Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana. Historical and Biographical.
Charles Blanchard, Editor. Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co., Publishers, 1884. 

MORGAN COUNTY
ADAMS TOWNSHIP
PAGE 313

REV. ELI  PRUITT, farmer and stock-raiser, is the eldest sone of James and
Polly (Wilhite) Pruitt, natives respectivley of South Carolina and Virginia.
James Pruitt was a soldier of the war of 1812, and was in the battle of New
Orleans.  He moved to Kentucky, there married, and farmed until 1832-33,
when he came to this county, and located on land he had previously entered.
He built a cabin, but lost his health the first year, and died with consumption
in 1846, upward of sixty years old.  He was possessor of nearly 1,000 acres,
was a Democrat and an upright citizen.  Mrs. Pruitt afterward lived with our
subject until her decease in 1866, being sixty-six years old.  Eli Pruitt was 
born in Oldham County, Ky., August 19, 1820, was reared to honest farm
toil, and is largely self-educated.  When he was twenty-two years old, he 
located where he now resides, having, however, previously entered forty
acres adjoining, and beginning with but a horse and a cow, his outfit being
of the most primitive kind.  Being an expert with the ax, he soon accumulat-
ed, by industry and care, a farm consisting of 200 acres.  September 29,
1842, he married Miss Barbara M. Kivett, a native of North Carolina, by
which union were producted two sons and four daughters, of whom are 
living, John M., Belinda A., Paulina J. and Sarah M.   Mr. Pruitt has been
a leader in society, and is a licensed minister of the Christian Church;  he
has held several large revivals, made many baptisms and solemnized a
number of marriages.  His conduct proves his professions, and he is 
greatly esteemed.

Data Entry Volunteer:  Diana Flynn 

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