Tennessee Pryors

Pryor Records from Eastland County

1920 Census Eastland Co., TX
House 127 Arch T Boykin 63 AL AL AL, Mary E wife 48 AL AL MS, Alta E dau 13 TX, Isaac D PRYOR boarder 83 widow MO MO MO. (Isaac is on the 1900 Census in McLennan Co., TX)

Pryor Records from El Paso County, TX

1914 Justice Court Case – Ellis Brothers Printing vs. Charles A Pryor et al. Suit for debt and garnishment (El Paso Morning Times, 1 January 1914)

Pryor Records from Ellis County, TX

Land Patent 1850 – 23 August 1850 B. W. PRYOR grantee, granted land to B. W. Pryor (Benjamin Pryor was on the 1846 Tax list in Navarro Co., TX)

1850 Census, Ellis Co., TX
Navarro Dist., Page 135B, house 8 Thomas J Jordan 42 TN, Stacy 30 LA, William L. 10 TX, Isabella 8 TX, Arbel 1 TX, James Choat 15 TX, King Choat 16 TX (Is Stacy a daughter of Benjamin W. Pryor? )
Navarro Dist., Page 136A, House 4 William A. PRYOR 23 farmer LA, Laura E. 17 TN, Benjamin PRYOR 62 VA, Charles Davis 24 TN, Sarah A. Davis 20 LA, Mary E. Davis 1 TN, James R. Davis 22 farmer TN. (Benjamin Pryor b. 1788 married Mary Billings in LA in 1813. — there are several Billingsley families near by in Ellis Co… are they connected? Benjamin W. Pryor granted 320 acres in Ellis Co., adjoining Hill Co. on Aug. 23, 1850. William Oscar Pryor md Laura Elizabeth Bernard – daughter of Samuel Pryor Bernard, son of Laura Pryor and John Bernard – on Jan 6, 1850 in Tipton Co., TN. William O. Pryor was in Fannin Co., TX in 1860. Letter held at the Nashville, TN post office in 1807 for Benjamin W. Pryor. Website for the Hancock House Inn states that “In 1846 Sanford and Wallace Sevier and Benjamin Pryor settled near Smith’s Station on Richland Creek, about four miles west of Milford.” Ancestry family tree states Benjamin Pryor’s will was filed in Hill Co., TX and names son William O., daughters Sarah Pryor Davis and Lydia Pryor Bibb. Benjamin Pryor is on the 1820 and 1830 Census in Iberville, LA. )

1870 Census Ellis Co., TX
Red Oak, page 337a, house 19 PRIOR Gammon 36 TN, Frances 32 TN, Charles 3 TX, Jonnie 1 TX, John Hoskins 24 TN, Mary Haskins 54 TN. (Prior Gammon was on the 1860 Census in the household of John Pryor in Jefferson Co., TN. Mary Haskins was his mother in law.)

1913 Application for Confederate Pension – widow EE Gammon filed for pension for Prior Lea Gammon. (Prior Gammon had died 10 Jul 1897. (Prior Gammon was counted in the household of John Pryor in Jefferson Co., TN in1860)

Records from Erath County, TX

1900 Census Erath Co., TX
Sheet 4b, pct. 8, house 82 John R. PRYOR Feb. 1854/46 AR TN TN, Mary M. wife May 1862/38, md. 18 yrs, 10 children/9 living, Lillie M. dau Jul 1883/16 TX, Laura F. dau Sept. 1885/14 TX, Mary E. dau Oct. 1887/12 TX, Oliver W. son Jun. 1890/10 TX, Pearl F. dau Feb. 1892/8 TX, Myrtie D. dau Mar. 1894/6 TX, Mintie A. dau Nov. 1896/4 TX, Alfred H. son Jan. 1898/2 TX, Albert A. son Jan 1898/2 TX.

1920 Census Erath Co., TX
Page 278, Pct. 8 Albert H. PRYOR 21 TX AR AR, Lola wife TX TX US.

1930 Census Erath Co., TX
Page 254, Pct. 8, house 246 Albert H. PRYOR 32 (md. 27) TX AR AR, Viola wife 24 TX TX TX, Tyler W. son 3 TX TX TX, John R. PRYOR father 76 widow AR TN TN.
Sheet 5b, Stephenville, Dist. 1, house 709 Mary A. McCammon owns home, widowed, 89, md. 45, AR TN TN. Laura T. sister 69 single AR TN TN. (John Randolph Pryor and his sisters Laura and Mary are children of Scipio Africanus Pryor and Sarah (Calwell?) of Benton Co., AR. The LDS website states that John Randolph Pryor married Mary Margaret Henry and died in Erath Co. in 1944)

 

Records from Fannin County, TX

1859 Tax List – W O PRYOR

1860 Tax List – W O PRYOR

1860 Census Fannin Co., TX
Dist 1, Bonham PO., Page 18, House 150 William O. PRYER 35 TN, Sarah 22 TN, B. W. 5 TX., Louisa 2 TX, Henry 3/12 TX (William is probably the son of Benjamin W. Pryor of Ellis Co., TX)

1870 Census Fannin Co., TX
page 171A, House 18/18 William O. PRIOR 48 farmer $75 property, TN, Sarah 31 TN, Benjamin 15 TX, Louiza 12 TX, Henry 8 TX, Jimmie 6 TX, Cl—-? female 3 TX, John 11/12 TX

1880 Census Fannin Co., TX
Pct. 2, page 354C William O. PRYOR 53 LA VA VA, Sarah A wife 44 TN NC NC, Henry L. son 20 TX, Va. (Virginia?) dau. 15 TX, Elizabeth 12 TX, John son 10 C. N. (Cherokee Nation?), William son 8 TX, Daniel L. son 5 TX, Benjamin W. PRYOR 24 other TX, Mary Pryor 20 other TX. (Benjamin W. Pryor b. 1855 TX is on the 1910 Census in Carter Co., OK. He is counted in the Indian Population.)

1900 Census Fannin Co., TX
Justice Pct. 2, page 118a, house 191 Mary PRYOR 6/1860 TX TX TX 39 “D” (Divorced?) 9 children/7 living, Nettie dau 6/1880 TX TX TX 19 , John son 5/1882 TX TX TX 18 , Marthie dau 1/1884 TX TX TX 16, Tommie son 6/1892 TX TX TX 13, Preston son 12/1893 TX TX TX 6, Lee son 10/1895 TX TX TX 4, Laurence son 12/1897 TX TX TX 2 (Mary appears to be the divorced wife of Benjamin W. Pryor (see 1880).
Justice Pct. 5, sheet 5b, house 82 John I. PRYOR 2/1860 40 KY VA VA, Lucy L. wife 6/1872 27 3 children/2 living MO MO MO, Ines (Inez?) I dau 9/1893 6 TX, Joseph L son 4/1897 TX, Nannie dau 7/1899 11/12 TX.
Justice Pct. 7, sheet 22b, house 412 A. P. PRYOR 7/1850 49 married 33 TN TN TN, Bob Gardner boarder 1/1866 34 single AR AR TN. (Andrew P. Pryor son of Nathan Pryor and Lucinda Brashears. He is on the 1880 Census in Grayson Co., TX. Andy P. Pryor was the ferryman at a crossing of the Red River in Fannin County.)

1910 Census Fannin Co., TX
Justice Pct. 8, sheet 5b, house 91 J. I. PRYOR 50 KY ?? ??, J. L. wife 31 MO MO MO, I. I. dau 16 TX, J. L. son 13 TX, M. G. dau 11 TX, V. L. son 1 5/12 TX.

1930 Census Fannin Co., TX
Pct. 2, Thomas E. PRYOR 46 (md. 29) TX NY NY, Grace E. wife 41 TX TX GA, Ralph D. son 16 TX, Hoyt C. son 14 TX, Christine dau 11 TX.

Records from Fort Bend County, TX

1850 Census Fort Bend Co., TX
Page 230A, house 80/80 Jesse Kirkland 30 farmer LA, Elizabeth (PRYOR) Roberts 22 AL, Churchill Roberts 14 TX, James 12 TX, Elizabeth 10 TX, William 4 TX, Mark Harr? 19 (Marcus Harry) laborer NC
house 84/84 E. H. Kemp 41 MD, Harriet (PRYOR) 42 TN, H. Roberts (male) 16 TX, John 13 TX, Mary 11 TX, Thomas 7 TX, Susan E. Kemp 21 TX. (Elizabeth and Harriet were sisters and daughters of William Pryor and Betsy Trammel (formerly of Clarke Co., AL and Stewart Co., TN). Elizabeth was the widow of Noel Roberts and Harriet Pryor Kemp was the widow of William Roberts – Noel’s son from a previous marriage)

1860 Census Fort Bend Co., TX
House 98/98 M. L. H. Harry 31 SC (Marcus Harry), Elizabeth (PRYOR) 35 AL, Harriet 7 TX, Amanda 3 TX, Sarah 2/12 TX, Thomas Davis 31 Farmer NC, W. Taylor Roberts 11 LA. (Elizabeth Pryor Roberts Harry is on the 1870 and 1880 Census in Austin Co., TX)
1870 Census Fort Bend Co., TX
House 3 Church Roberts 33 famer TX, Susan 24 AL, William 4 TX,

1910 Census Fort Bend Co., TX
Sheet 32b, W G Pryor 41 GA GA GA, Helen Pryor 28 wife TX AL TX, Jennie Madison 70 (bl) servant (See 1920 Census in Walker Co., TX)

Records from Gonzales County, TX

1860 Census Gonzales Co., TX
Page 126, house 770 E. Keyser 43 hotel keeper PA, Sofia (PRYOR) 42 VA, Sallie K. 13 TN, Susan Ayers 60 TN, James M. Lee 30 transient TN (Sophia Weston Pryor from Rutherford Co., TN. She is on the 1850 Census in Fulton Co., KY)

1870 Census Gonzales Co., TX
Page 415b, house 216 Ezra Keyser 53 hotel keeper PA, Sophia W. (PRYOR) 52 VA, Mary R. 11 TX, Susan Ayers 78 TN, Sallie Kit Blythe 24 TN, Keyser R. Blythe 1 TX

1880 Census Gonzales Co., TX
Page 372c, house 66 Ezra Keyser 33 hotel keeper PA PA PA, Sophia W. (PRYOR) 62 wife VA VA VA, Sallie K. Blythe 33 dau TN, Keyser R. Blythe 11 gr-son TX, Mary V. 9 gr-dau TX, Mary R. Keyser 19 adopted dau TX PA TX.

 

Records from Grayson County, TX

1880 Census Grayson Co., TX
Pct. 1, page 101a, house 434 William PRYOR 59 dairyman KY KY KY, Caroline 57 TN VA VA, William Hogue son in law 36 dairyman MS, Martha 31 daughter milliner KY, James 14 grandson KY MS KY, Clarence Hogue 8 grandson KY MS KY, Lucinda Vinning 31 servant MO, Jennie 4 TX. (1860 Census family was in Graves Co, KY. 1870 Census family is in Hickman Co., KY)
Pct. 3, page 210C, J. B. PRYOR 35 KY, Nancy 29 wife, Robert L. 12 son, Effie 5 dau. (James B. Pryor is on the 1870 Census in Graves Co., KY and in 1900 in Memphis, TN)
ED#6. Page 116B, James PRIOR 34 laborer AR TN TN, Fanny 34 wife GA GA GA, Miller 10 son TX AR GA, Ada 8 dau. TX AR GA, Minnie 8 dau TX AR GA, Annie 2 dau. TX AR GA. (This family is on the 1870 Census in Limestone Co., TX)
Pct. 6, page 320A, house 63 Andy P. PRIOR 34 TN Ireland TN, Margaret 37 wife TN SC TN. (Nathan Pryor & Lucinda Brashears of Lawrence Co. & McNairy Co., TN>Andrew P. Pryor and wife Margaret Hollingsworth)

1900 Census Grayson Co., TX
Pct. 1, page 46b, house 146 Jimmie Gee (or See?) 10/1864 35 md. 9 yrs, KY KY KY, Bettie wife 8/1867 32 1 child/1 living MO MD MO, William son 5/1892 8 TX, Caroline PRYOR g.mother 4/1824 76 widow TN TN Unk., Turner PRYOR uncle 12/1853 46 single KY KY TN. (Caroline Pryor is the widow of William Pryor above)
Pct. 2,, page 168a, house 130 Peter Musser (Mercer) Feb. 1834 66 TN VA NC, Sarah dau Dec 1863 36 TN TN TN, Eli son May 1879 22 TN TN TN, Stanton gr-son Aug 1892 7 TN TN TN. (Peter Mercer was married to Tibitha Pryor… see 1880 Bledsoe Co., TN. Census. )
Pct. 2, Denison City, page 280b, West Morgan St., Cline? Baldock Nov. 1849 50 md. 29 years Eng Eng Eng, immigrated in 1880. Ellen E. wife Feb. 1853 47 8 children/2 living Eng Eng Eng immigrated 1880. Ethelyn L. dau June 1888 11 TX. Henry E. PRIOR brother in law Aug. 1864 35 Eng Eng Eng, immigrated 1880, brakeman for the RR.
Denison Ward4, page 312a, Chestnut St., house 222, Fannie PRYOR May 1850 50 Widow, 6 children/4 living GA GA GA, Miller son March 1872 28 TX, Millie grand-dau Jun 1891 9 TX, TX Ind Ter, Charlie grand-son Jun 1895 6 TX, Ada dau Oct 1879 20 TX AR GA. (Fannie Pryor and husband James are on the 1880 Census in Grayson Co., TX)
Pct. 7, page 285a, house 141 J. T. Engler Sept. 1862 37, md. 21 yrs, IL Switzerland IL. Mary E. (PRYOR) Sept. 1862 37(9 children/7 living) TN TN TN. John son Jul 1880 19 TN, J. M. son Oct. 1883 16 TN, W. J. son Mar. 1886 14 TN, Mary dau May 1891 9 TN, Flora dau Jan 1894 6 TN, Mattie B. dau May 1896 4 TN, Rosa N. dau Oct. 1898 1 TN, W. J. Dillon hired hand Mar. 1876 24 TN TN TN (Jefferson Thompson Engler and wife Mary Ellen Pryor are on the 1880 Census in Overton Co., TN and on the 1910 Census in Caroll Co., AR)
Pct. 7 page 285a, house 144 R. W. Matthews Mar. 1875 25 TN TN TN, Ella wife Mar 1877 23 (md. 5 yrs) (4 children/3 living) TN KY KY, Ora dau Sept. 1896 TX, Maud dau Aug. 1898 1 TX, Sallie dau Mar. 1900 ?/12 TX. (R. W. Matthews is possibly Willie Matthews, a step-brother of Jefferson T. Engler)

1910 Census Grayson Co., TX
O. T. PRYOR 57 KY KY TN, Caroline mother 86 widow TN US US. (Turner O. Pryor is on the 1920 Census in McCracken Co., KY with his brother John M. Pryor)
Justice Pct. 2, Dist. 76, sheet 5b James PRYOR 55 (md 2x) md. 34 TN NC GA, Eliza A. wife 59 (md 2x) md 34 11 children/7 living TN TN TN, Fred son 21 AR, John son 19 AR, Lona M. dau 23 AR, Ernest 17 AR. (James Pryor and family are on the 1900 Census in Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory. Son Grover C. Pryor died in Grayson Co. in 1905… gravemarker states parents J. K. Pryor and E. A. Pryor. Per Texas death record James S. Pryor died 20 Nov 1927 in Sherman, Grayson Co.).

1920 Census, Hamilton Co., TX
Pct. 3, Hico Twp., sheet 8B, house 178 Rosa S. PRYOR 51 widow MO AR TN, Arrow son 12 TX TN MO, Fannie L. Henson dau. 21 widow TX, R. J. S. Henson grand-dau 4 4/12 TX TN TX. (Rosie Howry Pryor widow of John Bransford Pryor of TN. They are on the 1900 & 1910 Census in Comanche Co., TX, 1930 in McLennan Co., TX)

1910 Census Hardeman Co., TX
Justice Pct. 3, sheet 19b, house 338 Emmer PRYOR (f) 42 widow IN NC NC, Carl B. 17 IN TN IN, Ward A. son 16 IN, Tenny dau 14 IN, Walter son 10 IN, Freida dau 7 IN. (Stephen Pryor and wife Emma are on the 1900 Census in Hamilton Co., IN, Stephen is on the 1880 Census in Hamilton Co., IN)
1920 Census Hardeman Co., TX
ED#125, page 10 A, house 122/151 Fred L. PRYOR 33 TN TN TN, Tillie 24 TX MS KY, Octie dau 6 TX (John & Massy Pryor of Sumner Co., TN>Allen L. Pryor & Elizabeth Talley>Lycurgus Lafayette Pryor and Clara Nellie Ayers>Fred L. Pryor born in Sumner Co., TN)

Records from Harris County, Texas

1844 Land Grant Harris Co., TX
Lane M. PRYOR granted 320 acres on June 5, 1844 in Harris Co. (Lane M. Pryor is on the 1860 Census in Muscogee Co., GA)

1858 Marriage – RN PRYOR married Levette E White on 15 Apr 1858

1860 Census Harris Co., TX
Ward 4, Houston, Page 439A, House 1399 R. N. PRYOR 29 printer VA, Levette E. 20 TN, Thomas R. 1 IN. (R. N. Pryor aged 18 is on the 1850 Census in Rockbridge Co., VA)

1867 Voter Registration, Harris Co., TX
Charles PRYOR
Armstead PRYOR (Houston). In state 7 years. In county 1/4 year.
Abram PRYOR

1870 Census Harris Co., TX
Subdivision 35, Lynchburg PO, page 510b, house 351 Armistead PRYOR 28 (bl) TN, Wynne (Winnie?) 28 (bl) AR, James 3 (bl) TX, Amanda J. 2 (bl) TX, Carolina E. 4/12 (bl) TX, Washington 25 farmer (mu) TN, Lila 23 (bl) domestic servant AL, Henrietta Mason 58 (bl) KY, Albert Robertson 8 (bl) picking cotton TX, Merrol Hamilton 5 (bl) at home TX

1880 Census Harris Co., TX
Pct. 3, ED#78, page 200b, house 205/274 Armistead PRIOR 45 farm hand MS, Winnie 45 wife AR, James 14 son TX, Amanda 12 dau TX, Caroline 10 dau TX, Mary 9 dau TX, Ella 7 dau TX, Richard 6 son TX, Norwood 3 son TX, Susan 3/12 (April) dau TX.

Records from Henderson County, Texas

1920 Census Henderson Co., TX
Voting Pct. 2, Justice Pct. 1, ED#13, house 75/80 William S. PRYOR 53 TN TN TN, Mollie wife 43 AL AL AL, Viola dau 17 TX, M__? son 16 TX, Paul son 12 TX, Linnie dau 8 TX, Leann dau 7 TX, Kurtis son 5 TX, Charlie son 3 TX. (William Pryor and Lavinia Kennedy of Knox Co., TN>William Sherman Pryor and Mollie Woods. In 1910 they were counted in Collin Co., TX.)

Records from Hill County, Texas

Land Records – Hill County Texas:
Survey – Person or Concern bearing the land certificate at time survey filed. Block – Block number. Grantee – Person or Concern to whom the land was actually awarded. Leag – League Flag. L = 4,428 acres, B = League + Labor. Labor = 177acres. Section – Section Number Abs – Number of the Abstract on file at county courthouse and at the Texas General land Office in Austin. Survey Blk Grantee Leag Section Abs
BENJAMIN W PRYOR B. PRYOR 1086
BENJAMIN W PRYOR B. PRYOR 1086
GEORGE H USSURY G. USSURY 920
(See Benjamin Pryor in Ellis Co., TX)

1900 Census Hill Co., TX
Hillsboro, ED#38, sheet 7b, Cedar St., house 145 James R. PRYOR Oct. 1850 49, md 20 AL GA Unknown, day laborer, Mary wife Feb. 1843 57 AL GA GA, Sallie dau Aug 1887 12 AL AL AL.
Justice Pct. 2, ED#41, page 147a, house 66 John C. Simon 1845 55 OH OH OH, Elvira (PRYOR) wife 1845 55 AR AR AR, Enoch son Mar 1874 26 AR, George V. son Jan 1878 22 AR, Emily dau Apr. 1880 20 AR, Eliza dau Mar. 1882 18 AR, James son Apr 1885 15 AR (Elvira Pryor daughter of James Pryor and wife Mary in Yell Co., AR)
Justice Pct. 3, ED#43, sheet 8b, house 120 James J. PRYOR Jan 1872 28 md 8 MS MS MS, Florence wife May 1876 24 5 children TX GA GA, Mattie dau Aug 1892 7 TX, Eugene son Feb. 1895 5 TX, Floyd son ?/1896 4 TX, Luthie son Jan 1898 2 TX, Willie L. son Oct 1899 6 mos TX (Per online family tree, born in Jones Co., MS. This family is on the 1910 Census in Hill Co.)
Justice Pct. 3, ED#43, sheet 22a, house 282 William PRYOR Feb 1842 58 23 md MS MS MS, Mildred wife Jan 1850 50 13 children/12 living MS SC SC, Charles son Mar 1879 21 LA, Daniel son Mar 1885 15 LA, Mollie dau Feb. 1887 13 TX, George O. son Jul 1880 9 TX, Frank son May 1891 9 TX, Berta M. dau Mar 1893 7 TX. (William may be “W Prier” on the 1880 Census in Avoyelles Co., LA. Per Texas death record. William Pryor was born 15 Feb 1842 and died 23 Apr 1925 in Hill Co.)
Justice Pct. 3, ED#43, sheet 22a, house 283 William P. PRYOR Dec. 1872 27 LA MS MS, Lizzie wife Nov. 1878 21 AR GA MS, Ethel dau Nov 1897 2 TX

1910 Census Hill Co., TX
Justice Pct. 1, sheet 1b, house 21 W. M. PRYOR 68 MS KY MS farmer, Mildred wife 58 married 43 years, 12 children/12 living, MS SC SC, Charlie son 30 MS, Frank son 18 TX, Minnie dau in law 16 TX,
Justice Pct. 3, part 2, sheet 1b, house 22 James B. PRYOR 38 farmer LA MS MS, Florence 33 TX AL AL, Eugene W. son 15 TX, James B. son 14 TX, Luther son 12 TX, Julius E. son 10 TX, Lester L. dau 8 TX, Frank son 5 TX, Claude son 3 TX, Gladys dau 2 TX, Homer Sealey son in law 20 TX, Mattie D. Sealey dau 16 TX (James Pryor and family are on the 1900 Census listed as James J. Pryor in Hill Co. and in 1920 in McLennan Co., TX)
Justice Pct. 3, part 2, sheet 2a, house 24 ?? A. PRYOR male 25 (md 5 years) LA MS MS, Luella H. wife 25 (2 children/1 living) TX GA MA, Elsie L dau 1 1/12 TX.
Justice Pct. 3, part 2, sheet 1b, house 25 George O. PRYOR 20 (md. 6/12) TX MS MS, Cornelia G. wife 19 AR AR AR.
ED# 163, sheet 8b, house 147 William PRYOR 37 married 1x, 13 (married about 1897), LA MS MS, Elizabeth wife 31 AR GA MS, Ethel dau 12 TX, Otis son 7 TX, Mabel dau 1 TX. (Same man as William P. Pryor on the 1900 Census)

Records from Hopkins County, Texas

1900 Census, Hopkins Co., TX
4th pct., page 180b, house 188 Grissy M. Petty (PRYOR) Mar. 1843 57 widow TN TN TN, William H. son Oct. 1861 38 TN TN TN, Robert G. son Mar 1878 22 TX, David O. son Dec. 1882 17 TX. (Grissy is the daughter of Henry M. Pryor and Susan Taylor of Giles Co., TN)

1910 Census, Hopkins Co., TX
4th pct., page 158a, house 324 G. M. Petty (PRYOR) 69 widow 11 children/7 living TN TN SC (Grissy Pryor Petty)

Records from Houson County, Texas

1860 Census, Houston, TX
Beat 12, page 3, house 917 H. Perry 30 , Sarah Perry (PRYOR) 30 TN, Mary Davis 12 TN, W. O. 8 TX. Davis, H. A. Perry 3 TX, H. G. Perry 1 TX (Horatio Perry and wife Sarah Pryor Davis Perry, daughter of Benjamin W. Pryor of Ellis Co., TX in 1850).

1880 Census Houston, TX
Page 356c, house 581 Eliza McCordan (bl) 40 MS, Susan (bl) 19 dau TX, Mary J. (bl) 13 dau TX, Della (bl) 10 dau TX, George (bl) 6 TX, Susan PRYOR 58 mother GA ?? ??

Records from Hutchinson County, Texas

1963 Death – Seth Nathaniel Pryor b. 27 Nov 1871 in AR, d. 19 May 1963. Father Marion Pryor.

Records from Jackson County, Texas

1860 Census, Jackson Co., TX
Page 380A, House 181 William PRIOR 50 carpentry b. Nashville, TN, Rebecca 45 house wife b. Conecuh Co., AL, W. T. PRIOR (m) 14 b. Rapides Parish, LA, Samuel A. PRIOR 11 b. Walker Co., TX, F. M. Simmons (m) 27 stock driving b. Butler Co., AL, W. M. Ryan (m) 20 stock driving b. Jackson Co., TX. (William was probably deceased by 1870, his wife and family are on the 1870 Census in Milam Co., TX)

1869 Probate Petition – The June 1869 Petition filed in Jackson Co., TX includes a transcript of Virginia Pryor‘s will signed about 8 Nov 1865, she was deceased by the 21st when the will was filed with the court in Hempstead County, AR. The petition states Charles R. Pryor “of Dallas” was her executor. He filed the petition in Jackson County because she owned property there and he was seeking permission to sell the land.

1900 Census, Jackson Co., TX
Page 184b, house 217 P K Miller Apr 1823/77 VA, Bettie Ann (Beverly Ann PRYOR) wife Jul 1846/53 TX AL TX, 3 children/3 living, married 37 years, P K Jr son Jan 1891 TX VA TX.

1910 Census, Jackson Co., TX
Page 61a, house 1 William H. Turk 67 GA GA GA, Beavy A (PRYOR) wife 53 TX AL TX, William A Jennings step son 26 TX (Beverly Ann Pryor is the daughter of Richard Pryor on the 1860 Census in Walker Co., TX. She married William Harvey Turk in 1903, per Confederate Pension– she was living in Lavaca Co in 1929)

1920 Census, Jackson Co., TX
PK Miller 29, Sidney Miller 23, Larene Miller 6, Beavy Turk 66 mother (Beverly Ann PRYOR), W H Turk 78.

Records from Johnson County, Texas

1900 Census Johnson Co., TX
Pct. 3, page 171b, house 93 D. B. Naylor b. 4/1869 31 GA GA GA, R. J. wife Jan 1870 AR, Gabriel dau 4/1889 TX, Merle dau 4/1891 TX, Lola dau 9/1893 TX, Foy son 7/1895 TX, Leta dau 2/1897 TX, Hazel dau 5/1900 TX, J V (James) Hazelwood father in law 1/1842 IL TN IL, Mary (PRYOR) mother in law 4/1841 married 39 years TN TN TN (Mary aka Ellinder Pryor, daughter of James and nancy Pryor fo Overton Co., TN)

1910 Census Johnson Co., TX
Pct 1 , ED# 43, House 177/190 D. B. Naler 41 married 22 yr GA, Rebecca wife 40 AR IL TN, Murol dau 18 TX, Lola dau 16 TX, Foy son 14 TX, Lelah dau 12 TX, Lenna dau 10 TX, Roy son 6 TX, Obrey dau 2 TX, Dixon son 3/12 TX, Ellen Hazelwood (PRYOR) mother 69 marrried 47 years 6 chidren/6 living, TN TN TN, James Hazelwood father 68 IL unk unk. (Ellen or Ellinder Pryor, daughter of James and Nancy Pryor of Overton Co., TN)
Pct 1 , ED# 43, House 178/191 Jesse PRYOR 37 single TN TN TN, Pleas 66 TN VA VA, Delia 43 AR AR AR, Sadie 10 TX TN AR, H.L. [Henry Logan] 5 TX TN AR, Nettie DRUMMOND step-dau 14 TX AR AR (James & Nancy Pryor of Overton Co., TN>Pleasant Pryor & Mary Catharine Stewart> Jesse Pryor)
House 153/161, page 43B Ridley R PRYOR 37 TN, Millie 29 AR, Madie 10 TX, Pearl 8 OK, Ora 4 OK, Victor 2 TX, Fred McPleasant laborer 18 TX (James & Nancy Pryor of Overton Co., TN>Pleasant Pryor & Mary Catharine Stewart> Robert Ridley Pryor)
House 150/158, page 43A Luther PRYOR 33 single TN TN TN (James & Nancy Pryor of Overton Co., TN>Pleasant Pryor & Mary Catharine Stewart> John Luther Pryor)

1920 Census Johnson Co., TX
Dist. 56, Godley, House 6 P. PRYOR 75 TN TN AR, Mariah C. 52 AR TN AR, Henry L. son 25 TX TN AR, Sadie dau 19 TX TN AR. (James & Nancy Pryor of Overton Co., TN>Pleasant Pryor b.1844. Jesse, Robert Ridley and John Luther Pryor were sons of Pleasant Pryor.)

Records from Kaufman County, Texas

1910 Census Kaufman Co., TX
House 150 Richard W. PRYOR 43 (md 18 yrs) KY KY KY, Rosa wife 39 8children/6living TX GA AL, Ola dau 17 TX, Alta dau 16 TX, Carl son 15 TX, Mamie dau 12 TX, Earl son 10 TX, Guy son 3 TX. (Richard W. Pryor is the son of Frederick A Pryor, Pendleton Co., KY. His brother William C. Pryor’s family were in Red River Co., TX.)

Records from Knox County, Texas

1920 Census Knox Co., TX
Goree, Dist. 159, page 10b. E. C. PRYOR (m) 25 single TN TN TN general farm.

Records from Lamar County, Texas

1880 Census, Lamar Co., TX
Pct. 1, page 7D, house 125/131 J. B. Love 35 AL VA VA, Flora (PRYOR) 35 wife TN NC VA, Mary 10 dau TN, Etta 8 dau TN, Sue 4 dau AL?, Mattie L. 1 dau AL. (Flora was counted in Lincoln Co., TN on the 1860 Census as the daughter of John William Pryor and wife Jane.)

Records from Lavaca County, Texas

1877 Marriage – RJ PRIOR married MJ Farrer (Farrar) on 2 Aug 1877 (Richard Jefferson Pryor and Martha J Farrar)

1880 Census, Lavaca Co., TX
Page 452c, house R. Jeff PRYOR 25 TX VA AR, J Martha wife 21 TX GA GA, C Hugh son 1 TX (Richard Jefferson Pryor, son of Richard Pryor and Leanna Smith, he’s on the 1860 Census in Walker Co., TX. RJ Pryor married MJ Farrar on 2 Aug 1877 in Lavaca Co. RJ Pryor and his wife Mattie Jane are buried in Wilson Co., TX)
Page 452d, house 31, Richard PRYOR 58 VA VA VA, Leanna wife 48 AR, N Sarah dau 20 TX, G William son 18 TX, M Francis son 15 TX, B Walter son 13 TX, F Missouri dau 10 TX, B Eugene son 8 TX (This family is on the 1860 Census in Walker Co., TX)
Page 452d, house 32, Ann Beverly Farrar (PRYOR) 23 widow TX VA AR, Josephine Lulu Farrar dau 3 TX (Beverly Ann Pryor, daughter of Richard Pryor and wife Leanna, born in Walker Co., TX)

Records from Limestone County, Texas

1850 Census Limestone Co., TX
Pct. 1., page 359b, house 58 Jefferson Hall 36 merchant KY, Sarah 28 AR, William 14 KY, John 12 KY, Fidella (male) 11 KY, Robert 4 TX, Francis 2 TX, Sarah PRIOR 35 KY.
Springfield, page 774, house 226. Living in house of H. H. Heredon house carpenter… Richard PRYOR 29 waggoner VA.
(In 1847 a Richard Pryor married Sarah Carter in Walker Co., TX. Is this Sarah and Richard husband and wife? By 1852 Sarah was either divorced or deceased as Richard remarried to Leanna Wells– they are on the 1860 Census in Walker Co., TX)

1870 Census, Limestone Co., TX
Dist. 48, page 162B, house 201/207 James PRYOR 26 planter AR, Fanny 27 GA, William 5 AL, Miller 2 TX. (This family is on the 1880 Census in Grayson Co., TX)