Eliza Ada Pruett

Brief Life History of Eliza Ada

When Eliza Ada Pruett was born on 3 September 1858, in Robertson, Texas, United States, her father, Henry B Pruett, was 35 and her mother, Elmira Wickson, was 32. She married Moses Henry Edinburgh on 25 December 1875, in Walker, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Texas, United States in 1870 and Madison, Texas, United States in 1880. She died on 10 January 1884, in Walker, Texas, United States, at the age of 25, and was buried in Huntsville, Walker, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Moses Henry Edinburgh
1856–1936
Eliza Ada Pruett
1858–1884
Marriage: 25 December 1875
Warren Henry Edinburgh
1877–1954
Amanda V Edinburgh
1879–1885
Houston Franklin Edinburgh
1881–1939
Alda Elizabeth Edinburgh
1883–1979

Sources (9)

  • Eliza Prewitt in household of Henry Prewitt, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Eliza Ada Pruett - Government record: Census record: birth-name: Eliza A Pruett
  • Eliza Ann Pruett, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"

World Events (8)

1861 · Texas Secedes from the United States

On February 1, 1861, Texas seceded from the United States. On March 2, 1861, they had joined with the Confederate States of America.

1863

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

1866 · The First Civil Rights Act

The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.

Name Meaning

English (Gloucestershire): variant of Prewitt .

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

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