This is a party who is working on the Thomas J. Pruitt line. CaryAnn2@al.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- About Us | Contact Us | Partner with Us | Terms & Conditions | Privacy Statement Copyright © 1998-2000, MyFamily.com Inc. and its subsidiaries. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marci Preuit" <katie1@presys.com> To: <PRUITT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 02, 2000 2:17 AM Subject: Re: [PRUITT-L] Thomas J. PRUETT and Sarah ESTES, 1775, Gibson Co., TN > Also, only one found on a Wylie. > Marci > > WYLIE PRUITT Request Information > SSN 259-10-6647 Residence: 30666 Statham, Barrow, GA > Born 11 Jun 1916 Last Benefit: > Died Jul 1974 Issued: GA (Before 1951) > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > ---- > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ken McCulloch" <w.mcculloch@prodigy.net> > To: <PRUITT-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2000 10:53 AM > Subject: Re: [PRUITT-L] Thomas J. PRUETT and Sarah ESTES, 1775, Gibson Co., > TN > > > > Hi Shelley, > > > > If you saw my post on the Pruitt list you know that I am descended from > > Elizabeth Pruitt born about 1828 in Gibson County, TN to Thomas J Pruitt > and > > Sarah (Sally) Estes. Elizabeth married John P. Gill 1848 in Gibson > County, > > and both lived there the rest of their lives. Both are buried on the Gill > > plot in Rose Hill Cem. in Humboldt. Elizabeth and John Gill are my GG-GP. > > > > What info I have comes from "John Pruitt and Elizabeth Bradford, Their > > Descendants", by Richard Prewitt, Des Moines, 1998. > > > > Page 100 of the above shows Ben Pruett/Pruitt as born 1825 in Granville > > County, NC. Page 101 quotes the 1850 Census (Gibson County) as follows: > > > > Ben Privitt age 24 Born NC Farmer > > Etha age 29 Born NC > > William age 3 months Born TN > > Sarah age 70 Born NC > > Mary age 27 Born TN > > > > It would appear that the William you refer to above was born about March > > 1850 and not 1857. The Sarah age 70 is surely Sarah Estes Pruitt. I am > not > > sure who the Mary is, although it could be Mary Pruitt born 1821 (another > > child of Thomas J. and Sarah). This is the extent of information I have > on > > Ben Pruitt/Pruett. > > > > If you do not have Richard Prewitt' s book I recommend you secure same. > It > > is not the last word on the Thomas Pruitt line but it is helpful. As I > > recall it is reasonably priced. > > > > Walker K. McCulloch > > > > > > > > > > > Hello All, > > > > > > I am also a decedent of Thomas J. PRUETT and Sarah ESTES. I am a > > > decedent of their son Ben PRUETT, b. 1826 and Eathea M. B. SUMMERS, b. > > > 1830. Unfortunately, Richard's PRUITT book stops with Ben PRUETT (who > > > is listed along with Sarah ESTES on the Gibson County, TN Census as Ben > > > PRIVITT). > > > > > > Finding information on this branch has been difficult. Ben and Eathea > > > seem to "disappear," and there is no record of them being buried with > > > their kin in the PRUITT cemetery in Gibson County, TN. They might, of > > > course, be buried in an unmarked grave. I believe that Eathea may be > > > related to William and Polly SUMMERS from Gibson County, but have been > > > unable to prove this. > > > > > > It seemed to me for a long time that their son, my GGG Grandfather > > > William W. (Bud) PRUITT, b. 1857 in Gibson County, was an only child, > > > and that Ben and Eathea died young. Recently, I have found information > > > to the contrary that came from living relatives of William PRUITT. At > > > times, I have had doubts that my William W. PRUITT is indeed the same > > > William PRUITT who is the son of Ben and Eathea. The information is > > > confusing. > > > > > > I would love to compare information with other PRUITT researchers who > > > are researching the Thomas J. PRUETT line or other lines in Gibson > > > County, TN. Here is some new information on my line. Before anyone > > > decides to copy and post this information to a web site, know that much > > > is family lore and may not be correct: > > > > > > 1 Ben Pruett b: 1826 > > > .. +Eathea M. B. Summers b: 1830 > > > ......... 2 William W. (Bud) Pruitt b: February 1857 d: 1934 (Where is > > > he buried) > > > ............. + Mrs. Amanda Steele (maiden name unknown) > > > ......... *2nd Wife of William W. Pruitt: > > > ............. +Amanda E. Fisher b: September 1856 (Buried in Dyer Co., > > > TN) > > > .................... 3 Lou Mamie Pruitt b: June 29, 1884 > > > ........................ +John William Hill b: April 23, 1882 > > > .................... 3 Lil Pruitt b: January 1886 > > > ........................ +Charlie Canada > > > .................... 3 Rose Pruitt b: 1887 > > > ........................ +Unknown Palmer? > > > .................... 3 Dollie Pruitt b: 1889 > > > ........................ +Luther Canada b: 1887 d: 1950 > > > .................... 3 Lular Pruitt b: 1889 > > > ........................ +Unknown Palmer? > > > ......... *3rd Wife of William W. Pruitt: > > > ............. +Martha Ann Fisher (Williams neice) b: September 30, 1867 > > > > > > ......... 2 Wylie P. Pruitt b: 1865 (Brother of W. W. Pruitt?) > > > ............. +Liddie E. Unknown > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Shelley > > > -- > > > Shelley R. Woodson > > > Sgreenle@ttacs.ttu.edu > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== PRUITT Mailing List ==== > > > Is the Pruitt list of any help to you? Have you made any connections? > > > This list only works when subscribers share information with everyone on > > the list > > > Share your success stories, too! > > > > > > > > > ==== PRUITT Mailing List ==== > > REMEMBER! If you plan to change your email address and/or your > > Internet provider, you must UNSUBSCRIBE from your old address BEFORE > > that account is cancelled, then SUBSCRIBE from your NEW email address. > > > > > > > ==== PRUITT Mailing List ==== > Is the Pruitt list of any help to you? Have you made any connections? > This list only works when subscribers share information with everyone on the list > Share your success stories, too! > >