Fourth Generation (Continued)
Family of Abraham PRILLAMAN (24) & Elizabeth PACKWOOD

149. Elisha PRILLAMAN. Born on 6 Nov 1821. Elisha died on 7 Mar 1879; he was 57.

Appears on page 146, Franklin County Census of 1850, age 29, occupation - farmer, property - $250.

On 5 Feb 1849 when Elisha was 27, he married Mary Jane TURNER, daughter of Constantine TURNER (abt 1800-bef 1850) & Elizabeth PYRTLE (abt 1802-1852), in Franklin County, Virginia. surety Meshack Turner. Born on 5 Dec 1824. Mary Jane died on 21 Mar 1911; she was 86.

Appears on page 146, Franklin County Census of 1850, age 26.

They had the following children:
437i.Margaret E. (1849-1930)
438ii.Gordon Amos (1851-1860)
439iii.Cynthia Ann (1854-1931)
440iv.John W. (1856-1879)
441v.Timothy Joshua (1859-1924)
442vi.Prudence Caroline (1861-1938)
443vii.Martha J. (1864-1944)

150. Dorothy PRILLAMAN. Born on 16 Jun 1823.

Franklin County, 1850 census, page 121b, living with parents.

On 3 Nov 1853 when Dorothy was 30, she married Creed F. JONES, son of Abraham JONES (1832-) & Sally HALL, in Franklin County, Virginia. . .

Enlisted on April 17, 1862 at Ft. Dillard. Deserted on May 9, 1862; rejoined on Jan. 10, 1863. deserted on July 18, 1863; rejoined on Jan. 5, 1864. Admitted to Chimboraxzo hospital on May 11 1864 with a gunshot wound to his right shoulder. Furloughed on Jun 2, 1864 for 60 days. Captured on April 1, 1865 at Five Forks and was taken to Hart's Island in NY. Took oath and was released on June 6, 1865. Described as 5 feet, 10 inches tall, with dark complexion, black hair, and dark eyes.

151. John PRILLAMAN. Born on 12 Dec 1824.

Never married. Franklin County, 1850 census, page 121b, living with parents.

152. Elizabeth PRILLAMAN. Born on 31 Jan 1827.

Franklin County, 1850 census, page 121b, living with parents.

On 28 Oct 1851 when Elizabeth was 24, she married William Riley GRAY (248) , son of Cary GRAY (27 Oct 1805-9 May 1890) & Rebecca SOWDER (51) (abt 1807-6 Oct 1885), in Franklin County, Virginia.

In 1878 they first moved to Texas and later to Oklahoma.8
Served as a Justice of the Peace, Locust Grove District, Floyd County Virginia

They had the following children:
444i.Charity
445ii.Abraham C.

153. Jacob PRILLAMAN. Born on 25 Sep 1828. Jacob died in Floyd County, Virginia on 29 Dec 1891; he was 63.

Franklin County, 1850 census, page 121b, living with parents. Floyd County, 1860 census, his age is listed as 31 with wife Martha (age 20) and a one year old son named John H.

On 2 Oct 1856 when Jacob was 28, he married Martha GRAY (252) , daughter of Cary GRAY (27 Oct 1805-9 May 1890) & Rebecca SOWDER (51) (abt 1807-6 Oct 1885), in Floyd County, Virginia. Born in 1837. Martha died in 1905; she was 68.

They had the following children:
446i.John H. (1858-1932)
447ii.Sarah E. (1860-)
448iii.Leona (1862-1926)
449iv.James William (1864-1940)
450v.Mary (1868-)
451vi.Rebecca (1870-1891)
452vii.Jocasta (1873-1945)
453viii.Ardella (1878-1968)

154. Medad PRILLAMAN. Born on 20 Feb 1830. Medad died on 15 Oct 1916; he was 86. Occupation: gunsmith.

Franklin County, 1850 census, page 121b, living with parents.

On 3 Sep 1853 when Medad was 23, he married Sarah Jane BYRD, daughter of William BYRD & Asentha SINK, in Franklin County, Virginia. Born on 29 Aug 1829. Sarah Jane died on 10 Nov 1907; she was 78.

They had the following children:
454i.John (1854-1912)
455ii.Martha (1855-1946)
456iii.Christian (1857-1922)
457iv.infant son (1859-1859)
458v.Charity Elizabeth (1860-1948)
459vi.Asenath Ann (1862-1943)
460vii.William David (1866-1927)
461viii.Sarah Jane (1867-1917)
462ix.James Edwards (1869-1962)
463x.Henry Clay (1873-1949)

155. Andrew PRILLAMAN. Born on 20 May 1833. Andrew died on 18 Aug 1867; he was 34. Civil War. .

Nicknamed "Toad" Accidentally shot and killed by his brother Medad while squirrel hunting.
Franklin County, 1850 census, page 121b, living with parents.

On 25 Jan 1858 when Andrew was 24, he married Sarah A. BYRD. Born on 13 Oct 1831. Sarah A. died on 20 Aug 1885; she was 53.

They had the following children:
464i.Elkanah (1860-1926)
465ii.Mary (1862-1922)
466iii.James W. (Never Married) (1874-1897)
467iv.Sena Frances (1866-1939)

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