James Sheffey Pruett
1851 - 1931 (79 years)-
Name James Sheffey Pruett Birth 5 Sep 1851 Tazewell County, VA 
Gender Male Death 20 Jun 1931 Tazewell County, VA - Virginia, Death Records
Name: Sheffy Pruitt
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age at Death: 79
Birth Date: 5 Sep 1851
Death Date: 10 Jun 1931
Death Place: Tazewell, Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 2 Jul 1931
Father: Pruitt
Mother: Patty Melchell
Spouse: F Jane Sushand Pruitt
Cause of death: I did not attend the man but he committed suicide by shooting himself in the head with a shotgun.
Person ID I12395 Drollinger Genealogy Last Modified 21 Jan 2024
Family Hannah Jane Linkous, b. 27 Jun 1856, Tazewell County, VA d. 17 Aug 1936, Tazewell County, VA (Age 80 years) Children 1. Henry Allen Pruett, b. 23 Apr 1898, Bandy, Tazewell, VA d. 5 Oct 1973, Bandy, Tazewell, VA (Age 75 years)Family ID F3974 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 14 Mar 2016
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Birth - 5 Sep 1851 - Tazewell County, VA 
Death - 20 Jun 1931 - Tazewell County, VA = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - James Sheffey Pruett committed suicide at the age of seventy-nine. On Day 1: he attempted to shoot himself, but missed. He went into the house and stated he had tried to shoot a rabbit, but missed. (Everyone had heard the gunshot). He then asked Oscar Lee Pruett (his grandson) to go to the store to buy a half dozen more shells for his 12 gauge shotgun. Oscar did as requested. On Day 2: He went outside to "Jonathan Flat" (Pruett Branch). He cut three sticks which were found at the site. The first one was too short. The second was too limber. He placed the shotgun to his forehead and used the third stick to pull the trigger. It was said that he shot the top of his skull off. It was sitting on his coat with hair sticking up. His son Henry Allen found him. SOURCE: Oscar Lee Pruett.