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Pryer H. Pruett (Casey County, KY, farmer)

b. 1811? d. 1865

Casey County, Kentucky, farmer. Kentucky native. Married to Nancy Cunningham Pruett. Father of Mary E. Pruett, Joseph Pruett, William H. Pruett, Sarah A. Pruett, George A. Pruett, Bettie B. Pruett, and Prier S Pruett. Engaged in agriculture and manufacturing in Casey County in 1840. Owned one enslaved person in 1840. Farmer in Casey County in 1850. Farmer in Casey County in 1860. Killed by alleged guerrillas in Casey County in February 1865.

Details

Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Sixth Manuscript Census of the United States (1840), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Casey County, p. 179. (pp. 48-49 of microfilm)

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Casey County, District no. 2, p. 311B

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Casey County, District no. 5, p. 489

Administrators Bonds, 1852-1884. Kentucky. Casey County Court Records - (accessed through Ancestry.com on July 5, 2019). p. 182 of microfilm.

Vital Statistics Original Death Certificates – Microfilm (1911-1964). Microfilm rolls #7016130-7041803. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky. Film # 7017522: All Counties, p. 2324 of microfilm

KYR-0002-022-0084.

Citation

Pruett, Pryer H.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32212982 (November 12, 2026).

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