Floyd County IN Archives Biographies.....Pritchett, John W.  November 20, 1844 - 
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Presidents, Soldiers, Statesmen   Vol. II
H.H. Hardesty, Publisher
N.Y., Toledo, Chicago
1893

P. 1216
John W. Pritchett was born in Harrison county, Ind., Nov. 20, 1844, and came 
to Floyd county, Ind., in 1886. His father, John L. Pritchett is deceased, but 
his mother, Margaret (Jones) Pritchett who was born in 1822 in still living. 
The first wife of Mr. Pritchett was named Addie L. Stoddard and their children 
are three: Mattie T., Maud E., and Edward M., deceased. She was born in Olden 
[Oldham] County, Ky., in 1846, they were married in Ky., in 1869 and she 
passed from life Sept. 5, 1891. His second wife, whom he married in Corydon, 
Ind., December, 1894, was Rosaltha (Keithly) Davis. She was born in 
Georgetown, Ind., in 1847, and was a daughter of John W. and Minerva (Lynn) 
Keithly, the former deceased, the latter still spared. Comrade Pritchett 
served in the Union army as a private in Co. A, 9th Ky. Cav. He was engaged in 
farming when he was enrolled Aug. 10, 1862, at Louisville, Ky., for one year. 
He was not in hospital, although he was treated in Qtrs., for rheumatism, 
diarrhea and piles and is still a sufferer from same. July, 1863, he was 
captured near Cheshire, O., by six of Morgan’s men; after an hour’s parley, he 
led his captors into the Union lines and delivered them to Col. Jacobs of 9th 
Ky. Cav.  He fought at Richmond, Perryville, Burksville, Lawranceburg, 
Middltown, Columbia, Cumberland River, Dog Walk, Marrowbone and numerous 
skirmishes. He was honorably discharged Sept. 10, 1863, at Eminence, Ky., at 
expiration of time. He had two brothers in the war, William in 71st Ind. V.I., 
and James in Co. A, 9th Ky. Cav., both were wounded and captured. His great-
grandfather, Pritchett served in the Revolutionary war. His wife’s brother, 
Dell served in 66th Ind. V.I., and was wounded. Comrade Pritchett belongs to 
Branch Post, 71, he is a farmer and his address in Galena, Ind.

Additional Comments:
I came across the photocopied pages in a file at the public
library in New Albany. I have never been able to locate an
original copy of the book.


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