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