Joseph C. Pruitt

Brief Life History of Joseph C.

When Joseph C. Pruitt was born about 1816, in Whitley, Kentucky, United States, his father, John L Prewitt, was 31 and his mother, Judith Demoss, was 29. He married Sara Addie Bailey about 1843, in Tippah, Mississippi, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Tippah, Mississippi, United States in 1850. He died about 1869, in Hardin, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 55.

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Family Time Line

Joseph C. Pruitt
1816–1869
Sara Addie Bailey
1830–1905
Marriage: about 1843
Mary A. Pruitt
1844–
Henry Clay Pruitt
1862–
Sarah Pruitt
1845–
Lydia Margaret Pruitt
1848–
Susan E. Pruitt
1850–
Dasie Lucinda Pruitt
1852–1926
John C. Pruiett
1854–1922
Cirena D. Pruitt
1856–
James Matthew Pruitt
1858–1918
Julie Pruiett
1867–
Georgianna Pruiett
1869–

Sources (4)

  • Joseph Previt, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Joe Pruett in entry for J.C. Pruett, "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966"
  • Joseph Pruitt, "United States Census, 1850"

World Events (8)

1817

Mississippi is the 20th state.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

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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