Person Sheet
Spouses
Birth1846, Massachusetts
Death13 Jan 1930, Modesto, Stanislaus Co., California
OccupationSheriff Of Mariposa County
MotherLaura DONELSON (1814-)
Marriage7 Jun 1873, Stanislaus Co., California
Notes for Charlotte Lenore DAVIS
source: Correspondence with Jacque Turner <[email protected]>, dated 27 June 2004
Notes for Robert Augustus (Spouse 1)
U.S. Civil War soldier
Wrote letter to cousin, Lawson B. Donelson, while serving in U.S. Civil War, dated 2 June 1864
[Prouty descendant Mrs. Jacque Turner has original] source: Correspondence with Jacque Turner <[email protected]>, dated 27 June 2004
1877 MARIPOSA COUNTY Deliquent Tax List= Mariposa County- transcribed from the Mariposa Gazette February 10, 1877- by William Disbro
PROUTY, Robert, pre-emption to 160 acres of land on north half of northeast quarter and north half of northwest quarter of section 6, township 4, range 15 east, containing 160 acres of land valued at $320; improvements at $25; total value $345; total tax $11.25; collector's costs $1.
1880 United States Census
Marital Birth B-place
Name Rel Status Sex Race Age place Occup Fa Mo
Robert PROUTY Self M M W 30 MA Laborer MA MA
Charlott PROUTY Wife M F W 24 CA Keeping House --- ---
R. D. DAVIS Other S M W 33 TX Stock Raiser --- ---
Laura Bell PROUTY Dau S F W 3M CA MA CA
Wille DAVIS Other S M W 6 CA Orphen --- ---
SAM Other S M A 38 CHINA Sheep Herder CHINA CHINA
Source Information:
Census Place Snelling, Merced, California
Family History Library Film 1254068
NA Film Number T9-0068
Page Number 331D
1900 census of Mariposa Township 4 (SD 4, ED 37, Sht. 5B, Line 65, 11 Jun 1900) has Robert A. PROUTY, b. Apr 1846 in Massachusetts, as a sheriff. He and his wife Charlotte L. had children: Laura B. LIND, Asa P. PROUTY and Alta P. PROUTY.
PROUTY, Robert A.
Merced Express, January 17, 1930
EX-SHERIFF PROUTY OF
MARIPOSA DIES
Robert A. Prouty, pioneer and former Sheriff of Mariposa county, died Monday
in Modesto Hospital at the age of 83 years, following a three weeks illness.
He had been a resident of Mariposa county for 63 years, and was sheriff for
22 years. He was a native of Massachusetts, and a member of Rawlings Post of
the G. A. R. at Stockton.
Funeral services were held Wednesday at 1:30 p. m. at the Shannon
undertaking parlors at Modesto, and interment was in the Odd Fellows
cemetery there.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Charlotte Prouty; a son, Asa A. Prouty of
Modesto, and two daughters, Mrs. Carl Lind of Richmond and Mrs. John
Castragnetto of Modesto.
Sheriff Prouty was well known and highly esteemed in Merced. Several years
ago he and his wife celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at their
ranch near La Grange, at which time a large number of old friends, including
many from Merced gathered to tender their good wishes.
Wrote letter to cousin, Lawson B. Donelson, while serving in U.S. Civil War, dated 2 June 1864
[Prouty descendant Mrs. Jacque Turner has original] source: Correspondence with Jacque Turner <[email protected]>, dated 27 June 2004
1877 MARIPOSA COUNTY Deliquent Tax List= Mariposa County- transcribed from the Mariposa Gazette February 10, 1877- by William Disbro
PROUTY, Robert, pre-emption to 160 acres of land on north half of northeast quarter and north half of northwest quarter of section 6, township 4, range 15 east, containing 160 acres of land valued at $320; improvements at $25; total value $345; total tax $11.25; collector's costs $1.
1880 United States Census
Marital Birth B-place
Name Rel Status Sex Race Age place Occup Fa Mo
Robert PROUTY Self M M W 30 MA Laborer MA MA
Charlott PROUTY Wife M F W 24 CA Keeping House --- ---
R. D. DAVIS Other S M W 33 TX Stock Raiser --- ---
Laura Bell PROUTY Dau S F W 3M CA MA CA
Wille DAVIS Other S M W 6 CA Orphen --- ---
SAM Other S M A 38 CHINA Sheep Herder CHINA CHINA
Source Information:
Census Place Snelling, Merced, California
Family History Library Film 1254068
NA Film Number T9-0068
Page Number 331D
1900 census of Mariposa Township 4 (SD 4, ED 37, Sht. 5B, Line 65, 11 Jun 1900) has Robert A. PROUTY, b. Apr 1846 in Massachusetts, as a sheriff. He and his wife Charlotte L. had children: Laura B. LIND, Asa P. PROUTY and Alta P. PROUTY.
PROUTY, Robert A.
Merced Express, January 17, 1930
EX-SHERIFF PROUTY OF
MARIPOSA DIES
Robert A. Prouty, pioneer and former Sheriff of Mariposa county, died Monday
in Modesto Hospital at the age of 83 years, following a three weeks illness.
He had been a resident of Mariposa county for 63 years, and was sheriff for
22 years. He was a native of Massachusetts, and a member of Rawlings Post of
the G. A. R. at Stockton.
Funeral services were held Wednesday at 1:30 p. m. at the Shannon
undertaking parlors at Modesto, and interment was in the Odd Fellows
cemetery there.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Charlotte Prouty; a son, Asa A. Prouty of
Modesto, and two daughters, Mrs. Carl Lind of Richmond and Mrs. John
Castragnetto of Modesto.
Sheriff Prouty was well known and highly esteemed in Merced. Several years
ago he and his wife celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at their
ranch near La Grange, at which time a large number of old friends, including
many from Merced gathered to tender their good wishes.