Thomas K. Leech

M, #1265
     Thomas K. Leech and Esther A. Alexander married on 2 November 1836.1

Family

Esther A. Alexander b. 13 Mar 1817

Citations

  1. [S77] Abner Alexander Family Bible: marriage pages.

Merandy Jane Pruitt1,2

F, #1268, b. 1838, d. before 15 June 1860
     Merandy Jane Pruitt was born in 1838 in Texas.3 She and Wilson McCollister married on 30 June 1857 in Coryell County, Texas. Merandy Jane died before 15 June 1860 in Coryell County, Texas.

Name Variations:

FatherJacob Pruitt b. bt 1790 - 1795, d. 1844
MotherMary M. Eaton b. 18 Nov 1813, d. a 1868

Family

Wilson McCollister b. c 1836, d. b 1860
     After her marriage she was normally known as McCollister.

Citations

  1. [S52] Pruitt/Eaton research papers: Billie Jones (1998), 1850 Limestone Co., TX census & Deed book A 627.
  2. [S817] Mary Thomas household, 1850 U.S. Census, Limestone County, Texas, shows name as M. J. Prewitt.
  3. [S817] Mary Thomas household, 1850 U.S. Census, Limestone County, Texas, shows age 12 and state.
  4. [S817] Mary Thomas household, 1850 U.S. Census, Limestone County, Texas, shows name a M.J. Pruitt.

Wilson McCollister1

M, #1269, b. circa 1836, d. before 1860
     Wilson McCollister was born circa 1836 in Texas.2 He and Merandy Jane Pruitt married on 30 June 1857 in Coryell County, Texas. Wilson died before 1860 as his 1 year old son was living with his aunt, Kay Ransom in the 1860 census and no other reference to Wilson McCollister or his wife was found after the birth of the child in 1859..

Family

Merandy Jane Pruitt b. 1838, d. b 15 Jun 1860

Citations

  1. [S52] Pruitt/Eaton research papers: Billie Jones (1998), 1850 Limestone Co., TX age 17.
  2. [S57] HOUSEHOLD, 1850 US Federal Census.

Jacob Pruitt Jr1,2

M, #1270, b. 1839, d. 1899
     Jacob Pruitt Jr was born in 1839 in Texas.1,3,4 He and Serena Jane Reeder married on 2 June 1867 in Ellis County, Texas.5,6 Jacob died in 1899 in Texas.1 and was buried at (Poe Prairie Cemetery), Parker County.1

Name Variations:

FatherJacob Pruitt b. bt 1790 - 1795, d. 1844
MotherMary M. Eaton b. 18 Nov 1813, d. a 1868

Family

Serena Jane Reeder b. 11 Nov 1847, d. 25 Oct 1928

Census Records

YearLocationEnumerated as
1870Coryell County, TexasPrincipal
1870Precinct 1, Coryell County, TexasPrincipal8
1880Travis County, TexasPrincipal9

Citations

  1. [S588] Find A Grave, Online database & images: www.findagrave.com,.
  2. [S817] Mary Thomas household, 1850 U.S. Census, Limestone County, Texas, shows name as Jacob Prewitt.
  3. [S817] Mary Thomas household, 1850 U.S. Census, Limestone County, Texas, shows age 11 and state.
  4. [S819] Mary Eaton household, 1860 U.S. Census, Coryell County, Texas, shows age 20 and state.
  5. [S52] Pruitt/Eaton research papers: Billie Jones (1998), Ellis Co., TX Marriage Book A-1 #245.
  6. [S1148] Jake Pruit household, 1870 U.S. Census, Coryell County, Texas, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  7. [S1148] Jake Pruit household, 1870 U.S. Census, Coryell County, Texas, shows name as Jake Poruit (Pruit).
  8. [S1148] Jake Pruit household, 1870 U.S. Census, Coryell County, Texas, image found on Ancestry.com.
  9. [S666] Jacob Pruett household, 1880 US Census, Travis County, Texas.

Serena Jane Reeder1,2

F, #1271, b. 11 November 1847, d. 25 October 1928
     Serena Jane Reeder was born on 11 November 1847 in Texas.1,3 She and Jacob Pruitt Jr married on 2 June 1867 in Ellis County, Texas.4,5 Serena Jane died on 25 October 1928 in Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto County, Texas, at age 80.1 and was buried at (Poe Prairie Cemetery), Parker County.1

Family

Jacob Pruitt Jr b. 1839, d. 1899

Census Records

YearLocationEnumerated as
1870Precinct 1, Coryell County, TexasPrincipal6
1880Travis County, TexasPrincipal7
1920Palo Pinto County, TexasPrincipal
     After her marriage on 2 June 1867, she was normally known as Serena Pruitt.

Citations

  1. [S588] Find A Grave, Online database & images: www.findagrave.com,.
  2. [S1148] Jake Pruit household, 1870 U.S. Census, Coryell County, Texas, shows name as Gireng J. Poruit--transcription error. I see Sirena J Pruit.
  3. [S1148] Jake Pruit household, 1870 U.S. Census, Coryell County, Texas, shows age 22 and state.
  4. [S52] Pruitt/Eaton research papers: Billie Jones (1998), Ellis Co., TX Marriage Book A-1 #245.
  5. [S1148] Jake Pruit household, 1870 U.S. Census, Coryell County, Texas, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  6. [S1148] Jake Pruit household, 1870 U.S. Census, Coryell County, Texas, image found on Ancestry.com.
  7. [S666] Jacob Pruett household, 1880 US Census, Travis County, Texas.

Mary Kay Pruitt1,2,3

F, #1272, b. 1840, d. between 1866 and 1868
     Mary Kay Pruitt was born in 1840 in Texas.4,5 She and Russell Ransom married on 27 December 1859 in Coryell County, Texas.1,6 Mary Kay died between 1866 and 1868 in Texas.7,8

Name Variations:

FatherJacob Pruitt b. bt 1790 - 1795, d. 1844
MotherMary M. Eaton b. 18 Nov 1813, d. a 1868

Family

Russell Ransom b. 1839

Census Records

YearLocationEnumerated as
1860Raneys Creek, Coryell County, TexasPrincipal10
     After her marriage on 27 December 1859, she was normally known as Mary Kay Ransom.

Citations

  1. [S52] Pruitt/Eaton research papers: Billie Jones (1998).
  2. [S817] Mary Thomas household, 1850 U.S. Census, Limestone County, Texas, shows name as Mary Prewitt.
  3. [S910] Russell Ransom household, 1860 U.S. Census, Coryell County, Texas, shows name as May Ransom (Kay Ransom).
  4. [S817] Mary Thomas household, 1850 U.S. Census, Limestone County, Texas, shows age 10 and state.
  5. [S910] Russell Ransom household, 1860 U.S. Census, Coryell County, Texas, shows age 18 and state.
  6. [S910] Russell Ransom household, 1860 U.S. Census, Coryell County, Texas, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  7. [S375] Kaye Wykoff assumption for miscellaneous data:: Mary Kay Pruitt Ransom had disappeared from the US census in 1870 when her husband, Russell Ransom, was enumerated with another woman named Margaret. Mary Kay's son, Ellick C Ransom and a 5 year old female, named Nancy E were enumerated with Russell and Margaret. It is believed that Nancy E Ransom is the daughter of Mary Kay so she must have died after 1866. Ancestry trees say that Margaret Couch married Russell Ransom in 1869, putting Mary Kay's death as between 1866 and 1869.
  8. [S973] , Arizona, U.S., Death Records, 1887-1960, Nancy Ellen Hawes, Death Certificate #108 (1924).
  9. [S57] HOUSEHOLD, 1850 US Federal Census.
  10. [S910] Russell Ransom household, 1860 U.S. Census, Coryell County, Texas, image found on Ancestry.com.

Russell Ransom1,2

M, #1273, b. 1839
     Russell Ransom was born in 1839 in Arkansas.3 He and Mary Kay Pruitt married on 27 December 1859 in Coryell County, Texas.1,4

Family

Mary Kay Pruitt b. 1840, d. bt 1866 - 1868

Census Records

YearLocationEnumerated as
1860Raneys Creek, Coryell County, TexasPrincipal5

Citations

  1. [S52] Pruitt/Eaton research papers: Billie Jones (1998).
  2. [S910] Russell Ransom household, 1860 U.S. Census, Coryell County, Texas, shows name as Russell Ransom.
  3. [S910] Russell Ransom household, 1860 U.S. Census, Coryell County, Texas, shows age 21 and state.
  4. [S910] Russell Ransom household, 1860 U.S. Census, Coryell County, Texas, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  5. [S910] Russell Ransom household, 1860 U.S. Census, Coryell County, Texas, image found on Ancestry.com.