His death certificate records Wm Henry Pruitt, age 66 years 5 months 4 days, born 27 Apr 1862 in Elliott Co., Ky, died 1 Oct 1929 in Walnut Grove precinct, Elliott Co,. Ky, married, husband of Alice Pruitt, farmer, father Mack Pruitt, born in Virginia, mother’s maiden name Chloie Blankenship, born in Morgan Co., Ky, cause of death paralysis, informant blank, burial in Pruitt burial ground.

Elliott Co. was not formed until 1869, from parts of Morgan, Carter and Wolfe counties. William McHenry “Mack” Pruitt and Chloe Blankenship were married on 17 May 1857 in Morgan Co., and they were living there in the 1860 census. Mack (1 Sep 1834-29 July 1917) was the son of Moses Pruitt and Virginia Mingo; Chloe (24 Nov 1832-18 Sep 1914) was the daughter of Henry Blankenship and Drucilla Pierce, who were married on 15 Oct 1821 in Greenup Co., Ky.

Her death certificate records Mary Alice Pruitt, age 82 years 11 months 28 days, born 22 Feb 1864 in Elliott Co., Ky, died 20 Dec 1946 in Rush, Boyd Co., Ky, widowed, father William S. Bandy, mother’s maiden name Sarah Elam, both born in Elliott Co., Ky, cause of death according to history of family bronchial pneumonia, informant Warner Pruitt, Ashland, Ky, burial in Pruitt family cemetery.

They appear in censuses and other records under the spellings Pruitt, Pruett, Prewitt and Prewett.