ARKANSAS

BACKGROUND for WILLIAMSON/BEEBE:

3gfather Chauncey Williamson stayed in Iowa so never made it to Oklahoma. He was from New York, lived his teens in Ohio the around 1850 moved to Shelby (and Audubon) Counties of Iowa where he lived out his life.

His daughter 2gmother Mary Elizabeth Williamson married 2gfather Cornelius Alvero Beebe in Iowa and raised four children in Missouri and Iowa. Unknown where Cornelius died. Elizabeth died around 1946-1948 in Texas. NOTE: Why did they move to Texas?

Her daughter, grandmother Floy Mabel Beebe was born in Missouri, moved as a child to Gainesville Texas where in ca 19075 she married Henry Pruitt. Their four children were born in Oklahoma, the oldest Velma Gladys Pruitt Kelly was my mother who married Oscar Kelly 1933 in Benton or Madison County, Arkansas. We know Henry moved his family to Oklahoma for construction work.

Information wanted:

How and why did the Pruitt family move to Arkansas around 1930?.

Why did the Pruitts from Kentucky move to Gainsville, TX, a notably rough town.

Read the Bio of Chauncey Williamson including information on Beebe.

Searching for information on John R. PRUITT who lived in Gurdon, Clark Co
AR. He was a deputy and was killed in the line of duty. He was buried in
Bluff City, Nevada Co., AR. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Cindy S. Pruitt
[email protected]

I'm trying to find anything on this family, If this matches anything you have
PLEASE HELP. Thanks to all. Patricia - [email protected]

1. William Abner PREWITT was born Abt. 1810 in Kentucky, and died
Bet. 1870 - 1874 in Sharp County, Arkansas. He married Mary W. FORD December
05, 1839, in Daviess, Kentucky. She was born Abt. 1815, and died in Sharp
County, Arkansas.

Notes for Mary W. FORD:
Buried - Prewitt - Perry Cemetery Armstrong, Arkansas Hill Top Community

Child of William PREWITT and Mary FORD is:
+ *2 i. William Abner PREWITT, born February 02, 1830, in
Kentucky; died February 12, 1900, in Armstrong, Arkansas - Prewitt Cemetery -
Perry, NE of Hardy, Arkansas near H.

Generation No. 2

*2. William Abner PREWITT (William Abner) was born February 02, 1830
in Kentucky, and died February 12, 1900 in Armstrong, Arkansas - Prewitt
Cemetery - Perry NE of Hardy, Arkansas near H. He married (1) Louise STEELY
Abt. 1850. She was born Abt. 1831, and died Abt. 1867 in Tennessee on route
to Arkansas. He married (2) Sarah L. HILL Abt. 1868. She was born 1840 in
Tennessee, and died Abt. 1878 in Sharp County, Arkansas. He married (3)
Frances L. Dubois HENSON Aft. 1878 in Winstead Township - Sharp County,
Arkansas. She was born 1846 in Mississippi, and died in Unknown.

Notes for Sarah L. HILL:
Prewitt - Perry Cemetery

Children of William PREWITT and Louise STEELY are:
3 i. Lewis PREWITT, born 1853 in Tennessee.
4 ii. John PREWITT, born 1856 in Tennessee.
5 iii. James PREWITT, born 1858 in Tennessee.
6 iv. Calvin PREWITT, born 1863 in Tennessee.

Children of William PREWITT and Sarah HILL are:
7 i. Sarah E. PREWITT, born 1868 in Arkansas.
8 ii. William T. PREWITT, born 1869 in Arkansas.
+ *9 iii. Jasper Columbus PREWITT, born March 15, 1873, in
Sharp County, Arkansas; died June 25, 1958, in Benton, Arkansas - Saline
County.
10 iv. Abner S. PREWITT, born 1874 in Arkansas.
11 v. Missouri T. PREWITT, born 1878 in Arkansas.

Children of William PREWITT and Frances HENSON are:
12 i. Joseph PREWITT, born 1880 in Arkansas.
13 ii. Laura PREWITT, born 1884 in Arkansas.
14 iii. Sam PREWITT, born 1885 in Arkansas.

Generation No. 3

*9. Jasper Columbus PREWITT (William Abner, William Abner) was born
March 15, 1873, in Sharp County, Arkansas, and died June 25, 1958, in Benton,
Arkansas - Saline County. He married Nancy LADD 1893 in Little Rock,
Arkansas, daughter of John LADD and Sonora DAVIS. She was born October 06,
1876, in Arkansas, and died December 07, 1956, in Dunklin, Missouri.

Children of Jasper PREWITT and Nancy LADD are:
15 i. Charlie PREWITT. He married Lela HULL
16 ii. Maudie PREWITT. She married Charlie BAZZILL; died
September 1970.

More About Charlie BAZZILL:
Cause of Death: cancer

17 iii. Everette PREWITT. He married Lura SEAMORE
18 iv. Virgil PREWITT. He married Mabel PARTEN
19 v. Orville PREWITT. He married Ruth ARNELL
20 vi. Norville PREWITT.
21 vii. Laura PREWITT, died in Died young.
22 viii. Gracie PREWITT. She married John MARCAM
23 ix. Alvin PREWITT.
24 x. Bertha PREWITT, died in Died young.
25 xi. Elmer PREWITT.
+ *26 xii. Elva Tennessee PREWITT, born August 02, 1893, in
Sharps County, Arkansas; died August 11, 1979, in Corning, Arkansas - Clay
County.

Generation No. 4

26. Elva Tennessee PREWITT (Jasper Columbus, William Abner, William
Abner) was born August 02, 1893, in Sharps County, Arkansas, and died August
11, 1979, in Corning, Arkansas - Clay County. She married Grover Allen JAMES
September 17, 1911, in Randolph County, Missouri, son of Perry JAMES and
Virinda DAVIS. He was born December 13, 1889, in Hardy, Arkansas - Sharp
County, and died December 24, 1971, in Corning, Arkansas - Clay County.

More About Elva Tennessee PREWITT:
Fact 1: 1960, Methodist Church Blue Community - Corning, Arkansas
Fact 2: March 14, 1979, Buried in Corning Cemetery

Grover was born in Wirth Community
Grover died at Paragould Hospital, lived in Corning, Arkansas

More About Grover Allen JAMES:
Fact 1: 1960, Methodist Church Blue Community - Corning, Arkansas
Fact 2: December 25, 1971, Buried in Corning Cemetery

Children of Elva PREWITT and Grover JAMES are:
+ *27 i. Eula Faye JAMES, born October 15, 1912, in Wirth -
Hardy, Arkansas - Sharp County.
+ 28 ii. Beulah Haze JAMES, born May 21, 1914, in Wirth -
Hardy, Arkansas - Sharp County.
+ 29 iii. Dee Wilson JAMES, born August 11, 1916, in Wirth -
Hardy, Arkansas - Sharp County; died November 08, 1987, in Chowchilla,
California - Madera County.
30 iv. Nova JAMES, born January 01, 1917, in Brookland,
Arkansas; died January 01, 1917, in Brookland, Arkansas.

Notes for Nova JAMES:
Nova was a stillborn birth. Buried between Jonesboro, AR and Brookland,
Arkansas.

+ 31 v. Noel Jasper JAMES, born June 29, 1919, in Sharp
County, Arkansas; died April 20, 1994, in Corning, Arkansas - Clay County.
+ 32 vi. Grover Clarence JAMES, born October 05, 1920, in
Hardy, Arkansas - Sharp County; died January 08, 1986, in San Antonio, Texas.
33 vii. Donnie Alvin JAMES, born February 02, 1922, in Wirth
- Hardy, Arkansas - Sharp County; died December 13, 1988, in Corning,
Arkansas - Clay County. He married Wanda PICKNEY

Notes for Donnie Alvin JAMES:
Named after Alvin Prewitt/Pruitt

More About Donnie Alvin JAMES:
Fact 1: Born at Wirth Community - Hardy, County

Notes for Wanda PICKNEY:
Beverly, Wanda's child before her marriage to Donnie

+ 34 viii. Troy Thomas JAMES, born October 25, 1923, in Hardy,
Arkansas.
35 ix. Arby Leon JAMES, born February 25, 1925, in Sharps
County, Arkansas; died December 1925 in McCular Cemetery - Armstrong.

Notes for Arby Leon JAMES:
10 months old, drowned in a cistern well.

More About Arby Leon JAMES:
Cause of Death: Drowned
Fact 1: Born at Wirth Community - Hardy, County

+ 36 x. Leamon Arnold JAMES, born November 08, 1926, in
Hardy, Arkansas; died April 26, 1989, in Salesville, Arkansas.
37 xi. Charles Manuell JAMES, born March 15, 1928. He
married Velma HOUSEHOLDER

Notes for Charles Manuell JAMES:
Named after Albert Davis's son.

More About Charles Manuell JAMES:
Fact 1: Born at Wirth Community - Hardy, County

38 xii. Jeraldine JAMES, born Abt. 1930; died 1930 in McCular
Cemetery - Armstrong.

Notes for Jeraldine JAMES:
lived for only ten days

+ 39 xiii. Winnie Jearlean JAMES, born June 13, 1931, in
Corning, Arkansas - Clay County.
+ 40 xiv. Everett Lee "Bud" JAMES, born May 13, 1933, in
Corning, Arkansas - Clay County - Brasial.
+ 41 xv. Jessie Leon JAMES, born July 03, 1936, in Corning,
Arkansas - Clay County.