Check out the Pruitts/Prewitts on familysearch.org (IGI, 1880 CENSUS, etc.) A quick search turned up Mathias (spelled Mathais) and Silas (a couple of them, both in KY). Also this in 1860 census (note vartiety f spellings): PREWIT MATHIAS 24 M W KY KY WHITLEY WOLF CRK 1860 PREWAT SILAS 39 M W KY KY WHITLEY LOWER REGION DIST Looks like you may want to check out Whitley Co. (I am not a Prewitt researcher.) --- Don Kelly <[email protected]> wrote: > Most of my people came from Virginia through > Georgia or through > Tennessee to points west, but I have tracked a > bible entry for Silas and > Methias Pruitt to Lancaster, KY. > > Methias was my great grandfather and he died > October 16, 1910, family > lived in Gainesville, TX then so that is > probably where he died. That is > being worked on in TX and OK. > > Methias's son Henry Melvin Pruitt was born May > 25, 1882. He was my > grandfather who died Feb 25, 1918 (accident) in > Ardmore, OK. The Pruitt > family "apparently" lived in Lancaster, KY 1882 > so it looks like > (subject to verification) he was born in > Lancaster. > > Now Henry was a construction worker, but mom > said his father and uncle > (Silas) were farmers before they came to north > Texas. > > Around Lancaster (Gerrard County) it is hard to > know what to look for > first, but it seems logical to see first if the > members have records > with Mathias, Silas or Henry Pruitt on them in > the timeframes 1850 thru > 1900, or in Henry's case 1882 through 1900. > Grandma said they came to > Texas around 1900, but could have been earlier, > or later, but not after > 1908. (They lived in Gainsville, TX then) > > What kinds of public records exist for 1850s > era Lancaster? Did birth > certificates issue in 1882? How good were the > land records 1850 - 1900? > Are there old newspapers extant or on microfilm > for that era. What kinds > of records should I look for first. > > Not all the Pruitt's went to Texas. Silas and > Mathias parents and > cousins stayed in KY, so I bet I still have > cousins living in Kentucky somewhere. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com