Descendants of Joshua Pryor, 1824-1995
By: by Dolores Leeson Dawson.
Publisher: Pryor Printing
Published: 1995
Place of publication: New Philadelphia, Ohio (749 Commercial Ave., S.W., New Philadelphia 44663)
Language: eng
Number of pages: 209
Subjects: Pryor family.; Pryor, Joshua, 1824-1904 -- Family.
Genres: Genealogy
Description: Joshua Pryor settled in rural Washington County, Ohio in the middle of the 19th century. He married twice, to Cynthia Parr, and to Maria Amy Carle, and fathered 18 children. Joshua is descended from John Prior and Margaret Garvin of Belmont County, Ohio. Descendants of Joshua Pryor tells much of the history of his family over the past 175 years. 1500 names appear in the index, and nearly 100 photos of Pryor family members add to the genealogical record. Narratives about several families are included. Surnames include: Baskett, Britton, Carle, Compton, Daggett, Daniel, Davenport, Elliott, Gordon, Grant, Griffin, Hallam, Hathaway, Heslop, Holler, Hooper, Lea, Leeson, Mann, Martin, Maurer, Morris, Parr, Prince, Scott, Sears, Sevedge, Stanley, Vaughn, Walker, Wasson, White, Williams, Wingett, Wright, and many others.
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Chapter 1: Joshua Pryor, Cynthia Parr, Maria Amy Carle; 2. Calvin Smile Pryor; 3. Olivetta Pryor; 4. Otto Ellsworth Pryor; 5. Joseph E. Pryor; 6. Rachel Elizabeth Pryor; 7. Clara Matilda Pryor; 8. Nancy Rebecca Pryor; 9. George Carle Pryor; 10. Neva Blanche Pryor; 11. John William Pryor, Florence May Pryor, Agnes Edna Pryor. Appendices: Ephriam Tayor Carle; John F. Compton; David Ross and Eve MacDonald Gordon; Robert and Susannah McCoy Grant; Moses and Nancy Hooper Hallam; Isaac and Jane Crage (Craig) Hooper; McElroy; William Russell and Elizabeth Stagg Prince; John and Margaret Garvin Prior; Nathan and Rachel Ruble Pryor; George Carle and Edna Belle Grant Pryor; Pryor Family reunions. Photographs of many family members. Geographic areas: Washington County, Ohio, Wood County, West Virginia.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.