Tennessee Pryors

Records from Madison County, Texas

1860 Census, Madison Co., TX
Madisonville PO, page 450, house 215 Living with John F. Young 59 SC and family… Clay PRIER 18 miscellaneous –? GA, John PRIER 20 GA. (Henry Clay Pryor and John J. Pryor are sons of William and Mary Pryor, on the 1850 Census in Walker Co., GA)

Records from Mason County, Texas

1900 Census Mason Co., TX
Page 261 a, house 127 C.C. Reynolds May 1837 63 AL SC SC and family… also in the household J. L. PRYOR (male) Sept 1872 27 TX Unk Unk farm laborer.

1910 Census Mason Co., TX Pct. 1– all south of main public road, sheet 6b, house 145 Joseph A. PRYOR 31 (md. 6 yrs.) MO MO KS farmer, Eunice wife 24 (no children) TX TX TX
Pct. 1– all south of main public road, sheet 7b, house 148 Mack PRYOR 28 (md. less than 1 year) OK MO MO farmer, Lizzie wife 16 TN TN TN.
Pct. 3, sheet 1a, house 1… living in household Henry PRYOR hired man 15 TX US US
Pct. 6, sheet 3a, house 39 John PRYOR 31 (md. 4 yrs) MO MO MO farmer, Emma wife 30 (3 children/2 living) TX Germany TX, Monroe son 2 TX, Ada May dau 10/12 OK, M. R. (McKindrick) father 62 widow (md. 38 years) MO TN VA labor odd jobs, Eli Dechert hired man 22 single TX TX TX labor odd jobs. (McKindree/McKindrick Pryor is on the 1900 Census in Brown Co., TX)

Records from McLennan County, Texas

1880 Census, McLennan Co., TX
Page 128a, house 41 I. D. PRYOR 39 MO VA VA, India 28 wife TX TN TN, Annie 6 dau TX, John 4 son TX, Mike 7/12 born in Dec TX (Isaac David Pryor and wife India Copenhaver)

1900 Census, McLennan Co., TX
Pct. 7, Crawford Twp., page 252a, house 28 Matt PRIOR Oct. 1854 45 IL IL IL farm labor, Edith wife Feb. 1855 45 md? 11 children/6 living IN IN TN, Alice? B. Robinson dau Mar. 1885 15 AR IN IN, Albert son May 1890 10 AR IN IN, Ver–? son Aug. 1896 3 TX IN IN.
Pct 1, page 9b, house 184 Isaac D Pryor Sept 1837 62 widow MO VA KY stock man, Fred Crunk s.son (step-son?) Feb 1891 9 TX TX TX, Percy s. son Dec 1892 7 TX TX TX. (Isaac Pryor is in Eastland Co., TX in 1920)
Waco, Ward 5, page 9b, house 917 John PRIOR Oct. 1875 24 TX AL AL wood dealer md. 1 yrs., Dora wife Apr. 1883 17 1child TX TN TN, Elmo son May 1900 TX.

1910 Census, McLennan Co., TX
Waco Ward 2, page 53a, house 1601 W. W. PRYOR 34 md 7 yrs, TN TN TN, Caroline wife 34 (1 child) TX AL SC, Caroline dau 2 TX, Della Baker mother in law 66 widow SC SC SC, Nancy Staples (bl) 25 servant TX, Andrew Staples (bl) 35 servant TX. (William W. Pryor is a son of James J. Pryor of Franklin Co., TN. James J. son of Thomas Pryor, an immigrant from Ireland)
Waco Ward 5, page 274a, house 917 Elm St., John PRYOR 36 (md 2x – md 1 yr) TX AL US, Binie wife 26 NC TN NC, Alice dau 7 TX, Harvey M Drake step son 6 TN TN NC, Charles M Drake step son 5 TN TN NC
Waco Ward 5, page 274a, house 1008 Taylor St., C. R. PRYOR 47 (md 3x – md 9 yrs) TX ?? VA, Mary E. wife 36 (md 2x) TX AL GA, Estelle Bibb step dau 19 TX.

1920 Census, McLennan Co., TX
Pct. 3. sheet 2b, house 39 William PRYOR 25 TX TX TX, Josie wife 21 TN TN TN, Marie F. dau 1 7/12 TX, Lucille dau 4/12 TX
Pct. 3, sheet 2b, house 40 Pink PRYOR 48 MS MS MS, Florenz wife 42 TX AL AL, Maddie dau 26 TX, Frank son 16 TX, Claude son 13 TX, Gladys dau 11 TX, Harlon son 10 TX, Leray (Lucy?) dau 6/12 TX. (“Pink” is James Pryor who was counted in Hill Co., TX in 1900 and 1910)
Pct. 3, sheet 2b, house 41 Earl PRYOR 20 TX MS TX, Carline wife 18 TX TX TX.

1930 Census, McLennan Co., TX
Waco, pct. 1, sheet 8b, house 2126 Trice? Ave., Rosie C. PRYOR 62 widow MO AR TN, Sedalia Henson grand-dau 14 TX TX TX (Rosie Howry Pryor widow of John Bransford Pryor of TN. They are on the 1900 & 1910 Census in Comanche Co., TX, 1920 in Hamilton Co., TX)

Records from Milam County, Texas

1850 Census Milam Co., TX
House 377 “Hotel” Robert Childers 33 hotel keeper KY, Adaline 23 AL, Thomas P. 3 TX, Goldsby Childers 55 VA, Caroline 21 KY, William 14 TX, Orville T Tyler 40 farmer MA, David Smith 50 TN. (Goolsby Childers served in War of 1812 from KY. This may be a different man by the same name as there was also a Revolutionary War Patriot by the same name. That Goolsby was born 1757 and was living in Lincoln Co., Ky in 1818)
House 378 PRIOR Childers 24 KY, Jula 20 TX, Thomas F. 3/12 TX

1870 Census Milam Co., TX
Page 315a, house 1490 Ambrose Boles 59 MO, Mary B 45 AR, Mary 22 TX, Samuel 19 TX, Enoch A 16 TX, George E 14 TX, Edwin B 12 TX, Louis 10 TX (Ambrose was born in Franklin Co., MO in 1810. Ambrose Boles married Mary Polly Mitchell in Austin, TX in 1839. Mary B Boles is on the 1880 Census in Calcasieu Co., LA with a grandson named S W. Pryor in her household. Ambrose Boles is on the 1830 Census in Franklin Co., MO)
Page 315a, house 1491 William PRIOR 23 LA, Sarah 22 TX, Rebecca 53 AL, Samuel 20 TX. (William Prior is the son of William Pryor b. 1810 counted on the 1860 Census in Jackson Co., TX. His mother was Rebecca Simmons Pryor.)
Page 322b, house 1583 living in the household of Martin Kalb 40 carpenter GA… Samuel PRIOR 20 AR

1910 Census Milam Co., TX
House 220, George E. Bowles 54, Sallie A 49, Brucie 28, Forest 18, Surrey 15, Lorina 13, Thomas PRYOR 63 AL AL AL brother in law, Brucie Pryor 7 (William Thomas Pryor, who had been married to Sarah Boles on the 1870 Census)

1930 Census Milam Co., TX
Page house 138 living in the household of Albert M. Barber… Ben PRYOR lodger 44 single TX US US.

Records from Montgomery County, Texas

1900 Census, Montgomery Co., TX
Page 120a, house 342 Sam W PRYOR May 1873/27 TX TX TX, Myrtle wife Feb 1880/20 TX TX TN, Maude dau Mar 1899 1 TX (Sam Wakelyn Pryor was counted twice on the 1880 Census in Calcasieu Parish, LA. Married to Myrtle Canafax)

Records from Navarro County, Texas

1846 Tax List Navarro Co., TX
Benjamin Pryor (On 1850 Census in Ellis Co., TX and on the 1820 Census in Iberville Parish, LA)

1880 Census, Navarro Co., TX
Subdivision 1, ED#126, page 289a, house 33/33 Richard PRYOR 25 farmer MS AL ??, Sarah 23 TX TN TN, Willie 3 dau TX, Unity 1, dau TX, Samuel 3/12 (Feb) son TX, Elizabeth Hamilton mother in law 60 TN VA VA. (William R. “Richard” Pryor son of Samuel O. and Unity Pryor)
Page 291b, house 74/78 George PRYOR 31 farmer MS AL AL, Elizabeth 26 wife TX AL AL, Lula 7 dau TX, Maggie 1/12 (May) dau TX. (1860 Census in Choctaw Co., MS with parents Samuel O. and Unity Pryor.)

1900 Census, Navarro Co., TX
Pct. 1, page 32a Wesley Hughes May 1877 23 md. 2 years, KY KY KY, Maggie (PRYOR) wife May 1880 20 (2 children) TX MS TX, June dau July 1898 1 TX, Bettie dau Dec 1899 7 mos. TX.
Pct. 1. page 33a George W. PRYOR Oct 1848 51 MS KY KY, Bettie A. wife Aug 1852 47 TX AL AL, William R. son Nov. 1888 TX 11, Nannie E. dau Sep 1891 TX 8
Pct. 1, page 35a, Jacob PRYOR Jul 1839 60 MS TN AL, Martha wife Apr 1846 54 married 34yrs. 10 children/9 living MS SC GA, William W. son May 1868 32 MS, Sam W. son Dec. 1870 29 MS, James H. son Jun. 1873 26 MS, Cynthia A. dau. Jul 1875 24 MS, James T. son Oct. 1889 (sic) 20 MS, Fox E. son July 1882 17 MS, Mary C. dau Mar. 1884 16 MS, Elizabeth Duntson gr-dau July 1898 1 MS (Joseph Pryor & Sarah Odle>Samuel Odle Pryor>Jacob D. Pryor. He is on the 1880 Census in Sumner Co., MS)
Pct. 1, page 35a Elmer PRYOR Sept. 1871 28 MS MS MS, Eula wife Jan 1882 18, married 2yrs., no children AL AL AL (George Elmer Pryor son of Jacob D. Pryor)

Records from Orange County, Texas

1860 Census, Orange Co., TX
Pct. No. 2, Duncan Woods PO, page 325, house 217/217 Elijah Stephenson 33 farmer LA… living in household W. L. or S. PRYOR 47 carpenter VA

1880 Census Orange Co., TX
Page 112D Acy PRYOR 30 sawyer TN NC NC, Susan 28 wife TN NC NC, Richard Mysick 26 brother in law-saw mill laborer TN NC NC, Mary sister in law 32 TN NC NC, Arthur Scott 32 boarder IA IA IA.

Records from Palo Pinto County, Texas

1880 Census Palo Pinto Co., TX
Pct. 5, page 155d Benjamin F. PRYOR 46 TN ?? TN, Mary J. wife 27 TN TN TN, Lennie E. dau 8 TN, Addie O. dau 6 TN, Ruthie E. dau 5 mo AR. (Benjamin Franklin Pryor son of Green Hill and Obedience Pryor of Marion Co., TN. Addie Obedience Pryor – per an online bulletin board – married William Absher and they are on the 1900 Census in Norman, OK.)
Pct. 5, page 143c, house 19/19 Francis M. PRYOR 33 TN TN KY, Amanda 35 wife GA GA NC, Robert Stansbury 8 stepson GA, Seth N. PRYOR 8 son AR TN AR. (Matthew J. Pryor and Mary Neely>Seth Pryor and Darcus Baker>Marion Francis Pryor. Cousin of Benjamin F. Pryor above.)

Records from Panola County, Texas

1880 Census Panola Co., TX
Pct. 1, page 204c Wade PRIOR 45 GA VA VA, Alvira 48 wife GA NC NC, Sula 14 dau AL, Wade 12 son AL, Emma 9 dau TX, Haden 1 son TX, Wade B Morris 22 laborer AL GA GA, George Yates 23 MO Eng Eng. (Wade b. abt. 1835 is named in his father, Wade Prior’s estate in Pike Co., AL)

Records from Parker County, Texas

1900 Census Parker Co., TX
3rd Pct., page 148a, house 94 J. T. PRYOR Jun. 1871 28 md. 7 IL TN TN, Ola wife Sept. 1871 27 AR IL KY, Ibbie E. dau Apr. 1894 6 TX (James Thomas Pryor son of Hiram Pryor.)
3rd Pct., page 149A, house 103/103 Hiram PRIOR Oct. 1835 64 md. 41 yrs. TN TN NC, Ibbie wife Dec. 1838 61 (9 children/6 living) TN TN TN, Newton son Nov. 1878 21 KY, Delila dau Jan 1872 18 KY (Hiram Pryor 1860 in Smith Co., TN, 1870 Gallatin Co., IL, 1880 McCracken Co., KY, 1910 in Red River Co., TX)
Pct. 3, page 154b, house 216 W. W. PRIOR Mar. 1860 40 TN TN TN, md. 14 yrs. Hattie wife 1869 30 5 children/5 living LA LA MS, Wm? dau? July 1890 9 TX, Savannah dau Oct. 1892 7 TX, Janie dau Jan 1896 4 TX, Monroe son Aug 1896 3 TX, Lucy dau Sept. 1899 8 TX (William Pryor son of Hiram Pryor).
2nd Pct., page 128B, house 323/325 Lafayette PRIOR Feb. 1832 68 md. 42 yrs TN TN TN, Nancy J. wife Jun. 1842 57 (9 children/8 living) TN TN TN, Maggie Gabray dau Feb. 1875 25 widow AR, Fay Gabray gr-dau Feb. 1899 1 TX, Birdie PRIOR dau Dec. 1877 22 AR, Lou dau Apr 1881 19 AR, Hubbard son Feb. 1884 16 AR. (Green Pryor & Elizabeth>William Lafayette Pryor of Izard & Stone Co., AR).
Voitng Pct. 2, sheet 13b, house 231 Henry B. PRYOR Jun 1860 39 md 9 yrs AR AL TN, Ella M. wife Aug 1876 23 (3 children/2 living) AR IL MO, Eunice dau July 1892 7 AR, Edith dau Dec 1899 6mos Ind Ter., Cora Clancy sister Aug 1881 18 AR IL Ind Ter, Ethel sister May 1887 13 AR IL Ind Ter.(Henry B. Pryor is the son of William L. Pryor on the 1880 Census in Stoney Co., AR)

1910 Census Parker Co., TX
Pct. 15, page 184a, house 190 Tom PRIOR 28 md. 17 IL TN TN, Oda wife 38 4 children/3 living AR IL KY, Ibby dau 16 TX, Ethel dau 8 TX, No Name son 3/12 TX. (James Thomas Pryor son of Hiram Pryor.)

Records from Red River County, Texas

1870 Census, Red River Co., TX
Clarksville PO, page 83 1015 B. F. PRIOR 38 farmer GA, E. J. female 37 GA, Mary 12 TX, Robert 11 TX, Benjamin 9, Matthew 4, Sarah Gilliam 73 GA. (1873 Mr. Pryor of Clarksville killed by a fallen limb while putting out a fire that threatened a fence, Dallas Daily Hearld -9 April 1873)

1880 Census, Red River Co., TX
Pct. 4, page 242A, house 142 James C. Ward 66 farmer TN NC VA, Mary 56 wife IL VA VA, Franklin PRYOR 8 boarder IL KY TN

1900 Census, Red River Co., TX
Pct. 2., page 61b, John W. Dowell Sept 1866 33 TN MO TN Martha wife Feb 1871 29 MS MS MS Velma dau Sep 1891 8 TX William son May 1894 6 TX May dau Sep 1896 3 TX Charlie Finley laborer Jan 1880 20 AR IA MO (Charlie Finley was from Wright Co., MO. His descendent has done a Y-DNA test and they have posted that it matches to the Pryor line that claims Matthew Pryor of Marion County, TN as an ancestor)
Pct. 7, page 245a, house 28 William Hale Aug. 1840 59 TN TN TN, Mary F. wife Dec. 1845 54, md 33 yrs, 11 children/6 living TX IN AR, Helen R. dau Apr. 1882 18 TX, Stella D. dau Jan 1884 16 TX, Bina E. PRYOR dau Jun. 1872 27 widow TX, William B. PRYOR grandson Oct. 1899 7/12 TX KY TX. (Bina Hale married William C. Pryor in Red River County on Sept. 26, 1895. Information on William C. Pryor is in \Minutes of the Annual Conferences of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. William C. was born Aug 3, 1865 to F. A. Pryor and Margaret J. in Clark Co., MO. He first married 1890 to Ruth Shepherd in Harlan Co., KY where he was studing for the ministry. “He died at the home of his sister, Mrs. Lizzie Kitchen in Bowie, Montague Co., TX 16 Oct. 1899. William C. Pryor is in his parents’ household on the 1880 Census in Pendleton Co., KY.)

1910 Census, Red River Co., TX
Pct. 2, page 103a Charley F. Finley, 29, married 9 years, MO MO MO, Minnie M. wife, 28, 3 children, TX MS TN Chester G. son 8 TX __a Opal dau 5 TX Ira son, 11 mos. TX (Probably a Pryor rather than a Finley)
4th Pct., page 178B, house 53/53 William PRYOR 51 (md. 24 yrs) KY TN TN, Hattie wife 40 (9 children/9 living) LA AR MS, Willie dau 19 TX, Janie dau 14 TX, Monroe son 13 TX, Lucy dau 12 TX, Huston son 10 TX, Gladdy dau 7 TX, Tommie dau 4 TX, Leona dau 1 TX. (William son of Hiram Pryor)
4th Pct., page 173b, house 328 Newt PRYOR 33 md. 7 years KY TN TN, Ada wife 30 AR US GA, Mary dau 3 TX KY AR. (Newton Pryor son of Hiram Pryor)
4th Pct., page 178B, house H. P. PRYOR 74 (md. 45 yrs) TN NC TN, Ibby wife 71 (10 children/9 living) TN TN TN (Hiram Pryor 1860 in Smith Co., TN, 1870 Gallatin Co., IL, 1880 McCracken Co., KY, 1900 in Parker Co., TX)
7th Pct., sheet 11b, house 188 William G. Hale 61 md. 33 TN TN TN, Mary F. wife 64 11children/ 6 living TX IL AR, Vina PRYOR dau 34 widow TX, Helen R. Hale dau 28 TX teacher at public school, Stella E. Hale dau, 26 teacher at public school. (Bina Pryor, widow of William C. Pryor of Pendleton Co., KY)

1930 Census Red River Co., TX
ED# 194-15, sheet 5b, house 109/111 Charly P PRYOR 26 TN TN TN, Eula M wife 18 TX TX AR, Herman O son 3 9/12 TX. Vensu Alvin boarder 22 TX TX AR.

1940 Census, Red River Co., TX
ED#194, sheet 2a, house 21 Charlie B PRIOR 36 TN, Eula M wife 29 TX, Herman O son 12 TX. Emma J dau 9 TX, Charlie M son 7 TX, Lewis D son 1 TX (Death record for Charlie Barnes Pryor states he was born in Jackson Co., TN and his parents were Dent Pryor and Mary McCoin. Charlie Pryor is on the 1910 Census in the household of Dent Pryor.)

Records from Robertson County, Texas

1880 Census Robertson Co., TX
Page 351B, R. N. PRYOR 49 VA ?? ??, Thomas R. son 20 IN grocery clerk, Charley son 17 TX clerk in dry goods, William E. 13 TX, Freddie son 5 TX, Luttie dau 2 TX. (R. N. Pryor is on the 1860 Census in Harris Co., TX.)
Page 533b, house 239 A P Allday (Absolom Pryor Allday), 54 physician GA NC GA, Sara 52 wife GA VA GA, Delia dau 17 TX, Thomas son 15 TX, Edgar 12 TX, Willie 10 son TX. (Absolom is the son of David Allday from Burke Co., GA. Allday moved to Milam Co., TX in 1867)

1900 Census Robertson Co., TX
Pct. 5, sheet 16b, house Joe PRYOR Mar 1861 39 MS GA AL, Lizzie wife Jan 1876 26 TX MO TX, Willis son Mar 1893 TX, Bertha dau Oct 1894 5 TX, Charlie son Jul 1896 TX, Joe son Mar 1899 1 TX, Nancy mother Sept 1820 79 (9 children/4 living) AL GA GA, William Nations cousin Apr 1868 32 single MS MS MS. (Joe Pryor and family are on the 1910 census in Pontotoc Co., OK. William Nations is on the 1870 & 1880 Census in Yalobusha Co., MS. Nancy Pryor is the widow of Lucius L Pryor, they married in 1846 in Yalobusha Co.)
Dist 116, Page 149a, house 190, Thomas R. PRYOR 9/1859 40 single IN VA Canada rents home, farms. (The Eagle – Bryan TX – reported a shooting in T. R. Pryor’s saloon in February 1896. Pryor accidently killed his friend Ike Lipshitz from Syracuse, NY).
Pct. 2, page 148b, house 182 Willie E PRYOR 8/1866 33 single TX VA Canada.
Pct. 2, page 143a, house 50 Fred PRYOR 8/1874 25 TX VA Canada, Pearl W. wife 6/1876 23 TX.

1920 Census Robertson Co., TX
Pct 2, Page 109a, house 221 Thomas R. PRYOR 60 IN VA TX single
Pct 2, page 104a, house 89 William E PRYOR 53 TX Ireland TX, Octavia wife 40 TX, Letie M dau 16 TX, Louie M dau 16 TX, Willie L dau 7 TX, Fred E son 5 TX, Mildred A dau 4/12 TX. (this family is on the 1930 Census in Williamson Co., TX. Maiden name Octavia Jackson.)
Pct 2 page 115a, house 107 Sam H PRYOR 39 TX TX TX, Verna W. wife 29 TX, John W. Matthews step son 8 TX.

Records of Rusk County, TX

1849 Tax List – Lemuel PRYOR (see Smith Co., TX)

1850 Census Rusk Co., TX
Page 273a, house 535 Lemuel Allen, 53 VA, Elizabeth 51 SC, Almer L. (male) 28 TN, Wm. R. 18 TN, Ewen Blair 16 TN, James V. 14 TN, Prior C. 12 TN, Silas Wright 7 TN, Eliza Bradley 26 TN.
Page 289b, house 766 Solomon Coats 49 NC, Delilah 38 TN, Martha 21 TN, Needham 18 TN, Mary A. 15 TN, Martin V. 12 TN, Mary Jane 10 TN, Samuel H. 7 TN, Tempa V. 5 TN. (Solomon Coats was in Tipton Co., TN on 1840 Census on the same page with John Bernard and wife Laura L. PRYOR)

1853 Deed – Lemuel PRYOR and John Martin purchased lot from S Slade Barnett in New Danville.

1858 Marriage – William C PRYOR married Martha A Eddington on 30/12/1858

1860 Census Rusk Co., TX
Henderson PO, page 205 house 171/178 William C. PRYOR 24 farmer MS, Mary A. 18 AL, Margaret 8/12 TX. (William Pryor and Margaret>William C. Pryor)
Henderson PO, page 205, house 172/179 William P. PRYOR 48 farmer GA, Margaret 45 SC, Susan 18 MS, Martha 16 LA, Rebecca 12 LA (This family was counted in 1850 in Catahoula Co., LA. William P. Pryor married Margaret Coats in Pike Co., GA. Margaret was still in Rusk Co. in 1870)
Henderson PO page 205, house 173/180 Solomon Coats 58 NC, Delila 48 TN, Martha 22 TN, Jane 16 TN, Sam 15 TN, T. W. female 13 TN, G. W. male 8 TX, Jacob 6 TX. (Solomon Coats was in Tipton Co., TN on 1840 Census on the same page with John Bernard and wife Laura L. PRYOR)
Alma PO, page 306, house 1519 Thomas Ballinger 48 SC, Mary 33 TN, John S 14 SC, Angeline 12 SC, William B 10 SC, Thomas W 8 SC, Emily F 6 TX, Martha 1 TX, Perry Chapman 6 TX, Laura Chapman 4 TX, C Cunningham 21 laborer SC, W PRIOR 23 farmer GA
Alma PO, page 306, house 1522 A. J. PRIOR 48 GA, S. A. 43 GA, H. W. 19 GA, Sarah 17 GA, M. A. 15 GA, Tabitha 13 GA, Lucius 11 GA, Angeline 9 GA, Letha 7 TX, Jackson 5 TX , Matilda 2 TX (This family was counted on the 1850 Census in Paulding Co., GA)
Alma PO, page 306, house 1524 J T Strong 20 GA, M J 20 SC (J T(Thornton) Strong married Mary J Ballinger on 19 May 1859. They are the parents of Jeff Strong who is on the 1910 Census in Rusk Co. with boarder Will Pryor b. 1839. This may be the W. Pryor living in the Ballinger household in 1860)
Beat No. 9, New Danville, page 288 W. J. PRYOR 41 farmer TN, M. L. 16 female TN, E. R. 14 female TN, John W. 12 TX, Martha M. 9 TX, Amanda M. 5 TX, Emma L. 4 TX. (William Jackson Pryor and wife Martha Montgomery– daughters Mariah and Elmira Rosalie were born in McNairy Co., TN, possible brother of Lemuel Pryor in Smith Co, TX. He is on the 1849 Tax List in Rusk County.)
Alma PO, page 306, house 1520, W. PRIOR (male) 25 farmer GA.

1867 Voter Registration, Rusk Co., TX
William P Pryor
William J Pryor

1869 Voter Registration, Rusk Co., TX
John M Pryor

1870 Census Rusk Co., TX
Pct 1., page 296b, house 55/57 Margaret PRYOR 55 keeping house SC
Pct. 2 page 361B and 362A William J. PRYOR 51 farmer TN, Mariah L. 25 TN, Elmira R. 23 TN, John M. 22 TX, Martha M. 19 TX, Amanda 14 TX, Emma 12 TX. (William Jackson Pryor, possible brother of Lemuel Pryor in Smith Co., TX)

1870 Agriculture Census, Rusk Co., TX
WH Pryor
EW Pryor

1880 Census Rusk Co., TX
ED#74. Page 53, House 421 John PRYOR 32 TX TN TN TN, Rosa 34 sister TN, Martha 29 sister TX, Amanda 25 sister TX. (children of William J and Mariah Pryor)
ED#75, Page 111, Jackson PRYOR 24 TX GA GA, Hattie 17 LA AL AL, Beula 5/12 Dec. TX, Ida Greenwood 6 TX stepdaughter.
Page 112, House 451 Lucius PRYOR 31 GA GA GA, Martha 29 LA AL AL, Arlington 14, Andrew 8, Homer 7, Obie 4, Nonie 1, Ada Greenwood 9 niece, Lela Greenwood 9/12 niece.

1900 Census Rusk Co., TX
Page 314a, pct. 8, house 273 John M. PRYOR 3/1848 TX TN TN, single, farmer. Elmira R. sister 3/1846 54 TN TN TN, single. Matilda M. sister 12/1850 49 TX TN TN single. Amanda M. sister 8/1854 45 TX TN TN single. (children of William J Pryor and Mariah)
Page 299a, pct 7 house 307 Martin PRIOR (bl) Jan 1846 54 (md 33 years) GA GA GA, Josephine (bl) wife Feb 1847 53 (11 children/8 living) LA LA LA, Autrey (bl) son May 1884 16 TX, Polina (bl) dau Jan 1887 12 TX, William A (bl) son May 1890 10 TX, Emma King (bl) dau Jan 1880 20 widow TX, Lennie (bl) grand daughter Oct 1894 5 TX.

1910 Census Rusk Co., TX
Page 141a & b, house 139 Jeff Strong 42 TX GA GA, Ada wife 39 TX… living in house hold Will PRIOR boarder 71 widower GA GA GA, served in Confederate Army, can read and write and supporting self by own means.

1917 Death Reported – Military pension file states W. G. Prior died 16 Jun 1917 at the home of Henry Pollard (not related). The death was reported by E. A. Armond –Prior was his uncle by marriage. An application was made to for Confederate pension funds for burial arrangements. States he was in Co. E, 10th Texas Calvary of the CSA, captured at Vicksburg on 4 July 1863 and received at Fort Delaware on 22 March 1864. He was a prisoner of war til 9 June 1865. Prior completed an affidavit in 1909 stating he had lived in Texas since 1851, he had lived in Rusk County since 1851, and that he was born in GA. He was currently in Henderson, TX. He served in the “Dismounted Cavalry”.

1960 Application for Veteran’s Gravemarker – William PRIOR born 16 Apr 1839, died 16 Jun 1917. confederate soldier in CSA, Co. E. 10th Texas Calvary. Buried in Strong Cemetery.

Records from San Jacinto County, Texas

1880 Census San Jacinto Co., TX
Dist. 3, page 375d, house 178 David Murren 52 NC NC NC, Melissa 36 AL NC SC, Eldora 10 LA, Clementine 5 TX, Samuel 24 MS, William 18 MS, Emily PRIOR 75 SC SC SC. (1870 Census David M. Murrah is in Carroll Parrish, LA. Emily is the widow of Luke Pryor. Luke was her second husband. She was married to Joel Hurley. She is on the 1850 Census in Pike Co., AL and in 1860-1870 in Carroll Parish, LA.)

Records from Smith County, Texas

1854 Marriage – LW PRYOR married Elizabeth Hardegree on 19 Jan 1854 (Lemuel Pryor md. Elizabeth C. Hardigree)

1860 Census, Smith Co., TX
Starville Beat, Page71B, House 734 L. M. PRIOR (male) 34 TN, Elizabeth 34 GA, Philip 6 TX, Mary 4 TX, John 3 TX, George 9/12 TX. (Lemuel Pryor head of household)

1867 Voter Registration Smith Co., TX
L M PRYOR

1870 Census Smith Co., TX
Starville Beat, Page 360A, House 332 Lemuel PRIOR 45 farmer TN, Elizabeth 40 GA, Caleb 15 TX, Mary 14 TX, John 12 TX, George 10 TX, Hiram 1 TX.

1870 Deed – C. C. Alexander, W. W. Sheppard, Sherby Gage and M. H. White headright surveys fully described in deed from Daniel Smyre and wife to L. M. Pryor made on the 3rd day of January 1870.

1880 Census, Smith Co., TX
Pct. 8, page 326D, house 514/579 Philip PRYOR 26 (md. in Jan) TX TN GA, Elizabeth 21 wife TX TN TN, Hiram 11 brother TX, Gulliver 9 brother TX, George 20 brother TX. (Philip Pryor is on the 1900 Census in Van Zandt co., TX and 1910 & 1920 Census in Beckham Co., OK. George W. Pryor died Nov 1881.)

Pct. 8, page 326D, house 515/580 Thomas G. Hardigree 24 TX GA GA, Mary [PRYOR] 24 wife TX TN GA, Beula PRYOR 7 TX TX GA. (Beulah Pryor sister of Philip J Pryor)