Frank Austin Pruitt ^{2 3}

   FamilySearch ID: LHRX-7Q2.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1880 in Lovejoy Township, Iroquois, IL. ⁴ The 1880 census recorded Joseph Pruitt, farmer, 36, living with wife Augusta, 36; son Chas., farming, 13; daughter Dolly, 12; son Hirum, 10; son Frank, 9; daughters Kitty, 6, and Nelly, 1. Joseph was born in Indiana, his father in Kentucky and mother in North Carolina. Augusta was born in Michigan and her parents in New York. Their children were born in Illinois.

2. Residence: in 1893 in Wellington, Iroquois, IL. ^{3 5}

3. Census in 1900 in Button Township, Ford, IL. ⁶ The 1900 census recorded renting a home: Frank A. Pruitt, farmer, 29, born Mar 1871, living with wife Myrtle A., 23, Feb 1877; sons Harold H., 4, Dec 1896, and Donald D., 2, Apr 1898; and a boarder, Charles Flanery, 22, Oct 1878. Frank and Myrtle were married for 5 years and she had birthed 2 children, both alive in 1900. Everyone was born in Illinois except Charles in Kentucky. Frank's father was born in Indiana and mother in Kentucky. Myrtle's father was born in Virginia and mother in Illinois.

4. Census in 1910 in Wellington, Iroquois, IL. ⁷ The 1910 census recorded renting a home: Frank Pruitt, farmer, 39, living with wife Myrtle, 33; Harold, 13; Donald, 12; Charles, 5. Also in the home is servant John Pugh, 52. Frank and Myrtle were married for 14 years and she had birthed 3 children, all alive in 1910. Everyone was born in Illinois except Pugh in Indiana. Frank's father was born in Indiana and mother in Michigan. Myrtle's father was born in Virginia and mother in Illinois.

5. Census in 1920 in Lovejoy Township, Iroquois, IL. ⁸ The 1920 census recorded renting a home: Frank A. Pruitt, farmer, 48, living with wife Myrthel, 42; Harald, farmer, 23; Donald, farmer, 21; and Charles, farmer, 14. Everyone was born in Illinois. Frank's father was born in Indiana and mother in Michigan. Myrthel's father was born in Virginia and mother in Illinois.

6. Census in 1930 in Lovejoy Township, Iroquois, IL. ⁹ The 1930 census recorded renting a home: Frank Pruitt, farmer, 59, living with wife Mytle, 53; and son Charles, farmer, 24. All were born in Illinois. Frank's father was born in Indiana and mother in Michigan. Mytle's parents were born in Virginia. Frank married at age 24 when his wife was 18.

Frank married Myrtle Ann Decker on 16 May 1895 in Chicago, Cook, IL.¹ (Myrtle Ann Decker was born on 8 Feb 1877 in Wellington, Iroquois, IL,^{10 11} died on 4 Dec 1938 in Wellington, Iroquois, IL ^{10 11} and was buried on 6 Dec 1938 in Lovejoy Township: Floral Hill Cemetery, Iroquois, IL ^{10 11}.)