> Barbi- I was totally surprised by your answer. I have not been working on >the Pryors real long because I have had to start with the now and work >backwards with few clues. That is why the true surprise. So to start a BIG >BIG Thanks. I have not been on this board very long either. This is proof it >works very well. I live in Elgin IL. which is about 40 miles west of >Chicago. I was wondering if I could contact you by phone . You could e-mail >me your phone number (not thru the board). I could send you copies of Thomas >Pryor's civil war papers and the tree as to how we came to be as well as >Netta's info that I have. My brother ,the good looking one, (he made me say >that), called me from Texas as soon as he saw your reply to me this >afternoon. Please let me know about the personal contact. Thomas Pryor is >my G G Grandfather . Thanks again. Linda > > > >At 09:30 AM 3/17/00 -0600, you wrote: >>Hi Linda, I was so glad to hear from you. I don't yet know much about your >>Thomas Lewis Pryor and his descendants. Your Thomas was a brother to my >>Daniel Risinger Pryor, and I understand your Thomas was a twin to John. >> >>I'd love to exchange information with you and perhaps we can solve some of >>the mysteries and questions. >> >>I have Thomas Lewis Pryor born 12-22-1842 in IL, married 2-8-1866 to >>Vernetta (Netta) Lawrance (she was born 1841 d. 1949). Thomas died probably >>between 1880-1890, and served in the Civil War. >> >>Four brothers served in the Civil War, yours, mine, and Samuel M. Hamilton >>Pryor, and another I'm not sure of. Story goes 3 in Union side, 1 in >>Confederate side. >> >>I know parents of your Thomas and my Daniel were Daniel Farley Pryor and >>Nancy Louis Risinger, but I'm trying to confirm whether Daniel Farley's >>parents were John Alexander/Armstrong Pryor and Martha Vaughn. I have the >>information my great-uncle Bob gave me, but he disliked scoundrels and I >>must go back and document what he gave me. >> >>I also have the information from Daniel Risinger Pryor's family bible which >>gave the genealogy from Daniel Farley Pryor down. >> >>How long have you been working these Pryor's? >> >>I know Daniel Farley Pryor's brother, Joseph Everett, was in Pope Co in >>1816; that's the earliest I find them here. The story is they were in >>Livingston Co KY just over the river from Pope Co but lost their land when >>the courthouse and the deed information burned. That is supposed to be >>about 1810-11. >> >>There are more stories and I'd love to share. I'm in St. Louis; where are >>you? The Pryor's have a family reunion each year in August in Kalamazoo, >>Michigan. We come from all over the U.S. The oldest family members is 92. >> >>Thanking you for your response. >>Barbi Diehl >>bdiehl@bsda-transit.org >>P.O. Box 510092 >>St. Louis MO 63151-0092 >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Mike & Linda Scully [mailto:mlscully@ix.netcom.com] >>Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2000 4:11 PM >>To: ILMASSAC-L@rootsweb.com >>Subject: RE: [ILMASSAC] NEW MASSAC COUNTY BOOK >> >> >>Barbi in St.Louis- I too am researching Pryors in the Massac County area as >>well as Pope county . Mine is Thomas L Pryor born in 1843 Pope county >>married to Vernetta (Roberts) Lawrance. >>Godd Luck . >> Linda Scully