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George Pirtle Estate Settlement	Jesse A. Cooke land settlements	Robert C. Pirtle to Jacob L. Pirtle, Samuel D. Arnold Deeds
George Pirtle Estate Settlement	Robert C. Pirtle to Jacob L. Pirtle, Samuel D. Arnold Deeds	Deed: Robert Cook, Heirs to Isham Cook et al
White County Deeds, Vol F, G, H (2 of 3)	White County Deeds, Vol F, G, H (3 of 3)	Pirtle Cemetery, Davidson County, TN
Robert Cooke Pirtle Tombstone	Robert Cooke Pirtle Footstone

General Sources

1. Thomas Jefferson Barnes Papers
   TSLA Mf #654, Reel #1 - England
   
2. James R. Blanks
   
   • Census 1: 1850, Coffee Co TN; District 2; Page 172-26
     
   • Census 2: 1860, 1860 ?
     
   • Census 3: 1870, White Co TN; 5th District; No. 132-132; Page 342
     
   • Census 4: 1880, Davidson Co TN; 5th District; No. 44-51; Page 53B
     
   • Will: April 05, 1898, Davidson Co, TN; Book 34; Page 446
     
   • Tombstone photo, Pirtle Cemetery, Davidson County, TN
     
3. 1880 Census
   

       Census Place:	District 5, Davidson, Tennessee
       Source:	FHL Film 1255251  National Archives Film T9-1251     Page 53B
       Relation	Sex	Marr	Race	Age	Birthplace
   Robert C. PIRTLE	Self	M	M	W	64	TN
       Occ:	Farmer	Fa: NC	Mo: NC
   Caroline PIRTLE	Wife	F	M	W	53	TN
       Occ:	Keeping House	Fa: NC	Mo: SC
   Nancy Jane PIRTLE	Dau	F	S	W	27	TN
       Occ:	Seamstress	Fa: TN	Mo: TN
   George M. PIRTLE	Son	M	S	W	24	TN
       Occ:	Works On Farm	Fa: TN	Mo: TN
   William B. PIRTLE	Son	M	S	W	22	TN
       Occ:	Works On Farm	Fa: TN	Mo: TN
   Thomas A. PIRTLE	Son	M	S	W	18	TN
       Occ:	Works On Farm	Fa: TN	Mo: TN
   Sammie PIRTLE	Son	M	S	W	14	TN
       Occ:	Works On Farm	Fa: TN	Mo: TN
   Josephine PIRTLE	Dau	F	S	W	12	TN
       Occ:	At School	Fa: TN	Mo: TN
   Alice PIRTLE	Dau	F	S	W	10	TN
       Occ:	At School	Fa: TN	Mo: TN
   Pleasant PIRTLE	Son	M	S	W	7	TN
       Occ:	At School	Fa: TN	Mo: TN
   

4. 1870 Census
   

   1870 Census - White County, Tennessee
   |h# |f# |name               |ag|s|r|occu              |vre |vpe|birth         |w|2|t|po         |pg  |date
   |130|130|Pertle, Robinson   |31|m|w|Farmer            |    |200|Tennessee     | |1|5|Shady Grove|341b|June 17, 1870
   |   |   |Pertle, Almeda     |23|f|w|Keeping house     |    |   |Tennessee     |1| | |           |    |
   |   |   |Pertle, Theadore   |4 |m|w|                  |    |   |Tennessee     | | | |           |    |
   |   |   |Pertle, Sofa E.    |2 |f|w|                  |    |   |Tennessee     | | | |           |    |
   |132|132|Pertle, Robert     |49|m|w|Farmer            |1000|900|Tennessee     | | |5|Shady Grove|342a|June 18,1870
   |   |   |Pertle, Caroline   |43|f|w|Keeping house     |    |   |Tennessee     | | | |           |    |
   |   |   |Pertle, Nancy I    |20|f|w|Without Occupation|    |   |Tennessee     | | | |           |    |
   |   |   |Pertle, George M.  |15|m|w|Works on farm     |    |   |Tennessee     | | | |           |    |
   |   |   |Pertle, William B. |13|m|w|Works on farm     |    |   |Tennessee     | | | |           |    |
   |   |   |Pertle, Alexander  |11|m|w|Works on farm     |    |   |Tennessee     | | | |           |    |
   |   |   |Pertle, Samuel     |8 |m|w|                  |    |   |Tennessee     | | | |           |    |
   |   |   |Pertle, Josefine   |5 |f|w|                  |    |   |Tennessee     | | | |           |    |
   |   |   |Pertle, Martha     |2 |f|w|                  |    |   |Tennessee     | | | |           |    |
   |133|133|Pertle, Jacob L.   |75|m|w|Farmer            |800 |665|North Carolina| |1|5|Shady Grove|342a|June 18,1870
   |   |   |Pertle, Jane       |70|f|w|Keeping house     |    |   |South Carolina|1| | |           |    |
   |   |   |Grissom, Nancy E.  |34|f|w|House Keeper      |    |   |Tennessee     | | | |           |    |
   |   |   |Grissom, Francis L.|12|m|w|                  |    |   |Tennessee     |1| | |           |    |
   

5. Correspondence
   Email communication from Mark Wingate on October 10, 2003. Mark found the gravesite of R.C. Pirtle.

   I was walking yesterday and found a family graveyard.  The only marker I could make out said:
   
   R. C. Pirtle
   Born Nov. 15, 1820
   Died Mar. 17, 1898
   
   An inscription said "An honest man is the greatest(?) work of God."
   
   Carved in relief at the top of the stone was the image of two hands clasped in a handshake.  The carving was in a circular border with serrations inside the circle.
   
   The location was in Davidson County, just east of the Nashville airport, not too far from the location shown for Lester's Lake on some maps.
   

6. 1850 Census
   

   1850 Coffee County, TN Census
   |h# |f# |name            |age |s|occu  |birth    |twp         |pg |dt
   |172|172|Purtle, Robert  |29  |m|Farmer|Tennessee|2nd District|13b|September 12, 1850
   |   |   |Purtle, Caroline|20  |f|      |Tennessee|            |   |
   |   |   |Purtle, James   |4   |m|      |Tennessee|            |   |
   |   |   |Purtle, Watson  |2   |m|      |Tennessee|            |   |
   |   |   |Purtle, Nancy   |5/12|f|      |Tennessee|            |   |
   

7. 1880 Census
   

   1880 Census - Davidson County, TN - District 5, June 4&5, 1880
   |d#|f#|name              |r|s|Ag|rel     |s|m|occu         |s|w|birt|Fath|moth
   |44|51|Pirtle, Robert C. |w|m|64|        | |1|Farmer       | | |Tenn|N.C.|N.C.
   |  |  |Pirtle, Caroline  |w|f|53|wife    | |1|Keeping House| |1|Tenn|N.C.|S.C.
   |  |  |Pirtle, Nancy Jane|w|f|27|daughter|1| |Seamstress   | | |Tenn|Tenn|Tenn
   |  |  |Pirtle, George M. |w|m|24|son     |1| |Works on farm| |1|Tenn|Tenn|Tenn
   |  |  |Pirtle, William B.|w|m|22|son     |1| |Works on farm| | |Tenn|Tenn|Tenn
   |  |  |Pirtle, Thomas A. |w|m|18|son     |1| |Works on farm|1| |Tenn|Tenn|Tenn
   |  |  |Pirtle,  Sammie   |w|m|14|son     |1| |Works on farm|1| |Tenn|Tenn|Tenn
   |  |  |Pirtle, Josephine |w|f|12|daughter|1| |At school    |1| |Tenn|Tenn|Tenn
   |  |  |Pirtle, Alice     |w|f|10|daughter|1| |At school    |1| |Tenn|Tenn|Tenn
   |  |  |Pirtle, Pleasant  |w|m|7 |son     |1| |At school    |1| |Tenn|Tenn|Tenn