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. > >