Augustus Marion Pryor

17 June 1854–15 August 1947 (Age 93)
Crawford, Crawford Township, Wyandot, Ohio, United States

The Life Summary of Augustus Marion

When Augustus Marion Pryor was born on 17 June 1854, in Crawford, Crawford Township, Wyandot, Ohio, United States, his father, Allen Pryor, was 30 and his mother, Amelia Frances Newman, was 32. He married Amelia M Kelley on 5 March 1879, in Decatur City, Decatur, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Decatur, Iowa, United States for about 25 years and Decatur Township, Decatur, Iowa, United States in 1925. He died on 15 August 1947, in Leon, Decatur, Iowa, United States, at the age of 93, and was buried in Leon Cemetery, Leon, Decatur, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

Augustus Marion Pryor
1854–1947
Amelia M Kelley
1852–1946
Marriage: 5 March 1879
Lulu Maude Pryor
1879–1944
Guy Lewis Pryor
1881–1944
Jessica Elma Pryor
1884–1965
Fern Alice Pryor
1886–1949

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    5 March 1879Decatur City, Decatur, Iowa, United States
    • Children

    (4)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (11)

    +6 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1857 · The State Capital moves to Des Moines
    Age 3
    The Capitol was located in Iowa City until the 1st General Assembly of Iowa recognized that the Capitol should be moved farther west than Iowa City. Land was found two miles from the Des Moines River to start construction of the new building. Today the Capitol building still stands on its original plot.
    1863
    Age 9
    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
    1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
    Age 27
    Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

    Name Meaning

    English (mainly Cornwall): variant of Prior .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Prior

    Sources (31)

    • A M Pryor, "Iowa State Census, 1915"
    • Augustus in entry for Louis E Hurst, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935"
    • A M Pryor in entry for Lulu Maude Keller, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"

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