Lillian Terry Pruitt

Brief Life History of Lillian Terry

When Lillian Terry Pruitt was born on 30 July 1876, in Rockingham, Richmond, North Carolina, United States, her father, Robert Henry Pruitt, was 32 and her mother, Isabella J Ferrell, was 31. She married Robert Newton Williams on 7 August 1893, in Ruffin Township, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States. She lived in Pelham, Caswell, North Carolina, United States in 1930 and Pelham Township, Caswell, North Carolina, United States in 1940. She died on 21 April 1957, in Danville, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States, at the age of 80.

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Robert Newton Williams
1871–1950
Lillian Terry Pruitt
1876–1957
Marriage: 7 August 1893

Sources (11)

  • Lillie Prescott in household of Robert Prescott, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Lillie Or Lilly Pruitt, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
  • Lillian Pruitt Williams, "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987"

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World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1894 · Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument

On May 30, 18944 the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors’ Monument was unveiled. It is 73 feet high and over looks Libby Hill Park. the statue represents the 13 Confederate States.

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

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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