When Abraham Jefferson "Jeff" Pruitt was born on 10 February 1850, in Allen, Kentucky, United States, his father, Moses Pruitt, was 41 and his mother, Candis Omohundro, was 39. He married Mary Annis Stephens on 9 February 1873, in Salem, Marion, Oregon, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Salem, Marion, Oregon, United States for about 20 years and Liberty, Marion, Oregon, United States in 1910. He died on 3 August 1936, in Oregon City, Clackamas, Oregon, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Hayesville, Marion, Oregon, United States.