Hi, everybody! First, let me say that it's terrific seeing the postings increase. Second, let me try to clear up some confusion for a few of the list members: IF YOU ARE READING THIS, YOU ARE SUBSCRIBED TO THE "PRUITT" SURNAME MAILING LIST. Read the headers of your email, and you will see that it says "From: [email protected]" or it will say "From: (name of person sending), FORWARDED BY [email protected]" Okay ... now.... my Pruitts are actually my husband's family. We have very little information so far and haven't begun researching the Pruitt line yet. But here's what we have been told: Columbus Pruitt was from eastern Tennessee. They say he was dark-haired and dark-eyed, very much like his mother (half Cherokee, half Irish)...and very UNlike his 7 red-headed, blue-eyed siblings who took their looks from their very Irish father. Columbus married Maggie Richards. They say that Maggie was half Cherokee herself. They married in eastern Tennessee, probably between 1904 and 1909. At least, we *think* they married in Tennessee. Sometime by 1911, they moved - evidently along with some of his brothers or cousins - to Poinsett County, Arkansas. We do know that Columbus and Maggie had a daughter about 1909. She died early in 1911, while Maggie was pregnant. In May, 1911, Maggie gave birth to twin daughters. One twin died within 2 weeks. Maggie died about a month later, leaving Columbus to care for his baby daughter, Jewell. Columbus remarried, but he died in 1917 or 1918. His wife eventually remarried, and raised Jewell along with her children from her new marriage. We don't know the stepmother's maiden or married name, or the names of any of Jewell's stepsiblings. Jewell married Ray Cooper and their oldest daughter, Anna Sue, is my husband's mother. Ray died about 12 years ago. Jewell is still living in Poinsett County, Arkansas. If anyone runs across any Pruitts in eastern Tennessee who might fit into our Columbus' family, I'd love to hear more! Donna B. in Raleigh, NC - researching 3/4 of Campbell County, Tennessee, including the following surnames: Ayers Baird Bowman Branam Carroll Cox Cupp Early Ellis Huddleston Hurst King Leach Lowe Ridenour Sharp Stanfill