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Marriage: Children:
  1. Amanda Elizabeth Pritchard: Birth: 6 NOV 1861 in De Kalb County, Georgia. Death: 22 DEC 1914 in Saline County, Arkansas

  2. Martha Sarah Pritchard: Birth: 16 JUN 1865 in Macon, Bibb, Georgia. Death: 20 AUG 1950 in Arkansas

  3. John Henry Pritchard: Birth: 19 JUN 1867 in Georgia. Death: 16 MAY 1949 in Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas

  4. Dora Mae Pritchard: Birth: 11 APR 1870 in Arkansas. Death: 16 SEP 1876 in Arkansas

  5. Alice Pritchard: Birth: 11 JUN 1872 in Arkansas. Death: MAR 1949 in Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas

  6. Albert Loranza Pritchard: Birth: 3 JUL 1874 in Arkansas. Death: 26 JUN 1966 in Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas

  7. Cora Fredona Pritchard: Birth: 7 APR 1877 in Arkansas. Death: FEB 1956 in Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas

  8. Martin Andrew Pritchard: Birth: 8 JAN 1879 in Arkansas. Death: 8 MAR 1946 in Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas

  9. Lillie Mae Pritchard: Birth: 16 JUN 1880 in Arkansas. Death: 28 OCT 1911 in Arkansas

  10. Queen Victoria Pritchard: Birth: 9 APR 1882 in Arkansas. Death: 1 DEC 1975 in Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas


Sources
1. Title:   Pritchard Family.doc

Notes
a. Note:   N392 He is listed on the 1840, 1850,and 1860 DeKalb county census as living in his mother's household. When the Civil War began, Thomas and his older brother, Marion both enlisted as Privates in the Army. They joined Co. F, 36th (Broyles) Regiment, Georgia Volunteer Infantry, April 10, 1862 for three years. He received $50.00 on a Bounty Pay Roll, June 1, 1862. On May 16, 1863, Thomas was seriously wounded at (Champion Hill) Bakers Creek, Mississippi, losing his eye. His brother Marion was killed. His war record shows he was admitted to the prison hospital, Champion Hill, under charge of L. C. Rice, Asst.Surg.,U. S. Volunteers from May 17-23, 1863. His name also appears on a roll of prisoners of war, undated. According to Roll 2, of Rosters of Georgia C.S.A. Soldiers, J. T. Pritchard was sent to hospital in Charleston, Tennessee, October 22, 1863 for wounds received at Bakers Creek, Mississippi. James Lewellen, citizen of Pulaski said in an affidavit May 3, 1913, that he assisted Thomas John from the battlefield. (from the pension record of S. A. Pritchard, August 12, 1912.) (See Cora Pritchard Lewellen, daughter of T. J. and S.A. Pritchard) He was promoted to corporal and given leave to recuperate. Hearing of him being wounded, his wife, Amanda, went to the hospital and secured a way to bring him home to Atlanta, Georgia. (According to what has been handed down, Amanda found her husband with maggots in his eye and cleaned it with a silk hanky) He was treated and in eleven months, was able to return to duty. Thomas returned to duty in the month of January or February, 1864. A Private in Company H of the Second Regiment of Georgia, Georgia Reserve. He was elected Third Lieutenant at Camp Lawton near Atlanta. He was under Col. M. C. Jones, in Captain Clay's Company. From there he went to Andersonville, Georgia, and served as guard at the Prison. He was then sent on by rail with carloads of prisoners to Macon and Savannah, Georgia, to places in Florida- then to Thomasville, Georgia- then marched a distance of sixty miles to Albany- then by railroad to Andersonville Prison where he was in winter quarters until April, 1865. Then orders came to move all prisoners by way of Macon and Savannah to Florida. There the prisoners were turned over to authorities. He was then ordered to Thomasville, Georgia, and in a few days took up a march to Albany, Georgia, and there went into camp for a few days. His unit was then ordered to stack arms and board a train to Macon and there be paroled and put aboard a train to Atlanta. Captain Henry Wirz, captain of Andersonville was later tried for war crimes against prisoners at Washington D. C. and hanged November 10, 1865. According to Thomas' granddaughter, Eva Ola Grogan Huff, her mother, Martha Sara Pritchard, told her she was born in Macon, Georgia. Since we know that Thomas was stationed their during part of the war, it seems likely that Thomas had moved his family from deckle County (Atlanta) south to Macon, and was living there when his second child, Martha, was born, June 16, 1865. Sometime after returning home from the war, Thomas and his family, and Robert Jordan and his, possibly along with Marion's widow, Jerusha and her children, moved to Pulaski County, AR. between 1869-1870. Some people think he came from Rome, Georgia, but no one knows for sure. We know that Thomas and Amanda's third child, John Henry was born June 1867 in Georgia, and their fourth child, Dora was born April 11, 1870 in Arkansas. They settled in Fouche Township in Pulaski County and later moved near Mabelvale, Arkansas, around 1971-2, in what was known as the Sandhills. Thomas is listed on the 1870 Pulaski County, in Fouche Township with his wife and four children. He listed his occupation as a farmer. He and his family are listed on the 1880 Saline Co., Otter Township, census. He listed his age as 40, His wife Amanda was listed as 35, and his had six children still in their home. Martha, age 15, John H., age 13, Alice, age 9, Albert, age 7, Cora, age 4, and Martin, age 1. They were living next to Robert Jordan and his son, James, according to this census. This census was taken, June 1880. He likely lived near Olive Hill Methodist Church on Chicot Road, at some time after settling in Saline Co. After Thomas came to Arkansas, he became a Methodist Deacon, November 29, 1877. The 1884-5 Arkansas State Gazetteer, which was a listing of all business' and locations of cities in Arkansas listed the following: Mabelvale - A post office in Pulaski County 10 miles Southwest of Little Rock. It contains steam saw and gristmills and a cotton gin. Ships lumber. Pop 50. Mail daily. J.F. Hopkins, postmaster. Under Business - Pritchard T. J., general store and Pritchard and Sanders, saw mill are listed.
  He most likely preached at Olive Hill Methodist Church, but the church sold the property, and no record has been found to know when he attended Olive Hill. He was an early minister of Mabelvale Methodist Church and his picture hangs in their library. One of the parking lots at the present site of Mabelvale Methodist Church, at 2nd and Walnut, in Mabelvale once belonged to Thomas. He obtained land and began to cut logs and haul lumber to Little Rock with oxen teams. He later moved to Pulaski County, homesteaded several acres and again established a mill and build houses. The 1890 Pulaski County Tax records show he is now back in Fouche Township along with his sons, John H. and Albert. When his son Albert was 90 years old, he was telling about his childhood, and he said his family for a time made a crop in spring and summer, ran a gristmill and gin in the fall and worked in the sawmill in the winter. His father never fully recovered from his war injuries, and sold off all his business' except the sawmill. They literally "took to the woods" following the mill from camp to camp. This probably would have been around 1880-1885. The 1900 Pulaski census indicated that he and his wife lived in Ellis Township. Thomas John Pritchard died September 11, 1904. Mandy (S. A.) Pritchard was living by herself in 1910 and she died August 11, 1919. Their home was located near 16501 Col. Glenn, (3 miles from Lake Nixon) in Little Rock, AR. Mark Pritchard lives near there today. Mark is a descendent of Thomas and Sara's son, Albert.
  Admitted to Probate upon testimony of J.B. Miles, Thos. Bland, J.G. Turner and heirs of said T.J. Pritchard as follows: J.H. Pritchard, Alice Lemaster, A.L. Pritchard, Cora Lewellen, M.A. Pritchard, Lillie Ulmer, Vickey Ellis, and Mattie Grogan as to the genuineness of handwriting of said codicil. In the matter of the Last Will and Testament of T. J. Pritchard, Deceased. In the Pulaski Probate Court, Probate of will, date November 1, 1904, Record Book T. Page 249. Now on this day comes S. Amanda Pritchard, who is named as executrix of an instrument of writing executed July 21, 1900 purporting to be the last Will and Testament of Thomas J. Pritchard, deceased, and a codicil thereto executed Dec. 4, 1903 and offers the same for probate and on examination of the first paper and the evidence adduced in support thereof of T.B. Mills and Thomas Bland the two subscribing witnesses in support of the codicil and also the affidavits of J.H. Pritchard, Alice Lemaster, A.L. Pritchard, Cora Lewellen, M.A. Pritchard, Alice Ulmer, Vickey Ellis, Mattie Grogan, heirs at law of the said testator, the Court is of the opinion that instrument is sufficiently established to be the last will and testament of said Thomas J. Pritchard, deceased. It is therefore ordered and adjudged by the Court that said instrument of writing be and the same is hereby admitted to probate as and for the last will and testament of Thomas J. Pritchard, deceased, and whereas it appearing to the court that Mrs. S.A. Pritchard is nominated executrix of said will without bond, it is hereby ordered that letters testamentary be issued to her on said estate without bond on her making an affidavit that there are no debts against said estate.
  The following is an biography written by Thomas Pritchard's pastor Hugh Revely. This was printed in the Arkansas Methodist paper on September 28, 1904. Page 15, Column 13. PRITCHARD--Rev. Thomas J. Pritchard fell asleep in Christ September 11, 1904, Sabbath evening about eight o' clock, at his home on the upper Hot Springs road, twelve miles west of Little Rock. The family and neighbors experienced such a shock they had never received, as his happyfled spirit was being kissed away to its final reward at God's right hand. The heart broken family and friends stood sobbing near and he assured them that he was ready and not afraid to die and go to his home prepared by our Christ, pleading with them to meet him in heaven, all of which the family consented to do. Brother Pritchard was born in DeKalb Country. Ga., June 29, 1839. He spent his boyhood and early manhood laboring for his good old widowed mother and to her kind guidance he owes much of his success in business. In 1860 he was united in holy matrimony with Miss Amanda Roberts, a bright industrious girl of a Georgia family. They lived together 44 years. Their happy union was blessed with several children, 8 of whom are left to mourn with mamma the departure of the husband and father. His love for his Lord and family was the crowning jewel of his character. He professed religion at the age of 16 and united with the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and 14 years later was licensed to preach and later was ordained deacon. He served 34 years as a local pastor and was very efficient preacher with demonstration and power of the Spirit. Many precious souls were converted under his ministry. His kindly advice was heeded by young and old and it our bounden duty to lavish praise on one so fondly loved and highly appreciated as was Bro. Pritchard. When the disturbance between the states assumed the form of hostilities he cast his lot with the Southland among the first to enlist. He served as lieutenant until he received the wound that at last caused his death. He came to Arkansas soon after the war and engaged in the sawmill and lumber enterprise and as a businessman he was quite a success. As he and his wife loved and labored together they acquired enough several years before his death to retire, leaving the business materially to his sons who are men of ability. His last illness persisted three weeks and he died at the age of 65 years. He was buried at his old home, Olive Hill cemetery, Saline county with the honors of the Masonic lodge, Rev. F.E. Dodson officiating. He said to me, "I belong to you and you belong to me this year." I said, "Very well." He was one of the best men that I have ever formed the acquaintance. Wife, mother and children, you cannot bring him back, but you can go to him. His funeral will be preached the first Sabbath in October, 1904, near his home, under the Gospel tent. Written by his pastor, Hugh Revely.


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