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James Tom Pryor 1881–1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Oct 1881

Birth Location: Slate Spring, Mississippi

Death Date: 06 Mar 1949

Death Location: Ada, Pontotoc Co, Ok

Father: Jacob Pryor

Mother: Martha Ligion

Spouse(s): Anna Cantwell

Children(s): Clara Pryor, Woodrow Pryor, William Pryor, Henry Pryor, Frances Pryor

In 1881, James Tom Pryor entered the world in Slate Spring, Mississippi, born to Jacob Pryor And Martha M Ligion. James Tom Pryor married Anna Mae Cantwell, and had children including Clara Martha Pryor, Frances Pryor, Henry Pryor, William Pryor, Woodrow F Pryor. James Tom Pryor passed away in 1949 in Ada, Pontotoc Co, Ok.

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Biography

  • In 1881, James Tom Pryor entered the world in Slate Spring, Mississippi, born to Jacob Pryor And Martha M Ligion.
  • James Tom Pryor married Anna Mae Cantwell, and had children including Clara Martha Pryor, Frances Pryor, Henry Pryor, William Pryor, Woodrow F Pryor.
  • James Tom Pryor passed away in 1949 in Ada, Pontotoc Co, Ok.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob Pryor
1840–1922
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Martha Ligion
1846–1928
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Anna Cantwell
1886–1958
Birth Location: Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, USA
AC

Children(s)

Clara Pryor
1907–1980
Birth Location: Stratford, Garvin, Oklahoma, USA
CP
Woodrow Pryor
1915–1979
Birth Location: Walters, Cotton County, Oklahoma, United States of America
WP
William Pryor
1909–
Birth Location: Oklahoma
WP
Henry Pryor
1911–1986
Birth Location: Oklahoma
HP
Frances Pryor
1924–2000
Birth Location: Oklahoma
FP

James Pryor's Ancestors

Self
James Pryor
1881–1949
Birth Place: Slate Spring, Mississippi
Parents
Jacob Pryor
1840–1922
Mississippi
Martha (M) Ligion
1846–1928
Mississippi, United States of America
Grandparents
Samuel (O) Pryor
1811–1860
Tennessee
Unity Pryor
1810–1855
Richland, South Carolina, USA
Miller (Woodson) Ligon
1816–1861
near, Laurens, South Carolina, United States
Angeline Robinson
1826–1860
, , Georgia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Jr
1767–1851
Catherine Agg
1767–1834
Henry Sr.
1768–1852
Sarah Harrell
1772–1884
Joseph Ligon
1790–1857
Nancy Woodson
1781–1860
Jeremiah Barton
1791–1850
Rachel Bearden
1795–1875
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Fox
1736–1816
Sarah Carroll
1748–1808
William Harrell
1746–1799
Unity Fox
1752–1846
Judith McGraw
1779–1841

James Pryor's Descendants

1.
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James (Tom) Pryor (7 Oct 1881–06 Mar 1949) m. Anna (Mae) Cantwell (23 April 1886–23 Feb 1958)
  1. 1. Clara (Martha) Pryor 1907–1980 m. Glenn (Bennie Ridgeway) Rancier 1908–1989
    1. 1. Wanda (Jean) Rancier 1934–2021 m. John (Robert) Turley 1927–2022
    2. 2. Mary (Anne) Rancier 1935–2018 m. George (Francis) Murphy 1935–1993
    3. 3. Clara (Glendeen) Rancier 1939–2015
  2. 2. Woodrow (F.) Pryor 1915–1979
  3. 3. William Pryor 1909–
  4. 4. Henry Pryor 1911–1986
  5. 5. Frances Pryor 1924–2000

James Pryor's Timeline

2 Records

1881
7 Oct 1881
Birth of James Tom Pryor in Slate Spring, Mississippi
Slate Spring, Mississippi
1949
06 Mar 1949
Age 68
Death of James Tom Pryor in Ada, Pontotoc Co, Ok
Ada, Pontotoc Co, Ok

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Oct 1881
    Event Place: Slate Spring, Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 Mar 1949
    Event Place: Ada, Pontotoc Co, Ok
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