My Great Grandfather
RESIDENCES: 1850 U S Census, Division 15, Cherokee County, GA, listed as "Prevett", living with father William and second wife Daskey and siblings Tilman (17), Matilda (14), Eli B (13), Zilman (10), "Juda" (8), William R (5), and Bird ? (one month). Brother Calvin (21) and wife Elizabeth (16) living next door.
1860 U S Census, Milton County, Georgia, living with parents and siblings Judy (18), Riley (William R?-15), A (8), Mary (5), and Grant (2)
1880 U S Census - Alpharetta, Milton County, GA. Living w/wife Nancy Elizabeth Duncan and children William H, Early, Charlie, and Ida
1990 U S Census - GM District 1015, Cherokee County, GA, farmer, living w/wife Elizabeth, children Ida (20), Jesse E (16), John W (9), Homer E (8), and boarder Gordon Langley (24 - who would become husband of Ida)
1910 U S Census - Wild Cat, Cherokee County, GA. "J S" living w/wife "W E' (transcription error - should be "N E" for Nancy Elizabeth) and son "A H" (Homer?). Ida, husband Gordon Langley and son Draton living next door.
MARRIAGE: Milton County, Georgia Marriage Records, Book A, Page 118, License 16 Dec 1871 from O. P. Skelton, Ordinary; Married 17 Dec 1871 by Thomas Collins, Justice of Peace.
WAR BETWEEN THE STATES: Records from the Georgia Archives reveal that John volunteered at Lawrenceville, Georgia, on May 1, 1864 and was assigned to Company K of the 13th Cavalry Regiment which used the 16th Georgia Cavalry Battalion as its nucleus. It was assigned to the Department of Western Virginia and East Tennessee, was active in the conflict at Salisbury, NC, and disbanded in late April, 1865. John Pruitt was hospitalized at the Pettigrew General Hospital in Raleigh, NC, for an unknown illness or injury and returned to duty June 7, 1864, and was captured by General Sherman's Troups on October 28, 1864 at Point Lookout, Morristown, Jefferson County, Tennessee. During his captivity, he was transferred on November 21 to Louisville, Kentucky via Nashville; on November 23 to the infamous Camp Douglas in Chicago; December 30, 1864 to Chattanooga. He was paroled and released by order of the President on May 10, 1865 after signing the mandatory "Oath of Allegiance". Described as light complexion, light hair, 5'11" tall. Lacking means for dealing with large numbers of captured troops in the early years of the war, the U.S. and Confederate governments both relied on the traditional European system for the parole and exchange of prisoners. Any prisoner not exchanged within 10 days of being captured was to be released upon signing a pledge not to take up arms against his captors until he had been formally exchanged for an enemy prisoner.
RESIDENCES: 1850 U S Census, Division 15, Cherokee County, GA, listed as "Prevett", living with father William and second wife Daskey and siblings Tilman (17), Matilda (14), Eli B (13), Zilman (10), "Juda" (8), William R (5), and Bird ? (one month). Brother Calvin (21) and wife Elizabeth (16) living next door.
1860 U S Census, Milton County, Georgia, living with parents and siblings Judy (18), Riley (William R?-15), A (8), Mary (5), and Grant (2)
1880 U S Census - Alpharetta, Milton County, GA. Living w/wife Nancy Elizabeth Duncan and children William H, Early, Charlie, and Ida
1990 U S Census - GM District 1015, Cherokee County, GA, farmer, living w/wife Elizabeth, children Ida (20), Jesse E (16), John W (9), Homer E (8), and boarder Gordon Langley (24 - who would become husband of Ida)
1910 U S Census - Wild Cat, Cherokee County, GA. "J S" living w/wife "W E' (transcription error - should be "N E" for Nancy Elizabeth) and son "A H" (Homer?). Ida, husband Gordon Langley and son Draton living next door.
MARRIAGE: Milton County, Georgia Marriage Records, Book A, Page 118, License 16 Dec 1871 from O. P. Skelton, Ordinary; Married 17 Dec 1871 by Thomas Collins, Justice of Peace.
WAR BETWEEN THE STATES: Records from the Georgia Archives reveal that John volunteered at Lawrenceville, Georgia, on May 1, 1864 and was assigned to Company K of the 13th Cavalry Regiment which used the 16th Georgia Cavalry Battalion as its nucleus. It was assigned to the Department of Western Virginia and East Tennessee, was active in the conflict at Salisbury, NC, and disbanded in late April, 1865. John Pruitt was hospitalized at the Pettigrew General Hospital in Raleigh, NC, for an unknown illness or injury and returned to duty June 7, 1864, and was captured by General Sherman's Troups on October 28, 1864 at Point Lookout, Morristown, Jefferson County, Tennessee. During his captivity, he was transferred on November 21 to Louisville, Kentucky via Nashville; on November 23 to the infamous Camp Douglas in Chicago; December 30, 1864 to Chattanooga. He was paroled and released by order of the President on May 10, 1865 after signing the mandatory "Oath of Allegiance". Described as light complexion, light hair, 5'11" tall. Lacking means for dealing with large numbers of captured troops in the early years of the war, the U.S. and Confederate governments both relied on the traditional European system for the parole and exchange of prisoners. Any prisoner not exchanged within 10 days of being captured was to be released upon signing a pledge not to take up arms against his captors until he had been formally exchanged for an enemy prisoner.
My Great Grandfather
RESIDENCES: 1850 U S Census, Division 15, Cherokee County, GA, listed as "Prevett", living with father William and second wife Daskey and siblings Tilman (17), Matilda (14), Eli B (13), Zilman (10), "Juda" (8), William R (5), and Bird ? (one month). Brother Calvin (21) and wife Elizabeth (16) living next door.
1860 U S Census, Milton County, Georgia, living with parents and siblings Judy (18), Riley (William R?-15), A (8), Mary (5), and Grant (2)
1880 U S Census - Alpharetta, Milton County, GA. Living w/wife Nancy Elizabeth Duncan and children William H, Early, Charlie, and Ida
1990 U S Census - GM District 1015, Cherokee County, GA, farmer, living w/wife Elizabeth, children Ida (20), Jesse E (16), John W (9), Homer E (8), and boarder Gordon Langley (24 - who would become husband of Ida)
1910 U S Census - Wild Cat, Cherokee County, GA. "J S" living w/wife "W E' (transcription error - should be "N E" for Nancy Elizabeth) and son "A H" (Homer?). Ida, husband Gordon Langley and son Draton living next door.
MARRIAGE: Milton County, Georgia Marriage Records, Book A, Page 118, License 16 Dec 1871 from O. P. Skelton, Ordinary; Married 17 Dec 1871 by Thomas Collins, Justice of Peace.
WAR BETWEEN THE STATES: Records from the Georgia Archives reveal that John volunteered at Lawrenceville, Georgia, on May 1, 1864 and was assigned to Company K of the 13th Cavalry Regiment which used the 16th Georgia Cavalry Battalion as its nucleus. It was assigned to the Department of Western Virginia and East Tennessee, was active in the conflict at Salisbury, NC, and disbanded in late April, 1865. John Pruitt was hospitalized at the Pettigrew General Hospital in Raleigh, NC, for an unknown illness or injury and returned to duty June 7, 1864, and was captured by General Sherman's Troups on October 28, 1864 at Point Lookout, Morristown, Jefferson County, Tennessee. During his captivity, he was transferred on November 21 to Louisville, Kentucky via Nashville; on November 23 to the infamous Camp Douglas in Chicago; December 30, 1864 to Chattanooga. He was paroled and released by order of the President on May 10, 1865 after signing the mandatory "Oath of Allegiance". Described as light complexion, light hair, 5'11" tall. Lacking means for dealing with large numbers of captured troops in the early years of the war, the U.S. and Confederate governments both relied on the traditional European system for the parole and exchange of prisoners. Any prisoner not exchanged within 10 days of being captured was to be released upon signing a pledge not to take up arms against his captors until he had been formally exchanged for an enemy prisoner.
RESIDENCES: 1850 U S Census, Division 15, Cherokee County, GA, listed as "Prevett", living with father William and second wife Daskey and siblings Tilman (17), Matilda (14), Eli B (13), Zilman (10), "Juda" (8), William R (5), and Bird ? (one month). Brother Calvin (21) and wife Elizabeth (16) living next door.
1860 U S Census, Milton County, Georgia, living with parents and siblings Judy (18), Riley (William R?-15), A (8), Mary (5), and Grant (2)
1880 U S Census - Alpharetta, Milton County, GA. Living w/wife Nancy Elizabeth Duncan and children William H, Early, Charlie, and Ida
1990 U S Census - GM District 1015, Cherokee County, GA, farmer, living w/wife Elizabeth, children Ida (20), Jesse E (16), John W (9), Homer E (8), and boarder Gordon Langley (24 - who would become husband of Ida)
1910 U S Census - Wild Cat, Cherokee County, GA. "J S" living w/wife "W E' (transcription error - should be "N E" for Nancy Elizabeth) and son "A H" (Homer?). Ida, husband Gordon Langley and son Draton living next door.
MARRIAGE: Milton County, Georgia Marriage Records, Book A, Page 118, License 16 Dec 1871 from O. P. Skelton, Ordinary; Married 17 Dec 1871 by Thomas Collins, Justice of Peace.
WAR BETWEEN THE STATES: Records from the Georgia Archives reveal that John volunteered at Lawrenceville, Georgia, on May 1, 1864 and was assigned to Company K of the 13th Cavalry Regiment which used the 16th Georgia Cavalry Battalion as its nucleus. It was assigned to the Department of Western Virginia and East Tennessee, was active in the conflict at Salisbury, NC, and disbanded in late April, 1865. John Pruitt was hospitalized at the Pettigrew General Hospital in Raleigh, NC, for an unknown illness or injury and returned to duty June 7, 1864, and was captured by General Sherman's Troups on October 28, 1864 at Point Lookout, Morristown, Jefferson County, Tennessee. During his captivity, he was transferred on November 21 to Louisville, Kentucky via Nashville; on November 23 to the infamous Camp Douglas in Chicago; December 30, 1864 to Chattanooga. He was paroled and released by order of the President on May 10, 1865 after signing the mandatory "Oath of Allegiance". Described as light complexion, light hair, 5'11" tall. Lacking means for dealing with large numbers of captured troops in the early years of the war, the U.S. and Confederate governments both relied on the traditional European system for the parole and exchange of prisoners. Any prisoner not exchanged within 10 days of being captured was to be released upon signing a pledge not to take up arms against his captors until he had been formally exchanged for an enemy prisoner.
Gravesite Details
If anyone knows the death dates and/or burial sites of John's parents, please let me know.
