James B. McPherson Pruitt ^{2 3}

   Another name for James was Mack Pruitt.^{4 5}

   FamilySearch ID: LVJ5-LHV.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1880 in Solomon Rapids, Mitchell, KS. ^{4 6} The 1880 census recorded Daniel Pruett, 44, minister, living with wife Sarah Ann, 42; son Alonzo, farming, 21; daughter Viola, 12; and sons James M., 9; and Edwin, 6. Daniel and Sarah were born in Indiana. His father was born in Kentucky and mother in North Carolina. Sarah's parents were born in Ohio. Their children were born in Illinois.

2. Iowa State Census census in 1885 in Clarinda, Page, IA. ⁷ The 1885 Iowa State Census recorded Daniel Pruitt, minister, 47, living with wife Sarah, 47; daughter Viola, 17; son Mack, 16; and son Eddie, 12. Daniel and Sarah were born in Indiana, and their children in Illinois.

3. Census in 1900 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, IA. ⁸ The 1900 census recorded renting at 1611 2nd Avenue: James B. Pruitt, 30, salesman grocer, born Jul 1870, living with wife Emma, 30, Jan 1870; Irma, 5, Sep 1895; Marie, 3, Feb 1897; and Mabel, 2, Aug 1898. James and Emma were married for 7 years and she had birthed 4 children, 3 alive in 1900. James was born in Illinois and his parents in Indiana. Emma was born in Iowa, her father in Canada (French), and mother in New York. The daughters were born in Iowa.

4. Census in 1910 in Nodaway Township, Page, IA. ⁹ The 1910 census recorded owning a home on 17th Street: James B. Pruitt, salesman for furniture store, 39, living with wife Emma E., 40; Irma, 14; Marie, 13; Mabel, 11; and Vera, 8. Emma and James were married for 16 years and she had birthed 4 children all alive in 1910. James was born in Illinois and his parents in Indiana. Emma and the children were born in Iowa. Emma's parent's were born in New York.

5. Census in 1920 in Clarinda, Page, IA. ¹⁰ The 1920 census recorded owning a home at 115 West Garfield Street: James B. M. Pruitt, furniture merchant and undertaking, 49, living with wife Emma E., 49; and daughters: H. Marie, 22; Mabel L., 21; and Vera, 18. James was born in Illinois and Emma and her children in Iowa. The census taker confused the birthplaces of James and Emma's parents, recording James' father was born in Canada and mother in New York, and Emma's parents in "United States".

6. Newspaper: Des Moines Register: Sisters Are Yuletide Brides, 2 Jun 1923, Des Moines, Polk, IA. ¹¹ ---
Sisters Are Yuletide Brides
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photos of Mrs. Fred F. Steffens and Mrs. John Slocum Jr.
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The J. B. M. Pruitt family of Clarinda furnished two yuletide brides, Miss Vera wedding John Slocum Jr., of Des Moines on Christmas Day at 4:30 o'cock, and Miss Marie becoming the bride of Fred F. Steffens of St. Joseph, Mo., on New Year's eve.

James married Emma Elizabeth Pelton, daughter of Phineas Pelton and Maranda Goreham, on 6 Sep 1893 in , Harrison, IA.^{1 2} (Emma Elizabeth Pelton was born on 19 Jan 1870 in Smithtown, Clinton, IA,^{12 13} died on 8 Feb 1942 in Clarinda, Page, IA ^{12 13} and was buried on 12 Feb 1942 in Clarinda: Clarinda Cemetery, Page, IA ^{12 13}.)