PONDER (son of William Perry Ponder and Mary Cornelia Smith) was born at Babyhead, TX on March 16, 1891. He volunteered into the French Army as a Pilot in WW I, before the U.S. entered the war. He was transferred to the U.S. Army pilots and became the "Ace Fighter from Oklahoma". Willie married Jeanne Marie Dezerville at -the American Holy Trinity Church, Paris, France on June 5, 1919. Jeanne was born at Rheims, France on May 21, 1892. Willie and Jeanne had two daughters:

(38312121) Colette Margarite Ponder, b. Jan. 16, 1922 (38312122) Janine Ponder, b. Oct. 10, 1923 100 CHAPTER THREE

Willie died at Mangum, OK on Feb. 27, 1947, and was buried in Riverside Cemetery there. Jeanne died at Ft. Worth, TX in 1947, and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery.

(38312121) COLETTE MARGARETE PONDER (dau. of William T. Ponder and Jeanne Marie Dezerville) was born on Jan. 16, 1922. She married first: William Harris Childers in 1941, and had a son:

(383121211) William Craig Childers, b. Oct. 25, 1948*

Willian died in 1956. Colette married second: Col. Arthur Witt, and had a daughter:

(383121212) Wendy Janine Witt, b. March 17, 1966*

(38312122) JANINE PONDER (dau. of William T. Ponder and Jeanne Marie Dezerville) was born on Oct. 10, 1923. She married Benton Garrett Hall, Jr. on Aug 1, 1947, and had three sons:

(383121221) Benton Garrett Hall III, b. Dec. 2, 1948* (383121222) Randy Jarvis Hall, b. Feb. 24, 1951; m. Marry Anne Norris on July 27, 1974* (383121223) Phillip Michael Hall, b. Dec. 10, 1952*

(3831213) CHARLEY ELMER PONDER (son of William Perry Ponder and Mary Cornelia Smith) was born at Reed, OK on June 26, 1893. He was a professional baseball pitcher, first in the Texas League and then with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He joined the Air Force and served out the rest of WW I. In 1919, he again joined the Pittsburgh Pirates and in 1921, was with the Chicago Cubs. He was then with the Pacific Coast League until 1928, when he returned to San Diego and entered the used car business. Charley married Zelpha "Zel" Gledhill on Nov. 11, 1929, and had two children:

(38312131) Kent Ponder, b. Feb. 7, 1932 San Diego, CA (38312132) Leanna Ponder, b. ca 1938 San Diego, C A; had a Masters Degree and taught English*

They moved to Albuquerque, NM in 1939, and Charley entered the Real Estate, Loan and Insurance business. Charley died at Albuquerque, NM on April 20, 1974, and was buried there.

(38312131) KENT PONDER (son of Charley Elmer Ponder and Zelpha Gledhill) was born at San Diego, CA on Feb. 7, 1932, and married Vasaloloa Taualii at San Diego, California. Vasaloloa was born at Laie, Oahu, Hawaii on Sept. 23, 1935 to Ualifi Taualii and Lemao Fonoimoana. Kent and Vasaloloa had the following children:

101 (383121311) Lynnae Ponder, b. Dec. 4, 1957 Provo, UT* (383121312) Charlene Ponder, b. Nov. 20, 1959 Provo, UT* (383121313) Susanne Ponder, b. Oct. 5, 1961 Madrid, Spain* (383121314) Michelle Ponder, b. Sept. 24, 1962 Sterling, IL* (383121315) Steve Ponder, b. July 12, 1964 Sterling, LL* (383121316) Bruce Ponder, b. Dec. 24, 1966 Washington, D C * (383121317) Craig Ponder, b. Feb. 2, 1969 Washington, D.C* (383121318) Lisa Ponder, b. Dec. 25, 1971 Washington, D.C*

Kent had a PhD, and was on the Spanish faculty at N.Y. State College, Oneonta, New York.

(3831215) REVIS C. PONDER (son of William Perry Ponder and Mary Cornelia Smith) was born at Reed, OK on Sept. 9, 1901. He married Johnie Z. McClure (b. May 18, 1902), and had two children:

(38312151) Mary Katherine Ponder, b. Feb. 26, 1929; died on Nov 14, 1933; br Mangum, OK* (38312152) Ronald Clint Ponder, b. Sept. 22, 1931 Mangum, OK; m. Patricia Joan Hill*

Revis was owner and operator of Ponder Chevrolet at Mangum, Oklahoma. He died on Nov. 8, 1953, and was buried at Mangum, Oklahoma.

(383126) MARTHA EDNA PONDER (dau. of Berryman Shumate Ponder and Bethany) was born in Camp Co., TX in 1879. She married Henry Jackson "Jack" Elkins (b. 1862) at Reed OK in March 1893. Jack and Martha had seven children:

(3831261) Delia Mae Elkins, b. Dec. 16, 1894 Marlow, Indian Terr.; m. Doyle McDuff at Reed, OK in 1914; resided Santa Fe, NM* (3831262) Samuel Jackson Elkins, b. Dec. 28, 1896 Greer Co., OK; m. 1st: Louise Sullisen of Loco, OK; div. after 15 years, no children; m. 2nd: Willa Bell (Goode) Simpson, widow of Johnny Simpson, and adopted her two sons; and died at Amarillo, TX; br. there* (3831263) Oscar Pinkney "Pink" Elkins, b. May 27, 1898 Greer Co., OK; m. Vera Condon, and adopted her son (Jack Elkins, an Oil Company Engineer at Bartlett, OK); and died at Chickasha, OK ca 1970; br. there* (3831264) Lemuel Frank Elkins, b. May 2, 1900 Greer Co., OK; m. Alma Pressley at Reed, OK on Sept. 17, 1922; and died on July 17, 1960; br. Riverside Cem., Mangum, OK* (3831265) Noma Elkins, b. March 4, 1902 Greer Co., OK; m. 1st: Park V. Senter, and had a son and 2 dau.; Park died in 1942; m. 2nd: Hardy Waldrip; no children; and died in 1958; br. Wichita Falls, TX* (3831267) Claude Lemar Elkins, b. Jan. 29, 1906 Greer Co., OK (3831268) Nella Jack "Jackie" Elkins, b. Nov. 10, 1910 Greer Co., OK; had polio at a very early age, and lived on crutches for several years; m. Barney Isaiah Stone*

Soon after marriage, they left in a wagon for Marlow, Indian Terr., and farmed until 1896. They returned to Greer Co., OK, and homesteaded NW of Reed, Oklahoma. 102 CHAPTER THREE

Martha died in 1914, and was buried in the Reed Cemetery. Henry married second: Fannie Thompson. He died in 1950, and was buried in the Reed Cemetery.

(3831266) CLAUDE LEMAR ELKINS (son of Henry Jackson Elkins and Martha Edna Ponder) was born in Greer Co., OK on Jan. 29, 1906, and married first: (3833722) Lois Onetah Choat in Greer Co., Oklahoma. Lois was born at Reed, OK on July 23, 1907 to William Harmon Choat and Zela Mae Pruett. Claude and Lois had three children:

(38312661) Bobby Jean Elkins* (38312662) Edna Sue Elkins; died in infancy; br. Reed Cem.* (38312663) Jerry Elkins; m. Bob Moore at Amarillo, TX, 2 children*

Claude and Lois were divorced, and both remarried.

(383127) NORA PONDER (dau. of Berryman Shumate Ponder and Bethany) was born at Babyhead, TX on April 16, 1887. She married William Christopher Murdock at Reed, OK on Nov. 3, 1902. William was born in 1875 to John Murdock and Elizabeth Elliott. William and Nora were the parents of five children:

(3831271) Floyd Elmer Murdock, b. Jan. 4, 1904 Brownwood, TX (3831272) Clinnie Murdock, b. Jan. 28, 1906 Brownwood, TX (3831273) Ivy Murdock, b. April 19, 1908 Reed, OK (3831274) Nolan Edgar Murdock, b. 1912 Graham, OK (3831275) Raymond Murdock, b. Nov. 3, 1918 Reed, OK

Nora died at Olivehurst, C A on March 21, 1958, and was buried in East Rest Haven Cem., Phoenix, Arizona. William died in 1962.

(3831271) FLOYD ELMER MURDOCK (son of William Christopher Murdock and Nora Ponder) was born at Brownwood, TX on Jan. 4, 1904. He married and had four children:

(38312711) Yevonne Murdock* (38312712) Billy Murdock* (38312713) Eddie Murdock* (38312714) Bobby Murdock*

Floyd died on Feb. 20, 1966.

(3831272) CLINNIE MURDOCK (dau. of William Christopher Murdock and Nora Ponder) was born at Brownwood, TX on Jan. 28, 1906. She married Wayne Douthitt, and had three children:

103 (38312721) Lamoine Douthitt* (38312722) Jimmy Douthitt* (38312723) Lenora Douthitt*

(3831273) IVY MURDOCK (son of William Christopher Murdock and Nora Ponder) was born at Reed, OK on April 19, 1908. He married, and had the following children:

(38312731) Lawrence Murdock* (38312732) Tommy Murdock* (38312733) Harvey Murdock* (38312734) Ivy Murdock, Jr.* (38312735) Martha Murdock*

Ivy died in Washington on Jan. 17, 1972.

(3831274) NOLAN EDGAR MURDOCK (son of William Christopher Murdock and Nora Ponder) was born at Graham, OK in 1912. He married, and had four children:

(38312741) Juanite Murdock* (38312742) Jack Murdock* (38312743) Edgar Murdock* (38312744) Roger Murdock*

Nolan died at Seaside, CA on June 9, 1957.

(3831275) RAYMOND MURDOCK (son of William Christopher Murdock and Nora Ponder) was born at Reed, OK on Nov. 3, 1918. He married, and had three children:

(38312751) Patricia Murdock* (38312752) David Murdock* (38312753) Diana Murdock*

(38317) "MOLLY" PRUETT (dau. of Elijah Wilmins Pruett and Catherine Carter Pruitt) was born in Alabama in 1862. She married a Gilliam, and had a daughter:

(383171) Lula E. Gilliam, m. (38347) John Ruben Harrison Pruitt in 1904; (See (38347) for descendants)

(3832) MARTHA LUCRETA PRUITT (dau. of Tillman Dixon Pruitt and Diannah Hillsman Farrar) was born at Decatur, GA on Oct. 5, 1825. She married George Washington Wilson, Sr. at Cedartown, GA in May 15, 1843. One son is known: 104 CHAPTER THREE

(38321) George W. Wilson, Jr., b. Nov. 6, 1868 Sulphur Springs, TX

Martha died at Saint Jo, TX on June 16, 1916.

(38321) GEORGE W. WILSON, JR (son of George Washington Wilson and Martha Lucreta Pruitt) was born at Sulphur Springs, TX on Nov. 6, 1868. He married Celiafie Sophia Flowers in Montague Co., TX on Dec. 20, 1889. Celiafie was born in Hunt Co., TX on Oct. 21, 1874 to Lewis B. Flowers and Catherine F. Scott. One son is known:

(383211) Hugh Tilman Wilson, Sr., b. Aug. 22, 1895 Saint Jo, TX

George died at Saint Jo, TX on Sept. 4, 1928, and Celiafie died there on Oct. 4, 1940.

(383211) HUGH TILMAN WILSON, SR. (son of George W. Wilson, Jr. and Celiafie Sophia Flowers) was born at Saint Jo, TX on Aug. 22, 1895, and married Wilma Irene Underwood at Midland, TX on Nov. 11, 1928. Wilma was born at Bisbee, AZ on Sept. 4, 1904 to William James Underwood and Mary Daisy Smyers. Hugh and Wilma had the following children:

(3832111) Hugh Tilman Wilson, Jr., b. Aug. 19, 1929 Tyler, TX (3832112) William George Wilson, b. 1931 (3832113) Jerald Raymond Wilson, b. 1935 (3832114) James Robert Wilson, b. 1935*

Hugh died in Texas on July 7, 1968, and Wilma died at Andrews, TX on Feb. 17, 1992.

(3832111) HUGH TILMAN WILSON, JR (son of Hugh Tilman Wilson, Sr. and Wilma Irene Underwood) was born at Tyler, TX on Aug. 19, 1929. He married first: Bobbie Wayne Cox at Andrews, TX on March 17, 1949. Bobbie was born at Kilgore, TX on April 10, 1931 to William Oliver Cox and Clara Esther Cogburn. Hugh and Bobbie had three children:

(38321111) Ellen Elaine Wilson, b. Sept. 22, 1950 Andrews, TX (38321112) Ricky Sherrill Wilson, b. 1953* (38321113) Vickie Karole Wilson, b. 1953

Hugh and Bobbie were divorced. Hugh married second: Donnie Fay Shandy.

105 (38321111) ELLEN ELAINE WILSON (dau. of Hugh Tilman Wilson, Jr. and Bobbie Wayne Cox) was born at Andrews, TX on Sept. 22, 1950. She married Thomas Phillip DeMasi at Spokane, WA on March 31, 1979, and had two children:

(383211111) Jana Lane DeMasi, b. 1979* (383211112) Jill Ann DeMasi, b. 1981*

They resided at Seattle, Washington.

(38321113) VICKIE KAROLE WILSON (dau. of Hugh Tilman Wilson, Jr. and Bobbie Wayne Cox) was born in 1953. She married Arthur Jones, and had two children:

(383211131) Jason Oliver Jones, b. 1982* (383211132) Tonya Rene Jones, b. 1986*

(3832112) WILLIAM GEORGE WILSON (son of Hugh Tilman Wilson, Sr. and Wilma Irene Underwood) was born in 1931. He married Joyce Mae Baldwin, and had the following children:

(38321121) Joy Sue Wilson (38321122) Michael Wilson, b. 1953* (38321123) Judith Ann Wilson, b. 1955 (38321124) Nancy Lynn Wilson, b. 1962*

(38321121) JOY SUE WILSON (dau. of William George Wilson and Joyce Mae Baldwin) married Ron Bailey, and had:

(383211211) Clarisa Bailey* (383211212) Aaron Bailey*

(38321123) JUDITH ANN WILSON (dau. of William George Wilson and Joyce Mae Baldwin) was born in 1955, and married Butch Stone. Butch and Judith had three daughters:

(383211231) Amber Stone, b. 1979* (383211232) Shelly Stone, b. 1981* (383211233) April Stone, b. 1985*

(3832113) JERALD RAYMOND WILSON (son of Hugh Tilman Wilson, Sr. and Wilma Irene Underwood) was born in 1935. He married Linda Diggs, and had two children:

106 CHAPTER THREE

(38321131) Glen Wilson* (38321132) Misty Wilson*

(3833) HARRIETT ELIZABETH PRUITT (dau. of Tillman Dixon Pruitt and Diannah Hillsman Farrar) was born at Decatur, GA on May 4, 1828, and grew up on the farm about 4 miles from Cross Keys, Georgia. Both her mother and father were Teachers, but they did not even teach Harriett to read and write, although she was quite intelligent. She married Ransom Marion Pruett in Talladega Co., AL on Oct. 8, 1846, by John M. Pitts, JP. License issued Oct. 5, 1846 (Talladega Vol 2A, p. 17). Ransom was born in the Cross Keys Community of De Kalb Co., GA on Jan. 4, 1827 to Ansel Beddington Pruett and Agnes Rebecca Heaton.

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Ransom and Harriett were the parents of eight children:

(38331) John Perry Pruett, b. Dec. 17, 1847 Randolph Co., AL (38332) William Andrew Pruett, b. June 16, 1850 Randolph Co., AL

107 (38333) Serena Alamantha "Mantha" Pruett, b. Feb. 28, 1853 Randolph Co., AL; m. (38311) Perryman Lafayette Ponder in Camp Co., TX on Oct. 24, 1879; (See no. (38311) for descendants) (38334) Francis Marion Pruett, b. April 2, 1857 Randolph Co., AL (38335) Martha Ann Pruett, b. 1860 Randolph Co., AL (38336) Genns Anchel Pruett, b. 1863 Randolph Co., AL* (38337) Thomas Jefferson "Bud" Pruett, b. July 15, 1865 Randolph Co., AL (38338) Mary Jane "Molly" Pruett, b. 1868 Grand Prairie, AR; m. a Ragsdale*

They moved to Randolph Co., AL, which was then just across the county line from Talladega County, and established a home near Coldwater and Oxford. The 1850 Census, Randolph Co., AL, Beat 16, p. 407, no. 509, Jan. 2, 1851, lists:

Ransom Pruitt 25 GA farmer Harriet 22 GA John 3 AL Andrew 6/12 AL

During the Civil War, Ransom served in the Cavalry under Capt. Buoy of Talladega Co., Alabama. At the close of the Civil War, the fences of his four farms had been destroyed and all of his livestock had been taken. In 1866, this area of Randolph County was formed into Clay Co., Alabama. He sold his mountain farm to his brother-in-law, Jack Cline. Ransom was sure there was copper in the mountains, so he reserved the mineral rights. Early in Jan. 1868, they left Alabama on a 27 month covered wagon trip to East Texas. Their two married sons and their wives in one wagon, and they and the other five children in the other wagon. Their last daughter was born on the way at Grand Prairie, Arkansas in 1868. They arrived at Sulphur Springs, Texas in early 1870. The 1870 Census, Hopkins Co., TX, Bright Star Prec, p. 72, lists Ransom M. Prewitt. During 1870, Ransom and his son, John, rented land from Curl Criss about 4 miles NW of Sulphur Springs, TX, and in 1871 they rented land from Tom Gluver about 12 miles N of Sulphur Springs on Burk's Creek. In 1872, Ransom and John moved to 3 miles E of Charleston in Delta Co., Texas. After his son John's death in 1873, Ransom would come home drunk and would be cruel to his wife and daughter Alamantha, so Harriett and Alamantha left to stay with her newly widowed daughter-in-law. In Jan. 1874, Harriett and Alamantha moved to live with relatives in Camp and Wood Co., Texas, never to return to Ransom. The 1880 Census, Delta Co., TX, Ed 21, p. 527, Pet 5, p. 34, lists:

Ransom M. Pruett 57 GA Mary Jane 12 AR

Ransom married second: Cerellia ? in 1886. Cerellia was bom in Mississippi in 1839. The 1900 Census, Delta Co., TX, Sheet 3, no. 46, lists:

Ransom Pruett 77 GA SC SC Sevilla 61 MS VA GA m. 14 yr

108 CHAPTER THREE

Ransom Marion Pruett (1827- 1907)

Ransom traded his farm in Delta Co., Texas for land he had never seen, near Shreveport, Louisiana, and when he went there he found it was under water. It was here that he died on Jan. 1, 1907. He was buried at a small rural church yard at Haughton, Louisiana.

Harriett was taken in by her son, Francis Marion Pruett, in Camp Co., TX, and moved with him to Greer Co., OK Terr, in 1901. They filed on adjoining 160 acres each, SW of Reed, OK, and built a four room house across the property line. In 1906, they moved to another farm NW of Reed, Oklahoma. Harriett died at the home of her son, Francis Marion Pruett on June 23, 1915, and was buried in the Reed Cemetery.

(38331) JOHN PERRY PRUETT (son of Ransom Marion Pruett and Harriett Elizabeth Pruitt) was born in Randolph Co., AL on Dec. 17, 1847, and married Mary Jane Parrish in Talladega Co., AL on Dec. 8, 1865 (Talladega Bk 3, p. 109). Mary was born in Randolph Co., AL on Feb. 18, 1846 to William Parrish and Margaret Cline. John and Mary had four children:

(383311) Benjamin Perry Pruett, b. Nov. 3, 1867 Talladega Co., AL; died in Talladega Co., AL on Dec. 26, 1867* (383312) Alice Martin Pruett, b. July 28, 1869 near Little Rock, AR (383313) Oscar Bradford Pruett, b. July 31, 1871 Hopkins Co., TX; died single on Feb. 14, 1912* 109 (383314) Ozie Dean Pruett, b. April 22, 1873 near Charleston, TX

Early in Jan. 1868, they left Talladega Co., AL with the rest of the family, on a 27 month covered wagon trip to East Texas. The 1870 Census, Hopkins Co., TX, Bright Star Prec, p. 72, lists John P. Prewitt. In 1872, John and his father moved to three miles E of Charleston, in Delta Co., Texas.

John Perry Pruett Mary Jane Parrish

John died near Charleston, TX on Aug. 21, 1873, and was buried there. In Jan. 1874, Mary Jane and her three children moved to Holland, in Bell Co., Texas. They traveled through Dallas and Waco to Holland, almost 300 miles by ox team in 31 days. Mary married second: John Cockrum in Aug. 1879. Mary died on Nov. 28, 1935, and was buried at Holland, Texas.

In 1931, Mary Jane dictated the story of her life to her daughter, Addie Cockrum.

"They were very much in love and happy and soon moved to a little home about a mile from Uncle Jack Cline's home. Soon after they moved to themselves, Nancy, Mary Jane's older sister, also left her mother and stepfather and came to live with them. She met and married John's younger brother, William A. Pruett, in October, 1866. They all four lived together in this small house for the following year, 1867. Nancy's baby, Henry, was born August 8, 1867. Mary Jane's first baby, Benjamin Perry, was born November 3, 1867. Five days later, November 8, 1867, Nancy's baby died. Mary Jane's baby lived only 23 days. Soon after this tragedy of the loss of both babies of the two sisters, they and their husbands left for Texas, in one wagon. The husband's dad, wife and five younger children were in another wagon when they left Talladega County, Alabama in the first part of January, 1868. They got water bound near Holly Springs, Mississippi, and stayed there a few weeks waiting for the Mississippi River bottom to dry enough for them to travel. They finallygo t to a place in Arkansas known as Grand Prairie, but too late to rent land and make a crop in 1868. They were all sick with malaria chills and travel was slow and only at intervals. The men got work in fields and forests as they could.

110 CHAPTER THREE

By the beginning of 1869, they had rented land three miles east of the center of Little Rock. While they lived there for the year, most of the sleeping was done in the covered wagons, and most cooking done outside of whatever they had in the way of a small house or houses. After the crops were all gathered, they traveled to the south edge of Sulphur Springs, Texas, county seat of Hopkins County. William Andrew and his wife Nancy and daughter moved south to the east side of Wood County. His mother's brother, William Malone Pruitt, lived just across the county line in Upshur County. Here in this neighborhood, Leesburg, William Andrew spent the remaining thirty years of his life. John Perry and his family moved with his dad and family 4 miles northwest of Sulphur Springs on a farm of Curl Criss. In 1871, they lived on a farm rented from Tom Gluver. The families moved together to just southeast of Charleston, Delta County, Texas, where they farmed in 1872. John Perry was a large, handsome man and very good to Mary Jane; they were very happy, but they wanted a home of their own. They now had almost enough cash to buy a farm of about 40 acres. The man wanted John Perry to make a certain number of fence rails for the balance of the payment, which he promised to do. With the crop "layed by" John Perry started making rails in the hot bottom land of Sulphur River in July and August. He was not feeling well so he went to the man and offered to pay the balance in cash, but the man refused. He could not get the deed until the rails were delivered. John Perry tried to continue the work, but kept getting worse. He would take his dinner and at the end of the day bring it home untouched. Mary Jane would beg him not to go again, but he would tell her he had to for he wanted to finish paying for the place. Finally, after two days in bed, he died with a hard chill. Before he died he told Mary Jane to take the three little children and go to her two brothers, Martin Parrish and Bennie Parrish, who had moved from Alabama to Bell County, Texas. Right after John Perry's death, his brother William A. Pruett came and tried to get the man to do what was right about the place, but he refused to do anything and would not release the deed. William told Mary Jane it would be best to follow her deceased husband's wish and go to Bell County. She hated to give up the place her husband had literally killed himself to own. Even though John Perry died August 21, 1873, it was January before Mary Jane could hire a 16 year old boy to drive her ox team to Bell County."

(383312) ALICE MARTIN PRUETT (dau. of John Perry Pruett and Mary Jane Parrish) was born 3 miles E of Little Rock, AR on July 28, 1869. In 1890, she and her brothers, Oscar and Ozie, rented a farm. Alice did all of the house work and also helped in the fields. By the end of October, they had harvested 8 bales of cotton and 300 bushels of corn. Alice got one third of the money and went to school. She taught in rural schools around Holland, TX, then in Bucker's Orphan Home at Dallas, Texas. A stepsister, Margaret Ann Cockrum, married Robert Hogue about 1891. Through them Alice met Robert's dad, G. Wiley Hogue, a widower, and became his third wife on Aug. 31, 1898. They had one daughter:

(3833121) Grace Hogue, b. Feb. 20, 1900 near Snyder, OK

111 Evidently before the marriage took place, they went to 7 1/2 miles south of Snyder, Oklahoma Territory, and each filed on 160 acres of land that joined. They built a house with two rooms and two shed rooms that crossed the property line. Alice and her husband sold their farm in Nov. 1915, and moved to Breckenridge, TX, and bought more land. Later they moved to just west of Shawnee, Oklahoma. Alice died near Shawnee, OK on Nov. 29, 1918, during a flu epidemic, and was buried in the Brown Cemetery, just south of Walhalla, Oklahoma. G. Wiley died in 1927, and was also buried in the Brown Cemetery.

(3833121) GRACE HOGUE (dau. of G. Wiley Hogue and Alice Martin Pruett) was born near Snyder, OK on Feb. 20, 1900. She was 15 years old when her parents sold the farm and moved to Texas. She disliked the new location very much, and to get away from it all, she married Dee Hudson in 1916, at age 16. Dee and Grace had a son:

(38331211) Hubert Leeman (Hudson) Jones, b. Dec. 30, 1917 Monday, TX*

Grace and Dee were separated in Sept. 1919. Grace left her son with her Aunt Addie at Holland, TX, to care for at $15 per month. Grace finally got her divorce in Jan. 1922, at a cost of $85. While working at the hotel at Mexica, TX, for $15 per week, she met a divorcee, Fred Jones (b. 1893). They were married on April 3, 1922. Fred was good to Grace. He legally adopted the son, so he became Hubert Leeman Jones. Grace was licensed to preach, and Fred became a skilled baker. Fred died in 1967. Grace resided alone at Lamont, CA in 1972.

(383314) OZLE DEAN PRUETT (son of John Perry Pruett and Mary Jane Parrish) was born near Charleston, TX on April 22, 1873. He married Minerva Irene "Nervie" Small at Ransom M. Pruett's near Charleston, TX on Sept. 16, 1894, Rev. John Ragsdale, Minister (Hopkins Vol. 8, p. 404). Minerva was the youngest of 14 children, born at Duff, IN on Feb. 17, 1879 to James Lemond Small and Elizabeth Spurlock. Ozie and Minerva were the parents of seven children:

(3833141) Haskell Pruett, b. June 16, 1897 Mingus, TX (3833142) Carl A. Pruett, b. March 18, 1899 Mingus, TX (3833143) Earl Pruett, b. Oct. 3, 1902 near Birthright, TX; m. Fay Valentine McMinn (dau. of John McMinn) in the Jester Community, Greer Co., OK on Dec. 24, 1923; and died without children at Oklahoma City, OK on Feb. 26, 1926; br. Jester Cem., Greer Co., OK* (3833144) Criss Pruett, b. Dec. 25, 1904 near Tira, TX (3833145) Audie Pruett, b. Feb. 28, 1907 near Reed, OK (3833146) Arnmie Beatrice Pruett, b. Jan. 14, 1909 near Reed, OK (3833147) Ozie Douthitt Pruett, b. Aug. 9, 1914 near Reed, OK

112 CHAPTER THREE

THE STATE OF TEXAS, COUNTY OF HOPKINS. ! •

j To any Person legally Au thorized to Solemnize the lûtes of Matrimony—Greeting : You are Hereby Authorized to Solemnize the RITES OF MATRIMONY between j Mr. mS ÓA*WtY- : and J, JLpteJf i j and make dut return to tlie Clerk of the County Court of said County, within sivly days thereafter, certifying your action under this License j .' WITNESS my official signature and sea! of office, at office in Set .rutin SPRLNCS, this f/ .... day of -*2JJjtj~. «. ti. \ ,, Q.'7Å ÔÎa.a.tlsCltsÙ' herel.y certify that on the /ifi. day of i&j/s 180^-. 1 united in mani. J 'r Clerk County Court. ' °. l^A-0Æ iLfLa-lL- herel.y certify thatand on th e01^4 /ifi. da0Uf/My of .

WrrNKSS my h.nid this /(p day of .F/JA- a. n. 18»^

Returned and Filed (or Record die. . / J ^ . day of (Qffi A. D. 189^- , and Rccoided..

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STATE OF TEXAS / |, MARY ATTLESrY, Cl("!< O! !lir> Co'.in'y Court

COUNTY.OF HOPKINS i m nm| ,or BoW cotmiy :,-tr, do h-cby certify that the above and forenolnR Is a true nnd correct civy nf .'.il rrlfl.o-O f» — ense of 0. D. Pruett and M. I. Small, Datp. Marriage September 16. 189^ as the same appears of record in Volume 8 paga _ ^0'L

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The "Panic of 1894" was on and cotton prices were low. After picking a bale of cotton, having it ginned and hauling it to Sulphur Springs, they only got a sack of flour and a pair of shoes for Minerva for it. During 1895, the young couple stayed with her parents. Ozie did the farm work and Minerva cooked for all four and her youngest brother, Criss Small, when he was home. They wound up in the winter of 1895-1896 with his folks at Holland, Texas. Early in 1896, Ozie went to Grapevine, TX and got a job as a meat cutter. Times were "hard". He then went to Ft. Worth, TX looking for work with the railroad. He was given a job as "section hand" on the Texas & Pacific near Mineral Springs. Minerva did the cooking for the "hands" at the "Section House", for their room and board.

113 Ozie was discovered to be worth more to the R.R. company than just a driver of "Rail spikes", and was given the job as Freight Agent at Thurber Junction, later named, Mingus, Texas. They moved to Reed, OK in Sept. 1905, and at once began picking cotton for an income. In 1906, they rented 80 acres from Ozie's Uncle Marion Pruett, and in November of that year, Ozie was appointed a rural mail carrier on Route no. 2 from Reed, Oklahoma Territory. Ozie farmed and delivered mail. His sons from Haskell to Audie served as his substitute mail carriers, and helped him with the mail. His health allowed him to retire early, in 1933, and draw a government monthly check the rest of his life. Ozie was a pioneer in spirit. He had one of the first two "Edison Talking Machines", one of the first two gasoline engine water pumps, one of the first Delco electric plants, one of the first two motorcycles (1911) to carry mail, one of the first radios, etc., in the Reed community.

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Minerva died at Reed, OK on Aug. 25, 1942, and Ozie died on April 9, 1956. Both were buried in the Reed Cemetery.

Family history written in a book by Ozie Dean Pruett, and dated Dec, 22, 1924:

" I well remember the story of my Grandfather Parrish being wounded by the (Creek) Indians in Alabama. He had his horse staked in a ravine near the house to keep the Indians from finding and stealing it. When he went for it at early dawn, the Indians commenced to shoot at him. Having no gun around, Grandma brought him one. He routed the Indians, but they wounded him with a poison arrow so that he died within a few hours. They also got his horse. This was something like 5 or 6 months before Mother (Mary Jane Parrish) was born in February 1846. I remember seeing only 1 wild buffalo (1878). Cowboys were chasing it, then killed it in about 1 mile of our place. We had part of the meat. I have slept on Buffalo Robe many many times, makes fine soft bed. I saw the last big herds of cattle leave Bell Co. and the last big droves of sheep. My first school of about 1 or 2 months (spring 1878) was at Post Oak. About 3 miles north of where Holland is now. My firstteacher , H. D. Patterson, better known as Peg Leg.

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I had Typhoid Fever in Sept. 1879. Late that fall we moved to what is now the James Place 3/4 mile s.west of Holland. I played in the creek bottoms, catching oppossums, coons, squirrels, skunks. I knew where all the nests of birds, crows, hawks, and eagles were. When I was 8 years old I caught and petted a screech owl and had to dispose of it on account of too much noise at night. The next school I attended was near where the M K T. bridge crosses Diars Creek. I attended about 2 or 3 months in early part 1882, in April 1882 the R.R. was built through Holland. I worked in the field and watched the smoke of the construction train for about 3 days before it came in sight. Each and every boy had to learn to ride and shoot. Not only to ride horses, but to ride yearlings, cows, bulls, or anything that he could get on. Horses at this time were all Spanish or mustang. Hardly anyone would get what you call gentle. So oxen were the most dependable work animal for farm and wagon. So I must have been about 13 or 1886 when I attended school again in the town of Holland for about 2 months. Nothing learned. Then when I was 14 went again for about 2 months, same results. I left home in November 1889. Went to Greenville, worked a month or 2, back to Holland in Jan. 1890, made a crop on Dr. Rucker's farm with oxen as farm animals. My brother and sister and I worked together, made 8 bales cotton and 300 bu. corn. Got it all out by Oct. 15. On Oct. 20, 1890 I started to school at Holland, TX., paying my tuition and working at Mrs. Douthitt's for my room and board. I was so far behind being in the 4th grade at age of 17. In three terms of about 8 mo. each I completed high school including the 11th grade."

(3833141) HASKELL PRUETT (son of Ozie Dean Pruett and Minerva Irene Small) was born at Mingus, TX on June 16, 1897, and married Agnes Murray at Hobart, OK on July 28, 1920. Agnes was born at Pelzer, SC on Nov. 8, 1903 to J. C. Murray and Camely Whitmire. Haskell and Agnes had two children:

(38331411) Mildred Pruett, b. Feb. 22, 1927 Oklahoma City, OK (38331412) Dresslar Murray Pruett, b. Oct. 28, 1929 Oklahoma City, OK

In 1917, Haskell started his life's career as an educator as Principal of the two-teacher school at Fairview, 6 miles north of Granite, Oklahoma. Within 3 years he developed a consolidated school with 12 grades and served as its Superintendent. In April 1920, he became the Greer County Superintendent of Schools. Haskell became Oklahoma's first State Rural School Supervisor in 1923. In 1935, he became the Business Manager of Okla. A. & M. College, and in 1936 became head of the Dept. of Education Administration. After WW II he founded the Dept. of Photography and became its head. Haskell retired in June 1961, with 44 years as an Oklahoma educator, with 27 years service at Okla. State University. They resided at Stillwater, Oklahoma. Agnes died on Feb. 21, 1984. Haskell died at Stillwater, OK on March 5, 1994, and was buried in Fairlawn Cemetery there. Haskell published "The Pruett Pruitt Family" at Stillwater OK in 1975.

115 (38331411) MILDRED PRUETT (dau. of Haskell Pruett and Agnes Murray) was born at Oklahoma City, OK on Feb. 22, 1927. She began piano lessons at age 5 and practiced faithfully. Mildred started pipe organ lessons and gave a pipe organ concert at Dallas, TX at the age of 9, at the invitation of the Dallas Guild of Organists. Mildred married Thomas Wilda Lee at the First Baptist Church, Stillwater, OK on Oct. 2, 1949. Thomas was born at Shongaloo, LA on Dec. 26, 1923 to Robert Scott Lee and Sallie Mae Mayfield. Thomas and Mildred were the parents of two children:

(383314111) Robert Earl Lee, b. Nov. 5, 1956 Stillwater, OK (383314112) Lynette Susan Lee, b. June 30, 1961 Stillwater, OK; resided Tahleqah, OK*

Thomas was a veteran of WW II, 366th TAC Fighter Wing, and was also called to active duty during the Korean War. He was employed at the Okla. State Univ. Agricultural Extension Service, and Mildred taught at Stillwater Junior High. They resided at Stillwater, Oklahoma.

(383314111) ROBERT EARL LEE (son of Thomas Wilda Lee and Mildred Pruett) was born at Stillwater, OK on Nov. 5, 1956. He married Connie ? , and had three children:

(3833141111) Jeremy Lee* (3833141112) Abigail Lee* (3833141113) Zechariah Lee*

They resided at Edmond, Oklahoma.

(38331412) DRESSLAR MURRAY PRUETT (son of Haskell Pruett and Agnes Murray) was born at Oklahoma City, OK on Oct. 28, 1929, and married Mary Lou Shannon at Ardmore, OK in 1952. Mary was born at New York, NY on March 3, 1930 to Raymond D. Shannon and Lucille G Griffin. Dresslar and Mary had the following children:

(383314121) Sharon Valerie Pruett, b. March 20, 1953 Stillwater, OK (383314122) David Raymond Pruett, b. May 5, 1954 Stillwater, OK (383314123) Gregory Haskell Pruett, b. Dec. 14, 1958 Mt. Vernon, OH; m. Laura; resided Cleveland, OH* (383314124) Brian Ross Pruett, b. May 26, 1962 Tulsa, OK; resided Perrysburg, OH*

Dresslar taught math and science at Stillwater Junior High one year, then decided to go back to Okla. State Univ. for a B.S. in Industrial Engineering. He went to work for DuPont, and was featured in a national advertisement in magazines showing a successful young college graduate going to work for DuPont.

(383314121) SHARON VALERIE PRUETT (dau. of Dresslar Murray Pruett and Mary Lou Shannon) was born at Stillwater, OK on March 20, 1953. She married Andy Rohweder, and had two children:

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(3833141211) Kris Rohweder* (3833141212) Shaun Rohweder*

They resided at Walbridge, Ohio.

(383314122) DAVID RAYMOND PRUETT (son of Dresslar Murray Pruett and Mary Lou Shannon) was born at Stillwater, OK on May 5, 1954. He married Gretchen ? , and had:

(3 83 3141221 ) Diane Pruett * (3833141222) Gail Pruett*

They resided at Saugerties, New York.

(3833142) CARL A. PRUETT (son of Ozie Dean Pruett and Minerva Irene Small) was born at Mingus, TX on March 18, 1899. He married Mary Alice West (dau. of T. F. West), by the Baptist Minister of Wellington, TX on Nov. 10, 1917. Carl and Mary had two children:

(38331421) Lowell Pruett, b. Oct. 11, 1918 Liberal, KS (38331422) Rosa Irene Pruett, b. April 18, 1920 Reed, OK

Carl and Mary were divorced in 1941. Carl died at San Francisco, C A on Dec. 31, 1952, and was buried in Greenlawn Memorial Park.

(38331421) LOWELL PRUETT (son of Carl A. Pruett and Mary Alice West) was born at Liberal, KS on Oct. 11, 1918, and married Mary Edna Speelman at her home, Oklahoma City, OK on Feb. 1, 1942. Mary was born at Thomas, OK on Nov. 14, 1917 to Willis Eugene Speelman and Jessie Myrtle Murray. Lowell and Mary had a daughter:

(383314211) Sandra Jean Pruett, b. March 9, 1947 Oklahoma City, OK

Lowell joined the Army on Oct. 1, 1940, and graduated as a second Lieutenant Pilot at Stockton, CA on Dec. 1, 1942. Transferred to Ellington Field, TX in 1943, then to Kelly Field, TX as Adjutant General. Discharged from the Air Force in 1946. He was employed by Reming ton Rand, Inc., then had his own Oil Business. He was called to active duty in 1951, and served in Korea. He retired from the Air Force in 1965 as a Lt. Col., having flown practically every kind of airplane that the Air Force had. He then moved to Ft. Worth, TX, and accepted a job as an Engineer for General Dynamics, working on the development of the F-l 11 airplane. Having collected guns for many years, he went into the Gun Business. They resided at Ft. Worth, Texas.

117 (383314211) SANDRA JEAN PRUETT (dau. of Lowell Pruett and Mary Edna Speelman) was born at Oklahoma City, OK on March 9, 1947. She married Terry Lee Steelman at Dierks, AR on Aug. 1, 1971. Terry was born on May 19, 1946. Terry and Sandra had a daughter:

(3833142111) Jennifer Lee Steelman, b. Aug. 15, 1974 Little Rock, AR*

(38331422) ROSA IRENE PRUETT (dau. of Carl A. Pruett and Mary Alice West) was born at Reed, OK on April 18, 1920. She married James Euele McElhaney at Faith Tabernacle, Okla homa City, OK on Aug. 15, 1937, and had the following children:

(383314221) Bert Odell McElhaney, b. July 13, 1938 Oklahoma City, OK (383314222) Euel Eugene McElhaney, b. Jan. 8, 1940 Oklahoma City, OK (383314223) Mary Nell McElhaney, b. Jan. 31, 1942 Oklahoma City, OK; m. Paul Lauter on Sept. 23, 1962* (383314224) Ginger Kay McElhaney, b. Oct. 6, 1946 Tulare, CA, m. James Hudick in CA on April 18, 1964*

James joined the Marines in 1943, and the family moved to California, where they remained. James was discharged from the Marines in 1945, and became a Commercial Truck Driver.

(383314221) BERT ODELL McELHANEY (son of James Euele McElhaney and Rosa Irene Pruett) was born at Oklahoma City, OK on July 13, 1938, and joined the Navy at age 17. He married Lou Trayl Mattoks, and had four children:

(3833142211) Kathy Ann McElhaney, b. March 19, 1957 CA* (3833142212) Pamila Ann McElhaney, b. July 12, 1958 CA* (3833142213) Lou Ann McElhaney, b. Aug. 10, 1959 CA* (3833142214) Rody Ann McElhaney, b. Dec. 15, 1960 CA*

(383314222) EUEL EUGENE McELHANEY (son of James Euele McElhaney and Rosa Irene Pruett) was born at Oklahoma City, OK on Jan. 8. 1940. He married Beverly Ann Jones in C A on March 19, 1960, and had a daughter:

(3833142221) Darcy Lyn McElhaney, b. Nov. 24, 1961*

(3833144) CRISS PRUETT (son of Ozie Dean Pruett and Minerva Irene Small) was born near Tira, TX on Dec. 25, 1904. He married Katie Ruth Smith at Oklahoma City, OK on Aug. 11, 1928, and had a son:

(38331441) Roland Eric Pruett, b. Oct. 21, 1932

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Criss took special training at Okla. State Univ., and went to work at an airplane factory at Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was later transferred to Boeing Air Craft at Wichita, Kansas. Criss died in 1967, and was buried at Newton, Kansas.

(38331441) ROLAND ERIC PRUETT (son of Criss Pruett and Katie Ruth Smith) was born on Oct. 21, 1932. He married first: Norma Smith, and had the following children:

(383314411) Linda Carol Pruett, b. July 12, 1953 Newton, KS; m. Lynn Litton (son of Virgil Litton) on Oct. 6, 1973* (383314412) Kathleen Dian Pruett, b. Aug. 25, 1955; died on Dec. 12, 1955; br. Newton, KS* (383314413) Michael Jay Pruett, b. Aug. 15, 1957 CA*

Roland married second: Betty Jo (Williams) Bankson, a widow, on June 19, 1961. Roland worked at the Airport at Prescott, Arizona. He died in 1993.

(3833145) AUDIE PRUETT (son of Ozie Dean Pruett and Minerva Irene Small) was born SW of Reed, OK on Feb. 28, 1907. He married first: Beulah Baker at Frederick, OK on Feb. 11, 1930. Beulah was born in Muhlenberg Co., KY on April 30, 1914 to Horton Baker and Josephine Knight. Audie and Beulah had a daughter:

(38331451) AudraMae Pruett, b. March 17, 1938 Salinas, CA

Audie and Beulah were divorced in 1941. Audie married second: Doshia Mae "Dot" (Emberson) Bradley at Salinas, C A on Aug. 5, 1946. Dot was born in Okfuskee Co., OK on May 28, 1916 to Albert Emberson and a Rogers. Audie worked for a box company at Salinas, C A from 1936 to 1954, and was then employed by the State Prison at Soledad, C A until his retirement in 1971. They resided at Salinas, California. Audie's ashes are in the Pacific Ocean.

(38331451) AUDRA MAE PRUETT (dau. of Audie Pruett and Beulah Baker) was born at Salinas, CA on March 17, 1938, and married Ardeli Benefield on Dec. 4, 1957. Ardell and Audra were the parents of three sons:

(383314511) Mark Lee Benefield, b. 1958 CA* (383314512) Matthew James Benefield, b. 1959 CA* (383314513) Max Ardell Benefield, b. 1962 CA*

Ardell was a Professional Trucker.

119 (3833146) AMMIE BEATRICE PRUETT (dau. of Ozie Dean Pruett and Minerva Irene Small) was born near Reed, OK on Jan. 14, 1909. She married Tillman Tyree Newton at Ft. Worth, TX on Sept. 4, 1939. Tillman was born in Giles Co., TN on April 20, 1905 to Reese Porter Newton and Hulda Elizabeth Hickman. Tillman and Ammie had a daughter:

(38331461) Elizabeth Ann Newton, b. Jan. 2, 1944 Dallas, TX

Ammie taught in government and local high schools until 1974. They moved to Dyersburg, TN, in 1971.

(38331461) ELIZABETH ANN NEWTON (dau. of Tillman Tyree Newton and Ammie Beatrice Pruett) was born at Dallas, TX on Jan. 2, 1944. She married Fred Wilson Vantrease (b. 1944) in Lake Co., TN on June 17, 1969, and had a daughter:

(383314611) Jennifer Dawn Vantrease, b. Jan. 2, 1972 Royal Oak, MI*

They resided at Dyersburg, Tennessee. Elizabeth taught in an elementary school.

(3833147) OZIE DOUTHITT PRUETT (son of Ozie Dean Pruett and Minerva Irene Small) was born near Reed, OK on Aug. 9, 1914, and married Velma Lorene Smith at Shawnee, OK on Aug. 9, 1934. Velma was born at Custer City, OK on May 22, 1915 to Horace E. Smith and Winnie Coroelius. Ozie and Velma had the following children:

(38331471) Gordon Earl Pruett, b. Oct. 16, 1942 Raton, NM (38331472) Kyle Dean Pruett, b. Aug. 27, 1943 Raton, NM (38331473) Carey Bryce Pruett, b. Oct. 11, 1947 El Dorado, KS

Ozie was a Baptist Minister. At the age of 18, Ozie was superintendent of the Reed, OK Sunday School. He entered Oklahoma Baptist University at Shawnee, OK in September 1932. He was Pastor of the Walnut Grove Baptist Church, Oklahoma City, OK 1935-1936; Beuchel Baptist Church, near Louisville, KY 1937; First Baptist Church of Raton, NM 1941; American Baptist Church, El Dorado, KS 1943; Woodward Ave. Baptist Church of Detroit, MI 1948; became Pastor of the First Baptist Church, Indianapolis, IN in 1950, and preached his last serman there in 1973. They resided at Indianapolis, Indiana.

(38331471) GORDON EARL PRUETT (son of Ozie Douthitt Pruett and Velma Lorene Smith) was born at Raton, NM on Oct. 16, 1942. He married Elspeth Grant at Beechen Grove Baptist Church, Watford, Lancashire, England on July 23, 1966. Elspeth was born at Watford, Rossendale, Lancashire, England on March 29, 1942 to William James Grant and Marion Entwhistle. Gordon and Elspeth had a daughter:

(383314711) Jennifer Caroline Pruett, b. Sept. 3, 1968 Bethlehem, PA*

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Gordon was a Baptist Minister. He was an outstanding swimmer at Shortridge High School, Indianapolis, IN, and won a scholarship to Yale University. He got his BA degree from Yale in 1963; received a degree in Theology from Oxford Univ., England in 1965; and received the PhD in Religion from Princeton Univ. in 1968. Gordon taught at Lehigh Univ., Dept. of Religion, Bethlehem, PA, 1968-1969, and then went with the Dept. of Philosophy and Religion, Northwestern Univ., Boston, Massachusetts.

(38331472) KYLE DEAN PRUETT (son of Ozie Douthitt Pruett and Velma Lorene Smith) was born at Raton, NM on Aug. 27, 1943. He married Leslie Ann Bloom at New Canaan, CT on Aug. 14, 1965, and had two daughters:

(383314721) Elizabeth Starr Pruett, b. Feb. 15, 1971 Cambridge, MA* (383314722) Emily Farrar Pruett, b. Nov. 25, 1973 New Haven, CT*

Kyle was a Doctor. He attended Yale Univ. as a pre-medical student, and was admitted to Tufts Univ., School of Medicine, Boston, MA in the fall of 1965. He studied psychiatry for two years at the New England Medical Center Hospital, and completed his internship at Mt. Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, Massachusetts. They moved to New Haven, CT in 1972, and he became part of the faculty at Yale Medical School.

(38331473) CAREY BRYCE PRUETT (son of Ozie Douthitt Pruett and Velma Lorene Smith) was born at El Dorado, KS on Oct. 11, 1947, and married Rebecca Ann Holloway at Kentland, IN on Oct. 11, 1969. Rebecca was born at Watseka, IL on July 1, 1949 to Richard Samuel Holloway and Jannet Ann Blake. Carey and Rebecca had two children:

(383314731) Troy Marquette Pruett, b. March 26, 1970 Elgin, IL* (383314732) Carey Ann Pruett, b. Nov. 30, 1973 Indianapolis, IN*

Carey worked for American Fletcher National Bank at Indianapolis, Indiana.

(38332) WILLIAM ANDREW PRUETT (son of Ransom Marion Pruett and Harriett Elizabeth Pruitt) was born in Randolph Co., AL on June 16, 1850. He married first: Nancy Mylvina Parrish in Talladega Co., AL on Oct. 2, 1866 (Talladega Bk C, p. 84). Nancy was born in Randolph Co., AL on March 7, 1844 to William Parrish and Margaret Cline. William and Nancy were the parents of five children:

(383321) Henry Pruett, b. Aug. 8, 1867 Talladega Co., AL; died in Talladega Co., AL on Nov. 7, 1867* (383322) Mary Elizabeth Pruett, b. Sept. 7, 1869 near Little Rock, AR; m. Jack Paddock* (383323) William M. Pruett, b. Feb. 24, 1874 Wood Co., TX*

121 (383324) Harriett M. Pruett, b. Nov. 24, 1876 Wood Co., TX* (383325) Joseph D. Pruett, b. March 8, 1879 Wood Co., TX*

Early in Jan. 1868, they left Talladega Co., AL with the rest of the family, on a 27 month covered wagon trip to East Texas. The 1870 Census, Hopkins Co., TX, Bright Star Prec, p. 47, lists William Pruitt. In 1872, they moved to a farm on the east side of Wood Co., TX., just across the Upshur County line from his uncle (3834) William Malone Pruitt. The 1880 Census, Wood Co., TX, Ed 127, sheet 344, lists William A. Pruitt. Nancy died in Wood Co., TX on Dec. 3, 1883, and was buried at Perryville, Texas. William married second: Mary Jane (Milner) Rucker in Wood Co., TX on March 18, 1888. Mary was the widow of Bud Rucker. William and Mary had the following children: (383326) Martha Emma Pruett, b. Dec. 14, 1888 Turtle Neck Community, Wood Co., TX; died single in 1974* (383327) George C. Pruett, b. Dec. 23, 1890 Turtle Neck, TX, died on Sept. 29, 1906; br. Perryville, TX* (383328) Samuel Lee Pruett, b. Oct. 15, 1892 Turtle Neck, TX (383329) Lillie Mae Pruett, b. Feb. 15, 1895 Turtle Neck, TX (38332(10) John "Johnny" Pruett, b. Feb. 28, 1897 Turtle Neck, TX; died young; br. Perryville, TX* William died of pneumonia on Dec. 31, 1899, and was buried at Perryville, Texas. Mary died on July 13, 1927, and was buried in Oak Hill Cem., near Bettie, Texas.

(383328) SAMUEL LEE PRUETT (son of William Andrew Pruett and Mary Jane Milner) was born in the Turtle Neck Community near Perryville, TX on Oct. 15, 1892, and married Gordie Nugent on Feb. 4, 1912. Gordie was born on Jan. 7, 1895. Samuel and Gordie were the parents of seven children:

(3833281) Samuel Randolph "Jube" Pruett, b. Nov. 15, 1913 Sand Hill, TX, m. Alice Wood of Lufkin, TX; resided Gilmer, TX* (3833282) Durand Pruett, b. Sept. 17, 1917; m. Lucille Wade; resided Dallas, TX* (3833283) Frank Pruett, b. Feb. 8, 1921 Bettie, TX; m. Lila Mae Berry; resided Albuquerque, NM* (3833284) Billy Gene Pruett (twin), b. Dec. 24, 1927; m. Jo Nell Youngblood; resided Sand Hill, TX* (3833285) Mary Pruett (twin), b. Dec. 24, 1927; m. Ray Marshall Morgan; resided Dallas, TX* (3833286) Géraldine Pruett, b. Sept. 24, 1930* (3833287) Clyde Dwain Pruett, b. April 27, 1934; died in Feb. 1935* Samuel died on Nov. 1, 1953, and was buried at Sand Hill, near Gilmer, Texas.

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(383329) LILLIE MAE PRUETT (dau. of William Andrew Pruett and Mary Jane Milner) was born in the Turtle Neck Community, near Perryville, TX on Feb. 15, 1895. She married Robert Roberts at Bridgeport, TX on April 25, 1908, and had three children:

(3833291) Ethyl Roberts; died in infancy* (3833292) Florence Roberts; died in infancy* (3833293) Willie Frances Roberts, b. Dec. 19, 1913

Lillie died in Nov. 1915.

(3833293) WILLIE FRANCES ROBERTS (dau. of Robert Roberts and Lillie Mae Pruett) was born on Dec. 19, 1913. She married Luther Beene, and had the following children:

(38332931) Billie Joe Beene* (38332932) Jimmie Beene* (38332933) Patsy Beene; m. a Loyd* (38332934) Jerry Beene*

(38334) FRANCIS MARION PRUETT (son of Ransom Marion Pruett and Harriett Elizabeth Pruitt) was born in Randolph Co., AL on April 2, 1857. He married first: (38342) Frances Caroline Pruitt in Camp Co., TX in Sept. or Oct. 1875 (Camp Marriage Record, p. 28). Frances was born on May 15, 1856 to William Malone Pruitt and Martha Ann Daniels. Marion and Frances were the parents of nine children:

(383341) Mary L. "Molly" Pruett, b. Dec. 25, 1876 near Pittsburg, TX (383342) Oscar Farrar Pruett, b. Sept. 17, 1878 near Pittsburg, TX (383343) Dora Bell Pruett, b. Nov. 21, 1880 near Pittsburg, TX (383344) Luna Adolphus Pruett, b. April 17, 1883 near Pittsburg, TX (383345) Virgil Ethel Pruett, b. Nov. 4, 1885 near Pittsburg, TX (383346) Oda Marion Pruett, b. Sept. 6, 1888 near Pittsburg, TX (383347) Elvin F. Pruett, b. July 29, 1890 near Pittsburg, TX (383348) Pearl Pruett, b. Nov. 9, 1892 near Pittsburg, TX (383349) Jewell Annice Pruett, b. Aug. 28, 1895 near Pittsburg, TX

Frances died in Camp Co., TX on Feb. 3, 1897, and was buried in Reeves Chapel, Camp Co., Texas. After Frances died, Marion's mother came to stay with the family, and even moved with them to Greer Co., Oklahoma Territory in 1901. They filed on adjoining 160 acres each, SW of Reed, OK, and built a four room house across the property line. Marion married second: Macy Bell Petree at Reed, OK on May 21, 1905, by Rev. Parks Smith (Greer Bk 3, p. 60). Macy was born near Waco, TX on Oct. 29, 1881 to Cicero Petree. Marion and Macy had eight children:

(38334(10) Francis Cicero Pruett, b. Jan. 21, 1907 near Reed, OK

123 (38334(11) Myrtle Oneeta Pruett, b. Aug. 26, 1908 near Reed, OK (38334(12) Gracie Mae Pruett, b. May 16, 1910 near Reed, OK (38334(13) Rosa Lee Pruett, b. Dec. 1, 1912 near Reed, OK (38334(14) Clovis Irene Pruett, b. April 5, 1915 near Reed, OK (38334(15) William Hoyt Pruett, b. Nov. 15, 1917 near Reed, OK (38334(16) Macy Modell Pruett, b. June 3, 1920 near Reed, OK (38334(17) Josephine Pruett, b. Aug. 12, 1922 near Reed, OK

In 1906, they moved to another farm NW of Reed, Oklahoma. Marion was a Baptist Deacon, and as such, was a leader in the Reed and Sulphur communities. He was one of the first to buy an automobile about 1915. He traded horses and mules for the 7 passenger Studebaker. Marion died in Greer Co., OK on April 20, 1926, and Macy died on March 13, 1971. Both were buried in the Reed Cemetery.

(383341) MARY L. "Molly" PRUETT (dau. of Francis Marion Pruett and Frances Caroline Pruitt) was born near Pittsburg, TX on Dec. 25, 1876. She married David Lorance Dow "Babe" Whisenant, and had eight children:

(3833411) Everett Whisenant, b. May 31, 1897* (3833412) Nannie Bell Whisenant; died at 9 days* (3833413) Naomi Whisenant* (3833414) Priscille Whisenant; m. a Collom* (3833415) Gerald Dean Whisenant* (3833416) Beula May Whisenant* (3833417) Beatrice Whisenant* (3833418) Desser Jewel Whisenant*

Mary died at Hughes Spring, TX in 1966, and was buried in the Hughes Spring Cemetery.

(383342) OSCAR FARRAR PRUETT (son of Francis Marion Pruett and Frances Caroline Pruitt) was born near Pittsburg, TX on Sept. 17, 1878, and married Rosa Bell Jordon in Camp Co., TX on Sept. 16, 1900 (Camp Bk 3, p. 231). Rosa was born on Aug. 9, 1884. Oscar and Rosa had two daughters:

(3833421) Evelyn Mae Pruett, b. July 12, 1901 Camp Co., TX (3833422) Ada Dell Pruett, b. Dec. 12, 1903 Camp Co., TX; died in Camp Co., TX on Oct. 27, 1904; br. Leesburg Cem *

Oscar died in Camp Co., TX in Sept. 1905, and Rosa died on Oct. 15, 1905. Both were buried in the Leesburg Cem., Camp Co., Texas.

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(3833421) EVELYN MAE PRUETT (dau. of Oscar Farrar Pruett and Rosa Bell Jordon) was born in Camp Co., TX on July 12, 1901. She married Guy Hearne Bailey on June 1, 1918, and had four children:

(38335211) Lenord Ray Bailey, b. Dec. 22, 1919; m. Bonnie Kathleen King on Oct. 24, 1941; and was a Minister of Church of Christ, Collingswood, NJ* (38334212) Evelyn Merle Bailey, b. Nov. 30, 1921; m. Philip A. Courtney on June 17, 1944* (38334213) Willa Jean Bailey, b. July 18, 1923; m. Adrian K. Loomis on Nov. 16, 1946* (38334214) Jack Allison Bailey, b. June 14, 1928; m. Dorothy Ellen Locke on Aug. 6, 1953*

(383343) DORA BELL PRUETT (dau. of Francis Marion Pruett and Frances Caroline Pruitt) was born near Pittsburg, TX on Nov. 21, 1880, and married first: Henry Jordon in Camp Co., TX on Oct. 18, 1899 (Camp Bk 3, p. 235). Henry and Dora had the following children:

(3833431) Fred Jordon* (3833432) J. M. Jordon* (3833433) Audie Jordon*

Henry died, and Dora married second: Will B. Anderson. They resided at Buckeye, AZ in 1926. Dora died in 1968.

(383344) LUNA ADOLPHUS PRUETT (son of Francis Marion Pruett and Frances Caroline Pruitt) was born near Pittsburg, TX on April 17, 1883. He married Ethel Petree in Greer Co., OK on Jan. 1, 1906 (Greer Bk 3, p. 340). Ethel was born in Coryell Co., TX on Oct. 18, 1884 to Cicero Petree. Luna and Ethel had two daughters:

(3833441) Opal Irene Pruett, b. March 9, 1907 (3833442) lone Caroline Pruett, b. Jan. 11, 1909 NM

Luna was in the wagon train of Aug. 1906 to stake out a homestead near Portales, New Mexico. The pioneers to this new country had failures, and many did not stay. Luna bought out several homesteads including some of his own kin. Luna was a good business manager, and did well financially. Luna died at Portales, NM on Sept. 23, 1969, and Ethel died there on Dec. 12, 1970. Both were buried at Portales, New Mexico.

(3833441) OPAL IRENE PRUETT (dau. of Luna Adophus Pruett and Ethel Petree) was born on March 9, 1907, and married James "Sid" Hitt on Oct. 15, 1927. Sid was born on April 8, 1904. Sid and Opal had two children:

125 (38334411) Leon Melton Hitt, b. Feb. 22, 1931 (38334412) Patsy Hitt, b. Jan. 7, 1944

Sid operated cattle farms south of Portales, New Mexico.

(38334411) LEON MELTON HITT (son of James Hitt and Opal Irene Pruett) was born on Feb. 22, 1931. He married Betty Joan Davenport on Oct. 1, 1951, and had the following children:

(383344111) Edna Irene Hitt; m. Michael Earney* (383344112) James Odell Hitt* (383344113) LaQuida Ann Hitt* (383344114) Steven Mark Hitt*

They resided in California.

(38334412) PATSY HITT (James Hitt and Opal Irene Pruett) was born on Jan. 7, 1944. She married DeWayne Avery on May 25, 1962, and had three children:

(383344121) Monte Wayne Avery* (383344122) Monica DeAnn Avery* (383344123) Mary Don Avery*

They resided near Dora, New Mexico.

(3833442) IONE CAROLINE PRUETT (dau. of Luna Adolphus Pruett and Ethel Petree) was born in New Mexico on Jan. 11, 1909, and married Hobert Hitt on Nov. 12, 1927. Hobert was born on Nov. 17, 1906. Hobert and lone were the parents of two children:

(38334421) Lloyd Adolphus Hitt, b. Aug. 11, 1928 Rogers, NM (38334422) Freeda Fern Hitt, b. Nov. 13, 1931 Rogers, NM

Hobert died in March 1968.

(38334421) LLOYD ADOLPHUS HITT (son of Hobert Hitt and lone Caroline Pruett) was born at Rogers, NM on Aug. 11, 1928, and married Ethel Shearer at Portales, New Mexico. Ethel was born on Feb. 18, 1932. Lloyd and Ethel had two children:

(383344211) Roger Allen Hitt, b. Dec. 15, 1952 Amarillo, TX; m. Diane Mann at Lubbock, TX* (383344212) Sharon Elaine Hitt, b. Feb. 15, 1961 Amarillo, TX*

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(38334422) FREEDA FERN HITT (dau. of Hobert Hitt and lone Caroline Pruett) was born at Rogers, NM on Nov. 13, 1931, and married Floyd Walker in Dec. 1947. Floyd was born on Sept. 20, 1928. Floyd and Freeda had two children:

(383344221) Ronald Darrel Walker, b. March 10, 1949 Portales, NM (383344222) LaVerta Fern Walker, b. Feb. 7, 1953 Portales, NM

They resided at Clovis, New Mexico.

(383344221) RONALD DARREL WALKER (son of Floyd Walker and Freeda Fern Hitt) was born at Portales, NM on March 10, 1949. He married Daylene Moore at Portales, NM in Oct. 1969, and had two sons:

(3833442211) Daryl DeWayne Walker, b. Feb. 5, 1971 Clovis, NM* (3833442212) Jeffrey Dan Walker, b. Nov. 11, 1972 Portales, NM*

(383344222) LaVETA FERN WALKER (dau. of Floyd Walker and Freeda Fern Hitt) was born at Portales, NM on Feb. 7, 1953. She married Steven O'Donnell at Clovis, NM on April 18, 1971, and had a son:

(3833442221) Brian David O'Donnell, b. June 26, 1944 Las Cruces, NM*

(383345) VIRGIL ETHEL PRUETT (son of Francis Marion Pruett and Frances Caroline Pruitt) was bom near Pittsburg, TX on Nov. 4, 1885. He married Willie Jordon about 1905, and had two children:

(3833451) Cecil Paul Pruett; died at age 8* (3833452) Lois Lena Pruett, b. April 7, 1909 Longs, NM

Virgil was in the wagon train trip to New Mexico for homesteads in Aug. 1906. He staked out a claim for 160 acres just east of where his brother, Luna, filed near Portales, New Mexico. Virgil died of food poisoning on April 23, 1918, and was buried at Reed, Oklahoma.

(3833452) LOIS LENA PRUETT (dau. of Virgil Ethel Pruett and Willie Jordon) was born at Longs, NM on April 7, 1909, and married Phillip Fraze. Phillip was born at Huntsville, AR on Dec. 17, 1904. Phillip and Lois had a son:

(38334521) Donald D. Fraze, b. Jan. 19, 1931 Rogers, NM

Phillip and Lois were very prosperous farmers. They retired to Portales, New Mexico.

127 (38334521) DONALD D. FRAZE (son of Phillip Fraze and Lois Lena Pruett) was born at Rogers, NM on Jan. 19, 1931. He married Joyce Lee Swafford (b. 1934) at Portales, NM on June 22, 1951, and had three children:

(383345211) Steven Dee Fraze, b. Feb. 3, 1953 Seattle, WA* (383345212) Gordon Ray Fraze, b. April 21, 1956 Rogers, NM* (383345213) DeLynda Fraze, b. Dec. 11, 1958 Portales, NM*

(383346) ODA MARION PRUETT (son of Francis Marion Pruett and Frances Caroline Pruitt) was born near Pittsburg, TX on Sept. 6, 1888. He married first: Mary A. McClain at Reed, OK on Feb. 22, 1910 (Greer Bk 6A P- 267). Mary was born on Aug. 27, 1892. Oda and Mary had a son:

(3833461) Leonard Pruett, b. 1912; died in 1928; br. Reed Cem *

After their marriage, they moved to New Mexico in the neighborhood of his two brothers, near Portales. Mary died on March 3, 1921, and was buried at Reed, Oklahoma. Oda married second: Gladys Page at Portales, NM on July 8, 1922. Gladys was born at Cooper, TX on May 22, 1905. Oda and Gladys had four children:

(3833462) Holice C. Pruett, b. April 1, 1923 Rogers, NM (3833463) Claude Francis Pruett, b. Sept. 25, 1925 Plainview, TX (3833464) Lillie Pearl Pruett, b. Dec. 15, 1927 Plainview, TX (3833465) Wanda Lee Pruett, b. May 9, 1932 Plainview, TX

Oda and Gladys lived on his homestead south of Portales, NM the remainder of 1922, and until March 1924, when they moved to a vegetable farm near Plainview, Texas. In later years, they returned to Portales, NM, where Oda died on Feb. 4, 1974.

(3833462) HOLICE C. PRUETT (son of Oda Marion Pruett and Gladys Page) was born at Rogers, NM on April 1, 1923, and married Carolyn Reynolds on June 14, 1947. Carolyn was born at Scottsbluff, NE on May 31, 1925. Holice and Carolyn had the following children:

(38334621) Janice Pruett, b. 1949 Schenectady, NY* (38334622) Roderick Carl Pruett, b. Oct. 9, 1952 Schenectady, NY* (38334623) Barbara Ann Pruett, b. Jan. 24, 1955 Schenectady, NY*

Holice received a BS in Electrical Engineering from Texas Tech in 1945, and worked for General Electric Company.

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(3833463) CLAUDE FRANCIS PRUETT (son of Oda Marion Pruett and Gladys Page) was born at Plainview, TX on Sept. 25, 1925, and married Rachel Sizemore at Plainview, TX on July 14, 1951. Rachel was born at La Fayette, GA on May 29, 1927. Claude and Rachel were the parents of three children:

(38334631) Claudette Pruett, b. July 2, 1952 Plainview, TX* (38334632) Donald Pruett, b. May 8, 1954 Lockney, TX* (38334633) Brian Pruett, b. Oct. 21, 1955 Lockney, TX*

(3833464) LILLIE PEARL PRUETT (dau. of Oda Marion Pruett and Gladys Page) was born at Plainview, TX on Dec. 15, 1927. She married first:Verno n Walton Pursifull at Plainview, TX in Feb. 1943, and had two daughters:

(38334641) Verna Pearl Pursifull, b. March 7, 1944 (38334642) Judy Page Pursifull, b. April 7, 1945

Vernon died on July 12, 1945. Lillie married second: Maurice Eugene Mowre of Tacoma, WA in 1947, and had a daughter:

(38334643) Maureen Ann Mowre, b. Jan. 15, 1948

Lillie left Maurice and Tacoma, WA in 1950, and returned to Texas. Lillie married third: Marlin Woodroe Anderson, a farmer near Lockney, TX on May 28, 1953. They moved to Idaho Falls, ID in 1958, and were divorced about 1962. Lillie married fourth: Alfred Watsch on May 30, 1963, and in March 1967, moved to Astoria, Oregon.

(38334641) VERNA PEARL PURSIFULL (dau. of Vernon Walton Pursifull and Lillie Pearl Pruett) was born on March 7, 1944, and married William R. Maxwell on April 24, 1963. William was born on Feb. 25, 1942. William and Verna had two children:

(383346411) Susan Lynn Maxwell, b. May 7, 1967* (383346412) William Marlin Maxwell, b. May 27, 1969*

(38334642) JUDY PAGE PURSIFULL (dau. of Vernon Walton Pursifull and Lillie Pearl Pruett) was born on April 7, 1945, and married Leslie F. Swensen on Aug. 27, 1965. Leslie was born on March 25, 1943. Leslie and Judy had the following children:

(383346421) Ronald Leslie Swensen, b. Aug. 23, 1966* (383346422) Kristina Swensen, b. Sept. 14, 1968* (383346423) Roger Swensen, b. 1970*

129 (38334643) MAUREEN ANN MOWRE (dau. of Maurice Eugene Mowre and Lillie Pearl Pruett) was born on Jan. 15, 1948. She married Wayne Granacki (b. Nov. 1946) in 1966, and had three children:

(383346431) Kenny Granacki, b. Sept. 22, 1967* (383346432) Kandi Granacki, b. July 22, 1969* (383346433) Karl Granacki, b. April 5, 1972*

(3833465) WANDA LEE PRUETT (dau. of Oda Marion Pruett and Gladys Page) was born at Plainview, TX on May 9, 1932, and married Joe Wilson at Plainview, TX on Sept. 12, 1950. Joe was born at Lockney, TX on July 16, 1928. Joe and Wanda were the parents of four children:

(38334651) LaVenia Irene Wilson, b. Aug. 20, 1951 Plainview, TX; m. James C. Weathers at Plainview, TX on Dec. 20, 1970; James was born at Plainview, TX in March 1945, and was with General Electric, Ft. Worth, TX* (38334652) Jo Ann Wilson, b. Nov. 21, 1954 Lockney, TX (38334653) Roger Lee Wilson, b. Oct. 16, 1956 Lockney, TX* (38334654) David Mark Wilson, b. Sept. 4, 1959 Littlefield, TX*

Wanda was Financial Secretary to the Metropolitan Baptist Church and Joe was Vice President of the National Bank of Wichita, Kansas.

(38334652) JO ANN WILSON (dau. of Joe Wilson and Wanda Lee Pruett) was born at Lockney, TX on Nov. 21, 1954, and married Danny McDowell at Plainview, TX on March 4, 1972. Danny was born at Oilton, TX in Nov. 1952. Danny and Jo Ann had a daughter:

(383346521) Michelle Lea McDowell, b. Sept. 24, 1972 Plainview, TX*

(383347) ELVIN F. PRUETT (son of Francis Marion Pruett and Frances Caroline Pruitt) was born near Pittsburg, TX on July 29, 1890. He married first: Iona Ridings in Greer Co., OK on Aug. 26, 1910 (Greer Bk 6A, p. 358). The marriage lasted a year or less. Elvin married second: Lillie Mae Basket at Gotebo, OK on Sept. 16, 1917. Lillie was born north of Gotebo, OK on Sept. 10, 1897 to Roy Basket and Nancy Mahala Walker. Elvin and Lillie had two children:

(3833471) Clarence Ephriem Pruett, b. July 12, 1919 near Reed, OK (3833472) Retha Mae Pruett, b. May 4, 1925 near Reed, OK; m. Carl Wayne Mason on Jan. 16, 1958*

Elvin was a Farmer. He died at Reed, OK on Oct. 5, 1939, and was buried in the Reed Cemetery.

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(3833471) CLARENCE EPHRIEM PRUETT (son of Elvin F. Pruett and Lillie Mae Basket) was born near Reed, OK on July 12, 1919, and married Rosa Lee McAlexander in Greer Co., OK on Sept. 29, 1940. Rosa was born on Sept. 22, 1920 to "Buck" McAlexander and Agnes Harbor. Clarence and Rosa had two daughters:

(38334711) Barbara Louise Pruett, b. March 8, 1945 Reed, OK; m. Larry Paxton on May 28, 1966* (38334712) Gloria Aline Pruett, b. Jan. 23, 1950 Reed, OK; m. Randy Wayne Mosely on Aug. 9, 1971*

(383348) PEARL PRUETT (dau. of Francis Marion Pruett and Frances Caroline Pruitt) was born near Pittsburg, TX on Nov. 9, 1892. She married Joseph Cebron "Cephus" Moseley at Reed, OK on July 26, 1908 (Greer Bk V, p. 181). Cephus was born at Macon, MS on April 7, 1890 to William Edward Moseley and Amanda Griffin. Cephus and Pearl had the following children:

(3833481) William Mavis Moseley, b. May 18, 1910 Reed, OK (3833482) Beatrice Pearl Moseley, b. July 16, 1912 Reed, OK (3833483) Ruby Naudline Moseley, b. Oct. 21, 1914 Reed, OK (3833484) Joseph Wilbur Moseley, b. Feb. 4, 1917 Reed, OK; died on Sept. 26, 1922; br. Reed Cem.* (3833485) Wallace Marion Moseley, b. March 27, 1920 Reed, OK; In 1941, Wallace joined the U.S. Navy and became an instructor at Pensacola, FL; He was killed in an airplane crash on Nov. 10, 1942, while being an instructor* (3833486) Donald Evan "Boots" Moseley, b. March 2, 1922 Reed, OK

They farmed near Reed, OK until after WW II, and then moved to Pampa, TX, where some of their children lived.

(3833481) WILLIAM MAVIS MOSELEY (dau. of Joseph Cebron Moseley and Pearl Pruett) was born at Reed, OK on May 18, 1910. She married Burley Roberts in 1927, and had three children:

(38334811) Carlos Roberts, b. Greer Co., OK* (38334812) Willa Dean Roberts, b. Reed, OK* (38334813) Glanda K. Roberts*

They fanned in the White Flat Community of Greer Co., OK, and moved to Pampa, TX in 1937. Burley died on Jan. 13, 1971.

131 (3833482) BEATRICE PEARL MOSELEY (dau. of Joseph Cebron Moseley and Pearl Pruett) was born at Reed, OK on July 16, 1912. She married Van Smith in Greer Co., OK in 1933, and had two children:

(38334821) Lavon June Smith, b. 1935 Greer Co., OK* (38334822) Kent Smith*

Beatrice got her degree from Southwestern State College, Weatherford, in 1941. She taught two years at Amarillo, TX, and then moved to Pampa, Texas.

(3833483) RUBY NAUDLINE MOSELEY (dau. of Joseph Cebron Moseley and Pearl Pruett) was born at Reed, OK on Oct. 21, 1914. She married Cleophus Vaughn in Greer Co., OK in 1936, and had:

(38334831) Jo Ed Vaughn, b. Amarillo, TX*

They moved to Pampa, TX in 1938.

(3833486) DONALD EVAN "Boots" MOSELEY (son of Joseph Cebron Moseley and Pearl Pruett) was born at Reed, OK on March 2, 1922. Donald married Viola Cole, and had the following children:

(38334861) Howard Don Moseley* (38334862) Doris Marie Moseley* (38334863) Barbara Moseley*

Donald served in the U.S. Navy, and later graduated from College and taught Vocational Agriculture.

(383349) JEWELL ANNICE PRUETT (dau. of Francis Marion Pruett and Frances Caroline Pruitt) was born near Pittsburg, TX on Aug. 28, 1895, and married Arthur McCampbell in Greer Co., OK on March 8, 1918 (Greer Bk 8, p. 111). Arthur and Jewell were the parents of three sons:

(3833491) Howard McCampbell* (3833492) Truman McCampbell; killed in a car accident in 1942* (3833493) Chester McCampbell*

They farmed for a time north of Reed, OK, then moved to West Texas. They lived most of their lives at Post, TX, and operated a rooming house.

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(38334(10) FRANCIS CICERO PRUETT (son of Francis Marion Pruett and Macy Bell Petree) was born near Reed, OK on Jan. 21, 1907. He married Merkle Oleta Blanton on March 26, 1926, and had two sons:

(38334(10)1) Earl Edward Pruett, b. May 19, 1927 Vinson, OK (38334(10)2) Francis Joyce Pruett, b. Jan. 29, 1930 Mangum, OK

Francis became a professional pipe welder and while welding on oil and gas pipe lines, they lived in several places in Oklahoma. Francis and Merkle retired to Lawton, Oklahoma. Merkle died at Lawton, OK on Nov. 1, 1973, and was buried at Reed, Oklahoma.

(38334(10)1) EARL EDWARD PRUETT (son of Francis Cicero Pruett and Merkle Oleta Blanton) was born at Vinson, OK on May 19, 1927, and married Maureen McClelland at Chickasha, OK on July 2, 1949. Maureen was born at Belfast, N. Ireland on July 31, 1930 to John McClelland and Mary Jane Little. Earl and Maureen had two daughters:

(38334(10)11) Teresa Lynn Pruett, b. March 4, 1955 Tulsa, OK* (38334(10)12) Kelli Gail Pruett, b. Jan. 21, 1962 Duncan, OK*

Earl worked for Halliburton Oil Co., and resided at Duncan, Oklahoma.

(38334(10)2) FRANCIS JOYCE PRUETT (son of Francis Cicero Pruett and Merkle Oleta Blanton) was born at Mangum, OK on Jan. 29, 1930. He married Bettye Sue Yates at Lawton, OK on June 18, 1948. Bettye was bora at Eldorado, OK on Aug. 4, 1929 to Robert H. Yates and Zuma Dunfield. Francis and Bettye had a daughter:

(38334(10)21) Patricia Sue Pruett

Francis worked for Halliburton Oil Co., at Duncan, Oklahoma.

(38334(10)21) PATRICIA SUE PRUETT (dau. of Francis Joyce Pruett and Bettye Sue Yates) married Loyd James Bush, and had two children:

(38334(10)211) Julie Machell Bush, b. March 14, 1970* (38334(10)212) David James Bush, b. Nov. 30, 1973*

They resided at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

133 (38334(11) MYRTLE ONEETA PRUETT (dau. of Francis Marion Pruett and Macy Bell Petree) was born near Reed, OK on Aug. 26, 1908, and married Parker Smith at Mangum, OK on Nov. 4, 1927. Parker was born on Feb. 17, 1907. Parker and Myrtle were the parents of three daughters:

(38334(11)1) Edna Fay Smith, b. July 27, 1933 (38334(11)2) Glenda Gale Smith, b. April 24, 1937* (38334(11)3) Mary Lee Smith, b. April 27, 1945

They farmed for some years, and then Parker became a professional ginner. They resided at Mangum, Oklahoma.

(38334(11)1) EDNA FAY SMITH (dau. of Parker Smith and Myrtle Oneeta Pruett) was born on July 27, 1933. She married J. C. Calloway at Vinson, OK in 1949, and had two children:

(38334(11)11) Sherry DeJuan Calloway, b. Sept. 3, 1952 (38334(11)12) Ricky Lynn Calloway, b. Dec. 17, 1954*

(38334(11)11) SHERRY DeJUAN CALLOWAY (dau. of J. C. Calloway and Edna Fay Smith) was born on Sept. 3, 1952. She married Bobby Thacker on Sept. 18, 1969, and had a daughter:

(38334(11)1 ll)Evonne Michelle Thacker, b. Sept. 18, 1970*

(38334(11)3) MARY LEE SMITH (dau. of Parker Smith and Myrtle Oneeta Pruett) was born on April 27, 1945. She married Kenneth Howard in 1964, and had three children:

(38334(11)31) Tami LaRay Howard, b. March 9, 1965* (38334(11)32) Curt Dwain Howard (twin), b. Oct. 12, 1966* (38334(11)33) Craig Don Howard (twin), b. Oct. 12, 1966*

(38334(12) GRACIE MAE PRUETT (dau. of Francis Marion Pruett and Macy Bell Petree) was born near Reed, OK on May 16, 1910. She married first: Charter Jordon in Greer Co., OK, and had a daughter.

(38334(12)1) Nelda Fern Jordon, b. July 3, 1931

Gracie married second: Leslie Rust (b. April 6, 1909), and had a daughter:

(38334(12)2) Juanita Rust, b. June 16, 1935 Vinson, OK

Gracie died in 1940, at age 30, and was buried in the Reed Cemetery.

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(38334(12)1) NELDA FERN JORDON (dau. of Charter Jordon and Gracie Mae Pruett) was born on July 3, 1931. She married first: W. D. DeFries at Wellington, TX on Oct. 1, 1949, and had three children:

(38334(12)11) Carla DeFries, b. Sept. 27, 1951 (38334(12)12) Larry DeFries, b. Sept. 13, 1953* (38334(12)13) Jerry DeFries, b. May 31, 1955, m. Lisa Noble on June 22, 1974*

Nelda married second: Leon Howell at Pampa, TX on Feb. 7, 1970. They resided at Borger, Texas.

(38334(12)11) CARLA DeFRIES (dau. of W. D. DeFries and Nelda Fern Jordon) was born on Sept. 27, 1951. She married Michael Young on Nov. 7, 1970, and had a daughter:

(38334(12)111) Kelli Dawn Young, b. Sept. 13, 1972*

(38334(12)2) JUANITA RUST (dau. of Leslie Rust and Gracie Mae Pruett) was born at Vinson, OK on June 16, 1935. She married first: Ed Armstrong, and had the following children:

(38334(12)21) Eddie Don Armstrong, b. May 14, 1953 Lubbock, TX* (38334(12)22) Janie Armstrong, b. March 11, 1955 Lubbock, TX (38334(12)23) Sandra Armstrong, b. Dec. 28, 1956 Lubbock, TX; m. Leon Anderson on Jan. 12, 1974* (38334(12)24) Mike Armstrong, b. Sept. 30, 1958 Lubbock, TX*

Juanita married second: Lonnie Mead, Sr. at Lubbock, TX on Dec. 27, 1958, and had two children:

(38334(12)25) Lonnie Mead, Jr., b. Oct. 17, 1959 Lubbock, TX* (38334(12)26) Johnie Mead, b. March 8, 1967 Garland, TX*

They resided at Garland, Texas.

(38334(12)22) JANIE ARMSTRONG (dau. of Ed Armstrong and Juanita Rust) was born at Lubbock, TX on March 11, 1955. She married Wayne Reeves, and had a son:

(38334(12)221) Jacob Reeves, b. Dec. 16, 1973 Garland, TX*

(38334(13) ROSA LEE PRUETT (dau. of Francis Marion Pruett and Macy Bell Petree) was born near Reed, OK on Dec. 1, 1912, and married first: V. Floyd Hughes. The five children she had by Hughes were adopted by her second husband:

135 (38334(13)1) Carolyn Sue Bledsoe, b. Aug. 8, 1933 (38334(13)2) Patsy Ruth Bledsoe, b. Jan. 14, 1935 (38334(13)3) Joy Ann Bledsoe (38334(13)4) Marion Dwain "Butch" Bledsoe (38334(13)5) Charlotte Gay Bledsoe, b. Feb. 23, 1940

Rosa married second: Russell M. Bledsoe, and had a son:

(38334(13)6) Robert Terrell Bledsoe, b. July 25, 1949

They resided at Enid, Oklahoma.

(38334(13)1) CAROLYN SUE BLEDSOE (dau. of V. Floyd Hughes and Rosa Lee Pruett) was born on Aug. 8, 1933. She married a Wittwer, and had a son:

(38334(13)11) Michael Wittwer, b. March 10, 1951*

(38334(13)2) PATSY RUTH BLEDSOE (dau. of V. Floyd Hughes and Rosa Lee Pruett) was born on Jan. 14, 1935. She married Cecil V. Nix, and had three children:

(38334(13)21) Tamara Kay Nix, b. Dec. 8, 1959* (38334(13)22) James Douglas Nix, b. July 9, 1961* (38334(13)23) Teresa Ann Nix, b. June 26, 1963*

(38334(13)3) JOY ANN BLEDSOE (dau. of V. Floyd Hughes and Rosa Lee Pruett) married first: a Mahan, and had the following children:

(38334(13)31) Sharon Patricia Mahan, b. Jan. 17, 1957* (38334(13)32) Debra Marie Mahan, b. June 23, 1960* (38334(13)33) Randall Steven Mahan, b. Sept. 22, 1961* (38334(13)34) Shelly Dawn Mahan, b. Feb. 18, 1964*

Joy married second: Roy G Nix.

(38334(13)4) MARION DWAIN "Butch" BLEDSOE (son of V. Floyd Hughes and Rosa Lee Pruett) married Patricia J. ? , and had four children:

(38334(13)41) Gregory Dwain Bledsoe, b. Dec. 10, 1959* (38334(13)42) Gary Alan Bledsoe, b. Nov. 1960; died age 3 weeks* (38334(13)43) Kevin Scott Bledsoe, b. Dec. 18, 1962* (38334(13)44) Kelli Jean Bledsoe, b. July 8, 1964*

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(38334(13)5) CHARLOTTE GAY BLEDSOE (dau. of V. Floyd Hughes and Rosa Lee Pruett) was born on Feb. 23, 1940. She married Garnard Lee Spalding, and were the parents of four children:

(38334(13)51) Kimberly Ann Spalding, b. Dec. 30, 1957* (38334(13)52) Kathy Lynn Spalding, b. May 8, 1959* (38334(13)53) Allen Spalding, b. 1960; died age 5 months* (38334(13)54) Garnard Lee Spalding, Jr., b. Oct. 16, 1964*

(38334(14) CLOVIS IRENE PRUETT (dau. of Francis Marion Pruett and Macy Bell Petree) was born near Reed, OK on April 5, 1915. She married Herbert L. "Dobber" Rust in Greer Co., OK on Jan. 13, 1934 (Greer Bk 13, p. 598). Herbert and Clovis had seven children:

(38334(14)1) Katherine Rust, b. March 31, 1939 (38334(14)2) Janice Rust, b. Oct. 6, 1941 (38334(14)3) Betty Lynn Rust, b. June 24, 1943 (38334(14)4) Dianne Rust, b. April 3, 1948* (38334(14)5) Patsy Sharon Rust, b. March 23, 1949 (38334(14)6) Beverly Rust, b. Oct. 21, 1951; m. Dargan Well* (38334(14)7) Toni Rust, b. Dec. 14, 1956*

They resided at Portales, New Mexico.

(38334(14)1) KATHERINE RUST (dau. of Herbert L. Rust and Clovis Irene Pruett) was born on March 31, 1939. She married Raymond Graninger, and had the following children:

(38334(14)11) Kala Joyce Graninger, b. Feb. 27, 1958* (38334(14)12) Pamela Jill Graninger, b. May 11, 1959* (38334(14)13) Laura Jeanine Graninger, b. June 13, 1961* (38334(14)14) Kristi LeRhea Graninger, b. May 1, 1964* (38334(14)15) Michiel Rust Graninger, b. Aug. 21, 1971* (38334(14)16) Teddy Ray Graninger, b. June 28, 1974*

(38334(14)2) JANICE RUST (dau. of Herbert L. Rust and Clovis Irene Pruett) was born on Oct. 6, 1941. She married Billy Toler, and had three children:

(38334(14)21) Lynnila Fern Toler, b. Feb. 10, 1960* (38334(14)22) Keniv Bee Toler, b. April 12, 1961* (38334(14)23) Keith Douglas Toler, b. June 17, 1962*

137 (38334(14)3) BETTY LYNN RUST (dau. of Herbert L. Rust and Clovis Irene Pruett) was born on June 24, 1943. She married Ben Fulks, and were the parents of three children:

(38334(14)31) Ray Edward Fulks, b. Aug. 31, 1962* (38334(14)32) DeLynda Kayle Fulks, b. Aug. 21, 1964* (38334(14)33) Allan Lloyd Fulks, b. Feb. 15, 1969*

(38334(14)5) PATSY SHARON RUST (dau. of Herbert L. Rust and Clovis Irene Pruett) was born on March 23, 1949. She married Don Boyd, and had two sons:

(38334(14)51) Gary Don Boyd, b. July 15, 1969* (38334(14)52) Darin Eugene Boyd, b. May 26, 1972*

(38334(15) WILLIAM HOYT PRUETT (son of Francis Marion Pruett and Macy Bell Petree) was born near Reed, OK on Nov. 15, 1917, and married Helen Louise Presley in Greer Co., OK on June 21, 1941. Helen was born on March 25, 1920 to Oscar Lee Presley. William and Helen had two children:

(38334(15)1) Larry Allen Pruett, b. Nov. 18, 1946 Altus, OK (38334(15)2) Melinda Lougene Pruett, b. Jan. 2, 1958 Pampa, TX*

William left High School and then joined the Army during WW II. He served 37 months in the Pacific. He farmed near Reed, OK, then took a job with Texico, Inc. They resided at Big Springs, Texas.

(38334(15)1) LARRY ALLEN PRUETT (son of William Hoyt Pruett and Helen Louise Presley) was born at Altus, OK on Nov. 18, 1946, and married Denise Gail Mathews at Skellytown, TX on Aug. 5, 1972. Denise was a dau. of G. P. Mathews. Larry and Denise had a son:

(38334(15)11) Matthew Allen Pruett, b. Nov. 23, 1974*

Larry served in the Air Force for 4 years, then worked for Texico, Inc. at Snyder, Texas.

(38334(16) MACY MODELL PRUETT (dau. of Francis Marion Pruett and Macy Bell Petree) was born near Reed, OK on June 3, 1920, and married Carrol L. Hoover. Carrol was born at Brandywine, WV on May 18, 1921 to James Madison Hoover and Cora Fleta May. Carrol and Modell had a son:

(38334(16)1) Larry Carrol Hoover, b. Dec. 24, 1956 San Diego, CA*

Modell was a good writer and artist. They resided at Fremont, California.

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(38334(17) JOSEPHINE PRUETT (dau. of Francis Marion Pruett and Macy Bell Petree) was born near Reed, OK on Aug. 12, 1922. She married Elmer Routh at Ft. Sill, OK on Dec. 10, 1943. Elmer was born at Breckinridge, OK on May 23, 1921 to Elmer A. Routh and Cynthia Pearl Daniels. Elmer and Josephine were the parents of two children:

(38334(17)1) Cynthia Yuvonne Routh, b. Dec. 29, 1951 Enid, OK; m. Terry G Alley on June 1, 1972; resided Alva, OK, where Terry was on the Police Force, and Cynthia worked at the college library* (38334(17)2) Victor Kevin Routh, b. May 3, 1953 Enid, OK*

Elmer was District Superintendent of Okla. Gas & Electric Company. They resided near Alva, Oklahoma.

(38335) MARTHA ANN PRUETT (dau. of Ransom Marion Pruett and Harriett Elizabeth Pruitt) was born in Randolph Co., AL in 1860. She married Jessie Edwards in East Texas, and had the following children:

(383351) Willie Edwards, b. East Texas; m. Delia Rogers (dau. of Peter Ben Rogers) at Reed, OK; retired from railroading in Calif. * (383352) Ransom Edwards, b. East Texas; retired from railroading in Calif* (383353) Ida Edwards, b. East Texas; m. a Jones at Reed, OK* (383354) Pearlee Edwards, b. East Texas; m. a Hartman, a Mennonite, in Greer Co., OK* (383355) Agbert Edwards, b. East Texas*

They lived west of Reed, OK in 1905, and moved to California in 1909. Martha died in California about 1935.

(38337) THOMAS JEFFERSON "Bud" PRUETT (son of Ransom Marion Pruett and Harriett Elizabeth Pruitt) was born in Randolph Co., AL on July 15, 1865. He married Mary Eager Ramsey in Camp Co., TX on July 15, 1886 (Camp Bk 1, p. 325). Mary was born in Camp Co., TX on July 22, 1861 to Andrew Ramsey and a Blackburn. Thomas and Mary were the parents of nine children:

(383371) George Pruett, b. June 2, 1887 near Pittsburg, TX; died in Camp Co., TX on July 13, 1888; br. Reeves Chapel Cem., Camp Co., TX* (383372) Zela Mae Pruett, b. Oct. 31, 1888 near Pittsburg, TX (383373) David Howard Pruett, b. June 6, 1890 near Pittsburg, TX; died in Camp Co., TX on Aug. 27, 1892; br. Reeves Chapel Cem., Camp Co., TX* (383374) Arthur Eskel Pruett, b. Dec. 2, 1891 near Pittsburg, TX (383375) Ella Salina Pruett, b. Jan. 16, 1894 near Pittsburg, TX (383376) Ethel Corola Pruett, b. March 16, 1896 near Pittsburg, TX (383377) Eva Louise Pruett, b. Oct. 26, 1898 near Pittsburg, TX (383378) Essie Lee Pruett, b. Jan. 21, 1900 near Pittsburg, TX (383379) Haskell Loyd Pruett, b. March 13, 1902 near Reed, OK 139 Thomas - Arthur - Zela - Mary Ethel - Ella - Eva

They lived on a farm on the Simpsonville Road, SE of Pittsburg, TX until they moved to Oklahoma in 1901. They settled on 320 acres NW of Reed, Oklahoma.

Uncle Tom's New Barn, Oct. 21, 1908, Reed, OK

Ethel - Eva - Zela - Mary - Oleta - Tom - Harmon - Ella Euel - Haskell - Essie 140 CHAPTER THREE

They sold this farm to William P. Ponder, and in March 1910, moved to a farm they bought near Portales, New Mexico. No one liked the move, so they returned to Greer Co., OK in Oct. 1910, and farmed south of Reed, Oklahoma. Thomas died in Greer Co., OK on July 22, 1942, and Mary died there on Oct. 19, 1950. Both were buried in the Reed Cemetery.

(383372) ZELA MAE PRUETT (dau. of Thomas Jefferson Pruett and Mary Eager Ramsey) was born near Pittsburg, TX on Oct. 31, 1888, and married William Harmon Choat in Greer Co., OK on May 1, 1904 (Greer p. 287). William was born in Tennessee on Jan. 8, 1885 to William Riley Choat and Nellie Cooper. William and Zela had two children:

(3833721) Euel Harmon Choat, b. May 19, 1905 Reed, OK; m. 1st: Jewell Roberts; m. 2nd: Idel Roach* (3833722) Lois Onetah Choat, b. July 23, 1907 Reed, OK; m. 1st: (3831266) Claude Lemar Elkins in Greer Co., OK (see (3831266 for descendants), div.; m. 2nd: James A. Killough*

They farmed in Greer Co., OK, and for some years operated a store at Jester, Oklahoma. William died on Feb. 27, 1928, and was buried at Reed, Oklahoma.

(383374) ARTHUR ESKEL PRUETT (son of Thomas Jefferson Pruett and Mary Eager Ramsey) was born near Pittsburg, TX on Dec. 2, 1891, and married Jennie Petree. Jennie was born in 1893 to Dee Petree of Coryell Co., Texas. Arthur and Jennie had two daughters:

(3833741) J. D. Pruett, b. Sept. 20, 1916 near Reed, OK (3833742) Loree Pruett, b. March 16, 1918 near Reed, OK; m. William Scott Terry (b. April 25, 1913 to Henry Terry and Lucy Tucker) at Reed, OK on Feb. 11, 1937; resided near Reed, OK; no living children*

Arthur was killed by a truck on March 19, 1927, and Jennie died at Amarillo, TX in 1942. Both were buried at Reed, Oklahoma.

(3833741) J. D. PRUETT (on of Arthur Eskel Pruett and Jennie Petree) was born near Reed, OK on Sept. 20, 1916. He married Thelma Jo Nabors in Sept. 1934, and had the following children:

(38337411) Richard Donald Pruett, b. Aug. 10, 1935 Reed, OK (38337412) Jackie Leon Pruett, b. Nov. 11, 1937 NM (38337413) Arthur Lee Pruett, b. Sept. 13, 1939 NM*

J. D. and Thelma were divorced about 1942.

141 (38337411) RICHARD DONALD PRUETT (son of J. D. Pruett and Thelma Jo Nabors) was born at Reed, OK on Aug. 10, 1935. He married Mamie ? , and had three children:

(383374111) Ty Pruett, b. Aug. 8, 1959* (383374112) Kip Pruett, b. 1961* (383374113) Kara Pruett, b. 1968*

(38337412) JACKIE LEON PRUETT (son of J. D. Pruett and Thelma Jo Nabors) was born in New Mexico on Nov. 11, 1937, and had a son:

(383374121) Kenneth Pruett, b. June 27, 1959*

(383375) ELLA SALINA PRUETT (dau. of Thomas Jefferson Pruett and Mary Eager Ramsey) was born near Pittsburg, TX on Jan. 16, 1894, and married Leonard Franklin Roberts at Reed, OK on Oct. 8, 1911 (Greer Bk 6-B, p. 121). Leonard was born at Red Banks, MS in 1893. Leonard and Ella were the parents of three children:

(3833751) Eskel Frank Roberts, b. Sept. 8, 1914 Reed, OK (3833752) Kenneth Pruett Roberts, b. April 4, 1917 Reed, OK (3833753) John Hunter Roberts, b. Sept. 11, 1919 Reed, OK; died by falling into a tub of boiling water on Jan. 23, 1924; br. Kingfisher, OK*

Leonard and Ella were successful farmers and business people. Leonard ran a filling station at Kingfisher, OK in 1924; operated a grocery store at Oklahoma City; and later had a large dairy near Shawnee, Oklahoma. Leonard died at Shawnee, OK on Dec. 1, 1969.

(3833751) ESKEL FRANK ROBERTS (son of Leonard Franklin Roberts and Ella Salina Pruett) was born at Reed, OK on Sept. 8, 1914. He married Frances Regina Kuesterstefeen (b. 1915) at Oklahoma City, OK in 1944, and had the following children:

(38337511) Donald Eskel Roberts, b. July 11, 1946 Shawnee, OK; died at birth* (38337512) Thomas Ike Roberts, b. June 30, 1948 Shawnee, OK (38337513) James Allen Roberts, b. July 23, 1950; m. Cora Lee Hancock on Nov. 20. 1971 * (38337514) Linda Marie Roberts, b. Sept. 28, 1953; m. Gary Lynn Ferrell on Dec. 31, 1973*

Eskel was a successful real estate broker and investor. They resided at Tecumseh, Oklahoma.

(38337512) THOMAS IKE ROBERTS (son of Eskel Frank Roberts and Frances Regina Kuesterstefeen) was born at Shawnee, OK on June 30, 1948. He married Lina A. Catlett on July 11, 1969, and had a daughter:

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(383375121) Lisa Aliène Roberts, b. Aug. 26, 1970 Del City, OK*

(3833752) KENNETH PRUETT ROBERTS (son of Leonard Franklin Roberts and Ella Salina Pruett) was born at Reed, OK on April 4, 1917, and married leva Maurice Elliff. leva was born at Henryetta, OK on July 21,1918. Kenneth and leva had three children:

(38337521) Marsha Jane Roberts, b. Feb. 14, 1937 Oklahoma City, OK (38337522) Kenneth Pruett Roberts, Jr., b. Dec. 5, 1938 Oklahoma City, OK (38337523) Leonard Eskel Roberts, b. Aug. 28, 1940 Oklahoma City, OK

They resided at Denton, Texas.

(38337521) MARSHA JANE ROBERTS (dau. of Kenneth Pruett Roberts and leva Maurice Elliff) was born Oklahoma City, OK on Feb. 14, 1937, and married William Robert Pickens on Aug. 31, 1956. William was born on May 18, 1935. William and Marsha were the parents of two children:

(383375211) Jane Elizabeth Pickens, b. Feb. 1, 1959 Houston, TX* (383375212) John Robert Pickens, b. Nov. 10, 1963 Bryan, TX*

They resided at Ponca City, Oklahoma.

(38337522) KENNETH PRUETT ROBERTS, JR. (son of Kenneth Pruett Roberts and leva Maurice Elliff) was born at Oklahoma City, OK on Dec. 5, 1938. He married Marylyn Keeton (b. May 13, 1935) on July 15, 1968, and had a daughter:

(383375221) Ella Ruth Roberts, b. Sept. 9, 1969 McKinney, TX*

(38337523) LEONARD ESKEL ROBERTS (son of Kenneth Pruett Roberts and leva Maurice Elliff) was born at Oklahoma City, OK on Aug. 28, 1940. He married Nancy Billye Campbell on Aug. 21, 1957, and had three children:

(383375231) Leonard Eskel Roberts, Jr., b. May 10, 1958 Houston, TX* (383375232) Marguerite Maurice Roberts, b. May 21, 1960 Houston, TX* (383375233) Michael Kenneth Roberts, b. April 9, 1969 Oklahoma City, OK*

(383376) ETHEL COROLA PRUETT (dau. of Thomas Jefferson Pruett and Mary Eager Ramsey) was born near Pittsburg, TX on March 16, 1896. She married Andrew Jackson Barton in Greer Co., OK on Jan. 4, 1914 (Greer Bk 7, p. 35). 143 Andrew was born at Iron City, TN on Sept. 28, 1887 to J. J. Barton and Viola Chambless. Andrew and Ethel had the following children:

(3833761) Thomas Jackson "T.J." Barton, b. Sept. 3, 1915 Reed, OK (3833762) Mildred Vinita Barton, b. Aug. 22, 1917 Reed, OK (3833763) Claude Nolan Barton, b. Oct. 29, 1920

Andrew died at Reed, OK on Jan. 27, 1963.

(3833761) THOMAS JACKSON "T.J." BARTON (son of Andrew Jackson Barton and Ethel Corola Pruett) was born at Reed, OK on Sept. 3, 1915. He married Levoi Cullins at Reed, OK on Oct. 20, 1934, and had three children:

(38337611) Tommy Royce Barton (twin), b. Oct. 19, 1935 Reed, OK (38337612) John Joyce Barton (twin), b. Oct. 19, 1935 Reed, OK (38337613) Glenda Gay Barton, b. Oct. 22, 1943 Reed, OK; taught in public schools at Indianapolis, IN*

Thomas operated the grocery store at Reed, Oklahoma.

(38337611) TOMMY ROYCE BARTON (son of Thomas Jackson Barton and Levoi Cullins) was born at Reed, OK on Oct. 19, 1935. He married Nancy Carper, and had two children:

(383376111) Melinda Barton* (383376112) Brent Barton*

(38337612) JOHN JOYCE BARTON (dau. of Thomas Jackson Barton and Levoi Cullins) was born at Reed, OK on Oct. 19, 1935. She married Don Neal, and had three daughters:

(383376121) Patsy Neal* (383376122) Brenda Neal* (383376123) Pamela Neal*

(3833762) MILDRED VINITA BARTON (dau. of Andrew Jackson Barton and Ethel Corola Pruett) was born at Reed, OK on Aug. 22, 1917. She married Willard Lee Presley on Feb. 9, 1933, and had a daughter:

(38337621) Barbara Ann Presley

(38337621) BARBARA ANN PRESLEY (dau. of Willard Lee Presley and Mildred Vinita Barton) married Curtis Shipman, and had three children: 144 CHAPTER THREE

(383376211) Curtis Shipman, Jr.* (383376212) Scott Shipman* (383376213) Geary Shipman*

(3833763) CLAUDE NOLAN BARTON (son of Andrew Jackson Barton and Ethel Corola Pruett) was born on Oct. 29, 1920. He married Opal Lucile Thompson on March 7, 1942, and had two children:

(38337631) Judy Lane Barton; m. Robert Barker* (38337632) Claude C. Barton*

Claude was a Pilot in WW II. He became prosperous in his business at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

(383377) EVA LOUISE PRUETT (dau. of Thomas Jefferson Pruett and Mary Eager Ramsey) was born near Pittsburg, TX on Oct. 26, 1898, and married Carl Pugh in Greer Co., OK on Jan. 3, 1915 (Greer Bk 7, p. 218). Carl and Eva had a son:

(3833771) Norrel Carl Pugh, b. ca 1916 Reed, OK; resided Houston, TX*

Carl was a Policeman. Eva died at Beaumont, TX on Sept. 23, 1962, and was buried at Reed, Oklahoma.

(383378) ESSIE LEE PRUETT (dau. of Thomas Jefferson Pruett and Mary Eager Ramsey) was born near Pittsburg, TX on Jan. 21, 1900. She married Henry Craig Vaughan in Greer Co., OK on Dec. 20, 1919 (Greer Bk 8, p. 174), and had a son:

(3833781) Charles Ray Vaughan

Henry and Essie farmed for many years in the Reed Community, and retired to Mangum, Oklahoma.

(3833781) CHARLES RAY VAUGHAN (son of Henry Craig Vaughan and Essie Lee Pruett) married Marie Morris, and had the following children:

(38337811) Geary Lynn Vaughan* (38337812) Terry Don Vaughan* (38337813) Charles Ray Vaughan, Jr.*

They divorced after 17 years.

145 (383379) HASKELL LOYD PRUETT (son of Thomas Jefferson Pruett and Mary Eager Ramsey) was born near Reed, OK on March 13, 1902, and married first: Lois Mable Shinn at Oklahoma City, OK on June 11, 1927. Lois was born at Blake, OK to J. Bert Shinn and Mable Wilhite. Haskell and Lois were the parents of two children:

(3833791) Yvonne Donna Pruett, b. March 8, 1928 Ladessa, OK (3833792) Lyndell Lloyd Pruett, b. Nov. 3, 1930 Mangum, OK

Haskell "Little Haskell" operated a store for sometime on the Reed-Mangum highway , in the White Flat Community. He later spent many years delivering milk at Mangum, Oklahoma. Lois died about 1934, when Lyndell was only 3 years old. Haskell remarried on Nov. 30, 1942.

(3833791) YVONNE DONNA PRUETT (dau. of Haskell Loyd Pruett and Lois Mable Shinn) was born at Ladessa, OK on March 8, 1928. She married Clarence Godwin on Nov. 16, 1947, and had two daughters:

(38337911) Donna Gale Godwin, b. July 22, 1948 Oklahoma City, OK (38337912) Debra Kay Godwin, b. July 26, 1954*

(38337911) DONNA GALE GODWIN (dau. of Clarence Godwin and Yvonne Donna Pruett) was born at Oklahoma City, OK on July 22, 1948. She married Larry Rourke, and had a daughter

(383379111) Shannon Rena Rourke, b. Aug. 24, 1970*

(3833792) LYNDELL LLOYD PRUETT (son of Haskell Loyd Pruett and Lois Mable Shinn) was born at Mangum, OK on Nov. 3, 1930. He married Syble Lynn Anderson, and had the following children:

(38337921) Terry Lynn Pruett, b. Nov. 29, 1951 Oklahoma City, OK* (38337922) Craig Allen Pruett, b. Dec. 25, 1955 Koctihika, AK* (38337923) David Glen Pruett, b. March 13, 1957 Koctihika, AK* (38337924) Karren Ann Pruett, b. Aug. 19, 1960 Kings Island, AK* (38337925) Beckey Dale Pruett, b. July 10, 196 ? Kings Island, AK* (38337926) Brian Scott Pruett, b. Feb. 6, 1968 Kings Island, AK*

They resided at Juneau, Alaska.

(3834) WILLIAM MALONE "Red Bill" PRUITT (son of Tillman Dixon Pruitt and Diannah Hillsman Farrar) was born at Decatur, GA on March 1, 1831, and married first: Martha Ann Daniel on July 12, 1854. Martha was born in Mississippi on May 1, 1838 to Thomas Daniel and Mary. William and Martha were the parents of six children:

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(38341) James Pruitt; died in infancy* (38342) Frances Caroline Pruitt, b. May 15, 1856; m. (38334) Francis Marion Pruett in Camp Co., TX in Sept. or Oct. 1875 (see (38334) for descendants) (38343) Thomas Jefferson Pruitt, b. Aug. 21, 1858 Choctaw Co., MS (38344) Mary L. Pruitt, b. April 10, 1861 Upshur Co., TX (38345) William Malone Pruitt, Jr., b. March 8, 1863 Upshur Co., TX (38346) Jesse Franklin "Bud" Pruitt, b. March 12, 1866 Upshur Co., TX

On July 20, 1862, William enrolled from Pittsburg, TX in the Confederate Army for 3 years. He was a Private in Co. F, 14th Regt., Texas Infantry. Martha died in Upshur Co., TX on March 15, 1867, and was buried at Perryville, Texas. William married second: Malisa Cook on Jan. 9, 1868. Malisa was born at Iuka, MS to John Rubin Cook and Debra Martin. William and Malisa had a son:

(38347) John Ruben Harrison "Rube" Pruitt, b. April 6, 1869 Upshur Co., TX

William died on Feb. 5, 1908, and Malisa died on Dec. 13, 1911. Both were buried at Leesburg, Texas.

(38343) THOMAS JEFFERSON PRUITT (son of William Malone Pruitt and Martha Ann Daniel) was born in Choctaw Co., MS on Aug. 21, 1858. He married first: Elen Lewis in Camp Co., TX on Jan. 5, 1876 (Camp Bk 1, p. 39), and had two sons:

(383431) J. Sidney Pruitt, b. Jan. 21, 1878 Upshur Co., TX; m. Annie McCarty; and died on March 3, 1954* (383432) Hubert Thomas Pruitt, b. Dec. 31, 1882 Upshur Co., TX

They farmed near Leesburg in Upshur Co., TX until Elen died. Thomas married second: Ada L. Duffy in Camp Co., TX on Nov. 13, 1889 (Camp Bk 1, p. 439). Ada was born at Simpsonville, TX on Oct. 22, 1865. It is not known when they moved, but they were in Montague Co., TX for a while, and then moved to Fox, OK by 1892. Thomas and Ada were the parents of seven children:

(383433) Willie Mae Pruitt, b. July 10, 1892 Fox, OK; m. Arthur Ray* (383434) Jesse M. Pruitt, b. March 14, 1895 Thomas, OK; m. Effie Brandon* (383435) Earl M. Pruitt, b. Sept. 13, 1899 Fox, OK; never married* (383436) Roy Pruitt, b. Dec. 17, 1900 Fox, OK; m. Nola Jones* (383437) Clara A. Pruitt, b. March 15, 1905 Fox, OK; m. Ell Robinson, and died on April 15, 1935* (383438) Junie E. Pruitt, b. Aug. 11, 1908 Fox, OK, m. Johnie Mullins* (383439) Alvis G. Pruitt, b. July 14, 1912 Fox, OK; m. Mary Gant*

Ada died at Waurika, OK on Jan. 23, 1935, and was buried at Hastings, Oklahoma. Thomas died on July 3, 1935^ 147 (383432) HUBERT THOMAS PRUITT (son of Thomas Jefferson Pruitt and Elen Lewis) was born in Upshur Co., TX on Dec. 31, 1882, and married Mary Elizabeth "Dollie" Oliver. Dollie was born at Knox, TX on July 11, 1890 to Sam Oliver and Mary E. Wilson. Hubert and Dollie had four children:

(3834321) Ida Irene Pruitt, b. Aug. 25, 1911 Mountain Air, NM* (3834322) Opal Frances Pruitt, b. Aug. 31, 1912 Deming, NM; m. Prentice Stamps on Jan. 21, 1939* (3834323) Marvin Morgan Pruitt, b. Dec. 31, 1914 Mangum, OK* (3834324) Houston Hubert Pruitt, b. March 17, 1917 Mangum, OK; died on Oct. 6, 1935*

They lived for a time in New Mexico, but returned to Greer Co., OK in 1913 to farm NW of Reed, Oklahoma. They later moved to Mangum, OK, where Hubert was the salesman for Watkins Products for the west part of Greer County. Hubert died on July 12, 1957, and was buried at Mangum, Oklahoma. Mary died in 1969.

(38344) MARY L. PRUITT (dau. of William Malone Pruitt and Martha Ann Daniel) was born in Upshur Co., TX on April 10, 1861. She married first: (383112) William Berry Ponder in Camp Co., TX on April 18, 1881 (Camp Bk 1, p. 167). William was born in Talladega Co., AL on Dec 26, 1860 to Perryman Lafayette Ponder and Martha Jane Woodward. They were divorced without children. Mary married second: John Bledsoe on April 17, 1889, and had three children:

(383441) Callie Bledsoe* (383442) Tom Bledsoe* (383443) Jim Bledsoe*

Mary married third: Bud Taylor. Mary died on July 18, 1938.

(38345) WILLIAM MALONE PRUITT, JR. (son of William Malone Pruitt and Martha Ann Daniel) was born in Upshur Co., TX on March 8, 1863, and married Sarah Frances Martin on Aug. 16, 1885. Sarah was born at Simpsonville, TX on Dec. 20, 1868. William and Sarah had the following children:

(383451) Beulah May Pruitt, b. June 14, 1887, m. Nelson Willis on March 6, 1904* (383452) James Henry "Jim" Pruitt, b. Sept. 16, 1888 Simpsonville, TX (383453) Una Ollie Pruitt, b. April 1, 1890; m. Ira Dexter Carter in Camp Co., TX on Sept. 22, 1907 (Camp Bk 4, p. 541); and died in 1966* (383454) Evylyn Malone Pruitt, b. July 5, 1891; m. Willie Hoffman on June 6, 1915* (383455) Pinkney Marvin Pruitt, b. Feb. 7, 1893; m. Iva Reed; and died in the early 1960's* (383456) Millie Carrie Pruitt, b. Oct. 9, 1894; m. Daniel Knight on Jan. 8, 1911; and died on Feb. 16. 1941* (383457) Maudie Lauizer Pruitt, b. Oct. 4, 1897, died in 1910* (383458) Margaret Edith Pruitt, b. Feb. 10, 1901

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(383459) Kellam Cathy Pruitt, b. Feb. 11, 1903; m. Christine Mun on Nov. 29, 1925* (38345(10) Gladys Beatrice Pruitt, b. April 19, 1905; m. Carley Harris in Camp Co., TX on Dec. 24,1921* (38345(11) Frances Gertrude Pruitt, b. March 26, 1906; m. Charlie Longman in Camp Co., TX on March 27, 1925* (38345(12) Theata Allverdo Pruitt, b. Dec. 1908; died on July 16, 1909* (38345(13) Luther Clinton Pruitt, b. June 23, 1911; m. Bessie Turner on June 18, 1938*

William farmed his entire life in East Texas. Sarah died in 1937, and was buried in an unmarked grave. William died in July 1945, and was buried at Winnesboro, Texas.

(383452) JAMES HENRY "Jim" PRUITT (son of William Malone Pruitt, Jr. and Sarah Frances Martin) was born at Simpsonville, TX on Sept. 16, 1888, and married Alma Shelby on Sept. 14, 1912. Alma was born at Clearwater, TX on July 10, 1894. Jim and Alma were the parents of four children.

(3834521) Morris Furgeson Pruitt, b. April 14, 1912; died same day* (3834522) Clyda Valoris Pruitt, b. Jan. 26, 1914 Clearwater, TX; m. Louis Resman Ellis on July 29, 1937* (3834523) Elvorta Boista Pruitt, b. Dec. 14, 1917; died on Sept. 23, 1920* (3834524) Joycelyn Pearl Pruitt, b. Dec. 4, 1924 Clearwater, TX

Jim worked many years at Visilia College in California. They resided at Cayucos, California.

(3834524) JOYCELYN PEARL PRUITT (dau. of James Henry Pruitt and Alma Shelby) was born at Clearwater, TX on Dec. 4, 1924. She married Virgil Lawrence Webb at Alpine, TX in Sept. 1942, and had three children:

(38345241) Melinda Dorris Webb, b. Jan. 16, 1943; m. William Henderson in May 1967* (38345242) James Michael Webb, b. July 1, 1945 Ajo, AZ (38345243) Suzan Valoris Webb, b. Feb. 15, 1946 Roswell, NM

(38345242) JAMES MICHAEL WEBB (son of Virgil Lawrence Webb and Joycelyn Pearl Pruitt) was born at Ajo, AZ on July 1, 1945. He married Karen Reeves at Denver, CO on June 28, 1965, and had two children:

(383452421) James "Tommy" Webb* (383452422) Tina Webb*

149 (38345243) SUZAN VALORIS WEBB (dau. of Virgil Lawrence Webb and Joycelyn Pearl Pruitt) was born at Roswell, NM on Feb. 15, 1946. She married Jimmy Anderson at Sacramento, C A in June 1964, and had the following children:

(383452431) Dora Sue Anderson* (383452432) James Tommie Anderson* (383452433) Malinda Anderson* (383452434) Lawrence "Larry" Anderson*

(383458) MARGARET EDITH PRUITT (dau. of William Malone Pruitt, Jr. and Sarah Frances Martin) was born on Feb. 10, 1901. She married first: Marvin Zimmerman on Sept. 9, 1917, and had 4 sons and 5 daughters, all born in East Texas. Marvin died on Nov. 5, 1952. Margaret married second. Awen Ayers on Feb. 23, 1957. Margaret was an Artist and School Teacher. They resided at Lamesa, Texas.

(38346) JESSE FRANKLIN "Bud" PRUITT (son of William Malone Pruitt and Martha Ann Daniel) was born in Upshur Co., TX on March 12, 1866, and married Eliza Martin on July 14, 1883. Eliza was born in Upshur Co., TX on Dec. 26, 1868 to E.A.F. Martin and Penny Johnson. Jesse and Eliza were the parents of five children:

(383461) Winfield Scott Pruitt, b. March 4, 1887 Camp Co., TX; m. Ida Mae Edwards* (383462) Elonzo Edmond Pruitt, b. June 1, 1889 Camp Co., TX; m. Willie Francis Harris* (383463) James Alexander Pruitt, b. Oct. 1, 1894 Camp Co., TX; m. Beatrice L. Brown* (383464) May Louisa Pruitt, b. Dec. 2, 1897 Camp Co., TX; m. Rondo Clanton Harris* (383465) Buna Mae Pruitt, b. May 17, 1903 Camp Co., TX; m. Elmer Steele*

Eliza died on Jan. 18, 1916, and was buried at Mattinburg, Texas. Jesse died on March 11, 1958, and was buried at Gilmer, Texas.

(38347) JOHN RUBEN HARRISON "Rube" PRUITT (son of William Malone Pruitt and Malisa Cook) was born in Upshur Co., TX on April 6, 1869. He married first: Mollie Young in Camp Co., TX on Oct. 23, 1890 (Camp Bk 1, p. 462), and had fivechildren :

(383471) Caddie Elizabeth Pruitt, b. March 20, 1892 Camp Co., TX (383472) James Frank Pruitt, b. Sept. 29, 1894 Camp Co., TX; died at San Antonio, TX on Jan. 20, 1918; br. Mattinburg Cem., Camp Co., TX* (383473) William Dan Pruitt, b. Aug. 26, 1896 Camp Co., TX; died on July 24, 1897* (383474) Mary Liza Pruitt, b. Aug. 9, 1898 Camp Co., TX (383475) Pearlie Margaret Pruitt, b. July 11, 1901 Camp Co., TX

Mollie died on Dec. 9, 1903, and was buried in Mattinburg Cem., Camp Co., Texas. John married second: (383171) Lula E. Gilliam in 1904. Lula was a dau. of a Gilliam and Molly Pruett. John and Lula had two children:

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(383476) J. W. Pruitt, b. Jan. 26, 1905; died on Feb. 4, 1905* (383477) Alice Mae Pruitt, b. May 17, 1906; m. William Leslie Stewart (1908-1963); and did not have children*

Lula died on Oct. 29, 1906. John married third: Mollie Courtney in 1907. Mollie was a dau. of Lemuel C. Courtney and Rhyna Gilliam. John and Mollie had two daughters:

(383478) Lillie Myrtle Pruitt, b. July 19, 1908 (383479) Eva Lee Pruitt, b. Feb. 20, 1910

Mollie died on July 4, 1910. John married fourth: Martha Addie Davis in 1911. Martha was born in Upshur Co., TX on July 14, 1887 to John Early Davis and Mary Alice. John and Martha were the parents of four children:

(38347(10) Ruby A. Pruitt, b. Oct. 8, 1912; died on Aug. 30. 1914* (38347(11) Emory Key Pruitt, b. July 17, 1914 (38347(12) Cecil Laverne Pruitt, b. Jan. 15, 1917 Brumley, TX (38347(13) Nina Faye Pruitt, b. Sept. 13, 1918 Brumley, TX

John spent his entire life in East Texas. Martha died on March 10, 1951, and John died on April 20, 1959. Both were buried in Mattinburg Cem., Pittsburg, Texas.

(383471) CADDIE ELIZABETH PRUITT (dau. of John Ruben Harrison Pruitt and Mollie Young) was born in Camp Co., TX on March 20, 1892. He married Harris H. Minchew (b. 1891) at Brumley, TX on Oct. 23, 1911, and had the following children:

(3834711) Trudy Minchew, b. 1913 Hugo, OK; m. a Nation* (3834712) Iwana Minchew, b. 1913 Hugo, OK; m. William "Bill" Nation* (3834713) Walter Man "Pete" Minchew, b. 1928 Hugo, OK* (3834714) Lester Minchew, b. 1920 Hugo, OK; m. Sylvia* (3834715) Horace Hestand "Ruster" Minchew, b. 1923 Hugo, OK* (3834716) Marie Minchew, b. 1925 Hugo, OK; m. a Miller* (3834717) Roy D. Minchew, b. 1927 Hugo, OK* (3834718) Frances Minchew, b. 1929 Hugo, OK; m. Virgil Miller*

Harris died about 1930. Caddie died at Hugo, OK in Oct. 1966.

(383474) MARY LIZA PRUITT (dau. of John Ruben Harrison Pruitt and Mollie Young) was born in Camp Co., TX on Aug. 9, 1898. She married Woodie Timothy Copeland at Brumley, TX on Feb. 9, 1913, and had four children:

(3834741) Lynard Timothy Copeland, b. Sept. 25, 1915 Camp Co., TX; died on Feb. 25, 1916*

151 (3834742) L. D. Copeland, b. Jan. 16, 1918 Camp Co., TX (3834743) Mavis Gwendelyn Copeland, b. April 21, 1922 Camp Co., TX (3834744) Myrlon Vernell Copeland, b. March 9, 1930 Camp Co., TX

(3834742) L. D. COPELAND (son of Woodie Timothy Copeland and Mary Liza Pruitt) was born in Camp Co., TX on Jan. 16, 1918. He married Edna Smith on Nov. 12, 1942, and had:

(38347421) Edna Lynn Copeland, b. Sept. 12, 1943* (38347422) Robert Seaton Copeland, b. Nov. 16, 1944* (38347423) Phyllis Ann Copeland, b. March 15, 1957*

(3834743) MAVIS GWENDELYN COPELAND (dau. of Woodie Timothy Copeland and Mary Liza Pruitt) was born in Camp Co., TX on April 21, 1922. She married Paul Lavern Dawson on Nov. 12, 1947, and had a daughter:

(38347431) Paula Dearon Dawson, b. April 26, 1951*

(3834744) MYRLON VERNELL COPELAND (dau. of Woodie Timothy Copeland and Mary Liza Pruitt) was born in Camp Co., TX on March 9, 1930. She married John Robert Pepetone on June 2, 1951, and adopted two children:

(38347441a) Michael John Pepetone, b. May 5, 1956* (38347442a) Nina Marie Pepetone, b. Nov. 5, 1959*

(383475) PEARLIE MARGARET PRUITT (dau. of John Ruben Harrison Pruitt and Mollie Young) was born in Camp Co., TX on July 11, 1901. She married Henry E. Massoletti (b. 1898) at Brumley, TX on Feb. 20, 1918, and had three children:

(3834751) Clifford LeVon Massoletti, b. Sept. 18, 1920 near Brumley, TX (3834752) Mildred Hazell Massoletti, b. Nov. 5, 1922 near Brumley, TX (3834753) Carrol Vincent Massoletti, b. Aug. 12, 1925 near Brumley, TX

Henry died in 1969.

(3834751) CLIFFORD LeVON MASSOLETTI (son of Henry E. Massoletti and Pearlie Margaret Pruitt) was born near Brumley, TX on Sept. 18, 1920. He married Dorothy Seals on May 9, 1942, and had two children:

(38347511) Betty Marie Massoletti, b. April 16, 1943; m. James Brown* (38347512) Larry Le Von Massoletti, b. Aug. 3, 1946; m. Betty Sue Munn*

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(3834752) MILDRED HAZELL MASSOLETTI (dau. of Henry E. Massoletti and Pearlie Margaret Pruitt) was born near Brumley, TX on Nov. 5, 1922. She married Carey E. Lambert on Sept. 8, 1942, and had the following children:

(38347521) Glenda Kay Lambert, b. Feb. 18, 1947; m. Larry Stone* (38347522) Judy Carroll Lambert, b. Oct. 27, 1948; m. Michael Lowe* (38347523) Donna Gail Lambert, b. Feb. 11, 1949; m. Terry Shelton*

(3834753) CARROL VINCENT MASSOLETTI (son of Henry E. Massoletti and Pearlie Margaret Pruitt) was born near Brumley, TX on Aug. 12, 1925. He married Nobie Simmerman on Oct. 20, 1948, and had three children:

(38347531) Bobby Carrol Massoletti, b. July 12, 1953 Gilmer, TX* (38347532) Debra Jean Massoletti, b. Oct. 21, 1955 Gilmer, TX* (38347533) Marty Massoletti, b. Dec. 10, 1968 Gilmer, TX*

(383478) LILLIE MYRTLE PRUITT (dau. of John Ruben Harrison Pruitt and Mollie Courtney) was born on July 19, 1908. She married Thomas Preston Sanders on Dec. 12, 1929, and had two children:

(3834781) John Preston Sanders, b. Oct. 31, 1928; died on March 28, 1936* (3834782) Myrtle Louise Sanders, b. Feb. 2, 1931 NV

(3834782) MYRTLE LOUISE SANDERS (dau. of Thomas Preston Sanders and Lillie Myrtle Pruitt) was born in Nevada on Feb. 2, 1931, and married James B. Broom on Feb. 9, 1949. They had the following children:

(38347821) Jimmy F. Broom, b. Dec. 16, 1949 Dallas, TX* (38347822) Billy Don Broom, b. Jan. 2, 1951 Dallas, TX* (38347823) Betty Ann Broom, b. Jan. 23, 1953 Dallas, TX* (38347824) Mary Kay Broom, b. Nov. 19, 1957 Dallas, TX*

(383479) EVA LEE PRUITT (dau. of John Ruben Harrison Pruitt and Mollie Courtney) was born on Feb. 20, 1910. She married Julius Malcom Beckham (b. 1908) on Sept. 4, 1927, and had three children:

(3834791) Rubin Virginia Beckham, b. June 19, 1930 (3834792) Julius Wayne Beckham, b. Jan. 3, 1933 (3834793) Mabel Jean Beckham, b. Aug. 22, 1938 Glenwood, TX

153 (3834791) RUBIN VIRGINIA BECKHAM (dau. of Julius Malcom Beckham and Eva Lee Pruitt) was born on June 19, 1930. She married James G Carroll on Jan. 3, 1946, and had a daughter:

(38347911) Judy Marie Carroll, b. March 2, 1945; m. James W. Marshall on July 20, 1969*

Virginia was a member of the DAR, no. 569146, and was the first woman officer in Farmers & Merchants National Bank.

(3834792) JULIUS WAYNE BECKHAM (son of Julius Malcom Beckham and Eva Lee Pruitt) was born on Jan. 3, 1933. He married Maxene Watts on July 12, 1954, and had two sons:

(38347921) Dennis Mack Beckham, b. Aug. 1, 1957 Longview, TX* (38347922) James Dale Beckham, b. June 19, 1962 Longview, TX*

(3834793) MABEL JEAN BECKHAM (dau. of Julius Malcom Beckham and Eva Lee Pruitt) was born at Glenwood, TX on Aug. 22, 1938. She married John E. Jordan on Aug. 17, 1957, and had a daughter:

(38347931) Jane Lee Jordan, b. June 22, 1966 Pasadena, TX*

(38347(11) EMORY KEY PRUITT (son of John Ruben Harrison Pruitt and Martha Addie Davis) was born on July 17, 1914, and married Mildred Minchew on April 8, 1939. They had two children:

(38347(11)1) James Emory Pruitt, b. Dec. 28, 1940 Pittsburg, TX (38347(11)2) Janet Carol Pruitt, b. Jan. 26, 1944 Pittsburg, TX

Emory died on Aug. 26, 1958, and was buried at Macadonia.

(38347(11)1) JAMES EMORY PRUITT (son of Emory Key Pruitt and Mildred Minchew) was born at Pittsburg, TX on Dec. 28, 1940. He married Vonnie Ward on Dec. 1, 1961, and were the parents of three children:

(38347(11)11) Jamie Dee Pruitt, b. Jan. 7, 1963* (38347(11)12) James Allen Pruitt, b. Jan. 13, 1966* (38347(11)13) Shawnne Lee Pruitt, b. Dec. 3, 1968*

(38347(11)2) JANET CAROL PRUITT (dau. of Emory Key Pruitt and Mildred Minchew) was born at Pittsburg, TX on Jan. 26, 1944. She married Rix Martin on April 4, 1966, and had two children:

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(38347(11)21) Robert Nicholas Martin, b. Sept. 28, 1966* (38347(11)22) Vickey Kathlyn Martin, b. Oct. 27, 1969*

38347(12) CECIL LAVERNE PRUITT (dau. of John Ruben Harrison Pruitt and Martha Addie Davis) was born at Brumley, TX on Jan. 15, 1917. She married Oscar C. Reid (b. 1911) in Camp Co., TX on Nov. 10, 1932, and had a son:

(38347(12)1) Donald Fred Reid, b. Oct. 13, 1936 Upshur Co., TX

Cecil died on May 19, 1971, and was buried at Odessa, Texas.

(38347(12)1) DONALD FRED REID (son of Oscar C. Reid and Cecil Laverne Pruitt) was born in Upshur Co., TX on Oct. 13, 1936. He married Corine Minchew on Jan. 8, 1956, and had the following children:

(38347(12)11) Donna Jo Reid, b. July 31, 1957 Camp Co., TX* (38347(12)12) Rickey Jon Reid, b. July 11, 1958 Camp Co., TX* (38347(12)13) Debra Lynn Reid, b. April 10, 1960 Camp Co., TX* (38347(12)14) Royce Wayne Reid, b. Jan. 27, 1962 Camp Co., TX*

(38347(13) NINA FAYE PRUITT (dau. of John Ruben Harrison Pruitt and Martha Addie Davis) was born at Brumley, TX on Sept. 13, 1918. She married Gid Foster in Upshur Co., TX on Oct. 20, 1934, and had a daughter:

(38347(13)1) Shirley Yvonne Foster, b. Jan. 25, 1937

(38347(13)1) SHIRLEY YVONNE FOSTER (dau. of Gid Foster and Nina Faye Pruitt) was born on Jan. 25, 1937. She married Eddie Fowler in Upshur Co., TX on Dec. 1, 1954, and had two sons:

(38347(13)11) Stephen Lee Fowler, b. Sept. 28, 1955 Longview, TX* (38347(13)12) Scotty Gid Fowler, b. July 8, 1958 Longview, TX*

(3837) BENJAMIN FRANKLIN PRUITT (son of Tillman Dixon Pruitt and Diannah Hillsman Farrar) was born at Decatur, GA in 1839. He married a Catledge, and had seven children:

(38371) Benjamin Franklin "Little Crazy Ben" Pruitt, Jr.* (38372) Pearlie Pruitt, m. (383122) James Ponder; resided Ardmore, OK* (38373) William Jesse Pruitt, b. 1869 East Texas

155 (38374) Anna Pruitt; m. a Killian, who built the first hotel at Reed, OK* (38375) Florence Pruitt (38376) Joseph "Joe" Pruitt (38377) Oscar Pruitt*

Benjamin farmed north of Reed, Oklahoma. He died on Jan. 7, 1907, and was buried in the Reed Cemetery.

(38373) WILLIAM JESSE PRUITT (son of Benjamin Franklin Pruitt and a Catledge) was born in East Texas in 1869. He married first: Mary Louise "Mollie" Knight at Emory, TX about 1888. Mollie was born in East Texas about 1870. She was of Cherokee descent. Her grandfather was orphaned on "The Trail of Tears". William and Mollie were the parents of seven children:

(383731) Lillie Mac Pruitt, b. Oct. 27, 1890 E. TX (383732) Bertha Lee Pruitt, b. Feb. 3, 1893 Emory, TX; died in Coles Co., IL on Aug. 11, 1930* (383733) John Benjamin "Pete" Pruitt, b. 1900 E. TX; died in OK in 1939; br. Fairlawn Cem., Comanche, OK* (383734) Myrtle Clarissa Pruitt, b. June 13, 1901 Indian Terr., OK; died at Stockton, CA in Oct. 1925* (383735) Theodore "Ted" Pruitt, b. 1902 Indian Terr., OK; died in 1903* (383736) Clarence Overton Pruitt, b. 1903 Indian Terr., OK; died at El Centro, CA* (383737) William Avery Pruitt, b. 1906 Indian Terr., OK; died at Live Oak, C A* William married second: Oma Elizabeth Crenshaw (b. 1887 E. TX), and had three children:

(383738) Luther Roy Pruitt, b. Feb. 17, 1919 Comanche, OK; m. Evelyn Lucille Foster in OK on Feb. 9, 1941* (383739) Raymond Pruitt, b. May 6, 1920 Duncan, OK (38373(10) Lady Ruth Pruitt, b. Jan. 29, 1922 Pawnee, OK, died at Comanche, OK in 1992; br. Fairlawn Cem., Comanche, OK*

William died at Comanche, OK in 1937, and Oma died at Oklahoma City, OK in 1969. Both were buried in Fairlawn Cem., Comanche, Oklahoma.

(383731) LILLIE MAC PRUITT (dau. of William Jesse Pruitt and Mary Louise Knight) was born th East Texas on Oct. 27, 1890. She married John Butler, and had the following children:

(3837311) Icy Butler, b. ca 1915 Pawnee, OK* (3837312) Geneva Butler, b. ca 1916 Pawnee, OK* (3837313) William Butler, b. ca 1917 Pawnee, OK* (3837314) Freeman Butler, b. ca 1918* (3837315) Doris Butler, b. ca 1919*

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Lillie died at Comanche, OK on May 8, 1979, and was buried in Fairlawn Cemetery there.

(383739) RAYMOND PRUITT (son of William Jesse Pruitt and Mary Louise Knight) was born at Duncan, OK on May 6, 1920. He married first: Mary Bob White on April 9, 1943, and had four children:

(3837391) Cynthia Lee Pruitt, b. Nov. 6, 1945 Pawnee, OK* (3837392) Robert Raymond Pruitt, b. July 12, 1948 Chicago, IL (3837393) Mary Leann Pruitt, b. March 1, 1953 Pawnee, OK* (3837394) Lisa Lorene Pruitt, b. July 11, 1955 Pawnee, OK*

Mary had Parkinson's Disease. She died in Oklahoma on Dec. 11,1987. Raymond married second: Yvonne Decker at Pawnee, OK in 1992. Raymond attended Oklahoma City University, and was an Optometrist.

(3837392) ROBERT RAYMOND PRUITT (son of Raymond Pruitt and Mary Bob White) was born at Chicago, IL on July 12, 1948, and married Sonja J. Vandennieuwenhof on Aug. 22, 1969. Robert and Sonja had six children:

(38373921) Ashley Dawn Pruitt, b. June 12, 1973 Oklahoma City, OK* (38373922) April Lorri Pruitt, b. June 5, 1975 Oklahoma City, OK* (38373923) Zackary Cleveland Pruitt, b. June 18, 1978 Atlanta, GA* (38373924) Lindsay Von Pruitt, b. Dec. 31, 1980 Chattanooga, TN* (38373925) Chandler Kate Pruitt, b. Feb. 16, 1986 Chattanooga, TN* (38373926) Ramsey-Michele Harper Pruitt, b. March 9, 1993 Chattanooga, TN*

Robert owned Pruitt Sales & Marketing at Chattanooga, Tennessee.

(38375) FLORENCE PRUITT (dau. of Benjamin Franklin Pruitt and a Catledge) married first: Jay Boone. They had two children that died in infancy, and were buried at Lawton, Oklahoma. Jay and Florence were divorced. Florence married second: Albert Orlando Sweet in Greer Co., OK on April 2, 1905 (Greer Bk 3, p. 28). Albert was born at Riley Prairie, TX on Dec. 20, 1882 to Emory Clay Sweet and Sarah Jane Friend. They had children, and resided at Vinson, OK, and later Erick, Oklahoma. Albert died at Erick, OK in May 1964, and was buried there.

(38376) JOSEPH "Joe" PRUITT (son of Benjamin Franklin Pruitt and a Catledge) married Myra Elizabeth Sweet in Greer Co., OK on Dec. 25, 1904. Myra was born at Riley Prairie, TX on July 11, 1887 to Emory Clay Sweet and Sarah Jane Friend. Myra died at Albuquerque. NM in 1952.

157 (3839) JESSE CARTER FARRAR PRUITT (son of Tillman Dixon Pruitt and Diannah Hillsman Farrar) was born at Decatur, GA in 1843. On Oct. 18, 1861, Jesse enlisted at Enterprise, MS as a private in Co. D, 5th Regt. MS Inf. Jesse married first: Susie Catledge in Mississippi in 1863, and had the following children:

(38391) infant; stillborn 1864 MS* (38392) Mary Dianna "Annie" Pruitt, b. 1866 MS (38393) William Benjamin "Will" Pruitt, b. 1868 MS (38394) Robert Allen "Bob" Pruitt, b. 1871 Upshur Co., TX (38395) Martha Dianna "Mattie" Pruitt, b. 1873 Upshur Co., TX (38396) Thomas Jefferson "Little Tom" Pruitt, b. Feb. 5, 1875 Wise Co., TX

The 1870 Census, Upshur Co., TX, Calloway Prec. 4, p. 139, lists J. C. Pruatt. Jesse married second: Sarah E. Wallace in Upshur Co., TX in 1877. Sarah was bora in Texas in 1859. The 1880 Census, Upshur Co., TX, Ed 113, sheet 459, no. 237, lists:

Jesse Pruitt 37 GA Sarah 21 TX Mary 14 MS William 12 MS Robert 9 TX Martha 7 TX Thomas 5 TX

Jesse and Sarah had four children:

(38397) Florence Pruitt, b. TX; m. a Risbom* (38398) Tennie P. Pruitt, b. TX; m. Caston Coley* (38399) Lennie Pruitt, b. TX; m. Jeff Knight* (3839(10) Jesse Carter Farrar "Bud" Pruitt, Jr., b. TX; m. Nettie*

Jesse married third. Mary Scarber in Upshur Co., TX in March 1884, and had five children.

(3839(11) Laura Pruitt; m. a McClain* (3839(12) Alice Pruitt; m. a Busby* (3839(13) Alta Pruitt; m. a Auls* (3839(14) Jessie Pruitt; m. a Auls* (3839(15) Bessie Pruitt; m. a Webb*

Sometime after his third marriage, he moved between 1885-1888 to Chickasaw Indian Nation and operated a farm and a store at Fox, Oklahoma. Jesse died in 1920, and was buried at Reed, Oklahoma.

(38392) MARY DIANNA "Annie" PRUITT (dau. of Jesse Carter Farrar Pruitt and Susie Catledge) was born in Mississippi in 1866. She married first: Rev. Ben Knight in Upshur Co., TX in 1887, and had seven children: 158 CHAPTER THREE

(383921) Minnie Knight (383922) Myrtle K. Knight* (383923) Annie Knight; m. Andy J. Gurley, a widower* (383924) Homer Knight, b. Aug. 17, 1897* (383925) Edith Knight, b. May 21, 1899* (383926) Johnie Knight, b. Nov. 4, 1901* (383927) Bennie Knight, b. July 8, 1904*

Ben died, and Annie married second: Louis Spencer, a widower with seven children.

(383921) MINNIE KNIGHT (dau. of Ben Knight and Mary Dianna Pruitt) married Crowley Smith at Reed, Oklahoma. Crowley was a son of George Washington Smith and Mary Elizabeth Elkins. Crowley and Minnie were the parents of three children:

(3839211) George Smith, b. Oct. 9, 1907 Reed, OK* (3839212) Lola Smith, b. Nov. 7, 1909 Reed, OK* (3839213) Cullis Smith, b. April 2, 1911 Reed, OK*

(38393) WILLIAM BENJAMIN "Will" PRUITT (son of Jesse Carter Farrar Pruitt and Susie Catledge) was born in Mississippi in 1868. He married Mrs Artie Melisa Terrell in Camp Co., TX on Nov. 8, 1893 (Camp Bk 2, p. 168), and had five children:

(383931) Zula Pruitt, b. Sept. 22, 1894 Upshur Co., TX (383932) Jesse Pruitt, b. 1897 Upshur Co., TX (383933) Susie Pruitt, b. 1899 near Reed, OK (383934) Myra Jane Pruitt, b. 1901 near Reed, OK (383935) Charles Pruitt, b. 1905 near Reed, OK

About 1898, they moved from Upshur Co., TX to a farm NW of Reed, Oklahoma.

(383931) ZULA PRUITT (dau. of William Benjamin Pruitt and Artie Melisa Terrell) was born in Upshur Co., TX on Sept. 22, 1894. She married first: Hugh Thompson in 1909, and had a son:

(3839311) Odes L. Thompson, b. Feb. 21, 1910 Reed, OK

Zula married second: Everett Smith, son of Lem Smith and Minnie Perrin. Everett was first married to Zula's sister Susie, who had died.

(3839311) ODES L. THOMPSON (son of Hugh Thompson and Zula Pruitt) was born at Reed, OK on Feb. 21, 1910. He married Rachel Dodson, and had two children:

159 (38393111) Odes L. Thompson, Jr., b. Jan. 12, 1931 * (38393112) Betty Lou Thompson, b. June 25, 1935*

(383932) JESSE PRUITT (son of William Benjamin Pruitt and Artie Melisa Terrell) was born in Upshur Co., TX in 1897, and married Maud Tucker in Greer Co., OK on Aug. 28, 1915 (Greer Bk 7, p. 265). Maud was born at Austin, TX on Dec. 6, 1898. Jesse and Maud were the parents of the following children:

(3839321) Carrie Pruitt* (3839322) Elma Pruitt* (3839323) Harold Pruitt* (3839324) Alton Pruitt* (3839325) Wonda Jay Pruitt*

(383933) SUSIE PRUITT (dau. of William Benjamin Pruitt and Artie Melisa Terrell) was born near Reed, OK in 1899. She married Everett Smith in Greer Co., OK on May 29, 1917 (Greer Bk 7, p. 575). Everett was a son of Lem Smith and Minnie Perrin. Everett and Susie had two daughters:

(3839331) Wilma Lee Smith, b. 1918* (3839332) Naomi Smith, b. 1920*

Susie died, and Everett married her widowed sister, Zula.

(383934) MYRA JANE PRUITT (dau. of William Benjamin Pruitt and Artie Melisa Terrell) was born near Reed, OK in 1901. She married Joe Thompson, and had two children:

(3839341) James Dewey Thompson, b. 1920* (3839342) Billy Jene Thompson, b. Nov. 11, 1929*

(383935) CHARLES PRUITT (son of William Benjamin Pruitt and Artie Melisa Terrell) was born near Reed, OK in 1905. He married Helen Sanders, and had the following children:

(3839351) William Charles Pruitt, b. May 31, 1926* (3839352) Garwin Pruitt, b. March 5, 1929* (3839353) Odes Edward Pruitt* (3839354) Jasper Lell Pruitt* (3839355) Jimmie Earl Pruitt* (3839356) Gerald Pruitt* (3839357) Mary Helen Pruitt, b. May 7, 1940* (3839358) Karrol Pruitt (twin), b. Nov. 10, 1942*

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(3839359) Karon Pruitt (twin), b. Nov. 10, 1942* (383935(10) Howard Pruitt*

(38394) ROBERT ALLEN "Bob" PRUITT (son of Jesse Carter Farrar Pruitt and Susie Catledge) was born in Upshur Co., TX in 1871. He married Jennie Ashbury, a Cherokee Indian (b. 1877 TN), and had ten children:

(383941) Effie May Pruitt, b. 1896 (383942) Pearl Pruitt; m. Owen Mathis* (383943) Carl Pruitt; killed in WW I* (383944) Inez Pruitt* (383945) Rone Geneva Pruitt, b. 1905; m. Payton Lavon Heatly (1914-1967); and died in 1971; br. Riverside Cem., Mangum, OK* (383946) Claude Pruitt; m. May Sanders* (383947) Lawrence Pruitt, b. 1908; found shot to death in his car in 1927* (383948) Macie Pruitt; m. a Mathis* (383949) Leona Pruitt* (38394(10) Virgie Pruitt; m. a Heatly*

They lived for many years on the highway 6 1/2 miles north of Mangum, Oklahoma. Robert died in 1939, and Jennie died in 1944. Both were buried in Riverside Cem., Mangum, Oklahoma.

(383941) EFFIE MAY PRUITT (dau. of Robert Allen Pruitt and Jennie Ashbury) was born in 1896. She married first: Frank Ramsy, and had a son:

(3839411) Kenneth Earl Ramsy, b. TX*

Effie married second: Albert C. Dennis.

(38395) MARTHA DIANNA "Mattie" PRUITT (dau. of Jesse Carter Farrar Pruitt and Susie Catledge) was born in Upshur Co., TX in 1873, and married Morris Harbor. They lived for a time in Montague Co., TX, before moving to the Sulphur Community, OK about 1900. Mattie long outlived her husband.

(38396) THOMAS JEFFERSON "Little Tom" PRUITT (son of Jesse Carter Farrar Pruitt and Susie Catledge) was born in Wise Co., TX on Feb. 5, 1875, and married Laura Cornelia Blankenship at Fox, OK in 1898. Laura was born on Nov. 17, 1880. Thomas and Laura were the parents of nine children:

(383961) Ethel Alma Pruitt, b. June 6, 1900

161 (383962) Noel Pruitt, b. & d. 1903 Reed, OK* (383963) Charles Alvin Pruitt, b. May 21, 1905 Reed, OK (383964) Wesley Leland Pruitt, b. Dec. 12, 1908 Roosevelt Co., NM (383965) Ressie Mae Pruitt, b. Nov. 27, 1910 Roosevelt Co., NM (383966) Jesse Cullen Pruitt, b. Dec. 3, 1914 (383967) Hurshel Herman Pruitt, b. March 26, 1916 Willow, OK (383968) Lucille Juanita Pruitt, b. Dec. 6, 1918 Reed, OK (383969) James Ray Pruitt, b. May 27, 1921 Reed, OK*

They were farming in the Reed Community, and were part of the wagon train to file on land near Portales, NM in Aug. 1906. Thomas got title to 160 acres, but later sold it to Luna A. Pruett and returned to Greer Co., Oklahoma. Thomas died in 1951, and Laura died on Feb. 28, 1960. Both were buried in Riverside Cem., Mangum, Oklahoma.

(383961) ETHEL ALMA PRUITT (dau. of Thomas Jefferson Pruitt and Laura Cornelia Blankenship) was born on June 6, 1900. She married James Grady Gilchrist at Mangum, OK, and had four children:

(3839611) Thelma Mattie Gilchrist* (3839612) Grady R. Gilchrist* (3839613) Norvell Gilchrist* (3839614) Laura Lavern Gilchrist*

(383963) CHARLES ALVIN PRUITT (son of Thomas Jefferson Pruitt and Laura Cornelia Blankenship) was born at Reed, OK on May 21, 1905. He married Jewell Hollis in Greer Co., OK in 1926, and had two daughters:

(3839631) Nina Marie Pruitt* (3839632) Othella Fern Pruitt*

(383964) WESLEY LELAND PRUITT (son of Thomas Jefferson Pruitt and Laura Cornelia Blankenship) was born in Roosevelt Co., NM on Dec. 12, 1908, and married Lucy Odella Brown in Greer Co., OK on Oct. 3, 1928. Lucy was born on April 7, 1912. Wesley and Lucy were the parents of four children:

(3839641) Leland Wilburn Pruitt, b. Oct. 6, 1929 (3839642) Maurice Eugene Pruitt, b. Aug. 4, 1931 (3839643) Mary Margaret Pruitt, b. Sept. 12, 1936 (3839644) Evelyn Darlene Pruitt, b. Sept. 15, 1945

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(3839641) LELAND WILBURN PRUITT (son of Wesley Leland Pruitt and Lucy Odella Brown) was born on Oct. 6, 1929. He married Dolores Coats, and had a daughter:

(38396411) Jennifer Lynn Pruitt*

(3839642) MAURICE EUGENE PRUITT (son of Wesley Leland Pruitt and Lucy Odella Brown) was born on Aug. 4, 1931. He married first: ? , and had a son:

(38396421) John Pruitt*

Maurice married second: Helen Dooley, and had two daughters:

(38396422) Karan Pruitt* (38396423) Annette Pruitt*

(3839643) MARY MARGARET PRUITT (dau. of Wesley Leland Pruitt and Lucy Odella Brown) was born on Sept. 12, 1936. She married Jack Bluethman, and had three children:

(38396431) Kim Marie Bluethman* (38396432) Mark Bluethman* (38396433) Mitchell Bluethman*

(3839644) EVELYN DARLENE PRUITT (dau. of Wesley Leland Pruitt and Lucy Odella Brown) was born on Sept. 15, 1945. She married Terry Christiansen, and had a daughter:

(38396441) Melinda Christiansen*

(383965) RESSIE MAE PRUITT (dau. of Thomas Jefferson Pruitt and Laura Cornelia Blankenship) was born in Roosevelt Co., NM on Nov. 27, 1910. She married first: Earnest W. Harbor (b. 1905) in Greer Co., OK on Aug. 21, 1926. Earnest and Ressie were the parents of four children:

(3839651) Beulah Faye Harbor, b. Jan. 25, 1928 (3839652) Earnest Donald Harbor, b. Feb. 18, 1931 (3839653) Kenneth Darall Harbor, b. July 2, 1934; m. Metty Mello (b. 1925) on May 1, 1954* (3839654) Betty Joyce Harbor, b. May 29, 1936

Earnest died in 1938. Ressie married second: Melvin F. Vance (b. May 1, 1912) on July 13, 1940, and had a son:

(3839655) Thomas Frederic Vance, b. June 27, 1949

163 (3839651) BEULAH FAYE HARBOR (dau. of Earnest W. Harbor and Ressie Mae Pruitt) was born on Jan. 25, 1928. She married John F. Vail (b. 1926) on Aug. 27, 1945, and had:

(38396511) Michael Steven Vail, b. Aug. 10, 1949 (38396512) Deborah Faye Vail, b. Oct. 20, 1952*

(38396511) MICHAEL STEVEN VAIL (son of John F. Vail and Beulah Faye Harbor) was born on Aug. 10, 1949. He married Candyce L. Graham (b. 1952) on March 28, 1970, and had a son:

(383965111) Steven M. Vail, Jr., b. Jan. 24, 1971*

(3839652) EARNEST DONALD HARBOR (son of Earnest W. Harbor and Ressie Mae Pruitt) was born on Feb. 18, 1931. He married Arline Bennett (b. 1925) on March 7, 1963, and had:

(38396521) Calvin K. Harbor, b. Oct. 19, 1966*

(3839654) BETTY JOYCE HARBOR (dau. of Earnest W. Harbor and Ressie Mae Pruitt) was born on May 29, 1936. She married Billy Gene Counts (b. 1935) on July 3, 1954, and had three children:

(38396541) David Counts, b. May 15, 1956* (38396542) Deanna Counts, b. Oct. 27, 1958* (38396543) Denise Counts, b. Feb. 7, 1960*

(3839655) THOMAS FREDERIC VANCE (son of Melvin F. Vance and Ressie Mae Pruitt) was born on June 27, 1949. He married Nancy Balch (b. 1952) on Feb. 28, 1969, and had two children:

(38396551) Shawn Thomas Vance, b. Sept. 22, 1969* (38396552) Angela Star Vance, b. May 6, 1971*

(383966) JESSE CULLEN PRUITT (son of Thomas Jefferson Pruitt and Laura Cornelia Blankenship) was born on Dec. 3, 1914, and married Oneta Moorman on June 23, 1940. Oneta was born on Jan. 29, 1917. Jesse and Oneta had the following children:

(3839661) Mary Ruth Pruitt, b. Sept. 11, 1941 (3839662) Eula Fawn Pruitt, b. March 2, 1944 Mangum, OK (3839663) Jesse Don Pruitt, b. July 12, 1949 Mangum, OK

Jesse died on March 9, 1962.

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(3839661) MARY RUTH PRUITT (dau. of Jesse Cullen Pruitt and Oneta Moorman) was born on Sept. 11, 1941. She married first: Herman R. McGowan on June 24, 1957, and had a son:

(38396611) Jesse Leon McGowan, b. Sept. 22, 1959 Mangum, OK*

Herman and Mary were divorced in 1960. Mary married second: Mike Hernandez Gonzales in 1962, and had two children:

(38396612) Michael Lynn Gonzales, b. Jan. 10, 1964 Altus, OK* (38396613) Debra Oneta Gonzales, b. Feb. 5, 1968 Wichita Falls, TX*

(3839662) EULA FAWN PRUITT (dau. of Jesse Cullen Pruitt and Oneta Moorman) was born at Mangum, OK on March 2, 1944. She married Loyd Ray Crumpley on March 28, 1964, and had:

(38396621) James Loyd Crumpley, b. Nov. 4, 1964 Norwalk, CA* (38396622) Brian Keith Crumpley, b. Nov. 9, 1967 Norwalk, CA*

(3839663) JESSE DON PRUITT (son of Jesse Cullen Pruitt and Oneta Moorman) was born at Mangum, OK on July 12, 1949. He married Paula Louise Hager on July 19, 1969, and had a daughter:

(38396631) Micheal Louise Pruitt, b. July 13, 1973 Norwalk, CA*

(383967) HURSHEL HERMAN PRUITT (son of Thomas Jefferson Pruitt and Laura Cornelia Blankenship) was born at Willow, OK on March 26, 1916. He married Floye Frances Turner in Greer Co., OK on April 22, 1939, and were the parents of seven children:

(3839671) Charlotte Pruitt, b. Sept. 23, 1939 (3839672) Grace Pruitt, b. Oct. 23, 1941 (3839673) Hurshel Leon Pruitt, b. Jan. 31, 1943 (3839674) Tommy Ray Pruitt, b. April 26, 1944 (3839675) Kenneth Earl Pruitt, b. Nov. 13, 1946 (3839676) Larry Alvis Pruitt, b. Nov. 24, 1947 (3839677) Charles Wesley Pruitt, b. Oct. 19, 1950

(3839671) CHARLOTTE PRUITT (dau. of Hurshel Herman Pruitt and Floye Frances Turner) was born on Sept. 23, 1939. She married Warren Herndon on April 20, 1957, and had:

(38396711) Derek Herndon, b. March 28, 1958* (38396712) Stephnia Herndon, b. Dec. 11, 1960*

165 (3839672) GRACE PRUITT (dau. of Hurshel Herman Pruitt and Floye Frances Turner) was born on Oct. 23, 1941. She married Charles Lantz on Dec, 24, 1956, and had two children:

(38396721) Martha Ann Lantz, b. Sept. 23, 1961* (38396722) Jeffery Blake Lantz, b. Oct. 14, 1966*

(3839673) HURSHEL LEON PRUITT (son of Hurshel Herman Pruitt and Floye Frances Turner) was born on Jan. 31, 1943, and married Linda Fouts on Dec. 21, 1962. They had two children:

(38396731) Nancy Uyvonnie Pruitt, b. July 16, 1965* (38396732) Hurshel Alan Pruitt, b. Nov. 24, 1967*

(3839674) TOMMY RAY PRUITT (son of Hurshel Herman Pruitt and Floye Frances Turner) was born on April 26, 1944, and married Bette Driscoll on June 20, 1964. They were the parents of two children:

(38396741) Tersea Lee Pruitt, b. Sept. 21, 1965* (38396742) Tommy Ray Pruitt, b. March 31, 1967*

(3839675) KENNETH EARL PRUITT (son of Hurshel Herman Pruitt and Floye Frances Turner) was born on Nov. 13, 1946. He married Elizabeth Ann Anglin on Jan. 22, 1964, and had two children:

(38396751) Kenneth Earl Pruitt, Jr., b. June 14, 1965* (38396752) Sharon Kay Pruitt, b. April 22, 1967*

(3839676) LARRY ALVIS PRUITT (son of Hurshel Herman Pruitt and Floye Frances Turner) was born on Nov. 24, 1947. He married Marilyn Coyat on Aug. 26, 1969, and were the parents of two children:

(38396761) Lori Annette Pruitt, b. April 23, 1970 Mangum, OK* (38396762) Larry Alvis Pruitt, Jr., b. Sept. 1, 1971 Mangum, OK*

(3839677) CHARLES WESLEY PRUITT (son of Hurshel Herman Pruitt and Floye Frances Turner) was bora on Oct. 19, 1950. He married Deanne Mock on Aug. 14, 1970, and had a daughter:

(38396771) Jennifer Jean Pruitt, b. Sept. 13, 1971 Portland, OR*

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(383968) LUCILLE JUANITA PRUITT (dau. of Thomas Jefferson Pruitt and Laura Cornelia Blankenship) was born at Reed, OK on Dec. 6, 1918, and married John Newton Hall in Greer Co., OK on Nov. 2, 1935. John and Lucille had the following children:

(3839681) Allen Kay Hall, b. July 1, 1941 Mangum, OK (3839682) Patsy Colleen Hall, b. Feb. 28, 1947 Amarillo, TX

(3839681) ALLEN KAY HALL (son of John Newton Hall and Lucille Juanita Pruitt) was born at Mangum, OK on July 1, 1941. He married Jan Ross Williamson (b. 1943) on April 22, 1961, and had two sons:

(38396811) Allen Kay Hall, Jr., b. Aug. 23, 1962 Amarillo, TX* (38396812) George Brett Hall, b. Jan. 12, 1966 Amarillo, TX*

(3839682) PATSY COLLEEN HALL (dau. of John Newton Hall and Lucille Juanita Pruitt) was born at Amarillo, TX on Feb. 28, 1947, and married John Albin Kuehler on June 1, 1965. They had two children:

(38396821) Tracy Lynn Kuehler, b. Aug. 27, 1966 Amarillo, TX* (38396822) John Wade Kuehler, b. Oct. 21, 1968 Amarillo, TX*

(384) ZACHARIAH PRUITT (son of Joseph Pruitt and Nancy) was born in Pittsylvania Co., VA in 1804, and married Jane R. (Jordan ? ) about 1824. Jane was born in South Carolina in 1808. Zachariah and Jane had nine children:

(3841) James Wilson Pruitt, b. Nov. 15, 1825 Franklin Co., GA (3842) Samuel James "Sam" Pruitt, b. July 23, 1827 Franklin Co., GA (3843) Jane Pruitt, b. 1829 Franklin Co., GA* (3844) John P. Pruitt, b. 1830 Franklin Co., GA (3845) Mary L. Pruitt, b. 1838 Cherokee Co., GA (3846) Jonathan L. Pruitt, b. Jan. 3, 1839 Cherokee Co., GA (3847) William Franklin Pruitt, b. 1846 Cherokee Co., GA (3848) Zachariah Taylor Pruitt, b. July 29, 1848 Cherokee Co., GA (3849) Martha P. Pruitt, b. ca 1851 Cherokee Co., GA*

In 1823, Robert W. Prewett, acting as guardian for Z. Prewett, non age, paid taxes on 250 acres in Hall Co. GA (Franklin Co., GA Tax Digest 1820-1823 & 1825-1829). Zachariah inherited 97 acres of land from his father, Joseph's, estate when he came of age in 1825. This land was on the Hudson River, which was then in Franklin Co., GA, but is now in Banks Co., Georgia. In 1825, Zachariah Prewett paid taxes on 250 acres granted to "Prewett's orphans" in Hall Co., GA and 97 acres bounded by the Hudson River in Franklin Co., GA (Franklin Co., GA Tax Digest).

167 In 1826, Zachariah Prewett paid taxes on 250 acres granted to "orphans of J. Prewett" in Hall Co., GA, and 97 acres bounded by the Hudson River in Franklin Co., GA (Franklin Co., GA Tax Digests). In 1827, Zachariah Prewett paid taxes on 97 acres bounded by the Hudson River in Franklin Co., Georgia. On March 10, 1827, Zachariah Prewitt sold 97 acres to his brother, Phillip Prewitt. Land lying along the banks of the Hudson River for $350. Signed Zachariah Prewitt and witnessed by James G Fleming and Harris Toney. Recorded Jan. 29, 1830 (Franklin Deed Bk BBB, p. 45). In 1827, Zachariah Pruitt, Capt. Saunders Dist., drew Lot No. 80, Dist. 10, Sec. 5 in Carroll Co., Georgia. He did not accept this. It reverted to the state and Whitfield bought it (Reprint Land Lottery 1827). Zachariah Pruitt, Saunders Dist., drew Lot No. 42, Dist. 20, Sec. 2 in Muscogee Co., GA (Muscogee deeds start in 1837 because a fire destroyed the earlier ones). Zachariah registered the grant on Jan. 14, 1828 (Reprint Land Lottery 1827). In 1829 and 1830, Zachariah paid taxes on 101 1/4 acres in DeKalb Co., GA (Franklin Co., GA Tax Digest). The 1830 Census, Franklin Co., GA, p. 224, lists:

Zachariah Prewett 1 m under 5 1 fe under 5 1 m 5-10 lfe 20-30 1 m 20-30

In 1831 and 1832, Zachariah Prewett paid his pole tax. The 1832 Cherokee Gold Lottery lists: Zachariah Pruitt, David Militia Dist., Franklin Co., GA, drew Lot 90, Dist. 3, Sec. 1 in Forsyth Co., GA (Deed records from 1832-1892 do not show where Zachariah sold it). It was registered on Aug. 23, 1843. Around 1832, Zachariah moved to what is now Cherokee Co., GA., as that is the last entry for him in the Franklin Co., GA Tax Digests. The 1840 Census, Cherokee Co., GA, p. 176, lists:

Zachariah Prewett 1 m 5-10 1 fe under 5 1 m 10-15 1 fe 10-15 1 m 30-40 1 fe 30-40

In 1849, Zachariah Prewet living in Capt. Pucket's Dist. no. 1010, paid pole tax of 39 cents & 5/8 mills (Cherokee Co., GA Tax Digest 1849). Zachariah Prewett listed as a defaulter in Capt. Dickerson's Dist. no. 818, paid pole tax of 78 cents & 1 3/8 mills. The 1850 Census, Cherokee Co., GA, Dist. 15, p. 443, no. 560, lists:

Zachary Pruett 46 VA farmer Jane 41 SC Jane 20 GA John 20 GA Mary 12 GA Jonathan 10 GA Franklin 4 GA Z. Taylor 2 GA

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During the early years and into the mid 1850's, he owned no land in Cherokee County. He appears to have been satisfied with being a tenant farmer as Superior Court Minutes indicate that he leased land from James Haley of Pickens County for the years 1853,1854, and 1855. By 1873, Zachariah owned 240 acres in Cherokee Co., Georgia. On Oct. 29, 1856, Zachariah Pruitt was selected for Petit Jury no. 2. He served on Jury for Robertson vs Lynch (Superior Court Minutes Bk S, p. 236,237). On March 9, 1857, Zachariah Pruitt, tenant in possession of Lots 8 & 9 lying in the 3rd Dist. of the 2nd Sec. of Cherokee Co., was allowed $8 for repairs and improvements of premises and was required to deliver on third of crop produced of the year 1856 to James Haley. Zachariah had rented this property since 1853 (Superior Court Minutes Bk S, p. 351). On Oct. 8, 1858, Zachariah Pruitt purchased Lot 1033, Dist. 3, Sec. 2, consisting of 40 acres from Mathew M. Gibbs for $100 (Cherokee Deed Bk R, p. 39). On Dec. 16, 1858, Zachariah Pruitt purchased Lot 1034, Dist. 3, Sec. 2, consisting of 40 acres belonging to Hugh White at a Sheriffs auction for $51.50. The land was seized from Hugh White in a law suit (Cherokee Deed Bk R, p. 40). On March 9, 1859, Zachariah Pruitt purchased Lot 1056, Dist. 3, Sec. 2 from Thomas A. White for $5 (Cherokee Deed Bk R, p. 41). The Cherokee Co., GA Tax Digest 1866-1871 lists:

1866 - Zachariah Pruit of "Cross Road" Dist. 1000, lists him as having 9 sheep, 2 dogs, as guardian for 2 minor children, and owning Lot 1032 of 40 acres in Dist. 3, Sec. 2 in Cherokee Co. 1867 - Zachariah Pruit of "Cross Road" Dist. 1000, lists him as guardian for 1 minor child, and owning Lots 1033 and 1056 of 80 acres in Dist. 3, Sec. 2 in Cherokee Co. 1868 - William Franklin Pruitt pays taxes for Zachariah Pruit of "Cross Road" Dist. 1000, lists him owning Lots 1033 and 1056 of 80 acres. 1869, 1870 & 1871 - Zachariah Pruit of "Cross Road" Dist. 1000, is listed as owning Lots 1033 and 1056 of 80 acres.

On Dec. 31, 1873, Zachariah Pruitt purchased Lots 1036, 1054 and 1107, Dist. 3, Sec. 2, consisting of 120 acres from J. B. Smith & Mary (son-in-law and daughter of Zachariah) for $400. Agreement signed in the presence of Martha P. Pruitt (youngest dau. of Zachariah) (Cherokee Deed Bk U, p. 423). On Dec. 14, 1875, Zachariah Pruitt sold lot 1033, Dist. 3, Sec. 2 to William S. Epperson for $100 (Cherokee Deed Bk U, p. 525). On Nov. 21, 1878, Zachariah sold Lots 1036, 1054, and 1107, Dist. 3, Sec. 2 to his son Johnathan L. Pruitt for $300 (Cherokee Deed Bk V, p. 378). The Cherokee Co., GA Tax Digest 1878-80-81-82 lists:

1878 - Zachariah Pruitt living in Militia Dist. 1174 "Little River", paid $80 tax on Lots 1036 and 1037 in Dist. 3, Sec. 2 of Cherokee Co., $30 on furniture and $15 on livestock, for a total of $125 1880 - Zachariah Pruitt living in Militia Dist. 1174 "Little River" with P.O. Freemanville, paid $200 tax on Lots 42,43, and 44 in Dist. 2, Sec. 3, $30 on furniture and $25 on livestock, for a total of $225

169 1881 - Zachariah Pruitt living in Militia Dist. 1174 "Little River" with P.O. Freemanville, paid $200 tax on land, $30 on furniture and $30 on livestock, for a total of $260 1882 - Zachariah Pruitt living in Militia Dist. 1174 "Little River" with P.O. Freemanville, paid $150 tax on land, $30 on furniture and $30 on livestock

Zachariah died sometime after 1882.

"My only source to date for the parentage of my Samuel James Pruitt and James Wilson Pruitt were the two grand daughters of J. W. Pruitt, Josie and Leila Merk, who lived in rural Jackson Co., Georgia. Their mother, Mossie Lena Pruitt, was a daughter of James Wilson Pruitt and Lucy Caroline Pinson. Their father, Richard Henry Harrison Merk, was a son of Henry Merk and Mary Elizabeth Bailey. (Henry Merk was an older brother of my great grandmother Elizabeth Merk) When I first met them in June 1979, Josie and Leila were on their back porch doing their laundry in wash tubs and hanging the clothes over bushes to dry. They had no automobile and lived on a gravel road several miles from a nearest neighbor. A nephew living in Jefferson, GA looked after them. After introducing myself and telling them that my grandmother was Elizabeth Merk who married Samuel J. Pruitt and went to Kansas in 1870, they said "we knew we had kin in Kansas." Yes indeed! They had pictures from their Kansas kin sent 60-70 years earlier. When learning that James Wilson Pruitt was their grandfather, I asked if there was any relationship between James Wilson Pruitt and my Samuel J. Pruitt. "Oh, they were brothers," came the reply. Later, during another visit, I asked again about the relationship and the reply was, "Aunt Lizzy married grandpa's brother. " (Actually, Aunt Lizzy would have been their great aunt, but I used to call my great uncle Joe just uncle Joe because that is what my father called him. It is thus reasonable that they did the same.) When I asked if they knew who was the father of Wils (their name for their grandfather) Pruitt and Sam Pruitt, the prompt reply was "Zachariah Pruitt in Cherokee County. " I had done my homework and knew all about Zachariah Pruitt, but I didn't until then know the connection. Finally, in still a different conversation, they said that "Grandpa and uncle John (their mother's brother) rode up to see them before they went to Kansas." Neither Josie nor Leila had any reason to know about Zachariah Pruitt unless it was family history and the information had been passed down by their parents." Roger Pruitt

(3841) JAMES WILSON PRUITT (son of Zachariah Pruitt and Jane R. Jordan ? ) was born in Franklin Co., GA on Nov. 15, 1825, and married Lucy Caroline Pinson in Jackson Co., GA on Feb. 10, 1850 (Jackson Bk ABC, p. 357). Lucy was born in Georgia on Dec. 10, 1829 to Joseph Pinson. James and Lucy had six children:

(38411) Martha Angeline Pruitt, b. Dec. 9, 1850 Jackson Co., GA (38412) William Ancil Pruitt, b. March 20, 1852 Jackson Co., GA; died in Jackson Co., GA on April 14, 1921; br. Oconee Baptist Church Cem * (38413) Sarah Jane Elizabeth Pruitt, b. Oct. 27, 1853 Jackson Co., GA; m. Thomas M. Doss* (38414) John James Pruitt, b. June 11, 1855 Jackson Co., GA; died in Jackson Co., GA on Dec. 2, 1917; br. Oconee Baptist Church Cem * (38415) Mossie Lena Pruitt, b. March 7, 1864 Jackson Co., GA (38416) Amanda Josephine Pruitt, b. June 9, 1865 Jackson Co., GA; died in Jackson Co., GA on July 24, 1936; br. Oconee Baptist Church Cem.; will witnessed by R. H. Merk*

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The 1850 Census, Jackson Co., GA, 45 Sub., Dist. 5, p. 72, no. 1067, Nov. 22, 1850, lists:

James W. Prewit 24 GA farmer LucyC. 21 GA

On Nov. 22, 1850, James W. Pruitt bought land in Jackson Co., GA from Thomas Harwett and Miles J. Patrick for $400 (Jackson Bk N, p. 621). On Nov. 8, 1852, James W. Pruett sold land in Jackson Co., GA (Jackson Bk P, p. 45)., and on Nov. 21, 1853, James W. Prewitt bought land in Jackson Co., GA (Jackson Bk O, p. 248). The 1860 Census, Jackson Co., GA, Harrisburg Dist., Jefferson, no. 216, lists:

James W. Pruett 33 GA laborer $555 LucyC. 27 GA Martha A. 9 GA William A. 8 GA Sarah J. E. 6 GA JohnJ. 4 GA

On Feb. 12, 1867, James W. Prewitt and Lucy C. Prewitt sold land in Jackson Co., GA (Jackson Bk Q, p. 253). On Dec. 12, 1877, Will of Elizabeth McFarran leaves the property where she leaves to her nephew, J. W. Pruitt. At the death of J. W. Pruitt it will go to his children: Martha Ann Hopkins, William Ancil Pruitt, Sarah Jane E. Pruitt, John James Pruitt, Marceline Pruitt and Amanda Josephine Pruitt (Bk 1889-1919, p. 210-211). James died in Jackson Co., GA on July 7, 1888, and Lucy died there on May 3, 1907. Both were buried in Oconee Baptist Church Cemetery, Jackson Co., Georgia.

(38411) MARTHA ANGELINE PRUITT (dau. of James Wilson Pruitt and Lucy Caroline Pinson) was born in Jackson Co., GA on Dec. 9, 1850. She married David A. Hopkins in Jackson Co., GA on April 24, 1873, and had four children:

(384111) Robert Emery Hopkins, b. March 7, 1874* (384112) Audie A. Hopkins, b. ca 1877* (384113) William T. Hopkins, b. ca 1879* (384114) Lucy C. Hopkins, b. May 1880*

(38415) MOSSIE LENA PRUITT (dau. of James Wilson Pruitt and Lucy Caroline Pinson) was born in Jackson Co., GA on March 7, 1864. She married Richard Henry Harrison Merk at the J. W. Pruitt home in Jackson Co., GA on Nov. 24, 1887. Richard and Mossie were the parents of five children:

171 (384151) Claude Henry Merk, b. Dec. 13, 1888 (384152) Leila Mae Merk, b. May 10, 1892; died on Nov. 8, 1995; br. Dry Pond Methodist Church Cem., Jackson Co., GA* (384153) Emory Hoyt Merk, b. Dec. 3, 1896 (384154) Maudie Laura Merk, b. Nov. 19, 1900; died on Feb. 21, 1930* (384155) Lenna Josephine "Josie" Merk, b. April 7, 1904 Clark Co., GA*

Mossie died in Jackson Co., GA on June 10, 1916, and Richard died there on Feb. 13, 1937.

(384151) CLAUDE HENRY MERK (son of Richard Henry Harrison Merk and Mossie Lena Pruitt) was born on Dec. 13, 1888, and married E. Jurrell Garrison in Jackson Co., GA on March 11, 1925. E. Jurrell was born on Dec. 3, 1903. They had four children:

(3841511) Robert Lewis Merk, b. Feb. 2, 1927 Maysville, GA* (3841512) Henry Grady Merk, b. May 13, 1930 Jefferson, GA (3841513) Charles Howard Merk, b. June 24, 1936 Jefferson, GA (3841514) Era Claudine Merk, b. Dec. 8, 1937*

Claude died on Jan. 18, 1965, and E. Jurrell died on June 21, 1990. Both were buried in Oconee Baptist Church Cem., Jackson Co., Georgia.

(3841512) HENRY GRADY MERK (son of Claude Henry Merk and E. Jurrell Garrison) was born at Jefferson, GA on May 13, 1930. He married Freddie Ruth Garrison (b. May 15, 1930), and had two sons:

(38415121) Joseph Henry Merk, b. Jan. 21, 1956 Athens, GA (38415122) Jerry Lamar Merk, b. April 13, 1962 Athens, GA

(38415121) JOSEPH HENRY MERK (son of Henry Grady Merk and Freddie Ruth Garrison) was born at Athens, GA on Jan. 21, 1956. He married Janice Bullock, and had two daughters:

(384151211) Lisa Merk, b. Dec. 25, 1982* (384151212) Lynette Marie Merk, b. July 20, 1996*

(38415122) JERRY LAMAR MERK (son of Henry Grady Merk and Freddie Ruth Garrison) was born at Athens, GA on April 13, 1962. He married Margie Dellinger, and had a daughter:

(384151221) Katie Merk, b. Aug. 30, 1991*

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(3841513) CHARLES HOWARD MERK (son of Claude Henry Merk and E. Jurrell Garrison) was born at Jefferson, GA on June 24, 1936, and married Emmajean Fieeman. Emmajean was born on Jan. 2, 1934. They had the following children:

(38415131) Yvonne Ann Merk, b. Sept. 13, 1963 (38415132) Merry Leigh Merk, b. Dec. 24, 1966 Athens, GA (38415133) Jan Traylor Merk, b. Nov. 20, 1971; m. David Randall*

(38415131) YVONNE ANN MERK (dau. of Charles Howard Merk and Emmajean Fleeman) was born on Sept. 13, 1963. She married Garry L. Hudgins, and had two children:

(384151311) Katie Hudgins, b. Dec. 25, 1989* (384151312) Lauren Hudgins, b. Nov. 20, 1992*

(38415132) MERRY LEIGH MERK (dau. of Charles Howard Merk and Emmajean Fleeman) was born at Athens, GA on Dec. 24, 1966, and had a daughter:

(384151321) Candace Merk, b. Jan. 26, 1989*

(384153) EMORY HOYT MERK (son of Richard Henry Harrison Merk and Mossie Lena Pruitt) was born on Dec. 3, 1896, and married Alva G Garrison in Jackson Co., GA on Dec. 23, 1921. Alva was born on June 16, 1902. Emory and Alva were the parents of three children:

(3841531) Dorothy Merk, b. Oct. 2, 1922 Commerce, GA (3841532) Janette Merk, b. Aug. 2, 1925; m. Henry Thomas Johnson (Nov. 30, 1919-Jan. 2, 1995; br. Jackson Memorial Park, Commerce, GA)* (3841533) George Emory Merk, b. Sept. 11, 1928 Commerce, GA

Emory died on March 7, 1963, and Alva died on Nov. 3, 1987. Both were buried in Oconee Baptist Church Cem., Jackson Co., Georgia.

(3841531) DOROTHY MERK (dau. of Emory Hoyt Merk and Alva G. Garrison) was born at Commerce, GA on Oct. 2, 1922. She married Jack H. Brewer (b. Feb. 13, 1917), and had two children:

(38415311) William Terry Brewer, b. July 8, 1946 (38415312) Beverly Kay Brewer, b. Aug. 13, 1960

Jack died on March 21, 1986, and was buried in Evergreen Memorial Park, Athens, Georgia.

173 (38415311) WILLIAM TERRY BREWER (son of Jack H. Brewer and Dorothy Merk) was born on July 8, 1946. He married Diane Elerhart, and had a son:

(384153111 ) William Terry Brewer, Jr. *

(38415312) BEVERLY KAY BREWER (dau. of Jack H. Brewer and Dorothy Merk) was born on Aug. 13, 1960. She married first: Tim Anglin, and had four children:

(384153121) Lisa Anglin, b. 1981* (384153122) Timothy Anglin* (384153123) Amanda Anglin* (384153124) Heather Anglin*

Beverly married second: Chad Grant.

(3841533) GEORGE EMORY MERK (son of Emory Hoyt Merk and Alva G Garrison) was born at Commerce, GA on Sept. 11, 1928, and married first: Sarah Lynn Barnes at Winder, GA on July 6, 1956. George and Sarah were the parents of two children:

(38415331) Michael Thomas Merk (38415332) Gloria Jean Merk, b. Jan. 13, 1958

George married second: Carolyn Shirley at Athens, GA on July 12, 1968. Carolyn was born on Aug. 8, 1937. George and Carolyn had a son:

(38415333) Phillip Emory Merk, b. July 23, 1972; m. Marshe Barrett*

(38415331) MICHAEL THOMAS MERK (son of George Emory Merk and Sarah Lynn Barnes) married Diana Kesler, and had two sons:

(384153311) Christopher Merk, b. May 5, 1982* (384153312) Chad Merk, b. Nov. 1, 1984*

(38415332) GLORIA JEAN MERK (dau. of George Emory Merk and Sarah Lynn Barnes) was born on Jan. 13, 1958. She married Carl Jerry Martin, and had two children:

(384153321) Jarrett Emory Martin, b. Dec. 10, 1987* (384153322) Jessica Allison Martin, b. Aug. 14, 1995*

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(3842) SAMUEL JAMES "Sam" PRUITT (son of Zachariah Pruitt and Jane R. Jordan ? ) was born in Franklin Co., GA on July 23, 1827. He married Elizabeth Merk in Jackson Co., GA on March 8, 1849 (Jackson Bk ABC, p. 336). Elizabeth was born in South Carolina on April 15, 1831 to George Merk and Elizabeth Langley. Sam and Elizabeth had the following children:

(38421) Nancy K. Pruitt, b. 1850 Jackson Co., GA (38422) William G. Pruitt, b. after 1850 Jackson Co., GA; died before 1860 Jackson Co., GA* (38423) James Wesley "Jim" Pruitt, b. June 9, 1856 Jackson Co., GA (38424) Mary Jane Pruitt, b. Oct. 31, 1858 Cobb Co., GA (38425) Martha Victoria Pruitt, b. Dec. 25, 1859 Marietta, GA (38426) Amanda Elizabeth Pruitt, b. July 31, 1863 Cherokee Co., GA (38427) Laura Lutilla Pruitt, b. Dec. 2, 1869 Cherokee Co., GA (38428) Joseph Milton Pruitt, b. June 15, 1871 Ottawa Co., KS

Elizabeth late in life told several grandchildren, that when she first met Sam he was working as an overseer on a neighboring plantation. This was probably around 1847. The 1850 Census, Jackson Co., GA, 45 Sub., p. 34, no. 499, Sept. 20, 1850, lists:

Samuel Pruitt 23 GA laborer Elizabeth 20 SC Nancy K. 2/12 GA

Sometime between 1856 and 1858, Sam moved his family to Cobb Co., Georgia. Sam enrolled as a private in Co. F, "Georgia Blues", 1st (Gaulfs) Regt. of Inf., GA State Line Militia at Cartersville, GA on Feb. 7, 1863. The existing Muster and Pay Rolls indicate that S. J. Pruett was paid the standard $11 per month from Feb. 7, 1863 until the last known record of May 31, 1864. During this entire time Sam was detailed as a nurse in the camp hospital for which he received extra duty pay of 25 cents per day. Sam moved to near Fort Buffington, Cherokee Co., GA before 1860. On Sept. 28, 1865, Samuel J. Pruett of Cherokee Co. bought Lots 1146,1217, and 1087, each of 40 acres, in the 3rd Dist., 2nd Sec. of Cherokee County from Phillip Graham for $300. Rec. Oct. 31, 1865 (Cherokee Bk S, p. 5). This land was about 1 1/2 miles SE of Buffington, Georgia. On March 1, 1869, Minutes of Cherokee Superior Court held at Canton: Samuel J. Pruett and James H. Jones appointed bailiffs for current term of court (Cherokee Bk 6, p. 546). On March 26, 1870, Samuel J. Pruitt sold Lots 1146,1217, and 1087 in 3rd Dist., 2nd Sec. of Cherokee County to his neighbor, John W. Henson, for $115. Rec. Sept. 21, 1870 (Cherokee Bk T, p. 122). Sam moved to Ottawa Co., Kansas in 1870. The Samuel Pruitt family is listed in the 1870 census of both Ottawa and Lincoln Co., Kansas. Inis may seem puzzling until one learns that Lincoln would officially become a county only if the 1870 census showed more than 600 citizens residing in the county at that time. Thus many citizens of Ottawa County were counted twice, once in each census, with only feeble attemps made by the enumerator to disquise the fact that these families were the same. The 1875 Kansas Agricultural Tax Census lists: S. J. Pruett, farmer, along with wife and four children. 175 He may have been living at Minneapolis, KS, or just on the outskirts. Around this time, he was carrying, by saddle horse, mail between Minneapolis, KS and Glen Elder, KS in Mitchell County. As he made stops at other little post offices along the way, the one way trip took two days. On these trips, Sam regularly stopped at the Loy home, a stone house still standing near the small settlement of Milo, KS, for his noon meal. At the time of one of these visits, Mrs Loy put the largest piece of her freshly baked gooseberry pie on her best plate and set it on the table for Sam. When everyone was called to eat, young son, Charles F. Loy, who was about five years old at the time, quickly sat down at Mr. Pruitt's place "because the pie looked better there." His mother caught him before any pie had been eaten, dragged him off the chair and severely repri manded him by painfully "knuckling" him on the head for being so choosey. This incident, he later recalled , did not make him particularly fond of Sam Pruitt. Many years later Charles Loy would humorously recall and relate this story to his daughter, Irma, as she was about to marry Sam's grandson, Otis Pruitt. On April 21, 1876, Sam filed for a homestead entry in Mitchell Co., KS, for the NW 1/4 Sec 21 Twp 9S Range 7W. He paid the $14 receiver's fee on April 24, 1876. During the next two months, he built a house of laid up stones with a roof of boards covered with prairie sod, dug a well, and constructed a Kansas stable. The family moved to the homestead at the end of June or first part of July 1876. On July 5, 1879, Sam bought three lots at Minneapolis, KS, however, he was a resident of Mitchell County and living on the homestead. According to the 1880 census, Sam was living and farming in Saltcreek Twp., Mitchell Co., Kansas. In the home was listed his wife, Elizabeth, daughters, Victoria, Amanda and Laura, and son Joseph. In early 1880, Sam was one of the citizens of the area, who were among the first to purchase lots in the new Fairview Cemetery (more commonly known as the Saltville Cemetery) just one half mile north of the homestead. While herding cattle during an insignificantly appearing rain shower on the afternoon of Oct. 2, 1880, Sam was struck and killed by lightning. The Beloit Kansas Gazette of Oct. 16, 1880 reported that his funeral "was largely attended", and that he "was in comfortable circumstances. A good citizen is gone." Elizabeth died in Mtchell Co., KS on July 15, 1921.

(38421) NANCY K. PRUITT (dau. of Samuel James Pruitt and Elizabeth Merk) was born in Jackson Co., GA in 1850. She married Francis M. Hensley (b. ca 1844) in Cherokee Co., GA on Sept. 9, 1866 (Cherokee Bk D, p. 286). Francis and Nancy had two children:

(384211) R. Lee Hensley, b. ca 1867 Cherokee Co., GA* (384212) William Hensley, b. July 1869 Cherokee Co., GA; died in Ottawa Co., KS before 1875*

Nancy died in Ottawa Co., KS before 1875.

(38423) JAMES WESLEY "Jim" PRUITT (son of Samuel James Pruitt and Elizabeth Merk) was born in Jackson Co., GA on June 9, 1856. Jim would have been age 13 in the spring of 1870, when the family came to Ottawa Co., Kansas. 176 CHAPTER THREE

Prior to the 1875 Kansas Agricultural Census, Jim had gone to Colorado with others. Many years later he told his daughter-in-law, Irma Loy Pruitt, that when he got to Colorado he was low on money. When he finally got some work, he had only 85 cents and was really glad to get the job. He did not say what kind of job it was. In Dec. 1879, James W. Pruitt, John H. Lappin, Aloise George and James Swisher filed claims on the Clinton, Compton and Ottawa Mines on the southeast face of Elk Mountain in Summit Co., Colorado. Jim owned a 1/6 share in these mines. Elk Mountain was just west of the Kokomo-Rescene Mining Camps along Ten Mile Creek. In April 1880, Jim Pruitt and H. M. Hamlin filed claims on the Franklin, Pioneer, Little Maggie, Granite and Boulder Nest Mines on the western slope of Gold Hill which was just to the east of the towns of Kokomo-Rescene. These claims on Gold Hill were sold in April 1881 for $1000. Having been attracted to a young Canadian girl, Sarah Anna Knox, whose father operated the Central hotel one mile up Ten Mile Creek in the mining camp of Robinson, Jim moved from Kokomo-Rescene to Robinson in 1885. In October of that year, he borrowed $200 and put up as chattel one redwood bar and backboard, six hanging lamps, four side lamps, a chandelier, two billiard lamps, one billiard table, four small tables, one ice box, one show case, one stove, 18 chairs, one mirror, all pictures and all glassware connected with bar and house in the building situated on Lot 292 on Palmer Street in the town of Robinson, Colorado. Jim married Sarah Anna "Annie" Knox at Robinson, CO on Feb. 17, 1886. Annie was born at Howick, Chateauquay Co. Prov. Quebec, Canada on July 28, 1864. Details of the wedding were reported in the Leadville Herald Democrat in the Feb. 18 and Feb. 19 issues. Approxiimately 200 friends were present at the wedding, which was followed with a supper and a dance that lasted until about 3 o'clock in the morning. Jim and Annie were the parents of seven children:

(384231) James Burton Pruitt, b. Jan. 18, 1888 Leadville, CO (384232) Margaret E. Pruitt, b. Aug. 28, 1890 Leadville, CO; died at Leadville, CO on Dec. 5, 1891* (384233) Esther Pruitt, b. June 4, 1893 Saltville, KS (384234) Leota Agnes Pruitt, b. Feb. 26, 1896 Saltville, KS (384235) Otis Merk Pruitt, b. March 25, 1899 Saltville, KS (384236) William Knox Pruitt, b. June 19, 1902 Saltville, KS; died in the Saltville Community in 1915 of blood poisoning* (384237) Cecil Edwin Pruitt, b. March 20, 1905 Saltville, KS

In March of 1887, Jim sold their one story house on Lot 242 on Fairfield Street in the town of Robinson, CO, and moved to Leadville, Colorado. The Leadville City Directory for 1889 listed Jim as residing at 510 E. 11th in North Leadville. His occupation was given as that of engineer. In those days a mine engineer could be responsible for switching the ore cars around in the mines, or he could run the stationary engine on the surface which hauled men and ore out of the mine. Jim told his children years later that he ran a stationary engine. On May 4, 1887, Jim purchased 160 acres of good farm ground in the northeast part of Ottawa Co., KS for $3100, along with the 3 lots at Minneapolis, KS that his father, Sam, had purchased in 1879. These lots had passed through the hands of several owners after they were "lost" when Elizabeth could not pay the taxes on them after Sam's untimely death.

177 In 1891, Lake Co., CO tax records show that Jim had a house at Oro City, which was located in California Gulch, near Leadville. On Jan. 30, 1893, Jim sold this property: "J. W. Pruitt of Oro City, Lake Co., CO, sold one frame building known as Pruitt Cottage in California Gulch along with wood and coal house belonging with the property for $200 on Feb. 1, 1893." Jim, Annie, and young son James Burton moved to Mitchell Co., Kansas. Also in 1893, Jim and Annie transfered their membership from the Congregational Church in Leadville to the Saltville Presbyterian Church. In 1895, James W. Pruitt and James W. Swisher sell the Clinton, Compton and Ottawa Lode Mining Claims in the Consolidated Ten Mile Mining Dist. of Summit Co., Colorado. Jim was elected and ordained a Deacon in the Saltville Presbyterian Church on July 11, 1897. On March 3, 1898, he was elected president of the Cemetery Board of the Fairview Cemetery Association of Mitchell Co., KS, and on Dec. 3, 1900, James W. Pruitt was elected and ordained an Elder in the Saltville Church, and also elected a Trustee at the same time. In Nov. 1900, Jim paid $1600 for 160 acres across the road from his mother, who was living on the homestead that Sam filed on in 1876. Jim built a new home on this farm and later moved his family to the new home. They moved to Pasadena, C A in Dec. 1913, but returned to Kansas early in 1915. They returned to California in 1919, but came back to Kansas around 1920. Jim died at Beloit, KS on Aug. 31, 1930. He died with personal property of $12,594.83 and real property of $50,990.83, which consisted in part of six quarter sections of land. Annie died at Beloit, KS on March 9, 1944.

(384231) JAMES BURTON PRUITT (son of James Wesley Pruitt and Sarah Anna Knox) was born at Leadville, CO on Jan. 18, 1888, and married Ethel Wear on Nov. 26, 1913. Ethel was born on the Wear Ranch north of Barnard, KS on July 2, 1886. James and Ethel had two sons:

(3842311) Joseph Wear Pruitt, b. Oct. 11, 1914 Mitchell Co., KS (3842312) James Burton Pruitt, Jr., b. March 30, 1920

Ethel died at Beloit, KS on Aug. 5, 1959, and James died at Lincoln, KS on Dec. 20, 1967.

(3842311) JOSEPH WEAR PRUITT (son of James Burton Pruitt and Ethel Wear) was born in Mitchell Co., KS on Oct. 11, 1914. He married Lucile N. Wallace at Barnard, KS on Nov. 23, 1950. Lucile was born in Saltcreek Twp., Lincoln Co., KS on April 20, 1913. Joseph and Lucile had a daughter:

(38423111) Debra Kay Pruitt, b. June 18, 1954 Lincoln, KS

Joseph died at Salina, KS on May 27, 1992.

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(38423111) DEBRA KAY PRUITT (dau. of Joseph Wear Pruitt and Lucile N. Wallace) was born at Lincoln, KS on June 18, 1954, and married Dale Wayne Rosebrook in the Baptist Church, Barnard, KS on May. 3, 1975. Dale was born at Lincoln, KS on Sept. 18, 1953. Dale and Debra were the parents of three children:

(38423 llll) Jeremy Joseph Rosebrook, b. Sept. 9, 1978 Salina, KS* (384231112) Jana Kay Rosebrook, b. March 19, 1981 Salina, KS* (384231113) Leesa Dawn Rosebrook, b. Sept. 27, 1982 Salina, KS*

(3842312) JAMES BURTON PRUITT, JR. (son of James Burton Pruitt and Ethel Wear) was born on March 30, 1920. He married Jacqueline A. Jackson at Lincoln, KS on April 24, 1947, and had three children:

(38423121) James Raymond Pruitt, b. Jan. 13, 1949 (38423122) Mary Jo Pruitt, b. Aug. 31, 1951 (38423123) Saundra Lucile Pruitt, b. June 15, 1953

James died at Barnard, KS on April 4, 1987.

(38423121) JAMES RAYMOND PRUITT (son of James Burton Pruitt, Jr. and Jacqueline A. Jackson) was born on Jan. 13, 1949. He married June Elaine Choity (b. ca 1954) at Lincoln, KS on Feb. 27, 1971, and had two children:

(384231211) Christina Jo Pruitt, b. Sept. 28, 1971* (384231212) Jenny Pruitt, b. Feb. 23, 1974*

(38423122) MARY JO PRUITT (dau. of James Burton Pruitt, Jr. and Jacqueline A. Jackson) was born on Aug. 31, 1951, and married David Daryl Simmons at Barnard, KS on Nov. 28, 1969. David was born on Dec. 2, 1949. David and Mary had the following children:

(384231221) Rachel Simmons, b. March 2, 1970* (384231222) Darin Simmons, b. June 3, 1973*

(38423123) SAUNDRA LUCILE PRUITT (dau. of James Burton Pruitt, Jr. and Jacqueline A. Jackson) was born on June 15, 1953. She married Jeffrey Lynn Maholland at the Baptist Church, Barnard, KS on Nov. 6, 1971. Jeffrey was born on Aug. 5, 1951. Jeffrey and Saundra had two children:

(384231231) Stacy Renee Maholland, b. Sept. 3, 1974* (384231232) Jason Scott Maholland, b. Oct. 11, 1978*

179 (384233) ESTHER PRUITT (dau. of James Wesley Pruitt and Sarah Anna Knox) was born in the Saltville Community, Mitchell Co., KS on June 4, 1893, and married Stewart Lafayette McMahan at Concordia, KS on Dec. 7, 1914. Stewart was born in Sevier Co., TN on July 24, 1893. Stewart and Esther had two children:

(3842331) Martha Ann McMahan, b. Aug. 21,1915 Solomon Rapids, KS (3842332) Stanley McMahan, b. 1918*

Esther died at Beloit, KS on April 20, 1970, and Stewart died at Brownsville, TX on May 2, 1982.

(3842331) MARTHA ANN McMAHAN (dau. of Stewart Lafayette McMahan and Esther Pruitt) was born at Solomon Rapids, KS on Aug. 21, 1915. She married Chester Dale Nielson at Junction City, KS on April 10, 1937. Chester was born at Stillwell, KS on Jan. 20, 1916. Chester and Martha had the following children:

(38423311) David Clay Nielson, b. Oct. 23, 1938 Manhattan, KS (38423312) Nancy Ann Nielson, b. Sept. 6, 1946 Beloit, KS (38423313) Chester Dale Nielson, Jr., b. Nov. 6, 1947 Heidelberg, Germany (38423314) Stephen Michael Nielson, b Feb. 21, 1956 Ottawa, Canada

(38423311) DAVID CLAY NIELSON (son of Chester Dale Nielson and Martha Ann McMahan) was born at Manhattan, KS on Oct. 23, 1938, and married first: Gail Marie Riedel at Fairfield, CT on Sept. 3, 1960. Gail was born on July 13, 1938. David and Gail had a son:

(384233111) Bradley Thomas Nielson, b. July 27, 1961; m. Stacey Lynn Shaw (b. May 7, 1964) in PA on June 29, 1985*

David and Gail were divorced in July 1965. David married second: Gail Aileen Pitts at Fayette ville, TN on Dec. 23, 1967. Gail was born on July 10, 1938. David and Gail had a son:

(384233112) Michael Scott Nielson, b. April 21, 1970 Huntsville, AL; m. Lori Allison Hayes (b. Jan. 19, 1970) on Dec. 20, 1993*

(38423312) NANCY ANN NIELSON (dau. of Chester Dale Nielson and Martha Ann McMahan) was born at Beloit, KS on Sept. 6, 1946, and married Rodney Barrett Vickery at Tuscaloosa, AL on April 20, 1968. Rodney was born on Jan. 14, 1947. Rodney and Nancy were the parents of three children:

(384233121) April Leigh Vickery, b. Dec. 28, 1970*

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(384233122) John Nielson Vickery, b. May 2, 1973* (384233123) Anne Claire Vickery, b. May 5, 1976*

(38423313) CHESTER DALE NIELSON, JR. (son of Chester Dale Nielson and Martha Ann McMahan) was born at Heidelberg, Germany on Nov. 6, 1947. He married Terry Lee Hogaboom at Orlando, FL on March 30, 1974. Terry was born on Sept. 6, 1953. Chester and Terry had two daughters:

(384233131) Karen Lee Nielson, b. Feb. 22, 1980* (384233132) Susan Nicole Nielson, b. Oct. 27, 1981*

(38423314) STEPHEN MICHAEL NIELSON (son of Chester Dale Nielson and Martha Ann McMahan) was born at Ottawa, Canada on Feb. 21, 1956. He married first: Rose Marie Hall (b, Oct. 15, 1958) on Nov. 24, 1979. Stephen and Rose were divorced in 1980, and Stephen married second: Carla Armida Jennings on Feb. 14, 1996. Carla was born on Feb. 5, 1958.

(384234) LEOTA AGNES PRUITT (dau. of James Wesley Pruitt and Sarah Anna Knox) was born in the Saltville Community of Mitchell Co., KS on Feb. 26, 1896, and married Chester Frank Simmons in the Pruitt home, Saltville, KS on Nov. 15, 1916. Chester was born in the Saltville Community on April 9, 1893. Chester and Leota had the following children:

(3842341) James Franklin Simmons, b. Feb. 16, 1918 Saltville, KS; died in the Saltville Community on April 26, 1918* (3842342) Frances Leota Simmons, b. April 30, 1920 Saltcreek Twp., Mitchell Co., KS (3842343) Phyllis Arm Simmons, b. Sept. 20, 1923 Barnard, KS (3842344) Joseph Chester Simmons, b. Sept. 19, 1927 Saltville, KS; m. Helen Wright (b. Sept. 12, 1924 Glen Elder, KS) at Beloit, KS on March 4, 1967*

Chester died at Saline, KS on June 27, 1977, and Leota died at Beloit, KS on Sept. 2, 1984.

(3842342) FRANCES LEOTA SIMMONS (dau. of Chester Frank Simmons and Leota Agnes Pruitt) was born in Saltcreek Twp., Mitchell Co., KS on April 30, 1920. She married Maurice Vail McDonald in the Christian Church, Beloit, KS on Sept. 20, 1941. Maurice was born at Beloit, KS on June 3, 1920. Maurice and Frances were the parents of the following:

(38423421) Lynda Beth McDonald, b. June 28, 1942 Beloit, KS (38423422) Larry Vail McDonald, b. Oct. 16, 1946 Beloit, KS (38423423) Philip James McDonald, b. Sept. 6, 1949 Beloit, KS (38423424) Mark Maurice McDonald, b. May 27, 1959 Beloit, KS

181 (38423421) LYNDA BETH McDONALD (dau. of Maurice Vail McDonald and Frances Leota Simmons) was born at Beloit, KS on June 28, 1942, and married Dwain I. Myers at Beloit, KS on Dec. 30, 1960. Dwain was born at Ada, KS on June 11, 1942. Dwain and Lynda had four children:

(384234211) Kelli Vail Myers, b. Aug. 14, 1961 Lawrence, KS; m. Judson Lee Cohen (b. Oct. 23, 1967 Miami, FL) at Coral Gables, FL on March 11, 1995* (384234212) Robin Annette Myers, b. Oct. 28, 1964 Hastings, NE; m. Jim Allen Brinkman (b. Dec. 4, 1964 Sterling, NE) at Lincoln, KS on Sept. 20, 1986* (384234213) Michael Scott Myers, b. June 16, 1968* (384234214Í) Chi Lam (foster dau ), b. Oct. 15, 1963 Viet Nam; m. Robert Jackson at Lincoln, NE*

(38423422) LARRY VAIL McDONALD (son of Maurice Vail McDonald and Frances Leota Simmons) was born at Beloit, KS on Oct. 16, 1946. He married Christine Anne Scheppelman at Mendocino, C A on Oct. 3, 1974. Christine was born at San Francisco, C A on April 21, 1946. Larry and Christine had two children:

(384234221) Laura Frances McDonald, b. Oct. 19, 1977 Windber, PA* (384234222) Erin Vail McDonald, b. Sept. 12, 1979 Ukiah, CA*

(38423423) PHTLIP JAMES McDONALD (son of Maurice Vail McDonald and Frances Leota Simmons) was born at Beloit, KS on Sept. 6, 1949, and married Joan Dore' Wilhelm at Murphys, CA on May 31, 1975. Joan was born at Oakland, CA on Oct. 26, 1950. Philip and Joan had two daughters:

(384234231) Kate Dore' McDonald, b. Oct. 9, 1978 Galveston, TX* (384234232) AnneL. McDonald, b. Oct. 31, 1980 Galveston, TX*

(38423424) MARK MAURICE McDONALD (son of Maurice Vail McDonald and Frances Leota Simmons) was born at Beloit, KS on May 27, 1959. He married Debra Ann Bieker at Beloit, KS on June 28, 1986. Debra was born at Hutchinson, KS on July 1, 1955. Mark and Debra had a daughter:

(384234241) Avaree Celeste McDonald, b. Aug. 22, 1987*

(3842343) PHYLLIS ANN SIMMONS (dau. of Chester Frank Simmons and Leota Agnes Pruitt) was born at Barnard, KS on Sept. 20, 1923, and married Henry Edward Capogna at Salina, KS on April 18, 1944. Henry was born at Ambridge, PA on Aug. 14, 1916. Henry and Phyllis were the parents of three children:

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(38423431) Peggy Jo Capogna, b. Dec. 22, 1946 Pontiac, MI (38423432) Henry Edward Capogna II, b. March 12, 1950 Lansing, MI (38423433) Gregory Kim Capogna, b. Oct. 25, 1956 Pontiac, MI

Henry died at Royal Oak, MI on Nov. 12, 1987.

(38423431) PEGGY JO CAPOGNA (dau. of Henry Edward Capogna and Phyllis Ann Simmons) was born at Pontiac, MI on Dec. 22, 1946. She married Jack Lee Shook at Royal Oak, MI on Aug. 27, 1966. Jack was born at Grand Rapids, MI on July 12, 1944. Jack and Peggy had two children:

(384234311) Douglas Christian Shook, b. June 14, 1970 East Lansing, MI* (384234312) Amy Kathryn Shook, b. Dec. 21, 1974 East Lansing, MI*

(38423432) HENRY EDWARD CAPOGNA II (son of Henry Edward Capogna and Phyllis Ann Simmons) was born at Lansing, MI on March 12, 1950, and married Catherine Anne Bigelow at Grand Rapids, MI on Feb. 4, 1978 Catherine was born at Grand Rapids, MI on Feb. 16, 1950. Henry and Catherine had the following children:

(384234321) Kyle Elizabeth Capogna, b. April 4, 1981 Grand Rapids, MI* (384234322) Nicholas Henry Capogna, b. Feb. 5, 1983 Grand Rapids, MI*

(38423433) GREGORY KIM CAPOGNA (son of Henry Edward Capogna and Phyllis Ann Simmons) was born at Pontiac, MI on Oct. 25, 1956. He married Kathryn Lee Smith at Grand Rapids, MI on Feb. 14, 1986. Kathryn was born at Flint, MI on Aug. 6, 1959. Gregory and Kathryn had a son:

(384234331) Alexander Gregory Capogna, b. March 5, 1992 Lansing, MI*

(384235) OTIS MERK PRUITT (son of James Wesley Pruitt and Sarah Anna Knox) was born in the Saltville Community of Mitchell Co., KS on March 25, 1899. He married Irma Ellen Loy in the home of Charles Loy on Aug. 20, 1922. Irma was born in the Loy home, Lincoln Co., KS on Jan. 9, 1902. Otis and Irma were the parents of three children:

(3842351) Ralph Otis Pruitt, b. June 7, 1923 in the J.W. Pruitt home, Saltville, KS (3842352) Lloyd Loy Pruitt, b. Oct. 11, 1926 Saltville, KS (3842353) Janice Minerva Pruitt, b. Jan. 26, 1943 Beloit, KS

Otis died at Asbury Hospital, Salina, KS on Nov. 21, 1976.

183 (3842351) RALPH OTIS PRUITT (son of Otis Merk Pruitt and Irma Ellen Loy) was born in the J. W. Pruitt home in the Saltville Community, Mitchell Co., KS on June 7, 1923, and married Margorie Ann Henry at Wichita, KS on Sept. 7, 1947. Margorie was born at Hutchinson, KS on Jan. 11, 1928. Ralph and Margorie had three children:

(38423511) Mark Otis Pruitt, b. April 18, 1953, m. Cathy Ann Bohlmann (b. April 9, 1955) at St. Louis, MO on Aug. 12, 1978* (38423512) David Ralph Pruitt, b. Oct. 12, 1955 Chicago, IL (38423513) Ann Louise Pruitt, b. April 15, 1958, m. Duane Scheible (b. Sept. 11, 1955) on Sept. 5, 1981*

(38423512) DAVID RALPH PRUITT (son of Ralph Otis Pruitt and Margorie Ann Henry) was born at Chicago, IL on Oct. 12, 1955. He married Lois Ann McBride (b. July 22, 1954) at Springfield, IL on Dec. 27, 1980, and had:

(384235121) Cori Ann Pruitt, b. Nov. 24, 1978* (384235122) Scott David Pruitt, b. Sept. 16, 1982* (384235123) Megan Elizabeth Pruitt, b. Dec. 30, 1983*

(3842352) LLOYD LOY PRUITT (son of Otis Merk Pruitt and Irma Ellen Loy) was born in the Saltville Community, Mitchell Co., KS on Oct. 11, 1926, and married Margaret Ann Dickinson at Glen Elder, KS on Jan. 26, 1947. Margaret was born at Glen Elder, KS on Feb. 9, 1928. Lloyd and Margaret were the parents of four children:

(38423521) John Otis Pruitt, b. Feb. 22, 1948 Beloit, KS (38423522) Kathy Ann Pruitt, b. Jan. 3, 1951 Beloit, KS (38423523) Thomas Lloyd Pruitt, b. Jan. 11, 1957 Lincoln, KS (38423524) Margaret Joan Pruitt, b. Feb. 26, 1963 Lincoln, KS

(38423521) JOHN OTIS PRUITT (son of Lloyd Loy Pruitt and Margaret Ann Dickinson) was born at Beloit, KS on Feb. 22, 1948. He married Marilyn Carol Mau at Prairie Village, KS on May 22, 1971. Marilyn was born at Chicago, EL on Dec. 30, 1948. John and Marilyn had three children:

(384235211) Lisa Jill Pruitt, b. March 21, 1973 Salina, KS; m. Mark Allen Allison at Minneapolis, KS on Dec. 16, 1995* (384235212) Jennifer Lyn Pruitt, b. Nov. 25, 1974 Salina, KS* (384235213) Jonathan Otis Pruitt, b. April 14, 1980 Salina, KS*

(38423522) KATHY ANN PRUITT (dau. of Lloyd Loy Pruitt and Margaret Ann Dickinson) was born at Beloit, KS on Jan. 3, 1951, and married Daniel Lee Matt at Minneapolis, KS on Aug. 2, 1970. Daniel was born at Salina, KS on Feb. 3, 1951.

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Daniel and Kathy had two children:

(384235221) Karl Gale Matt, b. Aug. 11, 1975 St. Joseph, MO* (384235222) Dana Renee Matt, b. April 18, 1978 St. Joseph, MO*

(38423523) THOMAS LLOYD PRUITT (son of Lloyd Loy Pruitt and Margaret Ann Dickinson) was born at Lincoln, KS on Jan. 11, 1957. He married Joni Rae Becker at Minneapolis, KS on June 2, 1979. Joni was born at Salina, KS on Aug. 27, 1959. Thomas and Joni had two sons:

(384235231) Dustin Thomas Pruitt, b. Dec. 26, 1983 Beloit, KS* (384235232) Dallas Dean Pruitt, b. June 6, 1987 McPherson, KS*

(38423524) MARGARET JOAN PRUITT (dau. of Lloyd Loy Pruitt and Margaret Ann Dickinson) was born at Lincoln, KS on Feb. 26, 1963, and married Steven Albert Hartman at Bella Vista, AR on Sept. 28, 1985. Steven was born at Junction City, KS on Dec. 28, 1962. Steven and Margaret had the following children:

(384235241) Stephani Nicole Hartman, b. July 23, 1987 Rogers, AR* (384235242) Garrett Loy Hartman (twin), b. Sept. 6, 1990 Rogers, AR* (384235243) Kyle Albert Hartman (twin), b. Sept. 6, 1990 Rogers, AR*

(3842353) JANICE MINERVA PRUITT (dau. of Otis Merk Pruitt and Irma Ellen Loy) was born at Beloit, KS on Jan. 26, 1943. She married James Arthur Skinner at Beloit, KS on Aug. 24, 1963. James was born at Beloit, KS on March 13, 1944. James and Janice had two sons:

(38423531) Donald James Skinner, b. June 27, 1966 Davenport, IA; died June 28, 1966* (38423532) Brett Anthony Skinner, b. Aug. 13, 1970 Allentown, PA*

(384237) CECIL EDWIN PRUITT (son of James Wesley Pruitt and Sarah Anna Knox) was born in the Saltville Community of Mitchell Co., KS on March 20, 1905. He married Neva Bernice Selleck at the Selleck farm south of Simpson, KS on June 30, 1929. Neva was born on the Selleck farm south of Simpson, KS on May 25, 1906. Cecil and Neva adopted two children:

(3842371a) Roger Arthur Pruitt, b. July 10, 1936 Kansas City, MO (3842372a) Lorna Juliane Pruitt, b. June 10, 1940 Kansas City, MO*

Cecil died at Beloit, KS on March 25, 1963, and Neva died there on Aug. 6, 1981.

185 (3842371a) ROGER ARTHUR PRUITT (adopted son of Cecil Edwin Pruitt and Neva Bernice Selleck) was born at Kansas City, MO on July 10, 1936, and married Ruth Ann Bemmels in the Methodist Church, Ottawa, KS on Aug. 7, 1960. Ruth was born at Boulder, CO on May 28, 1938. Roger and Ruth had two sons:

(3842371 la) David Edwin Pruitt, b. March 21, 1962 Parsons, KS; m. Elizabeth Ann Thurston at Topeka, KS on Sept. 6, 1987; div. 1993* (38423712a) Douglas Arthur Pruitt, b. June 16, 1964 Denver, CO; m. Cynthia Jeanne Pearson at Hays, KS on Dec. 21, 1985; div. 1993*

They resided at Hays, Kansas.

(38424) MARY JANE PRUITT (dau. of Samuel James Pruitt and Elizabeth Merk) was born in Cobb Co., GA on Oct. 31, 1858. She married Charles Beverly Rotrock at Salina, KS on July 29, 1874. Charles was born at Port Gibson, MS on Jan. 8, 1845. Charles and Mary had the following children:

(384241) Charles Samuel Rotrock, b. May 10, 1875 Minneapolis, KS (384242) Gertrude Elizabeth Rotrock, b. June 7, 1877 Minneapolis, KS (384243) William Wesley Rotrock, b. June 5, 1882 Minneapolis, KS (384244) Manfired Walter Rotrock, b. Aug. 16, 1884 (384245) Robert Raymond Rotrock, b. Oct. 18, 1890; died in Ottawa Co., KS on Sept. 10, 1970* (384246) Reva Rotrock, b. March 24, 1893*

(384247) Neva Rotrock, b. Dec. 30, 1895; died in Ottawa Co., KS on Oct. 21, 1898*

Mary died at Minneapolis, KS on June 30, 1922, and Charles died there on Jan. 2, 1934.

(384241) CHARLES SAMUEL ROTROCK (son of Charles Beverly Rotrock and Mary Jane Pruitt) was born at Minneapolis, KS on May 10, 1875. He married Minnie Gertrude Lopshire (b. March 12, 1880 Lincoln Co., KS), and had seven children:

(3842411) infant son, b. March 6, 1899* (3842412) Vera Reva Rotrock, b. March 6, 1900* (3842413) Eunice Esther Rotrock, b. Sept. 14, 1901 Minneapolis, KS (3842414) Eula Rotrock, b. 1902* (3842415) Richard M. Rotrock, b. Nov. 21, 1903* (3842416) Charlotte Pauline Rotrock, b. 1906* (3842417) Chester Beverly Rotrock, b. Nov. 29, 1914

Minnie died at Salina, KS on May 16, 1942, and Charles died at Collinsville, OK on Jan. 5, 1972.

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(3842413) EUNICE ESTHER ROTROCK (dau. of Charles Samuel Rotrock and Minnie Gertrude Lopshire) was born at Minneapolis, KS on Sept. 14, 1901, and married Carl C. Brown at Salina, KS on Sept. 14, 1920. Carl was born at Beloit, KS on Sept. 23, 1900. Carl and Eunice had two children:

(38424131) Helen Elizabeth Brown* (38424132) Robert G. Brown*

Carl died at Salina, KS on March 5, 1975.

(3842417) CHESTER BEVERLY ROTROCK (son of Charles Samuel Rotrock and Minnie Gertrude Lopshire) was born on Nov. 29, 1915. He married Bertine Gagon in 1942, and had:

(38424171) Beverly Rotrock* (38424172) Chester B. Rotrock, Jr.* (38424173) Joe Ann Rotrock*

(384242) GERTRUDE ELIZABETH ROTROCK (dau. of Charles Beverly Rotrock and Mary Jane Pruitt) was born at Minneapolis, KS on June 7, 1877, and married Elmer Elsworth Morand on Aug. 23, 1902. Elmer was born on March 24, 1861. Elmer and Gertrude had a son:

(3842421) Clyde Beverly Morand, b. June 2, 1903; m. Debris Taliaferro*

Elmer died at Osage City, KS on Dec. 9, 1943, and Gertrude died there on March 4, 1981.

(384243) WILLIAM WESLEY ROTROCK (son of Charles Beverly Rotrock and Mary Jane Pruitt) was born at Minneapolis, KS on June 5, 1882. He married Edith Luella Kifer at Minneapolis, KS on Feb. 5, 1910. Edith was born at Tescott, KS on Sept. 8, 1885. William and Edith had the following children:

(3842431) Forrest Lorraine Rotrock, b. March 20, 1911 Delphos, KS (3842432) Kenneth Dale Rotrock, b. April 30, 1912 Minneapolis, KS (3842433) Harold Clifton Rotrock, b. Aug. 10, 1913 Minneapolis, KS (3842434) Rosemary Jane Rotrock, b. Dec. 6, 1915 Pleasant Green, MO (3842435) Rachel Jean Rotrock, b. 1915* (3842436) Russell LaVerne Rotrock, b. June 27, 1924* (3842437) William Wesley Rotrock, Jr., b. June 26, 1928*

Edith died at Oregon City, OR on April 16, 1950, and William died there on June 15, 1963.

187 (3842431) FORREST LORRAINE ROTROCK (son of William Wesley Rotrock and Edith Luella Kifer) was born at Delphos, KS on March 20, 1911. He married Vaun Alta White at Ada, KS on Sept. 11, 1933, and had two sons:

(38424311) Barry Joe Rotrock, b. Jan. 14, 1943 Portland, OR (38424312) Phillip Dean Rotrock, b. Feb. 9, 1944 Portland, OR; m. Gladys ? (b, July 29, 1945)*

(38424311) BARRY JOE ROTROCK (son of Forrest Lorraine Rotrock and Vaun Alta White) was born at Portland, OR on Jan. 14, 1943. He married Linda Metzker (b. Jan 7, 1945), and had two children:

(384243111) Anna Marie Rotrock, b. Oct. 18, 1981* (384243112) Whitney Vaun Rotrock, b. June 30, 1983*

(3842432) KENNETH DALE ROTROCK (son of William Wesley Rotrock and Edith Luella Kifer) was born at Minneapolis, KS on April 30, 1912, and married first: Wava Rae Mays at Vancouver, WA on Aug. 6, 1938. Wava was born at Junction City, OR on July 22, 1916. Kenneth and Wava were the parents of two daughters:

(38424321) Carole Diane Rotrock, b. June 5, 1942 Oregon City, OR (38424322) Judith Eileen Rotrock, b. Jan. 23, 1945 Oregon City, OR*

Kenneth and Wava were divorced in 1947. Kenneth married second: Alice Clemens on Oct. 22, 1948. Kenneth died at Portland, OR on Dec. 11, 1962.

(38424321) CAROLE DIANE ROTROCK (dau. of Kenneth Dale Rotrock and Wava Rae Mays) was born at Oregon City, OR on June 5, 1942. She married first: Joe Esthul Dehart at San Bruno, C A on Jan. 23, 1960, and had three sons:

(384243211) Jeffrey Joe Dehart, b. July 22, 1960* (384243212) Eric Layne Dehart, b. Dec. 28, 1961* (384243213) Gregg Scott Dehart, b. Aug. 20, 1963*

Carol and Joe were divorced in 1965. Carol married second: Richard Allen Durerner, divorced 1972; married third: Charles Martin Snow.

(3842433) HAROLD CLIFTON ROTROCK (son of William Wesley Rotrock and Edith Luella Kifer) was born at Minneapolis, KS on Aug. 10, 1913, and married Eleanor Rohr at either Hays, KS or Hollywood, CA on Dec. 25, 1936. Eleanor was born at Munjor, KS on Oct. 29, 1914. Harold and Eleanor were the parents of three daughters:

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(38424331) Barbara Jean Rotrock, b. Dec. 29, 1938 (38424332) Charlene Rae Rotrock (twin), b. Dec. 22, 1942 Oregon City, OR (38424333) Darlene Kay Rotrock (twin), b. Dec. 22, 1942 Oregon City, OR

(38424331) BARBARA JEAN ROTROCK (dau. of Harold Clifton Rotrock and Eleanor Rohr) was born on Dec. 29, 1938. She married first: James English at Reno, NV on Dec. 12, 1957, and had three sons:

(384243311) Jimmie Dale English, b. Nov. 25, 1959* (384243312) Jeffery English, b. Dec. 10, 1960* (384243313) John English, b. Dec. 22, 1962*

Barbara married second: Jim Wall on June 5, 1975.

(38424332) CHARLENE RAE ROTROCK (dau. of Harold Clifton Rotrock and Eleanor Rohr) was born at Oregon City, OR on Dec. 22, 1942. She married first: Steven Ehrmantrout at Sacra mento, C A on Dec. 19, 1963, and had a daughter:

(384243321) Dina Renee Ehrmantrout, b. Nov. 25, 1968*

Charlene married second: John Ball on June 11, 1975.

(38424333) DARLENE KAY ROTROCK (dau. of Harold Clifton Rotrock and Eleanor Rohr) was born at Oregon City, OR on Dec. 22, 1942. She married first: Richard Rossi at McCloud, CA on Nov. 18, 1961, and had the following:

(384243331) Teresa Rossi, b. June 5, 1962 Klamath Falls, OR*

(384243332) Kristina Rossi, b. Nov. 17, 1965 San Jose, CA*

Darlene married second: Paul Amirsalan on Aug. 4, 1969, and had a daughter:

(384243333) Sherene Amirsalan, b. Oct. 15, 1971*

Darlene married third: Bill Vanairsdale on March 20, 1980.

(3842434) ROSEMARY JANE ROTROCK (dau. of William Wesley Rotrock and Edith Luella Kifer) was born at Pleasant Green, MO on Dec. 6, 1915, and married first: Kenneth Jay Roy on May 15, 1938. Rosemary married second: Roland Myron Go win at Tulsa, OK on April 13, 1946. Roland was born at Rochester, NY on Feb. 11, 1914. Roland and Rosemary had two children:

189 (38424341) Richard Allen Gowin, b. April 19, 1945 (38424342) Diana Lynn Gowin, b. Jan. 8, 1947*

Rosemary and Roland were divorced in Dec. 1976.

(384244) MANFIRED WALTER ROTROCK (son of Charles Beverly Rotrock and Mary Jane Pruitt) was born on Aug. 16, 1884. He married Minnie G. ? (b. March 12, 1880), and had:

(3842441) infant son, b. March 6, 1899, died in Ottawa Co., KS on March 14, 1899* (3842442) Vera R. Rotrock, b. March 6, 1900; died in Ottawa Co., KS on Sept. 23, 1903*

(3842443) Richard M. Rotrock, b. Nov. 21, 1903; died in Ottawa Co., KS on Feb. 8, 1904*

(NOTE: same children were listed under Manfired's brother (384241) Charles Samuel Rotrock)

Manfired died in Ottawa Co., KS on Feb. 21, 1933, and Minnie died there on May 16, 1945.

(38425) MARTHA VICTORIA PRUITT (dau. of Samuel James Pruitt and Elizabeth Merk) was born at Marietta, GA on Dec. 25, 1859, and married John Alonzo Pratt in the Saltville Community, Mitchell Co., KS on Feb. 23, 1884. John was born at Salem, IL on Feb. 3, 1859. John and Martha had the following children:

(384251) Lulu Mae Pratt, b. July 20, 1885* (384252) John Wesley Pratt, b. March 20, 1888* (384253) Julia Elizabeth Pratt, b. Aug. 29, 1896 Allentown, NJ

John died at Los Angeles, CA in Jan. 1920, and Martha died at Portland, OR on Sept. 30, 1946.

(384253) JULIA ELIZABETH PRATT (dau. of John Alonzo Pratt and Martha Victoria Pruitt) was born at Allentown, NJ on Aug. 29, 1896. She married Rosewell J. Mac Donald at Riverside, CA on May 5, 1920. Rosewell was born at Alpena, MI on July 23, 1880. Rosewell and Julia had a son:

(3842531) John Howard Mac Donald*

Rosewell died at Portland, OR on July 2, 1959, and Julia also died at Portland, Oregon.

(38426) AMANDA ELIZABETH PRUITT (dau. of Samuel James Pruitt and Elizabeth Merk) was born in Cherokee Co., GA on July 31, 1863. She married George A. Floyd (b. MO) at Minneapolis, KS on Sept. 30, 1883, and three children:

(384261) Sam S. Floyd, b. July 1884; died 1920*

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(384262) Evert E. Floyd, b. May 1886* (384263) Ella E. Floyd, b. Sept. 1890*

Amanda died at Kansas City, KS on March 20, 1922.

(38427) LAURA LUTILIA PRUITT (dau. of Samuel James Pruitt and Elizabeth Merk) was born in Cherokee Co., GA on Dec. 2, 1869, and married Delbert Adam Piercy at Beloit, KS on Oct. 2, 1901. Delbert was born at Nemaha, NE on March 15, 1871. Delbert and Laura were the parents of six children:

(384271) Ethel Elizabeth Piercy, b. Sept. 8, 1902 Saltville, KS (384272) Roy Charles Piercy, b. April 22, 1905 Saltville, KS (384273) Ruth Genevieve Piercy, b. April 27, 1907 Saltville, KS* (384274) Olive Pearl Piercy, b. Nov. 11, 1908; m. 1st: Norman Simmons; m. 2nd: Otto Graham at Timpson, TX on July 1, 1950* (384275) Bert Piercy, b. Feb. 10, 1911; m. Mildred Ulrich at Riverside, CA on Feb. 12, 1939* (384276) Daniel Forrest Piercy, b. May 10, 1914*

Delbert died at Beloit, KS on April 10, 1936, and Laura died at Long Beach, C A on July 9, 1952

(384271) ETHEL ELIZABETH PIERCY (dau. of Delbert Adam Piercy and Laura Lutilia Pruitt) was born in the Saltville Community, Mitchell Co., KS on Sept. 8, 1902. She married first: Herman Uhrich at Lawton, OK on Feb. 12, 1922, and had the following children:

(3842711) Donald A. Uhrich, b. April 2, 1924 OH* (3842712) Herbert A. Uhrich, b. Oct. 10, 1927 OH* (3842713) Delbert R. Uhrich, b. June 26, 1930 OH* (3842714) Carolyn O. Uhrich, b. June 10, 1933 OH* (3842715) Virginia A. Uhrich, b. Aug. 15, 1936 OH*

Herman died at North Canton, OH in Jan. 1938. Ethel married second: Elbert H. Steele.

(384272) ROY CHARLES PIERCY (son of Delbert Adam Piercy and Laura Lutilia Pruitt) was born in the Saltville Community, Mitchell Co., KS on April 22, 1905, and married Alice Charlotte Anderson in the Methodist Church, Santa Ana, C A on Feb. 14, 1930. Alice was born at Indiana Harbor, IN on July 5, 1909. Roy and Alice had two children:

(3842721) Charlene Marilyn Piercy, b. Feb. 11, 1932 Long Beach, CA (3842722) Kenneth Roy Piercy, b. Dec. 20, 1936 Pomona, CA

Roy died at Hemet, CA on Jan. 16, 1974.

191 (3842721) CHARLENE MARILYN PIERCY (dau. of Roy Charles Piercy and Alice Charlotte Anderson) was born at Long Beach, CA on Feb. 11, 1932. She married Gaylord R. Orme (b. 1930) at Gulfport, MS on Dec. 21, 1952, and had three children:

(38427211) Robert Craig Orme, b. Jan. 7, 1955 Columbus, OH* (38427212) Karen Elizabeth Orme, b. June 14, 1957 Long Beach, C A; m. Mason Train* (38427213) Laura Orme, b. Dec. 7, 1959 Long Beach, CA*

Charlene died at Long Beach, C A in Nov. 1970.

(3842722) KENNETH ROY PIERCY (son of Roy Charles Piercy and Alice Charlotte Anderson) was born at Pomona, CA on Dec. 20, 1936, and married Linda Patricia Zarodny at Tronto, Ontario, Canada on Sept. 30, 1972. Linda was born on Aug. 9, 1948. Kenneth and Linda were the parents of two children:

(38427221) Elena Mara Piercy, b. July 26, 1974 Naples, Italy* (38427222) Catherine Lynn Piercy, b. June 4, 1977 Philadelphia, PA*

(38428) JOSEPH MILTON PRUITT (son of Samuel James Pruitt and Elizabeth Merk) was born in Ottawa Co., KS on June 15, 1871. He married Sadie M. Gillmore at Scottsville, KS on Sept. 16, 1897. Sadie was born at Scottsville, KS on Aug. 1, 1874. Joseph and Sadie had the following children:

(384281) Mary Elizabeth Pruitt, b. April 30, 1898 Saltville, KS (384282) Merna Maude Pruitt, b. Jan. 10, 1900 Salt Creek Twp., Mitchell Co., KS; died at Beloit, KS on March 3, 1982* (384283) Ward William Pruitt, b. Nov. 19, 1901 (384284) Harold Joseph Pruitt, b. Aug. 24, 1903 Saltville, KS (384285) Walter Arlo Pruitt, b. Sept. 30, 1905 Barnard, KS (384286) Wilbur Francis Pruitt (twin), b. Oct. 15, 1909 (384287) Willis James Pruitt (twin), b. Oct. 15, 1909; died in Salt Creek Twp., Mitchell Co., KS on Feb. 2, 1926* (384288) Vera Lucille Pruitt, b. Aug. 21, 1911; m. William Meyers at Kansas City, MO on June 12,1936* (384289) Margaret Ethel Pruitt, b. July 2, 1915 (38428(10) Maxine Virginia Pruitt, b. Nov. 1, 1917 Salt Creek Twp., Mitchell Co., KS

Joseph died at Barnard, KS on Feb. 11, 1956, and Sadie died there on June 14, 1961.

(384281) MARY ELIZABETH PRUITT (dau. of Joseph Milton Pruitt and Sadie M. Gillmore) was born in the Saltville Community, Mitchell Co., KS on April 30, 1898, and married Benjamin Derick Stover in the Baptist Church Parsonage, Barnard, KS on Sept. 5, 1920. Benjamin was born in Lincoln Co., KS on Aug. 16, 1887.

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Benjamin and Mary had two sons:

(3842811) Robert Milton Stover, b. Aug. 22, 1921 Barnard, KS; m. Emma Lucille Tatum (b. Nov. 11, 1921 Vernon, CO) at Barnard, KS on May 11, 1946* (3842812) Ivan William Stover, b. Aug. 14, 1925, m. Gloria Berry*

Benjamin died at Lincoln, KS on Jan. 26, 1979.

(384283) WARD WILLIAM PRUITT (son of Joseph Milton Pruitt and Sadie M. Gillmore) was born on Nov. 19, 1901. He married first: Velma Marie Tromble at the home of the bride near Barnard, KS on May 16, 1923, and had three children:

(3842831) Merna Lee Pruitt, b. July 27, 1925 Mitchell Co., KS (3842832) Paul Eugene Pruitt, b. June 3, 1927 Barnard, KS (3842833) Carilynn Sue Pruitt, b. Feb. 25, 1944; m. Joseph W. Cullen at Barnard, KS on July 5, 1964; div. 1985*

Ward married second: Neva K. Wagner at Barnard, KS on May 14, 1977.

(3842831) MERNA LEE PRUITT (dau. of Ward William Pruitt and Velma Marie Tromble) was born in Mitchell Co., KS on July 27, 1925, and married Darrell Eugene Wester at Sylvan Grove, KS on Dec. 25, 1942. Darrell was born at Shelbyville, MO on Jan. 4, 1921. Darrell and Merna had three sons:

(38428311) Eugene Ward Wester, b. March 20, 1944 Beloit, KS (38428312) Steven Lee Wester, b. March 24, 1952 Beloit, KS (38428313) William Paul Wester, b. Nov. 23, 1953 Beloit, KS

(38428311) EUGENE WARD WESTER (son of Darrell Eugene Wester and Merna Lee Pruitt) was born at Beloit, KS on March 20, 1944. He married Margaret Guiring on Aug. 6, 1966, and had three children:

(384283 111) Janice Kay Wester, b. April 24, 1968 Pasadena, CA* (384283112) David Eugene Wester, b. Nov. 10, 1970 Pasadena, CA* (384283113) Karen Christine Wester, b. April 19, 1975 Pasadena, CA*

(38428312) STEVEN LEE WESTER (son of Darrell Eugene Wester and Merna Lee Pruitt) was born at Beloit, KS on March 24, 1952. He married Cynthia Brunken on May 17, 1974, and had two sons:

193 (384283121) Andrew Lee Wester, b. March 21, 1980 Beatrice, NE* (384283122) Joshua Paul Wester, b. May 15, 1983*

(38428313) WILLIAM PAUL WESTER (son of Darrell Eugene Wester and Merna Lee Pruitt) was born at Beloit, KS on Nov. 23, 1953, and married Judith Parker on May 28, 1977. They had:

(384283131) Shannon Lea Wester, b. March 12, 1980 Mullen, NE*

(3842832) PAUL EUGENE PRUITT (son of Ward William Pruitt and Velma Marie Tromble) was born at Barnard, KS on June 3, 1927. He married first: Lucille Rypma at Barnard, KS on Jan. 14, 1952, and had two children:

(38428321) Don Roger Pruitt, b. Nov. 14, 1949 Concordia, KS, m. Carla Hunter at Council Grove, KS on May 25, 1974* (38428322) Catherine Kay Pruitt, b. Oct. 2, 1953 Lincoln, KS; m. Duane Warkentin on Sept. 17, 1972*

Paul married second: Clarice Marie Widen on March 22, 1959. Clarice was born at Concordia, KS on Aug. 30, 1926. Paul and Clarice had two sons:

(38428323) Max Kent Pruitt, b. May 1, 1960 Concordia, KS (38428324) Mikel Keith Pruitt, b. June 2, 1962 Concordia, KS; m. Anita ? on Aug. 24, 1985*

(38428323) MAX KENT PRUITT (son of Paul Eugene Pruitt and Clarice Marie Widen) was born at Concordia, KS on May 1, 1960. He married Mary ? on May 1, 1981, and had a daughter:

(384283231) Pamela Kay Pruitt, b. March 6, 1983*

(384284) HAROLD JOSEPH PRUITT (son of Joseph Milton Pruitt and Sadie M. Gillmore) was born in the Saltville Community, Mitchell Co., KS on Aug. 24, 1903, and married Lois L. Plymire at Kanoplis, KS on Dec. 25, 1927. Lois was born at Asherville, KS on Dec. 28, 1905. Harold and Lois were the parents of four children:

(3842841) Marian Pauline Pruitt, b. June 12, 1929; died on July 22, 1937* (3842842) Donald Allen Pruitt, b. June 13, 1930 Beloit, KS (3842843) Joseph Edward Pruitt, b. Sept. 16, 1937; died on Oct. 9, 1937* (3842844) Patricia Marie Pruitt, b. Dec. 11, 1940 Beloit, KS

Harold died in Mitchell Co., KS on April 14, 1979.

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(3842842) DONALD ALLEN PRUITT (son of Harold Joseph Pruitt and Lois L. Plymire) was born at Beloit, KS on June 30, 1930. He married Barbara Lee Street at Beloit, KS on May 27, 1951, and had three children:

(38428421) Belinda Lou Pruitt, b. Dec. 18, 1952 Beloit, KS* (38428422) David Street Pruitt, b. April 19, 1956 Beloit, KS (38428423) Daniel Alan Pruitt, b. Sept. 18, 1958 Beloit, KS

(38428422) DAVID STREET PRUITT (son of Donald Allen Pruitt and Barbara Lee Street) was born at Beloit, KS on April 19, 1956, and married Jane Marie Moritz at Beloit, KS on June 4, 1977. Jane was born at Beloit, KS on Jan. 31, 1956. David and Jane had two children:

(384284221) Christopher David Pruitt, b. Jan. 13, 1980 Beloit, KS* (384284222) Katy Pruitt, b. Feb. 1983*

(38428423) DANIEL ALAN PRUITT (son of Donald Allen Pruitt an Barbara Lee Street) was born at Beloit, KS on Sept. 18, 1958. He married Tamarah Suzanne Thierolf at Beloit, KS on April 8, 1978. Tamarah was born at Beloit, KS on July 16, 1958. They had a daughter:

(384284231) Nicole Pruitt*

(3842844) PATRICIA MARIE PRUITT (dau. of Harold Joseph Pruitt and Lois L. Plymire) was born at Beloit, KS on Dec. 11, 1940, and married Darrell D. Dierks at Beloit, KS on Sept. 4, 1960. Darrell was born at Garden City, KS on Dec. 11, 1939. Darrell and Patricia had the following children:

(38428441) Duke Dean Dierks, b. July 7, 1961 Emporia, KS* (38428442) Darrin Dane Dierks, b. Feb. 24, 1963 Scott City, KS* (38428443) Dawn Diane Dierks, b. March 10, 1971 New Hampton, IA*

(384285) WALTER ARLO PRUITT (son of Joseph Milton Pruitt and Sadie M. Gillmore) was born at Barnard, KS on Sept. 30, 1905. He married Mabel Thompson at Barnard, KS on July 22, 1926, and had three children:

(3842851) Norma Lucile Pruitt, b. June 26, 1927 (3842852) Helen Arleen Pruitt, b. Oct. 26, 1929 Barnard, KS (3842853) Vernice Earl Pruitt*

Walter died at Barnard, KS on Feb. 19, 1978.

195 (3842851) NORMA LUCILE PRUITT (dau. of Walter Arlo Pruitt and Mabel Thompson) was born on June 26, 1927, and married Nicholas Benton at Denver, CO on Sept. 10, 1949. Nicholas was born at Denver, CO on April 15, 1912. Nicholas and Norma had two children:

(38428511) Shirley Joan Benton, b. Dec. 14, 1951 Sacramento, CA (38428512) Mark Arnold Benton, b. Feb. 17, 1962 Woodland, CA*

Nicholas died on July 18, 1983.

(38428511) SHIRLEY JOAN BENTON (dau. of Nicholas Benton and Norma Lucile Pruitt) was born at Sacramento, CA on Dec. 14, 1951. She married Leon Bing Sooltoo at Davis, CA on Dec. 11, 1976. Leon was born in Kwungtung Province China on Nov. 15, 1948. Leon and Shirley had:

(38425111) Jasmine Suei-Heung Sooltoo, b. Aug. 15, 1976 Woodland, CA* (38425112) Jehan Elizabeth Sooltoo, b. Nov. 8, 1980 Woodland, CA* (38425113) Jaide Ellyn Sooltoo, b. Feb. 9, 1983 Woodland, CA*

(3842852) HELEN ARLEEN PRUITT (dau. of Walter Arlo Pruitt and Mabel Thompson) was born at Barnard, KS on Oct. 26, 1929, and married James Robert Arnold at Salina, KS on Nov. 12, 1949. James was born at Salina, KS on May 26, 1928. James and Helen had the following children:

(38428521) James Robert Arnold, Jr., b. May 16, 1950 Salina, KS (38428522) Mark Steven Arnold, b. Dec.6, 195 ? Salina, KS* (38428523) Rebecca Ann Arnold, b. Jan. 17, 1956 Salina, KS (38428524) Timothy Lee Arnold, b. March 30, 1957 Salina, KS

(38428521) JAMES ROBERT ARNOLD, JR. (son of James Robert Arnold and Helen Arleen Pruitt) was born at Salina, KS on May 16, 1950. He married Barbara Ann Wilburn in Georgia on Aug. 10, 1973. Barbara was born at Fayetteville, TN on March 30, 1949. James and Barbara had:

(384285211) Lola Kim Caldwell, b. Nov. 9, 1972* (384285212) Loretta Lynn Arnold, b. April 21, 1975*

(38428523) REBECCA ANN ARNOLD (dau. of James Robert Arnold and Helen Arleen Pruitt) was born at Salina, KS on Jan. 17, 1956, and married Knute Willison at Tulsa, OK on March 17, 1977. Knute was born at Hutchinson, KS on April 13, 1952. Knute and Rebecca had three children:

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(384285231) Alicia Willison, b. Aug. 9, 1977* (384285232) Shawn Patrick Willison, b. Sept. 20, 1978* (384285233) Mark Andrew Willison*

They were divorced in Nov. 1984.

(38428524) TIMOTHY LEE ARNOLD (son of James Robert Arnold and Helen Arleen Pruitt) was born at Salina, KS on March 30, 1957. He married Martha ? , and had a daughter:

(384285241) Sarah Diane Arnold, b. July 2, 1983 Salina, KS*

(384286) WILBUR FRANCIS PRUITT (son of Joseph Milton Pruitt and Sadie M. Gillmore) was born on Oct. 15, 1909. He married Lottie Judd at Sylvan Grove, KS on Aug. 9, 1942, and had:

(3842861) David Pruitt*

(3842862) Jan M. Pruitt; m. Karla Ann Schlageck*

Wilbur died in Mitchell Co., KS on Oct. 31, 1975.

(384289) MARGARET ETHEL PRUITT (dau. of Joseph Milton Pruitt and Sadie M. Gillmore) was born on July 2, 1915. She married John Weishaar on Feb. 15, 1941, and had a son:

(3842891) John Weishaar*

(38428(10) MAXINE VIRGINIA PRUITT (dau. of Joseph Milton Pruitt and Sadie M. Gillmore) was born in Salt Creek Twp., Mitchell Co., KS on Nov. 1, 1917. She married Jack Bishop at Kansas City, MO on June 17, 1944, and had:

(38428(10)1) Jackie Bishop*

Maxine died on Dec. 28, 1979.

(3844) JOHN P. PRUITT (son of Zachariah Pruitt and Jane R. Jordan ? ) was born in Franklin Co., GA in 1830, and married Mary C. Hunn about 1852. Mary was born in Georgia in 1835. John and Mary had the following children:

(38441) Pertiner J. Pruitt, b. 1853 Jackson Co., GA* (38442) Levy J. Pruitt, b. 1854 Jackson Co., GA* (38443) John W. Pruitt, b. 1858 Jackson Co., GA* (38444) William W. Pruitt, b. 1860 Jackson Co., GA*

197 On Nov. 9, 1853, John Prewitt bought 100 acres in Jackson Co., GA from John C. Cunning ham, both of Jackson Co., for $80 (Jackson Bk O, p. 429). On May 1, 1854, John P. Prewitt sold land in Jackson Co., GA (Jackson Bk O, p. 336). On Feb. 14, 1857, John P. Pruitt sold land in Jackson Co., GA to John Griffith, both of Jackson Co. for $125 (Jackson Bk O, p. 642). On Feb. 27, 1857, John P. Prewitt sold land (Jackson Bk P, p. 90). On Dec. 16, 1857, John P. Pruitt sold land to James E. Hunn, both of Jackson Co., GA for $100 (Jackson Bk O, p. 694). On July 14, 1859, John P. Pruitt bought land (Jackson Bk P, p. 746). John died in Jackson Co., GA on May 17, 1860. James E. Hunn, brother of widow, administra tor. James W. Prewitt bought couch for $1 (Jackson Bk D, 1860-1868). The 1860 Census, Jackson Co., GA, Harrisburg Dist., Jefferson, no. 192, July 18, 1860, lists:

MaryC. Pruett 25 GA $100 PertinerJ. (fe) 7 GA LevyJ. 6 GA JohnW. 2 GA William W. 3/12 GA

(3845) MARY L. PRUITT (dau. of Zachariah Pruitt and Jane R. Jordan ? ) was born in Cherokee Co., GA in 1838, and married Joseph B. Smith in Cherokee Co., GA on Dec. 8, 1859 (Cherokee Bk D, p. 198). Joseph was born in South Carolina about 1828. Joseph and Mary were the parents of five children:

(38451) Zachariah T. Smith, b. March 8, 1861 (38452) Margaret Rebecca Jane Smith, b. 1865 (38453) Amanda Cordelia Smith, b. May 12, 1867 Cherokee Co., GA (38454) Mary M. Smith, b. April 10, 1870 (38455) Julia Roscoe Smith, b. Nov. 11, 1871 Cherokee Co., GA

On Dec. 31, 1873, J. B. Smith and Mary, sold Lots 1036,1054, and 1107, Dist. 3, Sec 2, consisting of 120 acres to Zachariah Pruitt for $400. Agreement signed in the presence of Martha P. Pruitt (Cherokee Bk U, p. 423).

(38451) ZACHARIAH T. SMITH (son of Joseph B. Smith and Mary L. Pruitt) was born on March 8, 1861, and married A. E. Adams on Dec. 12, 1888. A. E. was bora on July 20, 1863. Zachariah and A. E. had four children:

(384511) Gilbert John Smith, b. Jan. 3, 1891; m. Mandy Martin; and died on May 20, 1942* (384512) Mary Elizabeth Smith, b. Sept. 19, 1892; m. Cliff Stroupe, and died onFeb. 1, 1963* (384513) Lorna A. Smith, b. Oct. 1, 1896; died in Fulton Co., GA on May 24, 1897* (384514) Annie A. Smith, b. May 28, 1898; m. 1st: William Turner; m. 2nd: John V. Turner; and died on Sept. 19, 1972*

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A. E. died in Fulton Co., GA on May 23, 1912, and Zachariah died there on May 29, 1915.

(38452) MARGARET REBECCA JANE SMITH (dau. of Joseph B. Smith and Mary L. Pruitt) was born in 1865. She married Ruben Phillip Day (b. Oct. 6, 1873), and had three children:

(384521) Mary Ollie Day, b. before 1899* (384522) Lillie Pearl Day, b. Feb. 2, 1899 Canton, GA* (384523) Phillip Jackson Day, b. Jan. 28, 1906 Canton, GA

Margaret died in Cherokee Co., GA in Feb. 1939. Ruben died in Cherokee Co., GA on Sept. 27, 1940, and was buried in Boiling Springs Churchyard, Fulton Co., Georgia.

(384523) PHILLIP JACKSON DAY (son of Rubin Phillip Day and Margaret Rebecca Jane Smith) was born at Canton, GA on Jan. 28, 1906, and married Mattie Irene Rampley on Oct. 21, 1928. Mattie was born in Cherokee Co., GA on July 18, 1903. Phillip and Mattie had the following children:

(3845231) William Phillip Day. b. June 18, 1931* (3845232) James Shearon Day, b. Feb. 10, 1933* (3845233) Larance Albert Day, b. Sept. 14, 1934* (3845234) Robert Lee Day, b. April 3, 1939 Cherokee Co., GA

Phillip died at Woodstock, GA on Nov. 23, 1963.

(3845234) ROBERT LEE DAY (son of Phillip Jackson Day and Mattie Irene Rampley) was born in Cherokee Co., GA on April 3, 1939. He married Martha Rose Sledge in Cherokee Co., GA on Aug. 1, 1958. Martha was born in Fulton Co., GA on Sept. 14, 1939. Robert and Martha were the parents of four children:

(38452341) Linda Darlene Day, b. Aug. 20, 1959 Atlanta, GA; m. James Lee Loggins on March 17, 1978* (38452342) Larry Robin Day, b. April 14, 1961 Atlanta, GA* (38452343) Loretta Lynn Day, b. May 3, 1965 Atlanta, GA* (38452344) Terry Lee Day, b. Aug. 23, 1967Atlanta, GA*

(38453) AMANDA CORDELLA SMITH (dau. of Joseph B. Smith and Mary L. Pruitt) was born in Cherokee Co., GA on May 12, 1867, and married Thdeus Lamarr Smith in Cherokee Co., GA on June 29, 1902. Thdeus was born in Cherokee Co., GA on April 18, 1837. Thdeus and Amanda had four children:

199 (384531) Mary Levirgie Smith, b. June 11, 1904* (384532) Addie Aseamith Smith, b. Oct. 9, 1906* (384533) Our Baby Smith, b. May 1, 1908 Cherokee Co., GA; died in Cherokee Co., GA on May 2, 1908* (384534) Martha Louisa Smith, b. Sept. 15, 1910; m. Sam Turner*

Thdeus died in Cherokee Co., GA on July 9, 1914, and Amanda died there on Dec. 18, 1945.

(38454) MARY M. SMITH (dau. of Joseph B. Smith and Mary L. Pruitt) was born on April 10, 1870. She married Charlie Heard in Cherokee Co., GA on Dec. 13, 1888. Charlie was born in Cherokee Co., GA on Aug. 1, 1866. Charlie and Mary had the following children:

(384541) Emma Heard, b. Jan. 10, 1890; m. W. Robert Frazer; and died in Cherokee Co., GA on Aug. 16, 1965; br. Big Springs Cem * (384542) Joseph B. Heard, b. Feb. 18, 1892; m. Mae G. Goude* (384543) Carl Heard, b. March 12, 1896; m. Mattie Jaughn; and died in Texas on Nov. 6, 1950* (384544) Cecile Renie Heard, b. March 20, 1898, m. Ralph Frazer* (384545) Charlie Vernon Heard, b. Feb. 28, 1900; m. Lara Conn* (384546) James Heard, b. Sept. 3, 1902, m. Lessie Wheeler* (384547) Wilford Heard, b. June 30, 1904; died in Cherokee Co., GA on Sept. 4, 1916; br. Mt. Zion Cem. * (384548) Montie Odell Heard, b. Sept. 24, 1906; m. Aaron Satterfield*

Charlie died in Cherokee Co., GA on Dec. 4, 1940, and Mary died there on March 31, 1947. Both were buried in Mt. Zion Cemetery.

(38455) JULIA ROSCOE SMITH (dau. of Joseph B. Smith and Mary L. Pruitt) was born in Cherokee Co., GA on Nov. 11, 1871, and married William E. Williams in Cherokee Co., GA on Sept. 1, 1901. William was born in Cherokee Co., GA on March 21, 1876. William and Julia had two children:

(384551) Danzie L. Williams, b. Jan. 26, 1903; died in Cherokee Co., GA on Aug. 19, 1921; br. Holbrook Campground* (384552) Estelle Cora Williams, b. June 26, 1905 Cherokee Co., GA*

William died in Cherokee Co., GA on April 14, 1907, and Julia died there on Jan. 21, 1944. Both were buried in Holbrook Campground.

(3846) JONATHAN L. PRUITT (son of Zachariah Pruitt and Jane R. Jordan ? ) was born in Cherokee Co., GA on Jan. 3, 1939. He married Margaret E. "Margie" ? (b. GA ca 1838), and had eight children:

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(38461) Minerva L. Pruitt, b. 1867 Cherokee Co., GA* (38462) John W. Pruitt, b. June 19, 1868 Cherokee Co., GA; m. Ida A. ? ; and died on May 22,1942* (38463) Sarah E. Pruitt, b. 1870 Cherokee Co., GA* (38464) Mary F. Pruitt, b. Feb. 8, 1872 Cherokee Co., GA; m. Earley M. Echols on Dec. 4, 1892; and died on June 17, 1942* (38465) Martha R. Pruitt, b. 1874 Cherokee Co., GA* (38466) Robert L. Pruitt, b. 1877 Cherokee Co., GA* (38467) James Otis Pruitt, b. April 20, 1878 Cherokee Co., GA; m. Dovey Smith; and died on Oct. 4, 1903* (38468) Alice Pruitt, b. ca 1880 Cherokee Co., GA; m. A. D. Wright on Nov. 26, 1899*

On Nov. 21, 1878, Johnathan L. Pruitt bought Lots 1036,1054, and 1107, Dist. 3, Sec. 2 from Zachariah Pruitt for $300 (Cherokee Bk V, p. 378). The 1880 Census, Cherokee Co., GA, Dist. 1000, Cross Roads, Vol. 5, Ed 26, Sheet 4, line 1, lists:

Jonathan Pruitt 41 GA Margarett E. 42? GA Minerva L. 13 GA John W. 11 G A Sarah E. 10 GA Mary F. 8 GA Martha R 6 GA Robert L. 3 GA James O. 1 GA

Jonathan died in Cherokee Co., GA on Jan. 2, 1891. The Will of Jonathan L. Pruitt was filed on Jan. 2, 1891. Wife: Margie E. Pruitt; son John W. Pruitt, executor to take care until heirs come of age, then equally divided (Cherokee Bk C, p. 221).

(3847) WILLIAM FRANKLIN "Frank" PRUITT (son of Zachariah Pruitt and Jane R. Jordan ? ) was born in Cherokee Co., GA in 1846. He married first: Rosetta E. Bruce in Cherokee Co., GA on Sept. 6, 1864 (Cherokee Bk D, p. 282). Rosetta was born in Georgia in 1849. Frank and Rosetta wete the parents of eight children:

(38471) Luanna Pruitt, b. 1865 Cherokee Co., GA* (38472) Mary C. Pruitt, b. 1866 Cherokee Co., GA* (38473) Martha E. Pruitt, b. 1868 Cherokee Co., GA* (38474) Zachariah T. Pruitt, b. 1870 Cherokee Co., GA; died before 1910* (38475) Robert Pruitt, b. 1872 Cherokee Co., GA; died before 1910* (38476) James F. Pruitt, b. Nov. 15, 1874 Cherokee Co., GA (38477) John Pruitt, b. Oct. 1877* (38478) Joseph Columbus Pruitt, b. June 15, 1879 Canton, GA

201 William married second: Francis Fowler in Cherokee Co., GA on April 1, 1898, and had three children:

(38479) William Grady Pruitt, b. ca 1895* (3847(10) Guy Pruitt, b. Sept. 16, 1894, m. Minnie E. Hogan (April 7, 1900-June 19, 1976) on Jan. 26, 1919, and died on Nov. 27, 1966* (3847(11) Mollie V. Pruitt, b. ca 1900; m. Edger Echols*

The 1880 Census, Cherokee Co., GA, Dist. 1174, Little River, Vol. 5, Ed 26, Sheet 37, line 29, lists:

Franklin Pruit 34 GA Rosalee 31 GA Mary C. 14 GA Martha E. 12 GA Zachariah T. 10 GA Robert 8 GA James 6 GA John 3 GA Joseph 7/12 GA

William died in Cherokee Co., GA on May 20, 1910, and was buried at Liberty Church, Cherokee Co., Georgia. The Will of Frank Pruitt as filed on June 13, 1910. Will written April 21, 1909 mentions: wife Francis; estate sold and equally divided among children; boys - horses; girls - cow & featherbed; Louana $15 to make her up equal to Rosy Day before division; Joe Pruitt executor.

(38476) JAMES F. PRUITT (son of William Franklin Pruitt and Rosetta E. Bruce) was born in Cherokee Co., GA on Nov. 15, 1874, and married Mary G. Day on July 21, 1895. Mary was born on Nov. 24, 1878. James and Mary had one child:

(384761) Willie Pruitt, b. Oct. 23, 1906; died on Aug. 21, 1908*

James died on Feb. 10, 1917. Mary died on Dec. 31, 1949, and was buried at Big Springs Methodist Church, Woodstock, Georgia.

(38478) JOSEPH COLUMBUS PRUITT (son of William Franklin Pruitt and Rosetta E. Bruce) was born at Canton, GA on June 15, 1879, and married Mary Pearl Fowler in Nov. 1905. Mary was born at Canton, GA on June 19, 1890. Joseph and Mary had nine children:

(384781) Maggie Pauline Pruitt, b. Oct. 25, 1906

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(384782) Geneva Grace Pruitt, b. Dec. 11, 1908, died on Feb. 29, 1956* (384783) Ruby Jewel Pruitt, b. May 29, 1910 Canton, GA (384784) J. C. Franklin Pruitt, b. Aug. 30, 1912 Cherokee Co., GA (384785) Alice Elizabeth Pruitt, b. April 1,1915 Canton, GA (384786) Joseph Broughton Pruitt, b. July 27, 1917 Canton, GA, died in 1980* (384787) Guy Laughton Pruitt, b. May 2, 1920 Canton, GA; died on Feb. 1, 1938* (384788) Lois Laura Mildred Pruitt, b. Oct. 22, 1923 Canton, GA; m. Dewell Haygood on March 15, 1941, and died at Canton, GA on Sept. 19, 1979* (384789) James Joe Jr. Pruitt, b. June 14, 1926 Canton, GA

Joseph died in Cherokee Co., GA on Oct. 12, 1939, and Mary died at Canton, GA on March 19, 1961.

(384781) MAGGIE PAULINE PRUITT (dau. of Joseph Columbus Pruitt and Mary Pearl Fowler) was born on Oct. 25, 1906. She married William Hendrix at Canton, GA on Feb. 17, 1934. William was born at Canton, GA on Jan. 5, 1911. William and Maggie had a daughter:

(3847811) Sandra Hendrix, b. Jan. 21, 1949*

(384783) RUBY JEWEL PRUITT (dau. of Joseph Columbus Pruitt and Mary Pearl Fowler) was born at Canton, GA on May 29, 1910, and married Willie Henderson at Canton, GA on Aug. 10, 1930. Willie was born at Canton, GA on June 25, 1909. Willie and Ruby had the following children:

(3847831) Charles Edwin Henderson, b. June 17, 1931* (3847832) Shirley Jean Henderson, b. Jan. 5, 1935* (3847833) Bonnie Ellen Henderson, b. July 10, 1938*

Willie died at Canton, GA on June 26, 1940.

(384784) J. C. FRANKLIN PRUITT (son of Joseph Columbus Pruitt and Mary Pearl Fowler) was born in Cherokee Co., GA on Aug. 30, 1912. He married Jessie Heard on July 8, 1933, and had:

(3847841) Eugene Joey Pruitt, b. April 24, 1934 Canton, GA (3847842) Billy Arch Pruitt, b. March 28, 1937 Canton, GA (3847843) James Franklin Pruitt, b. June 17, 1939 Canton, GA

203 (3847841) EUGENE JOEY PRUITT (son of J. C. Franklin Pruitt and Jessie Heard) was born at Canton, GA on April 24, 1934. He married Norma Jean Collect in Forsyth Co., GA on July 11, 1953. Norma was born at Canton, GA on Nov. 28, 1934. Eugene and Norma were the parents of three sons:

(38478411) Victor Joey Pruitt, b. Oct. 11, 1957* (38478412) Mickey Gene Pruitt, b. March 18, 1960; m. Tammy Laueren Cox* (38478413) Ricky Allen Pruitt, b. July 5, 1963*

(3847842) BILLY ARCH PRUITT (son of J. C. Franklin Pruitt and Jessie Heard) was born at Canton, GA on March 28, 1937. He married first: Velda Addington; and second: Janet Sue Webb in Calif, in 1959. Children:

(38478421) Lahna Jill Pruitt, b. July 13, 1959* (38478422) Terri Lyn Pruitt, b. Aug. 28, 1960* (38478423) Tracie Sue Pruitt, b. May 5, 1968*

(3847843) JAMES FRANKLIN PRUITT (son of J. C. Franklin Pruitt and Jessie Heard) was born at Canton, GA on June 17, 1939, and married Helen Sue Mathis at Cumming, GA on July 8, 1961. Helen was born at Canton, GA on July 11, 1941. James and Helen had a daughter:

(38478431) Paula Lashelle Pruitt, b. April 28, 1964 Cumming, GA*

(384785) ALICE ELIZABETH PRUITT (dau. of Joseph Columbus Pruitt and Mary Pearl Fowler) was born at Canton, GA on April 1, 1915, and married Ingram Etheren Padget on Dec. 7, 1935. Ingram was born on Feb. 13, 1913. They had a daughter:

(3847851) Cynthia Elizabeth Padget, b. Feb. 16, 1948 Canton, GA; m. Jimmy Clarene Thompson*

(384789) JAMES JOE JR. PRUITT (son of Joseph Columbus Pruitt and Mary Pearl Fowler) was born at Canton, GA on June 14, 1926. He married Dorothy Gilliland on Feb. 28, 1947. Dorothy was born at Canton, GA on Oct. 16, 1926. James and Dorothy had the following children:

(3847891) Jo Ann Pruitt, b. Jan. 2, 1948; m. Kalvin Grimes* (3847892) Sherry Elaine Pruitt, b. Nov. 18, 1951; m. Bobby Gormon* (3847893) Janice Carol Pruitt, b. Jan. 14, 1954; m. Harold Wilson* (3847894) Gregory James Pruitt, b. March 23, 1966*

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(3848) ZACHARIAH TAYLOR PRUITT (son of Zachariah Pruitt and Jane R. Jordan ? ) was born in Cherokee Co., GA on July 29, 1848, and married Georgia Ann Christian on Aug. 11, 1872. Georgia was born in Georgia in 1857. Zachariah and Georgia were the parents of six children:

(38481) Ida Jane Pruitt, b. 1873 Cherokee Co., GA* (38482) Newton Pruitt, b. Jan. 1, 1874 Cherokee Co., GA; died on July 11,1917* (38483) Virgil E. Pruitt, b. 1877 Cherokee Co., GA* (38484) Eddie Pruitt, b. 1879 Cherokee Co., GA* (38485) Zachariah William Pruitt, b. 1882 Cherokee Co., GA* (38486) Oscar Bell Pruitt, b. Aug. 20, 1884 Cherokee Co., GA

The 1880 Census, Cherokee Co., GA, Dist. 1010, Hickory Flats, Vol. 5, Ed 25, Sheet 15, line 47, lists:

Zachariah T. Pruett 31 GA Georgia 23 GA Ida 6 GA Newton 4 GA Virgil 3 GA Eddie GA

Zachariah died in Cherokee Co., GA on April 14, 1887. Zachariah had a neighbor who was bitten by a mad dog. The only treatment in those days was the use of madstones. Madstones were calcified balls of indigestiable material such as hair that formed in animals' stomachs. These madstones were used to cure infections and even rabies. They were soaked in water or milk for several hours and then placed on the infected area to draw out the poison. Madstones were not common items, but a neighbor just might have one or more. Zachariah ran to a neighbor's to get a madstone and the effort resulted in a heart attack from which he died. On April 14, 1887, the heirs of Zachariah T. Pruitt were: George Ann Pruitt, widow; children, Ida Jane Pruitt, Eddie Pruitt, Zachariah William Pruitt, Oscar B. Pruitt, Newton Pruitt and Virgil E. Pruitt, all minors (Cherokee Minute Bk D, p. 485). On April 19, 1887, the Will of Zachariah T. Pruitt was filed. Will written Aug. 2, 1886 mentions: wife, Georgia A. Pruitt gets all property; sons, Newton and Virgil E. Pruitt, executors (Cherokee Bk C, p. 194).

(38486) OSCAR BELL PRUITT (son of Zachariah Taylor Pruitt and Georgia Ann Christian) was born in Cherokee Co., GA on Aug. 20, 1884, and married Ida Cobb on Dec. 5, 1909. Ida was born on June 24, 1888. Oscar and Ida had two children:

(384861) Lawrence Newton Pruitt, b. before 1916*

(384862) Louise Pruitt, b. Feb. 1, 1916; m. G. V. Rudasill on Dec. 26, 1932*

Oscar died in Cherokee Co., GA on Sept. 2, 1947. 205 206 CHAPTER FOUR

(4) ZACHARIAH PRUITT (son of Samuel Pruitt I and Elizabeth Hawker) was born in Prince Georges Co., MD about 1734. The 1766 Pittsylvania Co., VA list of tithes by John Dix lists: Samuel Pruit, Zachariah Pruit and John Pruit. This is obviously the elder Zachariah Pruitt since Samuel II's son Zachariah was not born until 1758.

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(5) JOHN PRUITT, SR (son of Samuel Pruitt I and Elizabeth Hawker) was born in Prince Georges Co., MD about 1736. The following children are known:

(51) John Pruitt, Jr., b. ca 1762 (52) William Pruitt, b. ca 1766 Pittsylvania Co., VA (53) Elijah Pruitt, b. ca 1770 Pittsylvania Co., VA

The 1766 Pittsylvania Co., VA list of tithes by John Dix lists: Samuel Pruit, Zachariah Pruit and John Pruit. The 1770 Pittsylvania Co., VA list of tithes by John Wilson lists: Joh Pruett - 1 person. The 1777 Pittsylvania Co., VA list of tithes by John Wilson lists: John Pruett. The 1782 Pittsylvania Co., VA tax list shows: John Prewitt, 1 tith, 3 horses and 10 cattle. The 1782 First Census, p. 42 lists: John Prewett with 7 white. The 1783 Pittsylvania Co., VA tax list shows: John Prewett, 1 tith, 4 horses and 14 cattle. 1784 white people and improvements in William ? Dist, Pittsylvania Co., VA, p. 325, lists: John Pruet, 7 white people, 1 good cabbin and 3 other cabbins. The 1784 tax list shows: John Prewitt, 1 tithe, 5 horses and 17 cattle. The 1785 First Census, Pittsylvania Co., VA lists: John Prewett, 7 white, 1 dwelling and 3 other bldgs. The April 5, 1787 Personal Tax of Pittsylvania Co., VA shows: John Pruitt, 3 white male over 16 & under 21,3 horses and 13 cattle. The 1788 tax list shows: John Pruett, SL., 1 tith, 3 males above 16 & under 21. On April 20, 1789, John Prewitt sold land to John Wolfe (Pittsylvania Bk 8, p. 268).

(51) JOHN PRUITT, JR. (son of John Pruitt, Sr.) was born about 1762. The following children are known:

(511) Absolom Pruitt, b. ca 1783 Pittsylvania Co., VA (512) Asa Pruitt, b. ca 1786 Pittsylvania Co., VA (513) Joseph Pruitt, Sr., b. Feb. 23, 1789 Pittsylvania Co., VA

The 1788 Pittsylvania Co., VA lax list shows: John Pruett II, 1 tith.

(511) ABSOLOM PRUITT (son of John Pruitt, Jr.) was born in Pittsylvania Co., VA about 1783. He married Betsy Elliott in Pittsylvania Co., VA on Sept. 25, 1803, Arthur Johnson, bondsman; Richard Elliott, preacher. Betsy was a dau. of Jonathan Elliott. Children:

(5111) Absolom Pruitt ? , b. ca 1805 Pittsylvania Co., VA* (5112) Judith Pruitt, b. ca 1807 Pittsylvania Co., VA; m. Russell Blackwell in Pittsylvania Co., VA on June 31, 1828, John Jackson, surety (Pittsylvania Marriages by Williams, p. 90)*

The 1810 Pittsylvania Co., VA tax list shows: Absolom Prewitt, 1 white and 1 horse. It is possible Absolom (Sr.) died by 1812. On Dec. 21, 1812, an Absolom Prewitt was ordered to be bound out (Pittsylvania Order Bk 15, p. 440).

209 (512) ASA PRUITT (son of John Pruitt, Jr.) was born in Pittsylvania Co., VA about 1786. He married Tabitha Ferguson in Pittsylvania Co., VA on March 14, 1809. Asa writes own consent; Charles Seal, bondsman; Rev. George Dodson, preacher (Pittsylvania Marriages by Williams, p. 47). Tabitha was born about 1788 to Robert Ferguson. Asa and Tabitha had four sons:

(5121) John Prewitt, b. ca 1811 Pittsylvania Co., VA, m. Martha Williams in Pittsylvania Co., VA on Aug. 30, 1832* (5122) Robert Prewitt, b. ca 1813 Pittsylvania Co., VA* (5123) Thomas Stuart Prewitt, b. 1814 Pittsylvania Co., VA (5124) William Tucker Prewitt, b. 1815 Pittsylvania Co., VA

The 1810 Pittsylvania Co., VA tax list shows: Asa Prewitt, 2 white, 2 horses and R. Parker. On Nov. 12, 1810, Asa Prewit went surety on marriage bond for Richard Parker (Pittsylvania Marriages by Williams, p. 49). Asa Prewett served in the 4th Regt., Greenbills VA Militia in the War of 1812. Asa died in Pittsylvania Co., VA in 1815. The appraisement of Asa Prewitt was dated May 15, 1815 (Pittsylvania Order Bk 16, p. 428 & 462). Tabitha evidently died by 1817. On Feb. 17, 1817, Robert Ferguson was appointed guardian of Robert, John, William and Thomas Prewitt, orphans of Asa Prewitt, dec'd (Pittsylvania Order Bk 18, p. 142). On June 16, 1817, William Tucker Prewitt and Thomas Stuart Prewitt, orphans of Asa Prewitt, dec'd, bound out to Zachariah Prewitt (Pittsylvania Order Bk 18, p. 207). "Zachary Taylor Pruet, Rev. War Pensioner, raised Thomas and William, saying they were sons of a cousin Asa Pruett."

(5123) THOMAS STUART PREWITT (son of Asa Prewitt and Tabitha Ferguson) was born in Pittsylvania Co., VA in 1814, and was raised by his fathers cousin, Zachariah Pruitt. Thomas married first: Susan W. Epperson in Pittsylvania Co., VA on Jan. 8, 1836; Fountain Epperson, bondsman. Susan was born in Virginia in 1812. Thomas and Susan had three children:

(51231) Frances Ann Prewitt, b. 1837 Pittsylvania Co., VA* (51232) Sarah Jane Prewitt, b. 1840 Pittsylvania Co., VA; m. William M. Myers* (51233) Thomas M. Prewitt, b. 1845 Pittsylvania Co., VA; m. Susan M. ? *

The 1850 Census, Pittsylvania Co., VA, Southern Twp., p. 150, no. 1233, lists:

Thomas S. Pruet 36 VA Susan 38 VA Francis (fe) 13 VA Sarah 10 VA Thomas 5 VA

On May 1, 1852, Thomas S. Prewett bought land from Elisha Waller and Hugh Fallen.

210 in the State of Virginia.

1 HERKBY CERTIFV,- That (lie following is n correct Statement of a Marriage solemnized by nie in (he County aforesaid : ' Date of Marriage, tff/ / J <*/ ^^tM*^ ' * * * Place of Marriage, ' ^> f^^^^

FulUTamcs of Parlies married, / fj^,^ y J^JfåJs/* $fó* Age of 'Husband,

Age "of Wife, JÍJ $ føe/ 7/ pJsJ^laj J> Condition of Husband, (widowed or single,) /\ /> Condition of Wife, (widowed or single,j[\ ^A/y^^e Place of Husbands Birth, sf9-f7\ . • ^ ^

Place of Wife's 'Residence, 'V~~jj,"f)****% Names of Husband's Parents, 4£/f / * Names of Wife's Parents, /ht S/? ^ s , Occupation of Husbaqd, y / /? d' / ^ yy ,

V. \ • v • Given under my .hand as a fr* M' (legally authorized to solemnize- Marriages,) tins l'»y of A. D. 185

The Clerks or tlie County Courts will furnish Ministers nnd others with these Blank.-? when they mny need them.

CîF° This Certificate must lie returned lo the Clej^ office by the person performing the marrijige ceremony, within two months after the marri;tge. Thomas married second: Icyphenia B. "Becky" Ford in Pittsylvania Co., VA on Aug. 19, 1858, by Thomas Lovelace. She was born in Virginia in 1840 to Sally Ford. Thomas and Icyphenia had the following children:

(51234) William Prewitt, b. June 10, 1859 Pittsylvania Co., VA* (51235) Byrd Prewitt, b. ca 1861 Pittsylvania Co., VA* (51236) Asa W. Prewitt, b. July 16, 1864 Pittsylvania Co., VA (51237) Susan T. Prewitt, b. April 20, 1866 Pittsylvania Co., VA* (51238) John E. Prewitt, b. 1871 Pittsylvania Co., VA* (51239) Sarah E. Prewitt, b. 1873 Pittsylvania Co., VA*

On May 30, 1859, Thomas S. Prewett sold 125 acres, purchased from Elisha Waller and Hugh Fallen, to Francis Ann Prewett, Sarah Jane Prewett and Thomas M. Prewett for natural love and affection. Thomas S. Prewett is to hold and enjoy the land during his natural life and the land is not to be sold for 25 years. Thomas died in Pittsylvania Co., VA in 1872. The account of his estate shows the coffin was purchased on Nov. 3, 1872. On May 16, 1873, account of the estate of Thomas S. Prewett, dec'd, Thomas M. Prewett administrator. On Nov. 22, 1873, Icyphania Pruitt was mentioned on a deed (Pittsylvania Bk 66, p. 435). On Aug. 8, 1874, William M. Myers and wife Sarah J., sell to Icyphrenia B. Pruitt the 1/3 interest Sarah has by right of gift fromhe r father, Thomas S. Pruitt. The 1880 Census, Pittsylvania Co., VA, p. 235, no. 515-559, lists:

Icyphrenia B. Pruett 40 VA widowed farmer Ace W. 14 VA farmhand Susan T. 11 VA John E. 9 VA Sarah E. 7 VA

On May 5, 1881, Icyphania Pruitt, crop lein (Pittsylvania Bk 77, p. 356 & 367). On May 18, 1884, Icyphania Pruitt deed (Pittsylvania Bk 84, p. 249).

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(51236) ASA W. PRUETT (son of Thomas Stuart Prewitt and Icyphenia B. Ford) was born in Pittsylvania Co., VA on July 16, 1864, and married Mary Alice Climer in Pittsylvania Co., VA on Dec. 31, 1891 (MR 2, p. 193). Mary was born in Pittsylvania Co., VA on July 30, 1874 to Isaac Ulmer Climer and Sarah Jane Hill.

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Asa and Mary were the parents of six children:

(512361) William Ellis Pruett, b. Oct. 1, 1892 Chatham, VA (512362) Charles H. Pruett, b. May 7, 1894 Chatham, VA; died on June 9, 1905; br. Vine Street Cem., Cincinnati, OH* (512363) Isaac D. Pruett, b. July 3, 1897 Chatham, VA; died on Feb. 21, 1899* (512364) Virginia Pruett, b. ca 1900 Cincinnati, OH* (512365) Dolores May Pruett, b. May 1, 1903 Cincinnati, OH (512366) Viola A. Pruett, b. April 9, 1906 Cincinnati, OH; died on April 23, 1993*

Asa moved to Cincinnati, OH about 1900, and worked for the Traction Company for 24 years before he died. He died of gastric ulcer on Sept. 27, 1924, age 60, and Mary died on June 11, 1961. Both were buried in Vine Street Cem., Cincinnati, Ohio.

(512361) WILLIAM ELLIS PRUIETT (son of Asa W. Pruett and Mary Alice Climer) was born at Chatham, VA on Oct. 1, 1892. He married Erma Mae Brown at Muncie, IN on May 15, 1915. Erma was born at Cincinnati, OH on May 18, 1894 to Elmore Grant Brown and Jeanette Turner; and eloped 3 days before her 21st birthday. William and Erma had three children:

(5123611) Thelma Louise Pruiett, b. Oct. 18, 1916 Cincinnati, OH (5123612) Ralph Ellis Pruiett, Sr., b. Jan. 13, 1919 Cincinnati, OH (5123613) Robert William Pruiett, b. April 16, 1924 Cincinnati, OH

William died at Cincinnati, OH on April 23, 1971, and Erma died there on Sept. 18, 1988, age 94.

"The family name was spelled Pruitt by four generations, from 1700 Samuel I to Asa in 1819. From that date until 1900, none of the family had the benefit of schooling. This explains the many different spellings of the name. On the marriage license of Asa W. Pruett and Alice Climer of Dec. 31, 1891, the name was spelled Pruett. My father's brother, Charles, died in 1905. His grave stone is marked Charles Pruiett. When I went to grade school, we spelled our name Pruett. Sometime in the 1930's my father, William E. Pruett, changed the spelling to Pruiett." Ralph E. Pruiett

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(5123611) THELMA LOUISE PRUIETT (dau. of William Ellis Pruiett and Erma Mae Brown) was born at Cincinnati, OH on Oct. 18, 1916, and married Wesley Allen Iredale on June 23, 1933. Wesley was born on Feb. 7, 1916. Wesley and Thelma had the following children:

(51236111) Wesley Allen Iredale, Jr., b. May 20, 1934 Cincinnati, OH (51236112) Kenneth Grant Iredale, b. Dec. 22, 1937 Cincinnati, OH (51236113) Karen Jean Iredale, b. Feb. 13, 1942 Cincinnati, OH* (51236114) Wayne Elwood Iredale, b. Sept. 22, 1945 Cincinnati, OH* (51236115) Lawrence Steven Iredale, b. Aug. 21, 1947 Cincinnati, OH (51236116) Craig Martin Iredale, b. Nov. 23, 1959 Cincinnati, OH*

(51236111) WESLEY ALLEN IREDALE, JR. (son of Wesley Allen Iredale and Thelma Louise Pruiett) was born at Cincinnati, OH on May 20, 1934, and married Ruth Hunter on Feb. 10, 1951 Ruth was born at Cincinnati, OH on May 20, 1934 to Arthur Hunter and Martha Elizabeth Howard. Wesley and Ruth were both born the same day, in the same hospital, and went through the school system together. Wesley and Ruth had a son:

(512361111) Wesley Allen Iredale III, b. Dec. 13, 1951 Cincinnati, OH

(512361111) WESLEY ALLEN IREDALE III (son of Wesley Allen Iredale, Jr. and Ruth Hunter) was born at Cincinnati, OH on Dec. 13, 1951. He married Nina Kay Burton at Troy, OH on March 17, 1990. Nina was born at Troy, OH on Aug. 18, 1960. Wesley and Nina had two daughters:

(512361 llll) Natalie Iredale (twin), b. Dec. 29, 1995 St. Louis, MO* (5123611112) Kaitlyn Iredale (twin), b. Dec. 29, 1995 St. Louis, MO*

(51236112) KENNETH GRANT IREDALE (son of Wesley Allen Iredale and Thelma Louise Pruiett) was born at Cincinnati, OH on Dec. 22, 1937, and married Patricia A. Eckert on Feb. 20, 1957. Patricia was born on July 31, 1939 to Wilbur Eckert and Anna Koch. Kenneth and Patricia were the parents of six children.

(512361121) David W. Iredale, b. Nov. 11, 1957 (512361122) Deborah K. Iredale, b. Jan. 5, 1959 (512361123) Douglas Iredale, b. May 29, 1960 (512361124) Deanna Iredale, b. Nov. 26, 1962 (512361125) Doreen Iredale, b. June 2, 1964 (512361126) Daniel Iredale, b. Oct. 9, 1965*

219 (512361121) DAVID W. IREDALE (son of Kenneth Grant Iredale and Patricia A. Eckert) was born on Nov. 11, 1957. He married first: Maria Wooten, and had:

(5123611211) Carmon Iredale, b. Oct. 13, 1982* (5123611212) Britney Iredale, b. Nov. 5, 1987*

David married second: Beth Seegert.

(512361122) DEBORAH K. IREDALE (dau. of Kenneth Grant Iredale and Patricia A. Eckert) was born on Jan. 5, 1959. She married Kevin Hall, and had a daughter:

(5123611221) Erica Hall, b. Jan. 13, 1983*

(512361123) DOUGLAS IREDALE (son of Kenneth Grant Iredale and Patricia A. Eckert) was born on May 29, 1960. He married first: Tracie Langdon, and had two children:

(5123611231) Douglas Iredale, b. Sept. 9, 1984* (5123611232) Morgan Iredale, b. July 26, 1989*

Douglas married second: Robin Shipman, who had two children: Adrienne Shipman, b. Aug. 1, 1982; and Eric Shipman, b. Aug. 11, 1984.

(512361124) DEANNA IREDALE (dau. of Kenneth Grant Iredale and Patricia A. Eckert) was born on Nov. 26, 1962. She married first: Kurt Menz, and had two children:

(5123611241) Chad Menz, b. Dec. 14, 1981* (5123611242) Shane Menz, b. March 1, 1983*

Deanna married second: Allen Lawson.

(512361125) DOREEN IREDALE (dau. of Kenneth Grant Iredale and Patricia A. Eckert) was born on June 2, 1964. She married Kevin Purdon, and had the following children:

(5123611251) Lisa Purdon, b. March 31, 1981; deceased* (5123611252) Jessica Prudon, b. Aug. 27, 1982* (5123611253) Ashley Purdon, b. July 7, 1985* (5123611254) Sara Purdon, b. Aug. 17, 1986*

(51236115) LAWRENCE STEVEN IREDALE (son of Wesley Allen Iredale and Thelma Louise Pruiett) was born at Cincinnati, OH on Aug. 21, 1947, and married Constance Lynne DeSerisy on June 6, 1981. She was born on July 4, 1959 to Donald C. DeSerisy and Evelyn F. Wagner, 220 CHAPTER FIVE

Lawrence and Constance were the parents of two children:

(512361151) Christa Marie Iredale, b. Aug. 30, 1983* (512361152) Greg Allen Iredale, b. May 2, 1985*

Lawrence died on Jan. 24, 1997, age 49.

(5123612) RALPH ELLIS PRUIETT, SR. (son of William Ellis Pruiett and Erma Mae Brown) was born at Cincinnati, OH on Jan. 13, 1919, and served in the U.S. Air Force 1941-1945, discharged as a Sargeant. He married Esther Ruth Parker in Hamilton Co., OH on July 10, 1943. Esther was born at Caryville, TN on Jan. 9, 1923 to Milton Kasper Parker and Margaret Jane Seal. Ralph and Esther had three children:

(51236121) Ralph Ellis Pruiett, Jr., b. Jan. 17, 1946 Cincinnati, OH (51236122) William Milton Pruiett, b. April 2, 1949 Cincinnati, OH (51236123) Linda Rose Pruiett, b. June 5, 1952 Cincinnati, OH

They resided at Cincinnati, Ohio.

(51236121) RALPH ELLIS PRUIETT, JR. (son of Ralph Ellis Pruiett, Sr. and Esther Ruth Parker) was born at Cincinnati, OH on Jan. 17, 1946. He married Mary Kieffer Thompson at Mount Vernon, VA on Dec. 19, 1970. Mary was born at Mound Vernon, VA on Sept. 30, 1947 to James Neal Thompson and Margaret Breit. Ralph and Mary had two sons:

(512361211) Timothy Neal Pruiett, b. Feb. 1, 1985 New York, NY* (512361212) Daniel Alexander Pruiett, b. May 28, 1987 New York, NY*

They resided at Katonah, New York.

(51236122) WILLIAM MILTON PRUIETT (son of Ralph Ellis Pruiett, Sr. and Esther Ruth Parker) was born at Cincinnati, OH on April 2, 1949, and married Teresa Lynn "Terry" Urbanek on March 19, 1977. Terry was born in Washington, D.C. on March 5, 1956 to Joseph Urbanek and June Carter. William and Terry were the parents of four children:

(512361221) Christopher William Pruiett, b. Feb. 11, 1979 Fairfax, VA* (512361222) Cheryl Teresa Pruiett, b. June 9, 1982 Fairfax, VA* (512361223) Cara Lynn Pruiett, b. July 23, 1986 Fairfax, VA* (512361224) Catherine Jean Pruiett, b. June 16, 1989 Fairfax, VA*

They resided at Clifton, Virginia.

221 (51236123) LINDA ROSE PRUIETT (dau. of Ralph Ellis Pruiett, Sr. and Esther Ruth Parker) was born at Cincinnati, OH on June 5, 1952. She married first:Willia m Scott Sexton at Cincinnati, OH on June 19, 1971. William was born at Irvine, KY on Dec. 26, 1949 to William Sexton, Jr. and Mattie Lucille McEntyre. William and Linda had two children:

(512361231) Elisabeth Lynne Sexton, b. Jan. 14, 1978 Lexington Park, MD* (512361232) Jonathan Scott Sexton, b. May 22, 1981 Dallas, TX*

Linda and William were divorced in 1992, and Linda married second: Marvin Walters at Cincinnati, OH on April 9, 1994. Marvin was born at Newport, KY on Nov. 9, 1953. They resided at Cold Spring, Kentucky.

(5123613) ROBERT WILLIAM PRUTETT (son of William Ellis Pruiett and Erma Mae Brown) was born at Cincinnati, OH on April 16, 1924, and served in the 8th Air Force in the European Theatre, 1943-1945. He married Marjory Joyce Voline in 1956, and had three daughters:

(51236131) Barbara Jane Pruiett, b. Oct. 25, 1957 Denver, CO* (51236132) Roberta Joyce Pruiett, b. May 17, 1959 San Francisco, CA* (51236133) Brenda Joan Pruiett, b. Oct. 13, 1964 San Francisco, CA*

Robert died at San Francisco, CA on Feb. 12, 1974.

(512364) DOLORES MAY PRUETT (dau. of Asa W. Pruett and Mary Alice Climer) was born at Cincinnati, OH on May 1, 1903, and married Wilbur Langsdale in 1920. Wilbur was born on Dec. 1, 1900. Wilbur and Dolores had a daughter:

(5123641) Betty Jane Langsdale, b. June 20, 1921*

(5124) WILLIAM TUCKER PRUETT ( son of Asa Prewitt and Tabitha Ferguson) was born in Pittsylvania Co., VA in 1815, and was raised by his fathers cousin, Zachariah Prewitt. He married Frances P. Epperson in Pittsylvania Co., VA on Nov. 8, 1834. Fountain Epperson, bondsman; James D. Patton, guardian. Frances was born in Virginia in 1816. William and Frances had the following children:

(51241) Sarah Elizabeth Pruett, b. 1835 Pittsylvania Co., VA; m. Almon Saunders in Halifax Co., VA on Jan. 9, 1856 (Halifax Bk 3, p. 6)* (51242) Nathaniel Pruett, b. 1838 Pittsylvania Co., VA (51243) William Thomas Pruett, b. 1840 Pittsylvania Co., VA; served in Co. B, 60th VA Inf. CSA; m. 1st: Mary A. P. Hobson in Halifax Co., VA on Jan. 31, 1866 (Halifax Bk 3, p. 35); m. 2nd: Mary Jane (Clark) Burgess in Halifax Co., VA on April 13, 1892 (Halifax Bk3 1/2, p. 18)*

222 CHAPTER FIVE

(51244) John Pruett, b. 1843 Pittsylvania Co., VA* (51245) Robert Pruett, b. 1845 Pittsylvania Co., VA* (51246) Zachariah Taylor Pruett, b. 1848 Pittsylvania Co., VA*

The 1850 Census, Pittsylvania Co., VA, Southern Twp., p. 147, no. 1185, lists:

William Pruett 35 VA laborer Fanny 34 VA Sarah 15 VA Thomas 9 VA John 7 VA Robert 5 VA Taylor 2 VA

They moved to Halifax Co., Virginia. The 1860 Census, Halifax Co., VA, lists:

William C. Pruett 46 VA Frances 48 VA Nathaniel 23 VA Thomas 19 VA John 16 VA Robert 16 VA Zachariah 11 VA

In 1870, William bought a farm between the Paces and Sutherlin Communities, Halifax Co., VA, near the present Mercy Seat Presbyterian Church. William died in Halifax Co., VA in 1880.

(51242) NATHANIEL PRUETT (son of William Tucker Pruett and Frances P. Epperson) was born in Pittsylvania Co., VA in 1838, and served in the Civil War, Co. B, 1st Battery. He married Laura Lavelette Driskill on Dec. 30, 1864. Laura was born in 1847 to William Driskill and Sallie of Drakes Branch, Virginia. Nathaniel and Laura had nine children. One daughter is known:

(512429) Annie Brooks Pruett, b. Sep. 30, 1880 Charlotte Co., VA

Nathaniel died in 1900, and Laura died in 1933.

(512429) ANNIE BROOKS PRUETT (dau. of Nathaniel Pruett and Laura Lavelette Driskill) was born in Charlotte Co., VA on Sept. 30, 1880, and married Mark Daniel Jones on Sept. 1, 1901. Mark was born at Hurt, VA on Aug. 23, 1878 to John Ellis Jones and Martha A. Barber. Mark and Annie had five children:

223 (5124291) Annie Mark Jones, b. Nov. 12, 1903 (5124292) Carl D. Jones, b. Danville, VA (5124293) Florence W. Jones, b. Dec. 15, 1913 (5124294) Katie Lavelette Jones, b. March 8, 1919 (5124295) Austin E. Jones, b. Nov. 21, 1921

Mark died on Dec. 18, 1946, and Annie died on July 15, 1969. Both were buried in Highland Cemetery.

(5124291) ANNIE MARIE JONES (dau. of Mark Daniel Jones and Annie Brooks Pruett) was born on Nov. 12, 1903, and married Reuben Edward Ricketts on Dec. 23, 1922. Reuben was born on Aug. 8, 1901 to Charlie Edward Ricketts and Lucy James Mills. Reuben and Marie had the following children:

(51242911) Helen Idella Ricketts; m. a Lynch* (51242912) Marion Garnett Ricketts; m. a Lewis* (51242913) Ray Eugene Ricketts* (51242914) Mary Elaine Ricketts; m. a Gibson* (51242915) Robert Daniel Ricketts*

Reuben died on July 27, 1957, and Marie died on Dec. 30, 1978. Both were buried in Highland Cemetery.

(5124292) CARL D. JONES (son of Mark Daniel Jones and Annie Brooks Pruett) was born at Danville, VA, and attended Astor School and Whitsnell Farm Life School. He married Mary Smith, and had two daughters:

(51242921) Mary Eleanor Jones* (51242922) Betsy Jones*

Carl was affiliated with Townes Funeral Home, and then worked in the mills at Danville, VA, before purchasing the grocery store near his home on Washington Street. He operated the grocery store until he was called into service during WW II. His mother, Annie Jones, operated Carl D. Jones Grocery while he was in the service. After he was discharged at the close of WW II, Carl came back to operate the store until the time he sold the business to his younger brother, Austin Jones. Carl went into the plumbing business, and later accepted a position with a plumbing business at Durham, North Carolina.

(5124293) FLORENCE W. JONES (dau. of Mark Daniel Jones and Annie Brooks Pruett) was born on Dec. 15, 1913. She married first: Alvin S. Hutcherson on March 30. 1929. Alvin was born on Jan. 3, 1910 to Charles Newell Hutcherson and Mary Alice Sisson.

224 CHAPTER FIVE

Florence and Alvin were divorced in Sept. 1939, no children. Florence married second: Clarence N. "Rig" Reynolds on June 8, 1942. Rig was born on Oct. 10, 1907. Rig and Florence had two children:

(51242931) Mark Rigney Reynolds, b. Jan. 1, 1951; an English Professor at Wake Forest Univ., Winston-Salem, NC* (51242932) Frederick Brooks Reynolds, b. May 17, 1952

Florence was Manager of Darling Shop at Danville, VA from 1937 to 1944, and a buyer for L. Herman (now Thalhimer's) from 1944 to 1950. Rig died on Dec. 21, 1974. Florence resided at Danville, Virginia,

(51242932) FREDERICK BROOKS REYNOLDS (son of Clarence N. Reynolds and Florence W. Jones) was born on May 17, 1952. He married Marsha Tuck on Nov. 3, 1974, and had a son:

(512429321) Frederick Brooks Reynolds, Jr., b. Jan. 13, 1976*

Frederick was affiliated with Data General Comp. Co., Clayton, North Carolina.

(5124294) KATIE LAVELETTE JONES (dau. of Mark Daniel Jones and Annie Brooks Pruett) was born on March 8, 1919, and married Lafayette Wadsworth McKinney on Dec. 20, 1941. Lafayette was born on Nov. 14, 1915 to David Allen McKinney and Lillie Dix. Lafayette and Katie had the following children:

(51242941) Judith Kay McKinney, b. June 28, 1944 (51242942) Lafayette W. McKinney, Jr., b. Oct. 8, 1946 (51242943) Sherry Ann McKinney, b. Oct. 23, 1951 (51242944) David Duane McKinney, b. Nov. 14, 1956*

(51242941) JUDITH KAY McKINNEY (dau. of Lafayette Wadsworth McKinney and Katie Lavelette Jones) was born on June 28, 1944. She married Rosser Lee Moore (b. Jan. 22, 1945) on Nov. 14, 1964, and had two children:

(512429411) Lisa Rennee Moore, b. Jan. 14, 1967* (512429412) Rosser Lee Moore II, b. June 21, 1971*

(51242942) LAFAYETTE W. McKINNEY, JR. (son of Lafayette Wadsworth McKinney and Katie Lavelette Jones) was born on Oct. 8, 1946, and married Vickie Shaw on Sept. 4, 1971. Vickie was born on April 25, 1951. Lafayette and Vickie had two sons:

225 (512429421) Robert Edward McKinney, b. Oct. 20, 1974* (512429422) Eric Allen McKinney, b. April 26, 1977*

(51242943) SHERRY ANN McKINNEY (dau. of Lafayette Wadsworth McKinney and Katie Lavelette Jones) was born on Oct. 23, 1951, and married Frank G. DiBagno on Aug. 15, 1976. Frank was born on July 30, 1950. Frank and Sherry had a daughter:

(512429431) Sarah Ruth DiBagno, b. June 2, 1980*

(5124295) AUSTIN E. JONES (son of Mark Daniel Jones and Annie Brooks Pruett) was born on Nov. 21, 1921, and attended schools at Danville, VA, graduating from George Washington High School in 1941. He played football and baseball at George Washington. Austin married Janie Hurrell on Nov. 18, 1943. Janie was born on Aug. 1, 1922 to Thomas Hurrell and Bertie Coleman. Austin and Janie were the parents of four children:

(51242951) Austin Jones, Jr., b. March 14, 1945 (51242952) Suzanne Leslie Jones, b. Dec. 13, 1946 (51242953) Cathy Hurrell Jones, b. Oct. 1947 (51242954) Frankie Hunter Jones, b. Jan. 30, 1951; m. Dianne Moore on Nov. 25, 1977*

After graduating from high school, Austin tried out with the Danville Leafs (baseball) in the Carolina League. He left the local club because he found that he could make more money playing semi-pro baseball, which was very popular at the time. He worked for the Register Publishing Company, publishers of daily newspapers, The Register and The Bee. He served in Company 62, Virginia State Guard before enlisting in the reserve. He attended Temple Univ. to study radar and one year later, in 1943, he entered active service in the Army Air Corps. During the three years that he was on active duty, Austin served one year in the Pacific, travel ing to different locations, installing instrument landing equipment on B-29 runways. He was discharged in 1946 and returned to Danville, Virginia. Again, going to work for Register Publishing Company, he was employed in the composing room. He was forced to give up this kind of work because of poor eyesight. He purchased Carl D. Jones Grocery on Washington Street, fromhi s brother Carl, and operated the store for three years. During his third year in the grocery business, he purchased a dual- control driver training automobile and began giving driving lessons. He sold the store to devote full-time to driver training. During a three and one-half year period of time, Austin taught 750 people to drive. For a number of years, Austin was engaged in the Real Estate business as Austin E. Jones, Realtor, Sherwood Shopping Center, Danville, Virginia.

(51242951) AUSTIN JONES, JR. (son of Austin E. Jones and Janie Hurrell) was born on March 14, 1945. He married Sandra Weatherman on Sept. 16, 1972, and had a daughter:

226 CHAPTER FIVE

(512429511) Hollie Elizabeth Jones, b. Jan. 2, 1976*

(51242952) SUZANNE LESLIE JONES (dau. of Austin E. Jones and Janie Hurrell) was born on Dec. 13, 1946. She married Dale Marshall, Jr. in Nov. 1970, and had two children.

(512429521) Leslie Marshall, b. May 1975* (512429522) Mickeral Marshall, b. Sept. 1979*

(51242953) CATHY HURRELL JONES (dau. of Austin E. Jones and Janie Hurrell) was born in Oct. 1947. She married William Scott, Jr., and had two daughters:

(512429531) April Dawn Scott, b. March 23, 1972* (512429532) Christy Lynn Scott, b. July 2, 1975*

(513) JOSEPH PREWITT, SR. (son of John Pruitt, Jr.) was born in Pittsylvania Co., VA on Feb. 23, 1789. He enlisted at Pittsylvania Court House on Sept. 15, 1813, and was discharged at Fort Norfolk, VA about Jan. 25, 1815. Joseph married first: Mary Frances Booker in Pittsylvania Co., VA on April 9, 1818. Richard E. Booker, bondsman & father; John Boiling, surety; Rev. James Beck. Bond dated April 8, 1818 (Pittsylvania Marriages by Williams, p. 66). Mary was born in Virginia on Nov. 22, 178 ? to Richard E. Booker. The following children are known:

(5131) Joseph Pruett, Jr., b. Sept. 20, 1822 Pittsylvania Co., VA (5132) Edward Pruett, b. 1830 Pittsylvania Co., VA, recorded 1850 Census, Laurel Co., KY* (5133) Martha A. Pruett, b. 1835 Rockcastle Co., KY

The 1820 Census, Pittsylvania Co., VA, p. 56, lists:

Joseph Prewitt 1 m 18-26 1 fe 26-45

The 1830 Census, Pittsylvania Co., VA, p. 384, lists:

Jos Prewitt 1 m under 5 1 fe 5-10 1 m 5-10 lfe 30-40 1 m 30-40 1 fe 60-70

They moved to Rockcastle Co., Kentucky. The 1840 Census, Rockcastle Co., KY, p. 9, lists:

Joseph Prewit 2 m 10-15 1 fe under 5 1 m 15-20 1 fe 15-20 1 m 40-50 1 fe 50-60

227 Mary died in Rockcastle Co., Kentucky. Joseph married second: Nancy Moore in Rockcastle Co., KY on April 9, 1845 (Rockcastle Bk AA, p. 40). Nancy was born in Tennessee in 1808. They moved to Laurel Co., KY, and had three sons:

(5134) Henry Pruitt, b. 1846 Laurel Co., KY (5135) Perkins Pruitt, b. Jan. 1, 1848 Laurel Co., KY (5136) John A. Pruitt, b. 1849 Laurel Co., KY

The 1850 Census, Laurel Co., KY, p. 46-L, no. 607, lists:

Nancy Prewit 46 TN Joseph 63 VA Henry 3 KY Perkins 2 KY John A. 4/12 KY Edward 19 VA Hezekiah Smallwood 21 KY

They returned to Rockcastle Co., Kentucky. On March 13, 1864, Joseph Prewitt received a land grant for 41 1/2 acres on Skeggs Creek Water Course, Rockcastle Co., KY (Bk 64, p. 388). Grants in County Court Records, p. 1595; KY Land Grants by Jillson, part 2, p. 58. The 1870 Census, Rockcastle Co., KY, Dist. 5, P.O. Mt. Vernon, no. 132, lists:

Joseph Prewit, Sr. 83 VA farmer $500 $505 Nancy 61 KY keeping house Perkins 22 KY works on farm John A. 19 KY works on farm Lucinda 16 KY housekeeper

On June 10, 1874, Joseph Prewett, age 85, testifies he enlisted Sept. 13, 1813 at Pitts Court House and was discharged Jan. 25, 1815. Joseph lived in Rockcastle Co., KY on Aug. 11, 1874, mentally feeble, but his agent, David O. Gibson, is now 1879 serving time for fraudulent practices in pension cases. On Jan. 28, 1876, Joseph Prewit, age 87, applied for pension. The 1880 Census, Rockcastle Co., KY, no. 76-78, lists:

Joseph Pruit 93 VA VA VA farmer Nancy 72 TN VA TN

On Jan. 20, 1883, Joseph Prewit, Sr. of Rockcastle County sold 50 acres on Skeggs Creek to his son Perkins Prewit. Signed by Joseph and Nancy Prewit. Joseph is said to have died at the age of 105 in Rockcastle Co., KY in 1894.

228 CHAPTER FIVE

(5131) JOSEPH PRUETT, JR. (son of Joseph Prewitt, Sr. and Mary Frances Booker) was born in Pittsylvania Co., VA on Sept. 20, 1822, and married Elizabeth Southard in Rockcastle Co., KY on Feb. 6, 1847. Elizabeth was born in Rockcastle Co., KY on June 3, 1827 to John Southard and Elizabeth Rebecca. Joseph and Elizabeth were the parents of eight children:

(51311) Rebecca F. Pruett, b. Nov. 15, 1847 Rockcastle Co., KY (51312) William Edward Pruett, b. June 13, 1851 Rockcastle Co., KY; died on May 26, 1879* (51313) Andrew Pruett, b. June 12, 1853 Mt. Vernon, KY (51314) son, b. Nov. 15, 1854 Rockcastle Co., KY* (51315) Joseph Pruett, b. July 19, 1858 Mt. Vernon, KY (51316) John Wesley Pruett, b. July 5, 1860 Mt. Vernon, KY (51317) Mary Elizabeth Pruett, b. Oct. 11, 1861 Mt. Vernon, KY (51318) Daniel James Pruett, b. Aug. 2, 1867 Rockcastle Co., KY

The 1850 Census, Rockcastle Co., KY, p. 169-L, no. 157, lists:

Joseph Pruitt 27 VA Elizabeth 23 KY Rebecca 1 VA

The 1870 Census, Rockcastle Co., KY, Dist. 1, P.O. Mt. Vernon, no. 250, lists:

Joseph Prewitt 47 VA farmer $1000 Elizabeth 42 KY keeping house William E. 18 KY works on farm Andrew 16 KY works on farm Joseph 11 KY at home John W. 8 KY Mary E. 7 KY David J. 3 KY

On Sept. 28, 1874, Joseph Prewitt was surety on the guardian bond of Daniel Griffin, guardian for minor George W. N. Griffin (Guardians Bond Bk 2, p. 92). On Feb. 25, 1875, the heirs of John Southard, Sr. including Joseph Prewett and Elizabeth Prewett, sold 150 acres on East Fork of Skeggs Creek to Thomas J. McQueen for $400. On Jan. 31, 1879, Joseph Pruitt and John Pruitt witnessed the marriage of Ira Morelock and Rebecca A. Mink (Rockcastle Bk 4, p. 78; Bk 3, p. 7). On Feb. 6, 1880, Joseph Pruitt was surety for the marriage of Harvey Renner and George Ann Baker, witnessed by John Pruitt (Rockcastle Bk 3, p. 45, Bk 4, p. 208).

229 The 1880 Census, Rockcastle Co., KY, no. 375-380, lists:

Joseph Pruiet 57 VA farmer Elizabeth 53 KY NC KY John W. 19 KY VA KY works on farm Daniel J. 12 KY Mary Evans 22 KY servant Lewis Loyd 35 KY boarder labor

On April 16, 1885, Joseph Prewett and wife Elizabeth, sold land in Rockcastle Co., KY to Daniel J. Prewett (Rockcastle Vol. R p. 3). Joseph died in Rockcastle Co., KY on April 7, 1886. On Jan. 29, 1887, Elizabeth Prewett and her deceased husband, Joseph Prewett, mentioned (Rockcastle Vol. R, p. 373).

(51311) REBECCA F. PRUETT (dau. of Joseph Pruett, Jr. and Elizabeth Southard) was born in Rockcastle Co., KY on Nov. 15, 1847, and married Thomas Jefferson McQueen in Rockcastle Co., KY about 1866. Thomas was born in Tennessee in 1845. Thomas and Rebecca had the following children:

(513111) William J. McQueen, b. 1867 Rockcastle Co., KY* (513112) Thomas J. McQueen, b. 1870 Rockcastle Co., KY* (513113) Andrew A. McQueen, b. 1871 Rockcastle Co., KY* (513114) Milton J. McQueen, b. 1875 Rockcastle Co., KY* (513115) Rachel E. McQueen, b. 1877 Rockcastle Co., KY* (513116) John W. McQueen, b. 1880 Rockcastle Co., KY*

On Feb. 25, 1875, Thomas J. McQueen bought 150 acres on East Fork of Skeggs Creek, Rockcastle Co., KY from the heirs of John Southard, Sr. including Joseph Prewett and Elizabeth Prewett for $400. On Aug. 29, 1878, Thomas McQueen was surety for the marriage of Joseph Pruett and Louisa Mink. Witnesses: Andrew Pruitt and T. J. McQueen (Rockcastle Bk 4, p. 37; Bk 14, p. 141). The 1880 Census, Rockcastle Co., KY, no. 381-387, lists:

Thomas J. McQueen 35 TN TN TN farmer Rebecca F 30 KY VA KY William J. 13 KY TN KY Thomas J. 10 KY Andrew A, 9 KY Milton J. 5 KY Rachel E. 3 KY John W. /12 KY

230 CHAPTER FIVE

(51313) ANDREW PRUETT (son of Joseph Pruett, Jr. and Elizabeth Southard) was born at Mt. Vernon, KY on June 12, 1853. He married Tempy Jane Chaney in Rockcastle Co., KY on Feb. 4, 1872. Tempy was born in Laurel Co., KY on March 16, 1851 to Allen Chaney and Nancy Jane Poynter. Andrew and Tempy were the parents of the following:

(513131) William Edward "Will" Pruett, b. Jan. 5, 1873 Rockcastle Co., KY (513132) Mary Magdalene Pruett, b. Nov. 6, 1874 Rockcastle Co., KY (513133) James Joseph Allen "Jim" Pruett, b. March 5, 1877 Rockcastle Co., KY (513134) John Andrew Pruett, b. Nov. 15, 1882; died on March 27, 1886; br. Greenwood Cem., Franklin Co., IL* (513135) Sarah Jane Pruett, b. Aug. 17, 1887 Franklin Co., IL; died on Jan. 29, 1888, br. Greenwood Cem., Franklin Co., IL* (513136) Elmer J. Pruett, b. March 8, 1892 Franklin Co., IL; died on Sept. 18, 1892; br. Greenwood Cem., Franklin Co., DL* (513137) Ida Murdle Pruett, b. Aug. 8, 1893 Franklin Co., DL; died on Aug. 22, 1895; br. Greenwood Cem., Franklin Co., IL*

Tempy - Andrew Will - Andrew - Jim

231 The 1880 Census, Rockcastle Co., KY, no. 97-99, lists:

Andrew Prewit 26 KY VA KY farmer Tempa 29 KY KY KY William E. 7 KY MaryM. 5 KY Joseph A. 3 KY

They moved to Franklin Co., Illinois by 1886, and then to Perry Co., Illinois after 1895. On May 18, 1922, James A. Pruett and John Hodges of Du Quoin Twp., Perry Co., State of Illinois, for value received, hereby sell and mortgage unto Andrew Pruett of Du Quoin, IL: 1 three year old horse mule, 1 three year old mare mule, 1 six year old gray mule, and 1 eleven year old bay mare for $190. Tempy died at Cape Girardeau, MO on Feb. 18, 1923, and Andrew died at Galesburg, IL on Jan. 28, 1938. Both were buried in Fairmont Cem., Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

(513131) WILLIAM EDWARD "Will" PRUETT (son of Andrew Pruett and Tempy Jane Chaney) was born in Rockcastle Co., KY on Jan. 5, 1873, and married Stella Bentley Dugger at Skip, KY on Sept. 6, 1900 (Pulaski Bk 29, p. 636). Stella was born in Pulaski Co., KY on Dec. 20, 1881 to William Henry Dugger and Clarinda Barnes.

Stella - Will

232 CHAPTER FIVE

Will and Stella had six children:

(5131311) Leo Pruett, b. Sept. 8, 1901 Pulaski Co., KY (5131312) Everett Pruett, b. March 22, 1904 Pulaski Co., KY (5131313) Ottes Pruett, b. May 15, 1906 Birch Tree, MO (5131314) William Edward Pruett, Jr., b. March 13, 1910 Franklin Co., IL; died in Knox Co., LL on Sept. 29, 1970; br. Knoxville, IL* (5131315) John Andrew Pruett, b. Jan. 12, 1912 Du Quoin, IL (5131316) Stella May Pruett, b. May 25, 1914 Du Quoin, IL

Will and Stella were divorced, and Stella married second: Robert Sherman Schoonover at Galesburg, IL on March 23, 1933. Will died in a bus station at London, KY on March 23, 1951, and Stella died at Galesburg, EL on April 3, 1959. Both were buried at Knoxville, Illinois.

(5131311) LEO PRUETT (son of William Edward Pruett and Stella Bentley Dugger) was born in Pulaski Co., KY on Sept. 8, 1901. He married Alice Victoria Nelson at Knoxville, IL on Feb. 6, 1924, by Rev. J. H. Nelson. Alice was born on Feb. 10, 1902 to John Nelson and Ida. Leo and Alice had the following children:

(51313111) Howard Dewayne Pruett, b. Dec. 19, 1924 Knox Co., DL (51313112) Wilbur Leo Pruett, b. Oct. 12, 1926 Knox Co., IL (51313113) Dale Edward Pruett, b. March 5, 1931 Knox Co., IL (51313114) Alice Darlene Pruett, b. Feb. 4, 1935 Galesburg, IL (51313115) infant, b. 1941 Knox Co., IL*

Leo died at Burlington, IA on Oct. 15, 1954, and was buried at Knoxville, Illinois.

(51313111) HOWARD DEWAYNE PRUETT (son of Leo Pruett and Alice Victoria Nelson) was born in Knox Co., DL on Dec. 19, 1924, and married Rosalea Thorell in Knox Co., EL on Aug. 21, 1949. Rosalea was born in Hancock Co., IL on Nov. 7, 1927 to Eldon Thorell and Ada C. Barr. Howard and Rosalea had two daughters:

(513131111) Pamela Sue Pruett, b. Feb. 14, 1952 Knox Co., IL (513131112) Peggy Ann Pruett, b. Jan. 23, 195 5 Knox Co., IL

(513131111) PAMELA SUE PRUETT (dau. of Howard Dewayne Pruett and Rosalea Thorell) was born in Knox Co., DL on Feb. 14, 1952, and married Roger Eagle in Knox Co., EL on June 13, 1971. Roger was born on March 18, 1950 to Harold Eagle. Roger and Pamela had a son:

(5131311111) Tim Eagle, b. Oct. 20, 1980 Knox Co., DL*

233 (513131112) PEGGY ANN PRUETT (dau. of Howard Dewayne Pruett and Rosalea Thorell) was born in Knox Co., IL on Jan. 23, 1955. She married Rodney Link (b. Feb. 26, 1953) in Warren Co., DL on March 20, 1971, and had two sons:

(5131311121) Chad Link, b.Nov. 2, 1971; m. Jenna Weber in Montana in May 1994* (5131311122) Corey Link, b. Sept. 22, 1974*

(51313112) WILBUR LEO PRUETT (son of Leo Pruett and Alice Victoria Nelson) was born in Knox Co., DL on Oct. 12, 1926, and married Barbara Delabar at Oquawka, IL on Oct. 24, 1947. Barbara was born at Oquawka, IL on July 7, 1929 to J. W. Delabar and Marjorie Brown. Wilbur and Barbara were the parents of five children:

(513131121) Clarence Leroy "Jack" Pruett, b. Aug. 7, 1948 Burlington, IA (513131122) Becky Pruett, b. Nov. 12, 1951 Burlington, IA (513131123) Charles Pruett, b. Aug. 22, 1955 Burlington, IA (513131124) Linda Pruett, b. May 12, 1960 Burlington, IA (513131125) Donna Jo Pruett, b. Dec. 16, 1967 Burlington, IA

(513131121) CLARENCE LEROY "Jack" PRUETT (son of Wilbur Leo Pruett and Barbara Delabar) was born at Burlington, IA on Aug. 7, 1948. He married Luzerne Pearl "Lou" Timms at Monmouth, DL on Aug. 17, 1975. Lou was born at Slayton, MN on Sept. 1, 1946 to Cory Timms and Pearl Paulson. Jack and Lou had three children:

(5131311211) William Leo Pruett, b. Aug. 30, 1980 Burlington, IA* (5131311212) Kyle Timms Pruett, b. March 1, 1982 Burlington, IA* (5131311213) Lindsey Jill Pruett, b. March 5, 1984 Burlington, IA*

They resided at Oquawka, Illinois.

(513131122) BECKY PRUETT (dau. of Wilbur Leo Pruett and Barbara Delabar) was born at Burlington, IA on Nov. 12, 1951, and married James Dewitt at Biggsville, IL on Sept. 26, 1969. James was born on Feb. 29, 1952 to Russell Dewitt and Margaret Bower. James and Becky had the following children:

(5131311221) Edward Flint Dewitt, b. Jan. 1, 1970 Monmouth, EL (5131311222) Tracy Ann Dewitt, b. July 28, 1972 Monmouth, IL

(5131311221) EDWARD FLINT DEWITT (son of James Dewitt and Becky Pruett) was born at Monmouth, DL on Jan. 1, 1970. He married Tracy Lynn Brown at Hudson, IL on April 20, 1991 Tracy was born on Aug. 13, 1971 to John Brown and Vicky Vandegraft. Edward and Tracy were the parents of three children:

234 CHAPTER FIVE

(51313112211) Stephanie Michelle Dewitt, b. April 26, 1991 Bloomington, IL* (51313112212) Devin Michael Dewitt, b. May 11, 1992 Bloomington, IL* (51313112213) Danielle Sue Dewitt, b. Aug. 23, 1994 Galesburg, IL*

They resided at Galesburg, Illinois.

(5131311222) TRACY ANN DEWITT (dau. of James Dewitt and Becky Pruett) was born at Monmouth, IL on July 28, 1972. She married Gary Beller (b. July 14, 1971) at Bloomington, IL on June 25, 1993, and had two children:

(51313112221) Meliss Ann Beller, b. April 25, 1993 Bloomington, IL* (51313112222) S. ? Lee Beller, b. Jan. 22, 1997 Bloomington, IL*

They resided at Bloomington, Illinois.

(513131123) CHARLES PRUETT (son of Wilbur Leo Pruett and Barbara Delabar) was born at Burlington, IA on Aug. 22, 1955, and married Colleen Jo Kulp at Oquawka, IL on Dec. 6, 1975. Colleen was born at Yorba Linda, CA on March 16, 1959 to Richard Kulp and Joyce Thomas. Charles and Colleen had two daughters:

(5131311231) Janice Marie Pruett, b. Dec. 17, 1976 Monmouth, EL* (5131311232) Jenifer May Pruett, b. May 24, 1979 Monmouth, IL*

They resided at Smithfield, Virginia.

(513131124) LINDA PRUETT (dau. of Wilbur Leo Pruett and Barbara Delabar) was born at Burlington, IA on May 12, 1960. She married Richard Kulp at Biggsville, IL on July 6, 1979. Richard was born at Yorba Linda, CA on April 9, 1952 to Richard Kulp and Joyce Thomas. Richard and Linda had two children:

(5131311241) Lucas Charles Kulp, b. April 27, 1981 Monmouth, EL* (5131311242) Karilyn Kulp, b. Dec. 4, 1982 Monmouth, EL*

They resided at Oquawka, Illinois.

(513131125) DONNA JO PRUETT (dau. of Wilbur Leo Pruett and Barbara Delabar) was born at Burlington, IA on Dec. 16, 1967, and married Edward William Whalen III at Biggsville, EL on Feb. 14, 1987. Edward was born at Burlington, IA on Jan. 7, 1965 to Edward William Whalen II and Donneta Smith. Edward and Donna had the following children:

235 (5131311251) Stephanie Lynn Whalen, b. April 22, 1992 Burlington, IA* (5131311252) Brittany Page Whalen (twin), b. Jan. 18, 1995 New London, IA* (5131311253) Nichole Elizabeth Whalen (twin), b. Jan. 18, 1995 New London, IA*

(51313113) DALE EDWARD PRUETT (son of Leo Pruett and Alice Victoria Nelson) was born in Knox Co., IL on March 5, 1931, and married first: Patricia "Pat" Gibson at Burlington, IA on Oct. 28, 1950. Pat was born at Biggsville, IL on June 5, 1934 to Chalmer Gibson and Gayella Lawyer. Dale and Pat had four children:

(513131131) Michael John Pruett, b. June 11, 1952 Amarillo, TX (513131132) David Edward Pruett, b. Jan. 11, 1955 Amarillo, TX (513131133) Gregory Lee Pruett, b. Jan. 5, 1958 Burlington, IA (513131134) Gayle Marie Pruett, b. Oct. 19, 1959 Knox Co., IL*

Dale and Pat were divorced. Dale married second: Mary Ryan, and Pat married second: Joe Lindsey. Dale remarried Pat on Oct. 28, 1995, and resided at Cameron, Illinois.

(513131131) MICHAEL JOHN PRUETT (son of Dale Edward Pruett and Patricia Gibson) was born at Amarillo, TX on June 11, 1952, and married Mona Lorraine Bernai at Chandler, AZ on Dec. 11, 1973. Mona was a dau. of Eugene Bernai and Donna. Michael and Mona had three daughters:

(5131311311) Monica Elizabeth Pruett, b. Aug. 15, 1975* (5131311312) Lynnsey Michelle Pruett, b. Feb. 10, 1980 AZ* (5131311313) Renae Kathleen Pruett, b. July 9, 1981 AZ*

They resided at Chandler, Arizona.

(513131132) DAVID EDWARD PRUETT (son of Dale Edward Pruett and Patricia Gibson) was born at Amarillo, TX on Jan. 11, 1955. He married first: Laura Jean Kempster at Abingdon, EL in Dec. 1972. Laura was a dau. of Dale Kempster and Shirley. David and Laura had the following children:

(5131311321) David Ryan Pruett, b. June 3, 1973 CA; joined US Marinesin Sept. 1991* (5131311322) Regan Denise Pruett, b. June 22, 1975 C A*

David and Laura were divorced in 1981. Laura married second: Jerry Miller on March 12, 1982. David married second: Mary E. Dortch at Las Vegas, NV on July 29, 1989. Mary was born at Parkdale, AR on Oct. 18, 1955 to Robert Dortch and Ellen Echols. They resided at Abingdon, Illinois. Mary died at Abingdon, IL on Dec. 26, 1994.

236 CHAPTER FIVE

(513131133) GREGORY LEE PRUETT (son of Dale Edward Pruett and Patricia Gibson) was born at Burlington, IA on Jan. 5, 1958. He married first: Nancy Jarrett at Phoenix, AZ on Dec. 29, 1978, and had two daughters:

(5131311331) Sarah Katherine Pruett, b. June 12, 1981 AZ*

(5131311332) Jessica Marie Pruett, b. April 22, 1983 AZ*

Gregory married second: Brenda Hayden, and had a daughter:

(51313113313) Jenna Jo Pruett, b. Feb. 21, 1989 AZ*

They resided at Phoenix, Arizona.

(51313114) ALICE DARLENE PRUETT (dau. of Leo Pruett and Alice Victoria Nelson) was born at Galesburg, IL on Feb. 4, 1935, and married first: Duane Essex Fryrear at Oquawka, IL on July 24, 1953. Duane was born at Oquawka, IL on Dec. 12, 1933 to Lloyd Edward Fryrear and Margaret Laura Essex. Duane and Alice had the following children:

(513131141) Cathy Jean Fryrear, b. March 2, 1956 Burlington, IA (513131142) Susan Marie Fryrear, b. April 16, 1961 Burlington, IA (513131143) Gary Lloyd Fryrear, b. March 2, 1964 La Harpe, DL

Duane and Alice were divorced, and then remarried on July 26, 1974. Duane and Alice had:

(513131144) Steven Lee Fryrear, b. Jan. 20, 1981 Burlington, IA*

Duane and Alice were again divorced. Alice married next: Jack Kinslow, and resided at Stronghurst, Illinois.

(513131141) CATHY JEAN FRYREAR (dau. of Duane Essex Fryrear and Alice Darlene Pruett) was born at Burlington, IA on March 2, 1956. She married first: Jeff Gibb at Stronghurst, DL on Nov. 23, 1973. Jeff was a son of James Gibb and Carol Howard. Jeff and Cathy had a son:

(5131311411) Garrett Charles Gibb, b. Nov. 12, 1981 Burlington, IA*

Cathy married second: Charles Cargill, and had two daughters:

(5131311412) Ashlie Dawn Cargill, b. Oct. 24, 1983 Burlington, IA* (5131311413) Kelsey Marie Cargill, b. April 27, 1986 Burlington, IA*

237 (513131142) SUSAN MAPJE FRYREAR (dau. of Duane Essex Fryrear and Alice Darlene Pruett) was born at Burlington, IA on April 16, 1961, and married Samuel Arthur Bigger at Burlington, IA on Dec. 21, 1990. Samuel was born at Burlington, IA on April 8, 1958 to Ronald E. Bigger and Violet Keaweehn. Samuel and Susan had a son:

(5131311421) Ryan Samuel Bigger, b. April 14, 1993 Burlington, IA*

They resided at Gladstone, Illinois.

(513131143) GARY LLOYD FRYREAR (son of Duane Essex Fryrear and Alice Darlene Pruett) was born at La Harpe, IL on March 2, 1964. He married Lynn Marie Blakley at Stronghurst, IL on Sept. 4, 1988. Lynn was born at Fairfield, IA on Oct. 5, 1965 to Jerry L. Blakley and Pamilla R. Cook. Gary and Lynn had two sons:

(5131311431) Keilen Lyman Fryrear, b. March 28, 1992 Burlington, IA* (5131311432) Joel Gary Fryrear, b. Dec. 8, 1994 Burlington, IA*

They resided at Stronghurst, Illinois.

(5131312) EVERETT PRUETT (son of William Edward Pruett and Stella Bentley Dugger) was born in Pulaski Co., KY on March 22, 1904, and married Verna Irene Nelson at Knoxville, IL on April 30, 1924. Verna was born in Knox Co., IL on Aug. 3, 1905 to John Nelson and Ida. Everett and Verna had three children:

(51313121) Gene Francis Pruett, b. Dec. 1, 1924 Knox Co., IL (51313122) Evelyn Lucille Pruett, b. Nov. 18, 1927 Knox Co., IL (51313123) Lloyd Everett "Pete" Pruett, b. Oct. 8, 1929 Knox Co., IL; died in Knox Co., IL on March 19, 1948; br. Knoxville, IL*

Everett died at Galesburg, IL on March 6, 1957, and was buried at Knoxville, Illinois. Verna married second: Henry Baney. She died at Galesburg, DL on Dec. 4, 1988, and was buried at Knoxville, Illinois.

(51313121) GENE FRANCIS PRUETT (son of Everett Pruett and Verna Irene Nelson) was born in Knox Co., EL on Dec. 1, 1924. He married Lucille Hilman in April 1951, and had a daughter:

(513131211) Theresa Irene Pruett, b. Feb. 12, 1952 Knox Co., IL*

Gene and Lucille were divorced.

238 CHAPTER FIVE

(51313122) EVELYN LUCILLE PRUETT (dau. of Everett Pruett and Verna Irene Nelson) was born in Knox Co., IL on Nov. 18, 1927, and married Earl Arthur Cook at Knoxville, IL on Feb. 26, 1950. Earl was born on Feb. 20, 1927. Earl and Evelyn had the following children:

(513131221) Franklin Earl Cook, b. July 18, 1951 Knox Co., IL; died at Harbor City, C A in 1984* (513131222) Debra Kay Cook, b. Feb. 27, 1953 (513131223) Kathy Ann Cook, b. Sept. 15, 1954; m. Dan Snider at Dahinda, IL on Nov. 15, 1975* (513131224) Steven Lloyd Cook, b. May 8, 1962; m. 1st: Bailey Deneen at Knoxville, IL on March 20, 1982; div.; m. 2nd: Christine Chapman Clark at Big Bear, C A on July 26,1997*

They resided at Dahinda, Illinois.

(513131222) DEBRA KAY COOK (dau. of Earl Arthur Cook and Evelyn Lucille Pruett) was born on Feb. 27, 1953, and married Thomas Earl Myers on July 22, 1972. Thomas was born on Sept. 29, 1951 to Phil Myers and Jane Kimmet. Thomas and Debra had two children:

(5131312221) Toby Justin Myers, b. June 3, 1975; m. Terrah Lamberson at Knoxville, IL on May 24, 1997* (5131312222) Angela Dawn Myers, b. May 3, 1978*

(5131313) OTTES PRUETT (son of William Edward Pruett and Stella Bentley Dugger) was born at Birch Tree, MO on May 15, 1906. He married first: Virginia Ruth Cramer at Oak Park, IL on May 2, 1931. Virginia was born in Knox Co., IL on July 1, 1905 to Haney Cramer and Lula Anna Caruthers. Ottes and Virginia were the parents of two children:

(51313131) Richard Ottes Pruett, b. Aug. 14, 1932 Galesburg, IL (51313132) Virginia Lou Pruett, b. Oct. 25, 1935 Galesburg, IL

Virginia died at Galesburg, IL on Nov. 26, 1946, and was buried at Knoxville, Illinois. Ottes married second: Doris Fredericka (Goertz) Bowen at Maquon, EL on Jan. 30, 1953. Doris was born in McKee Twp., Adams Co., IL on Jan. 5, 1915 to George Conrad Goertz and Josephine Anna Mixer; and was first married to Charles Bowen (div. 1952). Ottes died at Galesburg, IL on June 9, 1991, and was buried at Knoxville, Illinois.

239 (51313131) RICHARD OTTES PRUETT (son of Ottes Pruett and Virginia Ruth Cramer) was born at Galesburg, IL on Aug. 14, 1932, and married Virginia Ethel Dikeman at the brides' home near Maquon, IL on May 27, 1951. Virginia was born on June 6, 1933 to Earl Dikeman and Ethel Bliss. Richard and Virginia had the following children:

(513131311) Barbara Sue Pruett, b. Dec. 23, 1951 Galesburg, IL (513131312) William Ottes Pruett, b. Feb. 25, 1954 Galesburg, IL (513131313) Beverly Ruth Pruett, b. Nov. 15, 1957 Canton, IL

Richard was a Farmer, and also a Welder at Butler Manufacturing.

(513131311) BARBARA SUE PRUETT (dau. of Richard Ottes Pruett and Virginia Ethel Dikeman) was born at Galesburg, IL on Dec. 23, 1951. She married first: Donald Robert Mitchell at the Methodist Church, Maquon, IL on Feb. 28, 1971. Donald was born on Nov. 14, 1951 to Everett Mitchell and Ann. Donald and Barbara had three children:

(5131313111) Michelle Lynn Mitchell, b. Oct. 17, 1972 Naval Hospital. Honolulu, HI, m. Gary Bitner at Maquon, IL on Sept. 25, 1993* (5131313112) Michael Galen Mitchell, b. Dec. 14, 1974 Galesburg, IL* (5131313113) Marcus Richard Mitchell, b. July 26, 1980 Galesburg, IL*

Barbara and Donald were divorced in 1982. Barbara married second: Paul Sullivan on March 23, 1986.

(513131312) WILLIAM OTTES PRUETT (son of Richard Ottes Pruett and Virginia Ethel Dikeman) was born at Galesburg, IL on Feb. 25, 1954. He married Lu Ann Archdale at the Methodist Church, Fairview, IL on May 18, 1974. Lu Ann was born on May 4, 1955 to Lawrence Archdale and Delia Cook. William and Lu Ann were the parents of three children:

(5131313121) Kelli Dawn Pruett, b. July 29, 1977 Galesburg, IL (5131313122) Mandi Jo Pruett, b. May 14, 1980 Galesburg, JE* (5131313123) Jason Ottes Pruett, b. July 20, 1985 Galesburg, EL*

William was a Farmer, and was employed at the Gates Rubber Plant.

(5131313121) KELLI DAWN PRUETT (dau. of William Ottes Pruett and Lu Ann Archdale) was born at Galesburg, H on July 29, 1977. She married Jeremy Eugene Kand at Maquon, IL on Sept. 7, 1996, and had a daughter:

(51313131211) Allison Marie Kand, b. Aug. 3, 1997 Galesburg, IL*

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(513131313) BEVERLY RUTH PRUETT (dau. of Richard Ottes Pruett and Virginia Ethel Dikeman) was born at Canton, EL on Nov. 15, 1957, and married first: Dennis Earl Evans at Wiley Lutheran Church, Ellisville, IL on Nov. 27, 1976. Dennis was born on April 5, 1956 to Boyd B. Evans. Beverly and Dennis were divorced in 1982. Beverly married second: Charles Ridenour at Savannah, GA on Sept. 17, 1982, and had a son:

(5131313131) Christopher William Ridenour, b. March 16, 1984 Germany*

Beverly and Charles were divorced in 1986. Beverly remarried Dennis Earl Evans, and had a daughter:

(5131313132) Jessica Mae Evans, b. Oct. 10, 1988*

(51313132) VIRGINIA LOU PRUETT (dau. of Ottes Pruett and Virginia Ruth Cramer) was born at Galesburg, EL on Oct. 25, 1935. She married Arthur Laverne Banks at the Methodist Church, Maquon, EL on Feb. 27, 1955. Arthur was born at Galesburg, EL on Feb. 14, 1935 to John James Banks and Virgil Lee Cheatham. Arthur and Virginia had three daughters:

(513131321) Linda Lou Banks, b. Oct. 3, 1955 Galesburg, IL (513131322) Sherry Elaine Banks, b. Oct. 13, 1956 Galesburg, EL* (513131323) Patricia Ann Banks, b. March 14, 1959 Galesburg, EL

Arthur was a Laborer, and Virginia did factory work. They resided at East Galesburg, Illinois.

(513131321) LINDA LOU BANKS (dau. of Arthur Laverne Banks and Virginia Lou Pruett) was born at Galesburg, EL on Oct. 3, 1955, and married Donald Gene Campbell at the Community Church, East Galesburg, EL on May 22, 1982. Donald was born at Camp Le Juene, NC on March 1, 1956 to Donald Gene Campbell, Sr. and Blenda Iris Wagher. Donald and Linda had two children:

(5131313211) Shawna Jean Campbell, b. Sept. 4, 1982 Galesburg, EL* (5131313212) Arthur James Campbell, b. Sept. 6, 1989 Galesburg, EL*

They resided at Galesburg, Illinois.

(513131323) PATRICEA ANN BANKS (dau. of Arthur Laverne Banks and Virginia Lou Pruett) was born at Galesburg, EL on March 14, 1959. She married Danny Dean Lingard at East Galesburg, EL on Oct. 31, 1981. Danny was born at Chillicothe, MO on July 12, 1951 to Roger Franklin Lingard and Maxine Elizabeth Giles.

241 (5131315) JOHN ANDREW PRUETT (son of William Edward Pruett and Stella Bentley Dugger) was born at Du Quoin, IL on Jan. 12, 1912, and married Ruth Marintha Jones at Galesburg, IL on July 16, 1932. Ruth was born at Oalcwood, IL on Jan. 31, 1913 to Kline Jones and Beatrice Smith. John and Ruth were the parents of three children:

(51313151) Marilyn Ruth Pruett, b. March 13, 1933 Galesburg, IL (51313152) John LaRay Pruett, b. Oct. 7, 1939 Galesburg, IL (51313153) Sally Joan Pruett, b. Nov. 27, 1947 Galesburg, IL

John died at Galesburg, IL on Dec. 20, 1972, and was buried at Knoxville, Illinois.

(51313151) MARILYN RUTH PRUETT (dau. of John Andrew Pruett and Ruth Marintha Jones) was born at Galesburg, LL on March 13, 1933. She married Theodore Leslie Putnam at Knox ville, IL on July 4, 1953. Theodore was born at Galesburg, DL on Nov. 13, 1933 to Budd David Putnam and Innis Leslie Boyd. Theodore and Marilyn had the following children:

(513131511) John David Putnam, b. May 24, 1955 Galesburg, DL (513131512) Philip Lee Putnam, b. April 1, 1960 Galesburg, IL (513131513) Brian Leslie Putnam, b. April 4, 1964 Galesburg, IL

Theodore was in Ford Auto Sales, and Marilyn was a Cake Decorator.

(513131511) JOHN DAVID PUTNAM (son of Theodore Leslie Putnam and Marilyn Ruth Pruett) was born at Galesburg, DL on May 24, 1955, and married Sally Beth Nelson at the Methodist Church, Knoxville, DL on Sept. 10, 1977. Sally was a dau. of Dean E. Nelson. John and Sally had a daughter:

(5131315111) Anjela Jane Putnam, b. July 1981 Knox Co., DL*

(513131512) PHILIP LEE PUTNAM (son of Theodore Leslie Putnam and Marilyn Ruth Pruett) was born at Galesburg, IL on April 1, 1960. He married first: Jeri Dale Maltby (dau. of Edwin Maltby and Ruth) and had a daughter:

(5131315121) Lindsay Ruth Putnam, b. March 9, 1981 Knox Co., IL*

Philip and Jeri were divorced in Dec. 1981. Philip married second: Lori Ornelis at Knoxville, IL on Sept. 7, 1985. Lori was a dau. of Ernest Ornelis and Elaine. Philip and Lori had two sons:

(5131315122) Cody Philip Putnam, b. April 11, 1990 Galesburg, IL* (5131315123) Nicholas Putnam, b. Oct. 8, 1992 Galesburg, IL*

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(513131513) BRIAN LESLIE PUTNAM (son of Theodore Leslie Putnam and Marilyn Ruth Pruett) was born at Galesburg, IL on April 4, 1964, and married Tammi J. Riggs in Knox Co., IL on July 4, 1987. Tammi was a dau. of Charles Riggs and Doris. Brian and Tammi had two sons:

(5131315131) Zachery Adam Putnam, b. Dec. 17, 1990 Knox Co., IL* (5131315132) Jordan Brian Putnam, b. April 22, 1993 Knox Co., IL*

(51313152) JOHN LaRAY PRUETT (son of John Andrew Pruett and Ruth Marintha Jones) was born at Galesburg, IL on Oct. 7, 1939. He married Connie Jo Harter at Knoxville, EL on Oct. 27, 1957. Connie was born at Galesburg, EL on Dec. 5, 1938 to Everett Harter and Josephine A. Brown. John and Connie were the parentas of the following children:

(513131521) Gregory Allen Pruett, b. Dec. 21, 1958 Galesburg, EL* (513131522) Michael Ray Pruett, b. June 8, 1961 Galesburg, EL* (513131523) Joel Andrew Pruett, b. March 12, 1968 Galesburg, EL*

(51313153) SALLY JOAN PRUETT (dau. of John Andrew Pruett and Ruth Marintha Jones) was born at Galesburg, EL on Nov. 27, 1947, and married first: Gary B. Wessels at Galesburg, EL on July 31, 1965. Gary was born at Galesburg, EL on July 14, 1945 to William Wessels and June Ryan. Gary and Sally had two daughters:

(513131531) Robin Lynn Wessels, b. Jan. 9, 1966 Galesburg, EL (513131532) Rhonda Sue Wessels, b. Aug. 15, 1968 Galesburg, EL

Gary was an Auctioneer. Sally and Gary were divorced, and Sally married second: Clarence Eu gene Ford at Sioux City, EA on July 7, 1971. Clarence was born at Canton, EL on July 4, 1934 to Joseph Ford and Bertha Trone. Clarence was a Horse Trainer. Sally and Clarence were divorced in 1980, and Sally married third: Larry Derham on Aug. 16, 1981.

(513131531) ROBIN LYNN WESSELS (dau. of Gary B. Wessels and Sally Joan Pruett) was born at Galesburg, EL on Jan. 9, 1966. Robin was elected Senior of the Month at Spoon River Valley High School. She was Miss Rodeo Illinois in 1987, and in April 1988, received special recognition as Student Senate President at Fort Scott Community College, Fort Scott, Kansas. She married Michael Ray Demott in Knox Co, EL on Sept. 1, 1991, and had two children:

(5131315311) Chelsea Ray Demott, b. March 30, 1992 KS* (5131315312) MykaylaRuth Demott, b. Sept. 28, 1994 Knox Co., IL*

243 (513131532) RHONDA SUE WESSELS (dau. of Gary B. Wessels and Sally Joan Pruett) was born at Galesburg, JL on Aug. 15, 1968, and married John Flack at Rio, IL on Aug. 29, 1992. John was born at North Henderson, IL to David Flack and Connie. John and Rhonda had two children:

(5131315321) Madison Rae Flack, b. Dec. 28, 1993* (5131315322) Mason David Flack, b. April 17, 1997*

(5131316) STELLA MAY PRUETT (dau. of William Edward Pruett and Stella Bentley Dugger) was born at Du Quoin, IL on May 25, 1914, and married Elwood Raymond Nelson on Jan. 4, 1936. Elwood was born at Turtle Lake, Wl on Aug. 12, 1915. Elwood and Stella had the following children:

(51313161) Shirley May Nelson, b. Dec. 17, 1936 Galesburg, IL (51313162) Betty Ann Nelson (twin), b. June 3, 1938 Galesburg, IL (51313163) William Elwood Nelson (twin), b. June 3, 1938 Galesburg, IL (51313164) Raymond Arthur Nelson, b. June 15, 1940 De Long, IL (51313165) Jackie Eugene Nelson, b. April 19, 1943 Knox Co., JE

Elwood was a Track Inspector for the Burlington Northerm Railroad. Elwood and Stella were divorced, and Elwood married second: Vera Grigsby. Elwood died on April 24, 1960, and was buried at Gilson, Illinois. Stella resided at Galesburg, Illinois.

(51313161) SHIRLEY MAY NELSON (dau. of Elwood Raymond Nelson and Stella May Pruett) was born at Galesburg, IL on Dec. 17, 1936, and married Leroy Eugene Kelso at Orange Chapel, Knox Co., IL on Feb. 13, 1957. Leroy was born at Dahinda, IL on May 26, 1933 to Claude Kelso and Myrtle Gibbs. Leroy and Shirley had four children:

(513131611) Debra Lynn Kelso, b. Nov. 18, 1957 Galesburg, IL (513131612) Mitchell Eugene Kelso (twin), b. June 27, 1960 Galesburg, IL; died on June 29, 1960; br. Gilson, IL* (513131613) Michael Leroy Kelso (twin), b. June 27, 1960 Galesburg, IL* (513131614) Larry Duane Kelso, b. July 25, 1965 Galesburg, IL

Leroy was a Railroad Scale Inspector for the C B & O Railroad, and Shirley worked at Cottage Hospital, Galesburg, Illinois. Shirley and Leroy were divorced in July 1979.

(513131611) DEBRA LYNN KELSO (dau. of Leroy Eugene Kelso and Shirley May Nelson) was born at Galesburg, IL on Nov. 18, 1957. She married Ronald Gene Ray at Gilson Community

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Church, Knox Co., IL on June 25, 1977. Ronald was born at Chicago, IL on June 28, 1951 to Gene E. Ray and Joyce Beverly Swanson. Ronald and Debra had two children:

(5131316111) Jeremy Allen Ray, b. Dec. 13, 1978 Monmouth, IL* (5131316112) Rebecca Lynn Ray, b. Jan. 16, 1981 Monmouth, IL*

They resided at Monmouth, Illinois.

(513131614) LARRY DUANE KELSO (son of Leroy Eugene Kelso and Shirley May Nelson) was born at Galesburg, EL on July 25, 1965. He married Tyna Jones, and had:

(5131316141) Jonathan P. Kelso, b. Dec. 31, 1991 Knox Co., EL; died in Knox Co., EL on Aug. 12,1992*

(51313162) BETTY ANN NELSON (dau. of Elwood Raymond Nelson and Stella May Pruett) was born at Galesburg, EL on June 3, 1938. She married first: Thomas Moore at the Methodist Church, Knoxville, EL on July 12, 1957. Thomas was born in Knox Co., EL on Feb. 23, 1928. Thomas and Betty were the parents of three children:

(513131621) Julie Ann Moore, b. April 2, 1959 Galesburg, EL (513131622) Jeffrey Thomas Moore, b. Oct. 14, 1960 Galesburg, IL (513131623) Justin Eugene Moore, b. April 24, 1963 Galesburg, EL

Thomas was a Carpenter. Betty and Thomas were divorced in 1977. Betty married second: Bernard G. Stutler on Dec. 10, 1977, and had a son:

(513131624) Barry Stutler, b. June 3, 1978 Peoria, IL*

Bernard was an Attorney, and Betty was a Secretary.

(513131621) JULIE ANN MOORE (dau. of Thomas Moore and Betty Ann Nelson) was born at Galesburg, EL on April 2, 1959. She married Michael J. Strom (son of Patrick Strom) at Brimfield, EL on Aug. 1, 1981, and had three children:

(5131316211) Angela Irene Strom, b. Aug. 3, 1982 Knox Co., EL* (5131316212) Tabatha Strom, b. June 21, 1984 Knox Co., EL* (5131316213) Cody Strom, b. May 1, 1986*

245 (513131622) JEFFREY THOMAS MOORE (son of Thomas Moore and Betty Ann Nelson) was born at Galesburg, IL on Oct. 14, 1960. He married Patricia Pecharich at Wataga, EL on June 4, 1983, and had:

(5131316221) Jason Moore, b. April 15, 1984 Springfield, IL* (5131316222) Brittany Moore*

(513131623) JUSTEN EUGENE MOORE (son of Thomas Moore and Betty Ann Nelson) was born at Galesburg, EL on April 24, 1963. He married Lori L. Harrison at Galesburg, EL on Nov. 29, 1986, and had two sons:

(5131316231) Randy James Moore, b. Sept. 5, 1987* (5131316232) Kevin Thomas Moore, b. Aug. 6, 1993*

(51313163) WELLIAM ELWOOD NELSON (son of Elwood Raymond Nelson and Stella May Pruett) was born at Galesburg, EL on June 3, 1938, and married Karen Kay Henderson at Orange Chapel Church, De Long, EL on May 5, 1957. Karen was born at Avon, EL on Jan. 26, 1941 to Lawrence Martin Henderson and Evelyn Louise Butler. William and Karen had seven children:

(513131631) Tamala Kay Nelson, b. March 25, 1958 Las Cruces, NM (513131632) Lesa Ann Nelson, b. April 8, 1960 Chanute AFB, Rantoul, EL (513131633) Lori LynnNelson, b. June 15, 1961 Chanute AFB, Rantoul, EL (513131634) William Lawrence Nelson, b. Feb. 24, 1967 Lockbourne AFB, Columbus, OH (513131635) Susan Marie Nelson (twin), b. Sept. 6, 1970 Anchorage, AK; Radiologist/College Teacher* (513131636) Sherri Louise Nelson (twin), b. Sept. 6, 1970 Anchorage, AK (513131637) Richard Edward Nelson, b. April 13, 1972 Anchorage, AK

William was a Weather Forecaster/Meteorologist, U.S. Air Force, Sept. 1956-July 1981, and Karen was a Housewife. They resided at Murray, Nebraska.

(513131631) TAMALA KAY NELSON (dau. of William Elwood Nelson and Karen Kay Henderson) was born at Las Cruces, NM on March 25, 1958. She married William Mller at Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, CO on Sept. 21, 1979. William was born on Nov. 13, 1955. William and Tamala had two children:

(5131316311) Amy Louise Nelson, b. Nov. 3, 1978 Colorado Springs, CO* (5131316312) William Anthony Mller, b. July 2, 1980 Colorado Springs, CO*

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(513131632) LESA ANN NELSON (dau. of William Elwood Nelson and Karen Kay Henderson) was born at Chanute AFB, Rantoul, IL on April 8, 1960. She married first: John Robert Alderton (b. Flint, MI), at Colorado Springs, CO on Sept. 22, 1979, and had a son:

(5131316321) Craig James Alderton, b. Aug. 13, 1981 Del Norte, CO*

Lesa married second: Anthony Wendell Smith, and had two children:

(5131316322) Eric Anthony Smith, b. Dec. 8, 1985 Omaha, NE* (5131316323) Sierra-Rae Smith, b. Aug. 30, 1987 Papillion, NE*

Lesa married third: Harold Russel Dilley, Jr. on Dec. 24, 1991.

(513131633) LORI LYNN NELSON (dau. of William Elwood Nelson and Karen Kay Henderson) was born at Chanute AFB, Rantoul, LL on June 15, 1961, and married Wade Anthony Brandenburg at Colorado Springs, CO on Nov. 15, 1980. Wade was born at Big Spring, TX on Aug. 3, 1962 to Marshal Cleo Brandenburg and Ellen Smith. Wade and Lori had two sons:

(5131316331) Thomas Lawrence Brandenburg, b. April 25, 1981 Colorado Springs, CO* (5131316332) Joshua Michael Brandenburg, b. June 28, 1982 Colorado Springs, CO*

(513131634) WILLIAM LAWRENCE NELSON (son of William Elwood Nelson and Karen Kay Henderson) was born at Lockbourne AFB, Columbus, OH on Feb. 24, 1967, and married Loretta Jean Gardner at Omaha, NE on Oct. 6, 1990. Loretta was born at Omaha, NE on Oct. 10, 1961 to Joseph Raymond Groshong and Virginia Lou Shirley. William and Loretta had a son:

(5131316341) Christopher Roland Tyler Nelson, b. May 1991 Omaha, NE*

Loretta was a Senior Product Training Specialist.

(513131636) SHERRI LOUISE NELSON (dau. of William Elwood Nelson and Karen Kay Henderson) was born at Anchorage, AK on Sept. 6, 1970. She married Larry James Troshynski at Omaha, NE on May 28, 1993. Larry was born at Atkinson, NE on June 18, 1965 to Gerald Joseph Troshynski and Rita Elisabeth Beecham. Larry and Sherri had the following children:

(5131316361) Serena Ann Troshynski, b. Oct. 4, 1993 Omaha, NE* (5131316362) Jeremy Chase Troshynski, b. May 9, 1995 Omaha, NE*

Larry was a Nurse/Anathesiologist.

247 (513131637) RICHARD EDWARD NELSON (son of William Elwood Nelson and Karen Kay Henderson) was born at Anchorage, AK on April 13, 1972, and married Kimberly Dawn Beesley at Ralston, NE on May 13, 1995. Kimberly was born at Topeka, KS on Aug. 13, 1971 to David Eugene Beesley and Eugenia Marie Marlow. Richard and Kimberly had two children:

(5131316371) Jordan Nichole Nelson, b. Dec. 2, 1993 Omaha, NE* (5131316372) Dallas Jacob Nelson, b. Oct. 31, 1996 Oniel, NE*

Richard was a Certified Athletic Trainer.

(51313164) RAYMOND ARTHUR NELSON (son of Elwood Raymond Nelson and Stella May Pruett) was born at De Long, IL on June 15, 1940. He married Lynda Rae Hutchison at the Methodist Church, Knoxville, IL on Nov. 21, 1959. Lynda was born at Newton, IA on Jan. 12, 1941 to C. H. Hutchison and Mary Parks. Raymond and Lynda had three children:

(513131641) Raymond Arthur Nelson, Jr., b. June 12, 1960; died at Peoria, IL on Oct. 3, 1986; br. Gilson, IL* (513131642) Pam Nelson, b. Oct. 28, 1961 Chicago, IL* (513131643) Kenneth Elwood Nelson, b. Aug. 5, 1967 Galesburg, IL*

Raymond was a Farmer.

(51313165) JACKIE EUGENE NELSON (son of Elwood Raymond Nelson and Stella May Pruett) was born in Knox Co., IL on April 19, 1943, and married Maureen Kay McCue at Knoxville, IL on Feb. 19, 1965. Maureen was born at Savanna, IL on Dec. 14, 1944 to Charles Robert McCue and Lucille Margaret Bowers. Jackie and Maureen had the following children:

(513131651) Kory Sue Nelson, b. Sept. 17, 1967 Galesburg, IL; m. Todd M. Redington (son of Philip Redington and Jean) at Grace Lutheran Church, Knoxville, IL on Nov. 1, 1996* (513131652) Toni Kay Nelson, b. Aug. 31, 1970 Galesburg, JL (513131653) Ron Charles Nelson, b. Sept. 24, 1972 Galesburg, IL*

Jackie was a Laborer and Maureen was a Clerical PBX Operator. Jackie and Maureen were divorced in 1991. Maureen married second: Richard Carlson.

(513131652) TONI KAY NELSON (dau. of Jackie Eugene Nelson and Maureen Kay McCue) was born at Galesburg, IL on Aug. 31, 1970. She married Jon Edwin Ponder (son of Harvey Ponder and Sharon) at Grace Lutheran Church, Knoxville, IL on Sept. 10, 1994, and had a daughter:

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(5131316521) Ellen Kay Ponder, b. July 29, 1997 Galesburg, IL*

(513132) MARY MAGDALENE PRUETT (dau. of Andrew Pruett and Tempy Jane Chaney) was born in Rockcastle Co., KY on Nov. 6, 1874, and married Logan Vance. Two children are known:

(5131321) Riley Vance; m. Irene* (5131322) Lee Vance; m. Faye*

Mary died on July 21, 1897.

(513133) JAMES JOSEPH ALLEN PRUETT (son of Andrew Pruett and Tempy Jane Chaney) was born in Rockcastle Co., KY on March 5, 1877. He married Ivy May Hodges in Perry Co., IE on Sept. 28, 1910. Ivy was born in Washington Co., JE on Nov. 19, 1889 to Edmond Hodges and Emmy Lucinda Rice. James and Ivy were the parents of nine children:

(5131331) Emma Tempy Pruett, b. Oct. 1, 1911 Perry Co., IL (5131332) James Clyde Pruett, b. June 4, 1913 Perry Co., IL (5131333) Carrie May Pruett, b. April 26, 1916 Jackson Co., IL, m. Edward Johnson; resided Altona, IL in 1989* (5131334) John Edmond Andrew Pruett, b. March 13, 1918 Perry Co., IL; resided New Windsor, JE in 1989* (5131335) Richard Dale Pruett, b. March 13, 1920 Du Quoin, IL (5131336) Allen Arthur Pruett, b. Feb. 28, 1922 Du Quoin, EL (5131337) Billie June Pruett, b. April 13, 1923 Cape Girardeau, MO; resided East Galesburg, IE in 1989* (5131338) Elmer Lawrence Pruett, b. July 12, 1925 Allenville, MO (5131339) Lester Earl Pruett, b. July 4, 1927 Du Quoin, JE; resided East Galesburg, LL in 1989*

James was a Farmer. Ivy died in Knox Co., IE on Jan. 10, 1942, and James died there on Feb. 3, 1966. Both were buried at Knoxville, Illinois.

(5131331) EMMA TEMPY PRUETT (dau. of James Joseph Allen Pruett and Ivy May Hodges) was born in Perry Co., DLK on Oct. 1, 1911, and married Mike Joseph Jones at Peoria, DL on Feb. 4, 1950. Mike was born at Hattiesburg, MS on March 17, 1919 to Michael Grandberry Jones and Jenny Pickett. Mike and Emma had a son:

(51313311) Larry Edmond Jones, b. Nov. 24, 1950 Galesburg, IE

They resided at Decatur, Illinois in 1989.

249 (51313311) LARRY EDMOND JONES (son of Mike Joseph Jones and Emma Tempy Pruett) was born at Galesburg, IL on Nov. 24, 1950. He married first: Linda Lee Boehm on Jan. 26, 1970, and had a son:

(513133111) Richard Joseph Jones, b. July 6, 1970*

Larry and Linda were divorced in 1972. Larry married second: Barbara Ann Ulland (b. July 31, 1953 Lansing, MI) on Dec. 1, 1973, and had four children:

(513133112) Joshua Timothy Jones, b. Sept. 6, 1976* (513133113) Cameron Mitchell Jones, b. Aug. 3, 1978* (513133114) Colleen Rachelle Jones, b. Dec. 10, 1981* (513133115) Spencer Roy Allen Jones, b. July 31, 1987*

(5131332) JAMES CLYDE PRUETT (son of James Joseph Allen Pruett and Ivy May Hodges) was born in Perry Co., IE on June 4, 1913, and married Violet "Vi" Hall at Knoxville, IE on Feb. 22, 1947. Vi was born at Alexis, IL on July 22, 1920 to Thomas Guy Hall and Mande Saylor. Clyde and Vi had two daughters:

(51313321) Ruth Ann Pruett, b. Sept. 31, 1943 Knox Co., IE (51313322) Iona Jean Pruett, b. Feb. 18, 1948 Knox Co., IL, m. 1st: Rick Benson in Aug. 1975; m. 2nd: Robert Bruce Near at Galesburg, IE in March 1985*

They resided at Galesburg, Illinois in 1989.

(51313321) RUTH ANN PRUETT (dau. of James Clyde Pruett and Violet Hall) was born in Knox Co., IE on Sept. 31, 1943. She married first: Joe Dasto, and had two children:

(513133211) Joseph Jason Dasto, b. March 15, 1972*

(513133212) Brian Iona Dasto, b. March 4, 1975*

Ruth married second: Charles Reaves, and had a son:

(513133213) Thomas Hall Reaves, b. Oct. 8, 1983*

(5131335) RICHARD DALE PRUETT (son of James Joseph Allen Pruett and Ivy May Hodges) was born at Du Quoin, IE on March 13, 1920, and married Joyce Adele Pickrel at Meridian, MS on Sept. 11, 1943. Joyce was born at Gilson, IL on Sept. 4, 1922. Richard and Joyce had three daughters:

(51313351) Joyce Elaine Pruett, b. Aug. 15, 1945 (51313352) Rebecca Darlene "Becky" Pruett, b. Dec. 9, 1947 Knox Co., IE (51313353) Vivian Kay£ Pruett, b. Dec. 10, 1952 Knox Co., IE

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Richard and Joyce were divorced. He lived in California for 30 years, and worked for a General Motors parts factory. Richard died at Whittier, CA on April 9, 1989, and was buried at Knoxville, Illinois.

(51313351) JOYCE ELAINE PRUETT (dau. of Richard Dale Pruett and Joyce Adele Pickrel) was born on Aug. 15, 1945. She married Ronald Raymond Rossi on May 24, 1966, and had:

(513133511) Keith Rossi, b. Jan. 28, 1964 (513133512) Warren Rossi, b. Oct. 22, 1968

They resided at Corinth, Mississippi.

(513133511) KEITH ROSSI (son of Ronald Raymond Rossi and Joyce Elaine Pruett) was born on Jan. 28, 1964. He married Geri Martin in Dec. 1993, and had:

(5131335111) Alexander Sarah Rossi, b. July 13, 1994*

(513133512) WARREN ROSSI (son of Ronald Raymond Rossi and Joyce Elaine Pruett) was born on Oct. 22, 1968. He married Beth Lancaster on Oct. 24, 1992, and had a daughter:

(5131335121) Elaine Grace Rossi, b. Aug. 26, 1994*

(51313352) REBECCA DARLENE "Becky" PRUETT (dau. of Richard Dale Pruett and Joyce Adele Pickrel) was born in Knox Co., IE on Dec. 9, 1947. She married Dale Bridge on April 3, 1971, and had two children:

(513133521) Jennifer R. Bridge, b. Nov. 3, 1973* (513133522) Michael G Bridge, b. Sept. 26, 1977*

Rebecca died on Oct. 20, 1994.

(51313353) VIVIAN KAYE PRUETT (dau. of Richard Dale Pruett and Joyce Adele Pickrel) was born in Knox Co., IE on Dec. 10, 1952. She married Roger Allen Cochran at Knoxville, IL on May 10, 1975, and had the following children:

(513133531) Tare Marie Cochran, b. Dec. 30, 1977* (513133532) Ryan Nathan Cochran, b. April 8, 1979* (513133533) Leah Rene Cochran, b. Aug. 18, 1988* (513133534) Riley Aaron Cochran, b. Oct. 3, 1990*

251 (5131336) ALLEN ARTHUR PRUETT (son of James Joseph Allen Pruett and Ivy May Hodges) was born at Du Quoin, IL on Feb. 28, 1922. He married first: Rose Carlson, and had a son:

(51313361) Robert Allen Pruett, b. 1946 Knox Co., IL; m. a Drake*

Allen and Rose were divorced, and Allen married second: Mary Van Fleet on July 7, 1956. Allen was a self-employed Truck Driver for 39 years before retiring. He also trained and raced horses for many years. Allen died at Maquon, IE on Aug. 6, 1993, and was buried there.

(5131338) ELMER LAWRENCE PRUETT (son of James Joseph Allen Pruett and Ivy May Hodges) was born at Allenville, MO on July 12, 1925. He married first: Ruth Ann Miller at Knoxville, IL on June 4, 1948, and had the following children:

(51313381) Judy Ann Pruett, b. June 13, 1948 Knox Co., IL* (51313382) James Thomas Pruett, b. Sept. 25, 1949 Knox Co., IL* (51313383) Jerry Elmer Pruett, b. Jan. 20, 1951 Knox Co., IE (51313384) Janice Dell Mae Pruett, b. Aug. 9, 1954 Knox Co., IL; m. John Moore (b. Oct. 27, 1952) on Oct. 17, 1974; div. 1979* (51313385) J. Mitchell Pruett, b. Feb. 4, 1956 Knox Co., LL* (51313386) Jeffrey Lynn Pruett, b. Nov. 7, 1957 Knox Co., IL* (51313387) June Alesia Pruett, b. May 28, 1966 Knox Co., IL (51313388) Jacqueline Sue Pruett, b. Aug. 2, 1968 Knox Co., IE

Elmer and Ruth were divorced in 1974, and Elmer married second: Sherian Mensen in July 1976. Elmer and Sherian were divorced in 1985, and Elmer married third: Mary Haygood in May 1987. Elmer and Mary were divorced in 1989, and Elmer married fourth: Carol (Telekamp) Zimmerman on Jan. 20, 1990.

(51313383) JERRY ELMER PRUETT (son of Elmer Lawrence Pruett and Ruth Ann Mller) was born in Knox Co., DL on Jan. 20, 1951, and married Joan L. Russell at Woodhull, JE on Feb. 23, 1974. Joan was born on Aug. 30, 1954 to Donald Russell. Jerry and Joan were the parents of two daughters:

(513133831) Heather Louise Pruett, b. July 20, 1974 Knox Co., IL; m. David Lee Heady (b. Oct. 15, 1968) at Woodhull, IL on July 25, 1992* (513133832) Heidi Pruett, b. Feb. 19, 1977*

(51313387) JUNE ALESIA PRUETT (dau. of Elmer Lawrence Pruett and Ruth Ann Mller) was born in Knox Co., IE on May 28, 1966, and had a daughter:

(513133871) Laura Louise Pruett, b. June 21, 1982*

June married David Joseph Lucrain on Feb. 27, 1993, and had a son:

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(513133872) Anthony Joseph Lucrain, b. Sept. 30, 1993*

(51313388) JACQUELINE SUE PRUETT (dau. of Elmer Lawrence Pruett and Ruth Ann Miller) was born in Knox Co., IE on Aug. 2, 1968, and had:

(513133881) Connor James Pruett, b. Feb. 18, 1991* (513133882) Catrina Hope Pruett, b. 1993* (513133883) Caleb Lee Kidd Pruett, b. Dec. 11, 1996 Knox Co., IL; father Bryan Kidd*

(51315) JOSEPH PRUETT (son of Joseph Pruett, Jr. and Elizabeth Southard) was born at Mt. Vernon, KY on July 19, 1858. He married Louisa Mink at Rebecca Mink's, Rockcastle Co., KY on Aug. 29, 1878. Lewis E. Loyd, MG officiating; surety, Thomas McQueen; witnesses: Andrew Pruett and T. J. McQueen (Rockcastle Bk 4, p. 37; Bk 14, p. 141). Louisa was born in Kentucky in 1859. The following children are known:

(513151) Daniel E. Pruett, b. Sept. 1879 Rockcastle Co., KY* (513152) Lillie M. Pruett, b. Aug. 1884 Rockcastle Co., KY* (513153) Addie A. Pruett, b. Dec. 188 ? Rockcastle Co., KY* (513154) Gladys W. Pruett, b. Feb. 1896 Rockcastle Co., KY*

The 1880 Census, Rockcastle Co., KY, no. 385-371, lists:

Joseph Pruit 21 KY VA KY farmer Louisa 21 KY TN TN Daniel E. 9/12 KY b. Sept.

(51316) JOHN WESLEY PRUETT (son of Joseph Pruett, Jr. and Elizabeth Southard) was born at Mt. Vernon, KY on July 5, 1860. On Feb. 13, 1883, J. W. Pruitt was surety for the marriage of P. W. Percifield and Josephine Decker, witnessed by John Pruitt (Rockcastle Bk 3, p. 73; Bk 5, p. 149). John married Loucetta Warren at Mlton Warren's in Rockcastle Co., KY on March 9, 1884, C. C. Woodali, MG officiating; surety, J. W. Miller; witnesses: R. P. Norton and Joseph Norton (Rockcastle Bk 3, p. 116; Bk 4, p. 288). Loucetta was born on March 7, 1854. On Nov. 20, 1884, John Pruitt witnessed the marriage of James N. Evans and Mollie Mnk. J. W. Pruitt was surety (Rockcastle Bk 3, p. 141; Bk 5, p. 353). On Jan. 13, 1885, John Pruitt witnessed the marriage of G. W. Marier and Matilda Hamlin (Rockcastle Bk 5, p. 364; Bk 3, p. 147). On March 15, 1894, Jno W. Pruitt was surety for the marriage of Joseph Mize and Lucy Walters (Rockcastle Bk 47, p. 266; Bk 48, p. 257). On Dec. 6, 1894, J. W. Pruitt was surety for the marriage of William A. Warren and Martha J. Renner. Married at John Pruitt's; witness, John Pruitt (Rockcastle Bk 47, p. 360, Bk 48, p. 287).

253 On Dec. 25, 1894, J. W. Pruitt witnessed the marriage of William Griffin and Lucy Southard (Rockcastle Bk 47, p. 378; Bk 48, p. 291). On Oct. 1, 1896, John Pruitt witnessed the marriage of Henderson Whitaker and Elizabeth McQueen (Rockcastle Bk 10, p. 454). Loucetta died in Rockcastle Co., KY on March 19, 1904, and was buried at Hazel Patch Station. John died at Shelbyville, KY on April 9, 1942, and was buried in Grove Hill Cemetery.

(51317) MARY ELIZABETH PRUETT (dau. of Joseph Pruett. Jr. and Elizabeth Southard) was born at Mt. Vernon, KY on Oct. 11, 1861. She married Robert Patterson Norton at Joseph Pruitt's, Rockcastle Co., KY on May 12, 1879. A. G. Whitt, MG officiating; surety, James P. French; witnesses: J. P. French and W. N. Norton (Rockcastle Bk 4, p. 108; Bk 3, p. 15). Robert was born at Mars Hill, NC on April 15, 1850 to William J. Norton and Nancy Jane Ponder. Robert and Mary were the parents of eight children:

(513171) John James Norton, b. Feb. 24, 1880 Wabd, KY, m. Ellen Wallen on Dec. 24, 1901; and died on July 27, 1938* (513172) Joseph William Norton, b. Aug. 26, 1882 Bandy, KY; m. 1st: Julia Majors on July 19, 1907; m. 2nd: Elizabeth Albright; and died on May 3, 1941; br. Fairview Cem., Willailla, KY* (513173) Nancy Lovada Norton, b. Oct. 14, 1885 Wabd, KY; m. Benjamin Franklin Price on May 23, 1901; and died on Jan. 8, 1952* (513174) Andrew Jack Norton, b. 1886 Wabd, KY, m. Grace Owens on March 20, 1910; and died in 1947* (513175) Willis Mitchell Norton, b. Sept. 8, 1890 Wabd, KY, m. 1st: Clerissa "Clercy" Sowders on Oct. 19, 1915; m. 2nd: Rosie Bustle; and died on Sept. 7, 1956; br. Skeggs Creek Cem., Rockcastle Co., KY* (513176) Elizabeth Norton, b. Wabd, KY; m. Robert Fletcher on Sept. 22, 1911* (513177) Settie Jane Norton, b. March 28, 1893 Wabd, KY; m. Sam W. Price on Dec. 28, 1911* (513178) Robert Patterson Norton, Jr., b. 1897 Wabd, KY, m. 1st: Sarah Overton on March 25, 1920 in Rockcastle Co., KY; m. 2nd: Mamie Bullock; and died at Clairfield, TN in 1946*

Mary died in Rockcastle Co., KY on Nov. 20, 1905, and Robert died at Wabd, KY on June 1, 1925. Both were buried in Skeggs Creek Cem., Rockcastle Co., Kentucky.

(51318) DANIEL JAMES PRUETT (son of Joseph Pruett, Jr. and Elizabeth Southard) was born in Rockcastle Co., KY on Aug. 2, 1867. He married Amanda J. Pitman at Jonas Pitman's, Rockcastle Co., KY on Jan. 4, 1885. C. C. Woodall, MG officiating; witnessed by: John Hibbard and William McQueen (Rockcastle Bk 3, p. 147; Bk 5, p. 363). Amanda was born in Kentucky in Feb. 1869. Daniel and Amanda had three daughters:

(513181) Pearly C. Pruett, b. Nov. 1892 Rockcastle Co., KY* (513182) Martha E. Pruett, b. Nov. 1894 Rockcastle Co., KY* (513183) Bertha A. Pruett, b. Feb. 1900 Rockcastle Co., KY* 254 CHAPTER FIVE

The 1900 Census, Rockcastle Co., KY, Dist. 71, Pree 7, June 1, 1900, no. 88, lists:

Daniel Pruitt 32 KY KY KY b. Aug. 1867 m. 14 yr Amanda J. 31 KY KY TN Feb. 1869 3 ch 3 liv Pearly C. 7 KY Nov 1892 Martha E. 5 KY Nov. 1894 Bertha A. 3/12 KY Feb 1900

On Aug. 23, 1900, Daniel J. Pruitt witnessed the marriage of J. W. Cromer and Valicie C. Pitman (Rockcastle Bk 9, p. 108).

(5133) MARTHA A. PRUETT (dau. of Joseph Pruett, Sr. and Mary Frances Booker) was born in Rockcastle Co., KY in 1835, and married William Smith Renner in Rockcastle Co., KY about 1857. William was born in Kentucky in 1826. William and Martha had two sons:

(51331) William J. Renner, b. 1858 Rockcastle Co., KY* (51332) Jacob H. Renner, b. 1862 Rockcastle Co., KY* (NOTE: a Harvey Renner m. George Ann Baker in Rockcastle Co., KY on Feb. 6, 1880; witnessed by John Pruitt; Joseph Pruitt, surety (Rockcastle Bk 3, p. 45; Bk 4, p. 208)

The 1870 Census, Rockcastle Co., KY, Dist. 5, P.O. Mt. Vernon, no. 133, lists:

William S. Renner 44 KY farmwe Martha A. 34 KY keeping house William J. 12 KY Jacob H. 8 KY

Martha died in Rockcastle Co., KY in Nov. 1877, age 42, of cancer.

(5134) HENRY PRUITT (son of Joseph Pruett, Sr. and Nancy Moore) was born in Laurel Co., KY in 1846, and married first: Amanda M. Deboard in Rockcastle Co., KY about 1865. Amand was born in Missouri in 1847. Henry and Amanda had the following children:

(51341) John W. Pruitt, b. 1866 Rockcastle Co., KY; m. Elizabeth Moore at Henry Pruitt's, Rockcastle Co., KY on March 18, 1886. C. C. Woodall, MG officiating; witness: William Pruitt and Abraham Nicly (Rockcastle Bk 3, p. 190)* (51342) Sarah Jane Pruitt, b. 1868 Rockcastle Co., KY, m. Robert Moore at Jane Moore's, Rockcastle Co., KY on Nov. 5, 1885. Richard A. Mobley, MG officiating; surety, William Pruitt, witnesses: John W. Pruitt and William Pruitt (Rockcastle Bk 3, p. 191, Bk 5, p. 433)*

255 (51343) William P. Pruitt, b. 1869 Rockcastle Co., KY; m. Mirtie Hellard at Henry Hellard's, Rockcastle Co., KY on Sept. 18, 1888. Richard A. Mobley, MG officiating; witnesses: G. W. Martin and Olmsted Moore (Rockcastle Co. Bk 3, p. 278)* (51344) Nancy E. Pruitt, b. 1872 Rockcastle Co., KY* (51345) Andrew L. Pruitt, b. April 7, 1874 Rockcastle Co., KY* (51346) Mary E. Pruitt, b. Nov. 1876 Rockcastle Co., KY; m. James Jones at Henry Pruitt's, Rockcastle Co., KY on March 24, 1890. A. G Whitt, MG officiating; witnesses: Henry Pruitt and A. White (Rockcastle Bk 48, p. 27)* (51347) Martha A. Pruitt, b. 1879 Rockcastle Co., KY; m. William T. Milburn at George Hampton's, Rockcastle Co., KY on June 3, 1899. Henry Hellard officiating; witnesses: George Hampton and Mary A. Hampton. Oliver Pruitt swore bride to be of age (Rockcastle Bk 48, p. 340 & p. 364)*

The 1870 Census, Rockcastle Co., KY, Dist. 5, P.O. Mt. Vernon, no. 82, lists:

Henry Prewit 24 KY farmer $100 Amanda M. 25 KY keeping house JohnW. 4 KY Sarah J. 2 KY William P. 1 KY

On Dec. 16, 1878, Henry Pruitt witnessed the marriage of Thea Allen Cox and Ellen Hunt (Rockcastle) Bk 2, p. 10; Bk 11, p. 64). The 1880 Census, Rockcastle Co., KY, no. 391-397, lists:

Henry Pruit 34 KY VA TN farmer rheutatism Emanda 33 MO KY KY John W. 14 KY KY MO works on farm Sarah J. 12 KY William P. 11 KY works on farm Nancy E. 8 KY Andrew L. 7 KY Mary E. 3 KY Martha A. 1 KY

Henry Prewitt (age 55) married second: Margaret Jones (age 45) at the Courthouse at Mt. Vernon, KY on July 29, 1897. Justice D. P. Bethurum officiating; witnesses: A. H. Evans and J. B. Fish (Rockcastle Bk 13, p. 184).

(5135) PERKINS PRUITT (son of Joseph Pruett, Sr. and Nancy Moore) was born in Laurel Co., KY on Jan. 1, 1848, and married Mary Margaret Burdine in Pulaski Co., KY on Aug. 29, 1872 (Pulaski Bk 8, p. 164). Mary was born in Pulaski Co., KY on July 25, 1852 to Jeremiah Burdine. The following children are known:

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(51351) Martha A. Pruitt, b. 1874 Rockcastle Co., KY; m. Andrew McQueen at John Pruitt's, Rockcastle Co., KY on Aug. 7, 1895. Perry Bullock, MG officiating; surety, D. P. Bethurum; witnesses: Mary Chaney and W. P. Pruitt (Rockcastle Bk 10, p. 152)* (51352) William P. Pruitt, b. Sept. 8, 1875 Rockcastle Co., KY, m. Cordelia Harper at John Harper's, Rockcastle Co., KY on Nov. 19, 1899. Perry Bullock, MG officiating; witnesses: Rob Childers, Frank K. Nicely and Joe Renner (Rockcastle Bk 48, p. 391); and died in Rockcastle Co., KY on March 9, 1900, br. Line Creek Cem., Rockcastle Co., KY*

The 1880 Census, Rockcastle Co., KY, no. 77-79, lists:

Perkins Pruit 32 KY VA TN farmer Mary 25 KY KY KY Martha A. 6 KY William P. 5 KY

On Jan. 20, 1883, Joseph Prewit, Sr. of Rockcastle Co., KY, sold 50 acres on Skeggs Creek to his son Perkins Prewit. Signed by Joseph Prewit and Nancy Prewit. Mary died in Rockcastle Co., KY on March 24, 1903, and Perkins died there on Jan. 22, 1906. Both were buried in Line Creek Cem., Rockcastle Co., Kentucky.

(5136) JOHN A. PRUITT (son of Joseph Pruett, Sr. and Nancy Moore) was born in Laurel Co., KY in 1849, and married Lucinda Chaney in Rockcastle Co., KY in July 1870. Lucinda was born in Kentucky in 1854. The 1870 Census, Rockcastle Co., KY, Dist. 5, P.O. Mt. Vernon, no. 132, lists:

Joseph Prewit, Sr. 82 VA farmer $500 $505 Nancy 61 KY keeping house Perkins 22 KY works on farm John A. 19 KY works on farm Lucinda 16 KY housekeeper

John and Lucinda had the following children:

(51361) James P. Pruitt, b. 1872 Rockcastle Co., KY (51362) Martha Pruitt, b. 1874 Rockcastle Co., KY* (51363) Nancy Jane Pruitt, b. Aug. 21, 1875 Rockcastle Co., KY; m. Shelton Poynter at John Pruitt's, Rockcastle Co., KY on July 12, 1893. C. D. Pruitt, JP officiating; witnesses: Ida Meece and John Pruitt (Rockcastle Bk 48, p. 205)* (51364) Mary M. Pruitt, b. Jan. 25, 1878 Rockcastle Co., KY* (51365) Rachael Pruitt, b. 1880 Rockcastle Co., KY* (51366) Charley L. Pruitt, b. Rockcastle Co., KY* (51367) Wyathe E. Pruitt, b. Rockcastle Co., KY* 257 The 1880 Census, Rockcastle Co., KY, no. 75-77, lists:

John A. Pruit 31 KY VA TN farmer Lucinda 28 KY KY KY James P. 8 KY Martha 6 KY Nancy J. 5 KY MaryM. 2 KY

The 1900 Census, Rockcastle Co., KY, Dist. 69, Walnut Grove Prec, June 1, 1900, no. 160, lists: John Pruitt 47 KY m. 31 yr Synda dim 8 ch 7 liv MaryM. 23 KY Rachael L. 20 KY Charley L. dim Wyathe E. dim son

(51361) JAMES P. PRUITT (son of John A. Pruitt and Lucinda Chaney) was born in Rockcastle Co., KY in 1872. He married first: Jane Reynolds at Parks Reynolds, Rockcastle Co., KY on July 17, 1893. C. D. Burnett, MG officiating; witnesses: Shelton Poynter and Nancy J. Poynter (Rockcastle Bk 48, p. 207). James and Jane had three children:

(513611) Jack Pruitt, b. Sept. 1894 Rockcastle Co., KY; m. Ida May Southard in Rockcastle Co., KY on Feb. 9, 1914 (Rockcastle Bk 25, p. 183)* (513612) Bessie C. Pruitt, b. Jan. 1896 Rockcastle Co., KY* (513613) Thomas W. Pruitt, b. Feb. 1898 Rockcastle Co., KY; m. Delpha Renner in Rockcastle Co., KY on Oct. 29, 1918 (Rockcastle Bk 36, p. 39)8

Jane died before 1900. The 1900 Census, Rockcastle Co., KY, Dist. 71, Prec. 7, June 1, 1900, no. 77, lists:

James Pruitt 29 KY KY KY b. July 1870 widower Jack 5 KY KY KY Sept 1894 Bessie C. 4 KY Jan 1896 Thomas W. 2 KY Feb 1898

James married second: Nan Poynter at Shelton Poynter's, Rockcastle Co., KY on Aug. 27, 1900. Witnesses: Shelton Poynter and Nancy Poynter. Nan was born in 1876.

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(52) WILLIAM PRUITT (son of John Pruitt, Sr.) was born in Pittsylvania Co., VA about 1766. He married first: ? , and had two sons:

(521) John Pruitt, b. ca 1788 Pittsylvania Co., VA

(522) William Pruitt, b. ca 1790 Pittsylvania Co., VA; named in fathers Will in 1826*

William married second: Jane ? , and had nine children:

(523) Joseph Pruitt, b. 1798 Pittsylvania Co., VA (524) Ann Pruitt, b. ca 1800 Pittsylvania Co., VA; m. Sampson Davis in Pittsylvania Co., VA on May 1, 1819. Joseph Pruett, bondsman (Marriages by Williams, p. 68)* (525) Susan Pruitt, b. ca 1804 Pittsylvania Co., VA; m. George Worsham in Pittsylvania Co., VA on Dec. 14, 1824. Hugh Darby, surety (Marriages by Williams, p. 82)* (526) Mary Ann Pruitt, b. ca 1806 Pittsylvania Co., VA* (527) Allen Pruitt, b. ca 1808 Pittsylvania Co., VA* (528) Bowling Pruitt, b. ca 1811 Pittsylvania Co., VA; m. Susannah Inman in Pittsylvania Co., VA on April 18, 1831. Curtis Inman, bondsman; Henry Inman signs certificate; and died before 1850* (529) Perkins Pruitt, b. ca 1812 Pittsylvania Co., VA; died single in Pittsylvania Co., VA in 1834 (Pittsylvania Vol. 1, p. 266)* (52(10) Major W. Pruitt, b. 1813 Pittsylvania Co., VA (52(11) Smith Pruitt, b. 1822 Pittsylvania Co., VA The April 5, 1787 Personal Tax, Pittsylvania Co., VA lists: William Pruitt, 2 horses and 3 cattle. The 1788 tax list shows William Pruett, 1 tithe, 1 male above 16 & under 21. On Nov. 19, 1796, William Pruit bought 270 acres on Mato ? Creek from Thomas Smith in consid. of 50 Pounds. Rec. Nov. 19, 1796 (Pittsylvania Bk 16, p. 383). The 1810 tax list, Pittsylvania Co., VA shows William Prewitt, 1 white and 4 horses. On March 24, 1814, William Prewitt and George Adam's children mentioned (Pittsylvania Order Bk 16, p. 222). On Aug. 24, 1815, William Prewitt vs Thomas Wright, Jr. (Pittsylvania Order Bk 15, p. 502). The 1820 Census, Pittsylvania Co., VA, p. 56, lists:

William Prewitt 2 m under 10 1 fe under 10 2 m 10-16 lfe over 45 1 m 26-45 1 m over 45

William died in Pittsylvania Co., VA in 1830. The Will of William Prewett was probated on June 21, 1830. Will written May 30, 1826 mentions:wife, Jane; children, Joseph, Allen, Bowling, Perkins, Major, Smith, Anney, Susan and Mary Ann; "to my two sons by my first wife, John and William, I give and bequeath to them and their heirs forever my interest in the estate of my father John Prewett." Executor: George May (Pittsylvania Will Bk 1, p. 188). On June 18, 1832, William Prewitt settle current accounts (Pittsylvania Order Bk 29, p. 273; Bk 30, p. 45). On Jan. 21, 1833, William Prewett order to record account of sale (Pittsylvania Order Bk30, p. 221).

259 (521) JOHN PRUITT (son of William Pruitt and his first wife) was born in Pittsylvania Co., VA about 1788, and married Dolly Williams in Pittsylvania Co., VA on Oct. 15, 1810. Dolly was born in Virginia in 1790. John Lovell, bondsman; Rev, Joseph Hatchett, preacher (Pittsylvania Marriages by Williams, 1806-1830, p. 49). John Lovell was Dolly's step-father; he married the widow Sarah Williams in 1796. John and Dolly had the following children:

(5211) Elizabeth Pruitt, b. ca 1817 Pittsylvania Co., VA; m. Peerson Watson in Henry Co., VA on April 11, 1839, Bond signed by Pleasant W. Griggs (Henry Co. Marriages, 1798- 1849, by Dodd, 1953, p. 56 & 123)* (5212) Elijah Pruitt, b. 1818 Pittsylvania Co., VA (5213) Emily Pruitt, b. ca 1820 Pittsylvania Co., VA; m. Lemuel Warren in Henry Co., VA on March 11, 1840; Bond signed by Jesse Gravely (Henry Co. Marriages, 1798-1849, by Dodd, 1953, p. 55)* (5214) Mary J. Pruitt, b. ca 1822 VA; m. George Booth in Henry Co., VA on Aug. 15, 1842. Bond signed by George Belcher and John Pruitt (Henry Co. Marriages, 1798-1849, by Dodd, 1953, p. 5& 131)* (5215) John Pruitt, b. 1823 VA (5216) Joseph Pruitt, b. 1825 VA (5217) Wiley Brown Pruitt, b. Dec. 25, 1827 Pittsylvania Co., VA (5218) Rosannah Pruitt, b. ca 1828 VA

The 1820 Census, Pittsylvania Co., VA, p. 67, lists:

John Prewitt 2 m under 10 2 fe under 10 1 m 26-45 1 fe 26-45

John moved to Henry Co., Virginia before 1830, and was listed on p. 203 of the 1830 census. In 1830, John Pruitt vs William C. Edward, Deed of Trust (mortgage) in Henry Co., VA (Bk 2, p. 104; Reel 27 Richmond); and in 1831, John Pruitt vs John Edwards in Henry Co., VA (Henry Bk 2, p. 131). In 1841, John Prewitt vs Richard Prewitt in Henry Co., VA (Henry Bk 3, p. 116). John moved to Washington Co., TN about 1845. John died in Washington Co., TN in Aug. 1849, age 62, of an ulcer (1850 Mortality Schedule, p. 825). The 1850 Census, Washington Co., TN, no. 1883-468, lists:

Dolly Pruet 60 VA Joseph 25 VA Rosannah 23 VA

John and Dolly's sons, Elijah Pruitt, John Pruitt, and Wiley Brown Pruitt had moved to Greene Co., Tennessee. Dolly moved to Greene Co., Tennessee.

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The 1860 Census, Greene Co., TN, p. 159-237, lists:

Joseph Prewitt 25 VA Dolly 45 VA Rosy 28 VA MaryM. 10 TN Edward F 5 TN Margt. J. 3/12 TN

(5212) ELIJAH PRUITT (son of John Pruitt and Dolly Williams) was born in Pittsylvania Co., VA in 1818, and married Ann Clayton in Henry Co., VA on Jan. 9, 1840. John D. Hankins officiating; William Clayton, Jr. signed the bond on Jan. 6, 1840 (Henry Co. Marriages, 1798- 1849, by Dodd, 1953). Ann was born in Virginia in 1818. Elijah and Ann had the following children:

(52121) George Pruitt, b. 1841 Henry Co., VA* (52122) Henry C. Pruitt, b. 1844 Henry Co., VA* (52123) Minnie Barbara Pruitt, b. 1846 Greene Co., TN; m. John L. Ailshi in Greene Co., TN on March 29, 1866* (52124) Theney E. Pruitt, b. 1848 Greene Co., TN (52125) Susan Jane Pruitt, b. 1850 Greene Co., TN; m. Jacob G. Jones in Greene Co., TN on Jan. 19, 1870*

(52126) Thomas Jefferson Pruitt, b. Oct. 2, 1854 Greene Co., TN

The 1850 Census, Greene Co., TN, no. 230-614, lists: Elijah Pruett 32 VA Ann 32 VA George 9 VA Henry 6 VA Barbary 5 TN Susannah 3/12 TN

Elijah was listed in Dist. 8, Greene Co., TN tax lists for 1850,1852,1854, 1855 and 1857. The 1860 Census, Greene Co., TN, p. 125-265, lists:

Elija Prewett 50 VA farmer $525 $460 Ann 48 VA George 19 VA farmer Henry C. 15 VA Barbara 13 TN Thed. E. 12 TN Susan 10 TN Thomas 6 TN 261 Elijah was listed in Dist. 8, Greene Co., TN tax lists for 1861; 1862 with 144 acres; 1863 with 144 acres, value $500, 3.05 tax, 1867 with 144 acres, value $350, .65 tax; 1868 with 144 acres; and 1869 with 144 acres. The 1870 Census, Greene Co., TN, no. 25, lists:

Elijah Pruitt 56 VA farmer $1400 $400 Ann 54 VA Thomas J. 18 TN farm laborer JohnWoliver 54 TN farm laborer

Elijah was listed on the following Greene Co., TN tax lists: 1870, Dist. 8, 144 acres; 1871, Dist. 8, 144 acres; 1872, Dist. 19, poll tax; 1873, Dist. 25; and 1879, 892 acres, value $350. The 1880 Census, Greene Co., TN, p. 76a, lists:

Elijah Pruett 70 VA Anna 69 VA

The 1880 tax list, Greene Co., TN, Dist. 25, lists Elijah with 978 acres, value $450. On Nov. 11, 1880, deed of Elijah Pruitt and Anna Pruitt to J. L. Alishi, land adjoining Enoch Hartman (Greene Bk 85, p. 237). Elijah died late in 1880. The Will of Elijah Pruitt was written May 22, 1880, and probated Jan. 8, 1881 (Greene Will Bk 2, p. 115).

In the name of God Amen I Elijah Pruett of the County of greene and State of Tennessee being of Sound Mnd and Memory and considering the uncertainty of this frail and trasitory life do therefore Make ordain publish and declare this to be my Last Will and Testament, Revoking all other wills by me made, That is to say first after all my Lawful debts are paid and discharged the residue of my Estate both Real and personal, after my death and the death of my wife Anna Pruett, all of my Estate both Real and personal with the exception of about twelve or fifteen acres That is now marked out though not surveyed) I except to make and transfer unto My Daughter Barbara Ailshi from my Homestead where I now live and adjoining the Lands known as the Hale Land and all the other Lands that is in my own Name and Right both Real and personal I hereby Bequeath unto Fountain Pruett ever to Remain as his and Subject to his command and control after My Death and the death of my wife Anna Pruett as Set forth above on the condition he will Stay on my Land and dose my farming and help to keep up the farm and Sees after my Interest in making a Support as he has done for two years or longer and as Stated Still continues on the farm as long as I Live then the premises and personal property to be his the Said Fountain Pruett with the Reser we Made of my wife Anna Pruett out lives me, She is to have the use of the farm and personal effects for her use and benefit during her Life Time then all to be devisted to the Sole Control and use of the Said Fountain Pruett. In witness whereof I have hereunto Subscribed my mame and affixed my Seal this the 22nd day of May 1880. And further I Elijah Pruett in making this will have had in full view all that I have ever done for all my children I have heretofore given unto my Son Thomas J. Pruett about five hundred and fifty dollars in Land (The Debusk Land) and my Daughter Theny Forby I have gave her One hundred Acres of Land and my Daughter Barbara Alshi about four hundred and twenty five dollars (in Land (the Hale Land) and Susan Jane has favored her with many things and grate expenses. 262 CHAPTER FIVE

In witness whereof I have hereunto Subscribed my name and affixed my seal this May 22, 1880 Attest Jefferson Davis, D. B. Reed. Signed: Elijah Pruit

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(52124) THENEY E. PRUITT (dau. of Elijah Pruitt and Ann Clayton) was born in Greene Co., TN in 1848. She married Robert P. "Bob" Forby in Greene Co., TN on July 21, 1869, and had two children:

(521241) Mary Alice Forby, b. 1874 Humphreys Co., TN; m. (52156) William James Pruitt in Greene Co., TN on Feb. 7, 1893; See (52156) for descendants (521242) Clark Forby*

(52126) THOMAS JEFFERSON PRUITT (son of Elijah Pruitt and Ann Clayton) was born in Greene Co., TN on Oct. 2, 1854, and married first: Eliza Lister in Greene Co., TN on April 9, 1871. Thomas married second: Melvina "Vina" Cobble in Greene Co., TN on April 8, 1880. Vina was born in Tennessee on Jan. 6, 1862 to Frederick Washington Cobble and Mary M. Trobough. Thomas and Vina had a son:

(521261) Walter Burley Pruitt, b. Jan. 1881 Greene Co., TN

The 1880 Census, Greene Co., TN, p. 97, lists:

Thomas J. Pruitt 27 TN Melvina 18 TN

Thomas died in Greene Co., TN on Oct. 27, 1881, and was buried in Mosheim Lutheran Cemetery. Vina died in 1937.

(521261) WALTER BURLEY PRUITT (son of Thomas Jefferson Pruitt and Melvina Cobble) was born in Greene Co., TN in Jan. 1881, and married Cloda Jane Lones. Cloda was born in Nov. 1881 to Andrew Jackson Lones and Margaret Hoyle. Walter and Cloda were the parents of six children:

(5212611) Thomas Andrew Pruitt, b. 1898 (5212612) Arthur Elijah "Ott" Pruitt, b. 1901 (5212613) James Walter Pruitt, b. 1907; m. Annabell ? ; and died in 1995* (5212614) Sue Pruitt, b. 1908 (5212615) Marie Pruitt, b. 1908 (5212616) Justine Eula Pruitt, b. 1923

Cloda died on Jan. 24, 1958, and Walter died in 1966.

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(5212611) THOMAS ANDREW PRUITT (son of Walter Burley Pruitt and Cloda Jane Lones) was born in 1898. He married Lutie B. ? , and had three children:

(52126111) Lutie Ann Pruitt, b. ca 1920* (52126112) Andi Lou Pruitt, b. ca 1925* (52126113) Linda Pruitt, b. ca 1928*

Thomas died at Atlanta, GA in 1990, and Lutie died in 1993.

(5212612) ARTHUR ELIJAH "Ott" PRUITT (son of Walter Burley Pruitt and Cloda Jane Lones) was born in 1901. He married first: Ursula Keeler (b. 1908), and had one daughter:

(52126121) Mary Jane Pruitt, b. ca 1934

Ott married second: Nancy McClair Winter in 1931, and third: Louise Poff. Ott died at Clark's Grove, Athens, GA in 1977.

(52126121) MARY JANE PRUITT (dau. of Arthur Elijah Pruitt and Ursula Keeler) was born about 1934. She married Olfof J. Olofsson, and had a daughter:

(521261211) Jennifer Dawn Olofsson, b. 1960

(521261211) JENNIFER DAWN OLOFSSON (dau. of Olfof J. Olofsson and Mary Jane Pruitt) was born in 1960. She married Douglas L. Winters, and had a daughter:

(5212612111) Lindsey Nichole Winters, b. 1991*

(5212614) SUE PRUITT (dau. of Walter Burley Pruitt and Cloda Jane Lones) was born in 1908. She married first: Tom Mills, and had two sons:

(52126141) Tommy Mills, b. ca 1928 (52126142) Jimmy Mills, b. ca 1930*

Sue married second: Tommy Anderson.

(52126141) TOMMY MILLS (son of Tom Mills and Sue Pruitt) was born about 1928. He married Marilyn Haygood (b. Jan. 1928), and had two daughters:

(521261411) Cheryl Mills, b. ca 1948 (521261412) Vicki Mills, b. 1956 267 (521261411) CHERYL MILLS (dau. of Tommy Mills and Marilyn Haygood) was born about 1948. She married Tom Wilson, and had a son:

(5212614111) Michael Todd Wilson, b. 1967*

(521261412) VICKIE MILLS (dau. of Tommy Mills and Marilyn Haygood) was born in 1956. She married Kenneth Tennemerman ? , and had two children:

(5212614121) Rendra Tennemerman ? , b. 1982* (5212614122) Brittany Tennemerman ? , b. 1985*

(5212615) MARIE PRUITT (dau. of Walter Burley Pruitt and Cloda Jane Lones) was born in 1908. She married Carson Talmage Rhyne, and had the following children:

(52126151) David Rhyne, b. 1932* (52126152) Barbara Rhyne, b. 1937* (52126153) Gail Marie Rhyne, b. 1942* (52126154) Marilyn Rhyne, b. 1947*

Marie died in 1981.

(5212616) JUSTINE EULA PRUITT (dau. of Walter Burley Pruitt and Cloda Jane Lones) was born in 1923. She married Willis Emory "Bill" Bagget, and had a son:

(52126161) James Emory "Jimmy" Bagget, b. 1943

(52126161) JAMES EMORY "Jimmy" BAGGET (son of Willis Emory Bagget and Justine Eula Pruitt) was born in 1943. He married Delia Ann Atkinson (b. 1942), and had two sons:

(521261611) David Emory Bagget, b. 1967* (521261612) Gregory Allan Bagget, b. 1970*

(5215) JOHN PRUITT (son of John Pruitt and Dolly Williams) was born in Virginia in 1823, and married Dolly Clanton in Henry Co., VA on Jan. 31, 1843. Henry Skelton and William F. Clanton sign the bond (Henry Co. Marriages, p. 43 & 134). Dolly was born in Virginia in 1823. John and Dolly had the following children:

(52151) Nancy Pruitt, b. 1844* (52152) Sarah Ann Pruitt, b. 1845 (52153) Winney C. Pruitt, b. 1849 Greene Co., TN; m. William T. Ellenburg in Greene Co., TN on Sept. 26, 1876* 268 CHAPTER FIVE

(52154) Mary M. Pruitt, b. 1850 Greene Co., TN; m. William Allen in Greene Co., TN on April 2,1868* (52155) Amanda "Martha" "Mattie" Pruitt; m. Arch Landers in Greene Co., TN on March 20, 1874* (52156) William James "Jim" Pruitt, b. 1855 Greene Co., TN (52157) Edward Fountain "Fount" Pruitt, b. Feb. 10, 1857 Greene Co., TN (52158) C. David Pruitt (52159) Margaret J. Pruitt, b. 1860 Greene Co., TN*

The 1850 Census, Greene Co., TN, no. 231-614, lists:

John Pruett 27 VA Dolly 27 VA Nancy 6 Sarah 5 Winney 1 TN

John was listed in Dist. 8, Greene Co., TN tax lists for 1850,1852,1854,1855, and 1857. The 1860 Census, Greene Co., TN, p. 125-265, lists:

Elizabeth Johnson 50 farmer Catherine E. 16 John Prewit 30 VA farm laborer William A. 5 TN

John's wife Dolly may have died in childbirth three months before the 1860 census. Mary, Fountain, and Margaret were living with John's mother, Dolly, in 1860. The other children were said to have been "farmed out" to family and neighbors. Amanda was sent to live with a foster family, reported to be Levi Woods (some say a Shoemaker {Shumaker} had her for a time). Fountain reported his last sight of her was riding away on a horse with her new foster father, her bright colored (blond or red) hair gently waving in the wind. From about 1877, Fountain lived with his uncle Elijah Pruitt, and received land from him for staying on with Elijah's wife, Anna, after his death. The 1870 Census, Greene Co., TN shows Amand in the household of Levi Woods (merchant), and his wife Mary A. Woods. While John's brother, Elijah, owned quite a lot of land, John never had more than a small plot of land. John was listed on the following Greene Co., TN tax lists: 1861, Dist. 8; 1863, Dist. 25, 1 1/4 acres, value $10, 1866, Dist. 25; 1867, Dist. 8, 1 poll, 2.50 tax, no land; 1868, Dist.8; 1869, Dist. 8; and 1871, Dist. 8. John does not appear on further records, and may have died about this time.

(52152) SARAH ANN PRUITT (dau. of John Pruitt and Dolly Clanton) was born in 1845, and married William Franklin Rader in Greene Co., TN on March 7, 1869. William was born in Greene Co., TN in 1852. William and Sarah had a son: 269 (521521) James E. Rader, b. 1870 Greene Co., TN*

William died by 1878. He was mentioned as deceased in his grandfather, William Rader's, will in Greene Co., TNin 1878.

(52156) WILLIAM JAMES "Jim" PRUITT (son of John Pruitt and Dolly Clanton) was born in Greene Co., TN in 1855, and married first: Sarah Jane Ellenburg in Greene Co., TN on Aug. 27, 1876. Sarah was born in Tennessee in 1861. Jim and Sarah had two children:

(521561) John R. Pruitt, b. 1878 Greene Co., TN; recorded on 1900 & 1910 Census Greene Co.,TN*

(521562) Ellen Pruitt, b. 1880 Greene Co., TN*

The 1880 Census, Greene Co., TN, p. 128, lists: William Pruet 25 TN Sarah J. 19 TN John R. 2 TN Ellen 6/12 TN

Jim married second: Maggie Sutterfield in Greene Co., TN about 1883, and had a son:

(521563) Elmer Pruitt, b. ca 1884 Greene Co., TN*

Jim married third: (521241) Mary Alice Forby in Greene Co., TN on Feb. 7, 1893. Mary was born in Humphreys Co., TN in 1874 to Robert P. Forby and Theney E. Pruitt. Jim and Mary had the following children:

(521564) Nora A. Pruitt, b. ca 1894; m. 1st: Wash Richardson; m. 2nd: Dallas Pack* (521565) Earl Pruitt* (521566) Eula Pruitt* (521567) Hubert Pruitt, b. ca 1897; died in Arkansas ca 1899 * (521568) Herbert L. "Herbie" Pruitt, b. Sept. 11, 1899 AR; m. 1st: Mckey Robinet, m. 2nd: Dorothy Walker (dau. of Arthur Walker)* (521569) Uler Mlissa Pruitt, b. 1905 Dabney, AR (52156(10) William Earl Pruitt, b. Aug. 4, 1908 Dabney, AR (52156(11) Leona Nora Pruitt* (52156(12) Mamie Mildred Pruitt, b. Feb. 6, 1912 Dabney, AR

Jim moved from Greene Co., TN to Fannin Co., Texas, where his brother-in-law, Clark Forby, had moved with Fount Pruitt and set up a grocery store. But when Jim arrived in Texas, Fount had already moved to Arkansas, but Jim didn't know where until he got to Hot Springs. Jim drove a peddler's wagon out of the grocery business operated by Clark Forby in the Bonham, Denison and Sherman area, until rhumatism set in. Hearing of the baths in Hot Springs, 270 CHAPTER FIVE

he took his family there. Knowing Fountain had moved from Texas to Arkansas, he went to Hot Springs, AR looking for his brother and to take the baths for his arthritis. There he met Ed Baverage, who was there peddling apples with a Mr. Longcrier (Jim knew Longcrier, and called him 'Old Man Long Car'). Jim asked Ed if he had heard of Fount Pruitt, to which he replied, "yes we're neighbors." Jim moved to Archie Creek in Arkansas, and set up a grist mill. After the death of Hubert (age 2, about 1899), Jim moved to the old Elgie Pack place, at Nogo, AR, NW of Walker Mountain, about two miles west of the fire tower, which stood there for many years. Later, he moved to Van Buren County just a couple of miles east of the fire tower, east of the Dabney Road, past the Sells Bridges place. Jim died at Dabney, AR on July 23, 1927, and Mary died at Wilmot, AR on March 10, 1963.

(521569) ULER MLISSA PRUITT (dau. of William James Pruitt and Mary Alice Forby) was born at Dabney, AR in 1905, and married Odie Marsh at New Hope, AR on Jan. 16, 1926. Odie was born at Riverside, C A on Oct. 14, 1902. Odie and Uler were the parents of seven children:

(5215691) E. J. Clyde Marsh, b. Dec. 5, 1926 Dabney, AR* (5215692) J. C. Ethel Marsh, b. Oct. 24, 1928 Dabney, AR* (5215693) Odie Cleo Marsh, b. Feb. 15, 1931 Dabney, AR* (5215694) Odell Marsh, b. April 15, 1933 Dabney, AR (5215695) Reatha Mildred Marsh, b. May 23, 1936 Dabney, AR; m. Jessie Raymond Brown on Sept. 25, 1954* (5215696) Donnie Lile Marsh, b. April 17, 1945 Dabney, AR* (5215697) Jody Blond Marsh, b. Feb. 25, 1947 Dabney, AR*

Odie died at Bonita, LA on Oct. 22, 1982, and was buried in Hilltop Cem., Bastrop, Louisiana.

(5215694) ODELL MARSH (son of Odie Marsh and Uler Missa Pruitt) was born at Dabney, AR on April 15, 1933. He married Helen Virginia McDonald at Greenville, MS on July 25, 1955. Helen was born at Rayville, LA on Sept. 10, 1936. Odell and Helen had four children:

(52156941) Kathy Jean Marsh, b. May 23, 1956 Bastrop, LA (52156942) Ronnie Odell Marsh, b. Oct. 29, 1957 Bastrop, LA (52156943) Brenda Lee Marsh, b. Aug. 13, 1959 Bastrop, LA (52156944) Connie Sue Marsh, b. Dec. 9, 1962 Bastrop. LA, m. (52156(10)42) Bobby Gene Pruitt at Bastrop, LA on Oct. 19, 1979; see (52156(10)42) for descendants

(52156941) KATHY JEAN MARSH (dau. of Odell Marsh and Helen Virginia McDonald) was born at Bastrop. LA on May 23, 1956. She married a Brown on April 28, 1970, and had two children:

271 (521569411) Dustin Eugene Brown, b. Aug. 5, 1975 Bastrop. LA* (521569412) Melissa Nicole Brown, b. Sept. 28, 1981 Bastrop, LA*

(52156942) RONNIE ODELL MARSH (son of Odell Marsh and Helen Virginia McDonald) was born at Bastrop, LA on Oct. 29, 1957. He married Cindy Elizabeth Wright on Aug. 10, 1979, and had:

(521569421) Brandee Ann Marsh, b. May 16, 1983 Bastrop, LA*

(52156943) BRENDA LEE MARSH (dau. of Odell Marsh and Helen Virginia McDonald) was born at Bastrop, LA on Aug. 13, 1959. She married Dannie Lee on Jan. 14, 1978, and had a son:

(521569431) Nathan Daniel Lee, b. April 5, 1980 Bastrop, LA*

(52156(10) WILLIAM EARL PRUITT (son of William James Pruitt and Mary Alice Forby) was born at Dabney, AR on Aug. 4, 1908, and married Nancy Elizabeth Pack at Dabney, AR on April 2, 1927. Nancy was born at Dabney, AR on Dec. 20, 1909 to James Alvis Pack and Emma Louella Davis. William and Nancy had the following children:

(52156(10)1) James Edward Pruitt, b. June 9, 1928 Dabney, AR (52156(10)2) Oma Mae Pruitt, b. May 26, 1930 Parkdale, AR (52156(10)3) Naomi Eunice Pruitt, b. May 4, 1932 Parkdale, AR (52156(10)4) William Leon Pruitt, b. Aug. 7, 1934 Dabney, AR (52156(10)5) Vaunda Jean Pruitt, b. July 22, 1937 Dabney, AR (52156(10)6) Norman Ray Pruitt, b. Jan. 7, 1942 Dabney, AR (52156(10)7) Lula Marie Pruitt, b. April 14, 1945 Dabney, AR (52156(10)8) Elmer Royce Pruitt, b. May 30, 1947 Wilmot, AR

(52156(10)1) JAMES EDWARD PRUITT (son of William Earl Pruitt and Nancy Elizabeth Pack) was born at Dabney, AR on June 9, 1928. He married first: Lena Mae Kennedy at Hamburg, AR on Jan. 23, 1953. Lena was born at Farmhaven, MS on Oct. 6, 1933 to Sidney McClaren Kennedy and Mldred Mae Gray. James and Lena had two sons:

(52156(10)11) James Ronnie Pruitt, b. Dec. 23, 1953 Wilmot, AR; m. Martha Ellen Keck at Mer Rouge, LA on Sept. 24, 1988 (Martha b. Dec. 21, 1955 Fairfield, CA to Kenneth Donald Keck and Willie Dean Wooden)* (52156(10)12) William Glenn Pruitt, b. April 13, 1955 Little Rock, AR; m Terry Lynn Pinkston at Bastrop, LA on Sept. 18, 1980 (Terry b. Feb. 8, 1957 Crossett, AR)*

James married second: Mildred Bernice Davis at Little Rock, Arkansas. Mildred was born at N. Little Rock, AR in 1935. James and Mldred had a son:

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(52156(10)13) James Edward Pruitt, Jr., b. Dec. 19, 1957 Little Rock, AR*

James married third: Carolyn Sue Boyce (b. 1941 AR) at Little Rock, AR in Jan. 1959, and had the following children:

(52156(10)14) Ronald Glenn Pruitt, b. Nov. 17, 1959 Little Rock, AR* (52156(10)15) Kenneth Alex Pruitt, b. Nov. 1, 1960 Aurora, IE* (52156(10)16) Jeffery Lyn Pruitt, b. Feb. 24, 1962 Aurora, IL* (52156(10)17) Deborah Sue Pruitt, b. Feb. 9, 1964 Little Rock, AR* (52156(10)18) Douglas Alan Pruitt, b. Dec. 8, 1967 Little Rock, AR*

(52156(10)2) OMA MAE PRUITT (dau. of William Earl Pruitt and Nancy Elizabeth Pack) was born at Parkdale, AR on May 26, 1930, and married Charles William Swopes at Jones, LA on March 19, 1948. Charles was born on July 21, 1927. Charles and Oma were the parents of three children:

(52156(10)21) Floyd Earl Swopes, b. May 18, 1949 Lake Village, AR (52156(10)22) Charles Ray Swopes, b. Aug. 28, 1955 Little Rock, AR (52156(10)23) Nancy Carol Swopes, b. Feb. 3, 1959 Hot Springs, AR

(52156(10)21) FLOYD EARL SWOPES (son of Charles William Swopes and Oma Mae Pruitt) was born at Lake Village, AR on May 18, 1949. He married Wendell Gay Vosburg at Bastrop, LA on July 24, 1970. Wendell was born at Bastrop, LA on May 17, 1950. Floyd and Wendell had a daughter:

(52156(10)211) Rachel Nicole Swopes, b. May 28, 1972 Bastrop, LA

(52156(10)211) RACHEL NICOLE SWOPES (dau. of Floyd Earl Swopes and Wendell Gay Vosburg) was born at Bastrop, LA on May 28, 1972, and had a daughter:

(52156(10)2111) Samantha Elizabeth Swopes, b. March 6, 1989 Monroe, LA*

(52156(10)22) CHARLES RAY SWOPES (son of Charles William Swopes and Oma Mae Pruitt) was born at Little Rock, AR on Aug. 28, 1955, and married Shirley Ann Tickell at Bastrop, LA on Dept. 27, 1976. Shirley was born at Bastrop, LA on June 15, 1959. Charles and Shirley had two children:

(52156(10)221) Spring Denette Swopes, b. March 30, 1977 Bastrop, LA* (52156(10)222) Dustin Wade Swopes, b. Sept. 29, 1980 Bastrop, LA*

Charles and Shirley were divorced.

273 (52156(10)23) NANCY CAROL SWOPES (dau. of Charles William Swopes and Oma Mae Pruitt) was born at Hot Springs, AR on Feb. 3, 1959. She married Marvin Ray Lowery, Jr. at Bastrop, LA on May 2, 1980. Marvin was born at Jones, LA on Feb. 18, 1954. Marvin and Nancy had two children:

(52156(10)231) William Ray Lowery, b. Aug. 29, 1981 Bastrop, LA* (52156(10)232) Stacey Lowery, b. Bastrop, LA*

(52156(10)3) NAOMI EUNICE PRUITT (dau. of William Earl Pruitt and Nancy Elizabeth Pack) was born at Parkdale, AR on May 4, 1932, and married John Howard Dailey at Jones, LA on July 28, 1948. John was born at Smackover, AR on Jan. 30, 1924. John and Naomi had two children:

(52156(10)31) Patrica Ann Dailey, b. Dec. 16, 1950 Lake Village, AR (52156(10)32) John Allen Dailey, b. June 26, 1954 Lake Village, AR

(52156(10)31) PATRICA ANN DAILEY (dau. of John Howard Dailey and Naomi Eunice Pruitt) was born at Lake Village, AR on Dec. 16, 1950. She married first: George Othel Cossey, Jr. (b. Hot Springs, AR) at Wilmot, AR on Oct. 18, 1968, and had two daughters:

(52156(10)311) Teresa Michelle Cossey, b. Sept. 9, 1969 Lake Village, AR* (52156(10)312) Vicki Renea Cossey, b. Dec. 1, 1971 Oak Grove, LA*

Patrica and George were divorced, and Patrica married second: Raymond Harold Lea at Lake Village, AR on Sept. 29, 1972. Raymond was born at Houston, TX on Jan. 21, 1951. Raymond and Patrica had a son:

(52156(10)313) David Eric Lea, b. April 4, 1973 Covington, LA*

(52156(10)32) JOHN ALLEN DAILEY (son of John Howard Dailey and Naomi Eunice Pruitt) was born at Lake Village, AR on June 26, 1954, and married Dwenda Kay Akin at Parkdale, AR on Nov. 21, 1975. Dwenda was born at Monticello, AR on Aug. 24, 1957. John and Dwenda had two daughters:

(52156(10)321) Kimberly Nachelle Dailey, b. July 8, 1977 Monticello, AR* (52156(10)322) Tiffany Celles Dailey, b. Oct. 29, 1982 Monticello, AR*

(52156(10)4) WILLIAM LEON PRUITT (son of William Earl Pruitt and Nancy Elizabeth Pack) was born at Dabney, AR on Aug. 7, 1934. He married Shirlean Marie Crenshaw at Hamburg, AR on Nov. 15, 1952. Shirlean was born at Jones, LA on Oct. 11, 1933. William and Shirlean had the following children:

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(52156(10)41) Leon Dewayne Pruitt, b. Nov. 21, 1953 Monroe, LA (52156(10)42) Bobby Gene Pruitt, b. Jan. 28, 1958 Little Rock, AR (52156(10)43) Shirley Dianne Pruitt, b. May 8, 1959 Monroe, LA

(52156(10)41) LEON DEWAYNE PRUITT (son of William Leon Pruitt and Shirlean Marie Crenshaw) was born at Monroe, LA on Nov. 21, 1953, and married Cathy Ann Crumley at Bastrop, LA on Feb. 13, 1974, Cathy was born at Bastrop, LA on Dec. 19, 1958. Leon and Cathy had two sons:

(52156(10)411) Derek Wayne Pruitt, b. Feb. 6, 1976 West Monroe, LA* (52156(10)412) Chad Lee Pruitt, b. April 23, 1977 West Monroe, LA*

(52156(10)42) BOBBY GENE PRUITT (son of William Leon Pruitt and Shirlean Marie Crenshaw) was born at Little Rock, AR on Jan. 28, 1958. He married (52156944) Connie Sue Marsh at Bastrop, LA on Oct. 19, 1979. Connie was born at Bastrop, LA on Dec. 9, 1962 to Odell Marsh and Helen Virginia McDonald. Bobby and Connie had a daughter:

(52156(10)421) Tiffany Mchelle Pruitt, b. Aug. 26, 1987 Monroe, LA*

(52156(10)43) SHIRLEY DIANNE PRUITT (dau. of William Leon Pruitt and Shirlean Marie Crenshaw) was born at Monroe, LA on May 8, 1959, and married Gaines Dewayne Florence at Bastrop, LA on June 6, 1975. Gaines was born at Bastrop, LA on March 1, 1957. Gaines and Shirley had a son:

(52156(10)431) Steven Shane Florence, b. Dec. 25, 1975 Bastrop, LA*

(52156(10)5) VAUNDA JEAN PRUITT (dau. of William Earl Pruitt and Nancy Elizabeth Pack) was born at Dabney, AR on July 22, 1937. She married J. L. McKoin at Bastrop, LA on Nov. 6, 1954. J. L. was born at Bastrop, LA on Oct. 16, 1931. J. L. and Vaunda had a son:

(52156(10)51) James Mchael McKoin, b. July 6, 1956 Bastrop, LA

(52156(10)51) JAMES MICHAEL McKOIN (son of J. L. McKoin and Vaunda Jean Pruitt) was born at Bastrop, LA on July 6, 1956, and married Linda Ruth Moore at Bastrop, LA on July 2, 1976. Linda was born at Bastrop, LA on Dec. 28, 1959. James and Linda had a daughter:

(52156(10)511) Holly Annia McKoin, b. Oct. 9, 1986 Bastrop, LA*

275 (52156(10)6) NORMAN RAY PRUITT (son of William Earl Pruitt and Nancy Elizabeth Pack) was born at Dabney, AR on Jan. 7, 1942. He married Princess Sook Kwon at Seoul, Korea on June 23, 1961. Princess was born at Pyungnam-do, Korea on March 15, 1939. Norman and Princess were the parents of two sons:

(52156(10)61) Timothy Ray Pruitt, b. March 9, 1961 Inchon, Korea; m. Deborah Ann Davis (b. Nov. 22, 1960 Miami, OK) at Monroe, LA on Aug. 8, 1981* (52156(10)62) James Allen Pruitt, b. Nov. 4, 1962 Inchon, Korea*

(52156(10)7) LULA MARIE PRUITT (dau. of William Earl Pruitt and Nancy Elizabeth Pack) was born at Dabney, AR on April 14, 1945, and married Bradford Fortune, Jr. at Wilmot, AR on Dec. 16, 1966. Bradford was born at Winnsboro, LA on March 13, 1947. Bradford and Lula had:

(52156(10)71) Lee Ashley Fortune, b. Feb. 24, 1970 Bastrop, LA*

(52156(10)8) ELMER ROYCE PRUITT (son of William Earl Pruitt and Nancy Elizabeth Pack) was born at Wilmot, AR on May 30, 1947. He married Joyce Kelly at Hamburg, AR on Feb. 24, 1969. Joyce was born at Hamburg, AR on June 11, 1952. Elmer and Joyce had two children:

(52156(10)81) John David Pruitt, b. June 16, 1970 Bastrop, LA* (52156(10)82) Melissa Ann Pruitt, b. Feb. 3, 1976 Lake Village, AR*

(52156(12) MAMIE MILDRED PRUITT (dau. of William James Pruitt and Mary Alice Forby) was born at Dabney, AR on Feb. 6, 1912. She married Bill Overton, and had the following children:

(52156(12)1) Ila Overton; m. a Brench* (52156(12)2) Evalee Overton; m. a Matkch* (52156(12)3) Wanda Lee Overton; m. a Willich* (52156(12)4) Janelle Overton; m. a Johnson* (52156(12)5) Alvin Dale Overton* (52156(12)6) Jimmy Overton* (52156(12)7) Anthony Overton* (52156(12)8) David Overton*

(52157) EDWARD FOUNTAIN "Fount" PRUITT (son of John Pruitt and Dolly Clanton) was born in Greene Co., TN on Feb. 10, 1857. He married Nancy Caroline Wooliver in Greene Co., TN on Feb. 21, 1874. Bond signed by John Jordan (no. 1308). Nancy was born in Greene Co., TN on June 5, 1854 to John Wooliver and Margaret Champlin. Name has also been spelled Woolhaver, Wolaver. Wolliver and Woolaver.

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Fountain and Nancy had seven children:

(521571) Louis Critteden Pruitt, b. Oct. 12, 1877 Greene Co., TN (521572) George W. Pruitt, b. Jan. 1, 1881 Greene Co., TN (521573) Leander "Lee" Pruitt, b. May 1882 Greene Co., TN (521574) Zuvia A. Pruitt (twin), b. June 1885 Greene Co., TN* (521575) Julia M. "Minnie" Pruitt (twin), b. June 1885 Greene Co., TN* (521576) Fayette "Fate" Pruitt, b. May 1888 Greene Co., TN (521577) John Frank Pruitt, b. May 1889 Greene Co., TN

According to family tradition, for some reason Fountain's brothers and sisters were split up. Fountain stayed with his grandmother, Dolly Williams-Pruitt, then from about 1877, he lived with Elijah Pruitt and received land from Elijah for staying on with Elijah's wife, Anna, after his death. The 1879 Greene Co., TN Tax List shows Elijah Pruitt, 892 acres, value $350, and Fountain Pruitt, no land. The 1880 Census, Greene Co., TN, p. 76, lists:

Howton Pruett 23 TN Caroline 22 TN Lewis C. 2 TN

The 1880 Greene Co., TN Tax List, Dist. 25, shows Elijah Pruitt, 978 acres, value $450, and Fountain Pruitt, no land. On Sept. 27, 1888, Fountain Pruitt bought land from William Whittenbury for $486.66 2/3. On Nov. 30, 1888, Fountain Pruitt and wife Caroline, deed to Thomas Ellenburg for $500, 483 acres of land in Dist. 25, bounded by Mrs Margaret Harmon, John Jordon, Robert Faubian, William Smelcer ? and John Wolever, dec'd (Greene Deed Bk 52, p. 259). On Feb. 5, 1889, Fountain Pruett and wife deed to W. R. McNew, 6 3/4 acres for $81.00 (Greene Deed Bk 66, p. 193). On Jan. 19, 1891, Chancery Court, disposed cases: Fountain Pruitt - W.T. Ellenburg (File 84). Fountain moved to Bonham, Fannin Co., Texas and set up a grocery store with Clark Forby. Fountain only stayed a year or so, mountaineers didn't like the flat land. In 1895, Fountain moved to Van Buren Co., Arkansas. Fountain had bought a team of horses for the move. Enroute to Arkansas, the horses balked in mid-stream, endangering wagon and occupants. Louis rescued everyone using his horse to take them one by one to shore. Fount wanted to go back and shoot the man who sold him the horses, but Caroline had hidden the gun. Family talk says Caroline as a "Granny Clampet"; fisty and bossy. The 1900 Census, Van Buren Co., AR, Wheeler Twp., lists:

Fount Pruitt 50 TN TN TN b. July 1849 m. 30 yr Caroline 45 TN TN TN June 1854 George W. 19 TN Jan. 1881 Leander 17 TN May 1882 Julia M. 14 TN June 1885 Fayette 12 TN May 1888 John F. 11 TN May 1889 277 The 1910 Census, Van Buren Co., AR, Wheeler Twp., lists:

Forest Pruitt 60 TN TN TN merchant Caroline 63 TN TN TN Lee 26 TN Sarah J. 25 AL AL AL dau-in-law Suria ? 2/12 AR gr dau

The 1920 Census, Van Buren Co., AR, Wheeler Twp., lists:

Fountain Pruitt 72 TN Caroline 70 TN

Fountain died in Van Buren Co., AR on Dec. 20, 1936, and Nancy died there on Dec. 5, 1939. Both were buried in Zion Hill Cem., Jerusalem, Arkansas.

(521571) LOUIS CRITTEDEN PRUITT (son ofEdward Fountain Pruitt and Nancy Caroline Wooliver) was born in Greene Co., TN on Oct. 12, 1877, and married Mary Jane Millsaps in Van Buren Co., AR in 1897. Mary was bora at Maryville, TN on Feb. 17, 1881 to Jesse B. Millsaps, Jr. and Martha A. Murphy. Louis and Mary were the parents of ten children:

(5215711) James Franklin Pruitt, b, Feb. 10, 1898 Van Buren Co., AR; died in Van Buren Co., AR on March 15, 1899* (5215712) Jessie Fountain Pruitt, b. Aug. 15, 1899 Dabney, AR (5215713) Tempe Lilly Pruitt, b. July 5, 1902 Kootenai Co., ID (5215714) May Ola Pruitt, b. Sept. 1, 1904 Kootenai Co., ID (5215715) Roy Lee "Chub" Pruitt, b. Dec. 5, 1906 Van Buren Co., AR; died of excessive drinking in Van Buren Co., AR on Oct. 31, 1926* (5215716) Ollie Opal Villany Pruitt, b. Feb. 28, 1909 Van Buren Co., AR (5215717) Bertha Leona Pruitt, b. Sept. 20, 1911 Van Buren Co., AR (5215718) Pearl Pruitt, b. April 10, 1916 Van Buren Co., AR; died of diptheria in Van Buren Co., AR on Nov. 17, 1919* (5215719) Coy Woodrow Pruitt, b. Aug. 18, 1918 Dabney, AR (521571(10) Claudy Night Pruitt, b. Feb. 9, 1921 Van Buren Co., AR

The 1900 Census, Van Buren Co., AR Wheeler Twp, lists:

Louis C Pruitt 22 TN TN TN b Oct 1877 m 3 yr Mary Jane 19 TN TN TN Feb 1881 Jesse F. 9/12 AR Aug 1899

In 1902, Louis moved with his family by train from Van Buren Co., Arkansas to Post Falls, Kootenai Co., Idaho, to work in the wheat harvests. Grandma Mary Jane (Millsaps) Pruitt had family there. She helped cook for the harvesters taking young Jess with her each morning.

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She said "I would feed him good each morning before we left the house, but as soon as we got to the house where we cooked the meals for the workers, Jess would want to eat. Once I gave him a biscuit and meat, but he threw that away and wanted to get into the main dishes." They returned to Arkansas in 1905. The 1910 Census, Van Buren Co., AR, Wheeler Twp, lists:

Louis Pruitt 30 TN TN TN farmer MaryJ. 29 TN TN TN Jesse F. 11 AR Tempe 7 ID MayO. 6 ED RoyL. 4 AR Ollie O. 1 1/2 AR

The 1920 Census, Van Buren Co., AR Wheeler Twp, lists:

Louis C. Peuitt 42 TN Mary J. 38 TN Jessie 20 AR MayO. 15 ID RoyL. 13 AR Ollie O. 10 AR Bertha 8 AR Coy 1 AR

Louis resided in the Boston Mountain Range of the Ozark Mountains, near the boundary of Pope and Van Buren Counties, on Hwy 16. Louis died in Van Buren Co., AR of cancer on April 19, 1957, and was buried in Zion Hill Cem., Pope Co., Arkansas. Mary died in Van Buren Co., AR on Aug. 8, 1971.

(5215712) JESSIE FOUNTAIN PRUITT (son of Louis Critteden Pruitt and Mary Jane Mllsaps) was born at Dabney, AR on Aug. 15, 1899. He married Mary Angeline Walker at Nogo, AR on March 21, 1921. Mary was born at Nogo, AR on July 8, 1902 to James Marion Walker and Martha R. Brandenberg. Jessie and Mary had the following children:

(52157121) Raymond McRay Pruitt, b. April 22, 1922 Pope Co., AR (52157122) Kenneth Jackson Pruitt, b. Dec. 7, 1923 Pope Co., AR; died in Lonoke Co., AR on Sept. 12, 1933; br. Lonoke Co., AR* (52157123) Robert Jennings Pruitt, b. Jan. 16, 1926 Dabney, AR (52157124) Dykes Lindberg Pruitt, b. Feb. 24, 1928 Faulkner Co., AR (52157125) Leonard Eugene Pruitt, b. July 3, 1929 Faulkner Co., AR (52157126) Jack Rodgers Pruitt, b. May 18, 1931 Vilonia, AR (52157127) Ruth Marie Pruitt, b. June 4, 1933 Vilonia, AR (52157128) Faye Inez Pruitt, b. May 24, 1941 Fredericktown, MO

279 Jessie was a Farmer until 1936. He farmed in Van Buren Co., AR until 1927, and was a Teacher (first school: Falling River, Van Buren Co., AR). Little Rock, AR (1927), where he sold farm produce and worked as a Laborer. Vilonia, Faulkner Co., AR (1927-1932), where he farmed, first on the Walker place, then a very short distance away on the Sixteen Section farm. At the latter community, he and his wife, were converted and joined the Church of God, over which A. J. Tomlinson was General Overseer, and became active in the newly organized church in that community. He started preaching during this period. Fisher, Poinsett Co., AR (1932-1935), where he pastored the Brushy Lake Church and farmed with O. N. Lawrence. Truman, AR (1935-1936), where he pastored the Truman Church of God, housed in a sawdust floor building. He and his family lived in rooms attached to the rear of the church. Fredericktown, MO (1936- 1943), where he pastored the local Church of God. Cleveland, TN (1943-1962), where he served as General Foreign Language Secretary for the Church of God of Prophecy. Van Buren, MO (1962-1966), where he served as Overseer of Mssouri for the Church of God of Prophecy. Pierre, SD (1966-1968), where he served as Overseer of South Dakota for the Church of God of Prophecy. They retired to Cleveland, TN in 1968. Jessie died at Cleveland, TN on March 7, 1982, and Mary died at Slidell, LA on Dec. 25, 1986. Both were buried in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Cleveland, Tennessee.

(52157121) RAYMOND McRAY PRUITT (son of Jessie Fountain Pruitt and Mary Angeline Walker) was born in Pope Co., AR on April 22, 1922. (Birth Certificate mistakenly has Van Buren Co., AR. A very short distance separated the locations) He served in the U.S. Army (1 Corps, 3rd Army, 24th Div. 19th Inf. Regt.) Pacific theatre, WW II, Sergeant (1942-1945). Raymond married Aleda Dorothy Harris at Cleveland, TN on May 15, 1946. Aleda was born at Oakside, MO on Feb. 1, 1922 to Thomas Jefferson Keith "Jeff' Harris and Hattie Harriett Delia Davis; and attended High School at Summersville, MO; Cleveland State Community College, Cleveland, TN; and Bible Training Camp, Cleveland, TN, 1946. Raymond and Aleda had two children:

(521571211) Jimmy Ray Pruitt, b. June 5, 1947 Maywood, IL (521571212) Pamela Kay Pruitt, b. June 15, 1955 Honolulu, HI

Raymond was a Mnister, Church of God of Prophecy (Licensed Nov. 14, 1940, Ordained 1947). They resided Chicago, IL (1946-1951), while pastoring the 59th Street Church of God. Kansas City, MO (1951-1953), Pastor Independence Ave. Church of God of Prophecy. Honolulu, HI (1953-1958), Overseer/Pastor Church of God of Prophecy. Grand Island, NE (1958-1963), Overseer/Pastor Church of God of Prophecy. London, England, Stretham Hill (1963-1964), Overseer Church of God of Prophecy. Windsor, Ontario, Canada (1964-1968), Overseer of Canada for Church of God of Prophecy. Cleveland, TN (1968-1976), Tomlinson College faculty and Dean of Students (Academic Dean). Olathe, KS (1976-1977), Overseer Church of God of Prophecy. Wichita, KS (1977-1983), Overseer Church of God of Prophecy. Aurora, CO (1983-1985), Overseer of Kansas Church of God of Prophecy. Westfield, IN (1985- 1988), Overseer of Indiana Church of God of Prophecy. Cleveland, TN (1988-present), semi- retirement, active in seninars, conventions, crusades, conferences, committees, writing and counseling. Interim Pastor at Chattanooga, Hickory Valley, 1990.

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Writing: Exposition for Sunday School Teachers Commentary 1958-1988; articles to White Wing Messenger, Joyful News Broadcast. Books (Publisher, White Wing Publishing House): Fundamentals of the Faith, Disciplined Disciples, Editor of Ministry Polity Manual of the Church of God of Prophecy; Review Guide for the Examination of Ministerial Candidates. Served on Questions and Subjects Committee 1982-1989, Editorial Committee on Church History, Polity, and Doctrine 1989-present; Ad hoc Committee to Study the 26th Teaching (adornment). Member of the Pentecostal/Roman Catholic Dialogue Team 1994 to present. Memberships in Evangelical Theological Society; Society for Pentecostal Studies. In 1992, began researching and recording family history. Aleda worked at the St. Louis Small Arms Plant during WW II. Shortly after her mother died in Oct. 1939, she went to St. Louis on the back of a truck driven by her uncle Clarence Davis. At the age of 18, she set up housekeeping in an apartment, got a job, and during WW II, she supported herself and her three younger brothers, who accompanied her to St. Louis. Her hobby is painting. The home is decorated with her beautiful paintings, and she has sold a number of works at art shows. She relates easily to people, and consequently, has had an active ministry of counseling, in the community, church, and also in the International Ladies Retreat (sponsored by the Womens' Ministries of the Church of God of Prophecy), where she served as group leader at several meetings. They resided at Cleveland, Tennessee.

(521571211) JIMMY RAY PRUITT (son of Raymond McRay Pruitt and Aleda Dorothy Harris) was born at Maywood, IL on June 5, 1947, and married Mary Grace Brady at Spencer, IN on July 29, 1972. Mary was born at McMinville, TN on March 15, 1944 to John Bouldin Brady and Shirley Ethel Hitchcock. Jimmy and Mary had two children:

(5215712111) Angela Melissa Pruitt, b. March 4, 1974 Cleveland, TN (5215712112) James Jason Pruitt, b. Jan. 28, 1976 Huntsville, AL*

Jimmy received his BS at the Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 1973, Psychology Major (College of Liberal Arts); MEd (Magna cum laude), Major, Aerospace Education, Mddle TN State Univ., Murfreesboro, TN, 1975. He was employed by National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama. He was Director of Education, and Chief, Training and Development Division, Marshall Space Flight Center. They resided at Huntsville, Alabama.

(5215712111) ANGELA MELISSA PRUITT (dau. of Jimmy Ray Pruitt and Mary Grace Brady) was born at Cleveland, TN on March 4, 1974, and earned her Nursing degree from Stanford Univ., Birmingham, AL in 1996. She married Joseph Tyler Durham at Huntsville, AL on Jan. 25, 1997. Joseph was born at Huntsville, AL on Nov. 16, 1973 to Joseph Elbert Durham and Betty Bailey; and received a BS in Electrical Engineering, Univ. of AL, Tuscaloosa, AL in 1996.

281 (521571212) PAMELA KAY PRUITT (dau. of Raymond McRay Pruitt and Aleda Dorothy Harris) was born at Honolulu, HI on June 15, 1955, and married Jimmy Leigh Smith at Cleveland, TN on June 5, 1976. Jimmy was born at Willacoochee, GA on May 21, 1953 to Billy Jimmie Smith and Christine Smith. Jimmy was President, Classic Formalwear, Oxford, MS 1984-1996. They resided at Oxford, Mississippi.

(52157123) ROBERT JENNINGS PRUITT (son of Jessie Fountain Pruitt and Mary Angeline Walker) was born at Dabney, AR on Jan. 16, 1926, and served in the Army Air Corps, 1941- 1946. He served with the Seventh Air Force, and later transferred to the Eighth Air Force on Okinawa. Honorably discharged May 19, 1946. Robert married Norma Ruth Revelle at Fredericktown, MO on June 5, 1946. Norma was born at Fredericktown, MO on June 27, 1927 to Oscar Cleveland Revelle and Susan Katherine Sitzes. Robert and Norma had the following children:

(521571231) Janis Kathy Pruitt, b. April 7, 1947; died at Greenville, SC on March 5, 1949; br. Christian Cem., Fredericktown, MO* (521571232) Phillip Adair Pruitt, b. March 28, 1950 (521571233) Dennis Neal Pruitt, b. April 27, 1954 St. Mary, MO (521571234) Teryl Vance Pruitt, b. March 13, 1960 Cleveland, TN*

Robert received a BA degree from Bob Jones Univ., Greenville, SC in 1951; M. Ed, Univ. of Chattanooga, 1964. He was employed by U.S. Defence Corp., St. Louis, MO as Electronic Instrumentman 1952-1955; and Principal of Tomlinson Memorial School, Cleveland, TN, grades 1-12, 1955-1964. He was an Ordained Minister in the Church of God of Prophacy until 1993, having served under general appointment as Radio Minister, President of Tomlinson College; Overseer of Missouri; and Assistant Editor of the White Wing Messenger until his retirement. They resided at Cleveland, Tennessee.

(521571232) PHILLIP ADAIR PRUITT (son of Robert Jennings Pruitt and Norma Ruth Revelle) was born on March 28, 1950. He married Karen Dianna Tidmore at Collinsville, AL on Aug. 7, 1977. Karen was born at Ft. Payne, AL on June 3, 1956 to Collier Tidmore and Joyce Butler. Phillip and Karen had:

(5215712321) Amy Elizabeth Pruitt, b. & d. 1982*

(5215712322) Gabriel Adair Pruitt, b. March 17, 1983 Esuncion, Paraguay*

Phillip was a Teacher at Cleveland, TN 1970-1972; and was a Mnister 1983-1996.

(521571233) DENNIS NEAL PRUITT (son of Robert Jennings Pruitt and Norma Ruth Revelle) was born at St. Mary, MO on April 27, 1954. He married Jeri Leigh Penny (b. June 13, 1959) at Cleveland, TN on March 11, 1978, and had three children:

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(5215712331a) Matthew Shane Pruitt, b. Nov. 28, 1970 Cleveland, TN; adopted* (5215712332) April Denise Pruitt, b. Aug. 17, 1979 Cleveland, TN* (5215712333) Andrea Leigh "Andi" Pruitt, b. April 30, 1984 Poplar Bluff, MO*

Dennis and Jeri were divorced. Dennis was in Construction at Cleveland, Tennessee.

(52157124) DYKES LINDBERG PRUITT (son of Jessie Fountain Pruitt and Mary Angeline Walker) was born in Faulkner Co., AR on Feb. 24, 1928, and married Dorothy Eloise Kinser at Cleveland, TN on Jan. 5, 1947. Dorothy was born at Cleveland, TN on Jan. 19, 1926 to John Parker Kinser and Dora Louise Palmer. Dykes and Dorothy were the parents of five children:

(521571241) Dykes Lynn Pruitt (twin), b. Jan. 24, 1948 Cleveland, TN (521571242) Lynda Kinser Pruitt (twin), b. Jan. 24, 1948 Cleveland, TN (521571243) Karen Patrice Pruitt, b. Dec. 17, 1955 Chattanooga, TN (521571244) Kevin Michael Pruitt, b. June 17, 1957 Chattanooga, TN (521571245) Connie Suzann Pruitt, b. March 29, 1959 Chattanooga, TN

(521571241) DYKES LYNN PRUITT (son of Dykes Lindberg Pruitt and Dorothy Eloise Kinser) was born at Cleveland, TN on Jan. 24, 1948. He married first: Kathy Harris at Chattanooga, TN in 1967, and had two children:

(5215712411) Christopher Lynn Pruitt, b. Feb. 29, 1968 Métairie, LA (5215712412) Kimberly Allyson Pruitt, b April 10, 1972; Vanderbilt Univ, Nashville, TN 1996*

Dykes and Kathy were divorced. Dykes married second: Nancy Patricia Robinson at Chatta nooga, TN on Dec. 5, 1987. Nancy was born at Cincinnati, OH on May 15, 1953 to William A. Robinson and Florence Annelou Tyghe. Dykes and Nancy had two children:

(5215712413) Benjamin William Pruitt, b. Oct. 7, 1989 Chattanooga, TN* (5215712414) Annie Kinser Pruitt, b. April 24, 1992 Chattanooga, TN*

Dykes was an Arline Pilot.

(5215712411) CHRISTOPHER LYNN PRUITT (son of Dykes Lynn Pruitt and Kathy Harris) was born at Métairie, LA on Feb. 29, 1968. He married Sharon Elizabeth Martin on July 8, 1988, and had two sons:

(52157124111) Forrest Elijah Pruitt, b. Sept. 22, 1992* (52157124112) Ian Frazier Pruitt, b. Aug. 5, 1994 Chattanooga, TN*

283 Christopher was a Programmer Analyst - Cynthetic Industries, Chickamauga, Georgia.

(521571242) LYNDA KINSER PRUITT (dau. of Dykes Lindberg Pruitt and Dorothy Eloise Kinser) was born at Cleveland, TN on Jan. 24, 1948, and married David Gray Borden at Hoover, AL on May 27, 1972. David was born at Montgomery, AL on Feb. 28, 1950 to John Borden and Winifred Robinson. David and Lynda had the following children:

(5215712421) Gray Michael Borden, b. Dec. 11, 1978 Montgomery, AL* (5215712422) Dorothy Syke Borden, b. Jan. 18, 1984 Montgomery, AL* (5215712423) Kara Kinser Borden, b. Feb. 22, 1988 Montgomery, AL*

David was a Certified Public Accountant at Montgomery, Alabama.

(521571243) KAREN PATRICE PRUITT (dau. of Dykes Lindberg Pruitt and Dorothy Eloise Kinser) was born at Chattanooga, TN on Dec. 17, 1955. She married Charles Alexander Dauphin at Chattanooga, TN on June 12, 1976. Charles was born at Dothan, AL on Sept. 13, 1950. Charles and Karen had three children:

(5215712431) Alexandra Palmer Dauphin, b. Oct. 21, 1981 Birmingham, AL* (5215712432) Susanna Greer Dauphin, b. Feb. 6, 1985 Birmingham, AL* (5215712433) Rylan Charles Dauphin, b. June 11, 1988 Birmingham, AL*

(521571244) KEVIN MICHAEL PRUITT (son of Dykes Lindberg Pruitt and Dorothy Eloise Kinser) was born at Chattanooga, TN on June 17, 1957. He married Randi Montier (b. Nov. 20, 1955) at Denver, CO on Dec. 5, 1980, and had a son:

(5215712441) David Pruitt, b. June 26, 1981 Denver, CO*

They resided at Denver, Colorado.

(521571245) CONNIE SUZANN PRUITT (dau. of Dykes Lindberg Pruitt and Dorothy Eloise Kinser) was born at Chattanooga, TN on March 29, 1959, and married Mchael Scott Mundinger at Montgomery, AL on Sept. 6, 1986. Michael was born at Houston, TX on Sept. 20, 1956 to Carl Solomon Mundinger and Georgia Klein. Mchael and Connie had two children:

(5215712451) Mchael Hunter Mundinger, b. Dec. 12, 1993 Montgomery, AL* (5215712452) Madison Suzann Mundinger, b. July 3, 1997 Columbia, SC*

Mchael was a White Dept Store Manager at Columbia, South Carolina.

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(52157125) LEONARD EUGENE PRUITT (son of Jessie Fountain Pruitt and Mary Angeline Walker) was born in Faulkner Co., AR on July 3, 1929, on the "Walker Place", and married Mary Sue Bates at Cleveland, TN on Feb. 15, 1952. Mary was born at Hollandale, MS on Feb. 25, 1927 to Burton Mell Bates and Eva Iola Prestridge. Leonard and Mary were the parents of three children:

(521571251) Donna Carolyn Pruitt, b. Feb. 10, 1953 Ft. Jackson, SC; m. Les Wiggin (b. 1950 Richmond, TX) at Richmond, TX in Oct. 1982; div. ca 1986* (521571252) Russell Irvin Pruitt (twin), b. Aug. 23, 1959 Indianola, MS; attended TN State Univ., Memphis, TN; was a Comptroller, Hyatt-Regency Hotels at Coral Gables, FL* (521571253) Roger Alan Pruitt (twin), b. Aug. 23, 1959 Indianola, MS

Leonard served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War at Fort Jackson, SC, attached to the 101st Airborne Division in a Regimental Personnel Section, Sergeant. Discharged at Fort Jackson, SC in 1954. Leonard was employed by First Federal S & L, Jackson, MS 1954-1956; employed as an Industrial Engineer by Ludlow Corp., Indianola, MS 1956-1959; Yale & Towne Corp., Forrest City, AR 1960; also Martin-Marietta Corp. (Denver based), Little Rock, AR, a subcontractor for the Titan II missile installation at Little Rock Air Force Base 1961-1964; the Roberts Co. of Greenwood, SC 1965; Engineer for Hartman Luggage Corp., Lebanon, TN 1966-1969; Engineer for Mirror Company, Grenada, MS 1969-1972; Engineer for the Pace Co., East Camden, AR 1972; Engineer for Harmon International Industries 1973-1975; Engineer for Holley Carburator, Warren, MI 1975-1977; Weber Costello Co., Jackson, TN 1977-1984; Duncan Industries at Harrison, AR 1984-1995. Leonard was President of the Mssissippi Delta Chapter of the American Institute of Industrial Engineers, 1972. Mary's hobby was Furniture Restoration. They resided at Harrison, Arkansas.

(521571253) ROGER ALAN PRUITT (son of Leonard Eugene Pruitt and Mary Sue Bates) was born at Indianola, MS on Aug. 23, 1959. He married Debra Cox (b. ca 1959 Jackson, MS) at Jackson, MS in Nov. 1981, and had three children:

(5215712531) Zachary Quin Pruitt, b. Sept. 12, 1982 Jackson, MS* (5215712532) Patricia Nichole Pruitt, b. Nov. 26, 1984 Jackson, MS* (5215712533) Curt Franklin Pruitt, b. Nov. 1988 Jackson, MS*

Roger was a Photographer/Store Manager at Smyrna, Tennessee.

(52157126) JACK RODGERS PRUITT (son of Jessie Fountain Pruitt and Mary Angeline Walker) was born at Vilonia, AR on May 18, 1931, and married first: Betty Virginia Langster at San Diego, CA on Nov. 29, 1952. Betty was born at Higdon, AR on Aug. 30, 1929 to W. A. Langster and Jewell Windfrey. Jack and Betty had one child:

285 (521571261) Delonda Pruitt, b. April 16, 1958 Fresno, CA; was a Nuclear Plant Coordinator at Russellville, AR*

Betty died at Coweta, OK on July 11, 1989, and was buried in Rest Haven Cem., Russellville, Arkansas. Jack married second: Thelma (Wright) Somerville at Cleveland, TN on Aug. 9, 1990. Thelma was born at Akron, OH on Aug. 31, 1935 to James Ballard Wright and Ema Alice Kendall. Jack was a Minister, Church of God of Prophecy, and Thelma was a Decorator.

(52157127) RUTH MARIE PRUITT (dau. of Jessie Fountain Pruitt and Mary Angeline Walker) was born at Vilonia, AR on June 4, 1933. She married John Francis Stevens at Cleveland, TN on June 5, 1954. John was born at Bay City, TX on Feb. 10, 1933 to Benjamin Franklin Stevens and Maud Lee. John and Ruth had two daughters:

(521571271) Mtzi Marie Stevens, b. Oct. 9, 1955 Bay City, TX (521571272) Patti Vee Stevens, b. March 27, 1960 Nacogdoches, TX

Ruth graduated from Stephen F. Austin Univ., Nacogdoches, TX in 1969 (BS Elementary Education, minor in English). She taught several years in Junior High School, Rosenberg, TX, and retired from teaching in 1988. John attended Sam Houston Inst, of Tech., Nacogdoches, TX; and was President of Toastmasters, Optimist 1967-1968, Nacogdoches, Texas. Employed, Office Supply & Printing 1975-1996, Katy, Texas.

(521571271) MITZI MARIE STEVENS (dau. of John Francis Stevens and Ruth Marie Pruitt) was born at Bay City, TX on Oct. 9, 1955, and married Mchael Bret Lindamood at Rosenberg, TX on July 18, 1974. Michael was born at Brownsville, TX on June 14, 1951 to Ralph Leland Lindamood and Fran. Michael and Mitzi had the following children:

(5215712711) Dorcas Mchelle Lindamood, b. July 5, 1979 Bethany, OK* (5215712712) Chandra Nicole Lindamood, b. Dec. 8, 1980 Houston, TX* (5215712713) Steven Michael Lindamood, b. Sept. 28, 1988*

Mtzi and Michael were divorced in March 1993. Mitzi attended Univ. of TX & TX Women's Univ., and was a Physical Therapist at Richmond, Texas.

(521571272) PATTI VEE STEVENS (dau. of John Francis Stevens and Ruth Marie Pruitt) was born at Nacogdoches, TX on March 27, 1960. She married Ronald Dean Drachenberg at Rosenberg, TX on May 27, 1978. Ronald was born at East Bernard, TX on Feb. 15, 1953 to Richard Burnett Drachenberg and Hertha Retzsche. Ronald and Patti had two sons:

(5215712721) John Richard Drachenberg, b. Oct. 10, 1980 Houston, TX* (5215712722) Paul Benjamin Drachenberg, b. Oct. 28, 1982 Houston, TX*

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Ronald attended Texas A & M, and was a Civil Engineer in Fort Bend Co., Texas. Patti was a Music Teacher at Houston, Texas.

(52157128) FAYE INEZ PRUITT (dau. of Jessie Fountain Pruitt and Mary Angeline Walker) was born at Fredericktown, MO on May 24, 1941, and graduated from Tomlinson Memorial School, Cleveland, Tennessee. She married Tony Oscar Pittman at Henderson, KY on May 25, 1965. Tony was born at Waycross, GA on Oct. 6, 1941 to Oscar C. Pittman and Gearldean Wood. Tony and Faye had two children:

(521571281) Tonya Faye Pittman, b. April 23, 1968

(521571282) Mchael Ray Pittman, b. April 28, 1972; served in U.S. Navy 1992-1995*

Tony was a Mnister and Construction Contractor, and Faye was in Real Estate and Insurance.

(521571281) TONYA FAYE PITTMAN (dau. of Tony Oscar Pittman and Faye Inez Pruitt) was born on April 23, 1968. She married Jacque Aiken in 1988, and had two children:

(5215712811) Taylor Aiken, b. ca 1988*

(5215712812) Kristen Elise Aiken, b. July 8, 1997 Baton Rouge, LA*

Jacque was an Engineer.

(5215713) TEMPE LILLY PRUITT (dau. of Louis Critteden Pruitt and Mary Jane Mllsaps) was born in Kootenai Co., ID on July 5, 1902. She married Will Miller, and had the following:

(52157131) infant, b. & d. ca 1920* (52157132) Vernon Miller, b. ca 1921; m. Veness ? ; and died at Donna, TX in Nov. 1995* (52157133) Herschel Miller, b. ca 1922 (52157134) Helen Miller, b. ca 1923 (52157135) Velma Mller, b. ca 1924; m. Shelby Reed* (52157136) Roy Mller, b. ca 1925*

Tempe died in Van Buren Co., AR on Oct. 6, 1931.

(52157133) HERSCHEL MILLER (son of Will Miller and Tempe Lilly Pruitt) was born about 1922. He married Ruby Mavis McDougal (b. May 17, 1926), and had:

(521571331) David Lewis Mller* (521571332) a dau.*

287 (52157134) HELEN MILLER (dau. of Will Mller and Tempe Lilly Pruitt) was born about 1923. She married Roy Hull, and had:

(521571341) Tommy Hull* (521571342) Clayton Hull*

Helen died at Clinton, AR in Nov. 1955. Both were buried at Lamar, Arkansas.

(5215714) MAY OLA PRUITT (dau. of Louis Critteden Pruitt and Mary Jane Mllsaps) was born in Kootenai Co., ID on Sept. 1, 1904. She married Elmer Mller, and had two children:

(52157141) Wilburn Miller* (52157142) Esse Miller*

May died at Vilonia, AR on Nov. 30, 1928.

(5215716) OLLIE OPAL VILLANY PRUITT (dau. of Louis Critteden Pruitt and Mary Jane Millsaps) was born in Van Buren Co., AR on Feb. 28, 1909. She married George Godfrey, and had a son:

(52157161) Eddie Godfrey, b. Nov. 1936 Van Buren Co., AR; died in infancy*

Ollie died in Van Buren Co., AR on Nov. 15, 1936, possibly of diptheria.

(5215717) BERTHA LEONA PRUITT (dau. of Louis Critteden Pruitt and Mary Jane Millsaps) was born in Van Buren Co., AR on Sept. 20, 1911, and married Sherman Price on March 16, 1930. Sherman was born at Spencer, WV on May 5, 1908 to John Price and Kate Katherine Hickman. Sherman and Bertha were the parents of five children:

(52157171) Lamona Faye Price, b. Sept. 17, 1931 Nogo, AR (52157172) Cleatus Price, b. Aug. 4, 1934 Nogo, AR (52157173) John Price, b. ca 1935 (52157174) Bonnie Price, b. Jan. 31, 1938 Nogo, AR; died on March 24, 1938* (52157175) Mary Virginia Price, b. March 30, 1942 Dabney, AR

(52157171) LAMONA FAYE PRICE (dau. of Sherman Price and Bertha Leona Pruitt) was born at Nogo, AR on Sept. 17, 1931. She married first: Odis M. Seaton at Lavaca, AR on Jan. 25, 1952. Odis was born at Lavaca, AR on July 31, 1928 to Willie C. Seaton and Pearl L. Smith. Odis and Lamona had four children:

(521571711) Mchael David Seaton, b. Feb. 16, 1953 Visalia, CA (521571712) Brenda Faye Seaton, b. March 7, 1956 Ozark, AR

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(521571713) Carolyn Jeanette Seaton, b. Sept. 3, 1957 Ozark, AR (521571714) Evelyn Dianne Seaton, b. July 11, 1961 Charleston, AR

Lamona and Odis were divorced. Lamona married second: Dewey Lester Hooker at Ft. Smith, AR on Aug. 31, 1985. Dewey was born at Lufkin, TX on April 9, 1935 to Clyde L. Hooker and Beatrice Walker.

(521571711) MICHAEL DAVID SEATON (son of Odis M. Seaton and Lamona Faye Price) was born at Visalia, C A on Feb. 16, 1953, and married Rebecca R. Magby at Branch, AR on May 30, 1973. Rebecca was born on Nov. 22, 1955 to Lee Magby and Vera Smith. Mchael and Rebecca had two sons:

(5215717111) David Joseph Seaton, b. March 11, 1975 Ozark, AR* (5215717112) James Michael Seaton, b. March 23, 1977 Ozark, AR*

(521571712) BRENDA FAYE SEATON (dau. of Odis M. Seaton and Lamona Faye Price) was born at Ozark, AR on March 7, 1956. She married first: Michael Edward Posey at Charleston, AR on July 30, 1976. Mchael was born at Bakersfield, CA on Aug. 1, 1953 to Eddie Posey and Elisabeth Adeline. Brenda and Mchael were divorced. Brenda married second: Howard James "Jim" Martin at Ft. Smith, AR on Oct. 11, 1986. Jim was born at Whittier, CA on May 18, 1958 to H. Wayne Martin and Velma June Baker.

(521571713) CAROLYN JEANETTE SEATON (dau. of Odis M. Seaton and Lamona Faye Price) was born at Ozark, AR on Sept. 3, 1957, and married Jim C. Payne at Ft. Smith, AR on June 11, 1983. Jim was born at Springfield, MO on March 31, 1959 to James F. Payne and Iva Hendrix. Jim and Carolyn had two children:

(5215717131) James Caleb Payne, b. March 23, 1987* (5215717132) Lauren Elizabeth Payne, b. Nov. 24, 1989*

(521571714) EVELYN DIANNE SEATON (dau. of Odis M. Seaton and Lamona Faye Price) was born at Charleston, AR on July 11, 1961. She married Randy M. McFadden at Springdale, AR on Oct. 30, 1982. Randy was born at Kansas City, KS on April 4, 1959 to Paul McFadden and Collen Dobbins. Randy and Evelyn had two daughters:

(5215717141) Malena Dianne McFadden, b. Oct. 28, 1985 Springdale, AR* (5215717142) Mallory Evelyn McFadden, b. March 23, 1987 Springdale, AR*

289 (52157172) CLEATUS PRICE (son of Sherman Price and Bertha Leona Pruitt) was born at Nogo, AR on Aug. 4, 1934. He married Kay Clutts, and had two sons:

(521571721) David Price* (521571722) Jeff Price*

Cleatus and Kay were divorced.

(52157173) JOHN PRICE (son of Sherman Price and Bertha Leona Pruitt) was born about 1935. He married Jeanette Cunningham, and had:

(521571731) Carla Price* (521571732) Laura Price*

(52157175) MARY VIRGINIA PRICE (dau. of Sherman Price and Bertha Leona Pruitt) was born at Dabney, AR on March 30, 1942, and married Coy Tolly Bridges at Alread, AR on June 25, 1960. Coy was born at Witt Springs, AR on Nov. 8, 1939 to John M. Bridges and Orpha Stumpf. Coy and Mary had two daughters:

(521571751) Wanda Lois Bridges, b. 1961 (521571752) Sheila Annette Bridges, b. Aug. 15, 1962 Ozark, AR

(521571751) WANDA LOIS BRIDGES (dau. of Coy Tolly Bridges and Mary Virginia Price) was born in 1961. She married first: Jerry Max Abercrombie at Weatherford, OK on Dec. 17, 1981, and had the following children:

(5215717511) Brook Abercrombie, b. OK* (5215717512) Grace Abercrombie, b. OK* (5215717513) Jenny Abercrombie* (5215717514) Cassy Abercrombie*

Wanda and Jerry were divorced. Wanda married second: Dale Jobe.

(521571752) SHEILA ANNETTE BRIDGES (dau. of Coy Tolly Bridges and Mary Virginia Price) was born at Ozark, AR on Aug. 15, 1962. She married Mchael Perdue at Chickasha, OK on Oct. 9, 1982, and had:

(5215717521) Miliea Perdue, b. ca 1985* (5215717522) Hillary Perdue, b. 1991*

290 CHAPTER FIVE

(5215719) COY WOODROW PRUITT (son of Louis Critteden Pruitt and Mary Jane Millsaps) was born at Dabney, AR on Aug. 18, 1918. He married Norma Lee Pack at Smyrna, AR on April 8, 1939. Norma was born at Dabney, AR on July 28, 1919 to J. Alvis Pack and Emma L. Coy and Norma were the parents of four children:

(52157191) Emma Jean Pruitt, b. June 24, 1940 Zion Hill, AR (52157192) Eldon Clifford Pruitt, b. Nov. 4, 1942 Dabney, AR (52157193) Altha Lorraine Pruitt, b. April 29, 1947 Clinton, AR (52157194) Sharon Kaye Pruitt, b. Sept. 30, 1950 Clinton, AR

They resided in the Boston Mountain Range of the Ozark Mountains, Van Buren Co., Arkansas.

(52157191) EMMA JEAN PRUITT (dau. of Coy Woodrow Pruitt and Norma Lee Pack) was born at Zion Hill, AR on June 24, 1940, and married Clovis Gene Freeman at Crabtree, AR on May 24, 1958. Clovis was born at Chimes, AR on April 11, 1932 to George Allen Freeman and Mary F. Clovis and Emma had four children:

(521571911) Jeree Gale Freeman, b. March 3, 1959 Clinton, AR* (521571912) Gregory Lynn Freeman, b. Aug. 1, 1963 Clinton, AR (521571913) Rex Allen Freeman, b. Dec. 20, 1965 Leslie, AR (521571914) Robin Michelle Freeman, b. Oct. 10, 1970 Clinton, AR*

(521571912) GREGORY LYNN FREEMAN (son of Clovis Gene Freeman and Emma Jean Pruitt) was born at Clinton, AR on Aug. 1, 1963, and married Rebecca Kaye ? at Russellville, AR on June 13, 1985. Rebecca was born at Mt. Judea, AR about 1965. Gregory and Rebecca had:

(5215719.121) Morgan Lee Freeman, b. Oct. 2, 1985*

(521571913) REX ALLEN FREEMAN (son of Clovis Gene Freeman and Emma Jean Pruitt) was born at Leslie, AR on Dec. 20, 1965. He married Sandy Jones in 1988, and had:

(5215719131) Randy Paige Freeman, b. April 1989*

(52157192) ELDON CLIFFORD PRUITT (son of Coy Woodrow Pruitt and Norma Lee Pack) was born at Dabney, AR on Nov. 4, 1942, and married Lovetta Mae Watts at Crabtree, AR on July 21, 1967. Lovetta was born at Tilly, AR on Jan. 9, 1951. Eldon and Lovetta had two children:

291 (521571921) Anita Marie Pruitt, b. Nov. 9, 1970 Clinton, AR (521571922) Louis Clifton Pruitt, b. Nov. 23, 1974 Clinton, AR*

(521571921) ANITA MARIE PRUITT (dau. of Eldon Clifford Pruitt and Lovetta Mae Watts) was born at Clinton, AR on Nov. 9, 1970. She married Bill James (b. ca 1965 Scotland, AR) at Scotland, AR on April 19, 1987, and had:

(5215719211) Courtney James, b. Sept. 9, 1987*

(52157193) ALTHA LORRAINE PRUITT (dau. of Coy Woodrow Pruitt and Norma Lee Pack) was born at Clinton, AR on April 29, 1947, and married Leon Millsaps at Rupert, AR on May 12, 1965. Leon was born at Nogo, AR on May 23, 1946. Leon and Altha had three children:

(521571931) Melissa Kaye Mllsaps, b. Jan. 15, 1967 Leslie, AR (521571932) Melanie Renee Millsaps, b. Oct. 13, 1969 Hendricks Co., IN* (521571933) Daniel Eugene "Danny" Mllsaps, b. Nov. 12, 1976 Hendricks Co., IN*

(521571931) MELISSA KAYE MILLSAPS (dau. of Leon Millsaps and Altha Lorraine Pruitt) was born at Leslie, AR on Jan. 15, 1967. She married Cecil Witt at Rupert, AR on Nov. 23, 1984. Cecil was born at Clinton, AR on Dec. 15, 1963 to Cletis Witt and Sammie. Cecil and Melissa had a son:

(5215719311) Zachary Scott Witt, b. June 28, 1985; died on July 1, 1985*

(52157194) SHARON KAYE PRUITT (dau. of Coy Woodrow Pruitt and Norma Lee Pack) was born at Clinton, AR on Sept. 30, 1950. She married first: Bill Weaver about 1969, and had two sons:

(521571941) James Louis Weaver, b. & d. April 10, 1970* (521571942) Billy Joe Weaver, b. Feb. 25, 1972 Morrilton, AR*

Sharon married second: Billy Wayne Mllsaps on April 14, 1973. Billy was born at Nogo, AR on Jan. 3, 1951. Billy and Sharon had two children:

(521571943) Athony Dwayne Mllsaps, b. March 29, 1974 Kokomo, IN* (521571944) Jesse Lynn Mllsaps, b. Feb. 6, 1977 Clinton, AR*

(521571(10) CLAUDY NIGHT PRUITT (son of Louis Critteden Pruitt and Mary Jane Mllsaps) was born in Van Buren Co., AR on Feb. 9, 1921. He married first: Glena Walker, and had:

292 CHAPTER FIVE

(521571(10)1) Jerry Don Pruitt, b. ca 1940 (521571(10)2) Delores Sue Pruitt, b. ca 1942*

Claudy and Glena were divorced. Claudy married second: Ann Mangum.

(521571(10)1) JERRY DON PRUITT (son of Claudy Night Pruitt and Glena Walker) was born about 1940. He married Ginger ? , and had three children:

(521571(10)11) Jojo Pruitt* (521571(10)12) Kimberly Pruitt* (521571(10)13) Kelly Pruitt*

Jerry and Ginger were divorced.

(521572) GEORGE W. PRUITT (son ofEdward Fountain Pruitt and Nancy Caroline Wooliver) was born in Greene Co., TN on Jan. 1, 1881. He married Salena Ann Bridges (b. April 4, 1889 AR) about 1907, and had the following children:

(5215721) Leeman Pruitt, b. Dec. 1908 AR (5215722) Opal Pruitt, b. 1910 AR* (5215723) Porter Pruitt, b. May 1912 AR; m. Ollie Pack; and died in Feb. 1982* (5215724) Florence Pruitt, b. 1914 AR; m. Romey Price* (5215725) Coy E. Pruitt, b. 1917 AR

(5215726) Tillman Pruitt, b Dec. 1919 AR; died at Donna, TX in Nov. 1969*

The 1910 Census, Van Buren Co., AR, Wheeler Twp, lists: George W. Pruitt 26 TN TN TN no occupation Galena 20 AR NC TN Leman 12 AR Opal 7 AR Fayette 21 TN TN TN brother farmer Sylor 19 AL AL MS sister-in-law

The 1920 Census, Van Buren Co., AR, Wheeler Twp, lists:

George P. Pruitt 36 TN Saline 30 AR Leman 12 AR Opal 10 AR Porter 8 AR Florence 6 AR Coy 3 AR Tillmore AR 293 George died in Van Buren Co., AR on Jan. 22, 1962, and was buried in Zion Hill Cem., Pope Co., Arkansas.

(5215721) LEEMAN PRUITT (son of George W. Pruitt and Salena Ann Bridges) was born in Arkansas in Dec. 1908. He married Willie Pack, and had:

(52157211) Bobby Gene Pruitt, b. ca 1928 (52157212) Verneda Pruitt* (52157213) Arlene Pruitt* (52157214) Marjory Lee Pruitt, b. ca 1931* (52157215) Lowray Pruitt, b. Sept. 2, 1935; died on Feb. 25, 1938*

Leeman died in Sept. 1982.

(52157211) BOBBY GENE PRUITT (son of Leeman Pruitt and Willie Pack) was born about 1928. He married Johnny Pearl Scarberry, and had a daughter:

(521572111) Arlene Pruitt, b. ca 1948

(521572111) ARLENE PRUITT (dau. of Bobby Gene Pruitt and Johnny Pearl Scarberry) was born about 1948. She married Bob Chambers, and had:

(5215721111) Bob Chambers* (5215721112) Lisa Chambers* (5215721113) Marjorie Lee Chambers, m. Bob Carr*

(5215725) COY E. PRUITT (son of George W. Pruitt and Salena Ann Bridges) was born in Arkansas in 1917. He married Mamie J. Sutton, and had a daughter:

(52157251) Nellie Ann Pruitt, b. ca 1937

(52157251) NELLIE ANN PRUITT (dau. of Coy E. Pruitt and Mamie J. Sutton) was born about 1937. She married a Boudra, and had:

(521572511) Michael Boudra* (521572512) Stacey Boudra*

(521573) LEANDER "Lee" PRUITT (son ofEdward Fountain Pruitt and Nancy Caroline Wooliver) was born in Greene Co., TN in May 1882, and married first: Texas Pack. Lee married second: Sarah Jane Mze (b. 1884 AL), and had four children: 294 CHAPTER FIVE

(5215731) Subie Pruitt, b. 1910 AR* (5215732) Willie Pruitt* (5215733) Ruby Pruitt* (5215734) Velva Pruitt*

Lee married third: Alice Hall, and had two sons:

(5215735) Charlie Pruitt* (5215736) Vernon Pruitt*

The 1910 Census, Van Buren Co., AR, Wheeler Twp, lists:

Forest Pruitt 60 TN TN TN merchant Caroline 63 TN TN TN Lee 26 TN TN TN Sarah J. 25 AL AL AL dau-in-law Suira ? 2/12 AR grdau

Lee went into the smoke house to get some salt for a watermelon (though he was not supposed to eat them because of malaria), and got bitten by a copperhead.

(521575) JULIA M. "Minnie" PRUITT (dau. ofEdward Fountain Pruitt and Nancy Caroline Wooliver) was born in Greene Co., TN in June 1885. He married Thomas E. Griffin, and had:

(5215751) Nancy Griffin, b. ca 1905*

(521576) FAYETTE "Fate" PRUITT (son ofEdward Fountain Pruitt and Nancy Caroline Wooliver) was born in Greene Co., TN in May 1888. He married first: Sula Moncrief (b. 1891 AR), and had a son:

(5215761) Floyd Pruitt, b. Dec. 11, 1911 AR

The 1910 Census, Van Buren Co., AR, Wheeler Twp, lists:

George W. Pruitt 26 TN TN TN no occupation Galena 20 AR NC TN Leman 12 AR Opal 7 AR Fayette 21 TN TN TN brother farmer Sylor 19 AL AL MS sister-in-law

Sula burned to death while caring for her infant son near the fireplace in Dec. 1911. Fate married second: Elsie May ? (b. 1898), and had six children: 295 (5215762) Chester Pruitt, b. Jan. 25, 1914 AR; died on April 2, 1914* (5215763) Cecil Pruitt, b. Sept. 24, 1915 AR; m. Lillian Martin; and died in Arizona in June 1985* (5215764) Everette Pruitt, b. May 17, 1918 AR (5215765) Ina May Pruitt, b. May 17, 1921 AR (5215766) Iva Pruitt, b. March 19, 1924 AR (5215767) Wesley Pruitt, b. June 7, 1934 AR

The 1920 Census, Van Buren Co., AR, Wheeler Twp, lists:

Fate Pruitt 31 TN Elsie 22 Floyd 8 AR Cecil 7 AR Everette 2 AR

(5215761) FLOYD PRUITT (son of Fayette Pruitt and Sula Moncrief) was born in Arkansas on Dec. 11, 1911, and married Lydia Lucille Williams at Vilonia, AR on Nov. 12, 1932. Lydia was born in Van Buren Co., AR in 1915. Floyd and Lydia had four children:

(52157611) James Kenneth Pruitt, b. Oct. 5, 1936 AR (52157612) Robert Lee Pruitt, b. Sept. 25, 1939 AR (52157613) Sula Pruitt, b. April 21, 1949; m. 1st: Terry Brown; m. 2nd: "Mac" Macedo* (52157614) Wilma Dean Pruitt, b. Sept. 22, 1951

They resided at Phoenix, AR from 1953 to 1980.

(52157611) JAMES KENNETH PRUITT (son of Floyd Pruitt and Lydia Lucille Williams) was born in Arkansas on Oct. 5, 1936. He married first: Jo Ann ? , and had a daughter:

(521576111) Carolyn Pruitt, b. ca 1955*

James married second: Gladys Edwards (b. ca 1936 Ooltewah, TN).

(52157612) ROBERT LEE PRUITT (son of Floyd Pruitt and Lydia Lucille Williams) was born in Arkansas on Sept. 25, 1939. He married Carolyn Cornwell, and had four children:

(521576121) Kim Pruitt (521576122) Shelly Pruitt (521576123) Robert Timothy Pruitt, m. Rhonda* (521576124) Karen Pruitt

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(521576121) KEVI PRUITT (dau. of Robert Lee Pruitt and Carolyn Cornwell) married first: Jack Kelly, and had two children:

(5215761211) Travis Kelly* (5215761212) Tamara Kelly*

Kim married second: Eddy Ragale.

(521576122) SHELLY PRUITT (dau. of Robert Lee Pruitt and Carolyn Cornwell) married Bobby Ahead, and had:

(5215761221) Caylor Ahead* (5215761222) Cassie Ahead* (5215761223) Candice Ahead* (5215761224) "Butch" Ahead*

(521576124) KAREN PRUITT (dau. of Robert Lee Pruitt and Carolyn Cornwell) married David Cunningham, and had two children:

(5215761241) Holly Cunningham* (5215761242) Chad Cunningham*

(52157614) WILMA DEAN PRUITT (dau. of Floyd Pruitt and Lydia Lucille Williams) was born on Sept. 22, 1951. She married Jack Haese, and had a daughter:

(521576141) Jessica Haese*

(5215764) EVERETTE PRUITT (son of Fayette Pruitt and Elsie May) was born in Arkansas on May 17, 1918. He married Avis Martin (b. ca 1918 Oxford, MS), and had two daughters:

(52157641) Irma Pruitt*

(52157642) Patricia Pruitt, b. AZ; m. Harold Young*

They resided at Phoenix, AZ in 1995.

(5215765) INA MAY PRUITT (dau. of Fayette Pruitt and Elsie May) was born in Arkansas on May 17, 1921. She married Roy Chance, and had a son:

(52157651) Leroy Chance, b. Dec. 20, 1941 AZ*

297 Ina died in Arizona on Dec. 24, 1941.

(5215766) IVA PRUITT (dau. of Fayette Pruitt and Elsie May) was born in Arkansas on March 19, 1924. She married Herman Horton, and had the following children:

(52157661) Alice Horton, b. ca 1944; died in Arizona in 1976* (52157662) Joyce Horton, b. ca 1945 (52157663) Shirley Horton, b. ca 1946

(52157662) JOYCE HORTON (dau. of Herman Horton and Iva Pruitt) was born about 1945, and married Richard Goff. Children:

(521576621) Robert Goff; m. Sally* (521576622) Lisa Goff; m. a Weaver*

(52157663) SHIRLEY HORTON (dau. of Herman Horton and Iva Pruitt) was born about 1946, and married first: Charles Pepper. Shirley married second: Sam Rufford, and had two daughters:

(521576631) Amy Rufford* (521575532) Katy Rufford*

(5215767) WESLEY PRUITT (son of Fayette Pruitt and Elsie May) was born in Arkansas on June 7, 1934. He married Barbara Hagai, and had four children:

(52157671) Dorinda Pruitt; m. Terry Guest* (52157672) James Pruitt; m. Serina* (52157673) Candy Pruitt; m. Tommy Burnett* (52157674) Duane Pruitt*

Wesley was a Baptist Mnister at Hardy, Arkansas.

(521577) JOHN FRANK PRUITT (son ofEdward Fountain Pruitt and Nancy Caroline Wooliver) was born in Greene Co., TN in May 1889. He married Ethel Millsaps (b. 1894 AR) about 1910, and had seven children:

(5215771) Herman Pruitt* (5215772) Ava Pruitt* (5215773) Verna Pruitt; died in Greene Co., TN in 1966; br. Hartman's Chapel Cem., Greene Co.,TN* (5215774) Herschel Pruitt*

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(5215775) Edna Maud Pruitt* (5215776) Pauline Pruitt* (5215777) Walsie Pruitt*

The 1910 Census, Van Buren Co., AR, Wheeler Twp, lists:

Frank Pruitt 19 TN TN TN farmer Ethel 16 AR AR NC

(52158) C. DAVID PRUITT (son of John Pruitt and Dolly Clanton) married and had:

(521581) Eddie Pruitt, b. ca 1880*

(5216) JOSEPH PRUITT (son of John Pruitt and Dolly Williams) was born in Virginia in 1825. He moved to Tennessee with the rest of the family about 1845. The 1850 Census, Washington Co., TN, no. 1883-468, lists.

Dolly Pruet 60 VA Joseph 25 VA Rosannah 23 TN

The 1860 Census, Greene Co., TN, no. 159-237, lists:

Joseph Prewitt 25 Dolly 45 Rosy 28 MaryM. 10 Edward F. 5 Margaret J. 3/12

On April 16, 1864, Joseph Pruit married Jane Walker in Greene Co., TN; bond signed by Elijah Pruitt. The 1870 Census, Greene Co., TN, p. 449a, lists: Joseph Pruitt, age 40. On Aug. 15, 1879, Joseph Pruett married Elizabeth Brumley in Greene Co., TN (no. 2637), Thomas Pruett on bond. The 1880 Census, Greene Co., TN, p. 736, lists: Joseph Pruet.

(5217) WILEY BROWN PRUITT (son of John Pruitt and Dolly Williams) was born in Pittsylvania Co., VA on Dec. 25, 1827, and married Mary Jane Lovell about 1848. Mary was born in Pittsylvania Co., VA in 1828 to Daniel Lovell and Mary Ann Wyatt. Wiley and Mary had the following children:

299 (52171) Letitia E. Pruitt, b. Nov. 6, 1849 Greene Co., TN (52172) Mark Chaplain "Marcus" Pruitt, b. Feb. 3, 1851 Greene Co., TN (52173) Joseph "Joe" Pruitt, b. 1853 Greene Co , TN (52174) Jane Pruitt, b. 1855 Greene Co., TN* (52175) Virginia P. "Jennie" Pruitt, b. ca 1861 TN (52176) Emma Ester Pruitt, b. Sept. 5, 1863 TN (52177) Wyatt Morgan "Monty" Pruitt, b. Aug. 6, 1868 Greenville, TN (52178) Samuel Pruitt, b. 1872 TN*

The 1860 Census shows Jane, age 5; the 1870 census shows Jane, age 16; and the 1880 census shows Jennie, age 19. It may be possible that Jane and Jennie are the same person.

The 1850 Census, Greene Co., TN, no. 482-648, lists:

Wyly Pruett 24 VA Mary 22 VA Letitia 7/12 TN

Wiley was listed on the Greene Co., TN Tax Lists in 1850, 1854, 1855, and 1857. He moved to adjoining Cocke Co., TN by 1860. The 1860 Census, Cocke Co., TN, p. 66-406, Newport, lists:

Wiley Pruitt 30 VA laborer $50 Mary 27 VA Lutitia 10 TN Marcus 10 TN Joseph 7 TN Jane 5 TN

Wiley was listed on the 1867 Greene Co., TN Tax List, Dist. 4, and moved to Rutherford Co., TN by 1870. The 1870 Census, Rutherford Co., TN, Dist. 8, P.O. Murfreesboro, p. 12, no. 87- 1111, lists:

Wylie Prewitt 45 VA farming Mary 40 VA Liticia 20 TN Marqutt (Mark C.) 19 TN Joseph 17 TN Jane 16 TN Ema 8 TN Morgan 3 TN

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The 1880 Census, Williamson Co., TN, Vol. 35, Ed 246, sheet 11, line 16, Dist. 18, no. 73-84, lists:

Wiley Pruett 50 VA VA VA Mary Jane 50 VA VA VA Joe 20 TN VA VA Jennie 19 TN Emma 17 TN Wyatt 11 TN Samuel 8 TN

They were living in the general area of Eagleville and Kirkland, near the border of Rutherford and Williamson County lines.

Mary died at Eagleville, TN in Jan. 1898, and was buried in Russell Cemetery there. Her grave was robbed and she was buried three times in 1898. She died at the hand of Dr. Heimark of Eagleville, who robbed her grave and others to sell the bodies to Medical Schools. Wiley died at Nashville, TN on Feb. 10, 1901, and was buried at Triune, Tennessee.

The grandchildren of Wiley Brown Pruitt and his wife Mary Jane Lovell have told and retold for many years the events in the lives of their grandparents. Mnnie Pruitt Harper visited her grandparents at Kirkland (a wide place in the road where highways 41-A and 31-A intersect in the edge of Williamson Co., TN). She used to tell the chilling story of the death of her grandmother when her grave was robbed and she was buried three times in 1898. Tommy Joe Pruitt said his grandpa Pruitt was a "little man" and lived at Kirkland, and when his wife died, he went to Nashville to live with "Aunt Tish". He said he died sitting on the doorstep at Aunt Tish's, when he was 74 years old. Lennie McCollough Pruitt Crafton said "Grandpa Pruitt lived in Nashville, and wanted to come see us, and somehow missed the stage from Nashville, but he walked every step of the way from Nashville to Lunn's Store where we lived. I was about five years old and was helping my daddy pick up sweet potatoes in the fall. He would shovel them into a little house and pile dirt on top of them. I was small but I thought I was helping him. I will never forget looking up and there was Grandpa coming through the gate with a solid black Banta Rooster under one arm, and a solid black hen under the other arm. He brought the hen for me and the rooster for Al. That night before the big fire, Al hugged that rooster so close to him that he killed it.

301 m- story of Grave Robbing as told by Dick Poplin in Times-Gazette •as; m Bedford County, aelbyville,. Tennessee H .H The

;burning;lights,*night-;| £ f\ A •Name That Broughroughtt F^kyÁ^Íw '"À» the ^recjitiíor; thôse; Jit .'•^*,Vj"^'TW^Î|»ifcvïtíta'.6«,a' grayeside: ; and shelters from the ill. e of Heimark brought: U& el,e^mer^sVshp^^'go;t^L^k shdíil£ío toó :Dr.^Heimark.|lt;WaDr s he Time was when the name : who maóÍe'thennecessary, for althOTgh-he^had feari,to the hearts of folks in the corners of the ^rnIsHe^røier;pa/^ four.iicounties"of Bedford, Marshall, Rutherford and Williamson which make up the area around Eagleville. But strange as it may seem, it was Âlthough I had heard of "Heimark". all of my .-, not until after the man who bore the name was life'and of Mrs'r Pruitt and Mrs. Corbitt whose ; gone from the scene that the spine-tingling chill bodies he was said to have stolen, it was not until ; came,to be associated with the name. I read The llUtory of Euglevill* by Minnie Fair- -, •. On cold rainy nights when a lone traveler field Dyer, 1972, that I had seen much abourhim'', returning home by way o'f a cemetery saw a in print. Brief mention had been made of him by lantern hanging above a new mound of earth — Elmer Hinton a few times over the years in his the lantern sputtering and casting eerie shadows column, but otherwise the story of his deeds had ; as it swung gently in the wind — one word came been handed down by word of mouth.'">'v.1 'r r;5 to his rriind.; "Heimark!" It was then that he (U is thought " that-Dr. Heimark came to'- slapped the back of his horse with the buggy Eagleville Wound 1894 or 95 from Vanderbilt | lines or dug his heels into the side of the horse he Medical School: He was described as being about •] was Tiding. ::Those who were about'on such a five and a half.feet tall and of Norwegian extrac- tion. He built-up a good practice, and was verylî II.liked in sDite of.som.e.strangejyay_sJie had.íj .'He boarded in the home ot the McGowans, but he'Æ ^Scraps >'• rented a little cottage that was always kept lock-.' i'» »: ed."'" • :Ýh?> • : y'-î , , ..• | : ': After about four years it began to seem to the' .-4 people that too many of his patients with minorM, M PÎ8 ' illnesses were going to the.cemetery. And aftern-.-jj ra1': the later events they no doubt thought that those >Æ ' .-patient. didn't.stay there very long.,The doctor?^ "hired à Negro boy'and a white boy to.'work-for§;4 ,him in some business the citizens of Eagleville ' didn't'quite understand at the time.\;This yj business seemed to involve regular and hurried trips to Nashville in a wagon with some sort of Cj j night,' if they were on legitimate business, vowed bundle the contents of which was not disclosed. ;'j ']i to themselves to transact business henceforth by Í After changing horses in Nashville he would ,'i ; daylight or else return home by some other', return to go about his medical practice the next route.. Or one: whose reasons for being .out long.}..,.. : day .Rafter honest and hard-working citizens'.had beenj&#r Ajte r about four years, the people of ' v abed'were.somewhat questionable,'.'would deter^|«^W—i.1.. ! ^'/Eagleville began to think the doctor's activities •'mine' to mend his ways and live an exemplary,^"were • t a little too strange. It aU came out as life among his neighbors told by Charles p.: Gillespie who was quoted in •j^jij Although !\Dr. C, B. Heimark: had come and T : ; Mrs/Dyer's History of Eagleville : "-r- v • ' l/gprieffrom i the Eagleville./area ;many , years ' " "."One day I was sitting on the front porch of before, his infamous deeds had been so indelibly , .;! my store about two hundred yards from the road •ij impressed on the minds of those living during his between Murfreesboro and Eagleville when Bill '.Ltimeând their children from the hearing of-it^ Êlmore, ' hackdriver, ' came, along 'and " said, í-that he was: not soon to be forgotten.'';> yJ0fií ;ji'Well, have you heard about the grave robbery w , 1 T- 'i'ÍDrÏHeimark was a grave robber.-U--' ' i^f - i at Eagleville!-i>v<'•' '••"''{'•• • •' f.'':No' doubt graves had been robbed before he. 1 told him I-hadn't and he said, 'Well, they cam£, to that , section, but tor my-', knowledge '•'dugûp'Mrs.'Pruitfand Mrs, Corbitt! . • • nothing like that happened-in the years I can_ ;v -"Then I remembered hearing my children mremember ; But a quarter, of a';century after1; say, 'It looks like a sink hole's fell in Grandpa's Heimark was gone it was not unusual to have grave:-'My father-in-law, Steve Bennett, had graves watched at night for some time after ar ,. died on Jan. I, 1898, so I said to my wife,"Well. I burying, or at least a lantern was left burning at- guess your daddy's gone too the grave to discourage would-be robbers. Many , cemeteries had small houses built where grave ; watchers .'could take shelter ,on cold winter : Continued on next page nignts.or.when the rain came dow,n in,summer.,/.v CHAPTER FIVE

'Heimark' The Name Associated ANOTHER INTERESTING ACCOUNT OF THE With Fear (Continued from GRAVEROBBING IS A PICTURE IN A Previous Page) By Dick Poplin NASHVILLE NEWSPAPER in 1940; with the following written below the i í*aW.WëWen'£;t67thé"grav|eyard and thereVe'founHTH the picture; ||£the coffiníboxlsticking úp out of the ground.jThe^fl ëî^Í^^KaSî^tllMtUh^ had-iakeh the.body "Henry A. Gee of Eagleville stands T,strippe'd*it}'and left'the,clothes."'-^rAvii' jsêj% between the unmarked graves of two S'&Theaccpunt/goes on to tell of Gillespie callings. women whom he helped to bury twice $his$b^ in 1898-the second time after :.Vi:Nashville'i'and • Bennett called Governor,Bob their bodies had been snatched iî'Taylor/^State^troopers' searched, the-medical^í^ aV^çhoblsl'iniifli^vttlsiiîbai :íoaiki;itót^^:,Tli^Q from their graves by ghouls. On ifi grave ji;óbbejr^becamë] scared and, threw Mrs: the left is the spot where Mrs. '&f Pruittr s bódy over a fence where.it was found by,p(.i Corbitt was buried and on the ^someone-^j^vi'f^ '^r^ï^^rîi right, the grave of Mrs. Pruitt. ^Detectívé^Rát'1 Hanifin traced the i bodies. of|g$ : Gee has been caretaker of the grave !f ;BénnettíandMrs. Corbitt to Burlington, Y^.They, igjjj |Phad$!b^ yard belonging to the Russell family il:>oks.:#:&^ for over fifty years." íy/iíl Thé í bodies fwere» returned: to'i Murfreesboro;. I ?í! where]they j were met j by horse drawn, hearses ; ;- y (Name underscored by V. G. H.) riband escorted back to Eagleville by a large .crowd.^^ Hï?of péopleljThe/detective.and Sheriffl'J'.; JviiLeei^ $1'i learned that 'Dr.. Heimárk had a contract with an^fc : .^•!;.,éastern"cöhcern to ship them bodies for $45 each, ;j,^ Another account of the graverobbing feÎt/wôulài?s«cmÛiat the doctor wouldn'tihayeVf& : ; is in a book located in the Argie Wgótten;-VicK!ÍatTthat,!Íbút times- wére.;.diff.erenU':'s-j ;?Vback:then:iThexloctorjwas arrested and. arraign^:;** Cooper Library, Shelbyville, Term. :^ ed;bef0re,ScjuireR..S;.Brown and indicted by thefts Page 162, OBITURIES FROM TENNESSEE

P grand jury'iin February. 1898. He was:given only NEWSPAPERS. Bv Jill K. Garrett 1980 '% sjX' monthsdn Mail and' fined «150. but at.'leastffií», She quotes from the 1940 Newspaper 2?"Eagleville^wasï rid oft.him and goodjriddance^jfiij account of the incident, and from COLUMBIA HEROLD, 28 January, 1898 Bip» at the time the graverobbing was ^^periijëntia'rý;.'^ taking place in Rutherford County. ffmorel'haniïiveVyears' œgravjeîàiidjjtà^^^ ^t¥mSM THE NASHVILLE TENNESSEAN MAGIZINE, í% lýriu*.lli*t»r\f»f:EaKlevillv has .many. ; other in- Êrt'erës'ting and'informative items and' quite a. bit ^ j Feb. 24, 1963 DOWN TO EARTH with MbdhisW^ Elmer Hinton: "Readers who remem ^l -there-Theifirst printing was soon exha_usted,:butí^ ber the Eagleville grave robberies ^Í'I ' hâve Í heard; that ? there \ have % been ;,' plans'; for|j^ have sent in a lot of information jf'i.reprintingijl do not knoVwhethër or not thafhás^» about them. But about all they a- m beenzone Û bu f;if i it has;i those'mterested in that f!|arêa would.dôi'well'to;get a copy.'It.has 157 pages^j^j gree on is the year—1898" .... l^mimeographed.'pn^ : "a Mr. Bennett and a Mrs. Pruitt were taken from their graves". . . (Isbou^d^ith^clr^stock^and secujed;.with'rivet^,;^;;| ; "Dr. Hemarks, who was accused of

1 the robberies, was released from tíbld,for.^ ••• P-V-!Í prison and moved to Florida". . . "the body of a Mrs. Pruitt was Several things in the different buried about a half mile or 30 newspaper accounts are not true north of Eagleville" . . according to the way our people have told it down through the years. According to the 1898 And so it goes on and on and on. account, the Pruitts found their Many accounts of thi3 incident are loved one's grave robbed, and recorded in different libraries "hurried11 to Nashville and got and in Newspapers since 1898 when the ball rolling. this all took place. 303

S 3w ' o rt 3 8* 2 a S-1. * r- cr P m Ln H«- a ro 3 > cr cr -9 > rt v< V" r—t- a ^O H 3 en o m Z =5 o CL 2 2 ca 3 M =1 C 13. 1/3 - H n og ha S H rt ~ 3 Val 00 -o g 00 c H r-f 3- " o cr m o m I m 00 00 Cu q 3J < 3 n rt m p o CL ._, K) g o 8 % 0Q 3 T3 S» ' 03 rt -0 tO rt m g. OO rt P o « 3 4- I S ». CO -o to 5-s cr cr fa rt 3 rt §> r —! o 5» CL < n rt o George and Letitia had two sons:

(521711) Samuel Smith Reece, b. Nov. 1877 TN (521712) Walter S. Reece, b. 1878 College Grove, TN

George died before 1880. The 1880 Census, Williamson Co., TN, p. 7, no. 44-50, lists:

Tisha Reese 24 TN TN TN widow Walter 2 TN TN TN (in household of James Waddy)

The 1900 Census, Davidson Co., TN, Nashville, Dist. 71, sheet 13, no. 173-111, June 15, 1900:

Sam S. Rece 22 TN b. Nov 1877 watchman rent house Leticia E. Rece 42 TN Nov 1857 mother widow 2 ch 2 liv

Letitia died at Nashville, TN on April 10, 1921, and was buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery there, Sec. 16, Lot 344. Her tombstone says born in 1856; 1900 census says born in Nov. 1857; but the 1850 census says age 7 months, born Nov. 6, 1849.

(521711) SAMUEL SMITH REECE (son of George E. Reece and Letitia E. Pruitt) was born in Tennessee in Nov. 1877. In the 1900 Census, Davidson Co., TN, Nashville, he was single and head of household with his mother living with him. Samuel married Minnie Alma Scruggs (dau. of William Boyd Scruggs and Mary Ann Fyke), and had three children:

(5217111) Marguerite Everett Reece, b. March 8, 1906 Nashville, TN; m. Malcolm Winchester; resided Nashville* (5217112) James Owsley Reece, b. Feb. 16, 1909 Nashville, TN; a pallbearer at the funeral of his great uncle Wyatt Morgan Pruett* (5217113) William Scruggs "Billy" Reece, b. Aug. 12, 1912 Nashville, TN, a pallbearer at the funeral of his great uncle Wyatt Morgan Pruett*

Samuel died on April 6, 1946, and Minnie died on July 15, 1969. Both were buried in Spring Hill Cem., Nashville, Tennessee.

(521712) WALTER S. REECE (son of George E. Reece and Letitia E. Pruitt) was born at College Grove, TN in 1878. He married Bessie Capps, and had the following children:

(5217121) Nellie Reece, b. Jan. 23, 1901 Nashville, TN; m. Frank Graves* (5217122) Edward "Eddie" Reece, b. ca 1903; m. Virginia Tomlinson*

306 CHAPTER FIVE

(5217123) Frank R. "Buddy" Reece, b. ca 1905 Nashville, TN; died in 1934; br. Mt. Olivet Cem., Nashville* (5217124) Walter S. Reece, Jr., b. 1908; died on Feb. 15, 1920; br. Mt. Olivet Cem., Nashville* (5217125) Sam Reece, b. ca 1910 Nashville, TN*

Walter was a very popular City Detective, Nashville, Tennessee. He died at Nashville, TN about 1923, and was buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery there. Sec. 16, Lot 344.

'.•"•was [a. hlgrh-class'men.l^He'..was riot a ÛCMin ÜUiïlLO IÜ l-.'ynian- .to.^seeki211melisht.lvbut>vdId'.i'hls : 0uty In,' his-t quiet,'."thorough '"manner, .jV-'iicccptlngithoiknowledgo of ,workawelt- •f.'.TüonoVaa 'hlsíreward.';S;0V"¥'-'>.-. ;»£.'-'-Mr. -Reecoitwas".In 'tho'iprime..of..hls Öïlife. .belngjonly 45' years of ago.VHe fe;':er;r':-'.';'.:'#;:SM iKwas ; born ât': College . -Grove.:ij.:.Tenn., j'.*' •.-J,; ••• iijí'^' -y ' »«.í;>r,:,j v^M", - ,ySJ2 Vybut removed.toiNashvIlle. 27a"day, i";vbut'.oven "In i those 'trying times', hores- V'Habll8hed^yj; ";;re<»rcl,,'9f-'eiil<5lencjÇj?for •/. himself.'- i'»>:.'íï'.:*.t-.'..:4 r."v ^^-V-V-.^/;';^:*'».'-• i^Sí'XA -September,'. 101G;'1' Mr. • Reeco.'.was „j appoInted''-sèrgeant.-..and -,ln r-August, tçr'?,S.S\ti^ £„'11)13, .'he .'."Vas -^transferred -.to .the - de i'.'j :0S o'clock: atí tho 'Protestant' hospital,.' ri' tectiye 'department ;where: he-, ha3 Ibeen .VÍoIlpwioff'an Illness, of; örily.-ajic^^t^'i" ;'•'- .ever.'slnce.V Í^M'' m'.-'.t'K'-' i >'.»;;'.'• •\l*,'-J/' • "V.jVIr.'oRceca! was' forced ".from • ids-work •Jf." - "The • y surviving iï.'members'''.1 óf Mr.. !? -lust•* Saturdays witty- an 'attack of., efy- ^•Recce's family ara .his WlfeV»Mrs..:Bes- •V.?HÍ pelas, -which.:Decama '.'soi'serious: that . i>;«lo-Reece ; \ sons,Êdward,- and < Frank 'R.' .'v;lie /was! ordered ,-to i',tho-1hospltal,'Sun- vVRccce.' and;"0no''daughter, '•Mrs.'-.Frank •/day nlght^whcii "faclarrcompllcatlons ytfR.' pleavesiVall- ôf ' Nashvlllei -i*- :-.- /ldeveloped'."!íVHl3;llfo'\waa:,,de3palrod: of: "iÆ'.Funeral'.services : wlll'.'baílhcld..,from •-two days, ago "and his. death" was not ; 1 the "residence"''Friday. atv 2 > p. - m.l •' con- Ainexpectcd;>.'-'Hl3\,hundredB "óf ; friends, ' Uuctfid. by_ the. Rov/v'C ..F-^Clark and mourn - his 'passing. i>t,"jv'»;<• ,fji.>-, s \ '•; the'Rev. '/JGdgar, W.f'BarnettiV.'.'.'-r', >:•','"• Walter-Reeco '• was onallof^tha ,most' .from-:beIng>,a iiflno-.offlcer, ft' ciated. '',wHl--i'sqrve ;ia3•;. pallbearers,; .as. y" follows r-SsFUS/iK*.^^ 5? :i->;'Ælohoi"ary''^M'ay0r." :Hilary- '• Howse, > Chief ' J. "W.'-VSmlth, "•Lounle- r-'lIohroe, ; billard' '.•'Foutch',"'::tte^t.-'..Robert'.' 'M. ;f, ijldebottom. ' Sam-.Giles, Chris King, J. •,',R. - Lunn, vGéorgevTómpklns.- Sol. Cohn, « ':.Emanuel''•Fbldman,'"'"W;•'• S.' Dennison, f ,.;Ed Holt, William:Bruce, William .Gup-j ï ton.: Lieut...'";Lón 'Redmond, - M.--"- R.i ;;..Bracey, • Charles. .Ferris*, Chester, .'-.K.Í !'.Hart and Judge-; Roscoe Matthews. '-'-.4 -;,""• -Activa Frank Carr.'-'Bata Winfrey, I Charles Mosloy/George Redmónd,-Lonj ;Foster, John.Griffin, .Joe Landry-and] /-Marlon Tucker.,.-.' .'»;.••:' >..<•, .«».,• ] .«"* •••.•Burial -Willi ie^kt ML Ollveti ceme-1 : . tery..-, - '.->.' , ; ,i-'i '.r.jf. ;] f; v- ' M RS.' WALTER REEC E '.;U''i- V .. -. • -•• 'Struck;by a .truck at;Eighth.-.àve- Vuo,.-tsouth ! 'and •• Roycroft^.tplace,. VIrs. Reece, widow of. a- former ;clty^< 'etectlvè, 'and- herself Va'-; Juvenile" :ourt. worker, i». at the i'Erotestant-'

lospital.'.where her- :lnjurlesri7ara»

ild to be serious. " '*j',4 '/."*''•'?ÍK< - ':t-n-—. ' ; •• '5 4>»»i'.< ».••.'. -•-

307 (52172) MARK CHAPLAIN "Marcus" PRUITT (son of Wiley Brown Pruitt and Mary Jane Lovell) was born in Greene Co., TN on Feb. 3, 1851. "He had wanted to join the Union Army when he was eleven years old, but couldn't get away with that." Mark married Tabitha Ann Vaughn in Rutherford Co., TN on Aug. 6, 1871, by J. S. Edmonds JP (Rutherford Co. Marriages 1870-1881, p. 30). Tabitha was born in Tennessee on March 28, 1856 to Thomas Vaughn and his wife, whose name was Laura according to Aunt Lilly Pruitt, said to be part Cherokee Indian. Mark and Tabitha had eleven children:

(521721) Ella Pruitt, b. 1873 Williamson Co., TN; died in March 1880 of ptomaine poisoning from eating meat; br. Haley Graveyard, Williamson Co.* (521722) Sadie Mai "Sally" Pruitt, b. 1876 Williamson Co., TN (521723) Mattie Pruitt (twin), b. 1878 Williamson Co., TN; died in April 1880 of ptomaine poisoning from eating meat; br. Haley Graveyard, Williamson Co.* (521724) Nannie Pruitt (twin), b. 1878 Williamson Co., TN; died in March 1880 of ptomaine poisoning from eating meat; br. Haley Graveyard, Williamson Co.* (521725) Frances Beatrice "Fannie" Pruitt, b. Aug. 27, 1881 Williamson Co., TN (521726) Mark Edwin "Boss" Pruett, b. Sept. 29, 1882 Williamson Co., TN (521727) Minnie Pearl Pruitt, b. March 9, 1885 Holt's Corner, TN (521728) Tommy Joe Pruitt, b. Nov. 16, 1887 Holt's Corner, TN (521729) Ulysees Grant Pruitt, b. July 7, 1890 Marshall Co., TN (52172(10) Albert Morgan "Al" Pruitt, b. June 20, 1895 Marshall Co., TN (52172(11) Lennie McCollough Pruitt, b. Feb. 18, 1896 College Grove, TN

The 1880 Census, Williamson Co., TN, Vol. 35, Ed 239, sheet 7, line 39, Dist. 22, no. 49-56, lists: Mark Prewett 25 TN TN TN Tabitha 23 TN TN TN Sallie M. 4 TN

The 1900 Census, Marshall Co., TN, Dist. 9, no. 28-29, lists

Mark C. Pruett 50 TN VA VA b. Feb 1850 m 29 yr Tabitha 44 TN TN TN Mar 1856 11 ch 8 liv Minnie P. 15 TN Mar 1885 Thomas J. 12 TN Nov 1887 Ulyses G. 9 TN July 1890 Albert M. 6 TN June 1893 Linnie (fe) 4 TN Feb 1896

Mark was a Farmer in the Lunn's Store area. His daughter Minnie said her daddy was smart in religion and politics. Mark and Tabitha were members of the Riggs Cross Roads Church of Christ. Tabitha died in Marshall Co., TN on Sept. 24, 1912, and was buried in Reed Cemetery, located one half mile east of Lunn's Store on Chapel Hill Road. Mark hand-carved the tombrock he placed at the head of his wife's grave. 308 CHAPTER FIVE

Mark died in Marshall Co., TN on Aug. 20, 1927, and was buried in Reed Cemetery there.

Mark Chaplain Pruitt

"Grandpa (Mark C. Pruitt) used to run and get into every whirlwind he could see. Seems that it was near to Obion River where there were Cotton Mouth Snakes that he got into the one that cured him! This time, the whirlwing took his shirt tail up over his head, and when he got out of that one, he had enough. "

309 WmritLD DUNN STATE Oi TENNESSEE OOVCftNOM DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH

NASHVILLE 372 I 9 Euoono W Fowinkle, M O, M P H.

NOTE: tha information on th|3_death- ,^ certificate of Grandpa Mark Pruitt was given by his daughter >üjnie Pruitt Harper. Other records sav ffiley B. Pruitt was born in Virginia, jjigkgggL.gO_°rth Carolina. ~

State the DISBASS CAOSINO DEATH, or. In datho from Viotrar Curses.: MoKiciDAU gtsJa wsttffi itwm «p.r»M.« WM gtrfin—1 ,8 '«XZUSSBSBSSFT**-

AlpUe* rr |.(h. «I dM.h- yns. ••>*. tl*. 8üli . —, j,, W h * r * wan d ! »* m t* c» a ( r» etf4. II aatat pUce • I *>«UT I ... . ÙlJ. Fors»eror

I hereby certify the above to be a true and correct copy of t oriainal record- on' file in this Department. Valid ONLY when embossed peal of the Tennessee Department of-Public .Heal th. and mul t i - co 1 or; seal o f St at e Registrar are aff i xed.

b^U'cU ÍV'Í. H OCT 15 1971 CHAPTER FIVE

(521722) SADIE MAI "Sally" PRUITT (dau. of Mark Chaplain Pruitt and Tabitha Ann Vaughn) was born in Williamson Co., TN in 1876, and married first: William Louico Walker in 1904. William was born near Cedar Dell, TN to Jimmy Walker and Susie Scott. William and Sally had four children:

(5217221) Enloe Douglas Walker, b. Nov. 16, 1904 Marshall Co., TN (5217222) Ruby Olene Walker, b. Feb. 22, 1907 Marshall Co., TN (5217223) Harley Walker, b. 1908 Marshall Co., TN; died in Marshall Co., TN In 1915* (5217224) Joe Pruitt Walker, b. May 6, 1911 Marshall Co., TN

The 1910 Census, Marshall Co., TN, no. 111-111, lists:

Sallie Walker 31 TN m6yr Enloe 5 TN Rubie 4 TN Harley 2 TN

Sally married second: Jackson Jewell (b. 1862) in Marshall Co., TN on June 17, 1919, and had a son:

(5217225) James Willard Jewell, b. Oct. 1,1919 Lewisburg, TN

Jackson died at Lewisburg, TN in 1927, and Sally died there in 1933, age 56. Her age at death corresponds with the 1880 census and year of birth 1876. Her tombstone says born 1883. Her son Joe said she and her sister Fannie (b. 1881) argued all their lives about which one of them was the oldest. (NOTE: William Walker died at Norman, OK in 1948)

(5217221) ENLOE DOUGLAS WALKER (son of William Louico Walker and Sadie Mai Pruitt) was born in Marshall Co., TN on Nov. 16, 1904, and married Lucille Allen in Marshall Co., TN on Dec. 23, 1922. Lucille was born in 1902 to Lee Roy Allen and Elizabeth Wright. Enloe and Lucille had a daughter:

(52172211) Mildred Louise Walker, b. Nov. 18, 1923 Lewisburg, TN

Enloe died at Lewisburg, TN about May 3, 1984, and was buried in Lone Oak Cemetery there.

(52172211) MILDRED LOUISE WALKER (dau. of Enloe Douglas Walker and Lucille Allen) was born at Lewisburg, TN on Nov. 18, 1923. She married James Edward Rogers, and had a daughter:

(521722111) Marilyn Lucille Rogers, b. July 31, 1956 Lewisburg, TN

311 (521722111) MARILYN LUCILLE ROGERS (dau. of James Edward Rogers and Mildred Louise Walker) was born at Lewisburg, TN on July 31, 1956. She married Steve Carroll (son of Bobby Carroll and Mildred), and had a son:

(5217221111) Wesley Douglas Carroll, b. Jan. 25, 1979 Lewisburg, TN*

(5217222) RUBY OLENE WALKER (dau. of William Louico Walker and Sadie Mai Pruitt) was born in Marshall Co., TN on Feb. 22, 1907, and married James Marcus Hazlett at Lewisburg, TN on Feb. 1, 1924. James was born on Jan. 11, 1904 to George Ozro Hazlett and Hattie Darnell. James and Ruby had two children:

(52172221) Marion Elaine Hazlett, b. Jan. 22, 1925 Lewisburg, TN* (52172222) Hester Charlene Hazlett, b. May 15, 1929 Lewisburg, TN

Ruby died at Lewisburg, TN on Feb. 7, 1941, and James died there on Nov. 18, 1963. Both were buried in Lone Oak Cemetery there.

(52172222) HESTER CHARLENE HAZLETT (dau. of James Marcus Hazlett and Ruby Olene Walker) was born at Lewisburg, TN on May 15, 1929. She married Charles Quincy Hart at Lewisburg, TN on May 28, 1947, and had two children:

(521722221) Charles Randall Hart, b. Oct. 5, 1950 Lewisburg, TN (521722222) Carrie Janine Hart, b. Jan. 23, 1954 Lewisburg, TN

(521722221) CHARLES RANDALL HART (son of Charles Quincy Hart and Hester Charlene Hazlett) was born at Lewisburg, TN on Oct. 5, 1950. He married Karen Schoonover, and had:

(5217222211) Matthew Hart, b. June 27, 1982 Lebanon, TN*

(521722222) CARRIE JANINE HART (dau. of Charles Quincy Hart and Hester Charlene Hazlett) was born at Lewisburg, TN on Jan. 23, 1954. She married William N. Robinson, and had two children:

(5217222221) Jennifer Janine Robinson, b. Nov. 25, 1974 Murfreesboro, TN* (5217222222) Marcus Robinson, b. Dec. 8, 1977 Murfreesboro, TN*

(5217224) JOE PRUITT WALKER (son of William Louico Walker and Sadie Mai Pruitt) was born in Marshall Co., TN on May 6, 1911, and spent most of his early years in the Lewisburg area. He married Mary Elizabeth Pollard at the Lynnville Methodist Church on May 6, 1936. Mary was born in Williamson Co., TN on June 28, 1913 to Samuel Shannon Pollard and Willie Jo Fry. Joe and Mary had two children: 312 CHAPTER FIVE

(52172241) Betty Jo Walker, b. March 23, 1937 Marshall Co., TN (52172242) Richard Pollard Walker, b. July 12, 1939 Marshall Co., TN

They resided at Nashville, Tennessee. Mary worked at one of the big hospitals. Joe died at Nashville, TN in Sept. 1992.

(52172241) BETTY JO WALKER (dau. of Joe Pruitt Walker and Mary Elizabeth Pollard) was born in Marshall Co., TN on March 23, 1937, and married Billy Pigg Foster at Lewisburg, TN on Dec. 23, 1956. Billy was born on Nov. 13, 1932 to Frederick Rosco Foster and Mattie Irene Pigg. Billy and Betty had a son:

(521722411) Neal Shannon Foster, b. April 4, 1967 Marshall Co., TN*

(52172242) RICHARD POLLARD WALKER (son of Joe Pruitt Walker and Mary Elizabeth Pollard) was born in Marshall Co., TN on July 12, 1939. He married Sue Carol Sparrow at Nash ville, TN on June 9, 1960. Sue was born on March 12, 1941 to John William Sparrow and Lamyra Davis. Richard and Sue had two children:

(521722421) Cynthia Ann Walker, b. Sept. 3, 1963 Aiken, SC* (521722422) Dwight Wade Walker, b. Oct. 6, 1967 Madisonville, KY*

(5217225) JAMES WILLARD JEWELL (son of Jackson Jewell and Sadie Mai Pruitt) was born at Lewisburg, TN on Oct. 1,1919. He married first: Lillian Collins, and had a son:

(52172251) Cary Cooper Jewell; resided in one of the Carolinas, with three children*

James married second: ? , and had a son:

(52172252) James Jewell*

James died in a car wreck on April 3, 1976, and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. About 1978-1980, his wife died of carbon monoxide gas which got into their home. She also was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

(521725) FRANCES BEATRICE "Fannie" PRUITT (dau. of Mark Chaplain Pruitt and Tabitha Ann Vaughn) was born in Williamson Co., TN on Aug. 27, 1881, and married Archie Franklin "Frank" Smith. Frank was born on March 3, 1871 to William Franklin Smith and Laura Letitia Wood. Frank and Fannie had the following children:

(5217251) Annie McCord Smith, b. Sept. 9, 1898 TN

313 (5217252) Herbert Cecil Smith, b. Aug. 3, 1900 TN; and died on Feb. 24, 1919; He was in the U.S. Army; br. Sam Lee Farm Cem., Williamson Co., TN* (5217253) Mavis Smith, b. 1902 (5217254) Beura Marie Smith, b. Feb. 18, 1905 (5217255) Susie Wadean Smith, b. Aug. 11, 1908 Williamson Co., TN (5217256) Raymond Smith, b. 1911 (5217257) Ralph Smith, b. 1914 Williamson Co., TN; m. Bessie Ball in Marshall Co., TN; resided Detroit, MI*

They resided on Flat Creek in Williamson Co., Tennessee. Frank died on May 13, 1916, and was buried in the Sam Lee Farm Cem., Williamson Co., Tennessee. Fannie died at Detroit, MI in April 1960, and was buried in that area. Fannie's nieces say that she was so jolly and a lot of fun to be around.

(5217251) ANNIE McCORD SMITH (dau. of Archie Franklin Smith and Frances Beatrice Pruitt) was born in Tennessee on Sept. 9, 1898. She married first: Wallace M. Trice (b. Sept. 5, 1895), and had a son:

(52172511) Fred Leon Trice, b. 1914, m. Mamie Davis*

Wallace was a Switchman, and was killed on the railroad on June 27, 1918. He was buried in Hartley Cem., Williamson Co., Tennessee. Annie married second: Chesley Cundiff. Annie died on Oct. 6, 1935, and was buried in Ring Cem., Pottsville, Tennessee.

(5217253) MAVIS SMITH (dau. of Archie Franklin Smith and Frances Beatrice Pruitt) was born in 1902. She married Steve Anderson, and had the following children:

(52172531) L. W. Anderson* (52172532) Orvil Anderson* (52172533) Farrel Anderson* (52172534) Bryon Anderson* (52172535) Mary Lou Anderson* (52172536) Joyce Anderson* (52172537) J. T. Anderson*

(5217254) BEURA MARIE SMITH (dau. of Archie Franklin Smith and Frances Beatrice Pruitt) was born on Feb. 18, 1905. She married first: Leroy Reynolds (son of Rube Reynolds) and had:

(52172541) Géraldine Reynolds, b. Oct. 18, 1926

Beura married second: Jim Alexander, and third: A. J. Pierce.

314 CHAPTER FIVE

(52172541) GERALDINE REYNOLDS (dau. of Leroy Reynolds and Beura Marie Smith) was born on Oct. 18, 1926. She married David Schreiber (b. Oct. 2, 1925), and had two sons:

(521725411) Richard Lee Schreiber, b. March 13, 1947 (521725412) Michael Wayne Schreiber, b. Aug. 1, 1952

(521725411) RICHARD LEE SCHREIBER (son of David Schreiber and Géraldine Reynolds) was born on March 13, 1947. He married Faith Janke (b. April 23, 1947), and had a daughter:

(5217254111) Amanda Leigh Schreiber, b. Jan. 30, 1978*

(521725412) MICHAEL WAYNE SCHREIBER (son of David Schreiber and Géraldine Reynolds) was born on Aug. 1, 1952. He married first. Cheryl Wine, and had two sons:

(5217254121) Robert Wayne Schreiber, b. Nov. 5, 1971*

(5217254122) Eric Lee Schreiber, b. April 23, 1975*

Michael married second: Catherine Battaglia, and had two daughters:

(5217254123) Lindsey Marie Schreiber, b. Dec. 16, 1983* (5217254124) Kristen Leigh Schreiber, b. Jan. 21, 1985*

(5217255) SUSIE WADEAN SMITH (dau. of Archie Franklin Smith and Frances Beatrice Pruitt) was born in Williamson Co., TN on Aug. 11, 1908. She married Clarence B. Jones (b. Aug. 26, 1902), and had two children:

(52172551) Herbert Darwin Jones, b. Oct. 16, 1929 (52172552) Fount Regina Jones

Susie died either Aug. 12 or Dec. 8, 1945, and Clarence died at Sand Mountain, AL on Sept. 10, 1964. Both were buried in Ring Cem., Pottsville, Tennessee.

(52172551) HERBERT DARWIN JONES (son of Clarence B. Jones and Susie Wadean Smith) was born on Oct. 16, 1929. He married Joyce ? , and had two sons:

(521725511) Michael Jones* (521725512) David Jones*

Herbert was in the U.S. Army. He died on Sept. 3, 1968.

315 (52172552) FOUNT REGINA JONES (dau. of Clarence B. Jones and Susie Wadean Smith) married James Ring, and had a daughter:

(521725521) Janice Wadean Ring

(521725521) JANICE WADEAN RING (dau. of James Ring and Fount Regina Jones) married Cleaton Edmondson, and had two children:

(5217255211) Kevin Edmondson* (5217255212) Gena Edmondson*

(5217256) RAYMOND SMITH (son of Archie Franklin Smith and Frances Beatrice Pruitt) was born in 1911. He married Bessie McKnight, and had two sons:

(52172561) Douglas Smith, b. May 3, 1932 (52172562) Maurice Smith, b. July 25, 1937

Raymond died on Oct. 18, 1960. Family members say he used to say he couldn't eat cornbread, that it tickled his throat.

(52172561) DOUGLAS SMITH (son of Raymond Smith and Bessie McKnight) was born on May 3, 1932. He married first:Betty e Jo Rust, and had two children:

(521725611) Sheron Smith*

(521725612) Layle Smith*

Douglas married second: Alice Shad, and had three children:

(521725613) Elsia Smith* (521725614) Wayne Smith* (521725615) Damon Smith*

(52172562) MAURICE SMITH (son of Raymond Smith and Bessie McKnight) was born on July 25, 1937. He married Dorothy ? , and had the following children:

(521725621) Flynn Smith* (521725622) Michael Smith* (521725623) Shelly Smith* (521725624) Christian Smith* (521725625) Kim Smith*

316 CHAPTER FIVE

(521726) MARK EDWIN "Boss" PRUETT (son of Mark Chaplain Pruitt and Tabitha Ann Vaughn) was born in Williamson Co., TN on Sept. 29, 1882, and married Iona Emma Jones on March 6, 1907. Iona was born in Tennessee on Oct. 15, 1888 to John Columbus Jones and Mattie Carringan. Mark and Iona had four children.

(5217261) Cecelia Jones Pruett, b. July 1, 1908 Maury Co., TN, died on Sept. 8, 1908; br. Shadrock Loftin Cem., near Columbia, TN* (5217262) Edwin Mark Pruett, b. Nov. 16, 1909 Columbia, TN (5217263) Harold Jerry Pruett, b. July 24, 1912 Maury Co., TN; married and resided Memphis, TN* (5217264) Dorothy Richie Pruett, b. Sept. 1,1914 Columbia, TN

Mark may have acquired his nickname "Boss" fromhi s job as a Lumberman in Maury County, where he was the boss on the job. He then got a job as foreman on the railroad. He was killed on the railroad at Nashville, TN on July 13, 1921, and was buried in Shadrock Loftin Cem., near Columbia, Tennessee. He drove a handcar and somehow ran into a train in the railroad yard. Iona died on July 21, 1938, and was buried beside her husband.

(5217262) EDWIN MARIE PRUETT (dau. of Mark Edwin Pruett and Iona Emma Jones) was born at Columbia, TN on Nov. 16, 1909. She married first: James Caldwell on March 11, 1931, and had a daughter:

(52172621) Jane Caldwell, b. May 19, 1939; resided Shelbyville, KY 1974*

Marie married second: W. E. Ballard on June 11, 1943, and had a daughter:

(52172622) Jean Ballard, b. Sept. 19, 1944*

Marie resided at Louisville, KY in 1974.

(5217264) DOROTHY RICHIE PRUETT (dau. of Mark Edwin Pruett and Iona Emma Jones) was born at Columbia, TN on Sept. 1, 1914. She married Jack Whitfield of Franklin, TN, and had a daughter:

(52172641) Dorothy Ann Whitfield*

Dorothy died on July 3, 1964.

(521727) MINNIE PEARL PRUITT (dau. of Mark Chaplain Pruitt and Tabitha Ann Vaughn) was born at Holt's Corner, TN on March 9, 1885. She worked hard in the fields and in the home as a teenage girl. She had high ideals and believed in being "somebody" as she said.

317 Minnie married James King "Jim" Harper in Marshall Co., TN on Oct. 8, 1905 (Marshall Bk 6, p. 349). Jim was born on Flat Creek in Williamson Co., TN on Sept. 7, 1884 to Lorenzo Thomas Harper and Charlotte Ann Wood. Jim and Minnie were the parents of six children:

(5217271) Ethel Gertrude Harper, b. Sept. 22, 1906 Bethesda, TN (5217272) Ora Estella "Little Odie" Harper, b. Jan. 15, 1908 Williamson Co., TN; died in Marshall Co., TN on June 16, 1909; br. Harper Cem., Marshall Co.* (5217273) Edward Ivy "Ted" Harper, b. Jan. 20, 1910 Marshall Co., TN (5217274) James Murrey "Matt" Harper, b. July 8, 1912 Marshall Co., TN (5217275) Fannie Pearl "Polly" Harper, b. Nov. 24, 1916 Marshall Co., TN (5217276) Naaman Robert Harper, b. Sept. 18, 1925 Bedford Co., TN

The 1910 Census, Marshall Co., TN, no. 85-87, lists:

J. K. Harper 25 TN m. 4 yr Minnie 25 TN 3 ch 2 liv Ethel 3 TN Ed 2/12 TN

Minnie was one of the world's best cooks. She could get in the kitchen and prepare a big Elnora Drive, - Wednesday feast for a great number of people and you afternoon, September 8/ 1971. would never know when she did it. Husband of the late, Minnie Pearl PruiU • Harper; two Jim could cook cabbage that would melt in daughters, Mrs.. "Ethel H. your mouth, and really believed in "living to eat". Tankersley, 'Nashville, -.Mrs. Pollie Goodman, --Henderson He kept molasses in the bucket, meat in the smoke ville; two sons,. Edward I. Harper, ! Chapel Hill,' ' Tenn., house, vegetables in the garden, and corn bread and Naaman R.':'Harp and biscuits, a cow to milk, and a fresh bucket of er, ..Hendersonville; one. sister, '•' Mrs.'•: Mina - McKinney, water right from the spring. Louisburg ; 23 grandchildren ; Jim and Minnie moved about a lot. Jim went to 37 great grandchildren; one great great.-*,; granddaughter ; Florida during the Miami Boom, and worked in the Remains rest' at the funeral home "of Phillips . Robinson construction business with his son-in-law. They Company, 2707 Gallatin. Road moved to Nashville in later years, where Jim held a where funeral services will b< 'conducted ' * Friday morning job with Beaman Bottling Company for thirty years 1 September 10, at 10 o'clock Minnie died at Nashville, TN on June 25, 1951, Paul M. Tucker, niinister [ will officiate. Grandsons, wil and Jim died there on Sept. 8, 1971. Both were j be pallbearers. Intermen ' Woodlawn Cemetery.' PHIL buried in Woodlawn Memorial Park, Nashville. !' LIPS ROBINSON COMPAQ : TMRECTORS: wiYi-wú&i. y I

(5217271) ETHEL GERTRUDE HARPER (dau. of James King Harper and Minnie Pearl Pruitt) was born at Bethesda, TN on Sept. 22, 1906, and married Glen Oneal Tankersley at Lewisburg, TN on April 12, 1925. Glen was born at Lawrenceburg, TN on Jan. 21, 1892 to James Madison Tankersley and Lucy Bell. 318 CHAPTER FIVE

Glen and Ethel had the following children:

(52172711) Annie Pearl Tankersley, b. Jan. 2, 1926 Coral Gables, FL (52172712) James Oneal "Hank" Tankersley, b. Sept. 26, 1927 Chapel Hill, TN (52172713) Ella Ruth Tankersley, b. Feb. 5, 1930 Chapel Hill, TN (52172714) Dorothy Jean Tankersley, b. Feb. 23, 1935 Nashville, TN (52172715) Robert Lester Tankersley, b. Jan. 23, 1943 Nashville, TN (52172716) William Glen Tankersley, b. July 2, 1945 Nashville, TN TANKERSLEY, : Glen Oneal—Age 90 ij :years,May.22,1982atalocalinfirma- Ethel was super in mathematics, algebra, geometry, i$ry£ Survived by: wife,! 'Mrs. Ethel ,A; Harper ^Tankersley, r; Nashville; etc. Glen ran a blacksmith shop, where he would daughters/ Mrs." Annie Yablonski,' shoe horses, make bull tongues, and later had a "(Donelson, Tn.;':Mrs. Ruth Jackson, Smyrna; Tn.,' and Mrs. Dorothy Ry- patent on drag harrows. They went to Florida '<^terg,'Godfrey.ill.;>spns;iOneal Tan during the Florida Boom, and did construction kersley, Little 'Rocky,' Ar., William . Tankersley, Knoxville, ;Tn., Robert work. They moved back to Chapel Hill, TN and Tankersley/ Madison, Tn.;"i sister, ,; Mrs. Lena Bell Sweeney,' Tullahoma, continued to make harrows and ran a shop. In the Tn.; twenty,grandhildren; ten great early 193 O's they moved to Nashville, TN, where ' grandchildren. ! The remains are at tithe Woodbine Funeral Home, 3620 they continued to make harrows, gradually going i^Nolensville Road. Services will be into a bigger business of making furniture. They ^•conducted at jWingate Church of Christi! Tuesday morning, May 25 at made porch swings on a big scale. v'lO o'clock by Maurice O'Neal and Oneal Tankersley. Interment Wood Glen died at Nashville, TN on May 22, 1982, age lawn Cemetery. Elders and Deacons 90, and was buried in Woodlawn Memorial Park, j of Wingate Church of Christ will serve j as Active and Honorary Pallbearers. Nashville. ,yIN LLEU OF-'FLOWERS CONTRI BUTIONS MAY BE MADE TO WIN- GATE CHURCH OF CHRIST ".jKENYA MISSIONARY FUND. ^WOODBINE FUNERAL HOME, Di- rrectors332-JJ.48!£ . ~4l Jgx

(52172711) ANNIE PEARL TANKERSLEY (dau. of Glen Oneal Tankersley and Ethel Gertrude Harper) was born at Coral Gables, FL on Jan. 2, 1926. She married Joseph Roman "Joe" Yablonski on Jan. 10, 1948. Joe was born at Wanamie, PA on Nov. 8, 1924 to Joseph E. Yablonski and Anna Barabge. Joe and Annie had three children:

(521727111) Joanne Yablonski, b. June 3, 1951 Nashville, TN; m. Ronald Stephen Williams at Nashville, TN on May 8, 1976; resided NC and had a furniture business* (521727112) Paul Edward Yablonski, b. May 6, 1954 Nashville, TN (521727113) Robin Elaine Yablonski, b. July 18, 1961 Nashville, TN*

Annie worked for many years as a Bookkeeper for Pilsk Furniture Company, Nashville, TN, and Joe was a Nurse at the Veterans Hospital, Nashville. Joe died on Jan. 15, 1980, and was buried in National Cemetery, Nashville. Annie moved to North Carolina to live near her daughter Joanne. Annie died about 1993 or 1994.

319 (521727112) PAUL EDWARD YABLONSKI (son of Joseph Roman Yablonski and Annie Pearl Tankersley) was born at Nashville, TN on May 6, 1954, and married first. Gloria Ann Groves. Paul married second: Rebecca Hughes (dau. of Earl Hughes) on June 28, 1974, and had a son:

(5217271121) Michael Paul Yablonski, b. Jan. 4, 1980 Donelson, TN*

(52172712) JAMES ONEAL "Hank" TANKERSLEY (son of Glen Oneal Tankersley and Ethel Gertrude Harper) was born at Chapel Hill, TN on Sept. 26, 1927. He was a graduate of Howard High School, Nashville, TN, where he won a Football Scholarship and played at Vanderbuilt. Hank married Martha Sue Norwood at Nashville, TN on March 20, 1948. Sue was born in Alabama on Oct. 7, 1926 to Dr. James Norwood and Hattie, and raised by her aunt, Mrs Burt Jones of Minor Hill, Tennessee. Hank and Sue had seven children:

(521727121) Susan Gale Tankersley, b. March 11, 1950 Nashville, TN (521727122) infant, b. March 10, 1952 Nashville, TN; died on March 11, 1952; br. Harper Cem., Marshall Co., TN* (521727123) Paula Jean Tankersley, b. March 2, 1953 Nashville, TN (521727124) Peggy Lynn Tankersley, b. Dec. 27, 1954 Nashville, TN (521727125) Kathy Ellen Tankersley, b. Sept. 13, 1956 Nashville, TN; m. James Nicholas at Memphis, TN on Dec. 29, 1978; He was a Teacher and Coach* (521727126) Oneal Tankersley, b. Nov. 6, 1958 Columbia, SC (521727127) Dwayne Tankersley, b. Oct. 7, 1961 Lake Jackson, TX*

For a number of years, Hank preached for several congregations of the Churches of Christ in Tennessee, Arkansas, Texas and Louisiana.

(521727121) SUSAN GALE TANKERSLEY (dau. of James Oneal Tankersley and Martha Sue Norwood) was born at Nashville, TN on March 11, 1950. She married James "Jim" Callicut at Dallas, TX on Dec. 19, 1969, and had three children:

(5217271211) Jennifer Callicut, b. 1970 Dallas, TX* (5217271212) Jimmie Callicut, b. Jan. 1978 Dallas, TX* (5217271213) Jay Reagan Callicut, b. Nov. 21, 1980 Princeton, TX*

(521727123) PAULA JEAN TANKERSLEY (dau. of James Oneal Tankersley and Martha Sue Norwood) was born at Nashville, TN on March 2, 1953. She married Curtis Johnston at Dallas, TX in 1971, and had a daughter:

(5217271231) Leslie Johnston, b. Sept. 1971 Jasper, TX*

(521727124) PEGGY LYNN TANKERSLEY (dau. of James Oneal Tankersley and Martha Sue Norwood) was born at Nashville, TN on Dec. 27, 1954, and married Jerry Carlile at Boulavard Church of Christ, Lake Charles, Louisiana. Jerry was a son of Joe Carlile, Sr.

320 CHAPTER FIVE

Jerry and Peggy had two children:

(5217271241) Jeremy Wayne Carlile, b. July 18, 1977 Memphis, TN* (5217271242) Jana Lynn Carlile, b. April 17, 1980 Lake Charles, LA*

(521727126) ONEAL TANKERSLEY (son of James Oneal Tankersley and Martha Sue Norwood) was born at Columbia, SC on Nov. 6, 1958, and married Betsy Ann Schroeder at Camelback Church of Christ, Phoenix, AZ on May 24, 1980. Betsy was born on Oct. 17, 1958 to James A. Schroeder and Bernice Ann Rochau. Oneal and Betsy had two children:

(5217271261) Becky Sue Tankersley, b. Dec. 19, 1983 Iten, Kenya, East Africa* (5217271262) Glen Oneal Tankersley, b. March 1986 Iten, Kenya, East Africa*

They were Missionaries to Kenya, East Africa.

(52172713) ELLA RUTH TANKERSLEY (dau. of Glen Oneal Tankersley and Ethel Gertrude Harper) was born at Chapel Hill, TN on Feb. 5, 1930. She married Fynis Edward Jackson at Nashville, TN on June 3, 1950. Fynis was born at Lebanon, TN on July 7, 1926 to Hubert B. Jackson and Effie Lee Williams. Fynis and Ella had the following children:

(521727131) Laura Dianne Tankersley, b. July 20, 1949 Nashville, TN (521727132) Michael Edward Jackson, b. June 9, 1953 Nashville, TN; m. Cecelia Daer at Smyrna, TN on June 28, 1979* (521727133) Gary Alan Jackson, b. Oct. 20, 1956 Nashville, TN; m. Reba Gay Lee (dau. of Raymond K. Lee) at Smyrna, TN on June 16, 1979* (521727134) Janet Marie Jackson, b. June 20, 1959 Nashville, TN

Ella worked a number of years as Bookkeeper for some of the large furniture stores at Nashville, TN, and Fynis held a responsible position at the State Musem at Nashville. Fynis died at Nashville, TN in 1986, and Ella died there on Oct. 1, 1994.

(521727131) LAURA DIANNE TANKERSLEY (dau. of Ella Ruth Tankersley) was born at Nashville, TN on July 20, 1949. She married first: Dave Lynn Taylor at Woodbine Church of Christ, Nashville, TN on Nov. 14, 1969. and had a son:

(5217271311) Robert Edward Taylor, b. Aug. 6, 1980 Nashville, TN*

Laura married second: Tom League on March 7, 1981, and had two sons:

321 (5217271312) Jeffrey Scott League, b. Dec. 26, 1981 Nashville, TN* (5217271313) Jonathan Oneal League, b. April 26, 1983 Nashville, TN*

(521727134) JANET MARIE JACKSON (dau. of Fynis Edward Jackson and Ella Ruth Tankersley) was born at Nashville, TN on June 20, 1959. She married Herbert Lee Broyles at Smyrna, TN on July 8, 1978, and had a son:

(5217271341) Andrew Braxton Broyles, b. June 14, 1981 Nashville, TN*

(52172714) DOROTHY JEAN TANKERSLEY (dau. of Glen Oneal Tankersley and Ethel Gertrude Harper) was born at Nashville, TN on Feb. 23, 1935, and married Josef Emanuel "Joe" Ryberg at Nashville, TN on Jan. 22, 1958. Joe was born at Wausau, Wl on Oct. 10, 1922 to Josef Emanuel Ryberg, Sr. and Mary Rose McGill. Joe and Dorothy were the parents of three children:

(521727141) Josef Erik Ryberg, b. Sept. 29, 1958 Denton, TX (521727142) Karen Jean Ryberg, b. Dec. 5, 1959 Denton, TX; m. James Kevin Sievers in a garden wedding at Godfrey, IL on June 14, 1980; James b. July 11, 1954 to Leo Sievers and Winnefred Waters* (521727143) Jan Kirsten Ryberg, b. Dec. 8, 1963 Alton, IL*

Dorothy earned her BS and Master's Degree in Illinois, and taught school. Joe taught Russian and other foreign gSt&iMfc C . •••• ,-• • «jERGT'Josef E. •' — March languages in colleges and universities. ætfStøn, ::Alton,.. Hl.;-Remains Joe died at Godfrey, IL on March 4, 1972, and was buried Arrest at the Funeral-Home of i-Rhillips-Robinsbn '£Co.?-£,2TO7 in Woodlawn Memorial Park, Nashville, Tennessee. ^Gallatin £ Rd.'v where v funeral ^services'; Wvill - be ^conducted ©Thursday 'morning, March.' 9, ft at.;:10 '{o'clock.* Ln t e rm.ent •a Woodlawn "A?. -C emetery. I PHILLIPS-ROBINSON.. CO., °vDirectors.1T'l' • '•'

(521727141) JOSEF ERIK RYBERG (son of Josef Emanuel Ryberg and Dorothy Jean Tankersley) was born at Denton, TX on Sept. 29, 1958, and married first: Tammy ? on Jan. 17, 1981. Josef married second: Sue Ellen ? , and had two sons:

(5217271411) Glen O'Neil Ryberg, b. April 1984 Oceanside, CA* (5217271412) James Kevin Ryberg, b. March 1986*

(52172715) ROBERT LESTER TANKERSLEY (son of Glen Oneal Tankersley and Ethel Gertrude Harper) was born at Nashville, TN on Jan. 23, 1943. He married Betty Alice Willis at East View Church of Christ, Nashville, TN on Sept. 23, 1966.

322 CHAPTER FIVE

Betty was born at Donna, TX on Nov. 11, 1944 to Howard Leon Willis and Beulah Hart. Robert and Betty had two children:

(521727151) Robert Lester "Bobby" Tankersley, Jr., b. Nov. 22, 1969 Nashville, TN; m. Sharon Elizabeth Smith on Aug. 11, 1990* (521727152) Amy Elizabeth Tankersley, b. July 13, 1976 Madison, TN*

They resided at Madison, Tennessee. Robert worked for Nashville Electric Service.

(52172716) WILLIAM GLEN TANKERSLEY (son of Glen Oneal Tankersley and Ethel Gertrude Harper) was born at Nashville, TN on July 2, 1945, and married Linda Faye Stephens at Woodbine Church of Christ, Nashville, TN on June 10, 1967. Ceremony by his brother Hank Tankersley. Linda was born on Dec. 2, 1944 to James Erwin Stephens, Sr. and Minnie Beatrice Watts. William and Linda had two children:

(521727161) Stephanie April Tankersley, b. March 31, 1968 Knoxville, TN; m. Terry Elrod on Oct. 5, 1991* (521727162) William Bryan Tankersley, b. Nov. 9, 1972 Knoxville, TN*

William won a Football Scholarship to Tennessee Tech Univ., Cookville, TN, where he earned his BS Degree; and earned his Master's Degree from Univ. of TN, Knoxville, Tennessee. William was s Research Associate-Industrial Hygiënist in Epidemiology with Oak Ridge Associated Universities, and Linda was a Teacher's Assistant at West End Kindergarten, Knoxville, Tennessee.

(5217273) EDWARD IVY "Ted" HARPER (son of James King Harper and Minnie Pearl Pruitt) was born near Cedar Dell Church, Caney Spring, TN on Jan. 20, 1910. The little cabin where Edward was born was on the Grandpa Harper homeplace, and this is where he spent his early years. Ted married Virginia Gladys Eley at the home of the bride in Bedford Co., TN on March 1, 1936. Gladys was born at Unionville, TN on March 13, 1914 to William Anderson Eley and Evie Wheelhouse. Ted and Gladys had the following children:

(52172731) Wyna Ellen Harper, b. Jan. 27, 1937 Unionville, TN (52172732) Larry Edward Harper, b. Oct. 2, 1938 Unionville, TN (52172733) Foy Dan Harper, b. May 13, 1943 Unionville, TN (52172734) Ivy Mark Harper, b. Feb. 8, 1954 Florence, AL

Ted entered David Lipscomb College and graduated from that two year college in 1932. He taught school and preached from Tennessee to Alabama. Ted died in Bedford Co., TN on May 4, 1992, and was buried in the Unionville Cem., Unionville, Tennessee. Gladys resided at Florence, Alabama. Gladys wrote "The Pruitt Family". The story of Wiley Brown Pruitt, 1827-1901, and some of his descendants in 1987.

323 (52172731) WYNA ELLEN HARPER (dau. ofEdward Ivy Harper and Virginia Gladys Eley) was born at Unionville, TN on Jan. 27, 1937, and married Robert Manson Behel at Lone Cedar Church of Christ, Florence, AL on June 4, 1956; Wyna's father officiating. Manson was born at Florence, AL on Aug. 5, 1934 to Allen Franklin Behel and Mattie Pearl Coker. Manson and Wyna had four children:

(521727311) Keith Manson Behel, b. Oct. 12, 1957 Florence, AL (521727312) Kerry Ellen Behel, b. June 9, 1960 Florence, AL (521727313) Kraig Allen Behel, b. Feb. 21, 1968 Florence, AL; m. Rita Howard at Killen, AL on Sept. 17, 1994* (521727314) Kaycee Virginia Behel, b. Dec. 19, 1970 Florence, AL; m. Eric Stephen Jenkins at Harpeth Hills Church of Christ, Nashville, TN on March 1, 1997 (same wedding date as her grandparents)*

Manson was Manager, Data Processing, Reynolds Metals, Sheffield, Alabama.

(521727311) KEITH MANSON BEHEL (son of Robert Manson Behel and Wyna Ellen Harper) was born at Florence, AL on Oct. 12, 1957, and married Glenda Sue Davis at Woodlawn Church of Christ, Florence, AL on June 27, 1980. Glenda was born on Nov. 26, 1956 to Leon Davis and Fay Womble. Keith and Glenda had a daughter:

(5217273111) Haley Marie Behel, b. Feb. 21, 1991*

(521727312) KERRY ELLEN BEHEL (dau. of Robert Manson Behel and Wyna Ellen Harper) was born at Florence, AL on June 9, 1960. She married Charles William "Chuck" Garrett at Lone Cedar Church of Christ, Florence, AL on June 19, 1981. Chuck was born at Decatur, AL on Feb. 11, 1959 to Robert Eugene Garrett and Martha Geneva Womack. Kerry was a Bookkeeper for a CPA, and Chuck was Associate Engineer at Zaiz. They resided at Decatur, Alabama.

(52172732) LARRY EDWARD HARPER (son ofEdward Ivy Harper and Virginia Gladys Eley) was born at Unionville, TN on Oct. 2, 1938. He married Irene Jeanette McMurtrey at St. Joseph, TN on Aug. 2, 1958. Jeanette was born at St. Joseph, TN on Aug. 19, 1940 to Edward Gwin McMurtrey and Bessie Irene Richardson; and was raised by her Alma Stutts. Larry and Jeanette had two sons:

(521727321) Timothy Edward "Tim" Harper, b. Nov. 4, 1959 Florence, AL (521727322) Gregory Shawn Harper, b. May 1, 1962 Florence, AL; m. Charman Carol Cochran on Aug. 10, 1985; adopted son, Alex Edward Harper, b. July 1997*

Larry was Controller, Saunders Carriers, Inc., Subsidiary of Ryder System. They resided at Birmingham, Alabama.

324 CHAPTER FIVE

(521727321) TIMOTHY EDWARD "Tim" HARPER (son of Larry Edward Harper and Irene Jeanette McMurtrey) was born at Florence, AL on Nov. 4, 1959, and married first: Janice Carol Holder at Killen Church of Christ, Killen, AL on March 7, 1980. Carol was born at Florence, AL on May 27, 1960 to Duard Holder, Sr. and Mary Alice Swindle. Tim and Carol had a son:

(5217273211) Jordan Kyle Harper, b. May 14, 1985 Florence, AL*

Tim married second: Leah Wallace, and had a son:

(5217273212) Jeremy Harper, b. Feb. 23, 1995*

Tim was a Farm Bureau Insurance Agent.

(52172733) FOY DAN HARPER (son ofEdward Ivy Harper and Virginia Gladys Eley) was born at Unionville, TN on May 13, 1943. He married Alice Elizabeth McCorkle at Eastside Church of Christ, Sheffield, AL on May 8, 1964. Alice was born at Sheffield, AL on May 16, 1943 to John Robert McCorkle and Amandale Edwards. Dan and Alice had a son:

(521727331) Scott Edwards Harper, b. Jan. 19, 1965 Sheffield, AL

They resided at Olney, Maryland.

(521727331) SCOTT EDWARDS HARPER (son of Foy Dan Harper and Alice Elizabeth McCorkle) was born at Sheffield, AL on Jan. 19, 1965. He married Robin Parker on June 1, 1991, and had two children:

(5217273311) Colin Harper* (5217273312) Austin Harper*

Scott graduated from Univ. of Florida with a BS Degree in Chemistry in 1987, and a MD Degree in 1992. Robin obtained her Law Degree from Univ. of Florida in 1992.

(52172734) IVY MARK HARPER (son ofEdward Ivy Harper and Virginia Gladys Eley) was born at Florence, AL on Feb. 8, 1954. He married Susan Gwen Ralston at Eagleville Church of Christ, Eagleville, TN on Dec. 14, 1973. Susan was born at Eagleville, TN on Nov. 12, 1955 to John Lee Ralston and Charlotte King. Ivy and Susan were the parents of two children:

(521727341) Jennifer Leigh Harper, b. May 21, 1977 Murfreesboro, TN* (521727342) Joshua Mark Harper, b. May 5, 1980 Murfreesboro, TN*

325 Ivy was employed by Blue Cross-Blue Shield of New Mexico. They resided at Albuquerque, New Mexico.

(5217274) JAMES MURREY "Matt" HARPER (son of James King Harper and Minnie Pearl Pruitt) was born at Caney Spring, TN on July 8, 1912, and married first: Beatrice Lurlene Howard in Marshall Co., TN on Oct. 20, 1929. Lurlene was born on Sept. 2, 1910 to Dee William Howard and Mary Jane Holden. Matt and Lurlene had four children:

(52172741) Dorothy Ophelia Harper, b. Feb. 21, 1931 Chapel Hill, TN (52172742) James William "J.W." Harper, b. Nov. 6, 1933 Chapel Hill, TN (52172743) Rachel Aliène Harper, b. Jan. 9, 1936 Chapel Hill, TN (52172744) Barbara lime Harper, b. April 20, 1940 Chapel Hill, TN

Matt married second: Genevieve ? , and had a son:

(52172745) James Murrey "Jim" Harper. Jr., b. Feb. 1, 1946 OH

Matt died in Ohio from an injury on Aug. 18, 1947, and was buried in Woodlawn Memorial Park, Nashville, Tennessee. (NOTE: Lurlene died at Huntsville, AL on July 21, 1973, and was buried in Woodlawn Memorial Park, Nashville)

(52172741) DOROTHY OPHELIA HARPER (dau. of James Murrey Harper and Beatrice Lurlene Howard) was born at Chapel Hill, TN on Feb. 21, 1931. She married Edwin Howard Horton at Pulaski, TN on Feb. 29, 1948. Edwin was born in Marshall Co., TN on June 14, 1923 to James Harvey Horton and Clara Belle Holder. Edwin and Dorothy were the parents of four children:

(521727411) Terresa Kaye Horton, b. July 27, 1953 Lewisburg, TN (521727412) David Murrey Horton, b. Nov. 27, 1955 Winchester, TN; m. Shawn Riley* (521727413) Vickey Lynn Horton, b. Nov. 21, 1956 Winchester, TN; m. Marvin Stephens on Nov. 21, 1973* (521727414) Gerald Wayne Horton, b. Dec. 23, 1963 Winchester, TN*

They resided at Winchester, Tennessee. Dorothy was in the Real Estate business.

(521727411) TERRESA KAYE HORTON (dau. of Edwin Howard Horton and Dorothy Ophelia Harper) was born at Lewisburg, TN on July 27, 1953, and married Joseph William Meaker at Winchester Church of Christ, Winchester, TN on July 17, 1971. Joseph was born at Huntsville, AL on March 12, 1952 to Elmer William Meaker and Betty Lois Cobb. Joseph and Terresa had two children:

326 CHAPTER FIVE

(5217274111) Amelia Kaye Meaker, b. Feb. 17, 1972 Winchester, TN* (5217274112) Joseph Meaker, b. 1975*

(52172742) JAMES WILLIAM "J.W." HARPER (son of James Murrey Harper and Beatrice Lurlene Howard) was born at Chapel Hill, TN on Nov. 6, 1933. He married Sadie Catherine Hardison at Corinth, MS on July 23, 1955. Sadie was born at Lewisburg, TN on Aug. 4, 1935 to Marcus Nathaniel Hardison and Sarah Ann Hill. J. W. and Sadie had the following children:

(521727421a) Duane Dee Harper, b. Feb. 11, 1964 Lansing, MI; adopted* (521727422a) Sandra Gaye Harper, b. Sept. 9, 1965 Spokane, WA; adopted* (521727423) Cindy Lynn Harper, b. Bov. 23, 1977 Lewisburg, TN*

J. W. spent over 20 years in the U. S. Air Force. After retiring from the Air Force, they moved to Lewisburg, Tennessee.

(52172743) RACHEL ALLENE HARPER (dau. of James Murrey Harper and Beatrice Lurlene Howard) was born at Chapel Hill, TN on Jan. 9, 1936, and married William Edward Norton at Corinth, MS on Sept. 3, 1955. William was born at Attalla, AL on Jan. 29, 1933 to Henry Dalton Norton and Hattie Dooley. William and Rachel had three children:

(521727431) Wanda Lee Norton, b. Feb. 26, 1957 Huntsville, AL (521727432) Richard Alan Norton, b. April 8, 1959 Huntsville, AL; m. Carol Lynn Kimbrough at Hendersonville, TN on April 20, 1985* (521727433) Randall Kent Norton, b. April 3, 1960 Huntsville, AL

They resided at Huntsville, AL, where William worked for NASA.

(521727431) WANDA LEE NORTON (dau. of William Edward Norton and Rachel Aliène Harper) was born at Huntsville, AL on Feb. 26, 1957. She married Richard Alan "Ricky" Tucker at Mayfair Church of Christ, Huntsville, AL on Aug. 4, 1978. Ricky was a son of James W. Tucker and Betty Jo Atchley. Ricky and Wanda had three children:

(5217274311) Melinda Lee Tucker, b. Sept. 29, 1980 Huntsville, AL* (5217274312) Nathan Alan Tucker, b. 1982 Huntsville, AL* (5217274313) April Michelle Tucker*

They resided at Huntsville, Alabama. Ricky worked for Huntsville-Madison Co. Airport Authority.

327 (521727433) RANDALL KENT NORTON (son of William Edward Norton and Rachel Aliène Harper) was born at Huntsville, AL on April 3, 1960. He married Mary Holly Wilhelm at Mayfair Church of Christ, Huntsville, AL on Aug. 25, 1984, and had a son:

(5217274331) Brent Randall .Norton, b. July 1987*

Randall graduated from David Lipscomb College in 1982, with a BS Degree in Engineering Science, and worked for the Army. They resided at Huntsville, Alabama.

(52172744) BARBARA JUNE HARPER (dau. of James Murrey Harper and Beatrice Lurlene Howard) was born at Chapel Hill, TN on April 20, 1940, and married Irma Eugene Cook on Feb. 16, 1963. Irma was born at Vicksburg, MS on Jan. 16, 1940 to Irma Stevenson Cook and Grace McCoy. Irma and June had three children:

(521727441) Philip Eugene Cook, b. Dec. 12, 1963 Huntsville, AL* (521727442) Brian Keith Cook, b. July 6, 1967 Huntsville, AL* (521727443) Barbara Renee Cook, b. Dec. 15, 1971 Huntsville, AL*

(52172745) JAMES MURREY "Jim" HARPER, JR. (son of James Murrey Harper and Genevieve) was born in Ohio on Feb. 1, 1946. He married Susan Elizabeth "Sue" Duckett at Toledo, OH on June 7, 1969. Sue was born at Toledo, OH on Feb. 6, 1948 to Clarence Duckett and Barbara Belman. Jim and Sue had two sons:

(521727451) Michael Murrey Harper, b. Nov. 30, 1971 Toledo, OH* (521727452) Danny Robert Harper, b. Feb. 16, 1974 Toledo, OH*

(5217275) FANNIE PEARL "Polly" HARPER (dau. of James King Harper and Minnie Pearl Pruitt) was born at the Walter Murdock place, Chapel Hill, TN on Nov. 24, 1916, and married Ernmitt Goodman at Mount Juliet, TN on April 4, 1941. Emmitt was born in Wilson Co., TN on Sept. 19, 1917 to Mose Goodman and Minnie Pearl Lane. Emmitt and Polly were the parents of three daughters:

(52172751) Patricia Layne Goodman, b. Nov. 21, 1942 Nashville, TN (52172752) Alyce Faye Goodman, b. Dec. 5, 1943 Nashville, TN; received her Master's Degree from Univ. of TN, Nashville; and was a Teacher in the Nashville Metro School System* (52172753) Emma Ganet Goodman, b. Dec. 29, 1948 Nashville, TN

Emmitt worked at Nashville Casket Company and Davis Cabinet Company. They moved to Hendersonville, TN and opened their Antique House. Emmitt was an expert at refinishing antiques, and they had a good business. When Polly retired after 30 years of teaching in the Nashville Metro School System, Emmitt sold the antique furniture business, and they moved back to Nashville, Tennessee.

328 CHAPTER FIVE

(52172751) PATRICIA LAYNE GOODMAN (dau. of Emmitt Goodman and Fannie Pearl Harper) was born at Nashville, TN on Nov. 21, 1942. She married first: Danny Marshall Cosby in 1963, and had a daughter:

(521727511) Susan Renee Cosby, b. April 7, 1964 Nashville, TN

Patricia married second: Richard Candler Gamel at Madison Church of Christ, Madison, TN on Aug. 1, 1975. Richard was born at Nashville, TN on Jan. 8, 1938 to Zeke Candler Gamel and Marion Tanksley. Richard was Vice President and Trust Officer, Third National Bank, Nashville, and Patricia was Administrator of Travecca Nursing Home, Nashville, Tennessee.

(521727511) SUSAN RENEE COSBY (dau. of Danny Marshall Cosby and Patricia Layne Goodman) was born at Nashville, TN on April 7, 1964. She married Steve Bowman on Nov. 14, 1987, and had two children:

(5217275111) Alexander Renee Bowman, b. Aug. 2, 1991 * (5217275112) Schuyler Layne Bowman, b. April 10, 1994*

(52172753) EMMA GANET GOODMAN (dau. of Emmitt Goodman and Fannie Pearl Harper) was born at Nashville, TN on Dec. 29, 1948, and married Ephram Ray Johnson at Huntsville, AL in 1975. Ephram was born in Madison Co., TN on July 9, 1949 to Robert Edward Johnson and Dorothy. Ephram and Ganet had a daughter:

(521727531) Carrie Johnson, b. Oct. 26, 1975 Nashville, TN*

Ganet received her BS Degree from Univ. of TN, Nashville, and in 1986 received her Master's Degree. She taught in the primary grades of the Nashville School System for a number of years.

(5217276) NAAMAN ROBERT HARPER (son of James King Harper and Minnie Pearl Pruitt) was born in Bedford Co., TN on Sept. 18, 1925, and married Dora Mae Wood at Franklin, Kentucky. Dora was born at Nashville, TN on Nov. 2, 1926 to Allen Tracy Wood and Mallie Mae Cantrell. Naaman and Dora had six children:

(52172761) Robert Edwin Harper, b. Sept. 17, 1946 Nashville, TN (52172762) Lonnie Eugene Harper, b. June 9, 1954 Nashville, TN (52172763) Vanessa Gale Harper, b. April 9, 1956 Nashville, TN (52172764) Ramona Gay Harper, b. Dec. 26, 1963 Nashville, TN; m. Kenneth Lester Walker at Jackson Park Church of Christ, Nashville, TN on March 26, 1983; Ramona ran a printing company at Hendersonville, TN* (52172765) Joseph Ellis "Jodie" Harper, b. March 17, 1964 Nashville, TN

329 (52172766) Tracy Lee Harper, b. Jan. 1, 1966 Nashville, TN, m. Paula Lenore Lawrence on July 30, 1988*

Naaman joined the U.S. Navy, before finishing high school, and finished his schooling in the Navy. He spent many years in the Navy and the reserve. He helped bring home the wounded of the Viet Nam War. Naaman was Assistant State Chemist with the TN Highway Dept., Nashville, TN, and Dora was in Real Estate and ran her Antique House at Hendersonville, Tennessee.

(52172761) ROBERT EDWIN HARPER (son of Naaman Robert Harper and Dora Mae Wood) was born at Nashville, TN on Sept. 17, 1946, and married Marilyn Sue Truitt in Florida on Dec. 26, 1966. Marilyn was born in Kentucky on March 30, 1948 to Lester Truitt and Lola. Edwin and Marilyn had two sons:

(521727611) Robert Darlye Harper, b. Nashville, TN* (521727612) James Daniel Harper, b. Aug. 15, 1981 Athens, Greece*

Edwin was a Major in the U.S. Air Force. They resided at Tampa, Florida.

(52172762) LONNIE EUGENE HARPER (son of Naaman Robert Harper and Dora Mae Wood) was born at Nashville, TN on June 9, 1954, and married Mindy Gail Wittner on Dec. 17, 1977. Mindy was a dau. of Sherman M. Wittner and Mildred Greenwald of Long Island, New York. Lonnie and Mindy had two sons:

(521727621) Stephen Murrey Harper, b. Nov. 1983 Nashville, TN* (521727622) Douglas Allen Harper, b. May 13, 1986 Biloxi, MS*

Lonnie was in the U.S. Air Force, stationed at Biloxi, Mississippi.

(52172763) VANESSA GALE HARPER (dau. of Naaman Robert Harper and Dora Mae Wood) was born at Nashville, TN on April 9, 1956. She married George Woods, and had the following:

(521727631) Jason King Harper, b. Jan. 21, 1979 Nashville, TN* (521727632) Sarah Marie Woods, b. Nov. 19, 1985 Daytona, FL* (521727533) William Tyler Woods, b. Jan. 19, 1987 Daytona, FL*

They resided at Daytona, Florida.

(52172765) JOSEPH ELLIS "Jodie" HARPER (son of Naaman Robert Harper and Dora Mae Wood) was born at Nashville, TN on March 17, 1964. He married Shiralee Mae Jones at Jacksonville, NC on Sept. 11, 1985. Shiralee was born at Boston, MA on Dec. 17, 1962 to Matthew Jones and Tonette McKune.

330 CHAPTER FIVE

Jodie and Shiralee had a son:

(521727651) Corbin Wayne Harper, b. Feb. 27, 1988*

Jodie served in the U.S. Marines.

(521728) TOMMY JOE PRUITT (son of Mark Chaplain Pruitt and Tabitha Ann Vaughn) was born at Holt's Corner, near Rigg's Cross Roads, Marshall Co., TN on Nov. 16, 1887. He married first: Florence Etta Kincaid in Marshall Co., TN on Sept. 1,1910 (Marshall Bk 8, p. 95). Florence was born at Caney Springs, TN in 1890 to Henry Young Kincaid and Roxie Anna Mills. Tommy and Florence had the following children:

(5217281) Shirley Wayne Pruitt, b. Aug. 5, 1911 Caney Springs, TN (5217282) Clifton Wade Pruitt, b. Dec. 17, 1913 Pottsville, TN; m. Charlotte ? ; and died at Black River Falls, Wl in Nov. 1980* (5217283) Leonard Holmes Pruitt, b. Jan. 18, 1916 Pottsville, TN; m. Irene Wyrock; and died at Racine, WlinFeb. 1993* (5217284) Amy AMk Pruitt, b. April 5, 1918 Caney Springs, TN (5217285) Mayburn Young Pruitt, b. May 12, 1920 Caney Springs, TN (5217286) Willard E. Pruitt, b. 1922 Caney Springs, TN; died of measles on Oct. 11, 1923, three days after his mother died; br. Reed Cem., Marshall Co., TN*

Florence was sick with the measles, the cows got in the yard and she got out of bed to get them out. She died from this exposure at Caney Springs, TN on Oct. 8, 1923. She was buried in Reed Cem., Chapel Hill, Tennessee. Tommy married second: Angie Haynes in Marshall Co., TN on Nov. 24, 1924. Angie was born in Tennessee in 1891 to Tommy M. Haynes and Nora Morton. Tommy and Angie had three children:

(5217287) Marion Angie Pruitt, b. Sept. 20, 1925 Chapel Hill, TN; died in 1926, br. Reed Cem., Marshall Co., TN* (5217288) Joseph Walter Pruitt; born dead 1926 Chapel Hill, TN; br. Reed Cem., Marshall Co., TN* (5217289) Winona Haynes Pruitt, b. Sept. 10, 1927 Chapel Hill, TN

Tommy was a farmer, a peddler, and a merchant. In later years, they moved to Shelbyville, TN, where Tommy ran a store. Tommy died at Shelbyville, TN on Sept. 27, 1968, and Angie died at Nashville, TN on Sept. 4, 1982. Both were buried in Reed Cemetery, located one half mile east of Lunn's Store on Chapel Hill Road, Marshall Co., Tennessee.

331 merchant. His parents were the late " Mark ; and- Tabitha : Ann !Toniniie J. Pruitt Vaughn Pruitt.. •••> -' • Survivors include his .wife, Mrs. Angie Haynes. Pruitt; two Services Held ' ,jifc daughters, Mrs. W. A. . Wilson •i Shelbyville.j.r-' Services.;- for and Mrs. John Egan, both of Tommie Joe' Pruitt. .*80.. 'were Nashville; four sons, Shirley today /.at , Lawrence ''"'Funeral Pruitt and'Clifton'Pruitt, both Home, ; Chapel Hill, with burial of Madison, Wis., Leonard Pru in Reed Cemetery. ;•'»•;.-•''"'• itt,' -Racine. " Wis., and May- Mr. Pruitt died Friday in a burn Pruitt, Nashville; 'a" sis Bedford County hospital. after ter, Mrs. Lennie Crafton, Nash a long illness. '•"• ville; a brother, Ulysses Pruitt, A native "of Marshall Coun Shelbyville;17 ' ' grandchildren ty, '•: he resided there until 1944 and one great-grandchild." when he, moved to. Shelbyville. He was a retired farmer and

(5217281) SHIRLEY WAYNE PRUITT (son of Tommy Joe Pruitt and Florence Etta Kincaid) was born at Caney Springs, TN on Aug. 5, 1911, and married Alice Elizabeth Burke. Alice was born at Appieton ? , Wl on Oct. 31, 1925 to James Joseph Burke and Freda Hoppe. Shirley and Alice had a daughter:

(52172811) Abby Sue Pruitt, b. Sept. 14, 1961 Madison, Wl

Shirley died at Madison, Wl on Feb. 19, 1978, and was buried in Roselawn Cem., Madison, Wisconsin.

(52172811) ABBY SUE PRUITT (dau. of Shirley Wayne Pruitt and Alice Elizabeth Burke) was born at Madison, Wl on Sept. 14, 1961. She married Charles Robert Ross at Madison, Wl on July 30, 1983. Charles was born at Madison, Wl on Jan. 22, 1959 to Donald Leonard Ross and Karen Ann Harrington. Charles and Abby had the following children:

(521728111) Daniel Thomas Ross, b. & d. Oct. 5, 1989 Madison, Wl; br. Roselawn Cem., Madison, Wl* (521728112) Sarah Lynn Ross, b. Jan. 6, 1991 Madison, Wl* (521728113) Jeffrey Alan Ross, b. Aug. 15, 1992 Madison, Wl; died at Madison, Wl on Feb. 17, 1993; br. Roselawn Cem., Madison, Wl* (521728114) Heather Ann Ross, b. March 30, 1995 Madison, Wl*

(5217284) AMY ADELLE PRUITT (dau. of Tommy Joe Pruitt and Florence Etta Kincaid) was born at Caney Springs, TN on April 5, 1918, and married William Wilson on May 28, 1939. William was born in 1915 or 1916 to Virgil Wilson and Willie Kate Walker. William and Adelle had two children:

(52172841) Wanda June Wilson, b. 1942 Nashville, TN* (52172842) Jon Harmon Wilson, b. 1946 Nashville, TN

332 CHAPTER FIVE

(52172842) JON HARMON WILSON (son of William Wilson and Amy Adelle Pruitt) was born at Nashville, TN in 1946. He married Marilyn Backus at Nashville, TN in June 1969, and had two sons:

(521728421) Jason Matthew Wilson, b. May 1972* (521728422) William Michael Wilson, b. 1977*

(5217285) MAYBURN YOUNG PRUITT (son of Tommy Joe Pruitt and Florence Etta Kincaid) was born at Caney Springs, TN on May 12, 1920. He married Frances Marie Callis (dau. of J. F. Callis and Ruth Durham) in Davidson Co., TN in 1942, and had fivechildren :

(52172851) Cynthia Dianne Pruitt (52172852) Randall Cowan Pruitt (52172853) Mark Anthony Pruitt* (52172854) Paul Terry Pruitt (52172855) Joe David Pruitt; m. Tracy Sullivan*

They resided at Nashville, TN, where Mayburn had a shoe shop. He was described as a big man 6'2", 300 lbs. Frances died at Nashville, TN, age 39, and was buried in Mt. Olivet Cem., there.

She moved to Nashville as a child where she attended public Mrs. Frances Pruitt schools. She was married in- Funeral services for Mrs. 1942 to Mayburn T. Pruitt, who Frances Marie Pruitt, 39. of Ö907 survives. Deal Ave., will be at 2 p.m. She was a member of the Mis today at Jarrell's Memorial sionary Baptist Church. Chapel. Other survivors are a daugh The Rev. Ben Osborne will ter, Cynthia Pruitt; four sons. officiate. Burial will be In Mt. Randall, Mark, Paul and Joe Olivet Cemetery. Pruitt, all of Nashville: four" slstersr Mr3. Shirley Johnson, Mrs. Pruitt died Monday night S&iT 5tkrl'ojfv- 75*33" ind!' ?Jfr»: In Park Vista Hospital of STditlt Sámff. XasirvílleV and ifiras leukemia. ;anice Paulsort, 3t. Cloud, Minn.; A native of Springfield, Tenn., and five brothers. Leonard Cal she was a daughter of J. F. lis. William Callis. Joe Callis and Ruth Durham Callis, who - - » •*"» r - i~i_ti!_ -NT u..:»t- survive.

(52172851) CYNTHIA DIANNE PRUITT (dau. of Mayburn Young Pruitt and Frances Marie Callis) married George Hodges, and had a daughter:

(521728511) Lori Dianne Hodges*

(52172852) RANDALL COWAN PRUITT (son of Mayburn Young Pruitt and Frances Marie Callis) married Teresa Saddler, and had two children:

(521728521) Jessica Marie Pruitt* (521728522) Justin Coe Pruitt*

333 (52172854) PAUL TERRY PRUITT (son of Mayburn Young Pruitt and Frances Marie Callis) married Cynthia ? , and had a son:

(521728541) Paul Terry Pruitt, Jr.*

(5217289) WINONA HAYNES PRUITT (dau. of Tommy Joe Pruitt and Angie Haynes) was born at Chapel Hill, TN on Sept. 10, 1927, and married John Thomas Egan at Nashville, TN on Jan. 16, 1948. John was born at Flint, MI on May 11, 1924 to Thomas Coyle Egan and Myra Elsie Breckenridge. John and Winona were the parents of four children:

(52172891) John Thomas Egan, Jr., b. Sept. 30, 1948 Nashville, TN (52172892) Richard Christian Egan, b. June 7, 1950 Nashville, TN (52172893) Kevin Patrick Egan, b. Aug. 12, 1963 Nashville, TN (52172894) Sean Coyle Egan, b. Nov. 10, 1965 Nashville, TN*

(52172891) JOHN THOMAS EGAN, JR. (son of John Thomas Egan and Winona Haynes Pruitt) was born at Nashville, TN on Sept. 30, 1948, and married Anna Jennett at Donelson, TN on May 7, 1969. Anna was born on June 7, 1949 to William Paul Jennett and Mary Irene Leonard. John and Anna had a son:

(521728911) Bret Christopher Egan, b. Feb. 7, 1972 Nashville, TN*

(52172892) RICHARD CHRISTIAN EGAN (son of John Thomas Egan and Winona Haynes Pruitt) was born at Nashville, TN on June 7, 1950, and married Brenda Gail Mullins on Aug. 2, 1970. Brenda was born at Fayetteville, TN on Nov. 16, 1948 to J. B. Mullins and Lucy Katherine Steelman. Richard and Brenda had two daughters:

(521728921) Cynthia Pearl Egan, b. June 5, 1973 Fayetteville, TN* (521728922) Elsie Elaine Egan, b. July 16, 1980 Nashville, TN*

(52172893) KEVIN PATRICK EGAN (son of John Thomas Egan and Winona Haynes Pruitt) was born at Nashville, TN on Aug. 12, 1963. He married Debra Sue Woods at Donelson, TN on May 1, 1982. Debra was born on Sept. 13, 1965 to William Lynn Woods and Carol Sue Johnson. Kevin and Debra and had a daughter:

(521728931) Carol Ann Egan, b. Nov. 26, 1982 Donelson, TN*

(521729) ULYSEES GRANT PRUITT (son of Mark Chaplain Pruitt and Tabitha Ann Vaughn) was born in Marshall Co., TN on July 7, 1890, and married Lillian Wilson "Lillie" Johnson in Marshall Co., TN on May 7, 1910 (Marshall Bk 8, p. 235). Lillie was born at Louisville, KY in 1895 to James McMurry Johnson and Letha Ann Dies.

334 CHAPTER FIVE

Ulysees and Lillie were the parents of eleven children:

(5217291) Lurlie Edward Pruitt, b. Nov. 16, 1911 Marshall Co., TN (5217292) Marvin Lee "Jack" Pruitt, b. Nov. 11,1913 Marshall Co., TN (5217293) Mabel Ann Pruitt, b. April 13, 1916 Marshall Co., TN (5217294) Dixon Grant Pruitt, b. Sept. 22, 1918 Marshall Co., TN; m. Effie Youngblood; after 30 years with Lone Star Gas Co., Dallas, TX, they retired to Shelbyville, TN; Effie was working in the hospital in Dallas when President Kennedy was shot and brought in in 1963* (5217295) James Frank Pruitt, b. Jan. 31, 1921 Marshall Co., TN (5217296) Jewell Chester Pruitt, b. Sept. 24, 1923 Marshall Co., TN (5217297) U. J. Pruitt, b. Oct. 24, 1926 Williamson Co., TN; died on June 23, 1927; br. Swanson Cem., Chapel Hill, TN* (5217298) Maggie Pruitt, b. June 1, 1928 Williamson Co., TN (5217299) Robert Albert Pruitt, b. Jan. 20, 1931 Marshall Co., TN; m. Betty Hembry; and died in Florida on May 30, 1991 * (521729(10) Ellis Wallace Pruitt, b. June 14, 1933 Marshall Co., TN; died at Nashville, TN on Jan. 16, 1978; br. Swanson Cem., Chapel Hill, TN* (521729(11) L. C. Pruitt, b. Oct. 24, 1935 Williamson Co., TN; m. Lynda Nelson*

Ulysees was a Farmer and Carpenter. He died at Shelbyville, TN on Oct. 17, 1973, and Lillie died there on Oct. 5, 1980. Both were buried in Swanson Cem., Chapel Hill, Tennessee. p. G^^Pruit•uittt • ; f : ;f4'/ ,:;r|<^ÍMrs.Lillieîlsor i Pruitt 'j u. G. Pruitt, 83, retired carpenter, died yesterday at his hom'. Mrs^Lillie' Wilson .Priiitt of Lewisburg,' 85. mother ;.608 Ni Whitthorné St., after a long illness. [ \ • -. ^r^j:':^ «óf • MrsiMabel Sanders ' of ' Shelbyville, died Sunday !:.,-i -Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Lawrence Funeral'Hom Jiight;at Bedford County General Hospital after a'short >Chapel Hill, with Edward Harper, i officiating. ;,Bur^^|jbe:j pllness.;?.:vl";îiif \'r- •' • • ''•",• / 'V'v'.''"-" ' *' ••r-'. •Swanson Cemet^ryj-'Chapel Hill. '*•() '.'."".' '",' ÛhServicesSvill be 3 p.m. Tuesday at' Lawrence ;j .'A native of Marshall County, Mr: Pruitt had resided inChap* ^Funeral .Home, :Chapel Hill,i;.with Tom German of-; Hill before moving to Shelbyville six years ago. His parents Wei îficia.ting.^Burjal will- be. in^ChapeLHilí's Swanson ;the late Mark and Tobithia Vaughn Pruitt. He was a member of th •'Cemetery. ' . • •- "•' .;.,.rr..,- ". - '•;.-'•''' Church of Christ. ••; H'-J •' : *'ƒ•'• •;-• Survivors include; bneKptrier idaughter, Mrs, f-i;: Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Lillie Pruitt;. two daughter ÎMaggie ' Barnes.%ot '.Fayetteville;í fóur:-sons. Dixon', Mrs. Eugene Sanders of Shelbyville and Mrs. Chester Barneå r ;Pruitt 6f Dallas;.Tex:,'Robert A: Pruitt'of Fort Walton; Fayetteville; five sons, Dixon of Dallas/Texif j. C, and Ellis|W;j,< ;Beach, •Fla:;' L. 'C'; pruittipf ..Olympia,: Wash.",'" and; ^Nashville; L. Ç. of California and SpeCi7;R. A?PTuittÛ,S>Arm .^^WT'^/'lCi^raitt of îús^^lër; '"^q'sisteá^vMl^ri^ri^ê j recently . : in Africa ; a sister Mrs.: Linnie Craf ton of Nashville î jrNeeseÏpf'/Lewisburg íand '. Mrs. JíGeprgia 'iLamb xofi \grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren, . f:':^f'^ïi«SM^ 'ÍEaglevilleVí23 Igrandchildreh/^l'/great-grandchildrén' l • ; '• --y-:K??,;r-...•''"• t-.-.-P.> vli&vv. >r<--^,'*»""

(5217291) LURLIE EDWARD PRUITT (dau. of Ulysees Grant Pruitt and Lillian Wilson Johnson) was born in Marshall Co., TN on Nov. 16, 1911, and married William Taft Reed on Oct. 29, 1927. William was born on Aug. 19, 1908. William and Lurlie had the following children:

335 (52172911) William Hoover Reed, b. Dec. 30, 1928; died of carbon dioxide on Feb. 6, 1949; br. Swanson Cem., Chapel Hill, TN* (52172912) Sarah Mark Reed, b. Sept. 6, 1930 (52172913) Charles Fred Reed, b. July 21, 1932 (52172914) Lillie Virginia Reed, b. Nov. 24, 1934 (52172915) Margie Frances Reed, b. Sept. 27, 1939

Lurlie was a Nurse. She died at Nashville, TN on May 20, 1968, and was buried in Swanson Cem., Chapel Hill, Tennessee.

Chapel Hill," Tenn. vin Lee (Jack), J. - .C.' . and REED, Mrs. Lurlin Prnilt Ellis : Pruitt ' of Nashville; Age 56, Monday morning, May . James F., Shelbyville; R. A., 20, 1968, in'a Nashville hos U.S. Army (Germany); L.C., pital. Survived .by husband, San Diego, California, Dickson William Taft Reed; 3 daugh 1 G., Dallas, Texas. .Remains ters: Mrs. Barton'(Marie) De j are at' the Lawrence. Funeral ment,' Jr. & Mrs. Bobby (Vir- Home where services will be giniaKSwann,'both of Mur 1 conducted Tuesday at 2 p.m. freesboro and Mrs. James j by Thomas C. Whitfield • of (Margie) Ridley, Jr. of Nash Nashville. Pallbearers : Al ville; 1 son, Charles Reed; 10 bert and Robert Sanford, Hor- grandchildren; parents, Mr. : ace Johns Sr., Melvin and and Mrs. Ulysses- G. Pruitt L. S. White, James Reed, J. of Chapel .Hill; 2 sisters, Mrs. C. Collier and Paul McAdams. Eugene Sanders of Shelbyville Interment Swanson Cemetery, and Mrs. Chester Barnes-.of f Chapel Hill.' LAWRENCE . Fayetteville;'7 brothers: Mar j FUNERAL HOME, "•• Chapel I Hill, Tenn., jn charge of .ar- 1 . rangements/ (364-2233).

(52172912) SARAH MARIE REED (dau. of William Taft Reed and Lurlie Edward Pruitt) was born on Sept. 6, 1930, and married first: Barton David Dement on Dec. 28, 1952. Barton was born on Sept. 5, 1910. Barton and Marie had four children:

(521729121) Andrew Jackson "Andy" Dement, b. Oct. 1, 1953 (521729122) Dr Samuel Houston "Sam" Dement, b. March 13, 1955; m. Pamela Ungerman on Dec. 19, 1983; Sam was an MD, John Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, and Pam was a Physical Therapist there* (521729123) Debra Dianne Dement, b. July 26, 1956 (521729124) Patricia Annette "Patty" Dement, b. Sept. 10, 1958; m. David Boyce on March 15, 1986; David sold real estate and Patty was a Unit Clerk at Murfreesboro Health Care*

Barton was a Lawyer and served as a Direct Representative and State Senator in the Legislature. He died on June 17, 1963. Marie married second: Wesley Walter Henley on Aug. 1, 1970. Wesley was born on April 10, 1927. He was an Industrial Engineer at Avco, Nashville, TN, and Marie was a Vocational Rehabilitation Assistant for the State of Tennessee.

336 CHAPTER FIVE

(521729121) ANDREW JACKSON "Andy" DEMENT (son of Barton David Dement and Sarah Marie Reed) was born on Oct. 1, 1953. He married Camden Weatherford (b. March 8, 1954) on July 6, 1985, and had a son:

(5217291211) William Andrew Dement, b. Sept. 26, 1986*

Andy worked for Nissan, and Camden taught at Smyrna, Tennessee.

(521729123) DEBRA DIANNE DEMENT (dau. of Barton David Dement and Sarah Marie Reed) was born on July 26, 1956. She married Ronald "Ron" Marshall (b. Nov. 24, 1957) on Aug. 1, 1980, and had two children:

(5217291231) David Lee Marshall, b. Jan. 1981* (5217291232) Christola Marie Marshall, b. Sept. 6, 1984*

Ron and Debra taught school.

(52172913) CHARLES FRED REED (son of William Taft Reed and Lurlie Edward Pruitt) was born on July 21, 1932. He married first: Mary Griffy (b. Aug. 11, 1938) on Nov. 24, 1952, and had two children:

(521729131) Kerry Floyd Reed, b. Aug. 11, 1955

(521729132) Suzette Reed, b. Nov. 30, 1961

Charles married second: Barbara Johns (b. June 13, 1946), and had two children:

(521729133) Dana Ann Reed, b. May 2, 1980* (521729134) Donna Arlene Reed, b. April 21, 1984* Charles worked for Pepsi Cola.

(521729131) KERRY FLOYD REED (son of Charles Fred Reed and Mary Griffy) was born on Aug. 11, 1955. He married Cathy Pickett, and had a dau:

(5217291311) Jessica Reed, b. Dec. 24, 1982*

(521729132) SUZETTE REED (dau. of Charles Fred Reed and Mary Griffy) was born on Nov. 30, 1961. She married Dennis Harper, and had a son:

(5217291321) William Garrett Harper, b. March 30, 1981*

337 (52172914) LILLIE VIRGINIA REED (dau. of William Taft Reed and Lurlie Edward Pruitt) was born on Nov. 24, 1934, and married Bobby James Swann on Oct. 22, 1955. Bobby was born on June 1, 1932. Bobby and Lillie were the parents of two children:

(521729141) Cindy Swann, b. Jan. 28, 1960 (521729142) Timothy Wayne "Tim" Swann, b. March 4, 1965

Bobby was Fire Chief, Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

(521729141) CINDY SWANN (dau. of Bobby James Swann and Lillie Virginia Reed) was born on Jan. 28, 1960. She married Gary Lee Farley (b. Aug. 25, 1957) on Jan. 28, 1978, and had;

(5217291411) Bobby Lee Farley, b. Nov. 18, 1979*

Gary worked for Murfreesboro Fire Department, and was Manager of Catlina Water Beds. Cindy worked for Murfreesboro Electric Department.

(521729142) TIMOTHY WAYNE "Tim" SWANN (son of Bobby James Swann and Lillie Virginia Reed) was born on March 4, 1965, and married Suzanne Davis on Oct. 19, 1985. Suzanne was born on Dec. 7, 1962. Tim and Suzanne had a daughter:

(5217291421) Jessica Nicole Swann, b. April 30, 1986*

Tim worked for Rutherford County Hearth Bread.

(52172915) MARGIE FRANCES REED (dau. of William Taft Reed and Lurlie Edward Pruitt) was born on Sept. 27, 1939. She married James W. Ridley on Nov. 11, 1960, and had two children:

(521729151) James Watson Ridley III, b. Sept. 20, 1961; m. Tammy Renee Elder on April 5, 1986; worked for Commerce Union Bank* (521729152) Rosalyn Ann Ridley, b. Oct. 11, 1965*

James was an Electrical Engineer at Ford Glass Co., and Margie was a Floor Supervisor for Cain Sloan.

(5217292) MARVIN LEE "Jack" PRUITT (son of Ulysees Grant Pruitt and Lillian Wilson Johnson) was born in Marshall Co., TN on Nov. 11, 1913, and married Edna Derryberry on May 17, 1940. Edna was born on March 31, 1910 to David Ivy Derryberry and Melissa Overcast. They resided at Nashville, TN, where Jack was an employee at Brand Insulation Company. He died at Nashville, TN on May 6, 1972, and was buried in Swanson Cem., Chapel Hill, Tennessee.

338 CHAPTER FIVE

" Nashville, Tenn. and Chapel Shelbyville, R. A. Pruitt of :-V Hill. Tenn. ; M Baltimore, L. C. Pruitt of San PRUITT. Mnrvin T. (Jack) - . Diego, Calif., J. C. and Ellis Age • 57, • of .1126 McChesney ; "Pruitt both of Nashville. Re St., Nashville. Saturday.^'May mains are at the Lawrence 6, 1972, at a local infirmary. , . Funeral Home where services ^Survived by wife,. Mrs. Edna • will be conducted Monday, .May !:'8„v.at'1:30 by Edward • Derryberry , Pruitt; parents, « Harper. • Nephews will serve ' Ulysses and Lillie Johnson as pallbearers. Inter m e n t Pruitt of Shelbyville; two sis- S w a n s crn Cemetery. LAW- ters, ! Mrs. Eugene Sanders, r, RENCE FUNERAL HOME, • Shelbyville and Mrs. Chester 'f Chapel Hill, in charge of ar- ?B a r n e s,' Fayetteville;'.six '.' rangements. . ..y ->;^„ ^,'"T-iy • brothers, ,'Dickson G. Pruitt of Dallas, Texas, James JF.,

(5217293) MABEL ANN PRUITT (dau. of Ulysees Grant Pruitt and Lillian Wilson Johnson) was born in Marshall Co., TN on April 13, 1916. She married Eugene R. Sanders on March 9, 1933. Eugene was born in 1917-1918 to Eugene Cleveland Sanders and Mahallie "Hallie" Potts. Eugene and Mabel had two daughters:

(52172931) Martha Louise Sanders, b. Sept. 14, 1936 Allisona, TN (52172932) Peggy Ann Sanders, b. March 3, 1938 Eagleville, TN

Eugene was a veteran of WW II, and retired from Cal Gas Company. He died at Shelbyville, TN on Jan. 11, 1980, and was buried in Swanson Cem., Chapel Hill, Tennessee.

(52172931) MARTHA LOUISE SANDERS (dau. of Eugene R. Sanders and Mabel Ann Pruitt) was born at Allisona, TN on Sept. 14, 1936, and married Bobby Gene Litral in Bedford Co., TN on Dec. 31, 1955. Bobby was born in Limestone Co., AL on March 12, 1935 to Polk Prince Litral and Mary Shelley Townsend. Bobby and Martha had the following children:

(521729311) Ronald Gene Litral, b. Oct. 30, 1956 Shelbyville, TN* (521729312) Debra Lynn Litral, b. June 23, 1959 Shelbyville, TN

They resided at Shelbyville, Tennessee. Bobby was in the grocery business for years, and was a Butcher at Dial's in Shelbyville.

(521729312) DEBRA LYNN LITRAL (dau. of Bobby Gene Litral and Martha Louise Sanders) was born at Shelbyville, TN on June 23, 1959. She married Harold Keith McCoy on June 6, 1980, and had a son:

(5217293121) Bryan Keith McCoy, b. July 27, 1983 Bedford Co., TN*

339 (52172932) PEGGY ANN SANDERS (dau. of Eugene R. Sanders and Mabel Ann Pruitt) was born at Eagleville, TN on March 3, 1938, and married Charles Gilbert Holden at Shelbyville, TN on Dec. 15, 1956. Charles was born at Murfreesboro, TN on April 25, 1937 to Sammie L. Holden and Eddie. Charles and Peggy had two sons:

(521729321) Charles Troy Holden, b. Oct. 6, 1963 Murfreesboro, TN (521729322) William Todd Holden, b. June 14, 1968 Dallas, TX*

They owned their own business, Southern Sewing Supplies, Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

(521729321) CHARLES TROY HOLDEN (son of Charles Gilbert Holden and Peggy Ann Sanders) was born at Murfreesboro, TN on Oct. 6, 1963. He married Rendra Lorraine Fite at Kingwood Heights Church of Christ, Murfreesboro, TN on June 4, 1983. Charles and Kendra were the parents of two children:

(5217293211) Jennifer Leigh Holden, b. June 9, 1984 Murfreesboro, TN* (5217293212) Christopher Blake Holden, b. Feb. 27, 1986 Murfreesboro, TN*

Charles worked with his father as Manager of Parts Dept., Southern Sewing Supplies, and was also in real estate. Kendra worked for State Farm Insurance Company.

(5217295) JAMES FRANK PRUITT (son of Ulysees Grant Pruitt and Lillian Wilson Johnson) was born in Marshall Co., TN on Jan. 31, 1921, and married Jessie Pauline White. Pauline was born in Willimson Co., TN on May 7, 1921 to Robert Lee White and Jessie B. Crafton. James and Pauline had the following children:

(52172951) Mary Catherine Pruitt, b. Williamson Co., TN (52172952) James Lloyd Pruitt, b. Williamson Co., TN (52172953) Ross Wallace Pruitt, b. Williamson Co., TN

James worked for T. A. Noah Plumbing Co., Shelbyville, Tennessee. He was killed when dirt caved in while he was working on June 13, 1973, and was buried in Willow Mount Cen., Shelbyville, Tennessee. "The sides of the ditch and The body is! at Gowen-Smith the dirt piled on the top of Chapel. ' Arrangements were the side of the ditch fell in incomplete last-night. ... / ; Shelbyville on him, burying him under Survivors include his widow, about four feet of. dirt,", the Mrs. Jessie ; Pauline White sheriff said;;•]•.-!,:.!;. ', • Pruitt; two ' sons, James

v Lloyd, Shelbyville, and Ross Worker Dies WORKERS ; removed the Pruitt, Rossville, Ga. ; a victim after shoveling by hand daughter, Mrs. Mary Cooper,. for 30 minutes.'. '•?•' •"!!'• '•• Shelbyville; parents, Mr. and Pruitt was an employe of Mrs. Euless ;:. Pruitt, In Cave-in the T. A. Noah Plumbing, Co., ,l Shelbyville; five brothers, " 1 ! . SHELBYVILLE — James F. Shelbyville... ' •' • Ellis and J. C, Nashville, Dix Pruitt, 52, of Shelbyville, was on, Dallas, L.: C, California, killed yesterday afternoon and.R. H. Pruitt, U.S. Army; when a ditch: caved in on two sisters, Mrs. Mabel San him as he was laying drainage ders, Shelbyville, and Mrs. • pipe at Shelbyville's new Maggie Barnes, '•' Fayetteville, and six grandchildren, r.i. '";•' municipal recreation center.. 340 ' Bedford County Sheriff Her man Sanders said the accident occurred at 12:50 p.m. as Pruitt was putting pipe in the five foot deep ditch. CHAPTER FIVE

(52172951) MARY CATHERINE PRUITT (dau. of James Frank Pruitt and Jessie Pauline White) was born in Williamson Co., Tennessee. She married Jerry Cooper, and had a son:

(521729511) Jerry Cooper, Jr., b. Oct. 29, 1968 Bedford Co., TN*

(52172952) JAMES LLOYD PRUITT (son of James Frank Pruitt and Jessie Pauline White) was born in Williamson Co., Tennessee. He married Jean Coursey, and had a daughter:

(521729521) Tracy Lynn Pruitt, b. Feb. 1, 1971*

They resided at Shelbyville, Tennessee.

(52172953) ROSS WALLACE PRUITT (son of James Frank Pruitt and Jessie Pauline White) was born in Williamson Co., Tennessee. He married first: Connie Ayers, and had a daughter:

(521729531) Ginger Lynn Pruitt, b. Sept. 2, 1962

Ross married second: Judy Newsom, and adopted a daughter:

(521729532a) Chasity Pruitt, b. March 12, 1974*

They resided at Shelbyville, Tennessee.

(521729531) GINGER LYNN PRUITT (dau. of Ross Wallace Pruitt and Connie Ayers) was born on Sept. 2, 1962. She married Leslie Warren, and had a daughter:

(5217295311) Nicole Warren, b. May 4, 1982*

(5217296) JEWELL CHESTER PRUITT (son of Ulysees Grant Pruitt and Lillian Wilson Johnson) was born in Marshall Co., TN on Sept. 24, 1923. He married Loyce Fennell, and had four sons:

(52172961) Dwight Pruitt, b. Shelbyville, TN, m. Karen Davidson* (52172962) Jimmy Pruitt, b. Nashville, TN; resided Calif* (52172963) Michael Pruitt, b. Nashville, TN; m. Beverly Sutton; resided Nashville, TN* (52172964) Chester Pruitt, b. Nashville, TN*

Jewell was a veteran of WW II, and a Merchant. He died at Nashville, TN on Dec. 25, 1984, and was buried in Swanson Cem., Chapel Hill, Tennessee.

341 'Û',' Services for Jewell C." Pruitt; 61,"will be held at 2 p.m;;Thursday, H at Lawrence Funeral Home:in Chapel Hill with Brother Edward S Harper.officiating. ; :"\- ' _ ; T:.•>'..' -'i : 11 1 Í

[ Pruitt, a native of Williamson County, died ; Tuesday night ! in ; > I Veterans Hospital in Nashville.'Burial will be in Swanson Cemetery::;:* " ! ,' •: A Veteran of World War II, he was a retired merchant.: ";' !". ^ 'I' He is the son of the late Ulyless Grant and Lillie H.^Johnson " : \ Pruitt. \\\ • - :.v4.'V:: ; /'I }'.•••..>" • '.':>7 ")•%• Survivors include four sons, Dwight Pruitt of Antioch, Jimmy i . LPruitt of ..Ca., and Michael i Pruitt and Chester Pruitt, both -of <: Nashville; two sisters, Mrs. Mable Sanders of Shelbyville and Mrs. Maggie Barnes of Fayetteville; three brothers, Dixon Pruitt of I Dallas, R.A. Pruitt of Mary Estes, Fia.,iand L.C. Pruitt ofOlympia, : i; ,ir r Wash.; and three grandchildren. ^ '^ i:r>:v ' - '" '"

(5217298) MAGGIE PRUITT (dau. of Ulysees Grant Pruitt and Lillian Wilson Johnson) was born in Williamson Co., Tennessee. She married first: George Graham, Jr., and had the following children:

(52172981) Donna June Graham, b. Nov. 24, 1944 Allisona, TN (52172982) Mabel Dianne Graham, b. May 25, 1947 Chapel Hill, TN (52172983) Martha Gayle Graham, b. Jan. 23, 1951 Allisona, TN (52172984) Myron David Graham, b. April 10, 1953 Shelbyville, TN

Maggie married second: Chester Barnes. They resided near Fayetteville, Tennessee.

(52172981) DONNA JUNE GRAHAM (dau. of George Graham, Jr. and Maggie Pruitt) was born at Allisona, TN on Nov. 24, 1944. She married Kendell Steven Shepherd (b. April 23, 1941 Rocky Face, GA), and had two daughters:

(521729811) Janet Diane Shepherd, b. March 19, 1964 Dalton, GA* (521729812) Cynthinia Renee Shepherd, b. July 27, 1969 Nashville, TN*

(52172982) MABEL DIANNE GRAHAM (dau. of George Graham, Jr. and Maggie Pruitt) was born at Chapel, Hill, TN on May 25, 1947. She married Martin Johnson (b. July 26, 1940 Lincoln Co., TN), and had two children:

(521729821) Shannon Marie Johnson, b. April 7, 1968 Fayetteville, TN* (521729822) Martin Scott Johnson, b. Aug. 13, 1970 Lincoln Co., TN*

Dianne did substitute teaching in the Lincoln County School System.

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(52172983) MARTHA GAYLE GRAHAM (dau. of George Graham, Jr. and Maggie Pruitt) was born at Allisona, TN on Jan. 23, 1951. She married Chris Alex Starr (b. March 2, 1952 Birming ham, AL), and had two children:

(521729831) Alexander Damon Starr, b. May 10, 1973 Nashville, TN* (521729832) Melissa Renee Starr, b. Jan. 24, 1976 Nashville, TN*

(52172984) MYRON DAVID GRAHAM (son of George Garham, Jr. and Maggie Pruitt) was born at Shelbyville, TN on April 10, 1953. He married Sharon Ann Warren (b. Dec. 26, 1952 Cleveland, OH), and had the following children:

(521729841) Brian David Graham, b. May 20, 1972 Fayetteville, TN* (521729842) Eric Dwayne Graham, b. April 18, 1975 Fayetteville, TN*

(52172(10) ALBERT MORGAN "Al" PRUITT (son of Mark Chaplain Pruitt and Tabitha Ann Vaughn) was born in Marshall Co., TN on June 20, 1895. He married first: Willie Mae Johnson in Marshall Co., TN on Nov. 18, 1916. Willie was born on Jan. 11, 1900 to James McMurry Johnson and Letha Ann Dies. Al and Willie had a son:

(52172(10)1) Stewart Morgan Pruitt, b. 1921 Marshall Co., TN

Al was a Farmer in Marshall and Rutherford Counties. He married second: Allie Pope. Al died at Eagleville, TN on April 4, 1943, and was buried in Cothram Cem., Rover, Tennessee. (NOTE: Willie married second: John T. Porter. She died on April 2, 1967, and was buried in Swanson Cem., Chapel Hill, TN) The two former wives of Albert Pruitt were buried the very same day, by the same undertaker at a different hour.

v»ei fini. ienn., April (> — (Special)—Funeral services for A1-' bert Morgan Pruitt, 47, . ~ PORTER — . - 1 vWOT w T WILUT MAI JOHNSON PRUITT PORTER—Age 67 years. Sunday JooaioiictaC -tnom "the' -Eagleville eveing, April 2, 1967, at a local Church oi Christ Monday afternoon Infirmary. Survived by son, Stuart M. PRUITT; grandson, Samuel by Elder T. W. Flowers of Union Lee Pruitt; two great-grandchil ville. Burial was in Cawthron Ceme dren; sisters, Mrs. Margie Ncese. of Nashville, Mrs. Mary Reed, tery at Rover. Franklin, Tenn., Mrs. Hughes Mr. Pruitt had been ln fail Lamb, of Eagleville, Tenn.. Mrs. ing health. Île was a farmer and Lillie Pruilt, Chapel Hill. Remains are at Woodbine Funeral Home, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. 3630 Nolensvilie Rd. Funeral ser Mark Pruitt. vices will be conducted Tuesday afternoon, April 4. at 2:00 o'clock Surviving are his widow, Mrs. at the Radnor Church of Christ, bv W. Aaron Thomason. Nephews Allie Elizabeth Pope Pruitt; one will serve as pallbearers. Inter son, Steward Morgan Pruitt, oi ment Swanson Cemeterv. Chaoel Hill, Tenn., WOODBINE FUNERAL Nashville; three sisters, Mrs. Lenie HOME, DIRECTORS. - Crafton and Mrs. Minnie Harper of Nashville, Mrs. Fannie Smith of Lewisburg; two brothers, Ulysses Pruitt of Allisona, Jos Pruitt of Shelbyville, and one grandson.

343 (52172(10)1) STEWART MORGAN PRUITT (son of Albert Morgan Pruitt and Willie Mae Johnson) was born in Marshall Co., TN in 1921, and married first: Annie Blanche Burrow in Marshall Co., TN on Sept. 9, 1940. Annie was born on July 9, 1923 to Jessie Paul Burrow and Margaret Elizabeth Cook. Stewart and Annie had a son:

(52172(10)11) Sammie Lee Pruitt; m. Linda Jones (dau. of Gracie Alvin Jones and Margaret Lucille Pomroy) on April 15, 1963*

Stewart married second: Lillian Christine Ward on Nov. 16, 1965. They resided at Nashville, Tennessee.

(52172(11) LENNIE McCOLLOUGH PRUITT (dau. of Mark Chaplain Pruitt and Tabitha Ann Vaughn) was born at College Grove, TN on Feb. 18, 1896, and married Berthal Sill Crafton in Williamson Co., TN on Dec. 6, 1914 (Williamson Vol. 4, p. 73). Sill was born at Allisona, TN on Oct. 18, 1893 to Thomas Jefferson Crafton and Mary Annie White. Sill and Lennie had two children:

(52172(11)1) Herman Thomas Crafton, b. June 4, 1916 Allisona, TN (52172(11)2) Lurlene Wrye Crafton, b. Dec. 5, 1919 Allisona, TN

Sill started fixing shoes at Chapel Hill, TN, then moved to Nashville, TN, where he ran a shoe shop on Charlotte Pike for many years. He was an expert at fixing shoes. Sill died at Nashville, TN on May 30, 1967, and Lennie died there on Dec. 14, 1983. Both were buried in Mt. Olivet Cem., Nashville.

(52172(11)1) HERMAN THOMAS CRAFTON (son of Berthal Sill Crafton and Lennie McCollough Pruitt) was born at Allisona, TN on June 4, 1916. He married Mary Elizabeth Cauthron (b. Dec. 11, 1917) on Nov. 8, 1936, and had the following children:

(52172(11)11) Ronelda Ann Crafton, b. Sept. 13, 1937; m. Harlan Palmore* (52172(11)12) Thomas Wayne Crafton, b. April 24, 1940; m. Mitzi* (52172(11)13) Larry Erwin Crafton; died on Sept. 4, 1958* (52172(11)14) Robert Macon Crafton, b. Sept. 1, 1950*

Herman was a Fireman at Nashville, Tennessee. He died at Nashville, TN on Jan. 11, 1988, and was buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery there.

(52172(11)2) LURENE WRYE CRAFTON (dau. of Berthal Sill Crafton and Lennie McCollough Pruitt) was born at Allisona, TN on Dec. 5, 1919, and married first: ? in 1936. Lurene married second: Erwin M. Proctor on July 17, 1937, and had a daughter:

(52172(11)21) Glenda Proctor, b. July 11, 1938

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Lurene married third: Dempsy Corum (b. June 24, 1919). Dempsy was a Plasterer by trade. They resided at Nashville, Tennessee.

(52172(11)21) GLENDA PROCTOR (dau. of Erwin M. Proctor and Lurene Wrye Crafton) was born on July 11, 1938. She married Robert Howard (b. Feb. 15, 1935), and had three children:

(52172(11)211) Laila Howard, b. Jan. 3, 1958; m. David Poole* (52172(11)212) Rhonda Howard, b. Jan. 8, 1960; m. Patrick Goodman* (52172(11)213) Richard Howard, b. June 9, 1962*

(52173) JOSEPH "Joe" PRUITT (son of Wiley Brown Pruitt and Mary Jane Lovell) was born in Greene Co., TN in 1853. He married Lula Dora. Harper in Williamson Co., TN on Feb. 25, 1904 (Williamson Vol. 20, p. 199). The index says Joe L. Pruette m. Lula Harper, and p. 199 says Joe A. Pruitt m. Dora Harper. Joe and Dora had a son:

(521731) Connie Pruitt, b. ca 1905 Williamson Co., TN*

At one time they lived in a little house on Highway 31A between Triune and Nolensville, Tennessee. There is little other information about him.

(52175) VIRGINIA P. "Jennie" PRUITT (dau. of Wiley Brown Pruitt and Mary Jane Lovell) was born in Tennessee about 1861. She never married.

(521751) Jennie Perrilli Pruitt, b. ca 1880*

(52176) EMMA ESTER "Aunt Em" PRUITT (dau. of Wiley Brown Pruitt and Mary Jane Lovell) was born in Tennessee on Sept. 5, 1863. Emma married John T. H. Buttrey (b. 1850) in Williamson Co., TN on Feb. 23, 1882 (Williamson Vol. 10, p. 464). John was married and had a large family before he married Emma. Emma died on Feb. 7, 1889, and was buried in Russell Cem., Eagleville, Tennessee. Linnie Pruitt Crafton used to hear the family tell about how it was snowing, when they were going down the road to bury Aunt Em. On her tombstone is written "Emma Buttrey dau. of W. B. and M. Pruitt".

(52177) WYATT MORGAN "Monty" PRUETT (son of Wiley Brown Pruitt and Mary Jane Lovell) was born at Greenville, TN on Aug. 6, 1868, according to his obituary, and married Alice Mary Morton. Alice was born in Franklin Co., TN on March 4, 1880 to Ben Morton, Baptist Minister of Franklin, Tennessee. Monty and Alice were the parents of two children:

345 (521771) Mary Lucilk Pruett, b. Jan. 1, 1908 ? Nashville, TN; m. Paul M. Mortimer; was a Teacher in the Nashville Metro Schools for many years; and died at Nashville, TN on Sept. 1, 1974; br. Spring Hill Cem., Nashville* (521772) Percy Brown Pruett, b. Jan. 7, 1910 Nashville, TN

Monty was a charter member of Shelby Avenue Baptist Church. Alice died on Jan. 15, 1941, and Monty died at Nashville, TN on April 23, 1955. Both were buried in Spring Hill Cen., Nashville, TN, Sec 2, Lot 28.

wJl!iii ETTiSatuTday.. evehlSiTXDrll'il rfScryices;forííWyatt Morgan:Pru- ,1955. at S o'clock at his-residence! l H618 'lSeventeenth ri:ave..) ' *outb.v ett;';'1618ÎS9Yenteentti!ave.t,.S.,', who fit Wyatt M.I (Monty).'Pru«tt..'. Survived., dledMn*åMo.cål>[ nursing home iyes-j \ by 'one -dau«-hter.'«'Mrs.i'PauI"M; Mortimer.' ' one" son, '.Percy /Banks terday.ijwiUtbo ;held; at- Finley-Dor-'S Pruett; VandMone -' sranddauthtcr. ris-.Charltortfchapol,* 2423 West'End 1 i Misa.'Mary-All ce : Pruett. <« Remains ? Care tbe ' apartraentaUof ;Flnley ave.'?át*lïl á.m-vMonday. .v^r'tyHifjf tDorrls•&' Charlton' company.,West ÍLMr.'fiPjjuett'iiwasiborn, in 'Greone-i iXnd 'ftt Twenty-fUth Javenue.'-ï Fu vljlei ^Tenhiteand .'moyad ' to^-Nash«? neral; i rom ' tbe .i chapel '\Monday 1 at';.'n **o'oloclc .\' conducted^'.by Dr* vlllo'f.Wh'ei'a ïha "spent,; moat; of Charles 'P. ^Treadwayp^The íollow- life^.wHlio-stiUà young maniv^ri'Vi'SL Int nephews:and friends «Ul lorre .^çfeaj.ntttobèWofêars^he.^waaff aa pallbearers: 'Billy -Reece,. Owsley eece.^MalcolnV'Wlncneater.* Frant connected íwith \ tho Nashville;Rall-f . Jrave«; '-W.kHl-'Dean • and' Cbarlea ^VjanîUëhtlcompany/'Ki^pr'tt.'AtL Chamberun.'Înterment fíprlnc Hill ^•iHelHrïaji^'charter-member :of th«l-|sa fcemetary.î Finley.; Dorris Sunday î; school •>&9«^''^^^r H*s*î^*í^fe :'^Hor>i.i [survived(ibyi 'a' daughter,3&I

(521772) PERCY BROWN PRUETT (son of Wyatt Morgan Pruett and Alice Mary Morton) was born at Nashville, TN on Jan. 7, 1910. He married Alice Estelle Ballard (dau. of Walter Ballard and Bertha Tarwater), and had a daughter:

(5217721) Mary Alice Pruett, b. Jan. 11, 193 ?

Percy was a Clerk for the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway at Nashville, Tennessee. He later became a Consultant to the Plumbing Industry, after twenty-two years in sales. They resided at Nashville, Tennessee.

(5217721) MARY ALICE PRUETT (dau. of Percy Brown Pruett and Alice Estelle Ballard) was born on Jan. 11, 193 ? . She married E. Wolfe Hampton on June 20, 1957, and had a daughter:

(52177211) Melody Hampton; m. Robert J. Tomczak; resided Silver Springs, MD*

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(523) JOSEPH PRUITT (son of William Pruitt and Jane) was born in Pittsylvania Co., VA in 1798, and married Sarah Thomas in Pittsylvania Co., VA on Jan. 15, 1829. Surety, John Merrick; Rev. Clement McDonald, preacher. Bond dated Jan. 14, 1829 (p. 94, Marriages by Williams). Sarah was born in Virginia in 1808. Joseph and Sarah were the parents of the following children:

(5231) William S. Pruitt, b. 1830 Pittsylvania Co., VA (5232) Emily Pruitt, b. 1833 Pittsylvania Co., VA* (5233) Louisa Pruitt, b. 1836 Pittsylvania Co., VA; m. William Mann in Pittsylvania Co., VA on Jan. 25, 1853 (p. 153 & 164, Marriages by Williams)* (5234) Sarah E. Pruitt, b. 1838 Pittsylvania Co., VA* (5235) Samuel Pruitt, b. 1841 Pittsylvania Co., VA* (5236) George W. Pruitt, b. 1843 Pittsylvania Co., VA* (5237) Coleman Pruitt, b. 1845 Pittsylvania Co., VA (5238) Griffith T. Pruitt, b. 1848 Pittsylvania Co., VA* (5239) Henry C. Pruitt, b. 1850 Pittsylvania Co., VA*

The 1830 Census, Pittsylvania Co., VA, p. 384, lists: Joseph Prewitt 1 m under 5 1 fe 20-30 1 m 30-40

On March 21, 1831, Jos Prewitt vs Jane Prewitt (Pittsylvania Order Bk 30, p. 178,228, Bk 33, p. 287). The 1850 Census, Pittsylvania Co., VA, Southern Twp, p. 73, lists:

Joseph Preweitt 52 VA Sarah 42 VA WilliamS. 20 VA Emily 17 VA Louisa 14 VA Sarah E. 12 VA Sam 9 VA George W. 7 VA Coleman 5 VA Griffith 2 VA Henry C. 6/12 VA

Joseph died in Pittsylvania Co., VA before 1860. The 1860 Census, Pittsylvania Co., VA, p. 508, lists: Sarah Prewitt 52 VA Coleman 16 VA Griffith T. 12 VA Mary F. 10 VA George W. 17 VA William 32 VA Sally 25 VA Robert 5 VA 347 (5231) WILLIAM S. PRUITT (son of Joseph Pruitt and Sarah Thomas) was born in Pittsylvania Co., VA in 1830, and married Sally Chocolate in Pittsylvania Co., VA on March 4, 1851. Sally was born in Virginia in 1835. One son is known:

(52311) Robert Pruitt, b. 1855 Pittsylvania Co., VA*

The 1860 Census, Pittsylvania Co., VA, p. 508, lists:

William Prewitt 32 VA Sally 25 VA Robert 5 VA (living in household of Sarah Prewitt)

(5237) COLEMAN PRUITT (son of Joseph Pruitt and Sarah Thomas) was born in Pittsylvania Co., VA in 1845. He married Telitha ? (b. 1857 GA) about 1872, and had the following:

(52371) Robert L. Pruitt, b. 1873 GA* (52372) Lavina Pruitt, b. 1875 GA* (52373) Lewis Pruitt, b. 1879 GA*

The 1880 Census, Carroll Co., GA, Dist. 649, Vol. 4, Ed 27, sheet 8, line 29, lists:

Coleman Pruet 35 VA Telitha 23 GA Lavina 5 GA Lewis 1 GA Robert L. 7 GA

(52(10) MAJOR W. PRUITT (son of William Pruitt and Jane) was born in Pittsylvania Co., VA in 1813, and married first: Bernetta ? about 1835. Bernetta was born in Kentucky in 1820. Major and Bernetta had seven children:

(52(10)1) Sarah J. Pruett, b. 1836 Marion Co., KY, m. Joseph W. Beavers in Taylor Co., KY on March 11, 1869* (52(10)2) Cassandra Pruett, b. 1840 Marion Co., KY, m. Dudley W. Cox in Taylor Co., KY on July 28, 1864* (52(10)3) Joseph Washington Pruett, b. 1844 Taylor Co., KY (52(10)4) Virginia Pruett, b. 1845 Taylor Co., KY ; m. George W. Tucker in Taylor Co., KY on March 7, 1867* (52(10)5) Anthony T. Pruett, b. 1846 Taylor Co., KY* (52(10)6) James W. Pruett, b. 1851 Taylor Co., KY* (52(10)7) John Pruett, b. 1856 Taylor Co., KY*

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The 1840 Census, Marion Co., KY, p. 315, lists:

Major Prewitt 1 m 20-30 3 fe under 5 1 fe 20-30

They moved to Taylor Co., Kentucky. The 1850 Census, Taylor Co., KY, p. 170, no. 289, lists: Major W. Prewitt 38 VA farmer Bennetta 42 VA S. J. (fe) 14 KY Cassander 10 KY Virginia 9 KY J. W. (m) 6 KY A. T. (m) 4 KY

On Nov. 13, 1858, Major Prewit, gdn. of Catharine Prewit, Mary Jane Prewit, Lydia Ann Prewit, William Prewit, and P. Ellen Prewit (Smith Prewitt's children ? ) (Central Kentucky Researcher, Vol. 17, no. 3, Taylor County Hist., Soc, fall 1987). The 1860 Census, Taylor Co., KY, lists:

Major W. Prewitt 47 VA Bernetta 40 KY Sarah J. 24 KY Cassandra 20 KY Joseph W. 16 KY Virginia 15 KY Anthony J. 14 KY William 20 KY James W. 9 KY John 4 KY

Bernette died in Taylor Co., KY before 1873. Major married second: Susan Davis in Taylor Co., KY about 1873, and had two children:

(52(10)8) Emma S. Pruett, b. Aug. 18, 1874 Taylor Co., KY* (52(10)9) Bruce Pruett, b. 1879 Taylor Co., KY*

Major died in Taylor Co., KY in Jan. 1888.

(52(10)3) JOSEPH WASHINGTON PRUETT (son of Major W. Pruitt and Bernetta) was born in Taylor Co., KY in 1844. He married first Martha Susan Murrell at Campbellsville, KY on Feb. 17, 1868. Martha was born in Taylor Co., KY in Oct. 1842 to John Murrell and Mary.

349 Joseph Washington Pruett - Martha Susan Murrell

Joseph and Martha had the following children:

(52(10)31) Annie Pruett, b. 1868 Taylor Co., KY; m. Crum Hogan in Taylor Co., KY on March 3, 1887* (52(10)32) Mary "Mollie" Pruett (twin), b. 1870 Taylor Co., KY; m. Alonzo Grooms in Taylor Co., KY on March 19, 1890* (52(10)33) George W. Pruett (twin), b. 1870 Taylor Co., KY* (52(10)34) Lucy Frances Pruett, b. April 1874 Taylor Co., KY; m. Frank Weatherford in Taylor Co.,KY on May 12, 1897* (52(10)35) William Thomas Pruett (twin), b. 1876 Taylor Co., KY (52(10)36) Ollie M. Pruett (twin), b. 1876 Taylor Co., KY; m. a Woodrum* (52(10)37) James G. Pruett, b. April 1882 Taylor Co., KY; m. Ruth Williams* (52(10)38) John A. Pruett, b. Nov. 1884 Taylor Co., KY; m. Nellie* (52(10)39) Jane H. Pruett, b. Aug. 29, 1886 Taylor Co., KY; m. a Allen; and died on Feb. 24, 1963; br Liberty, KY* 350 CHAPTER FIVE

Martha died after 1918, and was buried in Merrimac Cem., Taylor Co., Kentucky. Joseph married second: Maggie Edrington. Joseph died in Taylor Co., KY in 1933, and was buried in Merrimac Cemetery there,

(52(10)35) WILLIAM THOMAS PRUETT (son of Joseph Washington Pruett and Martha Susan Murrell) was born in Taylor Co., KY in 1876, and married first: Thomas Ann Vaughn in Taylor Co., KY on July 24, 1901. Thomas was born in Taylor Co., KY in 1880 to Samuel Vaughn and Mary Elizabeth Reed. William and Thomas had eight children.

(52(10)351) Thelma Pruett, b. 1902 Taylor Co., KY; m. Ira Carpenter* (52(10)352) Wava Pruett, b. Taylor Co., KY; died in New Mexico at age 18 or 20* (52(10)353) Willie Mae Pruett, b. Sept. 5, 1905 Merrimac, KY; m. a Elgin* (52(10)354) Ruth Pruett, b. Jan. 19, 1909 Stanley, NM; m. Raymon Wilson in 1941, and died at Oklahoma City, OK in 1996* (52(10)355) Benjamin Thomas Pruett, b. Sept. 23, 1911 Stanley, NM (52(10)356) John B. "Jack" Pruett, b. Dec. 13,1913 Stanley, NM; m. Ella Donahoo on June 6, 1938; and died at Bisbee, AZ on Sept. 24, 1970* (52(10)357) Martha Pruett, b. 1916 Stanley, NM; died from brain tumor at age 18 or 19* (52(10)358) infant son, b. April 1918 Stanley, NM; died at Stanley, NM on April 16, 1918, three days after his mother died*

There may have been a baby born between Willie Mae and Ruth, who died at birth or in infancy.

William moved to near Hydro, Blaine Co., OK in 1905, and later homesteaded near Stanley, New Mexico. Thomas died near Stanley, NM on April 13, 1918. In 1924, William moved to Capulin, NM with Ruth, Ben, and Jack. Martha was given to Rev. and Mrs Scoggins to raise. William married second: a Mellon. He died at Oklahoma City, OK on April 6, 1934, and was buried in Rosehill Burial Park, Oklahoma City.

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(52(10)355) BENJAMIN THOMAS PRUETT (son of William Thomas Pruett and Thomas Ann Vaughn) was born at Stanley, NM on Sept. 23, 1911. He married Mary Carol McVey at Okmulgee, OK on Dec. 28, 1936. Mary was born at Kinsley, KS on Feb. 25, 1911 to Frank Martenec and Frances Dolezal, and was adopted as an infant, and raised as a McVey. (born Maria Dolezal)

Benjamin Thomas Pruett - Mary Carol McVey

353 Benjamin and Mary were the parents of five children:

(52(10)3551) Jack Benjamin "J.B." Pruett, b. July 30, 1938 Raton, NM; m. Libby Wooten on June 11, 1961* (52(10)3552) Lloyd Thomas Pruett (twin), b. June 13, 1940 Raton, NM; m. Annette Hutson on Oct. 8, 1977* (52(10)3553) Leonard Truman Pruett (twin), b. June 13, 1940 Raton, NM (52(10)3554) Harold Wayne Pruett, b. June 10, 1942 Raton, NM; m. Barbara Handley in June 1965*

(52(10)3555) Mary Lynette Pruett, b. Dec. 28, 1943 Raton, NM; m. Mike Grey in 1967*

Benjamin died near Sonoita, AZ on Dec. 26, 1985, and was buried at Sonoita, Arizona.

Eulogy: "My name is Howard Stephens. My home is Taylorsville, Illinois. I first became acquainted with Ben and Mary Pruett about 30 years ago when they were at the T O Ranch, Raton, New Mexico. My wife Faye and I have been friends to Ben and Mary from that day on. We have spent many enjoyable hours together. We will always cherish those times. An old cattleman told me he never worried about his cattle when they were in Ben's hands. He would care for them like they were his own. I later found this to be true. There is an old saying that a man never really dies when he is in the thoughts of others he leaves behind. Ben will live on in the thoughts of others for a long time. Benjamin Thomas Pruett was born in 1911 at Stanley, New Mexico the son of a blacksmith. He decided at a young age that he wanted to be a cowboy and work with cattle and horses. He graduated from high school in 1928 in Capulin, New Mexico and began his life long career in the cattle business by going to work for the Cross L Land and Cattle Company at Folsom, New Mexico, where he spent the next 35 years, firsta s a cowboy then as foreman and finally as general ranch manager of the 120,000 acre spread. During his time on the T O he learned the cattle business, made many life long friends and became a part of the Hereford cattle industry. While on the T O Ranch he met and married Mary McVey, December 28, 1936. They raised four sons and one daughter. In 1969, after the five children had completed college, Ben and Mary left the T O Ranch and joined Pruett-Wray Cattle Company in Arizona. They moved to the Mallet Ranch northeast of Douglas, which was one of the first ranches acquired by Pruett-Wray, now Victorio Land and Cattle Company. While managing that ranch, he built a herd of 750 registered hereford cows which, along with the other registered Pruett- Wray cow herds, became the foundation for one of the best registered hereford herds in the nation. His tremendous knowledge of cattle breeding and animal health care helped both him and the cattle win many awards throughout the western United States, including one of his most cherished, The Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Support of the National American Indian Cattlemens Association. This award was presented to Ben at the New Mexico State Fair in 1978 by the Mescalero Apache Indians of Ruidoso, New Mexico in conjunction with the National Indian Association. Other ranches which Ben managed for Victorio were the Buenos Aires Ranch at Sasabe, AZ, the Palominas Ranch at Hereford, AZ, and seasonal pasture leases in New Mexico. His tremendous love for animals and his fellow man made him so dear to all of us.

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He is survived by his wife Mary, four sons: J.B. of Las Cruces, NM, Leonard of Lamar, CO, Lloyd of Raton, NM, Wayne of Sonoita, AZ, and one daughter: Lynette Gray of Phoenix, AZ, three sisters: Thelma Carpenter of Kansas City, MO, Willie Mae Elgin of Tulsa, OK, Ruth Wilson of Oklahoma City, OK, and ten grandchildren. He was a very loving husband, father, grandfather and friend. His smile and humor, his generosity and spirit, will long be remembered by all who knew and loved him."

(52(10)3553) LEONARD TRUMAN PRUETT (son of Benjamin Thomas Pruett and Mary Carol McVey) wa born at Raton, NM on June 13, 1940, and married Mary Lynne McClain at Raton, NM on Aug. 27, 1959. Mary was born at Paonia, CO on July 6, 1941 to Lloyd Ewing McClain and Gladys Marian Carlson. Leonard and Mary had three sons:

(52(10)35531) Anne Louise Pruett, b. Sept. 4, 1960 Raton, NM; m. 1st: Ben Doke on Feb. 15, 1981; m. 2nd: Steve Burns on Oct. 25, 1985* (52(10)35532) Scott Thomas Pruett, b. Dec. 4, 1962 Fort Collins, CO; m. Lisa Ausmus in Jan. 1991*

(52(10)35533) Bart William Pruett, b. June 18, 1970 Raton, NM

They resided at Lamar, Colorado.

(52(10)35533) BART WILLIAM PRUETT (son of Leonard Truman Pruett and Mary Lynne McClain) was born at Raton, NM on June 18, 1970. He married Candace Brown in June 1994, and had:

(52(10)355331) Morgan Pruett, b. June 1996 Lamar, CO*

(52(11) SMITH PRUITT (son of William Pruitt and Jane) was born in Pittsylvania Co., VA in 1822, and married Delian A. Railey about 1845. Delian was born in Kentucky in 1825 to Lewis Railey. Two daughters are known:

(52(11)1) V. A. Pruitt, b. 1846 Taylor Co., KY* (52(11)2) dau., b. Oct. 1, 1858 Taylor Co., KY*

The 1850 Census, Taylor Co., KY, p. 170, no. 294, lists:

Smith Prewitt 27 VA farmer $535 D. A. 27 KY V. A. (fe) 4 KY

355 Smith died in Taylor Co., KY on June 5, 1858, age 37, and Delian died there on Oct. 10, 1858. On Nov. 13, 1858, Major Prewit, gdn. of Catharine Prewit, Mary Jane Prewit, Lydia Ann Prewit, William Prewit, and P. Ellen Prewit (Smith Prewitt's children ? )(Central Kentucky Researcher, Vol. 17, no. 3, Taylor County Hist., Soc, fall 1987).

(53) ELIJAH PRUITT (son of John Pruitt, Sr) was born in Pittsylvania Co., VA about 1770. He married Nancy Johnson in Pittsylvania Co., VA on Dec. 15, 1795; Richard Elliott, preacher. The 1820 census shows two daughters born between 1796 and 1804, and a son born after 1810. On Dec. 30, 1800, Elijah Prewett was bondsman for the marriage of Rosie "Rossey" Prewett and Obediah Johnson; Richard Elliott, preacher. On April 16, 1804, Elijah Prewitt bought land on White Oak Creek from Adin Gray of Pittsyl vania Co., VA in consid. of 12 Pounds (Pittsylvania Bk 14, p. 64). On Oct. 20, 1806, Elijah Pruet was listed on a deed (Pittsylvania Bk 15, p. 196). The 1810 Tax List, Pittsylvania Co., VA, lists Elijah Prewitt, 1 white and 1 horse. The 1820 Census, Pittsylvania Co., VA, p. 52-A, lists:

Elijah Prewitt 1 m under 10 2 fe 16-26 1 m 26-45 1 fe 26-45 3 slaves

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(6) MARY PRUITT (dau. of Samuel Pruitt I and Elizabeth Hawker) was born in Prince Georges Co., MD on Jan. 21, 1742, and married James Boydstun, Sr. at Fredericksburg, Maryland. James was born near Paisley, Greene Co., PA on Sept. 23, 1738. James and Mary were the parents of eleven children:

(61) Mahulda Boydstun, b. 1758 Frederick Co., MD* (62) Jesse Boydstun, b. 1760 Frederick Co., MD; died in 1780* (63) James Boydstun, Jr., b. 1760 near Hagerstown, MD; died at Hornsby, Hardeman Co., TN before 1830* (64) Samuel Boydstun, b. 1762 Frederick Co., MD; died in Neshoba Co., MS on Oct. 2, 1847* (65) William Boydstun, b. 1764 Frederick Co., MD* (66) John Boydstun, b. 1766 Frederick Co., MD (67) Sarah Boydstun, b. Nov. 29, 1768 NC; died at Randolph Grove, IL in 1828* (68) Thomas Boydstun, b. 1770 near Raleigh, NC, died in Tenn. in 1835* (69) Tabitha Boydstun, b. 1772 Montgomery Co., VA* (6(10) Mahala Nancy Boydstun, b. 1774 SW VA; died in Illinois* (6(11) Benjamin Boydstun, b. Sept. 18, 1776 SW VA, died in Illinois on April 1, 1851*

James was in the Rev. War, and had land grants in Rutherford Co., NC in 1792, and in Logan Co.,KYin 1803. Mary died in Logan Co., KY on May 22, 1809, and James died near Russellville, KY on Feb. 6, 1814.

(66) JOHN BOYDSTUN (son of James Boydstun, Sr. and Mary Pruitt) was born in Frederick Co., MD in 1766, and married Nancy Ann Garener (b. 1775). One son is known:

(661) William T. Boydstun, b. 1819

John died in Warren Co., KY in 1820. Nancy died in 1854.

(661) WILLIAM T. BOYDSTUN (son of John Boydstun and Nancy Ann Garener) was born in 1819. He married Margaret June Hendricks (b. 1840) about 1859, and had ten children:

(6611) Isaac Thomas Boydstun, b. 1860; died in 1950* (6612) Charles Presley Boydstun, b 1861; died in 1951* (6613) John Benjamin Boydstun, b. 1863; m. Sara Jane Hudson (1872-1928); and died in 1930* (6614) Mary L. Boydstun, b. 1864; died in 1957* (6615) James Riley Boydstun, b. 1867, died in 1957* (6616) Sarah Elizabeth Boydstun, b. 1869; died in 1963* (6617) William Frances Boydstun, b. 1870; died in 1959* (6618) Edward DeKalb Boydstun, b. 1874; died in 1964* (6619) Alice Isabel Boydstun, b. 1878; died in 1972* (661(10) Berry Raymond Boydstun, b. 1880; died in 1970*

357 William died in 1880, and Margaret died in 1908.

358 INDEX

ABERCROMBIE. Brook 290; Cassy 290; Grace 290; Jenny 290; Jerry Max 290; ACKLEY, Emma 21; ADAM, George 259; ADAMS, A E. 198; Annie Mae 52; Elmo 52; Glen Doyld 52; Jimmy Dale 52; Raymond 52,57; Rubin 52; Samuel 85; ADDINGTON, Velda 204; AIKEN, Jacque 287; Kristen Elise 287; Taylor 287; AILSHI, Barbara 262; John L. 261; AKIN. Dwenda Kay 174; Joseph 78; ALBRIGHT, Elizabeth 254; ALDERTON. Craig James 247; John Robert 247; ALEXANDER, Jim 314; ALISHL J.L. 262; ALLEN, 350; Fanny 46; Lee Roy 311 ; Lucille 311; William 269; ALLEY, Terry G 139; ALLISON. Mark Allen 184; ALLMAN, Henrietta M. 75; ALREAD. Bobby 297; "Butch" 297; Candice 197; Cassie 297; Caylor 297; ALSHI, Barbara 262; AMIRSALAN, Paul 189; Sherene 189; ANDERSON. Alice Charlotte 191, Bryon 314; Dora Sue 150, Farrel 314,. J. T. 314; James Tommie 150; Jimmy 150; Joyce 314; L.W. 314; Lawrence 150; Leon 135; Malinda 150; Marlin Woodroe 129; Mary Helen 57; Mary Lou 314, Orvil 314; Steve 314; Syble Lynn 146; Tommy 267; Will B. 125; William Forrest 57; ANDREWS, Nimrod 47; ANGLIN, Amanda 174, Elizabeth Ann 166; Heather 174; James 48; Lisa 174; Tim 174; Timothy 174; ARCHDALE, Lawrence 240; LuAnn 240; ARMSTRONG, Ed 135; Eddie Don 135; Janie 135, Mike 135; Sandra 135; ARNOLD, James Robert 196; James Robert, Jr. 196; John 88; Loretta Lynn 196; Mark Steven 196; Mary Elizabeth 88; Rebecca Ann 196; Sarah Diane 197; Timothy Lee 196,197; ASH, William 80; ASHBURY, Jennie 161; ASHBY, Mary Elizabeth 85; ATCHLEY, Betty Jo 327; ATKINSON. Delia Ann 268; AULS., 158; AUSMUS, Lisa 355, AVERY, DeWayne 126; Mary Don 126; Monica DeAnn 126; Monte Wayne 126; AYERS, Awen 150; Connie 341; Daniel 7;

BACKUS, Marilyn 333; BAGGET, David Emory 268; Gregory Allan 268; James Emory 268; Willis Emory 268; BAGLEY, Joseph P. 84; BAILEY, Aaron 106; Betty 281; Clarisa 106; Evelyn Merle 125; Guy Hearne 125; Jack Allison 125; Lenord Ray 125; Mary Elizabeth 170, Ron 106; Willa Jean 125; BAKER, Beulah 119; George Ann 229,255; Horton 119; Velma June 289; BALCH, Nancy 164; BALDWIN, Gen. James 66; Joyce Mae 106; Sarah 66; BALL, Bessie 314; John 189; BALLARD, Alice Estelle 346; Jean 317; W E. 317; Walter 346; BANEY, Henry 238; BANKS. Arthur Laverne 241; Dr 75; John James 241; Linda Lou 241; Patricia Ann 241; Sherry Elaine 241: BANKSON, Betty Jo 119; BARABGE. Anna 319; BARBER Martha A. 223, BARKER, Robert 145; BARNES, Carolyn Davis 59; Chester 342; Clarinda 232; Sarah Lynn 174; BARNETT, Patti Jo 61; BARR, Ada C. 233; BARRETT, Marshe 174; BARTON, Andrew Jackson 143; Brent 144; Claude C. 145; Claude Nolan 144,145; Glenda Gay 144; J.J. 144; John Joyce 144; Judy Lane 145; Melinda 144; Mildred Vinita 144; Thomas Jackson 144; Tommy Royce 144, BASKET, Lillie Mae 130, Roy 130; BATES, Burton Mell 285, Mary Sue 285, BATTAGLIA, Catherine 315; BAVERAGE, Ed 271; BEALE, Nathaniel 1; BEARD, Aline 54; BEAVERS. Joseph W. 348; BECK, Rev. James 227; BECKER Joni Rae 185, BECKHAM, Dennis Mack 154; James Dale 154; Julius Malcom 153; Julius Wayne 153,154; Mabel Jean 153,154; Rubin Virginia 153,154; BEECHAM. Rita Elisabeth 247; BEENE, Billy Joe 123, Jerry 123; Jimmie 123; Luther 123; Patsy 123, BEESLEY. David Eugene 248, Kimberly Dawn 248; BEHEL, Allen Franklin 324; Haley Marie 324, Kaycee Virginia 324; Keith Manson 324, Kerry Ellen 324; Kraig Allen 324; Robert Manson 324; BELCHER George 260, BELEW, Lockie L. 56; Margaret 53; BELL. Lucy 318, BELLER Gary 235; Meliss Ann 235; S. ? Lee 235; BELMAN. Barbara 328; BEMMELS, Ruth Ann 186; B

BENEFIELD. Ardell 119; Mark Lee 119; Matthew James 119; Max Ardell 119; BENNETT, Arline 164; J3ÍNSQN, Rick 250; BENTON, Mark Arnold 196; Nicholas 195; Shirley Joan 195; BERNAL, Eugene 236; Mona Lorraine 236; BERRY, Gloria 193; Lila Mae 122; BETHURUM, D.P. 256,257; BJEKER, Debra Ann 182; BIGELOW, Catherine Anne 183; BIGGER, Ronald E. 238; Ryan Samuel 238; Samuel Arthur 238; BILLINGSLY. Willine 51; BISHQE, Jack 197; Jackie 197; BLTNER, Gary 240; BLACKBIJRN. 139; Elleanor Jane 34; BLACKWELL, Nicholas 66; Russell 209; Sarah 66; BLAKE, Jannet Ann 121; BLAKLEY, Jerry L. 238; Lynn Marie 238; BLANKENSHIP, Laura Cornelia 161; BLANTON. Merkle Oleta 133; BLEDSOE, Callie 148; Carolyn Sue 136; Charlotte Gay 136,137; Gary Alan 136; Gregory Dwain 136; Jim 148; John 148; Joy Ann 136; Kelli Jean 136; Kevin Scott 136; Maqrion Dwain 136; Patsy Ruth 136; Robert Terrell 136; Russell M. 136; Tom 148; BLISS., Ethel 240; BLOOM, Leslie Arm 121; BLUETHMAN, Jack 163; Kim Marie 163; Mark 163, Mitchell 163, BOEHM, Linda Lee 250, BOGGS, Aaron 48; John R. 48; BOHLMANN. Cathy Ann 184; BJ2ULING, John 227, BOLTON, Anna Lea 43; BOND, Charles Terrell 66; George F. 46; Milly 46; Polly Ann 50; William 50; BOOKER, Edward 7; Mary Frances 227; Richard E. 227; BOONE, Jay 157, BOOTH, George 260; James 74; BORDEN. David Gray 284; Dorothy Syke 284; Gary Michael 284; John 284; Kara Kinser 284; BOUDRA, 294; Michael 294; Stacey 294; BOWDENCE, James F. 63; BOWEN, Charles 239; Doris Fredericka 239; BOWER, Margaret 234; BOWERS, Lillie Margaret 248; BOWMAN, Alexandra Renee 329; Schuyler Layne 329; Steve 329; BOYCE, Carolyn Sue 273; David 336; BOYD, Darin Eugene 138; Don 138, Gary Don 138; Innis Leslie 242; BOYDSTON, David 5; Jesse 5; Lesina 5; Priscilla 5; Sarah 1; Thomas 1; William 5; BOYDSTUN, Alice Isabel 357; Benjamin 357; Berry Raymond 357; Charles Presley 357; Edward DeKalb 357; Isaac Thomas 357; James, Sr. 357; James, Jr. 357; James Riley 357; Jesse 357; John 357; John Benjamin 357; Mahala Nancy 357; Mahulda 357; Mary L. 357; Samuel 357; Sarah 357; Sarah Elizabeth 357, Tabitha 357; Thomas 357; William 357; William Frances 357; William T. 357; BRADFORD. Bevlah Mae 70; Esta 70; Mary 70; Roy 69; BRADLEY, Doshia Mae 119, BRADY, John Bouldin 281; Mary Grace 281; BRANDENBERG. Martha R. 279, BRANDENBURG, Joshua Michael 247; Marshall Cleo 247; Thomas Lawrence 247; Wade Anthony 247, BRANDON, Effie 147; BRECKENRIDGE. Myra Elsie 334; BRELT, Margaret 221; BRENCH, 276; BREWER, Beverly Kay 173,174; Jack H. 173; William Terry 173,174; William Terry, Jr. 174; BRICE, Charles Rufus 68; Evelyn Fay 68,69; Gladys Louise 68; Harold Pruitt 68, BRIDGE, Dale 251; Jennifer R. 251; Michael G 251; BRIDGES, Coy Tolly 290; John M. 290; Salena Ann 293; Sheila Annette 290; Wanda Lois 290, BRINKMAN, Jim Allen 182, BRQQM, Betty Ann 153; Billy Don 153; James B. 153; Jimmy F. 153, Mary Kay 153, BROWN, 271; Aimee Elise 59; Alan Edward 59; Beatrice L. 150; Candace 355; Carl C. 187; Charles Ronald 59; Dustin Eugene 272; Edretta Pauline 35,36; Edward Arthur 35; Edward Paul 35; Elnore Grant 217; Erma Mae 217, Helen Elizabeth 187; James 152; Jessie Raymond 271; John 24,30,234, Josephine A. 243; Kathleen 35; Lucy Odella 162; Margaret Ann 35,36; Marjorie 234, Martha Ann 24,30; Mattie 30; Melissa Nicole 272; Obediah 38, Regina Doris 35; Robert G. 187; Sally 39,40; Terry 296; Tracy Lynn 234; BROYLES. Andrew Braxton 322; Herbert Lee 322; BRUCE, Rosetta E. 201; BRUMLEY, Elizabeth 299; BRUNKEN, Cynthia 193; BRYSON, Alex 66; BUCKER William 9, BUCKLEY, John Adam 42; BULLOCK, Janice 172; Mamie 254; Perry 257, BUOY, Capt. 108; BURDINE, Jeremiah 256; Mary Margaret 256; BURGER, Mitzy 34; BURGESS. Edward 9,38,45; Jane 38, Mary 38; Mary Jane 222; William 38; BURKE, Alice Elizabeth 332; James Joseph 332; BURNETT. Burl Martin 55; Danny Burl 55; Patty Sue 55; Tommy 298; BURNS, Steve 335; BURROW. Annie Blanche 344; Jessie Paul 344; BURTON, Nina Kay 219, BUSBY, 158; BUSH, David James 133; Julie Nachell 133; Loyd James 133; INDEX

BUSTLE, Rosie 254; BUTLER, Doris 156; Evelyn Louise 246; Freeman 156; Geneva 156, Icy 156; John 156; Joyce 282; William 56; BUTT, Elizabeth 11; Zachariah 7, BUTTREY, Emma 345; John T H. 345; BYNUM, Nikki Jo 38; Robert 38;

CALDWELL, James 317; Jane 317; Lola Kim 196; CALLICUT, James 320; Jay Reagan 320; Jennifer 320; Jimmie 320; CALLIS, Frances Marie 333; J.F. 333; CALLOWAY, J.C. 134; Ricky Lynn 134; Sherry DeJuan 134; CALONNE, Denise Irene 90, Iris Lynn 90; Melissa Dawn 90; Raymond P. 90; CAMPBELL, Arthur James 241; Donald Gene 241; Donald Gene, Sr. 241; Nancy Billye 143; Shawna Jean 241; CANDOR. D.G. 64,75; CANTRELL. Mallie Mae 329; CAPOGNA Alexander Gregory 183; Gregory Kim 183; Henry Edward 182; Henry Edward II 183; Kyle Elizabeth 183; Nicholas Heny 183; Peggy Jo 183; CAPPS. Bessie 306; CARAY. Minnie Gladys 44; CARGILL, Ashlie Dawn 237; Charles 237; Kelsey Marie 237; CARLILE, Jana Lynn 321; Jeremy Wayne 321; Jerry 320; Joe, Sr. 320; CARLSON, Gladys Marian 355; Richard 248; Rose 252; CARPENTER, Ira 351; Thelma 355; CAREER, Nancy 144; CARR, Bob 294; CARRINGAN, Mattie 317; CARROLL, Bobby 312; James G 154; John 14, Judy Marie 154; Steve 312; Wesley Douglas 312; CARTER, Albert 21; Catherine 91, Charles Ewell 41; Eugene H. 21, George 9,12,38; Ira Dexter 148; June 221; Kellie 21; Kerrie 21; Nancy 41; Timothy Allen 21; Tony Eugene 21, Trey Eugene 21; CARTWRIGHT. Jacob L. 14; CARUTHERS, Lula Anna 239; CASTON. Jerry Glyn 71; Laura Leigh 71; Richard Lea 71; CATLEGE, 92,98,155; Susie 158; CATLETT. Lina A. 142; CAI TELLEN, D.G. 63,75; CAUFMAN, Dan 98, CAUTHRON, Mary Elizabeth 344; CHAMBERS, Bob 294; Lisa 294; Marjory Lee 294: CHAMBLESS, Viola 144; CHAMPLIN, Margaret 276; CHANCE. Leroy 297; Roy 297; CHANDLER, Daniel 74; Johnson 74; Lewis 66,74,75; Polly 46; Tabitha 74; Wilkins 74; CHANEY. Allen 231, Lucinda 257; Mary 257; Tempy Jane 231 ; CHEATHAM. Virgil Lee 241; CHILDERS, Rob 257; William Craig 101; William Harris 101, CHOAT, Euel Harmon 141; Lois Onetah 103,141; William Harmon 103,141; William Riley 141; CHOCOLATE. Sally 348; CHQITY, June Elaine 179; CHRISTIAN, Georgia Ann 205; CHRISTIANSEN. Melinda 163; Terry 163; CLANTON, Dolly 268; William F. 268; CLARK, Christine Chapman 239; Frances 23; Leonard 38; Mary Jane 222; CLARKSON, John 45,75,81; CLAWES, Mattie 42; CLAYTON, Ann 261; Julie Ann 37; William 37; William, Jr. 261; CLEMENS, Alice 188; CLIMER, Alice 217; Isaac Ulmer 215; Mary Alice 215; CLINE, Jack 108,110, Margaret 109,121; CLUTTS, Kay 290; COATS, Dolores 163, COBB, Betty Lois 326; Ida 205; COBBLE. Frederick Washington 266; Melvina 266, COCHRAN, Charman Carol 324, Elizabeth 65; Leah Rene 251; Riley Aaron 251; Roger Allen 251 ; Ryan Nathan 251, Tare Marie 251 ; COCKRUM. Addie 110; John 110; Margaret Ann 111 ; COGBURN, Clara Esther 105, COHEN, H. 68; Judson Lee 182; COKER, Mattie Pearl 324; COLE, Algernon Floyd 42; Alice B. 42, Arremento 42; Ella A. 42; Mahala 42, Mahala Bertha 42; Peter Jerome Floyd Marcellous 42; Susan Elma 42; Viola 132; Walter 7, COLEMAN, Bertie 226, COLEY, Caston 158; COLLECT Norma Jean 204; COLLIE, David Nowlin 41, James 9; COLLIER, Ann 91; Glenn 91; Janiene R. 91; Linda K. 91; Nelson 91; Sharon E. 91; Virginia 91; Wilma Joyce 91 ; COLLINS, Grace Erma 71 ; Lillian 313, Rhonda Renee Crain 61 ; CQLLQM, 124; COLVARD, Ethel Mae 35; CONDON. Vera 102; CONLEY, Dempsey 63; Nancy Emmaline 63; CONN, Lara 200; CONNALLY, Charles 45; Keziah 45; Levina 45; COOK, Barbara Renee 328; Brian Keith 328; Debra Kay 239; Delia 240; Earl Arthur 239; Franklin Earl 239; c COOK. Irma Eugene 328; Irma Stevenson 328; John Rubin 147; Kathy Ann 239; Malisa 147; Margaret Elizabeth 344; Pamilla R. 238; Philip Eugene 328; Ruth 11, Steven Lloyd 239; William 7; COOPER, Angela Jean 36; Bonita Ellen 36,37; Cora Lee 36,37; Elmer R. 36; Jerry 341; Jerry, Jr. 341; Joel 89; John 89; Linda Gail 36,37, Marie Antoinette 36,37; Nellie 141; Nestle 89; Roslyn Rae 36,38; Sharon Sue 36,37; Willis 89; COPELAND. Edna Lynn 152; L.D. 152, Lynard Timothy 151; Mavis Gwendelyn 152; Myrion Vernell 152; Phyllis Ann 152; Robert Seaton 152; Woodie Timothy 151; COPLEY, John J. 98; CORDELL. Johnny 57, Stephanie Gay 57,58; CORNWELL, Carolyn 296; COROELIUS. Winnie 120; CORIJM, Dempsy 345; COSBY, Danny Marshall 329; Susan Renee 329; COSSEY, George Othel, Jr. 274, Teresa Michelle 274; Vicki Renea 274; COUNTS, Billy Gene 164; David 164; Deanna 164; Denise 164; COURSEY. Jean 341; COURTNEY Lemuel Co. 151; Mollie 151; Philip A. 125; COX. Bobbie Wayne 105; Debra 285; Dudley W. 348; Tammy Laueren 204; Thea Allen 256; William Oliver 105; ÇQYAT, Marilyn 166; CRAFTON, Bertha Sill 344; Herman Thomas 344, Jessie B. 340; Larry Erwin 344; Lennie McCollough Pruitt 301; Linnie Pruitt 345; Lurlene Wrye 344; Robert Macon 344; Ronelda Ann 344; Thomas Jefferson 344; Thomas Wayne 344; CRAMER, Haney 239; Virginia Ruth 239; CRANFORD. Newt 51 ; CRENSHAW. Oma Elizabeth 156; Shirlean Marie 274; CRISS, Curl 108,111; CROFT, LaVerne Lent 42; Nellie Jane 42; CROMER, J.W. 255; CROW, William H. 85; CRUMLEY, Cathy Ann 275; CRUMPLEY. Brian Keith 165; James Loyd 165; Loyd Ray 165; CULLEN. Joseph W. 193; CULLINS. Levoi 144; CUNDIFF, Chesley 314; CUNNINGHAM. Chad 297; David 297, Holly 297; Jeanette 290, John C. 198; CUPP, Pearl May 22;

DAER, Cecelia 321; DAILEY, Elvira 63; John Allen 274; John Howard 274; Kimberly Nachelle 274; Patricia Ann 274; Tiffany Celles 274; DALTON. Henry 1 ; DANIEL, Martha Ann 146; Thomas 146; DANIELS, Cynthia Pearl 139; Martha Ann 123; DARBY, Hugh 259; DARNELL, Hattie 312; DASTO. Brian Iona 250; Joe 250; Joseph Jason 250; DAUPHIN, Alexandra Palmer 284; Charles Alexander 284; Rylan Charles 284; Susannah Green 284; DAVENPORT. Betty Joan 126; DAVIDSON. Karen 341; DAVIE, Col. James M. 15; DAVIS, 55, Clarence 281; Deborah Ann 276; Emma Louella 272, Glenda Sue 324; Hattie Harriett Delia 280; Jefferson 263; Jessie 56; John Early 151 ; Lamyra 313; Leon 324; Mamie 314, Martha Addie 151 ; Mildred Bernice 272; Mollie 33; Sampson 259; Susan 349; Suzanne 338; Vickie Ann 21; William F. 95; DAWSON, Paul Lavern 152; Paula Dearon 152; DAY, James Shearon 199; Larance Albert 199; Larry Robin 199; Lillie Pearl 199; Linda Darlene 199; Loretta Lynn 199; Mary G 202; Mary Ollie 199; Phillip Jackson 199; Robert Lee 199; Rosy 202; Ruben Phillip 199; William Phillip 199; DEBOARD. Amanda M. 255; DECKER, Josephine 253, Yvonne 157; DEESE, Virginia 55; DEFRIES, Carla 135; Jerry 135, Larry 135; W.D. 135, DEHART. Eric Layne 188; Gregg Scott 188; Jeffrey Joe 188; Joe Esthul 188; DELABAR, Barbara 234; J.W. 234; DELLINGER Margie 172; DEMASI, Jana Lane 106; Jill Ann 106; Thomas Phillip 106, DEMENT, Andrew Jackson 336,337; Barton David 336; Debra Dianne 336,337; Patricia Annette 336; Samuel Houston 336; William Andrew 337; DEMOTT. Chelsea Ray 243, Michael Ray 243; Mykayla Ruth 243; DENEEN. Bailey 239; DENNIS, Albert C. 161; PERHAM, Larry 243; DERRYBERRY. David Ivy 338; Edna 338; DESERISY. Constance Lynne 220; Donald C. 220; DESHA, F.W. 50, DEWITT, Danielle Sue 235; Devin Michael 235; Edward Flint 234; James 234, Russell 234, Stepghanie Michelle 235; Tracy Ann 234,235; DEZERVILLE, Jeanne Marie 100; DIBOGNO. Frank G 226; Sarah Ruth 226; DICKERSON. Capt. 168; DICKINSON. George Ware 60, Margaret Ann 184; Sandra 60; INDEX

DIERKS., Darrell D. 195; Darrin Dane 195; Dan Diane 195; Duke Dean 195, DIES, Letha Ann 334,343; DJLGÛS, Linda 106; DIKEMAN. Earl 240, Virginia Ethel 240, DJLLES, Cora 73; DJLLEX Harold Russel, Jr. 247; DIX, John 7,8,9,207,209; Lillie 225; DIXON, Nancy 88; DOBBJLNS, Collen 289; DODSON. Charles W. 39,40; Rev. George 210; Rachel 159, DOKE, Ben 355; DOLEZAL, Frances 353; Maria 353; DQNAHOO, Ella 351; DONTENVILLE, Lawrence C. 21; DÛOLEY, Hattie 327; Helen 163, DOROUGH, John Walter Pruitt 76; Lula 76; T.T. 76; Thomas Eugene 76, DORTCH, Mary E. 236; Robert 236; DOSS, Thomas M. 170; DOUTHITT, Jimmy 104, Lamoine 104; Lenora 104; Mrs 115; Wayne 103; DOWDELL, Patricia 43; DOWNLIBY, Charles 69; James 69; James Michael 69; DRACHENBERG. John Richard 286; Paul Benjamin 286; Richard Burnett 286; Ronald Dean 286, DRAKE, 252; DREHER, Helen Gail 71; Janice Lynette 71, Jonathan Roy 71; Karl Lee 71; Lawrence Lowrey 71; Lee Andrew, Jr. 71; William Tracy 71; DRISCOLL, Bette 166; DRISKILL, Laura Lavelette 223; William 223; DUCKETT, Clarence 328; Susan Elizabeth 328; DUDRICK, Elizabeth 59; DUFFY, Ada L. 147; DUGGER, Stella Bentley 232; William Henry 232; DI INFIELD, Zuma 133, DURERNER Richard Allen 188; DURHAM, Joseph Elbert 281; Joseph Tyler 281; Ruth 333; DUVALL. Phillip 3; Priscilla 1, Samuel 3; William 3; Zachariah 3;

EAGLE, Harold 233; Roger 233, Tim 233; EARNEY, Michael 126; EASLEY, Peter 38; EBERHARD, Bertha Estelle 76, Francis P. 76; ECHOLS, Drucilla 7; Earley M. 201; Edger 202; Ellen 236; Richard 7; ECKERT, Patricia A. 219; Wilbur 219; EDMONDS, J.S. 305,308, EDMONDSON, Cleaton 316; Gena 316; Kevin 316; EDRJNGTON, Maggie 351 ; EDWARD, William C. 260; EDWARDS, Agbert 139; Amandale 325; Dick 56; Gladys 296; Ida Mae 139, 150; Jessie 139; John 260; Levelle 54; Pearlee 139; Ransom 139; Virgil 56; Willie 139; EGAN, Bret Christopher 334; Carol Ann 334; Cynthia Pearl 334, Elsie Elaine 334; John Thomas 334; John Thomas, Jr. 334; Kevin Patrick 334; Richard Christian 334, Sean Coyle 334; Thomas Coyle 334; EHRMANTROUT, Dina Renee 189; Steven 189; ELDER, Tammy Renee 338; ELERHART, Diane 174; ELEY, Virginia Gladys 323; William Anderson 323; ELGIN, 351; Willie Mae 355; ELKINS, Bobby Jean 103; Claude Lemar 102,103,141; Delia Mae 102; Edna Sue 103; Henry Jackson 102; Jack 102; Jerry 103; Lemuel Frank 102; Mary Elizabeth 96,97,98, 159; Nella Jack 102; Noma 102; Oscar Pinkney 102; Samuel Jackson 102; ELLENBURG, Sarah Jane 270, Thomas 277; W.T. 277; William T. 268, ELLIFF, leva Maurice 143; ELLIOTT, Betsy 209; Elizabeth 103; Jonathan 78,209; Mary 78; Eichard 7,44,209,356; ELLIS, Louis Resman 149; ELROD, Terry 323; EMBERSON Albert 119; Doshia Mae 119; ENGLISH, James 189; Jeffery 189; Jimmie Dale 189; John 189, ENTWHISTLE. Marion 120; EPPERSON, Fountain 210,222; Frances P. 222; Susan W. 210; William S. 169; ESPY, J.W. 25; ESSEX, Margaret Laura 237; EUTSLER Mary Louise 44; EVANS. A H. 256; Boyd B. 241, Dennis Earl 241; James N. 253; Jessica Mae 241; Mary 230; EZELL, 94; Catherine 94;

FALLEN, Hugh 210,212, FARLEY Bobby Lee 33; Gary Lee 338; FARLOW, Nancy 61, EARRAR, Abner 91, Diannah Hillsman 91, FARRO, Betty Lou 90; FAUBIAN, Robert 277, FAUQUIER, Frances 7; FENNELL Loyce 341 ; FERGUSON, Robert 210; Tabitha 210; F

FERRELL, Gary Lynn 142; FINDLEY. Jennie 72; FISH, J.B. 256; FISHER, Lela Vera 54; FJ1E, Kendra Lorraine 340; ELACK, David 244; John 244; Madison Rae 244; Mason David 244; FLEEMAN. Emmajean 173; FLEMING, James G. 168; FLETCHER, Robert 254; FLORENCE, Gaines Dewayne 275; Steven Shane 275; FLOWERS. Celiafie Sophia 105; Lewis B. 105; FLOYD, Ella E. 191; Evert E. 191; George A. 190; Sam S. 190; FLYNN, Thomas 35; FONOIMOANA, Lemao 101; FORBY, Clark 266,270,277; Mary Alice 266,270; Robert P. 266, 270; Theny 262; FORD, Clarence Eugene 343, Icyphenia B. 212; Joseph 243; Sally 212; FORREST, Gen. 66; FORTUNE, Bradford, Jr. 276; Lee Ashley 276; EOSIER, Billy Pigg 313; Evelyn Lucille 156; Frederick Rasco 313; Gid 155; Neal Shannon 313; Shirley Yvonne 155; FOUTS, Linda 166; FOWLER, Eddie 155; Francis 202; Mary Pearl 202; Scotty Gid 155; Stephen Lee 155; FRANKLIN, A. 80; ERAZE, DeLynda 128; Donald D. 127,128; Gordon Ray 128; Phillip 127; Steven Dee 128; FRAZER, Ralph 200, W. Robert 200; FREEMAN, Angeline 49; Clovis Gene 291; David 49; David P. 49; Edna J. 49; Frances 49; George Allen 291; Gregory Lynn 291; Jeree Gale 291; John 49, Lavinia 47; Lawrence 49; Mary 49; Milvinia 49; Morgan Lee 291; Pauline 49; Polly 47; Randy Paige 291; Rex Allen 291; Robin Michelle 291; Wesley 46; FREMAN, Hartwell 83; FRENCH, J.P. 254; James P. 254; FRIDAY, Criss Karl 72; Fay Doris 70,71, Frances B. 69; George Hilliard 70,71; Grace Roberta 69; Hilliard G 69; Hilliard J. 69; Jacky 72; John 69; Johnny Dean 72; Karl Wilton 69,70; Robert Truman 72; Sallie L. 69; Samuel Pruitt 69,70; Shane Anthony 71; Tract Fritz 72; Wayne Laymoyne 70; Wilton Dean 70,72; Wilton Dean, Jr. 72; FRIEND, Sarah Jane 157; FRY. Willie Jo 312, FRYREAR, Cathy Jean 237; Duane Essex 237; Gary Lloyd 237,238; Joel Gary 238; Keilen Lyman 238; Lloyd Edward 237; Steven Lee 237; Susan Marie 237,238, FULKS, Allen Lloyd 138; Ben 138; DeLynda Kayle 138; Ray Edward 138, FYKE, Mary Ann 306,

GAGON, Bertine 187; GAMEL, Richard Candler 329, Zeke Candler 329; GANT, Mary 147; GARDNER. Loretta Jean 247, GARENER, Nancy Ann 357, GARRET, Jacob 61; GARRETT, Charles William 324; Robert Eugene 324; GARRISON Alva G. 173; E. Jurrell 172; Freddie Ruth 172; GARY, Pernetia 67; GAVNTT. Albert 70; Alma Dee 70; D.H. 70; Doris Jean 70; GEORGE. Aloise 177; GIBB, Garrett Charles 237; James 237; Jeff 237; GIBBS, Mathew M. 169; Myrtle 244; GIBSON, 224; Chalmer 236; David O. 228, Patricia 236; GILCHRIST, Grady R. 162; James Grady 162; Laura Laven 162; Norvell 162; Thelma Mattie 162; GILES, Maxine Elizabeth 241: GILLIAM, 104,150, Lula E. 104,150; Rhyna 151; GILLILAND, Alva 53; Dorothy 204; GILLMORE, Sadie M. 192; GLEDHILL, Zelpha 101; GLIEBE, Emily Suzanne 36; Gerald William 35; Mark Edward 36; Walter William 35, GLUVER. Tom 108,111; GODFREY, Eddie 288; George 288; GODWIN, Clarence 146; Debra Kay 146; Donna Gale 146; GOERTZ, Doris Fredericka 239; George Conrad 239, GOFF, Lisa 298; Richard 298; Robert 298; GONZALES. Debra Oneta 165; Michael Lynn 165; Mike Hernandez 165; GOQDE, Willa Bell 102; GOODMAN. Alyce Faye 328; Emma Ganet 328,329; Emmitt 328; Mose 328; Patricia Layne 328,329; Patrick 345; Peggy Louise 58; GORMON, Bobby 204; GQUPE, Mae G. 200; GO WIN, Diana Lynn 190; Lottie Jane 44; Richard Allen 190, Roland Myron 189; GRAHAM, Brian David 343; Candyce L. 164; Donna June 342; Eric Dwayne 343, George, Jr. 342; Mabel Dianne 342; Martha Gayle 342,343; Myron David 342,343, Otto 191; Phillip 175; GRANACKI, Kandi 130; Karl 130; Kenny 130; Wayne 130; GRANTNGER, Kala Joyce 137; Kristi LeRhea 137; Laura Jeanine 137; Michiel Rust 137; Pamela Jill 137; Raymond 137, Teddy Ray 137; GRANT, Chad 174; Elspeth 120; William James 120, GRAVELY. Jesse 260; INDEX

GRAVES. Frank 306; GRAY, Adin 356; Lynette 355; Mildred Mae 272; GREEN, Nancy 69; GREENWALD- Mildred 330; GREY, Mike 354; GRIFFIN, Amanda 131; Daniel 229; George W.N. 229; Lindsay Ira 68; Lucille G. 116; Nancy 295, Thomas E. 295, William 254, GRIFFITH. John 198, GRIFFY, Mary 337; GRIGGS, Pleasant W. 260, GRIGSBY. Vera 244; GRIMES, Kalvin 204; GROOMS, Alonzo 350; GROSHONG, Joseph Raymond 247; GROVES, Gloria Ann 320, GUEST, Terry 298; QUIRING, Margaret 193; GULLEY, Elizabeth 65; Valentine 65; GURLEY, Andy J. 159;

HAESE, Jack 297, Jssica 297; HAGAI, Barbara 298; HAGER, Paula Louise 165; HALEY, James 169; HALL, Alice 195; Allen Kay 167; Allen Kay, Jr. 167; Barley 38; Benton Garrett, Jr. 101; Benton Garrett III 101; Erica 220; George Brett 167; John Newton 167; Kathryn 73; Kevin 220; Leahanna 39,40; Mildred 73, Patsy Colleen 167; Phillip Michael 101; Randy Jarvis 101, Rose Marie 181; Rowland W. 73; Roy 73; Thomas Guy 250; Vernon 73; Violet 250; HALLMAN Ida Christene 20; HAMLIN, H.M. 177, Matilda 253; HAMPTON, E. Wolfe 346; George 256; Mary A. 256; Melody 346; HANCOCK. Cora Lee 142; William 47; HANDLEY, Barbara 354; HANKINS, Daniel 9, John D. 261; HARBOR, Agnes 131; Betty Joyce 163,164; Beulah Faye 163,164; Calvin K. 164; Earnest Donald 163,164; Earnest W. 163; Kenneth Darall 163; Morris 161; HARDIN, Ada Pruitt 76; Dr 76; Dr William Preston 76; Willis 76; HARDING, Billie Ruth 70; Wayne 70; HARDISON. Marcus Nathaniel 327; Sadie Catherine 327; HARMON, Mrs Margaret 277; HARPER, Alex Edward 324; Austin 325; Barbara June 326,328; Cindy Lynn 327; Colin 325; Corbin Wayne 331; Cordelia 257; Danny Robert 328; Dennis 337; Dora 345; Dorothy Ophelia 326; Douglas Allen 330; Duane Dee 327; Edward Ivy 318,323; Ethel Gertrude 318; Fannie Pearl 318,328; Foy Dan 323,325; Gregory Shawn 324; Ivy Mark 323,325, J.K. 318; James Daniel 330, James King 318; James Murrey 318,328; James Murrey, Jr. 326,328; James William 326,327; Jason King 330; Jennifer Leigh 325; Jeremy 325; John 257, Jordan Kyle Joseph Ellis 329,330, Joshua Mark 325; Larry Edward 323,324; Lonnie Eugene 329,330; Lorenzo Thomas 318; Lula 345; Lula Dora 345; Michael Murrey 328; Minnie Pruitt 301; Naaman Robert 318,329; Ora Estella 318; Rachel Aliène 326,327; Ramona Gay 329; Robert Darlye 330; Robert Edwin 329,330; Sandra Gaye 327; Scott Edwards 325; Stephen Murrey 330; Timothy Edward 324,325; Tracy Lee 330; Vanessa Gale 329,330; William Garrett 337; Wyna Ellen 323,324; HARRINGTON, Karen Ann 332; HARRIS, Aleda Dorothy 280; Ann 1; Barton 1; Carley 149; Elner June 59; Kathy 283; Rondo Clanton 150; Thomas Jefferson Keith 280; Willie Francis 150; Willis W. 85; HARRISON, Carrie 56; Daisy 56; Faye 53; Hubert Elwin 58; Jim Loy 53; Lori L. 246; Martha Ella 58; Robert Nelson 56; HART, Beulah 323; Carrie Janine 312; Charles Quincy 312; Charles Randall 312; Joshua Lee 58; Matthew 312; Misty Lynn 58; Terry Wayne 58; HARTER, Connie Jo 243, Everett 243; HARTMAN, 139; Enoch 262; Garrett Loy 185; Kyle Albert 185; Stephani Nicole 185; Steven Albert 185; HARVEY, Derick Shawn 60; HARWETT, Thomas 171; HASELTINE, Kimberly Lynn 71; HATCHETT, Rev. Joseph 260; HAWKER, Ambrose 7; Bozdel 7; Elizabeth 1; Polly 11; Robert 1; HAYDEN, Brenda 237; HAYES, Lori Allison 180; HAYGOOD, Dewell 203; Marilyn 267; Mary 252; HAYNES, Angie 331; Tommy M. 331; HAZLETT, George Ozro 312; Hester Charlene 312; James Marcus 312; Marion Elaine 312; HEAD, Nancy 88, HEADY, David Lee 252; HEARD, Carl 200; Cecile Renie 200; Charlie 200; Charlie Vernon 200; Emma 200; James 200; Jesse 203; Joseph B. 200; Montie Odell 200; H

HEARD, Wilford 200; HEATLY, 161; Payton Lavon 161 ; HEATON, Agnes Rebecca 94,107; D E. 68; HEFNER, J.L. 53; HEIMARK, Dr 301: HELLARD, Henry 256; Mirtie 256; HEMBRY, Betty 335; HENDERSON, Bonnie Ellen 203; Charles Edwin 203; Harold 71; Karen Kay 246, Lawrence Martin 246; Mary Turner 74, Shirley Jean 203; William 149; Willie 203; HENDRICK, Humphrey 9; HENDRICKS, Margaret June 357; HENDRIX. Iva 289; Sandra 203; William 203; HENLEY, Merajah 66; Wesley Walter 336; HENRY, Irene 56; John 13; Marjorie Ann 184; Viticia 13; W. 13; HENSLEE, William 66; HENSLEY, Barbara 91; Carmeletta 91; Christopher Columbus 88; Elsie Carolyn 88,90; Eve Adam 88.89; Francis M. 176; Fred Gerald 88,90; Harold 90; Herbert Sims 89,91; Irene Sylvia 89,91; Jerry 90; Joann 91; Kenneth 91; Martha Sneed 65; Mary 91; Mary Louise 67; Milton 88; R. Lee 176, Robert 91; William 176; Willie Maebell 88,89; HENSON, Alfred G 23; John W. 175; HERD, Charles Peeler 100; Melvin 100; Neva 100; Olen 100; HERNDON, 54; Derek 165; Stephnia 165; Warren 165, HERRIN, Elizabeth Ann 88; HIBBARD, John 254; HICKMAN, Charles Pruitt 74; Emma Amanda Rosemond 74; Ernest Samuel 74; George Burney 74; Hulda Elizabeth 120; James A. 74; James Edgar 74, John Franklin 74; Joseph Johnson 74; Kate Kathrine 288; Martha Adelaide 74; William Nicholas 74; HILL, Jessie 34; Olive 34; Patricia Joan 102; Russell 72; Sarah Ann 215, 327; Sarah Jane 215; Voley 26; HILMAN, Lucille 238; HILSMAN, 92; HINSON, AB. 17, Annie 29; Benjamin Polk 33; Davis Elza 34; Doris Amelia 34,35; Edna 34; Elbert 33; Eva May 34; Flora 33; Harbert B. 33; Hester Lee 34; Homer 34; Inez 33; Joe 28; Joseph Sylvester 33; Joseph Wayne 34; Maurine 34,36; Polk 28; Mrs W.W. 28; William W. 33; William Wallace 33; HITCHCOCK, Shirley Ethel 281: HITT, Edna Irene 126; Freeda Fern 126,127, Hobert 126; James 125; James Odell 126; LaQuida Ann 126; Leon Melton 126; Lloyd Adolphus 126; Patsy 126; Roger Allen 126; Sharon Elaine 126, Steven Mark 126; HOBSON, Mary A.P. 222; HODGES, Edmond 249; George 333; Ivy May 249; John 232; Lori Dianne 333; HOFFMAN, Willie 148; HOGABOOM, Terry Lee 181, HOGAN Crum 350; Minnie E. 202; HIJGIJE, G. Wiley 111 ; Grace 111,112; Robert 111 ; HOLDEN, Charles Gilbert 340; Charles Troy 340; Christopher Blake 340; Jennifer Leigh 340; Mary Jane 326; Sammie L. 340; William Todd 340; HOLDER, Clara Belle 326; Duard, Sr. 325; Janice Carol 325; HOLLAND, Rebecca 56; HOLLIS. Jewell 162; Margaret 91: HOLLOWAY Rebecca Ann 121; Richard Samuel 121; HOOKER, Clyde L. 289; Dewey Lester 289; HOOVER Carroll L. 138; Clarissa 90; James Madison 138; Larry Carrol 138; Ronald Alan 90; Victor L. 90; Victor Loren 90; HOPKINS, Audie A. 171; David A. 171; Lucy C. 171; Martha Ann 171; Mary 5; Robert Emery 171; William T. 171: HOPPE, Freda 332; HORNE, Mrs Minierva 78; HORTON, Alice 298; David Murrey 326; Edwin Howard 326; Gerald Wayne 326; Herman 298; James Harvey 326; Joyce 298; Shirley 298; Terresa Kaye 326; Vickey Lynn 326; HOIJK, 55; HOULDITCH, Emma Elizabeth 72; George 72; HOUSE, Kelli Michelle 21; HOWANIETZ Albert 59; Albert Adolph 59; Geneva Kathryn 60; Johnny Lynn 59; Patricia Rebecca 60; Shirley Diane 60; HOWARD, Beatrice Lurlene 326; Carol 237; Craig Don 134; Curt Dwain 134; Dee William 326; Kenneth 134; Laila 345; Martha Elizabeth 219; Rhonda 345; Richard 345; Rita 324, Robert 345; Tami LaRay 134; HOWELL, 88; Leon 135; HOYLE, Margaret 266; HUDGINS, Garry L. 173; Katie 173; Lauren 173; HUDICK, James 118; HUDSON, Dee 112; Hubert Leeman 112; Joakim 79,80, Joshua 45,81; Sara Jane 357; HUFF, Alma Sue 53, Bennie Elmer 53, Charlie Newell 53; Herman Lee 53; Jim Garland 53; Lottie May 53; Melvin 53; Wilma Lois 53; HUGHES Earl 320; Rebecca 320; V. Floyd 135; HULEN, Richard LeRoy 98; Sterling Price 98; HULL, Clayton 288; Roy 288; Tommy 288; HUNN, James E. 198; Mary C. 197; HUNT, Ellen 256; HUNTER, Arthur 219; Carla 194; Ruth 219; HURD, Jim 66: HURRELL Janie 226; Thomas 226; HUTCHERSON, Alvin S. 224; Charles Newell 224; HUTCHISON, CH. 248; Lynda Rae 248, HUTSON, Annette 354; INDEX

INMAN, Curtis 259; Henry 259; Savannah 259; IREDALE, Britney 220; Carmon 220; Christa Marie 221; Craig Martin 219; Daniel 219; David W. 219,220; Deanna 219,220, Deborah K. 219, 220; Doreen 219,220; Douglas 219,220; Greg Allen 221; Kaitlyn 219; Karen Jean 219; Kenneth Grant 219; Lawrence Steven 219,220; Morgan 220; Natalie 219; Wayne Elwood 219; Wesley Allen 219; Wesley Allen, Jr. 219; Wesley Allen III 219;

JACKS, Scott 21; JACKSON, Benjamin 79; Fynis Edward 321; Gary Alan 321; Hubert B. 321; Jacqueline 179; Janet Marie 321,322; John 209; Michael Edward 321; Robert 182; JAMES, Bill 292; Courtney 292; IANKE, Faith 315; TARRETT. Nancy 237; JAUGHN, Mattie 200; JENKINS, Eric Stephen 324; JENNETT, Anna 334; William Paul 334; JENNINGS, Carla Arminda 181 ; JEWELL, Cary Cooper 313 ; Jackson 311 ; James 313 ; James Willard 311 ; JOBE, Dale 290; JOHNS. Barbara 337; JOHNSON, 276; Arthur 209; Carol Sue 334; Carrie 329; Edward 249; Elizabeth 269; Ephram Ray 329; Frances 72; Frances Elizabeth 88; Henry Thomas 173; Ian 35; James McMurry 334,343, Keith 35, Kevin Robert 60; Kimel 60; Lillian Wilson 334; Logan 35; Martin 342; Martin Scott 342; Nancy 356; Obediah 356; Penny 150; Robert Edward 329; Shannon Marie 342; Willie Mae 343, JOHNSTON. Curtis 320; Harrison 24; Lauder 23; Leslie 320; JONES, 139; Annie 224; Annie Marie 224; Arthur 106; Austin 224; Austin, Jr. 226; Austin E. 224,226; Betsy 224; Beverly Ann 118; Mrs Burt 320; Cameron Mitchell 250; Carl D. 224; Cathy Hurrell 226,227, Clarence B. 315; Colleen Rachelle 250, David 315; Florence W. 224; Fount Regina 315,316; Frankie Hunter 226; Fred 112; Gracie Alvin 344; Herbert Darwin 315; Hollie Elizabeth 227; Hubert Leeman 112; Iona Emma 317; Jacob G 261; James 256; James H. 175; Jason Oliver 106; John Columbus 317; John Ellis 223; Joshua Timothy 250; Katie Lavelette 224,225; Kline 242; Larry Edmond 249,250; Linda 344; Ludie Bell 17; Margaret 256; Mark Daniel 223; Mary Eleanor 224; Mary V. 42; Matthew 330; Michael 315; Michael Grandberry 249; Mike Joseph 249; Nola 147; Richard Joseph 250; Ruth Marintha 242; Sandy 291; Shiralee Mae 330; Spencer Roy Allen 250; Suzanne Leslie 226,227; Tonya Renee 106; Tyna 245; JORDAN, Jane Lee 154; Jane R. 167; John 276; John E. 154; JORDON, Audie 125; Charter 134, Fred 125; Henry 125; J.M. 125; John 277, Nelda Fern 134,135; Rosa Bell 124; Willie 127; JUDD, Lottie 197,

KAND, Allison Marie 240; Jeremy Eugene 240, KEAWEEHN. Violet 238; KECK, Kenneth Donald 272, Martha Ellen 272, KEEL, Gertrude 52; John 52; Lola Iona 52; Pruitt 52, R M. 52, Virginia 52; KEELER. Ursula 267; KEETON, Marylyn 143, KELLY, Jack 297, Joyce 276, Tamara 297; Travis 297; KELSO, Claude 244, Debra Lynn 244, Jonathan P. 245; Larry Duane 244,245; Leroy Eugene 244; Michael Leroy 244; Mitchell Eugene 244; KEMPSTER, Dale 236; Laura Jean 236; KENDALL, Ema Alice 286, KENNEDY. Lena Mae 272; President 335; Sidney McClaren 272; KENNON. Charles 12, KESLER, Diana 174; KIDD, Bryan 253; KIFER Edith Luella 187; KILLIAN, 156; KILLOUGH, James A. 141; KJMBRQUGH, Carol Lynn 327; KIMMET, Jane 239; KINCAID, Florence Etta 331 ; Henry Young 331 ; KING, Bonnie Kathleen 125, Charlotte 325, KINSER Dorothy Eloise 283; John Parker 283; KINSLQW, Jack 237; KIRK, Kalyn Keith 60; Keith Wayne 60; Sarah Beth 60; K

KITTS, Charles Richard 60; Joshua 61; Robert Stacy 60,61; Robert Stacy II 61; Whitney Michelle 61; William Anthony 61; William Elbert 60; William Tracy 60,61; KLEIN, Georgia 284; KNIGHT, Annie 159; Rev. Ben 158; Bennie 159; Daniel 148; Edith 159; Homer 159; Jeff 158; Johnie 159, Josephine 119; Mary Diannah 92; Mary Louise 156; Minnie 159; Myrtle K. 159; KNOX, Sarah Anna 177; KOCH, Anna 219; KIIEHLER, John Albin 167; John Wade 167; Tracy Lynn 167; KUESTERSTEFEEN, Frances Regina 142; KLELT, Colleen Jo 235; Karilyn 235; Lucas Charles 235; Richard 235, KWON, Princess Sook 276;

LADIERA, Clarence 37; Stephen L. 37; LaFONTAINE. Madeleine Brigitte 71; LAM, Chi 182; LAMBERSON, Terrah 239; LAMBERT, Carey E. 153; Donna Gail 153; Glenda Kay 153; Judy Carroll 153; LANCASTER, Beth 251; LANDERS. Arch 269; LANE, Caroline 50; Minnie Pearl 328; S. 82; LANGDON, Trade 220; LANGLEY, Elizabeth 175; LANGSDALE, Betty Jane 222; Wilbur 222; LANGSTER, Betty Virginia 285; W.A. 285; LANGSTON, Sarah Joyce 67; William 67; LANTZ, Charles 166; Jeffery Blake 166, Martha Ann 166, LAPPIN, John H. 177; LAI ITER, Paul 118; LAWRENCE. O.N. 280; Paula Lenore 330; LAWSON, Allen 220; LAWYER, Gayella 236; LEA, David Eric 274; Raymond Harold 274; LEAGUE, Jeffrey Scott 322; Jonathan Oneal 322; Tom 321; LEE, Abigail 116, Dannie 272; Jeremy 116, Lynette Susan 116; Maud 286; Nathan Daniel 272; Raymond K. 321; Reba Gay 321; Robert Earl 116; Robert Scott 116; Thomas Wilda 116; Zechariah 116; LEONARD, Mary Irene 334; LESLIE, 67; Mary 67; LEWIS, 224, Elen 147; Floyce 59; Sandy Marie 71: LINDAMOOD. Chandra Nicole 286, Dorcas Michelle 286; Michael Bret 286; Ralph Leland 286, Steven Michael 286; LINDSEY. Col. A.J. 74; Joe 236, LINGARD, Danny Dean 241; Roger Franklin 241; LINK, Chad 234, Corey 234; Rodney 234; LISTER, Eliza 266; LITRAL, Bobby Gene 339; Debra Lynn 339; Ronald Gene 339, Polk Prince 339; LITTLE, Isabelle 64; Mary Jane 133; LITTON, Lynn 119, Virgil 119; LOCKE, Dorothy Ellen 125; LOGGINS, James Lee 199, LONES, Andrew Jackson 266; Cloda Jane 266; LONGCRIER, Mr 271: LONGMAN Charlie 149; LOOMIS, Adrian K. 125; LOPSHIRE, Minnie Gertrude 186; LOVE, 38; Jincy 39,40; LOVELACE. Janet 41; Thomas 212, LOVELL, Daniel 299; John 260; Mary Jane 299,301; LOWE, Michael 153; LOWERY, Marvin Ray, Jr. 274; Stacey 274; William Ray 274; LOWREY, James 81; LOY, Charles 176,183; Charles F. 176; Irma Ellen 183, LOYD, 123; Ethel 73; Lewis 230; Lewis E. 253; LUCRAIN, Anthony Joseph 253, David Joseph 252; LYNCH, 224;

MACE, Ralph 17; MACEDO, "Mac" 296; MAC DONALD. John Howard 190; Rosewell J. 190; MADDOX, Benjamin F. 84, MAGBY. Lee 289; Rebecca R. 289; MAGGARD, David 67, Sarah Elizabeth 67; MAGGIONI. Peter 69; MAHAN, 136, Debra Marie 136; Randall Steven 136; Sharon Patricia 136; Shelly Dawn 136; MOHOLLAND. Jason Scott 179; Jeffrey Lynn 179; Stacy Renee 179, MAJORS, Julia 254; MALTBY, Edwin 242, Jeri Dale 242, MANGUM, Ann 293; MANN, Diane 126, William 347; MARBURY. 47; MARLER, G.W. 253; MARLOW, Eugenia Marie 248; MARSH, Brandee Ann 272; Brenda Lee 271; Connie Sue 271,275; Donnie Lile 271; E.J. Clyde 271, J.C. Ethel 271; Jody Blond 271; Kathy Jean 271; Odell 271,275; Odie 271; Odie Cleo 271; Reatha Mildred 271; Ronnie Odell 271,272, MARSHALL. Annie Mae 42; Christola Marie 337; Dale, Jr. 227; David Lee 337, James W. 154; Leslie 227; Mickeral 227; Ronald 337; MARTENEC, Frank 353; INDEX

MARTIN, Avis 297; Carl Jerry 174, Debra 147; E.A.F. 150; Eliza 150; G.W. 256; Geri 251; H. Wayne 289; Howard James 289; Jarrett Emory 174, Jessica Allison 174, Laura Alice 62; Lillian 296; Mandy 198; Rix 154; Robert Nicholas 155, Sarah Ftrances 148, Sharon Elizabeth 283; Vickey Kathlyn 155; MASHON. Emma 16,22; Mary S. 15; MASON, Carl Wayne 130; MASSOLETTI. Betty Marie 152; Bobby Carrol 153; Carrol Vincent 152,153; Clifford Le Von 152; Debra Jean 153; Henry E. 152; Larry LeVon 152; Marty 153; Mildred Hazell 152,153; MATHEWS. Denise Gail 138; GP. 138; MATHIS. 161; Helen Sue 204; Owen 161; MAIKCH, 276; MATT. Dana Renee 185; Daniel Lee 184; Karl Gale 185: MATTHEWS, Alma 42; MATTOKS, Lou Trayl 118; MAU. Marilyn Carol 184; MAIJPPIN. Gertie Marie 57; MAXWELL, Susan Lynn 129; William Marlin 129; William R. 129; MAY, Cora Fleta 138, George 259; MAYFIELD, Elner June 59; Richard Lonzo 59; Sallie Mae 116; MAYS, Wava Rae 188; McALEXANDER. Buck 131; Rosa Lee 131; McANALLY, Rev. Johnny Mack 58; Matthew Paul 58, Nathan Aaron 58; Rebekah Marie 58; Stephen Michael 58; McBRIDE, John 23; Lois Ann 184; Nancy 23,28; McCALL, 47, Mamie A. 53; Nannie Myrtle 54; Robert Marion 56; McCAMPBELL. Arthur 132; Chester 132; Howard 132; Truman 132; McCARTY, Annie 147; McCLAIN, 158; Lloyd Ewing 355, Mary A. 128; Mary Lynne 355; McCLELLAND, John 133, Maureen 133; McCLIJRE. Johnie Z. 102; McCORKLE. Alice Elizabeth 325, John Robert 325, McCOWAN. George W. 74; McCOY. Bryan Keith 339; Grace 328; Harold Keith 339; McCUE, Charles Robert 248; Maureen Kay 248, McDONALD. Anne L. 182; Avaree Celeste 182; Rev. Clement 347; Erin Vail 182; Helen Virginia 271,275; James 47; Kate Dore' 182; Larry Vail 181, 182; Laura Frances 182; Lynda Beth 181,182; Mark Maurice 181,182; Maurice Vail 181; Philip James 181,182; McDOUGAL, Ruby Mavis 187; McDOWELL. Danny 130; Michelle Lea 130; McDIJFF, Doyle 102; McELHANEY. Bert Odell 118; Darcy Lyn 118; Euel Eugene 118; Ginger Kay 118; James Euele 118; Kathy Ann 118; Lou Ann 118; Mary Nell 118; Pamila Ann 118; Rody Ann 118; McENTYRE. Mattie Lucille 222; McEIJEN. Sondra Rae 53; McFADDEN, Malena Dianne 289; Mallory Evelyn 289; Paul 289; Randy M. 289; McFARRAN. Elizabeth 171; McGILL, Mary Rose 322; McGOWAN, Herman R. 165; Jesse Leon 165, McKENNY, Monique 43; McKIM, Dwane 20; Pamela Louise 20; McKTNNEY, David Allen 225; David Duane 225; Eric Allen 226; Judith Kay 225; Lafayette W., Jr. 225; Lafayette Wadsworth 225; Robert Edward 226; Sherry Ann 225,226; McKNIGHT, Bessie 316; McKOIN. Holly Annia 275; J.L. 275; James Michael 275; McKIJNE, Tonette 330; McLAURIN. Kevin Curtis 71; McMAHAN, Martha Ann 180; Stanley 180; Srewart Lafayette 180; McMTNN. Fay Valentine 112; John 112; McMI JRTREY, Edward Gwin 324; Irene Jeanette 324; McNALLY. Regina Bridget 35; McNEIL Dave 88; McNEW, W R. 277; McOIJEEN, Andrew 257; Andrew A. 230; Elizabeth 254; John W. 230; Milton J. 230; Rachel E. 230, T.J. 230,253; Thomas 230,253; Thomas J. 229,230; Thomas Jefferson 230; William 254; William J. 230; McRACKEN, Hugh 23, McRAE, Col. 15; Col. Dandridge 15; McVEY, Mary Carol 353; MEAD, Johnie 135; Lonnie, Sr. 135; Lonnie, Jr. 135; MEAKER, Amelia Kaye 327; Elmer William 326; Joseph 327; Joseph William 326, MEECE, Ida 257, MELLO, Metty 163; MELLON. 351; MENSEN, Sherian 252, MENZ, Chad 220; Kurt 220; Shane 220; MERK, Candace 173; Chad 174; Charles Howard 172,173; Christopher 174; Claude Henry 172; Dorothy 173, Elizabeth 170,175; Emory Hoyt 172,173, Era Claudine 172, George 175; George Emory 173,174; Gloria Jean 174; Henry 170; Henry Grady 172; Janette 173; Jan Traylor 173; Jerry Lamar 172; Joseph Henry 172; Katie 172; Leila 170; Leila Mae 172; Lenna Josephine 172; Lisa 172, Lynette Marie 172;Maudie Laura 172; Merry Leigh 173; Michael Thomas 174; Mossie Lena 170; Phillip Emory 174, RH. 170; Richard Henry Harrison 170,171, M

MERK, Robert Lewis 172; MERRICK, John 347; MERRILL, Elizabeth 64, Henry 64; Lemuel 64; Samuel 64, Sarah 64; MESHAM, Mary 15; METZKER, Linda 188; MEYERS, Alexander J. 266; William 192; MICHEL, Audrey 43; Mil .BURN, William T. 256; MILLER, 151; Alice 53; David Lewis 287; Elmer 288; Esse 288; Franklin Fletcher 52, Helen 287,288; Henry 53; Herschel 287; J.W. 253; Jerry 236; Roy 287; Ruth Ann 252, Velma 53,287; Vernon 287; Virgil 151; Wilburn 288; Will 287; William 246; William Anthony 246; MILLS, Cheryl 267,268; Jimmy 267; Lucy James 224; Roxie Anna 331; Tom 267, Tommy 267; Vicki 267,268; MILLSAPS, Athony Dwayne 292; Billy Wayne 292; Daniel Eugene 292; Ethel 298, Jesse B., Jr. 278; Jesse Lynn 292; Leon 292; Mary Jane 278; Melanie Renee 292; Melissa Kaye 292; MILNER, Mary Jane 122; MINCHEW Corine 155; Frances 151; Harris H. 151; Horace Hestand 151; Iwana 151; Lester 151; Marie 151; Mildred 154; Roy D. 151; Trudy 151 ; Walter Man 151; MINK, Louisa 230,253; Mollie 253; Rebecca 253; Rebecca A. 229; MITCHELL. Donald Robert 240; Everett 240; Marcus Richard 240; Michael Galen 240; Michelle Lynn 240; MIXER, Josephine Anna 239; MIZE, Joseph 253; Sarah Jane 294; MOBLEY, Richard A. 255,256; MOCK, Dianne 166; MONCRIEF, Sula 295; MONTGOMERY, Ardesia F. 61; James McConnell 61; MONTIER, Randi 284; MOORE, Bob 103, Brittany 246, Daylene 127; Dianne 226, Elizabeth 255; Jane 255; Jason 246; Jeffrey Thomas 245,246; John 252, Julie Ann 245; Justin Eugene 245,246; Kevin Thomas 246; Linda Ruth 275; Lisa Rennee 225; Mamie 56; Nancy 228; Olmsted 256; Randy James 246; Robert 255; Rosser Lee 225, Rosser Lee II 225; Thomas 245; MOORMAN, Oneta 164; MORAND. Clyde Beverly 187; Elmer Elsworth 187, MORELOCK, Ira 229, MORITZ, Jane Marie 195, MORGAN, Ray Marshall 122; Samuel 79; Samuel, Sr. 79; MORRIS, Marie 145; Monroe 50; MORTIMER, Paul M. 346; MORTON, Alice Mary 345; Ben 345; Nora 331; MOSELEY, Barbara 132; Beatrice Pearl 131,132; Donald Evan 131,132; Doris Marie 132; Howard Don 132; Joseph Cebron 131, Joseph Wilbur 131 ; Ruby Naudline 131.132; Wallace Marion 131 ; William Edward 131, William Mavis 131 ; MOSELY, Randy Wayne 131 ; MOWRE. Maureen Ann 129,130; Maurice Eugene 129, MIJLLINS. Alexander O'Brian 97; Brenda Gail 334, J.B. 334; Johnie 147; Katherine Elizabeth 98; MIJN, Christine 149; MUNDINGER, Carl Solomon 284; Madison Suzann 284, Michael Hunter 284; Michael Scott 284, MUNN, Betty Sue 152; MURDOCK, Billy 103; Bobby 103; Clinnie 103; David 104; Diana 104; Eddie 103; Edgar 104; Floyd Elmer 103; Harvey 104, Ivy 103,104; Ivy, Jr. 104; Jack 104; John 103; Juanite 104; Lawrence 104, Martha 104; Nolan Edgar 103,104, Patricia 104; Raymond 103,104; Roger 104; Tommy 104, William Christopher 103; Yevonne 103; MURPHY, Chandler 47,48; Martha A. 278; MURRAY, Agnes 115, J.C. 115; Jessie Myrtle 117; MURRELL, John 349; Martha Susan 349, 350; MYCOFF, Betty 56; MYERS, Angela Dawn 239, Dwain I. 182; Kelli Vail 182; Michael Scott 182; Phil 239; Robin Annette 182; Thomas Earl 239; Toby Justin 239; William M. 210,212;

NABORS, Thelma Jo 141: NALER Joseph 78; Minierva 78; Mrs Minierva 78, NATION, 151; William 151; NEAL, Brenda 144; Don 144; Pamela 144; Patsy 144; Robert 74; Susan Clementine 74; NEAR, Robert Bruce 250; NELSON, Alice Victoria 233; Amy Louise 246; Betty Ann 244, 245; Christopher Roland Tyler 247, Dallas Jacob 248; Dean E. 242; Elwood Raymond 244; Rev. J.H. 233; Jackie Eugene 244,248; John 233,238, Jordan Nichole 248; Kenneth Elwood 248, Kory Sue 248; Lesa Ann 246,247; Lori Lynn 246,247; Lynda 335; Pam 248; Raymond Arthur 244,248; Raymond Arthur, Jr. 248; Richard Edward 246,248; Ron Charles 248; Sally Beth 242; Samuel 79, Sherri Louise 246,247; Shirley May 244, Susan Marie 246; Tamala Kay 246; Toni Kay 248; Verna Irene 238; William 9; William Elwood 244,246, William Lawrence 246,247; INDEX

NEWSOM, Judy 341; NEWTON Elizabeth Ann 120; Reese Porter 120; Tillman Tyree 120; NICELY, Frank K. 257; NICHOLAS, James 320; NICHOLS. Cheryl Faye 71; John Thomas 71; Laurin Rae 71; NJCLY, Abraham 255; NTELSON. Bradley Thomas 180; Chester Dale 180, Chester Dale, Jr. 180,181; David Clay 180; Karen Lee 181; Michael Scott 180; Nancy Ann 180; Stephen Michael 180,181; Susan Nicole 181; NJLEEER, Sybil Loy 58; NIX, Cecil V. 136; James Douglas 136; Roy G. 136; Tamara Kay 136; Teresa Ann 136; NOBLE, Lisa 135; NORRIS, Marry Anne 101; NORTON. Andrew Jack 254; Brent Randall 328; Elizabeth 254; Henry Dalton 327; John James 254; Joseph 253; Joseph William 254; Nancy Lovada 254; RP. 253; Randall Kent 327,328; Richard Am 327; Robert Patterson 254; Robert Patterson, Jr. 254; Settie Jane 254; W.N. 254; Wanda Lee 327; William Edward 327; William J. 254; Willis Mitchell 254; NORWOOD, Dr James 320; Martha Sue 320; NUGENT, Gordie 122;

OATS, Jennie 88; Û1BRIEN, Olive J. 72; O'DONNELL. Brian David 127; Steven 127; ODUM, John 21; OLD, W A. 50; OLDHAM, Conrad Lee 37; Gregoy 37; Lisa 37; Venessa 37, OLIVER, Mary Elizabeth 148; Sam 148; OLOFSSON. Jennifer Dawn 267; Olfof J. 267; ORME, Gaylord R. 192; Karen Elizabeth 192; Laura 192; Robert Craig 192; ORNELIS, Ernest 242; Lori 242, OSBORN, T.S. 75; OVERCAST, Melissa 338; OVERTON. Alvin Dale 276; Anthony 276; Bill 276; David 276; Evalee 276; Ila 276; Janelle 276; Jimmy 276, Sarah 254; Wanda Lee 276; OWEN, George 31, James Smallwood 7; Jane 31; John 9; Josh 7; Lucy 7; R. 17; Reuben 84; William 7; OWENS, Grace 254; Sara Lily 89;

PACK, Dallas 270; Elgie 271; J. Alvis 291; James Alvis 272; Nancy Elizabeth 272; Norma Lee 291; Ollie 293; Texas 294, Willie 294; PADDOCK. Jack 121, EADGEI, Cynthia Elizabeth 204; Ingram Etheren 204; RAGE, Gladys 128; Rev. 67; PALMER Dora Louise 283; PALMQRE, Harlan 344; PARK. Thomas L. 47, PARKER. Esther Ruth 221; Milton Kasper 221; R. 210; Richard 210; Robin 325; Judith 194; PARKS., Benjamin 82; Henry 80; John 9; Mary 248; PARRISH, Bennie 111; Martin 111; Mary Jane 109,110,114; Nancy Mylvina 121; William 109, 121, PATRICK, Miles J. 171; PATTERSON. Eliza 47; H.D. 114; Tyon 46, PATTON, James D. 222; PAULSON. Pearl 234, PAXTON. Larry 131; PAYNE. James Caleb 289, James F. 289, Jim C. 289; Lauren Elizabeth 289; Reubin 9; PEARSON. Cynthia Jeanne 186; PECHARICH, Patricia 246; EEDIGO, John 42; PEEPLES, Martha 69; PENGRAM. Baker 47; PENNY, Jeri Leigh 282; PEPETONE, John Robert 152; Michael John 152, Nina Marie 152; PEPPER, Charles 298, PERCIFIELD. P.W. 253, PERCIVAL. Melbourne Gene 44; Melody Jean 44; PERDUE, Hillary 290; Michael 290; Miliea 290; EERRIN, Charley 97; Frederick J. 97; Joe 97; Minnie 159,160; Ona 97; Paul 97; PERRYMAN. Lucy 67; PETREE, Cicero 123,125; Dee 141, Ethel 125; Jennie 141; Macy Bell 123; PICKARD, Maynard 56; PICKENS. Jane Elizabeth 143; John Robert 143; William Robert 143, PICKETT, Cathy 337, Jenny 249; PICKREL, Joyce Adele 250; PIERCE, AJ. 314; PIERCY. Bert 191; Catherine Lynn 192; Charlene Marilyn 191,192; Daniel Forrest 191; Delbert Adam 191; Elena Mara 192; Ethel Elizabeth 191; Kenneth Roy 191,192, Roy Charles 191; Ruth Genevieve 191; PIGG, Mattie Irene 313; PINKSTON, Terry Lynn 272; PINSON, Joseph 170; Lucy Caroline 170; PITMAN, Amanda J. 254; Jonas 254; Valicie C. 255; p

PITTMAN, Michael Ray 287; Oscar C. 287; Tony Oscar 287; Tonya Faye 287; PITTS. Gail Aileen 180; John M. 107; Lucinda Jane 73; PLUMMER, Nora 70; PLYMIRE. Lois L. 194, POFF, Louise 267; POLLARD, Mary Elizabeth 312; Samuel Shannon 312; POMROY, Margaret Lucille 344; PONDER, Alpha Alamantha 95; Benjamin 94; Benjamin Franklin 94; Berryman Shumate 94,98; Bruce 102; Catherine Louella 59,97; Charlene 102; Charley Elmer 98,101; Colette Margarite 100,101; Craig 102; Ellen Kay 249; Francis B. 95, Frank Marion 94; George Washington 95; Harvey 248; James 98,155; Janine 100,101; John 94; John Franklin 94; John McMath 95; John Perry 94; Jon Edwin 248, Joseph Henry 98; Kent 101; Leanna 101; Leta Geneva 98,100; Lisa 102; Lorry Lucinda 95,96; Lynnae 102; Marion 94; Martha 94; Martha Edna 98,102; Martha Jane 95; Mary Ann 95; Mary Katherine 102, Michelle 102; Nancy Jane 98,254; Nora 98,103; Olen E. 99; Perry 94; Perry Lafayette, Jr. 95; Perryman 94; Perryman Lafayette 94, 95,108,148; Revis C. 99,102; Robert 98; Ronald Clint 102; Sarah Elizabeth 95,97, Steve 102; Susanne 102; Thomas M. 95; William 94; William Berry 95,148; William P. 141; William Perry 98,99,100; William T. 98,100, POOLE, David 345; POPE, Allie 343; PORTER, Clarie 63; John T. 343; Lizzie 63; Martha 63; Mary 63; POSEY, Eddie 289; Michael Edward 289; POTTS, Mahallie 339, POYNTER, Nan 258; Nancy 258; Nancy J. 258; Nancy Jane 231; Shelton 257,258; PRATT, John Alonzo 190; John Wesley 190; Julia Elizabeth 190; Lulu Mae 190; PRESLEY, Barbara Ann 144; Helen Louise 138; Oscar Lee 138; Willard Lee 144; PRESSLEY, Alma 102;

PREWITT-PRUITT-PRUITT, all spellings.

AG 51,55; AV. 53; Abby Sue 332; Absolom 209; Ada 75,76; Ada Dell 124; Addie A. 253; Adecia Martin 66; Adelia 62; Ademia 64; Al 308,343; Albert 343; Albert Morgan 308,343; Alexander 39,40,41; Alive 158,201; Alice Darlene 233,237; Alice Elizabeth 203,204; Alice Mae 151; Alice Martin 109,111, Allen 259; Allen Arthur 249,252; Alta 158; Altha Lorraine 291,292; Alton 160; Alvis G. 147; Amanda 269; Amanda Elizabeth 175,190, Amanda Josephine 170,171; Amanda Meeks 66,74; Ammie B. 114; Ammie Beatrice 112,120; Amy Adelle 331,332; Amy Elizabeth 282; Amy Mae 73; Andi 283, Andi Lou 276; Andrea Leigh 283; Andrew 229,230,231, 232,253; Andrew L. 256; Angela Melissa 281; Angeline 48; Angie Clementine 75; Anita Marie 292; Ann 13,78,87,259, Ann Louise 184; Anna 14,156,262; Anna Belle 55; Anne Louise 355; Annette 163; Annie 23,33,158,350; Annie Brooks 223; Annie Kinser 283; Annie Theodora 62; Ansel Beddington 94,107; Anthony T. 348; April Dawn 58; April Denise 283; April Lorri 157; Arkie 51,52; Arlene 294; Arlis Coleman 57, Arthur Elijah 266,267; Arthur Eskel 139,141; Arthur Lee 141; Asa 1,38,209,210; Asa W. 212,215,217; Ashley Dawn 157, Aticus Haygood 51,55; Audie 112,114,119; Audra Mae 119; Ava 298; B.H. 13,23,24; B. John 23; Bailey M. 78; Barbara Ann 128; Barbara Jane 222; Barbara Louise 131; Barbara Sue 240; Bart William 355; Bartis 52; Beckey Dale 146; Becky 234,250,251; Belinda Lou 195; Ben 26,29,31; Ben H. 26,28; Benjamin 7,11,14,45,76,77,81,155; Benjamin, Sr. 77; Benjamin, Jr. 77; Benjamin Franklin 92,98; Benjamin Franklin, Jr. 155; Benjamin H. 13,14,23,24; Benjamin Hawker 12,14,23,26; Benjamin Perry 109; Benjamin Thomas 351,353; Benjamin William 283; Bertha A. 254; Bertha Lee 156; Bertha Leona 278,288; Bessie 158; Bessie C. 258; Beulah May 148, Beverly Caradine 51,56, Beverly Ruth 240, 241, Billie June 249; Billy 51,54; Billy Arch 203,204; Billy Gene 122; Bob 158,161; Bobby 54; Bobby Gene 271,275,294; Bowling 259; Brenda Joan 222; Brian 15,129; Brian Keith 20; Brian Ross 116; Brian Scott 146, Bruce 349; Bud 108,147,150,158, Buddy Gene 55; Buna Mae 150; Byrd 212; CD. 257, C. David 269,299; Caddie Elizabeth 150,151; Caleb Lee Kidd 253, Candy 298; Cara Lynn 221; Carey Ann 121; Carey Bryce 120,121; Carilyn Sue 193, Carl 114,161, INDEX

PREWITT-PRUITT-PRUETT, all spellings:

Carl A. 112,117; Carolyn 296; Carrie 160; Carrie May 249; Cassandra 348; Catharine 349,356; Catherine 38,68; Catherine C. 41; Catherine Carter 92,94; Catherine Jean 221; Catherine Kay 194; Catrina Hope 253; Cecelia Jones 317; Cecil 296; Cecil Edwin 177,185; Cecil Laverne 151, 155; Cecil Paul 127, Chad Lee 275; Chandler Kate 157; Charles 52,159,160,217,234,235; Charles A. 15,22,23; Charles Alvin 162; Charles Elmer 25; Charles H. 217; Charles Wesley 165, 166; Charlie 51,56,295; Charlie Joe 55; Charlie L. 257; Charlotte 165; Chasity 341; Cheryl Teresa 221; Chester 296,341; Christina Jo 179; Christine 53; Christopher David 195; Christopher Lynn 283; Christopher William 221; Clara A. 147; Clarence Ephriem 130,131; Clarence Leroy 234; Clarence Overton 156; Claude 161; Claude Francis 128,129; Claudette 129; Claudie Caroline 56; Claudy Night 278,292; Clifton Wade 331; Clovis Irene 124,137; Clyda Valoris 149; Clyde Dwain 122; Coleman 347,348; Connie 345; Connie Suzann 283,284; Connor James 253; Cori Ann 184; Coy E. 293,294; Coy Woodrow 278,291, Craig Allen 146; Criss 112,114,118; Cursey Caroline 66, Curt Franklin 285; Cynthia Dianne 333; Cynthia Lee 157; D. 12,13; Dale Edward 233,236; Dallas Dean 185; Daniel 255; Daniel Alexander 221; Daniel Alan 195; Daniel E. 253; Daniel J. 230,255, Daniel James 229,254; David 197,284; David B. 62; David Edward 236; David Edwin 186; David Gary 68; David Glen 146; avid Hensley 65, David Howard 139; David Marcus 60; David Ralph 184; David Raymond 116,117; David Ryan 236; David Street 195; Deborah Sue 273; Debra Kay 178,179, Delonda 286; Delores Sue 293; Deiton 53; Dennis Dalton 57,58, Dennis Neal 282; Denver 51; Derek Wayne 275; Dewey 52; Dewy Lee 51; Diane 117; Dianna 23,33; Dixon Grant 335; Dolly 260,299; Dolores May 217,222; Don 57,58; Don Roger 194; Donald 129; Donald Allen 194,195; Donald Coleman 57,58; Donna Carolyn 285; Donna Jo 234,235; Dora Bell 123, 125; Dorinda 298; Dorothy Richie 317; Douglas Alan 273; Douglas Arthur 186; Douglas M. 73; Dresslar Murray 115,116; Duane 298; Durand 122; Dustin Thomas 185; Dwight 341; Dykes Lindberg 279,283; Dykes Lynn 283; Earl 112,114,270; Earl Edward 133; Earl M. 147, Ed 56; Eddie 205,299; Edna 73; Edna Maud 299; Edward 227; Edward Fountain 269,276; Edward Lee 25; Edwin Marie 317; Effie Annie 56; Effie May 161; Elbert 17,18,23,28,30; Eldon Clifford 291, Eli 46,47,49; Elija 261, Elijah 94,209,260,261,262,263,266,269,277,299,356; Elijah Wilmins 94; Eliza 46; Elizabeth 7,12,41,45,47,229,230,260; Elizabeth Lavenia 66, Elizabeth Levina 61; Elizabeth Starr 121; Ella 308; Ella Salina 139,142; Ellen 270; Ellis Wallace 335; Elma 160; Elmer 270; Elmer J. 231; Elmer Lawrence 249,252; Elmer Royce 272,276; Elmer Thomas 56; Elonzo Edmond 150; Elvin F. 123,130; Elvorta Boista 149; Emily 260,347; Emily Farrar 121; Emma Ester 300,345, Emma Jean 291; Emma S. 349; Emma Savannah 51,53; Emma Tempy 249, Emory Key 151,154; Eschol 56; Essie Lee 139,145, Essie May 22; Esther 177,180; Ethel Alma 161,162; Ethel Corola 139,143; Ethel May 56; Eugene Joey 203,204, Eula 270; Eula Fawn 164,165; Eva Lee 151,153; Eva Louise 139,145; Evelyn 73; Evelyn Darlene 162,163; Evelyn Lucille 238,239; Evelyn Mae 54,55,124,125; Everett 233,238, Everette 296,297; Evylyn Malone 148; Ezra 65; Ezra J. 64,65; Fannie 50,308; Fannie M. 51,55; Fate 277,295; Fay D. 68; Faye Inez 279,287, Fayette 277,295; Flora AF. 48; Florence 156,157,158,293, Florence Mabel 56; Floyd 295,296; Forest 278,295, Forrest Elijah 283; Fount 269,270,271,276,277; Fountain 262,277,278; Frances Ann 210, Frances Beatrice 308; Frances Caroline 123,147; Frances Gertrude 149; Frances L. 61, 64; Frances R. 50, Francis Ann 212; Francis Cicero 123,133; Francis Joyce 133, Francis Marion 108,109,123,147; Frank 122,201,202,299; Frank A. 14, Franklin 202, Fred 68; G.W. 68; Gabriel Adair 282; Gail 117; Garwin 160; Gayle Marie 236; Gene Francis 238; Geneva Grace 203; Germs Anchel 108, George 15,16,22,139,261, George Ann 205, George C. 122; George Houlditch 72,73; George P. 293, George W. 277,293,295,347,350; George Washington 66,67; PREWITT-PRUITT-PRUETT, all spellings:

George Washington, Jr. 68; Georgia A. 205; Gerald 160; Géraldine 57,59,122, Ginger Lynn 341; Gladys Beatrice 149; Gladys W. 253; Glenn 17,18; Glenn Phineas 17; Gloria Aline 131; Gordon Earl 120; Grace 165,166; Gracie 22; Grade Mae 124,134; Gregory Allen 243; Gregory Haskell 116; Gregory James 204; Gregory Lee 236,237; Griffith T. 347; Guy 202; Guy Laughton 203; Guy Mylo 54,55; Harold 51,160; Harold Jerry 317; Harold Joseph 192,194; Harold Wayne 354; Harriet A. 84; Harriet Ellen 75; Harriet Louisa 78; Harriett 94; Harriett Elizabeth 92,95,107; Harriett M. 122; Harvey 65; Haskell 112,114,115; Haskell Loyd 139,146; Hawker 23; Heather Louise 252; Heidi 252; Helen 53; Helen Arleen 195,196; Henry 48,121,228,255,256; Henry C. 63,261,347; Henry Clay 62; Henry Newton 51,54; Henry W. 15,17,18,19; Herbert L. 27; Herbie 270; Herman 17,298; Herman W. 18; Herman William, Sr. 17,19; Herman William, Jr. 19,20; Herschel 298; Hesekiah 61, Hezekiah 44,46,47,48,61; Hezekiah Charles 50,51; Hezekiah Charles, Jr. 51,53; Holice C. 128; Hollis Gene 57,60; Hollis Guy 55, Horace Lee 57,59; Houston Hubert 148; Howard 161; Howard Dewayne 233, Howton 277; Hubert 270; Hubert Thomas 147,148; Hughie 51; Hulon Thurman 57,59; Hurshel Alan 166; Hurshel Herman 162,165; Hurshel Leon 165,166; Ian Frazier 283; Icyphania 212; Icyphrenia B. 212; Ida Irene 148; Ida Jane 205; Ida Murdle 231; Ila 51,52; Ina May 296,297; Inez 161; Iona Jean 250; lone Caroline 125,126; Irma 297; Irma Loy 177; Isaac D. 217; Iva 296,298; J. 45,84,168; J.B. 354; J.C. 51,158; J.C. Franklin 203; J.D. 141; J.M. 62; J. Mitchell 252; J. Sidney 147; J.W. 151,170,171,178,183,184,253,254, Jack 53,234,258,335,351; Jack Benjamin 354, Jack Rodgers 279,285; Jackie Leon 141,142; Jacob Stephen 20, Jacqueline Sue 252,253; James 14,62,147,158,298; James A. 232; James Alexander 150; James Allen 154,276; James Buck 23; James Burton 177,178; James Burton, Jr. 178,179, James Clyde 149,250, James Dalton 56; James Edward 272; James Edward, Jr. 273; James Emory 154; James F. 201,202, James Frank 150,335,340; James Franklin 203,204,278; James G. 350, James Henry 148,149; James Jason 281; James Joe, Jr. 203; James Joseph Allen 231,249; James Kenneth 296; James Lee 51,54, James Lee, Jr. 54; James Lloyd 340,341, James M. 77, James Montgomery 61,62; James Otis 201; James P. 257,258; James Ray 162; James Raymond 179; James Ronnie 272, James Russell 54; James Samuel 62,63; James Thomas 25,252; James W. 171,177,178,198,348, James Walter 266; James Wesley 175,176; James Wilson 167, 170; Jamie Allen 154, Jamie Dee 154; Jan M. 197; Jane 167,300,347; Jane C. 41; Jane H. 350; Janet Carol 154; Janice 128; Janice Carol 204; Janice Dell Mae 252; Janice Mae 235; Janice Minerva 183,185; Janis Kathy 282; Janis Marie 58; Japeth 11,79, Japhath 84, Japheth 7,45,46,78, 79,80,81,82,83,85,87, Jas Buck 14; Jason Ottes 240; Jasper Lell 160; Jeffery Lyn 273; Jeffrey Lynn 252; Jenna Jo 237; Jennie 65,300,345; Jennie Perrilli 345; Jenifer May 235, Jennifer Caroline 120; Jennifer Jean 166; Jennifer Leigh Ann 59; Jennifer Lyn 184; Jennifer Lynn 163; Jennifer Marie 58; Jenny 38,51,52,179; Jeptha 78,81; Jeremiah 46,47,50; Jerry Don 293; Jerry Elmer 252; Jess 14; Jess A. 26; Jesse 95,158,159; Jesse A. 24,25,30; Jesse Carter Farrar 92,158; Jesse Carter Farrar, Jr. 158; Jesse Carthel 54; Jesse Cullen 162,164; Jesse Don 164,165; Jesse Franklin 147,150; Jesse M. 147; Jessica Marie 237,333; Jessie 158; Jessie Fountain 278,279; Jettie Lena 25; Jewell Annice 123,132; Jewell Chester 334,341; Jim 54,148,149,175,176,177,231, 269,270; Jimmie Earl 160; Jimmy 341; Jimmy Ray 280,281; Jincy 38; Jno W. 253; Jo Ann 204; Joe 51,156,157,202,300,345; Joe David 333; Joe Rounsaville 62; Joel Andrew 243; Joh 209; John 7,122,163,198,201,207,209,210,223,229.253,254,255,257,258,259,260,268,269,348; John, Sr. 1,209; John, Jr. 1,209, John A. 228,257,258,350; John Andrew 321,233,242; John B. 351; John Benjamin 25,156, John Calvin 66; John David 276; John E. 212; John Edmund Andrew 249, John Frank 277,298, John James 170,171; John LaRay 242,243; John Milton 75,76; John Otis 184; John P. 110,167, 197,198; John Perry 107,109,110; John R. 270; John Robert 50,56,57,58; John Ruben Harrison 104,147,150; John W. 46,47,63,64,66,74,75,78,197,201,255, INDEX

PREWITT-PRUITT-PRUETT, all spellings:

John Walters 77,78; John Wesley 229,253, John Willis 45,74,75; Johnathan L. 169,201; Johnny 122, Jojo 293; Jonathan 201; Jonathan L. 167,200,201; Jonathan Otis 184; Jopheth 81; Jos 227,347; Joseph 7,45,46,47,48,49,65,66,72,73,74,75,78,79,82,156,157,227,228,229, 230,253, 254,255,257,259,260,261,299,300,345,347; Joseph, Sr. 209,227,228,257; Joseph, Jr. 227,229; Joseph Broughton 203; Joseph Columbus 201,202; Joseph D. 122; Joseph Edward 194, Joseph Jackson 66,72; Joseph Milton 175,192; Joseph N. 67; Joseph Naler 78, Joseph Walter 331; Joseph Washington 348,349,350; Joseph Waters 92; Joseph Wear 178; Josephine 124,139; Joshua Seth 20; Joyce Ann 67,69; Joyce Elaine 250,251; Joycelyn Pearl 149; Judith 209; Judy Ann 57,252; Julia A.F. 47; Julia Josephine 62, Julia M. 277,295; June Alesia 252; Junie E. 147; Justin Coe 333; Justine Eula 266,268; Kara 142, Karan 163; Karen 296,297, Karen Patrice 283, 284; Karon 161; Karren Ann 146; Karrol 160; Kathleen Dian 119; Kathryn Elizabeth 58; Katy 195; Kathy Ann 184; Kay 54; Kellan Cathy 149; Kelli Dawn 240; Kelli Gail 133; Kelly 293; Kenneth 142; Kenneth Alex 273; Kenneth Craig 58; Kenneth Earl 165,166; Kenneth Earl, Jr. 166; Kenneth Jackson 279; Kesiah Batavia 75; Kevin Michael 283,284, Kim 296,297, Kimberly 293; Kimberly Allyson 283; Kip 142; Kyle Dean 120,121; Kyle Timms 234; Kyre 50,51; L. 48; L.C. 335; Lady Ruth 156; Lahna Jill 204; Larry Allen 138; Larry Alvis 165,166; Larry Alvis, Jr. 166; Larry Joe 55; Laura 158; Laura Elizabeth 60,75; Laura Louise 252; Laura Lutilia 175,191; Laurie Catherine 21; Lavina 46,49,77,348; Lavinia 47; Lawrence 161; Lawrence Newton 205, Leahanna 38; Leana 41; Leander 277,294; Lee 277,294; Lee Winifred 21; Leeman 293,294; Leland Wilburn 162,163; Lennie 158; Lennie McCollough 310,308,344; Leo 233; Leon Dewayne 275; Leona 161; Leona Nora 270; Leonard 128; Leonard Eugene 279,285, Leonard Holmes 331; Leonard Truman 354,355; Leota Agnes 177,181; Lester Earl 249; Letitia E. 300,305, Lettie Mae 51; Levina 49; Levy J. 197; Lewallen H. 47, Lewis 348; Libby Minierva 78; Liddie 51,52; Liddie Arkansas 51,52; Lillie M. 253, Lillie Mac 156; Lillie Mae 122,123; Lillie Myrtle 151,153; Lillie Pearl 128,129; Lilly 308; Linda 234,235,267; Linda Carol 119; Linda Faye 21; Linda Rose 221, 222; Lindsay Von 157; Lindsey Jill 234; Lisa Jill 184, Lisa Lorene 157; Lizzie 51 ; Lloyd Everett 238; Lloyd Loy 183,184, Lloyd Thomas 354; Lois Laura 203; Lois Lena 127, Loree 141; Lori Annette 166; Lorna Juliane 185, Louis 279, Louis C. 279; Louis Clifton 292; Louis Critteden 277 ,278; Louisa 347; Louis Ann 74,76; Louise 205; Lovina 25; Lowell 117; Lowray 294; Luanna 201; Lucille Juanita 162,167; Lucinda Adecia Arabella 63, Lucinda Emiline 74,76; Lucy 41,42,44, 61; Lucy C. 171; Lucy Frances 350; Ludie Bell 17,18; Lula 68; Lula Marie 272,276, Luna A. 162; Luna Adolphus 123,125; Lurlie Edward 335; Luther Clinton 149; Luther Roy 156; Luticia A. 48; Lutie Ann 267; Lydia 51,52; Lydia Ann 349,356; Lynda Kinser 283,284; Lyndell Lloyd 146; Lynnsey Michelle 236; M B. 78; Mrs M.S. 17; Mabel Ann 335,339; Macie 161; Macy Modell 124,138, Maggie 335,342; Maggie Pauline 202,203; Mahala E. 14; Major 349,356; Major W. 259,348,349; Mamie Mildred 270,276, Mamie Nell 54; Manda A. 84; Mandi Jo 240, Martha 95, 108; Marceline 171, Margaret E. 177; Margaret Edith 148,150; Margaret Ethel 192,197; Margaret J. 269, Margaret Joan 184,185; Margie E. 201; Margret 50, Marie 266,268; Marilyn 54; Marilyn Ruth 242; Marion 114; Marion Angie 331; Marion Pauline 194; Marjory Lee 294; Mark 308; Mark Anthony 333; Mark C. 308,309; Mark Chaplain 300,308,309; Mark Edwin 308,317; Mark Otis 184; Martha 78,79,85,257,269,351; Martha A. 227,255,256,257; Martha Angeline 170,171; Martha Ann 84,108,139; Martha Dianna 92,158,161; Martha E. 48,201,254; Martha Emma 122; Martha J. 65, Martha Lucreta 92,104; Martha P. 169,198; Martha R. 201; Martha Victoria 175,190; Marvin Lee 335; Marvin Morgan 148; Mary 1,7,14,46,67,77,78,122,350; Mary Alice 346; Mary Ann 39,40,41,259; Mary C. 198,201; Mary Catherine 340,341, PREWITT-PRUITT-PRUETT, all spellings:

Mary Dianna 158; Mary E. 256; Mary Eliza 75; Mary Elizabeth 50,51,121,192,229,254; Mary Evelyn 68; Mary F. 201; Mary Helen 160, Mary J. 260; Mary Jane 108,175,186,267,349,356; Mary Jo 179; MaryL. 95,123,124,147,148,167,198; Mary Leann 157; Mary Liza 150,151; Mary Lucille 346; Mary Lynett 354; Mary M. 257,269, Mary Magdalene 231,249; Mary Margaret 162, 163; Mary Marshall 92; Mary Ruth 164,165; Mary S. 16; Matthew Allen 138; Matthew Shane 283; Mattie 72,158,161,269,308; Mattie Lou 73; Maudie 56, Maudie Lauizer 148; Maurice Eugene 162,163, Max Kent 194; Maxine Virginia 192,197; May Louisa 150; May Ola 278,288, Mayburn Young 331; Megan Elizabeth 184; Melinda Lougene 138; Melissa Ann 276, Melton Bailey 77,78; Merna Lee 193; Merna Maude 192; Michael 341; Michael Jay 119; Michael John 236; Michael Patrick 58; Mchael Ray 243; Michael Troy 55; Micheal Louise 165; Mickey Gene 204; Mikel Keith 194; Mildred 53,115,116; Millie Carrie 148; Milton 53,54; Minerva L. 201; Minnie 277,295; Minnie Barbara 261; Minnie Pearl 308,317, Mollie 94,350; Mollie V. 202; Molly 94,104,108,123,150; Monica Elizabeth 236; Monty 300,345; Morgan 355, Morris Furgeson 149; Mossie Lena 170,171; Myra Jane 159,160; Myrtle 22; Myrtle Clarissa 156; Myrtle Oneeta 124, 134; Nancy 23,50,228,257,268; Nancy E. 256; Nancy Jane 257; Nancy K. 175,176; Nancy Mariah 61; Nancy Uyvonnie 166; Nannie 308; Naomi Eunice 272,274; Nathaniel 222,223; Nell 54; Nellie Ann 294; Newton 205; Nicole 195, Nina Faye 151,155, Nina Marie 162; Noel 162; Nora A. 270; Norma Jean 52; Norma Lucile 195,196; Norman Ray 272,276; O.D. 113,114; Oda Marion 123,128; Odes Edward 160; Oliver 256; Ollie M. 350; Ollie Opal Villany 278,288; Oma Mae 272,273; Opal 293; Opal Frances 148; Opal Irene 125; Ora Jane 25,30; Oscar 156; Oscar Bell 205; Oscar Bradford 109; Oscar Farrar 123,124; Othella Fern 162; Otis 176; Otis Merk 177, 183; Ott 266,267; Ottes 233,239; Ozie 97; Ozie D. 99; Ozie Dean 110,112,114; Ozie Douthitt 112,120; P. Ellen 349,356; P.H 25,26,28,30,31; Pamela Kay 194,280,282; Pamela Sue 233; Patience 1; Patricia 297; Patricia Marie 194,195; Patricia Nichole 285; Patricia Sue 133; Patsy 45, 79,81,82,83,85; Paul Eugene 193,194; Paul Terry 333,334; Paul Terry, Jr. 334; Paula Lashelle 204; Paulina 49; Pauline 299; Pearl 123,131,161,278; Pearlene 57,60; Pearlie 98,155, Pearlie Margaret 150,152; Pearly C. 254, Peggy Ann 233,234; Percy Brown 346; Perkins 228,256,257, 259; Pertiner J. 197; Pete 156,238; Phil 9,12,38; Philip 11,12,14,45,84,85; Philip O. 12,14; Phillip 7,9,12,45,79,81,82,83,84,168; Phillip Adair 282; Phillip H. 25; Phillip Hawker 23,24,26; Pinkney Marvin 148; Polly 7,38,45,46,74,77,78; Polly Ann 51; Porter 293; Priscilla 1,3; Rachael 257; Ralph E. 217; Ralph Ellis, Sr. 217,221; Ralph Ellis, Jr. 221; Ralph Otis 183,184; Ramsey-Michele Harper 157; Ramona Gail 59; Randall Cowan 333; Ransom 108; Ransom M. 108,112, Ransom Marion 95,107,109; Ray 76, Raymond 157,157; Raymond McRay 279,280; Rebecca Darlene 250,251; Rebecca F. 229,230; Regan Denise 236; Renae Kathleen 236; Ressie Mae 162,163; Retha Mae 130; Rhoda 38,39,40; Thoda Martin 66; Richard 17,18,260; Richard III 21; Richard Dale 249,250; Richard Donald 141,142; Richard Griffith, Sr. 17,21; Richard Griffith, Jr. 21, Richard Ottes 239,240; Rickey Allen 204; Robert 15,22,46,47,48,63,64,201,210,223,348; Robert Albert 335; Robert Allen 158,161,252; Robert Doyle 59, Robert Franklin 73; Robert Franklin, Jr. 73; Robert Jennings 279,282; Robert L. 201,348; Robert Lee 296; Robert N. 83,85; Robert Raymond 157; Robert Timothy 296, Robert W. 46,64,65,167; Robert Walters 45,64; Robert William 217; Roberta Joyce 222; Roderick Carl 128; Roger 170; Roger Alan 285; Roger Arthur 185,186; Roland Eric 118,119, Ronald Glenn 273; Rone Geneva 161; Ronnie 52; Rosa Irene 117, 118; Rosa Lee 124,135; Rosannah 260; Rosie 356; Ross Wallace 340,341; Rossey 355, Roy 147; Roy Lee 278; Roy Lindsey 19,21, Rube 147,150; Ruby 295; Ruby A. 151; Ruby Jewel 203, Russell 53,54; Russell Irvin 285; Ruth 7,54,351; Ruth Ann 250; Ruth Marie 279,286; S. 13, S.J. 175; Sadie Mai 308,311, Sallie 11,50; Sally 7,38,308,311; Sally Joan 242,243; Sam 67,170,175, 176; Sammie Lee 344; Samuel 1,8,9,11,12,13,38,41,45,46,47,48,62,63,65,67,75,79,81,82,83,84, INDEX

PREWITT-PRUITT-PRUETT, all spellings:

Samuel 85,88,175,207,209,300,347, Samuel I 1; Samuel II 1,7,11; Samuel III 7,44,88; Samuel IV 45,61; Samuel, Sr. 9,45,46,79; Samuel. Jr. 9,45,79, Samuel Augustus 74; Samuel J. 170,175; Samuel James 167,170,175; Samuel Lee 122; Samuel Randolph 122; Samuel W. 46,48,50,63,64, 75; Samuel Walters 61,63,64; Sandra Ellen 59; Sandra Jean 117,118; Sara Jane 78; Sarah 1,5,14, 50,65,68,347,348; Sarah Ann 268,269; Sarah E. 201,212,347; Sarah Elizabeth 222; Sarah J. 348; Sarah Jane 210,212,231,255; Sarah Jane E. 171; Sarah Jane Elizabeth 170; Sarah Katherine 237; Sarah T. 47, Saundra Lucile 179; Scott David 184; Scott Thomas 355; Serena 41; Serena Alamantha 95,108; Sharon Kay 166; Sharon Kaye 291,292; Sharon Valerie 116; Shawnne Lee 154; Sheila 52; Sherry Elaine 204; Shirley Dianne 275; Shirley Wayne 331,332; Shelly 296,297; Smith 259,349,355,356, Stella May 233,244; Stewart Morgan 343,344; Subie 295; Sue 266,267; Sula 296; Susan 259; Susan Adella 75,76; Susan Jane 261; Susan T. 212; Susie 159,160; Suzanne 21; Ted 156; Tempe Lilly 278,287; Tennie P. 158; Teresa Lynn 133; Terry Lyn 204; Terry Lynn 146; Tersea Lee 166; Teryl Vance 282; Texie 72,73; Theata Allverdo 149; Thelma 351; Thelma Louise 217,219, Theney E. 261,266,270; Theodore 156; Teresa Irene 238; Thomas 14,23,39,40, 299; Thomas Andrew 266,267; Thomas J. 262,266; Thomas Jefferson 108,139,147,158,161,261, 266; Thomas Lloyd 184,185; Thomad M. 210,212; Thomas S. 210,212; Thomas Stuart 38,210; Thomas W. 258; Thurza 92; Tiddn A. 65; Tiffany Michelle 275; Tillman 293; Tillman Dixon 79, 91; Tilman 45,81,92; Timothy Neal 221; Timothy Ray 276, Tom 14,31,99; Tommy Joe 301,308, 331; Tommy Ray 165,166; Trade Sue 204; Tracy Lynn 341; Troy Marquette 121; Ty 142; U.J. 335; Uler Mlissa 270,271; Una Ollie 148; Ulysees Grant 308,334; V.A 355; Vaunda Jean 272, 275; Velva 295; Vera Lucille 192; Verna 298; Verneda 294; Vernice Earl 195; Vernon 295; Victor Joey 204; Viola 25; Viola A. 217; Virgie 161; Virgil E. 205; Virgil Ethel 123,127; Virginia 217,348, Virginia J. 51,52; Virginia L. 62, Virginia Lou 239,241; Virginia P. 300,345; Vivian Kaye 250,251; W.H. 15,17; W.P. 257; Walsie 299; Walter 56; Walter Arlo 192,195; Walter Burley 266; Wanda Lee 128,130; Ward William 192,193, Wava 351; Wayne 51; Wesley 296,298; Wesley Leland 162; Wilbur Francis 192,197; Wilbur Leo 233,234; Wiley 39,40,41,300,301; Wiley Brown 260,299,301; Wiley J. 38,41; Will 158,159,231,232; Willard E. 22,331; William 15,39,40, 50,62,122,209,212,223,255,259,270,348,349,356; William A. 46,47,110,111,122; William Ancil 170,171, William Andrew 107,121; William Avery 156; William Benjamin 78,158,159; William Benton 75; William Burl 51, William C. 223, William Charles 160; William Dan 150; William Dempsey 63; William E. 217; William Earl 270,272; William Edward 15,22,68,229,231,232; William Edward, Jr. 233, William Elbert 24; William Ellis 217; William Franklin 167,169,201; William G 175, William Glenn 272; William Grady 202; William Heuse 14,15, William Hoyt 124, 138; William James 266,269,270; William Jesse 155,156; William Knox 177; William Leo 234; William Leon 272,274; William M. 121; William Malone 92,111,122,123,146; William Malone, Jr. 147,148; William Melton 221, William Ottes 240; William P. 256,257; William S. 347,348, William Thomas 222,350,351; William Tucker 38,210,222; William W. 197; Willie 56,202,295; Willie Mae 147,351; Willis James 192; Wilma Dean 296,297; Winfield Scott 150; Winney C. 268; Winona Haynes 331,334; Wonda Jay 160, Wyathe E. 257; Wyatt Morgan 300,306,345; Wylie 300; Wyly 300; Yvonne Donna 146; Z. 167, Zacariah 11,38,39,40,41; Zachariah 1,7,9,12,79,80, 82,83,167,168,169,170,198,201,207,209,210,222, Zachariah T. 201,205; Zachariah Taylor 167, 205,223, Zachariah William 205; Zachary 168; Zachary Quin 285; Zachary Taylor 38,210; Zackariah 81, Zackary Cleveland 157; Zechariah 45,81; Zela Mae 103,139,141; Zilrah 64; Zula 159;Zuvia A. 277; p

ERICE, Benjamin Franklin 254; Bonnie 288, Carla 290; Cleatus 288,290; David 290; Jeff 290; John 288,290; Lamona Faye 288; Laura 290; Mary Virginia 288,290; Peggy 55; Romey 293; Rosie 55; Sam W. 254; Sherman 288; PROCTOR, Erwin M. 344; Glenda 344,354; ERIÍDE, A.G. 25,30; PUGH, Cari 145; Norrel Cari 145; PIJRDON, Ashley 220; Jessica 220; Kevin 220; Lisa 220; Sara 220; PURSIFULL, Judy Page 129; Verna Pearl 129, Vernon Walton 129; PUTNAM, Anjela Jane 242; Brian Leslie 242,243; Budd David 242; Cody Philip 242; John David 242; Jordan Brian 243; Lindsay Ruth 242; Nicholas 242; Philip Lee 242, Theodore Leslie 242; Zachery Adam 243;

QUEEN, Mary Jane 76, QUICK, Karen 21;

RADER, James E. 270; William 270; William Franklin 269, RAGALE, Eddy 297; RAGSDALE, 108; J.W. 113, Rev. John 112; RAILEY, Delian A. 355; Lewis 355; RASTON. John Lee 325; Susan Gwen 325; RAMPLEY. Mattie Irene 199; RAMSEY, Andrew 139; Ely 64; Mary Eager 139; RAMSY, Frank 161; Kenneth Earl 161, RANDALL, David 173; RANDOLPH. Winifred Merle 21; RANKIN, Amy Diane 44; Belinda Kaye 44; Roger Freeman 44; Roger William 44, RASCO, Clara 19; RAY, Arthur 147; Gene E. 245; James F.C. 63,75; Jeremy Allen 254; Rebecca Lynn 245; Ronald Gene 244; REAVES, Charles 250; Thomas Hall 250; RECE, Leticia E. 306; Sam S. 306; REDINGTON, Philip 248; Todd M. 248; REECE, Edward 306; Frank R. 307; George E. 305, James Owsley 306; Marguerite Everett 306; Nellie 306; Sam 307, Samuel Smith 306; Walter S. 306; Walter S., Jr. 307; William Scruggs 306; REED, Charles Fred 336,337; D.B. 263, Dana Ann 337; Donna Arlene 337; Iva 148; Jessica 337; Kerry Floyd 333; Lillie Virginia 336,338; Margie Frances 336,338, Mary Elizabeth 351; Sarah Marie 336; Shelby 287; Suzette 337; William Hoover 336; William Taft 335; REESE, Tisha 306, William 41; REEVES, Edmond Young 73; Jacob 135; Karen 149; Martha Ann 73, Wayne 135; REID, Debra Lynn 155; Donald Fred 155; Donna Jo 155; Oscar C 155; Rickey Jon 155, Royce Wayne 155; RIEDEL, Gail Marie 180; RENNER, Delpha 258; Harvey 229,255; Jacob H. 255; Joe 257; Martha J. 253; William J. 255; William S. 255, William Smith 255, RETZSCHE. Hertha 286; REVELLE, Norma Ruth 282, Oscar Cleveland 282; REYNOLDS, Carolyn 128; Clarence N. 225; Frederick Brooks 225; Frederick Brooks, Jr. 225; Géraldine 314,315; Jane 258; Leroy 314; Mark Rigney 225, Parks 258; Rube 314; RHYNE. Barbara 268; Carson Talmage 268; David 268; Gail Marie 268; Marilyn 268, RICE, Emmy Lucinda 249; RICHARDSON, 38, Bessie Irene 324; Polly 39,40, Wash 270; RICKETTS. Charlie Edward 224; Helen Idella 224; Marion Garnett 224; Mary Elaine 224; Ray Eugene 224; Reuben Edward 224, Robert Daniel 224; RIDDLE, John, Sr. 1 ; RIDENOUR, Charles 241; Christopher William 241 ; RIDINGS, Iona 130; RIDLEY. James W. 338; James Watson III 338; Rosalyn Ann 338; RIGGINS. Charles 34, Mrs 34; RIGGS, Charles 243, Tammi J. 243, RILEY, John 61; Lucy 46; Samuel 46,61; Shawn 326; RING, James 316; Janice Wadeaan 316; RISBOM, 158; ROACH, Idel 141; ROBBINSON, Elizabeth 13, RQBERSQN, John 22; Mary 22; ROBERTS, Burley 131; Carlos 131, Don 37, Donald Eskel 142; Ella Ruth 143, Elnora 59, Eskel Frank 142; Ethyl 123, Florence 123; Glanda K. 131, James 9; James Allen 142; Jewell 141; John Hunter 142; Kenneth Pruett 142,143; Kenneth Pruett, Jr. 143; Leonard Franklin 142; Leonard Eskel 143; Leonard Eskel, Jr. 143; Linda Marie 142; Lisa Aliène 143, Marguerite Maurice 143; Marsha Jane 143; Michael Kenneth 143, Robert 123, Thomas Ike 142, INDEX

ROBERTS. Willa Dean 131; Willie Frances 123; ROBERTSON. Elizabeth 23; John 23; ROBINET. Mickey 270; ROBINSON, Claude 96; Ell 147; Horace 60; James 13; Jennifer Janine 312; Marcus 312; Nancy Patricia 283; William A. 283; ROBISON. James 12,13; William N. 312; Winifred 284; ROCHAU. Bernice Ann 321, ROGERS, 119, Delia 139; James Edward 311; Marilyn Lucille 311,312; Peter Ben 139; ROHR, Eleanor 188, ROHWEDER Andy 116; Kris 117; Shaun 117; ROLAND, Alice B. 88; Bedford 83,84,85; Griffith 88, Jefferson Lorenzo 88; Julia Ann 85; Lorenzo Jefferson 85,88; Martha 78; Martha Jane 88; Nancy Jane 85; Rachel A. 85; Robert Malone 85; Tillman F. 85; William Jasper 85; William Robert 88; ROSE. Jeffrey 44; ROSEBROOK, Dale Wayne 179, Jana Kay 179; Jeremy Joseph 179, Leesa Dawn 179; ROSS, Charles Robert 332; Daniel Thomas 332; Donald Leonard 332; Heather Ann 332; Jeffrey Alan 332; John Henry 50, John W. 50; Julia Melinda Angeline Rebecca 56; Lee 56; Sarah Lynn 332; ROSSI. Alexander Sarah 251; Anthony Paul 36; Elaine Grace 251; Gasper 36; Keith 251; Kristina 189; Richard 189; Ronal Raymond 251; Teresa 189; Warren 251: ROTROCK, Anna Marie 188; Barbara Jean 189; Barry Joe 188, Beverly 187; Carole Diane 188; Charlene Rae 189; Charles Beverly 186; Charles Samuel 186,190; Charlotte Pauline 186; Chester B., Jr. 187; Chester Beverly 186,187; Darlene Kay 189; Eula 186; Eunice Esther 186,187; Forrest Lorraine 187,188; Gertrude Elizabeth 186,187; Harold Clifton 187,188; Joe Ann 187; Kenneth Dale 187,188; Manfired Walter 186,190; Neva 186; Phillip Dean 188; Rachel Jean 187; Reva 186; Richard M. 186,190; Robert Raymond 186; Rosemary Jane 187,189; Russell LaVerne 187; Vera R. 190; Vera Reva 186; Whitney Vaun 188, William Wesley 186,187; William Wesley, Jr. 187; ROUNSAVILLE. Robert 62; Sarah 62; ROURKE. Larry 146; Shannon Rena 146; ROUTH, Cynthia Yuvonne 139; Elmer 139; Elmer A. 139; Victor Kevin 139; ROWLAND, Martha 86; ROY, Kenneth Jay 189, RUCKER, Bud 122; Dr 115, Mary Jane 122; RUDASILL, G.V. 205, RUFFORD, Amy 298, Katy 298; Sam 298; RUSSELL. Alberta 59; Christopher Shane 37; Donald 252; Joan L. 252; Paul Thomas 37; Thomas Alexander 37, RUST. Betty Lynn 137,138; Bettye Jo 316, Beverly 137; Dianne 137, Herbert L. 137; Janice 137; Juanita 134,135, Katherine 137; Leslie 134; Patsy Sharon 137,138; Toni 137; RYAN. June 243; Mary 236, RYBERG, Glen O'Niel 322; James Kevin 322; Jan Kirsten 322; Josef Emanuel 322; Josef Emanuel, Sr. 322; Josef Erik 322; Karen Jean 322, RYPMA. Lucille 194;

SADDLER, Teresa 333; SANDERS, E E. 46; Eugene Cleveland 339; Eugen R. 339; Hans 66, Helen 160; John Preston 153; Mariam Fannie 60; Martha Louise 339; May 161; Myrtle Louise 153; Peggy Ann 339,340; Thomas Preston 153; Toni Sue 59; Wingard 46,47; S ARVER, Eleanor Gene 43, SATTERFIELD, Aaron 200; SAUNDERS. Almon 222, Capt. 168; SAWYER, Tom 50; SAYLOR, Mande 250; SAYRE, Salina Jane 51; SCARBER, Mary 158; SCARBERRY, Johnny Pearl 294; SCHEIBLE, Duane 184, SCHEPPELMAN. Christine Anne 182; SCHLAGECK. Karla Ann 197; SCHOONOVER. Karen 312; Robert Sherman 233; SCHREIBER Amanda Leigh 315; David 315; Eric Lee 315 ; Kristen Leigh 315, Lindsey Marie 315; Michael Wayne 315, Richard Lee 315; Robert Wayne 315, SCHROEDER Betsy Ann 321; James A. 321; SCOGGINS, Rev. 351; SCOTT, April Dawn 227; Catherine F. 105; Christy Lynn 227; Susie 311; William, Jr. 227, SCRUGGS. Minnie Alma 306; William Boyd 306; SEAL, Charles 210, Margaret Jane 221; Solomon 7; SEALS, Dorothy 152; SEATON, Brenda Faye 288, 289; Carolyn Jeanett 289; David Joseph 289; Evelyn Dianne 289; James Michael 289; s SEATON. Michael David 288,289; Odis M. 288; Willie C. 288; SECREST, 53; SEEGERT. Beth 220; SELBY, Amy 1; SELLECK, Neva Bernice 185; SENTER, Park V. 102; SEXTON, Elisabeth Lynne 222; Jonathan Scott 222; William, Sr. 222; William Scott 222; SHAD, Alice 316; SHANDY, Donnie Fay 105; SHANNON, Mary Lou 116; Raymond D. 116; SHARP, Clara Faye 21; SHAW, Stacey Lynn 180; Vickie 225; SHEARER. Ethel 126; SHELBY, Alma 149; SHELTON, Terry 153; SHEPHERD, Cynthinia Renee 342; Janet Diane 342; Kendell Steven 342; SHINN, J. Bert 146; Lois Mable 146; SHIPMAN, Adrienne 220; Curtis 144; Curtis, Jr. 145, Eric 220; Geary 145; Robin 220; Scott 145; SHIRLEY. Carolyn 174, Virginia Lou 247; SHOEMAKER, 269; SHOOK, Amy Kathryn 183; Douglas Christian 183; Jack Lee 183; SHORT Ollie Ellen 57; William 9; SHOTWELL, Reuben 77; SHUMAKER, 269; SIEVERS, James Kevin 322; Leo 322; SILVER, Lillie Francis 98; SIMMERMAN, Nobie 153; SIMMONS, Alicia Louise 44; Archie Reece 44, Chester Frank 181; Darin 179; David Daryl 179; David Paul 44; Eleanor Marie 44; Frances Leota 181; Harold Reece 44; James Franklin 181; Jason Richard 44; Joseph Chester 181; Matthew Reece 44; Norman 191; Phyllis Ann 181,182; Rachel 179; SIMPSON, Johnny 102; Willa Bell 102; SISSON, Mary Alice 224; SITZES, Susan Katherine 282; SIZEMORE, Rachel 129; SKELTON, Henry 268; SKINNER, Brett Anthony 185, Donald James 185; James Arthur 185; SLATON Rachel Rosser 85; SLEDGE, Martha Rose 199; SLAVEN, Agness 69; Darrell 69,70; Imogene 69; Ina Mae 69; Iva 69,70; Verna 69,70; Will 69; William Donald 70; William Karl 69; SMALL, Criss 113, James Lemond 112; M.I. 113, Minerva Irene 112; SMALLWOOD, Hezekiah 228; SMELCER. William 277; SMITH, Addie Aseamith 200, Albert 35; Albert, Sr. 35; Amanda Cordelia 198,199, Annie A. 198; Annie McCord 313; Anthony Wendell 247; Archie Franklin 313; B.H. 25,31; Beatrice 242; Beura Marie 314; Billie Jimmie 282; Carol Kay 89; Catherine 39,40; Christian 316; Christine 282; Crowley 159; Cullis 159, Damon 316; Dennis 96; Donneta 235; Douglas 316; Dovey 201; Edna 152; Edna Fay 134; Ellen 247; Elsia 316; Eric Anthony 247, Eunice 96, Everett 96,159,160; Flynn 316; George 159; George Washington 96,97,98; Gilbert John 198; Glenda Gale 134; Gretta Sue 89; Herbert Cecil 314, Horace E. 120; J.B. 169,198; James 39,40; Jimmy Leigh 282; Joseph 97; Joseph B. 198; Julia Roscoe 198,200; Kathryn Lee 183; Katie Ruth 118; Kent 132; Kim 316; Kimberly Kathleen 35; Kyle Christine 35; Lavon June 132; Layle 316; Lem 159,160; Lester 96; Lola 159; Lorna A. 198; Lydia 96; Margaret Rebecca Jane 198,199; Martha Louisa 200; Mary 224; Mary Cornelia 98,100; Mary Ellen 59; Mary Emma 96; Mary Lee 134; Mary Levirgie 200; Mary M. 198,200; Maurice 316; Mavis 314; Michael 316; Naomi 160, Norma 119; Ola 96; Olan 96; Parker 134; Rev. Parks 123; Parks M. 96; Pearl L. 288; Ralph 314; Raymond 314,316; Sandra Jean 89; Sharon Elizabeth 323; Shelly 316; Sheron 316, Sierra-Rae 247; Susie Wadean 314,315, Thdeus Lamarr 199; Thomas 38,89,259; Van 132; Velma Lorene 120; Vera 289; Vida 96, Wayne 316; William Franklin 313; Wilma Lee 160; Zachariah T. 198; SMYERS. Mary Daisy 105; SMDER, Dan 239, SNOW, Charles Martin 188; Frank George 34; Olive Hinson 26; SOMERVILLE. Thelma 286; SOOLTOO, Jaide Ellyn 196; Jasmine Suei-Heung 196; Jehan Elizabeth 196, Leon Bing 196, SOUTHARD, Elizabeth 229; Ida May 258; John 229; John, Sr. 229,230; Lucy 254; SOWDERS. Clerissa 254; SPALDING, Allen 137; Garnard Lee 137, Garnard Lee, Jr. 137; Kathy Lynn 137, Kimberly Ann 137, SPARROW, John William 313; Sue Carol 313; SPEELMAN. Mary Edna 117, Willis Eugene 117, SPENCER, Louis 159; SPRATTEN, Geo 11; SEURLÛCK, Elizabeth 112; STABLES, Gertrude Kleburg 42, STAHL, 52; Billy Joe 52; STAMPS, John 9; Prentice 148; Polly 11; William 11,39,40; STARKEY Horace J. 100; STARR. Alexander Damon 343; Chris Alex 343; Melissa Renee 343, STEELE, Elbert H. 191; Elmer 150, STEELMAN, Jennifer Lee 118; Lucy Katherine 331; Terry Lee 118; STEGALL, Elijah C. 69; Essie Evelyn 70; STELL. Louis 58; STEPHENS. Howard 354, James Erwin, Sr. 323, Linda Faye 323; Marvin 326; INDEX

STEVENS. Benjamin Franklin 286; John Francis 286; Mitzi Marie 286; Patti Vee 286; STEWART. Ora 90; William Leslie 151; STICE, 52; Burrell 52; Jack 52; Phil 52; STOCKS, Argyle Taylor 72; Argyle Taylor, Jr. 72; Ethel 72; Ila 72; Mattie O. 72; O'Conor J. 72; Thomas Gilford 72; STOKES, Keziah 45; STONE. Amber 106; April 106; Barney Isaiah 102; Butch 106; Larry 153; Shelly 106; STONFER. Thomas 44; STOVALL, Gilbert Spencer 73; Louise 73; Margaret 73; STOVER Benjamin Derick 192; Ivan William 193; Robert Milton 193; STREET, Barbara Lee 195; STROM, Angela Irene 245; Cody 245; Michael J. 245; Patrick 245; Tabatha 245; STROIJPE, Cliff 198; STUMBERG, Stephen 34; Temple 34; STUMPF, Orpha 290; STUTLER, Barry 245, Bernard G 245; STUTTS, Alma 324; SULLISEN. Louise 102; SULLIVAN, Paul 240; Tracy 333; SUTTERFIELD, Maggie 270; SUTTON, Beverly 341; Mamie J. 294; SWAFFORD. Joyce Lee 128; SWANN. Bobby James 338; Cindy 338; Jessica Nicole 338; Timothy Wayne 338; SWANSON. Joyce Beverly 245; SWEET, Albert Orlando 157; Emory Clay 157; Myra Elizabeth 157; SWENSEN. Kristina 129; Leslie F. 129; Roger 129; Ronald Leslie 129; SWINDLE. Mary Alice 325; SWTSHER. James 177; James W. 178; SWOPES. Charles Ray 273; Charles William 273; Dustin Wade 273, Floyd Earl 273; Nancy Carol 273,274; Rachel Nicole 273; Samantha Elizabeth 273; Spring Denette 273;

TALIAFERRO. Deloris 187; TALKINGTON. Hughie 53; TANKERSLEY, Amy Elizabeth 323; Annie Pearl 319; Becky Sue 321; Dorothy Jean 319,322; Dwayne 320; Ella Ruth 319,321, Glen Oneal 318,321; Hank 323; James Madison 318; James Oneal 319,320; Kathy Ellen 320, Laura Dianne 321; Oneal 320,321; Paula Jean 320; Peggy Lynn 320; Robert Lester 319,322; Robert Lester, Jr. 323; Stephanie April 323; Susan Gale 320; William Bryan 323; William Glen 319,323; TANKSLEY. Marion 329; TARWATER. Bertha 346, TATUM, Emma Lucille 193; TAUALII, Ualifi 101; Vasaloloa 101; TAYLOR, Bud 148; Dave Lynn 321, Robert Edward 321; William Brandon 77; TELEKAMP, Carol 252; TENNEMERMAN ? , Brittany 268; Kendra 268; Kenneth 268, TERRELL. Mrs Artie Melisa 159; TERRY, Champness 7; Henry 141; William Scott 141; TERWTI.LEGER. Stella Inez 34; Stephen SWchaeffer 34; THACKER, Bobby 134; Evonne Michelle 134; THIEL, Arthur William 90; William Arthur 90; THIERQLF, Tamarah Suzanne 195, THOMAS, Joyce 235; Mary 84; Rosemary Anne 71; Sarah 347; THOMPSON, 92; Betty Lou 160; Billy Jene 160; Fannie 103; Herman Charles 56; Hugh 159; James Dewey 160; James Neal 221, Jimmy Clarene 204; Joe 160, Mabel 195; Mary Kieffer 221, Odes L. 159; Odes L., Jr. 160; Opal Lucile 145; Rev. Robert E. 56; William Charles 56; THORELL, Eldon 233; Rosalea 233; THURMAN James William 57; Sallie Beulah 57; THURSTON, Elizabeth Ann 186, TICKELL. Shirley Ann 273, TIDMORE, Collier 282; Karen Dianna 282, TILLMAN, Dan 50; TIMMS, Cory 234, Luzerne Pearl 234; TODD. Betty 95; TOLAND, Bill 57; Heather Helena 57; TOLER, Billy 137; Keith Douglas 137; Keniv Bee 137; Lynnila Fern 137; TQMCZAK, Robert J. 346; TOMLINSON. A.J. 280; Virginia 306; TONEY. Charles 78,81,82,83,88; Harris 168; Nancy 81; TOROK, Atilia Alexander 37, Louis 37; TOWNSAND. Gene 37; TOWNSEND, Mary Shelley 339; TRAIN. Mason 192; TRICE, Fred Leon 314; Wallace M. 314; TROBOUGH, Mary M. 266; TROMBLE. Velma Marie 193; TROMBLEY. Brian Clare 35, Brian Edward 35; Bridget Clair 35; Roxanne 35; TRONE, Bertha 243; TROSHYNSKI. Gerald Joseph 247, Jeremy Chase 247; Larry James 247; Serena Ann 247, TRUITT, Lester 330; Marilyn Sue 330; TUCK, Marsha 225; TUCKER April Michelle 327; George W. 348, James W. 327, Lucy 141; Maud 160; T

TUCKER, Melinda Lee 327; Nathan Alan 327; Richard Alan 327; TURNER, Bessie 149; Floye Frances 165; Jeanette 217; John V. 198; Sam 200, William 198; TYGHE, Florence Annelou 283;

IJHRICR Carolyn O. 191; Delbert R. 191; Donald A. 191; Herbert A. 191; Herman 191; Virginia A. 191; ULLAND, Barbara Ann 250; ULRICH Mildred 191; UNDERWOOD, William James 105; Wilma Irene 105; IJNGERMAN, Pamela 336, URBANEK, Joseph 221; Teresa Lynn 221;

VAIL, Deborah Faye 164; John F. 164; Michael Steven 164; Steven M., Jr. 164; VANAIRSDALE, Bill 189; VANCE, Angela Star 164; Lee 249; Logan 249; Melvin F. 163; Riley 249; Shawn Thomas 164; Thomas Frederic 163,164; VANDEGRAFT, Vicky 234; VANDENNIEIJWENHOF, Sonja J. 157; VAN FLEET, Mary 252; VANTREASE, Fred Wilson 120; Jennifer Sawn 120; VASS, Emma Irene 35; VAUGHAN A. (Algernon) Oden 42; Alonzo Thomas 42; Arthur Edward 42; Charles Ray 145; Charles Ray, Jr. 145; Eleanor Drue 43; Eunice E. 42; Frank Whaley 43; Geary Lynn 145, Gertrude Croft 43,44; Henry Craig 145; Hugh Henry 42,43; Jack Tazewell 42; James Arthur 43; Mary Eunice 42; Terry Don 145; Thomas Edwin 42, 43; VAUGHN, Cleophus 132; Jo Ed 132; Samuel 351; Thomas 308; Thomas Ann 351,352; Tabitha Ann 308; VICKERS, Willie 21; VICKERY, Anne Claire 181; April Leigh 180; John Nielson 181; Rodney Barrett 180; VOLINE. Marjory Joyce 222; VOSBURG, Wendell Gay 273; VOWEL, Willie 88;

WADDY, James 306; WADE, Lucille 122; WAGHER. Blenda Iris 241; WAGNER, Evelyn F. 220; Neva K. 193; WALDRIP, Hardy 62; WALKER. Arthur 270; Beatrice 289; Betty Jo 313; Rev. Bradley 21; Cynthia Ann 313, Daniel G 95; Daryl DeWayne 127; Dorothy 270; Dwight Wade 313; Elizabeth Jane 95; Enloe Douglas 311; Floyd 127; Glena 292; Harley 311; James Marion 279; Jane 299, Jeffrey Dan 127; Jimmy 311; Joe Pruitt, 311,312; John 9; Kenneth Lester 329; LaVerta Fern 127; Mary Angeline 279; Mldred Louise 311; Nancy Mahala 130; Richard Pollard 313; Ronald Darrel 127; Ruby Olene 311,312; Sallie 311, William 311, William Louico 311, Willie Kate 332; WALL, Jim 189; WALLACE, Leah 325; Lucile N. 178; Sarah E. 158; WALLEN, Ellen 254; WALLER, Elisha 210,212; WALTERS, John 9,45,79; Keziah 41; Lavina 44; Lucy 253; Marvin 222, Mary 76; Robert 44; Robert, Sr. 9; WARD, Lillian Christine 344; S.W. 25,30; Vonnie 154; WARDLAW, Joseph M. 61 WARKENTIN. Duane 194; WARREN, Lemuel 260; Leslie 341; Loucetta 253; Michael 21; Milton 253; Nicole 341; Sharon Ann 343; William A. 253; WARWICK, Wiley 47; WATERS, Winnefred 322; WATSCH, Alfred 129; WATSON, Rev. Elsworth 55; Peerson 260; WATTS. Lovetta Mae 291; Maxene 154; Minnie Beatrice 323; WAUSSEN, Minnie 70; WAYMIRE, Noah Marlon 59; Wanda June 59; WEAR, Ethel 178; WEATHERFORD, Camden 337; Frank 350; WEATHERMAN. Sandra 226; WEATHERS, James C. 130, WEAVER, 298; Bill 292; Billy Joe 292; James Louis 292; WEBB, 158, James Michael 149; James Tommy 149; Janet Sue 204; Mary Jo 58; Melinda Dorris 149; Suzan Valoris 149,150; Tina 149; Virgil Lawrence 149; WEBER, Jenna 234; WEISHAAR, John 197; WELDON, Greg S. 36; WELL, Dargan 137; WELLS, Dorothy 43; INDEX

WENDLING, Cynthia Ann 59; WESSELS, Gary B. 243; Rhonda Sue 243,244; Robin Lynn 243; William 243; WEST, Mary Alice 117, T.F. 117; WESTER, Andrew Lee 194; Darrell Eugene 193; David Eugene 193; Eugene Ward 193; Janice Kay 193; Joshua Paul 194; Karen Christine 193; Shannon Lea 194; Steven Lee 193; William Paul 193,194; WESTHAPER, Benjamin 37; Bradley 37; David West 37; Jacob 37; WHALEN, Brittany Page 236; Edward William II 235; Edward William III 235, Nichole Elizabeth 236; Stephanie Lynn 236; WHALEY, 92; Diannah H. 93; Diannah Hillsman 92; WHEELHOIJSE, Evie 323; WHEELER Lessie 200; WHISENANT, Beatrice 124; Beula May 124; David Lorance Dow 124, Dresser Jewel 124; Everett 124; Gerald Dean 124; Nannie Bell 124; Naomi 124; Priscilla 124; WHITAKER, Henderson 254; WHITE, A. 256, Beverly 55; Billy Gerald 55; C.B. 55; Carol 55; Delma Kate 55; Dolores Maxine 70; Emma 51; Foster 55; Hugh 169; Jeremiah 9; Jessie Pauline 340; Joy Anita 21; Katherine 55; Mary Annie 344, Mary Bob 157; Orlen 55; Richard 55, Robert Lee 340; Sidney 55; Thomas A. 169; Thomas J. 64,75; Vaun Atta 188; Verlin C. 55; WHITFIELD. Dorothy Ann 317; Jack 317; WHITLEY, E.R 305, WHITMTRE, Camely 115; WITT, A G. 254,256; WITTENBITRY. William 277; WTCKER, Tom 96; WIGGIN, Les 285; WILBURN, Barbara Ann 196; WILDEN, Clarice Marie 194; WILDERSON, Mary 24,30; WILHELM. Joan Dore* 182; Mary Holly 328; WILHITE, Mable 146; WILKINS, Jenny 72; Lucy 72; WILLIAMS. Betty Jo 119; Danzie L. 200; Dolly 260, 277, Effie Lee 321; Estelle Cora 200, J.M. 39,40; Lydia Lucille 296, Martha 210; Ronald Stephen 319; Ruth 350; Sarah 260; Susie Pauline 60; William E. 200; WILLIAMSON. Jan Ross 167; WILLICH. 276; WILLIS, Betty Alice 322; Howard Leon 323; Nelson 148; WILLISON. Alicia 197; Knute 196; Mark Andrew 197; Shawn Patrick 196; WILSON David Mark 130; Ellen Elaine 105,106, Elmer 56; George W., Jr. 105; George Washington, Sr. 104; Glen 107; Harold 204; Hugh Tilman, Sr. 105, Hugh Tilman, Jr. 105; James Robert 105; Jason Matthew 333; Jerald Raymond 105,106; Jo Ann 130; Joe 130; John 209; Jon Harmon 332,333; Joy Sue 106; Judith Ann 106; LaVenia Irene 130; Lavina 48; Mary E. 148; Michael 106; Michael Todd 268; Misty 107; Nancy Lynn 106; Pamela Ann 71; Penelope 49; Raymon 351; Ricky Sherrill 105; Roger Lee 130; Ruth 355; Tom 268; Vickie Karole 105,106; Virgil 332, Wanda June 332; William 332; William George 105,106; William Michael 333;WINCHESTER. Malcolm 306, WINDFREY, Jewell 285; WINE, Cheryl 315; WINKLE, Kay 59; WINTER, Nancy McClain 267; WINTERS, Douglas L. 267; Lindsey Nichole 267, WTSDOM, James Ray 53; Linda Jo 53, Rayburn 53; WITCHES, William 9; WITHAM, Carol Gay 90; Charlotte L. 90; Cynthia 90; Douglas R. 90; Frances Ermalene 89,90; Francis M. 89; Opal LaVern 89; Pearl Harry 89; Richard Loren 89,90; Violet Jean 89,90; WITT, Col. Arthur 101; Cecil 292; Cletis 292; Wendy Janine 101; Zachary Scott 292; WITTNER. Mndy Gail 330; Sherman M. 330; WITTWER. 136; Michael 136; WOLEVER John 277; WOLFE, John 209; WOLIVER, John 262; WOMACK, Martha Geneva 324; WOMBLE, Fay 324; WOOD, Alice 122, Allen Tracy 329; Brenda 55; Charlotte Ann 318, Dora Mae 329; Geraldean 287; Laura Letitia 313; Sylvia Ann 20; WOODALL, C.C. 253,254, 255; WOODEN, Willie Dean 272; WOODLEY, James 9; WOODRUM. 350; WOODS, Debra Sue 334; George 330; Levi 269; Mary A. 269; Sarah Marie 330; William Lynn 334; William Tyler 330; WOODWARD. Martha Jane 95,148, WOOLIVER. John 276; Nancy Caroline 276; WOOTEN, Libby 354; Maria 220; WORSHAM. George 259; WRIGHT, AD. 201, Cindy Elizabeth 272; Elizabeth 311 ; Helen 181; James Ballard 286; Thelma 286; Thomas, Jr. 259; WUBBOLTS. Erica 36; Erin 36; Joannes Gerardus 36; Nicole Marie 36; WYATT, Dillard Hiram 68, Elijah 62; John, Jr. 61; Mary Ann 299; Mary Evelyn 68; WYNN. Thomas 9; WYRQCK, Irene 331; Y

YABLONSKI Joanne 319; Joseph E. 319; Joseph Roman 319; Michael Paul 320; Paul Edward 319,320; Robin Elaine 319; YANCEY. Capt. A. 45; YATES. Bettye Sue 133, Robert H. 133;

YOIJNG: Harold 297; Kelli Dawn 135; Michael 135; Mollie 150, William A. 46,66; YOUNGBLOOD, Effie 335; Jo Nell 122; YOUNGER, Cole 30;

ZARODNY, Linda Patricia 192; ZIMMERMAN, Carol 252; Marvin 150;

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