John William Pritchett

Brief Life History of John William

When John William Pritchett was born on 8 August 1861, in Browning, Linn, Missouri, United States, his father, Samuel Napoleon Bonaparte Pritchett, was 34 and his mother, Mary Jane Gillespie, was 21. He married Martha Ann Tidwell on 17 December 1881, in Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 daughters. He lived in Indianola, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1900 and Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1920. In 1920, at the age of 58, his occupation is listed as farmer in Fairview, Sanpete, Utah, United States. He died on 6 January 1943, in Fairview, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Fairview Pioneer Cemetery, Fairview, Sanpete, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John William Pritchett
1861–1943
Sarah Emily Rawson
1869–1907
Marriage: 15 March 1893
Pritchett
1894–1894
Leora Pritchett
1895–1896
John Coleman Pritchett
1896–1980
Alta Jane Pritchett
1898–1958
William Napoleon Pritchett
1901–1924
Pritchett
1903–
Emily Elizabeth Pritchett
1907–1907

Sources (96)

  • John W Prichett, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Legacy NFS Source: John William Pritchett - Individual or family possessions: Family genealogies: birth: 8 August 1860;
  • John W Pritchett, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg

The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

Name Meaning

Welsh: Anglicized form of Welsh ap Rhisiart ‘son ofRichard’. Compare Pritchard .

English (Midlands): from a diminutive of Middle English prik(e), prich ‘point’, ‘prick’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker or user of any of various pointed instruments, or a nickname for a tall, thin man.

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

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John William Pritchett: From my Father's Book of Remembrance

JOHN WILLIAM PRITCHETT Born 8 Aug 1860 in Linn County, Mo. --Died 6 Jan 1943 at Fairview, Utah. Came to Utah in 1865, settled in Fairview--farmer and stock raiser: small dairy herd 20 cows wit …

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