Brief Life History of Emily Melvina
When Emily Melvina Pruett was born on 12 January 1839, in Alabama, United States, her father, William Henry Pruett, was 27 and her mother, Rebecca R King Hutchinson, was 17. She married William Irvin Garrett on 8 November 1855, in Wilcox, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. She lived in Monroe, Alabama, United States in 1860 and Hampden, Marengo, Alabama, United States in 1880. She died on 2 December 1884, in Marengo, Alabama, United States, at the age of 45, and was buried in Magnolia, Marengo, Alabama, United States.
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Sources (12)
- Emily Far, "United States Census, 1880"
- Emily Garrett, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
- Emily M. Pruett Pharr, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1843
Historical Boundaries: 1843: Marengo, Alabama, United States
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English (Gloucestershire): variant of Prewitt .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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