Harriet Jane Pruitt

Brief Life History of Harriet Jane

When Harriet Jane Pruitt was born in September 1862, in Missouri, United States, her father, John Clayton Pruitt, was 29 and her mother, Savilla Jane Hall, was 20. She married George Washington Rennison on 14 October 1885, in Miller, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Franklin Township, Washington, Kansas, United States in 1920 and Franklin Township, Miller, Missouri, United States in 1920. She died on 4 December 1928, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Franklin Township, Miller, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Monroe Henderson
1856–1937
Harriet Jane Pruitt
1862–1928
Marriage: about 1891
Nora Ethel Henderson
1892–1977
James Louis Henderson
1894–1987
Mary Elizabeth Henderson
1896–1977
Sarah Alice Henderson
1898–1952

Sources (8)

  • Harriet J Prewit in household of John C Prewit, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Harriet J. Pruitt, "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920"
  • Harriet J Pruitt in entry for George W Reunion, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1863 · Battle of Baxter Springs

A minor battle of the American Civil War named The Battle of Baxter Springs was fought in Baxter Springs on October 6, 1863. The battle was a Confederate victory and there were approximately 113 casualties.

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

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 (Lanarkshire, Scotland): variant of Prewitt . This surname is very rare in Britain.

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

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