IOWA CENSUS EXTRACTIONS

The following are census extractions of Pryor families. Counties that contain a TN Pryor are featured in red font.

1860 Census, Adair Co., IA
Harrison Twp.,Page 20, House 153 S. W. PRYOR (male) 36 farmer TN, Matthew 12 MO, Sarah F. 11 MO, William 9 MO, Emmit 6 MO, Charles 4 MO, Sarah Glassop 63 domestic NC. (Samuel W. Pryor and family were on the 1850 Census in Washington Co., MO. Samuel Pryor is a son of Matthew Pryor and Henrietta Williams of Marion Co., TN.)
1870 Census, Adair Co., IA
Harrison Twp., page 12a, house 19 Samuel W. PRYOR 49 farmer TN, Eliza A. 44 OH, William 19 MO, Ernest 16 MO, Charles H. 14 MO, Sarah 21 MO, Mary J. 6 IA, Julia M. 4 IA.
1880 Census Adair Co., IA
Harrison Twp., Page 105B S. W. PRYOR 59 male TN NC NC, E. A. wife 54 OH NC OH, C. H. son 24 MO teaching school, M. J. dau 16 IA, J. M. dau 14 IA, D. E. other male 10 IA TN OH. (Julia M. Pryor md. James P. Flemming Mar. 16, 1882, Millie J. Pryor md. Porter F. Murphy Nov. 7 1883 - both in Adair Co. Milly J. Pryor Bunce is on the 1925 Census in Adair Co. She states her father was Samuel W. Pryor of TN and mother was Eliza A. Barnett of OH.)
1885 Iowa State Census, Adair Co., IA
Samuel W. PRYOR 64 TN married, Eliza A. 59 OH married, Dayton E. 14 single born Adair Co., IA. (Matthew Pryor Jr. & Henrietta Williams of Marion Co., TN>Samuel W. Pryor born 12 Sept. 1820 in Marion Co., TN. Samuel is on the 1860 Census in Adair Co., IA)
1895 Iowa State Census, Adair Co., IA
Harrison Twp., page 264, house 132 Dayton E. PRYOR 24 b. Adair Co., IA, farmer, protestant, Elna A. 27 b. Adair Co., IA, wife, protestant, Clarence E., Samuel W. PRYOR 73 b. Tenn., weaver M. E., Eliza A. 69 Ohio, weaver M. E.
1900 Census Adair Co., IA
Harriston Twp., page 64B, house 78/79 Dayton PRYOR Jun 1870 29 md. 8 yrs. IA TN IN, Enda E. wife Sept. 1870 29 1 child IA OH OH, Clarence E. son Sept. 1893 6 IA, Samuel W. PRYOR head Sept. 1820 79 md. 39 yrs. TN TN TN, Eliza A. wife Feb. 1836 74 5 children/2 living IN NC OH. (Dayton Pryor son of Samuel W. Pryor and Eliza Barnett)
1925 Iowa State Census Adair Co., IA
Harriston Twp. Grant Bunce, Milly J. (PRYOR), Floyd. Census lists Milly's parents as Samuel W. PRYOR of TN, Eliza A. Barnett of OH (Samuel W. Pryor b. 1844 in Overton Co., TN)

1920 Census Appanoose Co., IA
Washington, page 302a, 7th Street, house 230, John T. PRYOR 45 MO VA MO carpenter railroad, Lenora wife 41 MO MO MO, William A. son 16 MO, Leta B dau 16 MO, Thomas R. son 12 MO, Herbert A. son 8 MO. (Thomas Pryor b. 1817>Thomas A. Pryor b. 1847>John T. Pryor b. 1874. John T. Pryor is on the 1900 Census in Chariton Co., MO)

1870 Census Boone Co., IA
Des Moines, page 15b, house 37/37 Joseph PRIOR 35 coal miner Eng. Rachel 30 IA, Mortimer 2 IA, William 7/12 (Feb).
1880 Census Boone Co., IA
Boonesboro, page 135B, house 294/306 Rachel PRYOR 34 IA KY VA, Joseph M. (Mortimer) 11 son IA Eng IA, William V. 10, son IA Eng IA, Edward 8 son IA Eng IA, Florence 5 dau IA Eng IA.
1885 Iowa State Census Boone Co., IA
Des Moines, Joseph Pryor 48 farmer England, Raticho 38, Joseph Jr. 16, William 14, Edward 13, Florence 10, Mary Slater 14 Ohio.

1860 Census, Davis Co., IA
Fox River Twp., Page 916, House 623 John PRYOR 46 farmer TN, Susan 45 TN, William 22 IL, John 17 IL, Nancy 15 IL, Martha 12 IL, Rutha 10 IL, Kate F. 7 IL, Susan 4/12 IA. (This family is on the 1850 Census in Menard Co., IL)
1900 Census, Davis Co., IA
Perry Twp., page 91B, house 41/42 George W. PRYOR Dec. 1839 60, md. 8 yrs. TN TN NC, Rebecca wife Aug. 1862 47 3 children/0 living GA SC SC, Ernest A. son Dec. 1888 11 MO. (Henry N. & Susan Pryor of Giles Co., TN>George W. and 2nd wife Rebecca)
Bloomfield Twp., page 5b, house 128 Richard J. PRYOR Feb. 1873 27 md. 4 yrs. TN TN TN, Edith wife Aug. 1876 23 no children MO TN TN. (son of George and Eliza Pryor of Linn Co., MO. His father George, is recorded above)

1856 Iowa State Census, Decatur Co., IA
House 5 John PRYOR 45 VA, Hannah 36 OH, Leroy 13 OH, Naoma 11 OH, Allen 9 OH, Lela 6 OH, Franklin 2 OH, Wayne 1 OH.
1860 Census Decatur Co., IA
Garden Grove Twp., page 171, house 1278/1184 Allen PRYOR 34 farmer VA, Amelia F. 35 VA, Martha J. 9 OH, Winfield 7 OH, Augustus M. 6 IA, Walter L. 5 IA, Mary E. 3 IA, John A. 2 IA, Leroy 18 farmer OH. (this family was on the 1850 Census in Wyandot Co., OH. 1885 Census, Allen and wife report born in West VA. Kanawha Co., VA became part of WV when the state was formed after the Civil War. Allen Pryor enlisted Aug. 9, 1862. died Feb. 15, 1864)
High Point Twp., page 191, house 1428/1331 John PRYOR, 49, VA Farmer. Hannah Pryor, 40 OH, Leroy S. (or L) Pryor, 17, OH, Naoma R. 15 OH, Ethan A. 12 OH, Lelia 10 OH, Wayne B. 5 OH, George W. 1 OH, Franklin 7 OH. (John Pryor, son of Luke and Fanny Johnston who were married 1805 in Kanawha Co., VA. John Pryor enlisted Aug. 9, 1862, died Helena.)

1880 Census Fremont Co., IA
Hamburg, Page 145C, J. C. Pryor, 37, clerk in dry goods store, TN TN VA, Malissa, wife, 30, VA, VA, VA, William O., son, 9, IA, Bessie L., dau, 1, IA (This family is on the 1900 Census in Pottawattamie Co., IA and on the 1920 Census in Los Angeles Co., CA. John Clark Pryor was living with parents Thomas and Margaret on the 1850 Census in Cocke Co., TN and in 1860 in Jefferson Co., TN)
1915 Iowa State Census, Fremont Co., IA
Card 347, Hamburg Twp., J. D. PRYOR 52 born MO, father born AR, mother born AR, single.


1860 Census Guthrie Co., IA
House 500 Tenden? PRIOR 66 CT, Hannah 61 CT, Sarynetta? 18 school teacher OH
House 501 Erastus PRIOR 30 OH, Sarah A. 22 OH, Effie 3, Eugene 2, Almeda Saxton 18 school mistress MI. (Eugene Prior's passport application states he was born 4/19/1858 in Guthrie Center, IA. He was living in Great Falls, MT in 1904).
1885 Iowa State Census, Guthrie Co., IA
Panora Twp., page 200, Thomas PRYOR farmer OH, Nancy 63 OH

1840 Census, Henry Co., IA
Wesley PRIOR 1120001 - 1012001 (oldest male 40-49 yrs., born 1791-1800)
George PRIOR 10001 - 10001
1850 Census Henry Co., IA
New London Twp., House 167 Henry Sheets 31 VA, Henry Sheets 69 VA, Susan 46 VA, Catharine 42 VA, George W. 43 VA.
House 168 Hannah PRIOR 54 VA, Elizabeth 25 IN, Michael 23 IN, John 19 IN, Juliana 15 IN, Letitia 8 IA, Eveline 6 IA. (Wesley Pryor & Hannah See from Kanawha Co., VA)
House 169 George PRIOR 33 VA, Mary 29 VA, Hannah 11 IA, George 8 IA, John 5/12 IA. (LDS Family Group Sheet: Wesley Prior & Hannah See>George Washington Prior & Margaret See who died in 1846)
House 170 Allen PRIOR 22 VA, Mary J. 14 WI. (Allen md. Mary Jane Brown on 30 Jun 1850 in Henry Co. They are on the 1870 Census in Taney Co., MO. Allen's place of birth is listed as IN)
House 171 Tunis Brooks 54 VA and family.
1860 Census Henry Co., IA
New London, sheet 282, house 2211 George PRYOR 44 VA, Mary 41 VA, Hannah 20 IA, Geo. (George) 18 IA, John 10 IA, Mary 8 IA, Allen 5 IA, Leticia 2 IA, William Burge? 17 laborer OH.
1925 Iowa State Census Henry Co., IA
Thomas Hennessee 72,
Farzina (PRYOR) Hennessee wife 71 IN , parents Michael C. Pryor IN, Mary J. Elcock IN
Michael Hennessee 68 single brother
(On the same page, Mary Hennessee Sullivan 53 and Leroy Hennessee 28 retport to be children of Farzina Pryor and Thomas Hennessee)

1900 Census, Montgomery Co., IA
Red Oak Twp, page 127B, house 166/172 W. C. PRYOR Oct. 1847 52 md. 23 yrs. TN TN TN traveling salesman, Carrie wife Sept. 1860 69 5 children/3 living IL PA Scotland, Roy son Oct. 1880 19 IA, Verna dau Oct. 1882 17 Dakota Ter., Ray son Mar. 1884 16 Dakota Ter. (W. C. Pryor is on the 1880 Census in Page Co., IA and reports his place of birth as VA. William C. Pryor was the son of Thomas David Pryor and Margaret J. Clark of Jefferson Co., TN.)
1905 Iowa State Census, Montgomery Co., IA
Red Oak Twp, W. C. PRYOR, Carrie D., Verna B., Ray,

1880 Census, Page Co., IA
Essex Twp., page 348B, house 62/63 W. C. PRIOR 32 druggist VA VA VA, Carry 19 wife IL PA Scotland, Nellie Snider 16 sister in law IL PA Scotland. (Carrie & Nellie Snyder are the daughters of John H. and Isabella Snyder on the 1870 Census in Mercer Co., IL. William C. Pryor was born to Thomas David Pryor and Margaret J. Clark in Jefferson Co., TN, not VA!)

1850 Census Polk Co., IA
Page 42A, #418/489 James H. PRIOR 23 farmer TN, Rachel J. 19 IL, James P. 2 MO. (This family is on the 1860 Census in Warren Co., IA and 1870 -1900 Census in Ray Co., MO. James Pryor is in Allen Twp., Polk Co. on the 1852 Iowa State Census.)

1895 Iowa State Census, Pottawattami Co., IA
Council Bluffs, J. C. PRYOR age 53, born TN
1900 Census, Pottawattamie Co., IA
Kane Twp., page 170B, 316 Planter St., 183/190 John C. PRYOR Jun 1844 55 md. 32 yrs., TN TN VA, Melissa L. wife Apr. 1850 50 6 children/5 living VA VA VA, William O. son Dec. 1870 29 divorced IA, Carl son Oct. 1883 16 VA, Garland E. son Jul 1887 12 IA, Rolla Nov. 1890 9 IA. (John C. Pryor and family are on the 1880 Census in Fremont Co., IA. John is probably the son of Thomas and Margaret Pryor of Cocke Co., TN and Jefferson Co., TN.)
1905 Iowa State Census Pottawattamie Co., IA
Council Bluffs, John C. PRYOR , Melissa, Carl, O. E., R. H., Bessie Fletcher.

1860 Census Warren Co., IA
Washington Twp., Page 30, House 228 James H. PRYOR 33 farmer TN, Jane 29 IL, Pleasant J. 12 MS, William M. 9 IA, Caroline B. 7 IA, Harvey E. 5 IA, John C. B. 3 IA, Douglas 3/12 IA. (James H. Pryor is on the 1850 Census in Polk Co., IA and 1870-1900 in Ray Co., MO)
1885 Iowa State Census, Warren Co., IA
William W. Loring 41 dentist IN, Ada M. 24 PA, Wesley V. 1, Phebe (Phoebe) PRYOR 62 PA