Thomas Jefferson Prewitt

Brief Life History of Thomas Jefferson

When Thomas Jefferson Prewitt was born in March 1850, in Pickens, Alabama, United States, his father, John H Pruitt, was 28 and his mother, Lydia A White, was 21. He married Mary M. Vickery on 8 January 1873, in Copiah, Mississippi, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Palmetto, Pickens, Alabama, United States in 1860 and Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States in 1900. He died on 6 January 1908, in Dallas, Texas, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Lagow Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States.

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Thomas Jefferson Prewitt
1850–1908
Mary M. Vickery
1848–1935
Marriage: 8 January 1873
Hillard Dudley Prewitt
1873–1943
Walter Prewitt
1874–
Mina Estelle Prewitt
1878–1971
Rufus Mortimer Prewitt
1881–1940
Annie Ellena Prewitt
1885–1930
Claud Elliott Prewett
1887–1971
Cora Mable Prewett
1895–

Sources (14)

  • Thomas J Priest in household of John Priest, "United States Census, 1850"
  • T. J. Prewitt, "Mississippi, Marriages, 1800-1911"
  • Thomas Jefferson Prewitt, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1853

Historical Boundaries: 1853: Pickens, Alabama, United States

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.

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 (Warwickshire): diminutive of Prew , Prue or Prow .

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

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