William Thomas Pritchett (1918 - 1984)

Born 22 Jan 1918 in Hodges, Franklin, Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Died 17 Oct 1984 at age 66 in Jefferson, Alabama, United States

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Biography

In W. T.'s service records in the Navy, he may be listed as William Thomas because they would not accept initials. However, this was also his brother's name, but they called his brother Thomas.

W.T. married Hope and had three children: Sterling, Paula, and Pamela. They grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah where Hope was a member of the Mormons.

W.T. divorced Hope but I do not have the date. He later married Mrs. Tanner who was his nephew's (Anthony Pritchett) mother in law. I believe they later divorced. They lived in Forestdale.

WT was 1yr and 6 months old on the 1920 census. He was the son of Sterling Pritchett and Elsie Vickery. He passed away in 1984.

Sources

• Oral history taken by Brenda Gravitt (Cockrum-387) in the late 1980's and early 1990's and entered on wikitree Friday, September 12, 2014..

• Year: 1920; Census Place: Reids, Marion, Alabama; Roll: T625_33; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 61

• 1930 Census, Reids, Marion, Alabama, United States District ED8, Sheet Number 9B, Household ID 167, Line number 58, U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). W.T. was 11 years old in this census but he is listed as W.I. incorrectly.

• National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Alabama, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 222

• "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1W-V7CV : 28 November 2018), Sterling T Pritchett in entry for W T Pritchett and Eugenia M Tanner, 12 Apr 1980; citing Montgomery, Alabama, United States, County Probate Courts, Alabama; FHL microfilm 1,893,778.

• Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/190982445/w-t-pritchett: accessed 31 May 2023), memorial page for W. T. Pritchett (22 Jun 1918–17 Oct 1984), Find a Grave Memorial ID 190982445, citing Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Pete Mohney (contributor 48755434).