NameThomas Willis Pritchard
Birth15 Oct 1825, Harrison Co., Virginia
Birth Memonow Ritchie Co., West Virginia
Death30 Jun 1885, Ritchie Co., West Virginia
BurialWhite Oak M.E. Church Cemetery, Oxford, Ritchie Co., West Virginia
OccupationFarmer189
Alias/AKAThomas W. Pritchard
ReligionU. B. - United Brethren
FatherPeter Pritchard (1798-1883)
MotherElizabeth Willis (1798-1869)
Spouses
Birth31 Mar 1838, Warren Co., Virginia
Death4 Feb 1879, White Oak, Ritchie Co., West Virginia
BurialWhite Oak M.E. Church Cemetery, Oxford, Ritchie Co., West Virginia
FatherWilliam Lawson (~1800-1850)
MotherElizabeth "Eliza" Marshall (1800-1874)
Marriage20 Dec 1853, Ritchie Co., West Virginia189
Marr Memoby Rev. John B. Hill - another source says marr. 20 Dec 1855
ChildrenMillard Filmore (1857-1927)
 Giles William (1861-1912)
 Judson Fantley (1864-1946)
 Ira Sanford (1866-1960)
 Thomas Willis (~1873-)
 Walter Icen (1876-1953)
Notes for Thomas Willis Pritchard
. . . Thomas married Miss Amanda Lawson, sister of B. W. Lawson, and was the father of the Rev. M. F. Pritchard, of the M. E. church, and J. F., and W. I. Pritchard, of the U. B. church. . . . 145

190another source says b. oct 15, 1825, Ritchie Co., (W) Virginia

15 Oct 1828

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5Thomas Willis Pritchard, farmer, was 30 years old when he married Amanda Lawson. She was 18 at the time.
Notes for Amanda Virginia (Spouse 1)
Amanda (B. M.) Lawson 145

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5Amanda's midle name is also recorded as Victoria. Her gravestone states that she died at 40 years, 10 months, 4 days. The Ritchie County vital records state that Amanda was 18 at the time of her marriage to Thomas Pritchard. If so, she would have been born in 1835, not 1838. Did she alter her age when applying for a license? They were married by John B. Hill.
Notes for Thomas Willis & Amanda Virginia (Family)
another source says marr. 1855
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