1860 Census Fentress Co., TN
Dist 1
House 149 William Gunter 50, Cynthia 50, George W. 20, Lucinda 17, John 16, William 14, Mary 8, Eliza PRIER 28, Samantha E.PRIER 5, Melissa E. PRIER 4. (See 1870 Census... Eliza and children are the wife and children of Edward Pryor of Overton Co. It is speculated that Edward is a son of William and Spicy Pryor)
House 150 Thomas Huddleston and family
House 151 John Huddleston 77 VA (In 1850 Huddlestons were near Edward & Eliza Pryor in Clinton Co., KY.)
Dist 11
House 8 Louisa Garrett 60 NC, Campbell Bird 29, Hannah <Garrett> 25 TN, Lewis 1 (Hannah married a second time toHenry Jackson PRYOR (son of Overton Pryor). Her son Lewis from first husband Campbell Bird has been confused as a son of Henry Jackson Pryor)

1860 Census Franklin Co., TN
Dist. 1, Winchester PO., page 71A, house 53 Thomas M. PRYOR 55 boarding house Ireland, Nancy 50 TN, Mary 15 TN, Noah Crane 29 cigar maker NJ, Ezra Crane 44 silver plater NJ, John F. Vaughn 24 master tinner AL, Frank Whitey (Whitney?) 25 cigar maker PA, Anna M. 23 PA, Clara R. 1 NJ (Possibly the Thomas Pryor aged 46 in Jefferson Co., KY on the 1850 Census. In 1860 sons William J. and James J. were living in Nashville and working as clerks.)

1860 Census Giles Co., TN
Page 46B, Northern Div., House 637 John PRYOR 27 blacksmith TN, Sarah J. 29 TN, Martin 8 TN, Mary A. 6 TN, John B. 4 TN, Robert D. 2 TN.
Page 59A, Northern Div., House 811 M. L. Wisdom 25 farmer TN, Jane (PRYOR) 21 TN, John 3 TN, Babe (male) 1 TN.
Page 60B, Northern Div., House 838 H. N. PRYOR 44 blacksmith TN, Susan 40 TN, Arol L. 16 TN, Mary A. 14 TN, Rufus A. 12 TN, Susan F. 8 TN, Louisa 4 TN, Samuel G. 20 TN, Ann 17 TN (Census indicates that Samuel and Ann were married within the year. Henry N. Pryor and wife Susan were on the 1850 Census in Giles Co. Susan and daughter Eliza Jane Wisdom are on the 1870 & 1880 Census in Pope Co., AR).
Page 64B, Northern Div., House 892 David Petty 23 TN, Meandis (PRYOR) 20 TN.(David Petty and Grissy Meandris Pryor, daughter of Henry N. Pryor and wife Susan, married 1860.)

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1860 Census Hamilton Co, TN
Dist 14 Chattanooga, Page 126, house 918 Eliza PRYOR 33 housewifery $20 TN, James 16 day laborer TN (Eliza and James Pryor were on the 1870 in Davidson Co., TN)
Dist. 1, Harrison PO, page 26, living with B. F. Dugger and family... William B. PRYOR 14 TN (William B. Pryor age 3 is on the 1850 Census in Roane Co., TN.)

1860 Census Hardin Co., TN
Dist. 15, page 400a, house 1614 Mary (PRYOR) Hargraves 52 com. Laborer VA, Mary L. 19 TN, Thomas C. 18 TN, Robert L. 15 TN (Mary Janett Pryor Hargroves is on the 1850 Census in McNairy Co., TN)
Dist. 15, page 400a, house 1615 Amanda (Hargrove) Cownan? 22 com Laborer TN, William H. 3 TN, James F. 3/12 TN
Dist. 15, page 400a, house 1618 John H. Hargraves 27 farmer TN, Marinda 21 AL, Mary A. B. 1 TN

1860 Census, Hardeman Co., TN
Bolivar, Dist. 6, page 68, C. W. PRYOR 40 photographer England, Bessie 34 England, Ellen 16 Eng, James 15 Eng, Gertrude 13 PA, Charles 8 PA, Emily 2 IL, William 1 IL, James Radford 26 dougerreon? England. (Cornelius W. Pryor and family were on the 1850 Census in Washington Co., PA)

1860 Census Henry Co., TN
Dist. 1. page 332A, house 8/8 W. G. PRYOR (m) 32 farmer $300/$7000 TN. (slaves: males 3/females 3)
Dist 5, house 476 John J. Hurt 42 VA, Martha (PRYOR) 37 NC, Sarah 14 TN, William 11 TN, Tompkins 9 TN, Mary 4 TN, Harrison C.3 TN, Arabella Biles 7 TN, Fannie Biles 2 TN.
Dist. 5, page 362, house 408 John B. Rainey 32 saddler TN, Sarah C. (PRYOR) 26 TN, Sallie B. 1 TN. (Sarah is the daughter of Wm B. Pryor)
Dist 15, Mouth Sandy PO, page 258, house 1767 W. W. Williams 49 TN, Nancy (PRYOR) 50 seamstress NC, M. L. 22 TN, W. C. 20 TN, Spencer G. 17 TN, Richard D. 15 TN, Ben. F. 13 TN, Sarah E. 8 TN, Nancy Wood 19 spinster TN. (daughter of John Pleasant Pryor and Elizabeth Palmer)
Dist. 6, Mt. Holyoke PO, page 368, house 477 John J. Hurt 42 farmer VA, Martha A. (PRYOR) 37 NC, Sarah 14 TN, William 11 TN, Tompkins 9 TN, Mary 4 TN, Harrison C. 2 TN
Dist. 20, Mouth Sandy PO, page 502A, house 2348/2383 W. B. PRYOR 61 farmer NC $2000/$1700 NC (slaves: males 1/females 1) (William B. Pryor)
Dist. 20, Mouth Sandy PO, page 497A, house 2280/2315 John Burton 64 farmer $700/600 NC, Sarah PRYER 26 spinster $150 TN, Anna P. Burton 22 spinster TN, E. W. Simmons (m) 24 Teacher $150 TN. (Sarah Burton Pryor is the widow of Emory D. Pryor - see 1850 Census)

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1860 Census Jackson Co., TN
Dist. 1, South of the Cumberland, Gainsboro PO
Page 202, house 668 Elizabeth (Young) Stafford 31 farmer TN, Almire? female 7 TN, Joseph 5 TN, Martha 1 TN. (Elizabeth Young Stafford Pryor. Also on same page of this census are households of John B. Stafford 24, John Stafford 61, William B. Stafford 38, James G. Stafford 30, Joseph Stafford 82, Jonathan W. Young 32, and Thomas Stafford 60. Undocumented information states that Elizabeth Pryor Stafford married a second time to Alfred Pryor son of Alfred and Serena Pryor. Elizabeth is on the 1870 Census in Jackson Co. as Elizabeth Pryor and in 1880-1920 in Putnam Co., TN)
Dist. 9 "South of the Cumberland River", Gainsboro PO
Page 256b, house 791 Paul Anderson 38 farmer TN, Susan 25 TN, Josephine 13 TN, Robert 11 TN, Elizabeth 9 TN, Martha 7 TN, Frances 5 TN, Minerva 3 TN, Edith Anderson 73 VA, James Anderson 15 TN.
Page 256b, house 792 William Nelson 41 and family.... living in household Mahugh England 12 TN. (In 1850 Mayhew England is living with Joseph Nelson, daughter Margaret Nelson and family. Mahugh England is living near Pryor and Anderson kin in Iron Co., MO in 1900).
Page 257a, house 797 Robert Allen 43 TN, Jane (PRYOR) 32 TN, Jesse 12, George 9, Rebecca 7, Paul 5, Margaret 3, Sarah 1, Rebecca Allen 70 SC, Elizabeth Jackson 17 TN.
Page 257a, house 798 Seth Mabry 38 TN, Rebecca 39 TN, Sarah 15 TN, Jesse 13 TN, Ostin 11 TN, William 3 TN, Robert 8 TN, Martha 5 TN, Amanda 4 TN.
Page 261a, house 851 Nancy PRIER 40 weaver, John 24, Amos 18, Polly 20, Nancy 8, Mary 2, Cassa McGee 30 f spinner weaver. (Death certificate of Amos Prior states his parents were Nancy and Caleb Pryor)
Page 261b, house 858 Elizabeth Price (sic "PRYOR") 35 spinner and weaver TN, Clarenda (PRYOR) 3 TN (This is Clarenda Bell Pryor born Oct. 18, 1857, daughter of John Pryor and Elizabeth. Clarenda married William Loftis. Mrs. Elizabeth Pryor is on the 1880 Census living in the Loftis household. 1911 Death Notice in the Gainsboro Sentinel states: Clearinda was daughter of John & Elizabeth Priar, born Oct 18, 1857.)
Page 261b, house 860 Marison Anderson (sic) 19 TN, Elizabeth (PRYOR) 17 TN (Possibly Wesley Marion Anderson and Surena Elizabeth Pryor. They were also counted in the household of Alfred Pryor in Dist. 11. They have not yet been found on the 1870 Census. They are on the 1880 Census in Barren Co., KY)
Page 261b, house 859 John Y. Crocker 46 TN "blind", Tabitha 40 TN, Sally 22 TN, Allen 20 TN, William 18 TN, Absolom 8 TN, Oren 6 TN, Nancy Crocker 75 NC. (in 1850 a Sary PRYOR was living with this family, aged 86 born in NC)
Page 262a, house 865 John M. Loftis 27 TN and family. living in household Sarah Price (sic "PRYOR") 17 TN (Sally E. Pryor, daughter of Allen and Sindarilla, b. 1843 on the 1850 Census).
Page 262b, house 876 John Price 24 farmer TN, Nancy 23 TN, Tennessee 3 TN, America 1 TN. (John and Nancy- This family is on the 1870 Census in Dist. 9 of Jackson Co. as PAYN. John was recorded as Pain in 1850 and Payn in 1880)
Dist 10
House 979 Wesley PRIAR 25 TN, Jane (Speakman) 23, Stanton 2, John 4/12. (Son? of William Pryor & wife Alsey on 1850 Census)
Dist 11
Flinns Lick PO, page 278A, house 418 Alfred Price (sic "PRYOR") 55 farmer SC, Jefferson 22 TN, Elizabeth 20 TN, Marion 18 TN, Richard 12, Mary Prier 21 TN. (Alfred Pryor is a head of household on the 1850 Census, Jefferson may be James Y. Pryor b. 1838, Surena "Elizabeth" Pryor and her husband Wesley "Marion" Anderson, Richard may be Bird -neither Bird and Mounce from the 1850 Census had been found in 1860 & 1870.)
Flinns Lick PO, page 278A, house 419 Alfred M. PRYOR 25 TN, Matilda 19, Sarena 8/12 TN. (Alfred Pryor & wife Surrena>Alfred M. Alfred M. Pryor married Elizabeth Young - the widow of Lorenzo Dow Stafford and fathered Sarah Bell Pryor in 1864 and Joseph Monroe Pryor in 1866)
Flinns Lick PO, page 280A, house 449 George Darwin 46, Margaret 37, Adaline 18, John 15, Louisa 13, Margorie 11, Richard 8, Uphona 6, Julia 4, Luseta 2, John PRIER 18.
Dist. 13
Page 294 House 324 Isaac Van Hooser 65 TN, Elizabeth KY, Dorthea (PRYOR?) 32 TN, Franklin 30 TN, John 27 TN, William 25 TN, Bailey P. 22 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)
Page 296, house 348/350 Sindariler P__ (PRYOR), 52, TN; Nancy 22, TN; Sarah 18, TN; Alfred 14, TN; Emiline? 13, TN; Ella 8 TN; Elizabeth Shrum? 55, SC (Sindarilla Pryor, widow of Allen Pryor who appear on the 1850 Census in Jackson Co., TN. Elizabeth may be Elizabeth Srump on the 1850 Jackson Co., TN census. In 1870 Cindarilla Pryor and her children were living in Franklin Co., IL. Son, Alfred Pryor, died in Perry Co., IL in 1921 and his death record states his father was Allen Pryor from TN.)
Page 299, House 404: Young PRYOR 24 TN, Elizabeth 25 TN, Rutha 6/12 TN
(Young Pryor may be a son of Allen Pryor and wife Cinderilla. In 1870 Young was living in Franklin Co., IL. The death record of his daughter Ruthie Jane Prior Merkel states she was born April 21, 1859 in TN and that her parents were Young Prior and Betty Corneyhon)
House 405 Jonathan Wilson 30 TN, Nancy 25 TN, Cansada 8, Isabell 6, Solomon 3, Carlotta 3/12, Ortha Gassel no age listed TN

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1860 Census, Jefferson Co., TN
Page 132B, House 1461 Thos. PRYOR 43 carpenter TN, M. (Margaret) (f) 43 VA, J. (John C.) (m)19 laborer TN, D. A. (Thomas D.) (m) 17 TN, Virginia 15 TN, Wm. (William) 12 TN, H. (f) 5 TN, B. (f) 2 TN, Beth (free girl) 12 (black) TN. (This family was counted in Cocke Co., TN in 1850)
Page 369, House 559. John PRYOR 41 carpenter TN, A. female 25 TN, Mollie R. 10 TN, O. male 8 TN, George 5 TN, S. female 4 TN, J. female 4/12 TN, Pryor L. Gammon 27 TN, B. Cooper female 11 black TN, L. Cooper male 6 black TN. (slaves: males 0/females 1) (Andrew John Pryor and wife Amanda Graham. Pryor L. Gammon is on the 1850 Census in Jefferson Co., he was a tailor's apprentice.)

1860 Census, Knox Co., TN
Dist. 14, Knoxville PO, page 265,house 1161 Isack (Isaac) PRYOR 26 farmer TN, Anna 33 TN, Henry 3 TN. (Isaac Pryor married Anna Baker in Knox Co. on 10 Apr 1856)
Dist. 15, Knoxville PO., page 274A, house 865/684 James PRYOR 24 TN, Isabella (aka Dorcas I.) 25 TN (James Pryor married Isabella McCarroll in Knox Co. on 2 Oct 1856)
Dist. 20, Knoxville, PO, page 121, house 709 R. PRYOR 66 male VA, Caroline 38 VA, Margaret 7 TN, Sarah McDanel 18 house-girl TN. (slaves: males 5/females 1)
Dist. 7, Knoxville PO, page 182, house 622 Edman Hall 40 TN, Nancy (PRYOR) 33 TN, William 19 TN, Elizabeth 15 TN, Rufus 11 TN, Martha 5 TN, Mary 1 TN. (Nancy Pryor married Edwin Wyatt Hall 11 June 1841 in Knox Co., TX)

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1860 Census, Lawrence Co., TN
5th Dist., Lawrenceburg PO, Page 422, house 290 William J. PRIER 31 laborer TN, Martha M. 32 TN, Susannah Z. 11 TN, John G. 9 TN, William B. 8 TN, Berry B. 6 TN, James H. 5 TN, Sarah R. E. 3 TN, Martha L. 8/12 TN, Mary Brashers 82 SC. (This family appears on the 1870 Census in Hamilton Co., IN and 1880-1900 in Giles Co., TN. William John Pryor md. Martha M. Brashears)
9th Dist., Lawrenceburg PO, page 456, house 19 Dennis Belew 30 AL, Martha (PRYOR) 25 TN, John A. 5 TN, Jesse L. 3 TN, Mary J. 6/12 TN, Dicy Manuel 63 NC.(Dicy is the widow of Thompson Pryor & Payton Manuel. Dennis Belew md. Martha Pryor 18 Jun 1853 in Lawrence Co.)

1860 Census Lincoln Co., TN
Dist. 22 House 1206 Nathan PRYOR 55 SC, Elizabeth 55 GA. William 22 TN teacher, Ann 20 TN sewing, Elizabeth 14 TN. (slaves: males 10/females 5)
Dist. 23, page 198B, house 1145/1115 William PRYOR 63 farmer NC, Jane 46 sewing AL, Mary 22 sewing TN, Rebecca 20 sewing TN, Jane 18 student TN, Nancy 16 student TN, Florinda 14 TN, Martha 9 TN. (1850 William Pryor was recorded as John Pryor living in Lincoln Co., TN.) (slaves: males 11/females 12)

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