Joseph Hurd Pruitt ^{1 2}

   FamilySearch ID: L6WF-W42.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1900 in Wellington, Iroquois, IL. ⁶ The 1900 cesnsu recorded owning a farm: Joseph Pruitt, farmer, 57, born Mar 1843, living with wife Augustis, 57, Jul 1843; Nellia, 20, Sep 1880; Joseph, 19, Feb 1881; and Albert, 16, Mar 1884. The census columns record the parents were married for 34 years and she had birthed 8 children, all alive in 1900. Joseph was born in Indiana, his father in Kentucky and mother in North Carolina. Augustis was born in Michigan and her parents in New York. The children were born in Illinois.

2. Census in 1910 in Wellington, Iroquois, IL. ⁷ The 1910 census recorded renting a home: Joseph Pruitt Jr., farmer, 30, living with wife Leona, 26. The census columns record they were married for 4 years and she had birthed 0 children by 1910. Joseph was born in Illinois, his wife in Indiana and mother in Michigan. Leona and her parents were born in Indiana. Next door is Joseph's brother, farmer, Frank Pruitt, 39, with his wife Myrtle, 33, and their children.

3. Occupation: farmer on 12 Sep 1918 in Wellington, Iroquois, IL. ³

4. He was described as Medium height, slender build, brown eyes, black hair on 12 Sep 1918 in Wellington, Iroquois, IL. ³

5. Residence: on 12 Sep 1918 in Wellington, Iroquois, IL. ³

6. Census in 1920 in Wellington, Iroquois, IL. ⁸ The 1920 census recorded owning a home: Joe Pruit, Jr. [sic], farmer, 39, living with wife Leonice [sic, as indexed due to poor handwriting of Leona], 35, and daughter Mary A., 5. Joe was born in Illinois, his father in Indiana and mother in Michigan. Leonia and her parents were born in Indiana. Mary was born in Illinois.

7. Census in 1930 in Wellington, Iroquois, IL. ⁹ The 1930 census recorded renting a home: Joseph Pruitt Jr., farmer, 50, living with wife Leona M., 46; and daughter Mary A., 16. Joseph was married at age 26 and Leona at 22. Joseph was born in Illinois, his father in Indiana and mother in Michigan. Leona and her father were born in Indiana and her mother in Illinois. Mary was born in Illinois.

8. Census in 1940 in Wellington, Iroquois, IL. ¹⁰ The 1940 census recorded owning a $2000 home: Joseph Pruitt Jr., farmer, 60, living with wife Leona M., 56. He was born in Illinois, she in Indiana, and they lived in the same house in 1935.

9. Residence: on 12 May 1956 in Wellington, Iroquois, IL. ¹¹

10. Residence: on 3 Feb 1963 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. ²

Joseph married Leona M. Eckman about 1906. (Leona M. Eckman was born on 11 Mar 1884 in Goodland, Newton, IN,^{12 13} died on 3 Feb 1963 in West Bradford Township, Chester, PA ¹² and was buried on 7 Feb 1963 in Lovejoy Township: Floral Hill Cemetery, Iroquois, IL ^{12 13}.)