Allen L. Pryor photo arrived! It’s terrific. I’ve added it to the The Reed Collection page and the photo is now viewable within the website. Dating these photos is really tricky. I’m fairly good and figuring out the date of women’s clothing from a bussell or neckline, but men’s clothing — especially when you have just a photo from the chest up– are very hard to date. When were men wearing the short ties like in this photo? Allen L. Pryor was born in 1816… was this pre-Civil War?
I heard from another researcher who sent a copy of the death certificate on one of the Jackson County Pryors– Serena Elizabeth Pryor, wife of Wesley Marion Anderson. It identifies her parents as Alfred Pryor and Serena Dill. Having her mother’s surname looks to be new information. I found that I had more Dills in my database… Nancy Jane Pryor Nelson who is suspected to be another daughter of Alfred and Serena, had a son named Joseph Nelson who married Nancy Jane Harris who was a daughter a Mr. Harris and Patience Dill.
