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Obadiah PRITCHARD 1860–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Feb 1860

Birth Location: Tallapoosa County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 8 Jan 1917

Death Location: Eagle Creek, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA

Father: William Sr

Mother: Julia Forehand

Spouse(s): Sarah Pritchard

Children(s): Myrtis Merritt

Obadiah PRITCHARD was born in 1860 in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, USA, the child of William Green Pritchard Sr And Julia Francis Mclendon Pritchard Forehand. In 1860, Obadiah PRITCHARD resided in Tehopeka, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA. In 1870, Obadiah PRITCHARD resided in Dadeville, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA. Obadiah PRITCHARD married Sarah Elizabeth Bettie Ware Pritchard, and had children including Myrtis May Pritchard Merritt. Obadiah PRITCHARD passed away in 1917 in Eagle Creek, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • Obadiah PRITCHARD was born in 1860 in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, USA, the child of William Green Pritchard Sr And Julia Francis Mclendon Pritchard Forehand.
  • In 1860, Obadiah PRITCHARD resided in Tehopeka, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1870, Obadiah PRITCHARD resided in Dadeville, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA.
  • Obadiah PRITCHARD married Sarah Elizabeth Bettie Ware Pritchard, and had children including Myrtis May Pritchard Merritt.
  • Obadiah PRITCHARD passed away in 1917 in Eagle Creek, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Sr
1812–1870
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
WS
Julia Forehand
1829–1887
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
JF

Spouses(s)

Sarah Pritchard
1862–1945
Birth Location: Meriwether County, Georgia, USA
SP

Children(s)

Myrtis Merritt
1883–1915
Birth Location: Tallapoosa County, Alabama, USA
MM

Obadiah PRITCHARD's Ancestors

Self
Obadiah PRITCHARD
1860–1917
Birth Place: Tallapoosa County, Alabama, USA
Parents
William Green PRITCHARD Sr
1812–1870
South Carolina, USA
Julia (Francis McLENDON Pritchard) Forehand
1829–1887
Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Obadiah PRITCHARD's Descendants

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Obadiah PRITCHARD (14 Feb 1860–8 Jan 1917) m. Sarah (Elizabeth Bettie WARE) Pritchard (20 Mar 1862–19 Feb 1945)
  1. 1. Myrtis (May PRITCHARD) Merritt 1883–1915 m. William (Henry) MERRITT 1876–1960
    1. 1. James (Durwood) MERRITT 1909–1995 m. Heddy (Lorene BLAIR) Merritt 1916–1995

Obadiah PRITCHARD's Timeline

7 Records

1860
14 Feb 1860
Birth of Obadiah PRITCHARD in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, USA
Tallapoosa County, Alabama, USA
1860
1860
Obadiah PRITCHARD resided here in Tehopeka, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
Tehopeka, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
1870
1870
Age 10
Obadiah PRITCHARD resided here in Dadeville, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
Dadeville, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
1880
1880
Age 20
Obadiah PRITCHARD resided here in Duffers, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
Duffers, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
1900
1900
Age 40
Obadiah PRITCHARD resided here in Eagle Creek, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
Eagle Creek, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
1910
1910
Age 50
Obadiah PRITCHARD resided here in Eagle Creek, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
Eagle Creek, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
1917
8 Jan 1917
Age 57
Death of Obadiah PRITCHARD in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, USA
Tallapoosa County, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1860
    Event Place: Tallapoosa County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Duffers, Tallapoosa, Alabama; Roll: 33; Page: 343c; Enumeration District: 143
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Duffeys, Tallapoosa, Alabama; Roll: M593_42; Page: 85A
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Eagle Creek, Tallapoosa, Alabama; Roll: 41; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0071
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Beat 14, Tallapoosa, Alabama; Roll: M653_25; Page: 127; Family History Library Fi
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Precinct 6, Tallapoosa, Alabama; Roll: T624_34; Page: 5b; Enumeration District: 0166; FHL microfilm: 1374047
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Tehopeka, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Beat 14, Tallapoosa, Alabama; Roll: M653_25; Page: 127; Family History Library Fi

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Dadeville, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Duffeys, Tallapoosa, Alabama; Roll: M593_42; Page: 85A

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Duffers, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Duffers, Tallapoosa, Alabama; Roll: 33; Page: 343c; Enumeration District: 143

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Eagle Creek, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Eagle Creek, Tallapoosa, Alabama; Roll: 41; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0071

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Eagle Creek, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Precinct 6, Tallapoosa, Alabama; Roll: T624_34; Page: 5b; Enumeration District: 0166; FHL microfilm: 1374047

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jan 1917
    Event Place: Tallapoosa County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Eagle Creek, Tallapoosa, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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