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William Chesley Pryor 1825–1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Mar 1825

Birth Location: Fentress Co., TN

Death Date: 4 Aug 1910

Death Location: Boom, Pickett County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: William Pryor

Mother: Spicy Taylor

Spouse(s): Susan Young

Children(s): Parker Pryor, Nancy Pryor, John Pryor, Charles Pryor

William Chesley Pryor was born in 1825 in Fentress Co., TN, the child of William Pryor And Spicy Elizabeth Taylor. In 1833, William Chesley Pryor resided in Tennessee, USA. In 1860, William Chesley Pryor resided in District 12, Olympus, Overton, Tennessee, USA. William Chesley Pryor married Susan Anna Young, and had children including Charles Levander Pryor, John Reed Pryor, Nancy Clementine Pryor, Parker Young Pryor. William Chesley Pryor passed away in 1910 in Boom, Pickett County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Chesley Pryor was born in 1825 in Fentress Co., TN, the child of William Pryor And Spicy Elizabeth Taylor.
  • In 1833, William Chesley Pryor resided in Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1860, William Chesley Pryor resided in District 12, Olympus, Overton, Tennessee, USA.
  • William Chesley Pryor married Susan Anna Young, and had children including Charles Levander Pryor, John Reed Pryor, Nancy Clementine Pryor, Parker Young Pryor.
  • William Chesley Pryor passed away in 1910 in Boom, Pickett County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Pryor
1774–1840
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Spicy Taylor
1790–1850
Birth Location: Buckingham, Buckingham, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Susan Young
1825–1907
Birth Location: Overton, Tennessee, United States
SY

Children(s)

Parker Pryor
1854–1931
Birth Location: Overton County, Tennessee, United States of America
PP
Nancy Pryor
1861–1942
Birth Location: Tennessee
NP
John Pryor
1858–1920
Birth Location: Boom, Pickett Co, Tennessee, USA
JP
Charles Pryor
1855–1930
Birth Location: Fentress, Tennessee, United States
CP

William Pryor's Ancestors

Self
William Pryor
1825–1910
Birth Place: Fentress Co., TN
Parents
William Pryor
1774–1840
Virginia, United States
Spicy (Elizabeth) Taylor
1790–1850
Buckingham, Buckingham, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
David Pryor
1738–1804
Buckingham, Buckingham, Virginia, United States
Susannah Ballow
1738–1832
Virginia, United States
Edward (Edmund) Taylor
1760–1824
Virginia, United States of America
Elizabeth (Betsey) Garrett
1767–1838
Buckingham, Buckingham, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Luke Pryor
1702–1792
Elizabeth Green
1704–1759
Leonard Ballew
1710–1770
William Taylor
1730–1770
Elizabeth Walker
1730–1820
Stephen Garrett
1733–1816
Magdalene Bernard
1735–1779
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert II
1663–1757
Elizabeth Green
1665–1761
James III
1703–1784
Alice Thornton
1707–1739
Gregory Glascock
1700–1752
Alice Elder
1708–1730
John Garrett
1690–1741
Susannah Burton
1690–1758
David Jr.
1705–1735
Anne Hugenots
1715–1758

William Pryor's Descendants

1.
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William (Chesley) Pryor (1 Mar 1825–4 Aug 1910) m. Susan (Anna) Young (19 Feb 1825–28 May 1907)
  1. 1. Parker (Young) Pryor 1854–1931 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Garrett 1848–1902
    1. 1. Willis\William (Sherman) Pryor 1884–1961 m. Maggie Jackson 1909–2002
      1. 1. Coy (Conway Pryor) (Bryar) 1934–1966 m. Rasa 1938–1999
      2. 2. Glenna Noto 1925–2006 m. Orville Cupps 1912–1987 m. Etalo (Francisco) Noto 1915–1981
        1. 1. Anthony (J) Cupps 1948–2016
      3. 3. Wade Harper 1936–1991 m. Ellen (Mae) Sullivan 1942–2013
      4. 4. Lloyd (Stanley Pryor) Sr. 1946–2012
      5. 5. Naomi (Faye) Pryor 1948–2014
    2. 2. Vina Pryor 1882–1917 m. Albert (L) Thompson 1879–
      1. 1. Albert (E) Thompson 1902–
      2. 2. Rosie (J) Thompson 1904–
    3. 3. Porter (Parker) Pryor 1887–1919 m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Garrett 1889–1962
      1. 1. Walter (C) Pryor 1911–1947
    4. 4. Nancy (Clementine) Pryor 1890–1967 m. William (Silas) Jones 1885–1963
      1. 1. James (Ervin) Jones 1905–1974 m. Mary (J) Jones 1915–2004 m. Della (M) Griffis 1908–1987
        1. 1. Ruth (Imogene) Jones 1929–1982 m. Merrill (Charles) Stearns 1927–2001
      2. 2. Janey Jones 1909–2000
    5. 5. Thomas (Wilborn) Pryor 1878–1926 m. Amanda (Malvina) Gunter 1878–1921
      1. 1. Adam Pryor 1914–1914
      2. 2. Ernest (Millard) Pryor 1901–1985 m. Annie (V.) Green 1917–2002 m. Gloma (Ethel) Asberry 1899–1966
        1. 1. Thurman (W.) Pryor 1927–1941
        2. 2. Wilma (Joyce) Pryor 1936–1937
        3. 3. Mildred (Clarice) Pryor 1926–1999 m. Odell Pierce 1915–1982
        4. 4. Pauline Pryor 1925–2010
      3. 3. Thadeus (O) Pryor 1905–1996 m. Cora (Mae) Williamson 1902–1956
        1. 1. Thurman Pryor 1946–2002
        2. 2. Bailey Pryor 1941–2018
      4. 4. Laurah (Ellen) Pryor 1907–
      5. 5. Delphie (C) Pryor 1910–1911
      6. 6. Caroline (Altha) pryor 1912–1996
      7. 7. Ollie (Ethel) Pryor 1914–2001 m. Robert (Paul) Storie 1913–2000
      8. 8. Laura (Ellen) Pryor 1904–1992 m. Wilburn Holbert 1901–1945 m. Lester (Charles) Edwards 1893–1971 m. John Uphoff 1896–1974
        1. 1. Tennie (Lucille) Holbert 1923–1996
        2. 2. Lelia (Imogene) Holbert 1936–2018
      9. 9. Carles (Harding) pryor 1921–1921
    6. 6. Susannah (Addie) Pryor 1874–1942 m. Henry (Alfred) Thompson 1847–1913
      1. 1. Bilva (L) Thompson 1905–
      2. 2. Mary (E) Thompson 1896–1950 m. Benton (McMillan) Whittenburg 1886–1959 m. William (Kah) Harvey 1889–1949
        1. 1. Parmelle (P.) Whittenburg 1920–
        2. 2. Opal (A) Harvey 1918–
      3. 3. Roscoe (Porter) Thompson 1900–1982 m. Lucille (E.) Waldo 1903–1978 m. Ruth (Mary) Evans 1914–2010
        1. 1. Raymond (Quentin) Thompson 1923–1974
        2. 2. Porter (I) Thompson 1920–
    7. 7. John (M) Pryor 1873–1961 m. Leann Conaster 1879–1952 m. Kate Pryor 1874–1950
      1. 1. Martha Pryor 1898–1992 m. Josiah (Copeland) Jackson 1867–1947 m. John (W.) Saunders 1897–1978
        1. 1. Onel Jackson 1918–1989 m. Nellie Murphy 1914–2001
        2. 2. Hazel (Lee) Saunders 1934–2010 m. James (Casper) Hensley 1915–1972 m. Kyle (Victor) Cornett 1933–2004
        3. 3. Carlos (Marshal) Jackson 1915–1916
        4. 4. Dessie Jackson 1919–2001
        5. 5. Harold Saunders 1937–1953
        6. 6. Sarah (Jane) Jackson 1923–1978
        7. 7. Mary (Christine) Murphy 1924–1989
        8. 8. Maudie Jackson 1928–2001
        9. 9. Joe (Copeland) Jackson 1932–1986
        10. 10. Joyce Jackson 1940–2002
        11. 11. Mary (J) Jackson 1922–
        12. 12. Otis (Orville) Jackson 1918–
      2. 2. Lou (J) Pryor 1900–
      3. 3. Virgil (A) Pryor 1903–
      4. 4. William (M) Pryor 1901–
    8. 8. Matilda Pryor 1879–1880
  2. 2. Nancy (Clementine) Pryor 1861–1942 m. William Story 1829–1910
    1. 1. Cora (E) Story 1896–
    2. 2. Jesse (Ralph) Storie 1899–1978
      1. 1. Edna (Edith) Storie 1925–2013
    3. 3. Susie (D) Story 1893–
  3. 3. John (Reed) Pryor 1858–1920 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Beatty 1872–1943
    1. 1. Garfield Pryor 1901–1921
    2. 2. Callie Pryor 1903–1986
    3. 3. Thomas (Reed) Pryor 1898–
    4. 4. Etta (Mae) Pryor 1899–1978 m. James (B) Winningham 1894–1931 m. James (Gilbert) Powell 1877–1942
      1. 1. Lenora (F) Winnington 1922–1965 m. Willard (Lonzo) Crabtree 1927–1981
      2. 2. Liza (June) Powell 1938–2010 m. King (Alfred) Johnson 1929–1987
      3. 3. John Powell 1903–
    5. 5. James (Blane) Pryor 1891–1911
    6. 6. Ova (Lena) Pryor 1910–1911
    7. 7. Robert (Lincoln) Pryor 1887–1962 m. Mary (Ellen) Winningham 1891–1919
      1. 1. Bertha (Elva) Pryor 1910–1992 m. Carlos (Owensby) Garrett 1902–1985
        1. 1. Glenda (Sue) Garrett 1937–2007
        2. 2. Carlos (Eugene) Garrett 1935–2019
        3. 3. Robert (Everett) Garrett 1931–2021
        4. 4. Laura (Ellen) Garrett 1927–2021
        5. 5. Ruben Garrett 1925–
    8. 8. Rosa (Lee) Pryor 1889–1963 m. John (Marion) Newberry 1872–1938
      1. 1. Ernest (Allen) Newberry 1914–1996
      2. 2. Hubert (Allen) Newberry 1917–1968
      3. 3. Roy Newberry 1918–1972
      4. 4. Fred (R. Newberry) Sr 1920–2012
      5. 5. Zella Newberry 1927–2002 m. Victor Downey 1912–1981
        1. 1. Gladys (Mae) Downey 1946–1949
    9. 9. Susie (Jane) Pryor 1893–1969
    10. 10. William Pryor 1895–1986 m. Callie (Lee) Ramsey 1903–1978 m. Clara (Alice "Cleary") Sells 1905–1986
      1. 1. Herman (Harding) Pryor 1921–2002
      2. 2. Jessie (Lee) Pryor 1926–2022 m. Ralph (Allen) Bailey 1923–1961
        1. 1. Linda (Allene) Bailey 1947–2013
        2. 2. Marylin (Sue) Green 1945–2021 m. Lawrence (Alvin Green) Sr 1927–1980
      3. 3. Warren (Edward) Pryor 1925–1986 m. Dolores (Daphne) Ledbetter 1933–2011
        1. 1. Clara (Ruth) Pryor 1951–2009
      4. 4. Roy (Either) Pryor 1923–2001
  4. 4. Charles (Levander) Pryor 1855–1930 m. Mary Gunter 1852– m. Fanny (Jane) Cobb 1870–1931
    1. 1. L. (W.) Pryor 1885–1929
    2. 2. John (Allen) Pryor 1892–1972 m. Elsie (Kingdon) Ross 1892–1966 m. Hester (A) Anderson 1910–
    3. 3. Nora (Ann) Allred 1910–1998 m. Tilford Allred 1894–
    4. 4. Maynard Pryor 1904–1974

William Pryor's Timeline

10 Records

1825
1 Mar 1825
Birth of William Chesley Pryor in Fentress Co., TN
Fentress Co., TN
1833
1833-1875
Age 8
William Chesley Pryor resided here in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
1860
1860
Age 35
William Chesley Pryor resided here in District 12, Olympus, Overton, Tennessee, USA
District 12, Olympus, Overton, Tennessee, USA
1870
1870
Age 45
William Chesley Pryor resided here in District 1, Jamestown, Fentress, Tennessee, USA
District 1, Jamestown, Fentress, Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 55
William Chesley Pryor resided here in District 12, Overton, Tennessee, USA
District 12, Overton, Tennessee, USA
1890
Jun 1890
Age 65
William Chesley Pryor resided here in Districts 2, 3, and 4, Pickett, Tennessee, USA
Districts 2, 3, and 4, Pickett, Tennessee, USA
1891
1891
Age 66
William Chesley Pryor resided here in Pickett, Tennessee, USA
Pickett, Tennessee, USA
1900
1900
Age 75
William Chesley Pryor resided here in Civil District 2, Pickett, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 2, Pickett, Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 85
William Chesley Pryor resided here in Livingston, Overton, Tennessee, USA
Livingston, Overton, Tennessee, USA
1910
4 Aug 1910
Age 85
Death of William Chesley Pryor in Boom, Pickett, Tennessee, USA
Boom, Pickett, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1825
    Event Place: Fentress Co., TN
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 11
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 12, Overton, Tennessee; Roll: 1274; Page: 327b; Enumeration District: 090
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 1, Fentress, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1526; Page: 526B
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 2, Pickett, Tennessee; Roll: 1592; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0056
    [5] 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: District 12, Overton, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1267; Page: 282; Family History Libra
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Livingston, Overton, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1515; Page: 5b; Enumeration District: 0065; FHL microfilm: 1375528
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1833-1875
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Notable men of Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District 12, Olympus, Overton, Tennessee, 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: District 12, Overton, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1267; Page: 282; Family History Libra

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: District 1, Jamestown, Fentress, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 1, Fentress, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1526; Page: 526B

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: District 12, Overton, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 12, Overton, Tennessee; Roll: 1274; Page: 327b; Enumeration District: 090

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Jun 1890
    Event Place: Districts 2, 3, and 4, Pickett, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1890 Veterans Schedules of the U.S. Federal Census, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War; Series Number: M123; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Vet
    [2] Tennessee, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Daily American; Publication Date: 19 Mar 1890; Publication Place: Nashville, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Pickett, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Enumeration of Male Voters, 1891, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Enumeration of Male Inhabitants of Twenty-One Years of Age and Upward, Citizens of Tennessee, January 1, 1891. Election Returns (State, County, and Local), 1796-Present.; Roll #: 33120_290478
    [2] Tennessee, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1810-1891

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 2, Pickett, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 2, Pickett, Tennessee; Roll: 1592; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0056

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Livingston, Overton, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Livingston, Overton, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1515; Page: 5b; Enumeration District: 0065; FHL microfilm: 1375528

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Aug 1910
    Event Place: Boom, Pickett, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Boom, Pickett County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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