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Pruitt, John

Personal Information
Last Name Pruitt
First Name John
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Death Date 7/29/1893
Birth Date 9/9/1825
Obituary Source Martinsville Republican, Aug. 12, 1893/Morgan Co. Gazette, Aug. 12, 1893
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Family Information
Spouse Elizabeth Shields
Survived By Wife and six children, all of whom live in Kansas except for the oldest son, David.
Other Age 66 years, 10 months and 20 days. Born in Oldham Co., Ky.; son of James Sr. and Polly Wilhite Pruitt. Moved to Morgan County in 1834, when a child. Lived on a farm 4 miles west of Monrovia. Married Elizabeth Shields on Nov. 26,1854; they had 7 children: Annie, David, Samuel, Emma, Angeline, Elizabeth, and one other. [Morgan Co. Gazette article spells the name as Prewitt.]
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