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KANAWHA COUNTY WEST VIRGINIA - BIOS: PRITT, J. William
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Submitted to the West Virginia Biographies Project by:
Sandy Spradling
SSpradling@AOL.com
September 26, 1999
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History of Charleston and Kanawha County, West Virginia and Representative
Citizens
W.S. Laidley
Richmond Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, ILL.
1911
p. 425
J. WILIAM PRITT, postmaster at Derrick, W. Va., and manager of his father's
farm of 256 acres, which is situated on Derrick Creek, Poca District, Kanawba
County,
W. Va., was born in this district, May 8, 1871, and is a son of John H. and
Mary E. (Samuels) Pritt.
John H. Pritt was born February 14, 1853, in Virginia, and was reared to
agricultural pursuits. After marriage he set-tled first at Sissonville on
Poca River, where
he lived with his brother, J. M. Pritt two years and then moved to what is
known as Dave Dick's Branch, above Sissonville. From there he moved to Beane
Bridge, on the Poca River, and from there to the farm above mentioned. He
married Mary E. Samuels, who is a daughter of John G. and Nancy Emeline
Samuels, natives of Kana-wha County, and the following children were born to
them: J. William; Henrietta, who is the wife of R. S. Pritt, who resides at
the head of Derrick Creek, and they have five children-George, Susa, Alice,
Ethel and Esther; T. F., who married Roxie Witt, a daughter of R. F. Witt,
and they have five children-Herman D., John Fletcher, Will-iam Roy, Atlee and
Clara Ethel; Julia Ann, who is the widow of Frank C. Miller, has three
children-Opa, Emmazetta and Ottmer; Edward G., who resides on Derrick Ridge
between Derrick and Allen Fort Creek, married Ora Witt, and they have three
children-Hazel, Oran and Li! Ii e; J. M., who is deceased; Lizzie Jane, who
is the wife of Vallie Older, resides on Poca River above the mouth of
Kelleys' Creek; E. C., who lives at home; D. B., who resides on Froggs'
Creek, married Chlora Jones and they have one child, Ruby; and E. A., who is
deceased.
The Pritt men are all Republicans and are leading factors in the political
life of Poca District. J. William Pritt is the only one, however, who is
filling any political posi-tions having been appointed postmaster at Derrick
on April 8, 1907. Mail arrives at this point from Sissonville, every
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
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