Emily Paralee Pruitt

Brief Life History of Emily Paralee

When Emily Paralee Pruitt was born on 2 March 1830, in Allen, Kentucky, United States, her father, Moses Pruitt, was 21 and her mother, Candis Omohundro, was 20. She married Nathan Crosby Spilman on 21 March 1844, in Allen, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 9 daughters. She lived in Mount Vernon Township, Lawrence, Missouri, United States in 1900 and Lawrence, Missouri, United States in 1910. She died on 2 February 1913, in Stotts City, Lawrence, Missouri, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Boucher Cemetery, Mount Pleasant Township, Lawrence, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

Nathan Crosby Spilman
1823–1871
Emily Paralee Pruitt
1830–1913
Marriage: 21 March 1844
Arvazena Angeline Spilman
1845–1929
Candace S Spilman
1846–1847
Lewis Austin Spilman
1846–1939
Melzena Paralee Spilman
1850–1930
Sarah S. Spillman
1852–1852
Julia Frances Spilman
1853–1936
John Franklin Spilman
1855–1951
Mary Eleanor Spilman
1858–1900
Florence Spillman
1860–1867
Nancy Spilman
1861–1864
William Jasper Spillman
1863–1931
Nathan Brownlow Spilman
1865–1942
Samira Helen Spilman
1867–1867
Thomas Elsworth Spilman
1869–1869
Luther Sherman Spilman
1870–1926

Sources (13)

  • Emlie Spillman, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Emily P Prewitt, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • Emily Paralee Pruitt Spilman, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1837

Historical Boundaries: 1837: Barry, Missouri, United States 1838: non-county, Missouri, United States 1841: Dade, Missouri, United States 1843: non-county, Missouri, United States 1845: Lawrence, Missouri, United States

1845

Historical Boundaries: 1845: Lawrence, Missouri, United States

1861

Kentucky sided with the Union during the Civil War, even though it is a southern state.

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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