John W. is youngest orphan discussed with his siblings below:
The Pridgen children shown in the attached 1870 and 1880 censuses were born in Tennessee and are the orphans of Elizabeth Pridgen Rose's brother. This unknown brother was born in Georgia or Tennessee, NC or Alabama (The children's 1870 and 1880 census data varies a lot.) and died before 1870..... probably in Tennessee where the children were born. His children were W.F. (male b. 1860), James (b 1862), Missouri A. (female b. 1864 or 1863), and John W (b 1867 or 1866) Pridgen
Sources
1870 and 1880 U.S. Census Clark Township, Johnson County (later Logan County) Arkansas in the Elizabeth (Pridgen) Rose household (attached)
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNW6-QKH : 12 November 2020), John W. Pridgeon in household of Samuel B. Rose, Logan, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 96, sheet 210D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,050.
"Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NM1C-7ZD : 9 March 2021), J W Pridgen, 4 Jun 1893; citing Marriage, Logan, Arkansas, United States, county offices, Arkansas; FHL microfilm 1,027,137.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MST7-GPZ : accessed 5 June 2017), John W Pridgeon, Township 9 N. Range 17 E., Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 76, sheet 4B, family 69, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,850.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLQS-174 : accessed 5 June 2017), John W Pridgen, Cobb, McIntosh, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 71, sheet 1A, family 3, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1260; FHL microfilm 1,375,273.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John: