Peter Pruitt

b. 16 February 1899, d. 24 September 1987
  • Peter Pruitt was born on 16 February 1899 in Willis, Montgomery County, Texas.
  • Peter Pruitt registered for the draft on 12 September 1918 in Montgomery County, Texas, while living in Willis, and employed there farming by his father Tobe Pruitt.
  • He married Ella Baltrip, daughter of Lewis Baltrip and Liddie Dutch Harris, circa 1922.
  • Peter Pruitt and Ella Baltrip appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, at 2112 Gregg enumerated next to the household of Ella's sister Vernon Culpepper.. Other members of the household included Arva Marie Pruitt.
  • He was employed as a longshoreman on the docks, according to the 1940 census.
  • Peter Pruitt and Ella Baltrip appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1940 in Harris County, Texas, at Orange or Third. Other members of the household included Arva Marie Pruitt. In 1935 the family was living in Houston.
  • He was employed as a longshoreman at marine shipping, according to the 1940 census.
  • Peter Pruitt died on 24 September 1987 at age 88 in Harris County, Texas.
  • His wife Ella Baltrip became a widow at his death.
  • Last Edited: 9 Nov 2015

Family: Ella Baltrip b. 10 December 1899, d. 25 October 1997