http://www.rootsweb.com/~vaschs/BETHCEM.TXT
BETHLEHEM CHRISTIAN CHURCH CEMETERY LOCATED ON THE HOLLAND ROAD (ROUTE 58), AND MANNING ROAD INTERSECTION IN SUFFOLK, VA. COPIED BY PAT HOLLAND AND BRUCE SAUNDERS - MARCH 2000.
JOHN V. HARGRAVE EFFIE JOYNER HARGRAVE 09-07-1867 07-07-1880 02-17-1920 11-21-1969 S/O WILLIAM E. AND D/O JOSIAH AND NANCY VICTORIA V. HARGRAVE MONROE PRUDEN JOYNER MARRIED 02-19-1902 SUFFOLK,VA.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~vaschs/BETHCEM.TXT
BETHLEHEM CHRISTIAN CHURCH CEMETERY LOCATED ON THE HOLLAND ROAD (ROUTE 58), AND MANNING ROAD INTERSECTION IN SUFFOLK, VA. COPIED BY PAT HOLLAND AND BRUCE SAUNDERS - MARCH 2000
MILLS EDWARD PRUDEN MEDIA ANN MONELL PRUDEN 04-08-1845 07-18-1851 12-09-1937 11-1898 (1ST WIFE)
GedCom from Charles Johnson lists birthdate as 18 Jul 1852 in Nansemond County, Virginia.
Twin with Sarah Alice Monell. Sarah died at the age of 22 days.
From notes in Pruden Family Bible.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~vaschs/BETHCEM.TXT
BETHLEHEM CHRISTIAN CHURCH CEMETERY LOCATED ON THE HOLLAND ROAD (ROUTE 58), AND MANNING ROAD INTERSECTION IN SUFFOLK, VA. COPIED BY PAT HOLLAND AND BRUCE SAUNDERS - MARCH 2000
MILLS EDWARD PRUDEN MEDIA ANN MONELL PRUDEN 04-08-1845 07-18-1851 12-09-1937 11-1898 (1ST WIFE)
Suffolk News Herald Obituary 10 December 1937:
MILLS E. PRUDEN DIES IN COUNTY
One of the Oldest Citizens of Nansemond, 92, Expires Yesterday
Mills Ed Pruden, 92, of the county, and a member of an old and prominent family, died Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at his home near Suffolk, after a long illness.
Surviving him are his widow, Mrs. Nanie Pruden, five daughters, Mrs. Odie Archer, Mrs. R. E. Roberts, Mrs. George Williams, all of Nansemond County, Mrs Emma Nelms, of Suffolk, and Mrs. Fenton Bryant of Southampton, and four sons, M. T. Pruden and E. M. E. Pruden, Jr., both of Nansemond County, and Stanley Pruden, of Suffolk, J. E. Pruden, of Southampton County: 27 grandchildren, and 25 great-grandchildren, and one half-sister, Mrs. Mollie Redd, of Nansemond County.
The body was taken to the I. O. Hill and Company Funeral Home to remain until 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon, at which time it will be taken to the Bethlehem Christian Church, for funeral services at 3 o'clock conducted by the Rev. R. E. Brittle and Dr. I. W. Johnson. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
http://genealogy.etaylors.org/p769.htm#i773
Mills Ed Pruden1,2 (M) b. 08 Apr 1845, d. 09 Dec 1937, #773 d. 09 Dec 1937|p769.htm#i773|Mills Pruden|b. 09 Jan 1807d. 21 Jul 1888|p1482.htm#i1486|Sarah (?)|b. 1814d. bt 1849 - 1860|p1852.htm#i1868|John Pruden|b. b 1790|p1480.htm#i1484|Mourning Pruden|b. b 1790|p1481.htm#i1485|||||||');"Pedigree <JavaScript:pup('Mills Ed Pruden|b. 08 Apr 1845<BR>
Mills Ed Pruden was the son of Mills Pruden <p1482.htm> and Sarah (?) <p1852.htm>.2 Mills Ed Pruden was born on 8 April 1845 in Nansemond County, Virginia.1,3 He was born on 8 April 1845 in Nansemond County, Virginia.4 He married Media Ann Francis Monell <p730.htm>, daughter of Francis Monell <p658.htm> and Rebecca Ann Luke <p724.htm>, on 21 December 1870. Mills and Annie Francis were married in her home in Nansemond County, Virginia.1,2 Mills Ed Pruden married Nancy Babb <p2967.htm>, daughter of Lemuel Babb <p2969.htm> and Nancy (?) <p2968.htm>, on 25 September 1907 in Nansemond County, Virginia.4 Mills Ed Pruden died on 9 December 1937 in Nansemond County, Virginia, at age 92. He was buried in Bethlehem Christian Church Cemetary, Nansemond County, Virginia.2,3 He was buried in Bethlehem Church Cemetery, Suffolk, Va.4 He One of the Oldest Citizens of Nansemond, 92, Expires Yesterday.4 He MILLS E. PRUDEN DIES IN COUNTY.4 He Mills Ed Pruden, 92, of the county, and a member of an old and prominent family, died Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at his home near Suffolk, after a long illness.4 He The body was taken to the I. O. Hill and Company Funeral Home to remain until 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon, at which time it will be taken to the Bethlehem Christian Church, for funeral services at 3 o'clock conducted by the Rev. R. E. Brittle and Dr. I. W. Johnson. Burial will be in the church cemetery.4 He Surviving him are his widow, Mrs. Nanie Pruden, five daughters, Mrs. Odie Archer, Mrs. R. E. Roberts, Mrs. George Williams, all of Nansemond County, Mrs Emma Nelms, of Suffolk, and Mrs. Fenton Bryant of Southampton, and four sons, M. T. Pruden and E. M. E. Pruden, Jr., both of Nansemond County, and Stanley Pruden, of Suffolk, J. E. Pruden, of Southampton County: 27 grandchildren, and 25 great-grandchildren, and one half-sister, Mrs. Mollie Redd, of Nansemond County.4 He The following information on Mills came from an obituary in the Suffolk News Herald newspaper on 10 December 1937.4 He was Farmer.4 He was Farmer. He Mills and his first wife Media Ann were married by C. A. Apple. Mills and his second wife Nannie were married by I. W. Johnson.4 Reference: (1,2,5,12,15).4 He was received into Bethlehem Christian Church, Nansemond County, Virginia 29 August 1866.5
Children of Mills Ed Pruden and Nancy Babb <p2967.htm>:
Mills Ed Pruden Jr. <p2970.htm> Eunice Pruden <p2972.htm>
Children of Mills Ed Pruden and Media Ann Francis Monell <p730.htm>:
Odelia May Pruden <p853.htm>+ ( - 1970) Francis Edward Pruden <p770.htm> (14 Nov 1871 - 14 Jul 1898) Sarah Rebecca Pruden <p773.htm> (14 Mar 1873 - Jul 1873) Alfonzo B. Pruden <p778.htm> (20 May 1874 - 17 Jul 1893) Robert Stanley Pruden <p1479.htm>+ (06 Dec 1878) Ava Lee Pruden <p1936.htm>+ (09 Feb 1881 - 27 May 1960) Maggie Beulah Pruden <p1960.htm>+ (06 Feb 1883) Samuel Beale Pruden <p1999.htm> (28 Nov 1884) John Edward Pruden <p2003.htm>+ (19 Oct 1887 - 28 Dec 1969) Emma Rebecca Pruden <p2028.htm>+ (05 Oct 1890 - 16 Jan 1965) Staley Pruden <p2101.htm> (17 Apr 1892 - 17 Apr 1892) Mills Talmage Pruden <p2102.htm>+ (21 Jan 1894 - 24 Oct 1976) Paul Pruden <p2124.htm> (02 Feb 1896 - 02 Jun 1896) Silas Pruden <p2125.htm> (02 Feb 1896 - 02 Jun 1896)
[S3] <s1.htm> Harry Linwood Monell, Monell Family History.
[S33] <s1.htm> Charles Johnson, Pruden Family History.
[S4] <s1.htm> Bethlehem Graves List, online www.fastrus.com/~cliff/BETHCEM.TXT.
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[S31] <s1.htm> Quarterly membership records, Page 4, Bethlehem Church Records.
Name listed as Mary Eldora Monell in Pruden Family Bible.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~vaschs/BETHCEM.TXT
BETHLEHEM CHRISTIAN CHURCH CEMETERY LOCATED ON THE HOLLAND ROAD (ROUTE 58), AND MANNING ROAD INTERSECTION IN SUFFOLK, VA. COPIED BY PAT HOLLAND AND BRUCE SAUNDERS - MARCH 2000
LANA TAYLOR DAVIS 02-13-1878 09-18-1907 D/O H. TAZEWELL AND EUDORA MONEU TAYLOR LOT 103
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BETHLEHEM CHRISTIAN CHURCH CEMETERY LOCATED ON THE HOLLAND ROAD (ROUTE 58), AND MANNING ROAD INTERSECTION IN SUFFOLK, VA. COPIED BY PAT HOLLAND AND BRUCE SAUNDERS - MARCH 2000.
H. TAZEWELL TAYLOR MARY EUDORA MONELL TAYLOR 1855 - 1937 1859 - 1936 DIED 08-19-1937 DIED 08-20-1936 LOT 103 D/O FRANCIS AND REBECCA MONELL B-54Two newspaper clippings (wedding anniversary and obituary) in Pruden Family Bible.
120. Jesse Clayton Taylor
Detective for Norfolk and Western Railroad.
122. Lana Taylor
http://www.rootsweb.com/~vaschs/BETHCEM.TXT
BETHLEHEM CHRISTIAN CHURCH CEMETERY LOCATED ON THE HOLLAND ROAD (ROUTE 58), AND MANNING ROAD INTERSECTION IN SUFFOLK, VA. COPIED BY PAT HOLLAND AND BRUCE SAUNDERS - MARCH 2000.
LANA TAYLOR DAVIS 02-13-1878 09-18-1907 D/O H. TAZEWELL AND EUDORA MONEU TAYLOR LOT 103
http://genealogy.etaylors.org/p2662.htm#i2988
McKim C. Nelms1 (M) b. 10 Sep 1856, d. 14 May 1930, #2988 d. 14 May 1930|p2662.htm#i2988|Michael M. Nelms|b. Dec 1818|p2031.htm#i2188|Sarah Elizabeth Oliver|b. 1825d. 29 Aug 1872|p2663.htm#i2989|||||||||||||');"Pedigree <JavaScript:pup('McKim C. Nelms|b. 10 Sep 1856<BR>
McKim C. Nelms was the son of Michael M. Nelms <p2031.htm> and Sarah Elizabeth Oliver <p2663.htm>.1 McKim C. Nelms was born on 10 September 1856 in Nansemond County, Virginia.1 He married Wortley Allen Bartlett <p2661.htm>, daughter of Robert James Bartlett <p1867.htm> and Elizabeth Ann Pruden <p1860.htm>, on 20 October 1881 in Nansemond County, Virginia.1 McKim C. Nelms died on 14 May 1930 at age 73.1 He was buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suffolk, Virginia.1 He McKim and Virtley were married by C. J. Ralston.1 Reference: (2,4,12).1 He was Farmer.1
Children of McKim C. Nelms and Wortley Allen Bartlett <p2661.htm>:
Luna Ellen Nelms <p2664.htm>+ (08 Sep 1882) Sarah Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Nelms <p2676.htm>+ (29 Jun 1885) Estelle Virginia Nelms <p2690.htm>+ (29 Jun 1889 - 14 Oct 1955) Bettie Cleopus Nelms <p2708.htm>+ (06 May 1891 - 18 Mar 1963) Robert Webb Nelms <p2771.htm>+ (12 Sep 1893 - 03 Mar 1961) Virtley Ophelia Nelms <p2777.htm>+ (29 Apr 1896 - Dec 1975) McKim C. Nelms Jr. <p2785.htm>+ (13 Oct 1898 - Apr 1969) Mildred Eloise Nelms <p2790.htm>+ (22 Jan 1901)
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From notes in Pruden Family Bible.
http://www.suffolknewsherald.com/articles/2005/09/27/news/times_past/past1.prt
Suffolk News Herald - September 27, 1948
Mrs. E. N. Savage taught the Bible lesson at the meeting of the Wesley Bible Class of the Magnolia Methodist Church, held Thursday night with Mrs. W. M. Mays at the church. Mr. Stanley Pruden gave a talk in connection with the Bible lesson. Mrs. Stanley Pruden presided and conducted the devotionals. Prayer was offered by Mrs. D. T. Gardner. The program on "Christs Love for Us," was presented by Mrs. W. C. Morgan, Mrs. E. N. Savage, Mrs. Clarence Moore, and Mrs. Stanley Pruden. The following officers were elected for the coming year; president - Mrs. Stanley Pruden; vice-president - Mrs. D. T. Gardner; secretary - G. S. Philhower; treasurer - Mrs. C. L. Moore; Bible teacher - Mrs. W. C. Morgan.
Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suffolk, Virginia
ROBERT STANLEY PRUDEN LOTTIE S. BUTLER PRUDEN
1878 - 1951 1883 - 1940
BLOCK C, LOT 116
O-J.T.PRUDENROBERT STANLEY PRUDEN JR.
1905 - 1911
S/O ROBERT STANLEY AND
LOTTIE S. BUTLER PRUDEN
BLOCK C, LOT 116
O-J.T.PRUDEN
http://genealogy.etaylors.org/p1479.htm#i1483
Robert Stanley Pruden (M) b. 06 Dec 1878, #1483 d. 09 Dec 1937|p769.htm#i773|Media Ann Francis Monell|b. 18 Jul 1852d. Nov 1898|p730.htm#i734|Mills Pruden|b. 09 Jan 1807d. 21 Jul 1888|p1482.htm#i1486|Sarah (?)|b. 1814d. bt 1849 - 1860|p1852.htm#i1868|Francis Monell|b. 1810d. 26 Dec 1861|p658.htm#i662|Rebecca A. Luke|b. 07 Nov 1821d. 20 May 1869|p724.htm#i728|');"Pedigree <JavaScript:pup('Robert Stanley Pruden|b. 06 Dec 1878|p1479.htm>
Robert Stanley Pruden was the son of Mills Ed Pruden <p769.htm> and Media Ann Francis Monell <p730.htm>.1 Robert Stanley Pruden was born on 6 December 1878 in Nansemond County, Virginia. He married Mattie Latimer <p1932.htm>.2 Robert Stanley Pruden married Lottie S. Butler <p1929.htm>, daughter of Carr Darden Butler <p1931.htm> and Ann Fletcher Nelms <p1930.htm>, on 26 November 1902 in Nansemond County, Virginia.2 Robert Stanley Pruden died in 1951.2 He was buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suffolk, Virginia.2 Reference: (2,4,5).2 He Robert and Lottie were married by H. H. Butler.2 He Person Source.3 He was Salesman.2
Children of Robert Stanley Pruden and Lottie S. Butler <p1929.htm>:
Roy Stanley Pruden <p1933.htm> (03 Jun 1905 - 29 Aug 1911) Thelma Pruden <p1934.htm> (09 Dec 1907 - 25 Jun 1992)
[S3] <s1.htm> Harry Linwood Monell, Monell Family History.
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[S3] <s1.htm> Harry Linwood Monell, Monell Family History, Page 8.
Headstone in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suffolk, Virginia gives name as Lottie S. Butler Pruden.
68. Ava Lee Pruden
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BETHLEHEM CHRISTIAN CHURCH CEMETERY LOCATED ON THE HOLLAND ROAD (ROUTE 58), AND MANNING ROAD INTERSECTION IN SUFFOLK, VA. COPIED BY PAT HOLLAND AND BRUCE SAUNDERS - MARCH 2000.
R. EDWARD ROBERTS AVA PRUDEN ROBERTS 12-12-1875 02-09-1881 02-03-1944 05-27-1960 LOT 144
GedCom from Charles Johnson.
http://genealogy.etaylors.org/p2029.htm#i2186
Phenious David Nelms1 (M) b. 29 Mar 1885, d. 01 Aug 1959, #2186 d. 01 Aug 1959|p2029.htm#i2186|Michael M. Nelms|b. Dec 1818|p2031.htm#i2188|Rebecca Sarah Elizabeth Johnson|b. 1846|p2030.htm#i2187|||||||||||||');"Pedigree <JavaScript:pup('Phenious David Nelms|b. 29 Mar 1885<BR>
Phenious David Nelms was the son of Michael M. Nelms <p2031.htm> and Rebecca Sarah Elizabeth Johnson <p2030.htm>.1 Phenious David Nelms was born on 29 March 1885 in Nansemond County, Virginia.1 He married Emma Rebecca Pruden <p2028.htm>, daughter of Mills Ed Pruden <p769.htm> and Media Ann Francis Monell <p730.htm>, on 15 January 1908 in Nansemond County, Virginia.1 Phenious David Nelms died on 1 August 1959 at age 74.1 He was buried in Holly Lawn Cemetery, Suffolk, Virginia.1 Reference: (2,4,5,22).1 He was Farmer.1
Children of Phenious David Nelms and Emma Rebecca Pruden <p2028.htm>:
Phenious Christie Nelms <p2032.htm>+ (10 Nov 1908 - 30 May 1999) Edward Michael Nelms <p2047.htm> (14 Jan 1911 - 07 Mar 1911) Edna Emma Nelms <p2048.htm>+ (10 Apr 1912 - Dec 1986) Wilma Annie Nelms <p2062.htm>+ (03 Nov 1914 - 27 Nov 1996) David Woodrow Nelms <p2075.htm> (12 Jun 1918) Fred Landress Nelms <p2079.htm>+ (23 Aug 1922) Ray Hilton Nelms <p2092.htm>+ (13 Oct 1924) Ruby Ava Nelms <p2100.htm> (06 Nov 1928)
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Married: Mae Smith Feb 6, 1916
SSN: 229 22 6803 (VA)
159. Mills Pruden
Living in Greenville, NC.
Married: Fenton Lee Bryant Apr 20, 1929
Children: Edith Marie born Feb 7, 1931
John R. born Dec 4, 1932
Fenton Lee, Jr. born Mar 6, 1934
Marriage also noted in Pruden Family Bible.
160. Edith Marie Bryant
Notes from Pruden Family Bible.
161. John R Bryant
Lives in Norfolk, Virginia.
162. Rachel Bryant
Living in Suffolk, Virginia.
Served in the United States Navy during World War II.
SSN: 224 12 9943 (Virginia)