Unknown NV County
Bennett PRYOR on the 1891 UK Census in Cornwall – Two of his children were born in Nevada between 1876-1878.
Records from Humboldt County, Nevada
1879 News Article – 26 May 1879, Deputy Pryor was transferring prisoner Frank Chalata, arrested for counterfeiting silver coin, to the Ormsby County Jail, when the prisioner excaped and jumped a train. (Sacarmento Daily Union, 27 May 1879. This is probably Russell A. Pryor)
1880 Census Humboldt Co., NV – Winnemucca
Page 269B R. A. PRYOR 46 TN TN TN Deputy Sheriff, Maggie 33 Scot Scot Scot, Edward son 14 CA, Lorance son 12 NV, Florance dau 12 NV, Maggie J. dau 5 NV, Jane Jinerson mother in law 58 Scot Scot Scot (Russell A. Pryor and family were in San Francisco for the 1900 Census. Obituatry in the San Francisco Chronicle state Russell died 3-11-1906)
Records from Nye County, Nevada
1870 Census, Nye Co., NV
Page 238, Belmont, Twp., house 3 R. A. PRYOR 35 ranchman TN, Margaret 24 keeping house Scotland, Edwin 4 CA, L. W. 2 NV, F. J. 10/12 NV
Records from Washoe County, Nevada
1874 Letter Held – Letter held at Reno Post Office for Frank PRIOR. (Nevada State Journal, 29 Nov 1879)
1875 Ad – $5 reward offered for a lost earring described as gold, pearls and enamel. Bennett A Pryor asked for it’s return to the store of Cunningham and Pryor (Nevada State Journal, Reno. 09/22/1875.The same Bennett A Pryor who was in Colusa Co., CA by 1884