1870 Census Extractions from Tennessee

Census extractions are entered by county, in alphabetical order. Comments about a family or individual are posted in green.

1870 Census Blount Co., TN
Dist. 13, page 222B, house 149/153 Elizabeth J. Hafely 66 keeping house TN, Andrew C. 32 farmer labour TN, Charles A. 27 farm labour TN, Margaret PRYOR 24 domestic servant TN (Samuel Pryor & Anna > Margaret Pryor)
House 150/154 Charlotte Delozier (PRYOR) 35 keeping house TN, Ana M. 2 TN, John 1 TN. (Samuel Pryor & Wife? >Charlotte Pryor. Charlotte Pryor Delozier and Margaret Pryor above were living in same household in 1900 and recorded as half sisters.)
Dist. 12, Maryville PO, page 208, house 56/58 Samuel PRYOR 50 farm labor TN, Lucinda 40 TN, Sarah Dupes 65 retired house keeper TN, Sarah 7 at home TN.

1870 Census Davidson Co., TN
5th Ward, Nashville, page 322, Female Seminary School... Anna PRYOR 16 AL, Snow PRYOR 14 AL.
5th Ward, Nashville, page 307a. house 168 C. W. PRIOR 50 physician Ireland, Jessie 46 milliner England, Emma 13 IL, Wm. 10 IL, Clara 8 IL, Mary Phillipe 16 milliner PA, Anna Webster 23 black domestic servant TN, Frank PRIOR 4/12 TN (born Feb) (This family was on the 1860 Census in Hardeman Co., TN and in 1880 in Warren Co., TN. Cornelius W. Pryor and family were on the 1850 Census in Washington Co., PA)
2nd Ward, Nashville, page 203, house 110 Martha PRYOR 32 TN, Nancy 16 TN, Fannie 4 TN. (Martha and daughter Fannie are on the 1900 Census in Hamilton Co., TN)
10th Civil Dist., page 372a, State Penitentiary... John PRYER 21 GA (John Pryor was incarcerated on 28 Sept. 1869, he was convicted in Hardeman Co., TN and sentenced to 20 years at age 18. He was born in GA).
19th Civil Dist. Madison Stn. PO, Page 83 House# 30/32 Eliza PRYOR 42 Keeping House TN, James P. PRYOR 23 farm laborer TN, Melvina PRYOR 24 at home TN, Charlie Douglas 12 at home TN

1870 Census Fayette Co., TN
LaGrange Twp., page 442, house, house 534 David PRYOR 35 black TN, Susan 24 black TN, Mary 1 black VA.

1870 Census Fentress Co., TN
Dist 1
House 29 Chesley PRIAR 57, Susan 41, Parker 17, Van 15, John 10, Clementine 9
(Edmund & Elizabeth Taylor>Spicy Taylor & William Pryor> Chesley Pryor)
Dist 6
page 561, House 85: Eliza PRYOR 34 TN, Lucinda 7 TN, William 5 TN, Hannah F. 2 TN (Probably Eliza Knight Pryor, wife of Edward Pryor)
Dist 11
House 7 Jackson PRYOR 27, Hannah <Garrett> 30, Lewis 11, Martha 5, James 1, Louisa Garrett 80 (Edmund & Elizabeth Taylor>Spicy Taylor & William Pryor> Overton Pryor>Henry Jackson Pryor. Louisa Garrett is the mother Hannah Garrett. Lewis is Hannah's son from marriage to Campbell Bird)
House 8 Stephen Garrett 45 <Hannah Garrett's brother?>, Artema 39, Anna 19, Polly 17, Maggie 15, Elijah 12, Sarah 10, Abram 8, William 6, Anaheim 5, Bud 2, Sis 2

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1870 Census Franklin Co., TN
Dist. 1, page 23A, house 360/360 Thomas M. PRYOR 64 judge $400/$500 Ireland, Nancy 60 TN.
Dist. 1., Decherd PO, page 27, house 473 W. J. PRYOR 32 r.r. agent TN, Jenny 21 TN, James 2 TN, Bessie 8/12 (b. Oct) TN. (William J. Pryor who married Jennie Estill 1867 in Franklin Co. They are on the 1880 Census in Bexar Co., TX)
Dist. 2. Winchester PO, page 33, house 10/11 D. H. Laughton 36 IL... living in household Ann PRYOR 34 black cook TN.

1870 Census Giles Co., TN
Dist. 13. House 257 George W. PRYOR 30 blacksmith TN, Eliza A. 28 TN, Willie J. 4 TN, Mary A. 2/12 (Mar. 1870) TN.
Dist. 19. House 99 John G. PRYOR 35 blacksmith TN, Sally J. 36 TN, Henry M. 14 TN, Mary A. 13 TN, John V. 11 TN, Jefferson 10 TN, George W. 8 TN, Aaron L. 5 TN

1870 Census Grainger Co., TN
Powder Springs Gap PO, Dist. 13, page 144a, house 7 Peter Messer (Mercer) 36 farm laborer TN, Tibitha (PRYOR) 26 TN, Mary 14 TN, Tilda 12 TN, Prior Lee 10 TN, James 9 TN, Sarah 6 TN, William 4 TN, Peter 3 TN, Elizabeth 11/12 (July 1869) TN (This family is on the 1860 Census in Union Co., TN and in 1880 they were in Bledsoe Co., TN)

1870 Census Hardin Co., TN
Dist. 15, page 499a, house Mary (PRYOR) Hargrove 61 VA, Mary 26 TN, Thomas 25 TN, Robert 23 TN

1870 Census Henry Co., TN
Paris PO, Dist. 17, page 437b, house 453, W. B. PRYOR 70 NC, farmer, Nancy 56 NC, Manda 30 NC, George 9 NC, Maria 11 TN (black), Peter 8 TN (black) (I have in my notes that William B. Pryor and Pleasant Pryor were brothers, sons of John Pleasant Pryor and Elizabeth Palmer. By the time of the 1870 Census Pleasant Pryor was living in Van Buren Co., AR. Others siblings were Absolom Bostic Pryor of Johnson Co., AR, Nancy Pryor Williams of Henry Co., TN, Green Pryor of Marshall Co., MS, and Spencer Pryor of Sumter Co., GA.)
Henry Station, 5th Dist. page 251b, house 9 J. J. Hurt 59 VA, M. A. (PRYOR) 49 NC, SJ female 22 TN, Wm. G. 21 TN, TJ male 18 TN, MJJ female 15 TN, M. L. 10 female TN, E. T. 8 female TN, C. F. 6 male TN. (Martha Ann Pryor md. John Hurt)
Dist. 3, page 230a, house 48 J. N. PRYOR 56 TN, E. 44 (f) TN, S. J. 23 (f) TN, W. B. 19 (m) TN, Sam'l J. 15 TN, A. M. 13 (m) TN, C. J. 9 (f) TN, N. A. 6 (f) TN, M. 4 (f) TN (Jacob N. Pryor is on the 1860 Census in McNairy Co., TN)
Dist. 1, Paris PO, page 197b, house 29, W. L. PRYOR 42 retail grocer TN, E. J. (f) 30 KY, May 7 TN, C. 5 (m) KY, William 1 TN, Kate Greer (bl) 35 cook TN, J. West Cook 50 retail KY, Bettie 18 KY, Margaret 15 KY, Frank Williams 21 saloon keeper TN. (William B. Pryor>William Lafayette Pryor. Story written by Charles Cook Pryor in 1939 describing his father William Lafayette Pryor's exploits to California in 1848.)

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1870 Census Jackson Co., TN
Dist 1
House 122 Eli Simmons 56 TN, Elizabeth 54, James 21, Mary A. 17, Samuel 12, Denton PRIOR 8
House 153 James PRYOR 19 TN, M. J (f) 23 TN, Laton M. 1, Jane 31 KY, Mary 2 TN
House 196 Elizabeth (Young-Stafford) PRYOR 36 TN, Adaline (Stafford) 16, Cricket (Stafford) (f) 13, Monroe 4, Bell (f) 6 (This family is on the 1880 Jackson Co. Census, 1910-1930 in Putnam Co., TN)
Dist. 3 - Highland Post Office
Page 160A, House 189 Margaret Hawkins, 57 TN, Mahue England 23 TN, Juliann Hawkins 13 TN, Nancy J. 11 TN, Harriet J. 3 TN, Robert 9 TN (Mayhue/Mahue/Mayhew England was living in Iron Co., MO in 1900 near Alfred Pryor's decendants and the Nelson - his mother's family. His mother was Margaret Nelson England, Hawkins)
Page 160B, House 145 Mounce PRIOR 27 TN, Polly N. (Loftis) 18 TN, Mary O. 1 TN. (Mounce is a son of Alfred and Surrena Pryor from Jackson Co., TN. By 1880 Mounce was in Iron Co., MO)
Dist 9
House 5 J. J. PAYN? 35 TN, Nancy R.B. 34, Tennessee (f) 13, America (f) 10, Missouri (f) 8, Texas (f) 5 (John and Nancy- This family is on the 1860 Census in Dist. 9 of Jackson Co. as PRICE as were many Pryors. John was recorded as Pain in 1850 and Payn in 1880)
House 9 Elizabeth PRYOR 48 NC (mother of Clarinda B. Pryor--see 1860 & 1880 Census)
Page 214a, house 50 John M. Loftis 37 TN, Celina 35 TN, Sarah (PRYOR) 25 TN... and family. (Sarah Pryor is in the Loftis household on the 1860 & 1880 Census)
Dist. 11
House 202 James PRYER 32 TN, Mary 23 TN, William B. 3, Surreny E. 2
(James is a son of Alfred and Surrena Pryor from Jackson Co., TN.)
Dist. 12
Page 249a, house 51 Robert F. Anderson 21 TN, Margaret 17 (PRYOR?) TN, Juda F. 4 TN, Josephine 3 TN, Serena E. 1 TN.
Dist. 13
House 51 David Myers 85 NC, Elizabeth 65 SC, Mary 44 TN, Henry 31 TN, Thomas P. 30 TN, Samuel 27 TN, Margarett 23 TN, John PRYOR 10 TN "works on farm."
House 60 Isaac VanHooser 74 TN, Elizabeth 70 KY, Franklin 37 TN, Bailey 33 TN, Dolly PRYOR 40 TN, Louisa J. PRYOR 16 TN, William VanHooser 7 TN.
(Dolly/Dorothy VanHooser was counted in the household of Isaac VanHooser in 1850. Jackson Co. court minutes state that William Pryor died intestate in 1854 and that Dorothy, his widow, and Sarah T. Pryor, his only child, were his heirs. Researchers report that Dorothy's death is recorded in the Smith family Bible as June 7, 1862 and that she married John Pryor)

1870 Census Jefferson Co., TN
Dist. 2, page 319b, house 93 Andrew J. PRIOR 42 house carpenter TN, Amanda 39 TN, Mollie 18 TN, George 12 TN, Sallie 10 TN, Willie 9 TN, Eliza 5 TN, Andrew Rhodenak 40 house carpenter NC.
Dist. 11, Witts Foundry, Page 481B, House 78 Vincent PRYOR 30 day laborer NC, Sarah J. 30 TN, Martha B. 3 TN, George A. 1 TN, William L. 6/12 TN. (Sons George and William are on the 1910 &1920 Census in Anderson Co., SC.)
Dist. 5, Leadvale, page 379, house 220/220 Jane PRYOR 33 TN, Robert H.? 12 TN, Sarah E. 10 TN.

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1870 Census Knox Co., TN
Dist. 15, Knoxville PO, Page 276A.House 107 William Cruze 85 VA, Betsy 65 TN, Sally 24 TN, Nancy 31 TN.
House 111 Robert Cruze 19 TN and family.
House 113 Lavinia PRYOR 50 VA, Catharine 28 TN. (Lavinia Kennedy PRYOR)
House 116 William Nichols 76 NC and family.
House 118 Sarah Cruze 29 TN and family.
House 119 Samuel L. PRYOR 28 farmer TN, Margaret E. 23 TN, William S. 4 TN, Samuel A. 1 TN. (Samuel L. Pryor married Margaret E. Boiling June 8, 1865 in Knox Co, TN)
Dist. 15, Knoxville PO.,Page 278A, House 143 James PRYOR 36 TN, Dorcas I. 35 TN, William 13 TN, George T. 12 TN, Lavinia 10 TN, Abraham L. 5 TN, Tennessee 3 TN, Isaac 1 TN, Rebecca Carroll 70 TN, Phebe (Phoebe) King 68 TN. (Lavinia Kennedy Pryor>James Pryor. This family is on the 1880 Census in Sevier Co., TN. No children were counted in the household of James and Dorcas Pryor in 1860.)

1870 Census Lauderdale Co., TN
Dist. 1, page 522B. Lucinda PRYOR 41 TN, Dicy 20 TN, Jonathan 18 TN, Martha 17 TN, Sarah 15 TN, Mary 13 TN, Nancy 12 TN, Amanda 9 TN, Lucinda 4 TN. (Lucinda Pryor widow of Nathan Pryor. This family is on the 1860 Census in McNairy Co., TN)

1870 Census Lawrence Co., TN
Dist. 9, page 41b. house 383 Henry Lucus 42 farmer TN, Angeline (PRYOR) 33 TN, William 18 TN, Franklin 16 TN, Burgess H. 12 TN, John 10 TN, Newton 7 TN, James 4 TN, Mary 2 TN, Poka Dick? 1/12 TN. (Henry Lucus md. Hannah A. Pryor on 19 Feb. 1853 in Lawrence Co.)
House 384 Joseph G. Harlan 39 TN, William 4 TN, Dicy Manuel 73 VA (Joseph was the son of James Harlan and Sarah Pryor, and the grandson of Dicy Tipp widow of Thompson Pryor and Peyton Manuel. Dicy Tripp is on the 1880 Census in Giles Co., TN)
House 385 Dennis Belew 40 AL, Nancy 38 TN, John H. 15 TN, Jesse 13 TN, Mary A. 11 TN, Elizabeth 6 TN, Susan E. 5 TN, Sarah T. 3 (twin) TN, Louisa M. 3 (twin) TN, Cabel 2 TN (Dennis Belew married Hannah Angeline Pryor, daughter of Thompson and Dicy Pryor. In 1880 his mother in law Elizabeth Ezell was living with the family... it is presumed that Nancy is a second wife and the daughter of Mrs. Ezell.)
Dist. 2, page 13b, house 39/40 James Harlan 69 SC, Sarah R. M. (PRYOR) 47 TN, Aaron L. 18 TN, Martha L. 16 TN, Wm James 9 TN. (Thompson Pryor & Dicy Tripp>Sarah Pryor Harlan)

1870 Census Lincoln Co., TN
Dist 22, Lynchburg PO
Page 481A, Jane C. PRYOR 55 AL, Jane 28 TN, N. W. (f) 26 TN, M. G. (f) 21 TN, Asa 20 TN, Mildred 18 TN, Five additional Pryors listed as black domestic servants Lucinda 36 TN, Anecia? 15 TN, Shadrick 12 TN, George 10 TN, Alsie 6 TN.
House 51 Fountain Townsend (mu) 47 TN, Kity (PRYOR) (bl) 44 TN, Amy PRYOR (mu) 16 TN, Lizzie PRYOR (mu) 12 TN, Thomas (mu) 10 TN,, Alex (mu) 5 TN, Jim (mu) 3 TN, Frank Townsend 5/12 (mu) TN, Fillis 9 (mu) AL (Fountain Townsend married Kitty Pryor on 7 Jan 1869 in Lincoln Co., TN)
Dist. 23, Lynchburg PO, page 493, house 107 E. E. PRYOR female 64 GA, W. A. 34 TN, Ann, 27 TN, Elizabeth 24 TN. (E. E. is Elizabeth widow of Nathan Pryor)

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1870 Census Marion Co., TN
Dist. 3, page 408b, house 40 John Condra 45 KY, Kissia (PRYOR) 41 TN, William 21 TN, Sarah 19 TN, Benjamin 12 TN, Luraney 8 TN, John 2 TN, Margery 40 domestic servant TN (Kisiah Pryor daughter of Matthew Pryor and Henrietta Williams. This family was counted twice in 1860 in Madison Co., TN)
Dist. 5, page 429A, house 43 Washington PRYOR 45 farmer TN, Jane 30 AL, William A. 15 TN, John 12 MS (bl), Thomas 19 TN (bl).
Dist. 5, page 433A, house 110 Richard PRYOR 59 farmer TN, Marium 23 keeping house TN, Saletie 1 TN.
Dist. 7, house 151, Jerry PRYOR 39 TN, Caroline 38 TN, Isabell 15 TN, Rutha 10 TN, Laura 8 TN, Charles 1 TN.
Dist. 7, page 450a, house 143 Henry PRYOR 24 farm laborer TN, Mary A. 23 TN, William 1 TN. (Henry Pryor was recorded as Harmon Pryor on the 1860 Census in Sequatchie Co. and in 1880 in Marion Co.).
Dist. 7, page 452A, House 175 Benjamin F. PRYOR 35 farmer TN.
Dist. 7, page 453, House 190 Philip M. PRYOR 36 TN, Catherine 33 TN, Hetta D. 9 TN, Alexander 7 TN, Harriet 5 TN, Joseph 4 TN, Florinda 2 TN, James Martin Jr. 25 works in grist mill TN. (Catherine and children Alexander & Joseph are on the 1880 Census in Dade Co., GA)
Dist. 7, page 453, House 191 William H. PRYOR 33 TN, Louisa E. 20 NC, Harriet 1 TN. (Matthew J. Pryor & Mary Neely>John H. Pryor & Harriet Williams>William A./H. Pryor & Louise Cox)
Dist. 7, page 453,House 191 Jackson PRYOR 54 farmer TN, Bersheba 48 TN, Eliza 30 TN, James Brown (black) 40 farm laborer TN. (Matthew J. Pryor & Mary Neely>Green Hill Pryor & Obedience Holloway>Jackson Pryor & Bersheba Perkins)

1870 Census Maury Co., TN
Mt. Pleasant PO, Dist. 11, page 421a, house 2 John Millican 52 NC, Easter 47 TN, Mary 14 TN, Edd 11 TN. (John C. Milliken married Ester Pryor on May 16, 1860. Easter Brashears Pryor is the widow of Jonathan Pryor from Lewis, Lawrence & McNairy Co., TN. John C. Millican was living with Jonathan and Easter in 1850).

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1870 Census Obion Co., TN
Dist. 6, Troy PO., page 123b, house 132 Nancy PRYOR 40 TN, Margaret 16 TN, Rosa 14 TN, Sarah 12 TN, Harry? 10 TN, Eliza J. 8 TN, John H. 4 TN.
Dist. 6, page 123b, house 131, J. W. Wicker 43 TN, Louisa (PRYOR) 36 TN, Sarah A. 16 TN, Elizabeth 13 TN, William 10 TN, Daniel 4 TN, Nancy B. 2 TN.
Dist. 6, page 140a, house 572 W. J. F. Ragan 36 TN, Barbara (PRYOR) 29 TN, Elizabeth 16 TN, Georgia A. 13 TN, Mary E. 8 TN, John 5 TN. (Barbara and family are on the 1880 Census in Obion Co., TN)

1870 Census Overton Co., TN
Dist 2- Livingston
House 13 W. J. Matthews 39 Tn, Mary , Mary 11, Jefferson 7, Agnes 5, Martha 2. (William Jasper Matthews and wife Mary "Polly" Williams b. 3/25/1837 in Washington Co., IL, Mary's daughter Mary Tabitha Engler born 11/21/1858, Mary's son Jefferson Engler).
Dist 6
House 97 Cannady Lee 52 TN, Martha 36 TN, Tennessee 22, Sarah 14, Malissy 6, McDaniel PRIOR 13, Nancy PRIOR 11, John P. PRIOR 9, Hardy PRIOR 6, Evaline Lee 4, Thomas Lee 2, George W. 3/12, Martha McField 66 domestic servant. (Martha Malone Pryor Lee is the widow of William Pryor, Nancy's son and brother of James and Pleasant)
House 123 James PRIAR 25, Sarah 20, Mary E. 1
(Both James and Pleasant are children of Nancy Pryor who was on the 1850 Census. James Pryor and wife Sarah Stewart.)
House 138 Pleasant PRIOR 25, Mary C. 25, Sarah J. 6, Lucy E. 4, Margaret 1 (Both James and Pleasant are children of Nancy Pryor who was on the 1850 Census. Pleasant and wife Mary C. Stewart)
Dist 7
House 42 John M. Humble 38 TN, William C. 8, Judy 71 VA
(Unknown Pryor & Anna>Juda PRYOR & Unknown Hummel/Humble>John M. Humble)
Dist. 8 - Mt. Pisgah
House 1 William Humble 35 farmer $500/$400 TN, Harriet 35 TN
(Unknown Pryor & Anna>Juda PRYOR & Unknown Hummel/Humble>William Humble)
Dist. 11
House 124 Hezekiah TAYLOR 70, Margaret 35, Robert 10, William L. 8, Andrew 6, Wiley 4, Lydia A. 2 (Edmund & Elizabeth Taylor>Hezekiah Taylor and wife Margaret Richardson)
Dist 12
House 4 Overton PRIOR 55 TN, Martha 54, Samuel 25, Lucinda 23, Sarah 22, Juda A. 21, Simeon 18, Alvin 16, Albert 16 (Edmund & Elizabeth Taylor>Spicy Taylor & William Pryor> Overton Pryor)
Dist 13 - Livingston & Mt. Pisgah
House 9 William H. PRYOR 37 farmer $500/$150 TN, Ruth 39 TN, James 17 TN (James C. Dial), George 15 TN, Nancy J. 13 TN, John R. 11 TN, William M. 5 TN, Robert M. 2 TN, Jane Dial 69 NC.
Dist. 15
House 34 Creed Garrett 27, Julie Ann 27, Mary E. 10, Malinda 8, Juda V. 3, Marion J. 5/12. (Edmund & Elizabeth Taylor>Spicy Taylor & William Pryor> Mary Pryor & Loderick Garrett>Creed Garrett and wife Julie Ann Beaty)
House 39 Mary J. ( PRYOR) Garrett 56 VA, Sarah 26, Lavina 22, Juda 20, Clementine 18. (Edmund & Elizabeth Taylor>Spicy Taylor & William Pryor> Mary Pryor & Loderick Garrett)
House 49 Thomas Garrett 53, Amanda M. (Angel) 45, Mary 28, Elizabeth 22, Harriet 20, Millard F. 18, Elijah 15, Henry 12, Hayden B. 11, Tilman 8, Amanda J. 6, Caroline 4, James T. 2, Savannah 3/12 (Thomas Garrett later married Ellen Pryor)
House 51 Edward PRYOR 50 TN, Eliza 45, Elizabeth 15, Melissa E. 13
(Edward is possibly a son of William and Spicey Pryor. He is the same Edward Pryor who was in Clinton Co., KY in 1850. Eliza and her children were living with William Gunter and family in Fentress Co. in 1860 and Edward was living alone in Overton Co.)
House 66 Sarah TAYLOR 32, Malinda 13, Vina 11, William G. 1, Louisa 1. (Who was Sarah's husband?)

1870 Census Putnam Co., TN
Dist. 3 House 90 Thomas Robberson 82 VA, Susannah (PRYOR) 67 TN
(Susannah reported to be a daughter of Williaim Pryor of White Co., TN. Surname recorded on other census as Robinson.)
House 112 Sarah (PRYOR) Bohannon 72 TN, Calvin 23 TN, Milly Phillips 37 domestic servant TN, Frances Bohannon 25 domestic servant (black) VA, Vina 6 (black) TN, Margaret 2 (mu) TN (Sara/Sallie reported to be a daughter of William Pryor of White Co., TN, widow of John Bohannon)

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1870 Census Rutherford Co., TN
2nd Ward, Murfeesboro, page 10, house 18 Jas. (James) L. PRYOR 40 carpenter TN, Mary 34 TN, Wm (William) 18 TN, Nancy 10 TN, Elias 6 TN, Sania? 3 female TN, Mansory? 6/12 female TN, Nicholas Peiffer 50 tailor Beljium?

1870 Census Shelby Co., TN
Memphis, 12th Dist., page 334b, house 325 P. B. Baker 42 merchant VA, M. R. (PRYOR) 36 TN, Asa B. 45 MS, Sydney 2 MS, A. A. PRYOR female 20 MS, John Manahan 22 laborer Ireland, Laura Baker 12 black MS. (P.B. Baker and wife Martha R. Pryor were on the 1860 Census in Marshall Co., MS)

1870 Census Smith Co., TN
Dist. 2 Carthage PO. Page 21A John PRYOR 35 TN, Haley A. 22 KY, Amos C. 4 TN, Sarah 8 TN, Nancy 74 SC. (Nancy the weaver & Caleb Pryor>John Pryor. John is on the 1860 Census in Jackson Co., TN and then in 1880 in Macon Co., TN)

1870 Census Sullivan Co, TN
Kingsport PO, Dist 12 Page 491A, house 95 Henry PRYER 65 farmer TN, Elizabeth 52 NC, William N. (Nicholas) 20 TN, Mariah 13 TN, Judah 9 TN. (This family is on the 1850 Census in Sullivan Co.)

1870 Census Sumner Co., TN
Dist. 11
House 91 Samuel PRYOR 30
(Edmund & Elizabeth Taylor>Massy Taylor & John Pryor> Samuel)
House 92 Henry Linsey 45, Eliza 44, James 21
House 92 David McCully 39, Eliza ( Pryor) 35, Martha 18, James 16, John 14, Franklin 12, Joseph 9 (Edmund & Elizabeth Taylor>Massy Taylor & John Pryor> Eliza/Louisa Pryor McCully/McCullough)
House 93 George PRYOR 40, James 11
(Edmund & Elizabeth Taylor>Massy Taylor & John Pryor> George )
House 94 Elizabeth PRYOR 50
(Elizabeth Pryor, widow of Jonathan Pryor - a son of Massy Taylor Pryor & John Pryor. Probably the mother of Joseph D. Pryor who lived with Allen L. Pryor in 1870 and was working as a farm laborer in 1880 in Sumner Co.)
House 100 Pleasant TAYLOR 66, Sarah 34, Mary 17, George 15, William 12, James 10, Laura 9, Alice 4, Charles 1 (Edmund & Elizabeth Taylor>Pleasant Taylor)
House 114 Grant TAYLOR 23 TN stonemason, Annie 22 TN.
(Grant Taylor purchased Bible from estate sale of Massy Taylor Pryor in 1867)
Dist 12, Gallatin
House 163 Allen PRYOR 51 TN, Amanda <Ann Eliza> 22, Lycurgus 20, John 17, Catharine 16, Lucy 14, Alice 9, Bettie 6, Joseph 15 (Edmund & Elizabeth Taylor>Massy Taylor & John Pryor>Allen L. Pryor. Joseph is probably a son of Jonathan Pryor and Elizabeth... a nephew of Allen L. Pryor.)
House 164 William Talley 72 VA, Permelia 24 (Allen Pryor's father in law)
House 167 Margaret Hunter 46, John 9, Thomas PRYOR 25, Mary PRYOR 21
(Margaret is the ex wife of William Pryor)
Dist 17, Richland Post Office
House 56 M. G. TAYLOR 27 TN, Susan 20 TN, B Z male 2, J W male 1/4
House 111 W. T. TAYLOR 53 grocer VA, G. O. Taylor 60 farmer VA (George Overton Taylor), Mary 45 (Vann or Vaughn) TN, William 19, John 12, Josephine 10, Henry 8, Mary 3, August 1/4.
House 201 E. R. TAYLOR 35 TN, Elizabeth 30, W. D. 10, Mary A 8, Eddy 5, C. N. 2. (Edmund & Elizabeth Taylor>David Taylor > Edmund R. Taylor)
House 202 David TAYLOR 62 VA, Matilda 30, Nancy 38 TN (Who is Nancy? Edmund & Elizabeth Taylor>David Taylor)

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1870 Census Stewart Co., TN
Dist. 3, Indian Mound PO, page 244A, House 17/17 William Campbell 63 farm hand $4000/$723 VA, Jane 48 TN, James PRIER 33 $300 KY, Hellen 20 keeping house KY, Mollie 2 KY.

1870 Census Weakley Co., TN
Dist. 18, Dresden PO, page 275b, house 138 J. N. Vowel 25 MO, Margaret A. (PRYOR) 22 TN

1870 Census Williamson Co.., TN
Dist. 16, Franklin PO, Page 262B William B. Crocker 40 TN, Mary Ann (PRYOR) 36 AL, Samuel 14 TN, Elizabeth 10 TN, John 7 TN, Louisa 4 TN, John R. 1 TN.
Page 263A, house 148 Thomas Crocker 36 TN, Rhoda A. (PRYOR) 36 TN, Laura 15 TN, Mary W. 13 TN, John 8 TN, Candy 3 TN, Benjamin Crocker 30 TN.
(Rhoda & Mary Ann were living with William and Alsey Pryor in Jackson Co., TN on the 1850 Census. They are likely William's cousins or nieces rather than daughters... Williamson Co., TN will of Luke Pryor and Henry B. Pryor state this women were daughters of Henry B. Pryor. Thomas W. Crocker & his brother Benjamin were counted as sons of Jane Crocker in Dist. 16 of the 1850 Census.)

1870 Census Wilson Co., TN
Dist. 6, page 423a, house 87/98 Jessy Johnson 51 farmer TN, Mary (PRYOR) 38 TN, Wm. 18 TN, John 14 TN, Lucy 13 TN, Harriet E. 9 TN, Victoria 6 TN, Mary E. 4 TN, Kate 1 TN, Henry Hunter 18 black farm labor TN. (Jesse C. Johnson md. Mary Pryor on 10 Mar. 1849 in Sumner Co., TN. This familis on the 1860 Census in Wilson Co. and in 1880 in Trousdale Co., TN)

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