Tennessee Pryors

Pryor Records of Marin County, CA

1900 Census Marin Co., CA
Sausalito, sheet 3b, Joseph H. PRYOR Aug 1855 45 CA Eng Eng editor, Flora C. wife Jul 1863 CA RI WI, Perry C. son Nov. 1883 16 CA, Dan Soosue servant (bl) April 1861 Samoa Samoa Samoa cook. (Joseph H. Pryor applied for a passport in 1906. Stated he was born in Sonora, CA on 9/28/1851…but 55 years old so the math doesn’t work. Son Percy Church Pryor states on passport application that he was born 11/13/1883 in Red Bluff, CA. Joseph H. is probably son of Joseph and Priscilla Pryor of Shasta Co. This may be the same Joseph H. Pryor who was in Pasadena, CA in 1930)

1905 Mrs J PRYOR, wife of the editor of the Sausalito News left for the east to settle the million dollar estate of her uncle Thaddeus H. Church in Adamsville, RI (Reported in the San Francisco Call, 23 Jul 1905. There’s Thaddeus H. Church in RI, born 1815 on the 1900 Census)

1912 Announcement – W. A. PRYOR an employee of the the Northwestern Pacific Railroad moved his family to the Claremont Dist., Oakland. States that he is a brother of Judge J.H. PRYOR.

1921 Death – Mrs. Priscilla PRYOR, mother of judge Joseph H. PRYOR, manager of the the Pasadena Star news, She died at her home in Ocean View at age 92. States she came to San Francisco in Feb. 1850 from England with her husband Joseph PRYOR. Survived by sons Joseph H PRYOR, Will A PRYOR of San Francisco, Alfred PRYOR. Buried in family plot in San Mateo, Co. (Sausalito News, 28 May 1921)

Records of Mariposa County, CA

1850 Census, Mariposa Co., CA
Page 83A, house 618/618 Living in house with several men described as miners… Lewis PRYOR 28 miner MA.

Records of Mendocino County, CA

1860 Census, Mendocino Co., CA
Ukiah Twp., Page 802B, House 91. Elijah PRYOR 35 miller TN. (possibly Elijah W. Pryor who was on the Bates Co., MO census in 1850 and was in Vernon Co., MO in 1880)

Records of Monterey County, CA

1880 Census, Monterey Co., CA
Salinas City, page 26B, Leonadus Barrigus? 32 grain dealer IA NY NY, Jennie 30 wife MO TN TN, Sarah Keith (PRYOR) 67 mother in law TN NC VA (Sarah is the widow of James Keith and the daughter of Matthew Pryor and Henrietta Williams of Marion Co., TN)

1910 Census, Monterey, Co., CA
Pacific Grove Twp, sheet 5b, house house 429 Ocean Blvd John P PRYOR 50 TX US US, Eliza S wife 47 VA VA TN, John P jr son 20 VA, Fredrick H son 16 VA, T. Aubrey son 18 VA, Frances dau 10 CA (Frank Pryor, son of John P Pryor, made an application for the Sons of the American Revolution- He states his mother was Eliza Sappington)

1920 Census, Monterey Co., CA
Pacific Grove Twp., page 224a, house 429 Ocean Blvd John P Pryor 59 TX VA VA real estate/officer, Elizabeth wife 57 VA VA TN, Aubry son 27 VA, Frances dau 20 CA TX, VA. (this family was on the 1900 Census in San Mateo Co., CA. The CA death index states John Porter Pryor was born 6 July 1859 in TX. His mother’s surname was Davis. John Porter Pryor applied for membership in the Sons of the American Revolution–he states his father was Frank Jones Pryor and that he was born in Bexar Co., TX. He is on the 1860 Census in Bexar Co., TX)

Records of Napa County, CA

1868 Probate – Cassandra J J PRYOR, deceased. Petitioner Josiah S. Trubody, father of Cassandra PRYOR. She died about 12 April 1868. Heirs Frances J. PRIOR, John S F PRIOR. (Gravemarker states CJJ Trubody was the wife of J. G. PRYOR. Josiah Trubody and daughter Cassandra were on the 1852 CA State Census in Napa County — she was 11 and born in MO)

1880 Census Napa Co., CA
Hattie E. PRYOR, 24 school teacher CA ENG ENG (Daughter of Joseph and Priscilla Pryor of Shasta Co., CA. Hattie was on the 1920 Census in San Franscico married to George Taylor. Hettie was counted twice in 1880… she was also living with her mother in Tehama Co.)
Yount, page 380d… living in the household of George Linn 51 farmer Ireland Ireland Ireland… John T. PRYOR 33 Baptist Minister, Editor, Evangel GA GA GA

1920 Census Napa Co., CA
Vetrans’ Home… Jeremiah PRYOR 79 MO TN TN unmarried retired

1925 Napa Directory – Jeremiah PRYOR

CA Death Index – Jeremiah PRYOR died 24 Jun 1925 (Find A Grave memorial for Jeremiah Pryor buried in Veteran’s Memorial Grove Cemetery in Yountville. Co. C. 2n Cal. Inf. CA military register state Jeremiah Pryor was a miner, same death date, In 1912 he was 69 and had been in CA 56 years. He joined the military in 1864 in San Francisco.)

Records of Nevada County, CA

1860 Census, Nevada County, CA
house 904 Rebecca PRYOR 50 widow OH, Charles 26 miner OH, John 21 musician OH, Missouri 18 OH, Bennet 16 OH.

1867 Birth – Frank John Pryor born 1867 in Grass Valley, CA. He moved to Kings Co., CA in 1873 (obituary in May 16, 1953 The Fresno Bee)

1868 Marriage – Bennett A PRYOR to Mollie L. Evans on 18 Nov 1868

1869 Event – “George Pryor and John Whipley exchanged nine shots at Truckee yesterday. Pryor had his left shoulder broken and Whipley hit in the stomach, and it is feared will prove fatal. Cause, jealosy.” (Marysville Daily Appeal, 7 Jul 1869. Another article identifies the woman that came between these men as Carrie Pryor whose real name was Carrie Smith and AKA Spring Chicken. She was described as a dangerous and violent woman prone to drunkedness and unseemly behavior in Truckee.– Daily Alta California on 13 Apr 1873.)

1870 Census, Nevada Co., CA
Bridgeport Twp, page 105a, house 161 Benj. A. PRYOR 26 express agent OH, Mary 22 keeping house OH, Lettie Evans Pryor 9/12 born Nov CA, Rebecca PRYOR 60 house keeper OH
Grass Valley, page 229a, house 1799 Andrew Huson 38 sawyer Norway…. living in household Elijah PRYOR 35 lumbernam MO.
Grass Valley Page 142b, house 17 Peter Brunstetler 38 machinist PA…. living in household Athanasus PRYOR 48 quartz miner England (There are several Athanasus Pryors on the 1841 and later UK Census in Cornwall)
Grass Valley Page 145a, house 39 “hotel”… John PRYOR 29 quartz miner England
Grass Valley Page 170a. house 530/499 John Thomas 27 quartz miner England, James PRYOR 22 quartz miner England, John Richards 32 quartz miner England.

Records of Oakland County, CA

1930 Census, Oakland Co., CA
Dist. 186, 34th Ave., page 13B
Edward PRYOR 43 (md 21) TN TN TN, Nellie wife 36 TN TN TN, Verdis son 18 TN, Veda dau 19 TN, Gordon son 9 CO, Hazel dau 7 CO, Viola dau 6 CO, Aleda dau 5 CO.
(Chesley Allen Pryor and Catherine>Edward Gustav Pryor and Nell Deane Thomas.  This family is on the 1920 Census in Muhlenberg Co., KY and the 1910 Census in Scott Co., TN.)

Records of Orange County, CA

1886 Murder – Miguel Pryor questioned in the murder of his friend Francisco Olivares. Pryor was reported to be drunk when he stabbed Olivares. Olivares died 13 days later of an infection. (Los Angeles Herald, 16 Dec 1886)

1900 Census, Orange Co., CA
San Juan Twp., page 132a, house 88 Rosa A PRYOR May 1836 64 CA CA CA, Reginaldo O. Son constable Mar 1868 CA CA CA, Nancy E. dau in law Dec 1871 28 md 4 yrs, CA WV CA, Trinidad Burrell boarder Jul 1859 CA Mexico CA
San Juan Twp., page 132a, house 89 Miguel J. PRYOR farmer Jul 1864 CA CA CA, Amelia wife Dec 1864 35 md 17 yrs CA Mexico CA, Pablo son Jan 1884 CA, Rosa dau Mar 1885 15 CA, Raul son Sept 1886 13 CA, Ernesto son Dec 1888 11 CA. (In 1910 this family was living in the the City of Los Angeles)
Westminster, page 63b, house 169 Marion PRIOR May 1862 MS TN GA, Emma wife July 1867 AR AL AL, Cecil Jan 1887 (Willis Cecil PRYOR) AR, Earl son July 1888 AR, Vera dau Jun 1891 AR. Hadley son Apr 1892 AR. (Francis Marion Pryor married Emma Hadley in Franklin Co., AR in 1885)

1910 Census, Orange Co., CA
San Juan Twp., page 2a, house 28 Occidental Ave., Albert PRYOR 38, md 16 yrs, CA CA CA general farm, Natalia wife 32 (2 children) CA France CA, Paul son 13 CA, Albert Jr. son 7 CA (Albert Pryor son of Nathaniel Pryor, step-brother of Pablo Pryor who was married to Rosa below. Albert was living in Los Angeles in 1900).
San Juan Twp., page 2a, house 29 Occidental Ave., John Landell 45 PA PA PA, Soledad (PRYOR) 35 CA CA CA, Charlie son 9 CA, Gladys dau 2 CA, Rosa PRYOR mother in law 75 widow CA CA CA spanish speaking. (See Los Angeles County above… San Juan was previously counted in Los Angeles County. Rosa Pryor widow of Pablo Pryor, her daughter Soledad)

1930 Census, Orange Co., CA
San Juan Twp., sheet 3b, house 72. Miguel Yorba 62 md 30 CA CA CA farmer, Terresa (PRYOR) wife 62 CA CA CA
San Juan Twp., sheet 3b, house 73. John Landell 63 PA PA PA justice at police court, Soledad (PRYOR) wife 53 CA CA CA, Gladys dau 22 CA, John P. son 19 CA.

Records of Oxnard County, CA

1930 Census, Oxnard Co., CA
Ventura, Pct. 2, sheet 27a, house 227 F Street, Fred F. White 28 TX MO AR police man, merchants police; Louise F. wife 25 OK MS MO, Mildred N. dau 3 OK, Norma G. dau 2 OK, Betty J. dau 11/12 CA, Olivia PRYOR mother in law, 67, widow, MO US US, George M. PRYOR brother in law 38 divorced TX MS MO, policeman City of Oxnard (Samuel and Olivia Pryor are on the 1900 Census of the Choctaw Nation in Indian Territory)

Records of Riverside County, CA

1930 Census, Riverside Co, CA
Dist. 30, Squadron 70, March Field, Perris, CA. page 5A
John PRYOR 40 divorced (md 30) TN TN GA, soldier US Army, served in WW I.

Records of Sacramento County, CA

1860 Census Sacrament County, CA
Page 19b, 1st Ward of Sacramento, house 213 Robert Fisher 39 (bl) blacksmith D. C….. living in household J PRYOR 22 male miner MO (This is possibly Jeremiah PRYOR who was in Alameda, Butte, and Napa Counties)

1895 Death – John PRYOR filed $250 as the administrator of the estate of Celina PRYOR, deceased. (Sacaramento Daily Union, 3 Aug 1895). San Francisco Area Funeral Home Records states her year of birth as 1842 in NY. Her gravemarker in Elder Creek Cemetery, Sacramento Co. states her date of death as 15 Jul 1895 and that she was the wife of John Pryor.

1896 Probate Record – John PRYOR died 14 February 1896 in London, England. His will was written and filed in England. He appointed William Benjamin Dewey the trustee of his estate. Named heirs, his cousins, Emily Dewey, Rebecca Dewey, Ellen Dewey, Sarah Dewey, Charles Dewey Sr., Charles Dewey Jr. His “natural” son John William PRYOR.

1900 Estate – Jacob PRYOR, administrator of the estate of Anderson PRYOR. Anderson was a widow at the time of his death. Estate names his children: Jacob, Campbell, Hugh, and Jonah. Hugh and Jonah were minors. Jacob resided in Los Angeles County. Anderson held a mortgage on the Sunflower mining company in Nevada County. Anderson died in Grass Valley, Nevada County in Feb 1900.

1910 Census, Sacramento, CA
Oak Park Village, Sutter Twp., page 124a, house 25 Jacob PRYOR black 8/1875 24 TN AL Unk porter at dry goods, Campbell B. brother black 5/1880 20 TN AL Unk porter dry goods, Jonah brother black 7/1885 14 TN AL Unk at school, Hugh brother black 7/1889 11 TN AL Unk. at school. (Jacob Pryor died in San Bernardino Co., CA per CA Death Record, Mother’s maiden name unknown.)

Records of San Benito County, CA

1915 Estate – John PRYOR of San Benito County. John died 17 Jan 1915. Wife Francisca. Names daughter Lucile E Marcus age 23 residing in Hollister, Elizabeth Smilie age 22 residing in San Jose, Anna Pryor, Mary Pryor age 14, John Pryor age 10. John died without a will.

Records of San Diego County, CA

1910 Census, San Diego Co., CA
San Luis Rey Twp., page 31a, house 56 Reginaldo O. PRYOR 42, md 14 yrs, CA CA CA deputy constable, Nancy wife CA WV CA, George F. son 7 CA. (Grandson of Nathaniel Pryor Jr., son of Pablo Pryor)

Records of San Francisco County, CA

1880 Census, San Francisco, CA
ED 164, page 246a, Sixteenth St., John L PRIOR 41 sailmaker MD Eng Eng, Nellie R. 28 NY Ire Ire, Clark C. son 3 CA, Mabel dau 1 CA. (CA Death Record of Clark Churchill Pryor b. 9/3/1876 in CA, d. 1/20/1955, mother’s maiden name Pennington).

1897 News Article – Frank Rodericho was hit over the head with a pipe by John PRYOR. The two had an old quarrel over a woman named Lizzie Gomez. (San Francisco Call, 19 Nov 1897)

1900 Census San Francisco, CA
ED#179, page 301A.  660 Broderick St., house154/219 Russell A. PRYOR Aug. 1835, 64, md. 30 TN TN TN watchman (day), Margaret wife Mar. 1850, 50, 4 children/4 living Scotland Scotland, Scotland, Laurence W. son Feb. 1870, 30, NV, Florence dau Sept. 1871, 28, NV, Margaret dau Sept. 1876, 23 NV.  (William Pryor of White Co., TN>William Pryor of Bates Co., MO>Russell Pryor and wife Margaret Jinerson were on the 1880 Census in Humboldt Co., NV)
Dist. 203, South St. Alfred PRYOR ship owner, May 1858 42 widow CA ENG ENG, Priscilla mother Sept. 1828 71 widow 6 children/4 living ENG ENG ENG. (Priscilla widow of Joseph Pryor of Shasta Co., CA. Alfred E. Pryor born 28 May 1857, mother’s maiden name Thomas.)

1912 Estate – Mary, widow of James K. PRYOR had filed suit to obtain control of a lot owned at Eddy St and Mason St. (San Francisco Call, 31 Dec 1912)

1920 Census San Francisco, CA
Dist. 390, San Jose Ave., sheet 6b
George Taylor 66 OH OH Germ, Henrietta (PRYOR) wife 64 CA Eng Eng, Priscilla PRYOR mother in law 91 Eng Eng Eng immigrated 1850. (Joseph & Priscilla Pryor were in Shasta Co. in 1860, 1870)

1930 Census, San Francisco Co., CA
Dist. 371, Ellis St., page 1A
David PRYOR 47 (md. 40) TN MS TN retired Psychotherapist, Archibald PRYOR 52 lodger single TN MS TN electrician. (Archibald Pryor is on the 1900 Census in Las Animas Co., Co. and on the 1920 Census in Denver, Co.)
Dist. 402, Bush St., page 7A
Verne M. PRYOR 39 lodger, single female TN TN TN office worker at Women’s Club.

Records of San Joaquin County, CA

1852 CA State Census
San Joaquin County, Chas S. Dorsey 54 farmer KY, last residence KY. Mary Dorsey 44 KY, Saml Dorsey 26 KY, Richd Dorsey 22 KY, Miriam Dorsey 14 IL, Luther Dorsey 11 Iowa. (In 1850 Mary and children are on the census ins Benton Co., IA. Mary Pryor Dorsey and family are on the 1870 Census in Amador County, CA)

1910 San Joaquin Co., CA
Stockton, W. Vermont St., Pct. 3, page 46, Alfred E. PRYOR 50 CA Eng Eng, Augusta M. wife 38 NY Ger Ger, Mary Statermann mother in law 68 widow NJ Ire Ire (Alfred son of Joseph and Priscilla Pryor of Shasta Co., CA)

Records of San Mateo County, CA

1900 Census San Mateo Co., CA
San Mateo, page 291a, house 292 John P PRYOR Jul 1859/40, married 15, TX VA TN, Eliza wife May 1862/38 VA VA TN, Frank D son Aug 1886/19 VA TX VA, John P son Dec 1889/10 VA, Fred H son May 1893/7 VA, Thomas A son Apr 1895/5 VA, Frances V dau May 1899/1 CA (This family is on the 1910 Census in Monterey, CA)

Records of Santa Cruz County, CA

1860 Census Santa Cruz Co., CA
Watsonville and Pajaro Twp., page 535b, house 110 Nathaniel PRIOR 26 farmer AL, Jane Ann 20 England, John J. 5/12 CA.  (Nathaniel West Pryor is on the 1850 Census in Lafayette Co., MS and in 1880 in Iron Co., UT).

1904 Event – Al PRYOR, a contractor badly injured in a dynamite explosion near Bourlder Creek. (San Francisco Call on 17 Mar 1904)

Records of Shasta County, CA

1860 Census Shasta Co., CA
Page 695A, house 488/477 Joseph PRYOR 34 farmer $3000/$1900 England, Priscilla  32 England, A. PRYOR (m) 38 farmer  England, Joseph 9 CA, William 7 CA, Henrietta 4 CA, Alfred 2 CA, D. A. Brown 26 miner NY. (This family was on the 1850 Census in Tuolumne Co., CA. Joseph Pryor became a Naturalized American Citizen on Oct. 18, 1856 in Shasta Co., CA. Funeral record of son Alfred states mother’s maiden name Priscilla Thomas )

1870 Census, Shasta Co., CA
Page 481B, house 219/219 Joseph PRYOR 43 miner England, Priscilla 40 keeping house England, Henrietta W. 14 CA, Alfred E. 12 CA.
1900 Census Shasta Co., CA
Dist. 105. house 21 William A. PRYOR Jun 1853 46 CA Eng Eng druggist, Josephine C. wife Oct. 1858 41 md 15 CA Ger Ger, Mary A. dau Apr. 1886 14 CA, Bernice E. dau Jul 1896 3 CA. (Son of Joseph and Priscilla Pryor)

Records of Solano County, CA

1860 Census, Solano Co., CA 
Page 232B, House 249, Living in household of 20 male farm laborers…William PRYOR 40 laborer TN. (Possibly son of John & Massa Pryor of Sumner Co., TN or Nichoas Ballow Pryor of Davidson Co., TN.  All of Nicholas’ sons were “white collar” professionals…this may rule out this William.)

Records of Stanislaus County, CA

1870 Census, Stanislaus Co., CA
San Joaquin Twp., page 77B, house 199/134 William L. PRYOR 41 farmer MO, Marion 37 keeping house Ireland, George 9 CA, Annie 7 CA, Frank H. 4 CA, Katy 2 CA, Helen? 1 CA, Ah Sing 30 male cook China,  Philip Smith 37 farmer Ireland, Eli Warder 28 farm laborer, MO (This family is on the 1880 Census in Tulare Co., CA. Sacramento Bee Newspaper announced marriage of W. L. Pryor to Mary Duffee on 31 Jan 1859. When W. L. Pryor testified in 1880 regarding the Muscle Slough incident, he stated he had resided in CA since 1850.)

Records of Sutter County, CA

1850 Census, Sutter Co., CA
Auburn & Vicinity, page 50A, house 873/873 William Banks 40 mining IL, P. F. PRIOR 28 trader NY, A. B. Hall 38 mining PA, Jas. Brown 32 mining IN.