Jul-28-2018
Husband: Elmore Prunty
Born: 1832 Died: 1892 Buried: (no dates) in White Oak ME Church Cem, near Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 1 Military: Co E, 6th WV Inf, Civil War 1 Census: 1850 in Ritchie Co, (W)VA Father: Jacob Prunty (1786 - 1861) Mother: Mary McKinney (1796 - 1865)
Wife: Mary C. Strahan 2 3,2 Also known as: Mary Strayn 3
Born: ca 1843 4 Census: 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Father: Mother:
M Child 1: James William Prunty Also known as: J. Willie Prunty 1 Born: Jul-11-1864 in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 5,6 Died: Jan-31-1949 in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 5,6 Buried: in Pullman Cemetery, Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 5 Resided: in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 5 Occupation: farmer and teacher 5 Wife: Ninnie Dell Cox b. 1874 d. 1956 Also known as: N. Dell Cox 7 Married: Oct-23-1895 in Ritchie Co, WV 8
M Child 2: Ellis Prunty Born: Jun-27-1866 in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 5,9 Died: Jun-17-1939 in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 5 Buried: in White Oak ME Church Cem, near Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 5 Resided: in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 5 Occupation: farmer 5 Wife: Janie Davis b. Oct-17-1872 d. Mar- 9-1966 Married: Feb-17-1897 in Ritchie Co, WV 10
M Child 3: Porter M. Prunty Born: Mar- 6-1868 11 Died: Dec- 2-1943 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 5 Buried: in Mt. Pisgah Cemetery, near Pullman (Co Rds 9 & 7/4), Ritchie Co, WV 5 Cause of death: complications from a fall at the County Home 5 Census: 1940 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 1) Resided: 1909 at Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 12 Census: 1870, 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: farmer 5 Wife: Julia Ann Stull b. Feb- -1866 Married: Nov- 8-1909 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 13 Wife: Lydia M. Wyers b. Feb-15-1871 d. Jul- 1-1961 Married: Sep-12-1923 in Ritchie Co, WV 14
F Child 4: Hattie Ann Prunty Born: Jul-16-1869 15,11,9 Died: Oct-31-1939 15 Buried: in Pullman Cemetery, Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 15 Census: 1870, 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: Samuel Milroy Grim b. Jun- 9-1863 d. Dec-30-1923 Also known as: Samuel M. Grimm 9 Married: Sep-13-1892 in Ritchie Co, WV 9
M Child 5: Milton Homer Prunty Also known as: M. Homer Prunty 16 Born: Jun- -1871 17,6 Died: Dec-30-1957 in Ritchie Co, WV 7,6 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 1 Census: 1880, 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: farmer 17 Wife: Lenna Leota Jones b. Jun-15-1872 d. Feb-26-1946 Married: Jul-14-1892 in Ritchie Co, WV 12,17
M Child 6: John Calvin Prunty Born: Jun-24-1873 16 Died: May-14-1925 16 Buried: in White Oak ME Church Cem, near Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 1 Census: 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
F Child 7: Laura W. Prunty Born: Jul-23-1875 18,4 Died: Sep- 5-1899 16 Buried: in White Oak ME Church Cem, near Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 15 Census: 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
M Child 8: Harvey Wilson Prunty Born: Jun-13-1877 in Ritchie Co, WV 16,12 (see note 2) Died: Feb-23-1910 16 Buried: in White Oak ME Church Cem, near Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 15 Resided: 1901 in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 12 Census: 1880, 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV (see note 3) Wife: Junie Ethel Jones b. Sep-23-1884 d. Jan- 3-1975 Also known as: Ethel Jones Married: Jan-13-1901 in Berea, Ritchie Co, WV 12
F Child 9: Emma Gertrude Prunty 19 Census name: Emily G. Prunty 4 Born: Jan- 8-1880 in Ritchie Co, WV 20 Died: Nov-20-1955 in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 20,21 Buried: in South Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 16,20 Resided: in Pullman, Ritchie Co, WV 20 Census: 1920 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: Clement Maise Grimm b. Aug- 3-1873 d. Mar- 7-1913 Also known as: Clem Maise Grimm 19 Married: Nov-15-1903 in Ritchie Co, WV 9 Husband: Andrew Mead Squires b. Aug-19-1882 d. Oct- 7-1965 Also known as: Mead Squires Married: Dec-25-1918 in Doddridge Co, WV 22
Sources: (1) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (2) Death record of son. (3) Obituary of daughter. (4) 1880 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District) (5) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (6) Headstone (year only) (7) Ritchie County WV Deaths 1956-1970, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1999) (8) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as James W. Prunty, 31, of Ritchie Co; and Ninnie D. Cox, 21, of Ritchie Co. Married Oct 23 1895. (9) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (10) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985), Identified as Ellis Prunty, 30, of Ritchie Co; and Janey Davis, 24, of Ritchie Co. Married Feb 17 1897. (11) 1870 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union Twp). (12) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (13) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as Porter Prunty, single, 42, b. in Ritchie Co, res. at Pullman; and Julia Ann Stull, divorced, 42, b. in Ritchie Co, res. Pennsboro. Married Nov 8 1909 "at Pennsboro W. Va. at the Bride's Home.", MR p. 15 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11542222&Type=Marriage. (14) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998), Identified as Porter Prunty, divorced, 53, of Ritchie Co; and Lydia Wyers, widowed, 48, of Ritchie Co. Married Sep 12 1923. (15) Findagrave.com. (16) Headstone. (17) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (18) Headstone - Date calculated from age at death. (19) Obituary of son. (20) Obituary. (21) Obituary of husband. (22) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) Event Notes Note (1) Listed as an inmate at the County Infirmary. Note (2) Birth date given in 1900 Census as June 1878. Note (3) In 1900, listed as a boarder in the household of his first cousin Alexander Prunty.Name Index