Reuben Pruett Jr.

1838–1864 (Age 26)
Tazewell, Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States

The Life of Reuben

When Reuben Pruett Jr. was born in 1838, in Tazewell, Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States, his father, Ruben Pruitt Sr., was 42 and his mother, Nancy Van Dyke, was 43. He married Evaline Nelson on 19 April 1860, in Tazewell, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States in 1850 and Buchanan, Virginia, United States in 1860. He died in 1864, at the age of 26.

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Family Time Line

Reuben Pruett Jr.
1838–1864
Evaline Nelson
1839–1914
Marriage: 19 April 1860
Nancy Susie Pruett
1864–1920

Spouse and Children

    Reuben Pruett Jr.

    Male1838–1864Male

    Evaline Nelson

    Female1839–1914Female

MARRIAGE
19 April 1860
Tazewell, Virginia, United States
children

(1)

    Nancy Susie Pruett

    Female1864–1920Female

Parents and Siblings

siblings

(11)

    Pruitt

    Female1817–Female

    Ellen Pruett

    Female1818–Female

    Rebecca Pruett

    Female1821–Female

    Sarah Jane Pruett

    Female1820–Female

    Letitia Pruett

    Female1822–1889Female

+6 More Children

World Events (5)

1844 · Lumpkin's Jail

Age 6

In 1844 when Robert Lumpkin bought land in Virginia, this would be the spot of the Infamous Slave Jail (or Lumpkin’s Jail). The slaves would be brought here during the slave trade until they were sold. Lumpkin had purchased the land for his own slave business.
1846

Age 8

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1847 · Hollywood Cemetery Established

Age 9

Hollywood Cemetery was established in 1847 in Richmond Virginia. This is where Presidents James Monroe and John Tyler are buried. During the Civil War it became the largest military interments and a large section dedicated to military burials. Jefferson Davis a well known Confederate is also buried here. Many other notable people are also buried here.

Name Meaning

French and English: variant spelling of Pruitt .

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

Possible Related Names

Sources (3)

  • Ruben Prewett in household of Ruben Prewett, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Reuben Pruett in household of Reuben Pruett, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Rubin Prewett, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935"

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