1850 Census, Ellis Co., TX
Page 136A, House 4 William A. PRYOR 23 farmer LA, Laura E. 17 TN, Benjamin PRYOR 62 VA, Charles Davis 24 TN, Sarah A. Davis 20 LA, Mary E. Davis 1 TN, James R. Davis 22 farmer TN. (Benjamin W. Pryor granted 320 acres in Ellis Co., adjoining Hill Co. on Aug. 23, 1850. William Oscar Pryor md Laura Elizabeth Bernard on Jan 6, 1850 in Tipton Co., TN. William O. Pryor was in Fannin Co., TX in 1860.)

1900 Census Erath Co., TX
Sheet 4b, pct. 8, house 82 John R. PRYOR Feb. 1854/46 AR TN TN, Mary M. wife May 1862/38, md. 18 yrs, 10 children/9 living, Lillie M. dau Jul 1883/16 TX, Laura F. dau Sept. 1885/14 TX, Mary E. dau Oct. 1887/12 TX, Oliver W. son Jun. 1890/10 TX, Pearl F. dau Feb. 1892/8 TX, Myrtie D. dau Mar. 1894/6 TX, Mintie A. dau Nov. 1896/4 TX, Alfred H. son Jan. 1898/2 TX, Albert A. son Jan 1898/2 TX.
1920 Census Erath Co., TX
Page 278, Pct. 8 Albert H. PRYOR 21 TX AR AR, Lola wife TX TX US.
1930 Census Erath Co., TX
Page 254, Pct. 8, house 246 Albert H. PRYOR 32 (md. 27) TX AR AR, Viola wife 24 TX TX TX, Tyler W. son 3 TX TX TX, John R. PRYOR father 76 widow AR TN TN.
Sheet 5b, Stephenville, Dist. 1, house 709 Mary A. McCammon owns home, widowed, 89, md. 45, AR TN TN. Laura T. sister 69 single AR TN TN. (John Randolph Pryor and his sisters Laura and Mary are children of Scipio Africanus Pryor and Sarah (Calwell?) of Benton Co., AR. The LDS website states that John Randolph Pryor married Mary Margaret Henry and died in Erath Co. in 1944)

1860 Census Fannin Co., TX
Dist 1, Bonham PO., Page 18, House 150 William O. PRYER 35 TN, Sarah 22 TN, B. W. 5 TX., Louisa 2 TX, Henry 3/12 TX (William is probably the son of Benjamin W. Pryor of Ellis Co., TX)
1870 Census Fannin Co., TX
page 171A, House 18/18 William O. PRIOR 48 farmer $75 property, TN, Sarah 31 TN, Benjamin 15 TX, Louiza 12 TX, Henry 8 TX, Jimmie 6 TX, Cl----? female 3 TX, John 11/12 TX
1880 Census Fannin Co., TX
Pct. 2, page 354C William O. PRYOR 53 LA VA VA, Sarah A wife 44 TN NC NC, Henry L. son 20 TX, Va. (Virginia?) dau. 15 TX, Elizabeth 12 TX, John son 10 C. N. (Cherokee Nation?), William son 8 TX, Daniel L. son 5 TX, Benjamin W. PRYOR 24 other TX, Mary Pryor 20 other TX. (Benjamin W. Pryor b. 1855 TX is on the 1910 Census in Carter Co., OK. He is counted in the Indian Population.)
1930 Census Fannin Co., TX
Pct. 2, Thomas E. PRYOR 46 (md. 29) TX NY NY, Grace E. wife 41 TX TX GA, Ralph D. son 16 TX, Hoyt C. son 14 TX, Christine dau 11 TX.

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1850 Census Fort Bend Co., TX
Page 230A, house 80/80 Jesse Kirkland 30 LA, Elizabeth (PRYOR) Roberts 22 AL, Churchill 14 TX, James 12 TX, Elizabeth 10 TX, William 4 TX, Mark Karr? 19 laborer NC
house 84/84 E. H. Kemp 41 MD, Harriet (PRYOR) 42 TN, H. Roberts (male) 16 TX, John 13 TX, Mary 11 TX, Thomas 7 TX, Susan E. Kemp 21 TX. (Elizabeth and Harriet were sisters and daughters of William Pryor and Betsy Trammell. Elizabeth was the widow of Noel Roberts and Harriet Pryor Kemp was the widow of William Roberts - Noel's son from a previous marriage)
1860 Census Fort Bend Co., TX
House 98/98 M. L. H. Harrry 31 SC, Elizabeth (PRYOR) 35 AL, Harriet 7 TX, Amanda 3 TX, Sarah 2/12 TX, Thomas Davis 31 Farmer NC, W. Taylor Roberts 11 LA. (Elizabeth Pryor Roberts Harry is on the 1870 and 1880 Census in Austin Co., TX)

1880 Census Grayson Co., TX
Pct. 1, page 101a, house 434 William PRYOR 59 dairyman KY KY KY, Caroline 57 TN VA VA, William Hogue son in law 36 dairyman MS, Martha 31 daughter milliner KY, James 14 grandson KY MS KY, Clarence Hogue 8 grandson KY MS KY, Lucinda Vinning 31 servant MO, Jennie 4 TX. (1860 Census family was in Graves Co, KY. 1870 Census family is in Hickman Co., KY)
Pct. 3, page 210C, J. B. PRYOR 35 KY, Nancy 29 wife, Robert L. 12 son, Effie 5 dau. (James B. Pryor is on the 1870 Census in Graves Co. an in 1900 in Memphis, TN)
ED#6. Page 116B, James PRIOR 34 laborer AR TN TN, Fanny 34 wife GA GA GA, Miller 10 son TX AR GA, Ada 8 dau. TX AR GA, Minnie 8 dau TX AR GA, Annie 2 dau. TX AR GA. (This family is on the 1870 Census in Limestone Co., TX)
Pct. 6, page 320A, house 63 Andy P. PRIOR 34 TN Ireland TN, Margaret 37 wife TN SC TN. (Nathan Pryor & Lucinda Brashears of Lawrence Co. & McNairy Co., TN>Andrew P. Pryor and wife Margaret Hollingsworth)
1900 Census Grayson Co., TX
Pct. 1, page 46b, house 146 Jimmie Gee (or See?) 10/1864 35 md. 9 yrs, KY KY KY, Bettie wife 8/1867 32 1 child/1 living MO MD MO, William son 5/1892 8 TX, Caroline PRYOR g.mother 4/1824 76 widow TN TN Unk., Turner PRYOR uncle 12/1853 46 single KY KY TN.
Pct. 2,, page 168a, house 130 Peter Musser (Mercer) Feb. 1834 66 TN VA NC, Sarah dau Dec 1863 36 TN TN TN, Eli son May 1879 22 TN TN TN, Stanton gr-son Aug 1892 7 TN TN TN. (Peter Mercer was married to Tibitha Pryor... see 1880 Bledsoe Co., TN. Census. )
Pct. 2, Denison City, page 280b, West Morgan St., Cline? Baldock Nov. 1849 50 md. 29 years Eng Eng Eng, immigrated in 1880. Ellen E. wife Feb. 1853 47 8 children/2 living Eng Eng Eng immigrated 1880. Ethelyn L. dau June 1888 11 TX. Henry E. PRIOR brother in law Aug. 1864 35 Eng Eng Eng, immigrated 1880, brakeman for the RR.
Pct. 7, page 285a, house 141 J. T. Engler Sept. 1862 37, md. 21 yrs, IL Switzerland IL. Mary E. (PRYOR) Sept. 1862 37(9 children/7 living) TN TN TN. John son Jul 1880 19 TN, J. M. son Oct. 1883 16 TN, W. J. son Mar. 1886 14 TN, Mary dau May 1891 9 TN, Flora dau Jan 1894 6 TN, Mattie B. dau May 1896 4 TN, Rosa N. dau Oct. 1898 1 TN, W. J. Dillon hired hand Mar. 1876 24 TN TN TN (Jefferson Thompson Engler and wife Mary Ellen Pryor are on the 1880 Census in Overton Co., TN and on the 1910 Census in Caroll Co., AR)
Pct. 7 page 285a, house 144 R. W. Matthews Mar. 1875 25 TN TN TN, Ella wife Mar 1877 23 (md. 5 yrs) (4 children/3 living) TN KY KY, Ora dau Sept. 1896 TX, Maud dau Aug. 1898 1 TX, Sallie dau Mar. 1900 ?/12 TX. (R. W. Matthews is possibly Willie Matthews, a step-brother of Jefferson T. Engler)
1910 Census Grayson Co., TX
O. T. PRYOR 57 KY KY TN, Caroline mother 86 widow TN US US. (Turner O. Pryor is on the 1920 Census in McCracken Co., KY with his brother John M. Pryor)

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1920 Census, Hamilton Co., TX
Pct. 3, Hico Twp., sheet 8B, house 178 Rosa S. PRYOR 51 widow MO AR TN, Arrow son 12 TX TN MO, Fannie L. Henson dau. 21 widow TX, R. J. S. Henson grand-dau 4 4/12 TX TN TX. (Rosie Howry Pryor widow of John Bransford Pryor of TN. They are on the 1900 & 1910 Census in Comanche Co., TX, 1930 in McLennan Co., TX)

1910 Census Hardeman Co., TX
Justice Pct. 3, sheet 19b, house 338 Emmer PRYOR (f) 42 widow IN NC NC, Carl B. 17 IN TN IN, Ward A. son 16 IN, Tenny dau 14 IN, Walter son 10 IN, Freida dau 7 IN. (Stephen Pryor and wife Emma are on the 1900 Census in Hamilton Co., IN, Stephen is on the 1880 Census in Hamilton Co., IN)
1920 Census Hardeman Co., TX
ED#125, page 10 A, house 122/151 Fred L. PRYOR 33 TN TN TN, Tillie 24 TX MS KY, Octie dau 6 TX (John & Massy Pryor of Sumner Co., TN>Allen L. Pryor & Elizabeth Talley>Lycurgus Lafayette Pryor and Clara Nellie Ayers>Fred L. Pryor born in Sumner Co., TN)

1844 Land Grant Harris Co., TX
Lane M. PRYOR granted 320 acres on June 5, 1844 in Harris Co. (Lane M. Pryor is on the 1860 Census in Muscogee Co., GA)
1860 Census Harris Co., TX
Ward 4, Houston, Page 439A, House 1399 R. N. PRYOR 29 printer VA, Levette E. 20 TN, Thomas R. 1 IN. (R. N. Pryor aged 18 is on the 1850 Census in Rockbridge Co., VA)
1870 Census Harris Co., TX
Subdivision 35, Lynchburg PO, page 510b, house 351 Armistead PRYOR 28 (bl) TN, Wynnie 28 (bl) AR, James 3 (bl) TX, Amanda J. 2 (bl) TX, Carolina E. 4/12 (bl) TX, Washington 25 farmer (mu) TN, Lila 23 (bl) domestic servant AL, Henrietta Mason 58 (bl) KY, Albert Robertson 8 (bl) picking cotton TX, Merrol Hamilton 5 (bl) at home TX
1880 Census Harris Co., TX
Pct. 3, ED#78, page 200b, house 205/274 Armistead PRIOR 45 farm hand MS, Winnie 45 wife AR, James 14 son TX, Amanda 12 dau TX, Caroline 10 dau TX, Mary 9 dau TX, Ella 7 dau TX, Richard 6 son TX, Norwood 3 son TX, Susan 3/12 (April) dau TX.

1920 Census Henderson Co., TX
Voting Pct. 2, Justice Pct. 1, ED#13, house 75/80 William S. PRYOR 53 TN TN TN, Mollie wife 43 AL AL AL, Viola dau 17 TX, M__? son 16 TX, Paul son 12 TX, Linnie dau 8 TX, Leann dau 7 TX, Kurtis son 5 TX, Charlie son 3 TX. (William Pryor and Lavinia Kennedy of Knox Co., TN>William Sherman Pryor and Mollie Woods. In 1910 they were counted in Collin Co., TX.)

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1900 Census Hill Co., TX
Hillsboro, ED#38, sheet 7b, Cedar St., house 145 James R. PRYOR Oct. 1850 49, md 20 AL GA Unknown, day laborer, Mary wife Feb. 1843 57 AL GA GA, Sallie dau Aug 1887 12 AL AL AL.
Justice Pct. 2, ED#41, page 147a, house 66 John C. Simon 1845 55 OH OH OH, Elvira (PRYOR) wife 1845 55 AR AR AR, Enoch son Mar 1874 26 AR, George V. son Jan 1878 22 AR, Emily dau Apr. 1880 20 AR, Eliza dau Mar. 1882 18 AR, James son Apr 1885 15 AR (Elvira Pryor daughter of James Pryor and wife Mary in Yell Co., AR)
Justice Pct. 3, ED#43, sheet 8b, house 120 James J. PRYOR Jan 1872 28 md 8 MS MS MS, Florence wife May 1876 24 5 children TX GA GA, Mattie dau Aug 1892 7 TX, Eugene son Feb. 1895 5 TX, Floyd son ?/1896 4 TX, Luthie son Jan 1898 2 TX, Willie L. son Oct 1899 6 mos TX
Justice Pct. 3, ED#43, sheet 22a, house 282 Willaim PRYOR Feb 1842 58 23md MS MS MS, Mildred wife Jan 1850 50 13 children/ 12 living MS SC SC, Charles son Mar 1879 21 LA, Daniel son Mar 1885 15 LA, Mollie dau Feb. 1887 13 TX, George O. son Jul 1880 9 TX, Frank son May 1891 9 TX, Berta M. dau Mar 1893 7 TX.
Justice Pct. 3, ED#43, sheet 22a, house 283 William P. PRYOR Dec. 1872 27 LA MS MS, Lizzie wife Nov. 1878 21 AR GA MS, Ethel dau Nov 1897 2 TX

1900 Census, Hopkins Co., TX
4th pct., page 180b, house 188 Grissy M. Petty (PRYOR) Mar. 1843 57 widow TN TN TN, William H. son Oct. 1861 38 TN TN TN, Robert G. son Mar 1878 22 TX, David O. son Dec. 1882 17 TX. (Grissy is the daughter of Henry M. Pryor and Susan Taylor of Giles Co., TN)
1910 Census, Hopkins Co., TX
4th pct., page 158a, house 324 G. M. Petty (PRYOR) 69 widow 11 children/7 living TN TN SC (Grissy Pryor Petty)

1860 Census, Jackson Co., TX
Page 380A, House 181 William PRIOR 50 carpentry b. Nashville, TN, Rebecca 45 house wife b. Conecuh Co., AL, W. T. PRIOR (m) 14 b. Rapides Parrish, LA, Samuel A. PRIOR 11 b. Walker Co., TX, F. M. Simmons (m) 27 stock driving b. Butler Co., AL, W. M. Ryan (m) 20 stock driving b. Jackson Co., TX. (Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Louisiana - Page 257 by Louisiana Supreme Court, Louisiana Court of Errors and Appeals, Merritt M. Robinson - 1843. "This is a petitory action by which the plaintiff seeks to recover an undivided half of a piece of ground in the town of Alexandria...on the 6th of February 1830 while he was absent from the parish of Rapides in the discharge of official duties his partner John C. Pryor, pretending to act in the name of the firm, but without any authority to so do, made a conveyance of the lot of ground to F. M. LaFerriere Levesque... John B. Scott now claims to be the owner of it").

1910 Census Johnson Co., TX
Pct 1 , ED# 43, House 178/191 Jesse PRYOR 37 single TN TN TN, Pleas 66 TN VA VA, Delia 43 AR AR AR, Sadie 10 TX TN AR, H.L. [Henry Logan] 5 TX TN AR, Netie DRUMMOND step-dau 14 TX AR AR (James & Nancy Pryor of Overton Co., TN>Pleasant Pryor & Mary Catharine Stewart> Jesse Pryor)
House 153/161, page 43B Ridley R PRYOR 37 TN, Millie 29 AR, Madie 10 TX, Pearl 8 OK, Ora 4 OK, Victor 2 TX, Fred McPleasant laborer 18 TX (James & Nancy Pryor of Overton Co., TN>Pleasant Pryor & Mary Catharine Stewart> Robert Ridley Pryor)
House 150/158, page 43A Luther PRYOR 33 single TN TN TN (James & Nancy Pryor of Overton Co., TN>Pleasant Pryor & Mary Catharine Stewart> John Luther Pryor)
1920 Census Johnson Co., TX
Dist. 56, Godley, House 6 P. PRYOR 75 TN TN AR, Mariah C. 52 AR TN AR, Henry L. son 25 TX TN AR, Sadie dau 19 TX TN AR. (James & Nancy Pryor of Overton Co., TN>Pleasant Pryor b.1844. Jesse, Robert Ridley and John Luther Pryor were sons of Pleasant Pryor.)

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1920 Census Knox Co., TX
Goree, Dist. 159, page 10b. E. C. PRYOR (m) 25 single TN TN TN general farm.

1880 Census, Lamar Co., TX
Pct. 1, page 7D, house 125/131 J. B. Love 35 AL VA VA, Flora (PRYOR) 35 wife TN NC VA, Mary 10 dau TN, Etta 8 dau TN, Sue 4 dau AL?, Mattie L. 1 dau AL. (Flora was counted in Lincoln Co., TN on the 1860 Census as the daughter of John William Pryor and wife Jane.)

1850 Census Limestone Co., TX
Pct. 1., page 359b, house 58 Jefferson Hall 36 merchant KY, Sarah 28 AR, William 14 KY, John 12 KY, Fidella (male) 11 KY, Robert 4 TX, Francis 2 TX, Sarah PRIOR 35 KY.
Springfield, page 774, house 226. Living in house of H. H. Heredon house carpenter... Richard PRYOR 29 waggoner VA.
1870 Census, Limestone Co., TX
Dist. 48, page 162B, house 201/207 James PRYOR 26 planter AR, Fanny 27 GA, William 5 AL, Miller 2 TX. (This family is on the 1880 Census in Grayson Co., TX)

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