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Margaret Pirtle, Widow of Foster Pirtle, Homestead	Foster A. Pirtle Petition to sell land	Foster A. Pirtle - East Tenn Hospital for the insane
Pirtle Scandal	Pirtle / Hooper Deeds	Hooper / Pirtle Deeds
Deed: Samuel S. Hooper to Foster A. Pirtle	Deed: Samuel S. Hooper to Foster A. Pirtle	White County Tax Lists (1815 - 1889)

General Sources

1. Hooper Bible
   
2. Charles Leonard Papers
   TSLA Mf #1421 Reel #5 - Pirtle
   
3. Norman T. McGee
   Silas Roy McGee's copy of Maggie (Hooper) Frazier's Bible - Page B, Name listed as Foster and Fauster
   
4. Tennessee Library Records
   White County Library, Sparta, TN - Pirtle Folder, Foster A. Pirtle Family sheet
   
5. James R. Blanks
   
   • Census 1: 1850 Census White Co, TN; Page 689-106
     
   • Census 2: 1860 Census White Co, TN; 3rd District; Page 106-48
     
   • Census 3: 1870 Census White Co, TN; 5th District; No. 177-177; Page 345
     
6. 1850 Census
   

   1850 Census - White County, Tennessee
   |h# |f# |name             |ag|s|occu   |re  |birth         |s|r|twp       |pg |date
   |689|689|Pirtle, Jacob    |55|m|Farming|$100|North Carolina| | |District 5|53b|August 30, 1850
   |   |   |Pirtle, Jain     |50|f|       |    |South Carolina| |1|          |   |
   |   |   |Pirtle, Foster E.|28|m|Farming|    |Tennessee     | |1|          |   |
   |   |   |Pirtle, Walker   |18|m|Farming|    |Tennessee     | | |          |   |
   |   |   |Pirtle, Mary Ann |25|f|       |    |Tennessee     | | |          |   |
   |   |   |Pirtle, S.       |15|m|Farming|    |Tennessee     |1| |          |   |
   |   |   |Pirtle, Robinson |12|m|       |    |Tennessee     |1| |          |   |
   |   |   |Pirtle, Jesse H. |10|f|       |    |Tennessee     |1| |          |   |
   |   |   |Pirtle, Thomas A.|7 |m|       |    |Tennessee     |1| |          |   |
   

7. 1860 Census
   

   1860 Census - White County, TN
   |h# |f# |name             |ag|s|occu  |re  |pe  |birth         |r|PO       |D|pag|date
   |737|722|Pirtle, Foster A.|38|m|Farmer|16  |800 |Tennessee     | |Cassville|5|48b|July 6, 1860
   |   |   |Pirtle, Margaret |22|f|      |    |    |Tennessee     |1|         | |   |
   |   |   |Pirtle, Jacob L. |4 |m|      |    |    |Tennessee     | |         | |   |
   |   |   |Pirtle, James W. |2 |m|      |    |    |Tennessee     | |         | |   |
   |   |   |Pirtle, Sarrah   |1 |f|      |    |    |Tennessee     | |         | |   |
   |738|723|Pirtle, Jacob L. |65|m|Farmer|2500|4000|North Carolina| |Cassville|5|48b|July 6, 1860
   |   |   |Pirtle, Jane     |60|f|      |    |    |South Carolina|1|         | |   |
   |   |   |Gooch, James H.  |23|m|      |    |    |North Carolina|1|         | |   |
   

8. 1870 Census
   

   1870 Census - White County, Tennessee
   |h# |f# |name               |age |s|r|occu         |vre |vpe|birth    |by |w|2|t|po         |pg  |date
   |177|177|Pertle, Foster A.  |48  |m|w|Farmer       |1000|900|Tennessee|   | |1|5|Shady Grove|345b|June 22, 1870
   |   |   |Pertle, Margert    |35  |f|w|Keeping house|    |   |Tennessee|   | | | |           |    |
   |   |   |Pertle, Jacob L.   |14  |m|w|Works on farm|    |   |Tennessee|   |1| | |           |    |
   |   |   |Pertle, James W.   |12  |m|w|Works on farm|    |   |Tennessee|   |1| | |           |    |
   |   |   |Pertle, Alexander  |11  |m|w|Works on farm|    |   |Tennessee|   |1| | |           |    |
   |   |   |Pertle, Sarah      |13  |f|w|At Home      |    |   |Tennessee|   |1| | |           |    |
   |   |   |Pertle, Harrison J.|7   |m|w|             |    |   |Tennessee|   | | | |           |    |
   |   |   |Pertle, William F. |4   |m|w|             |    |   |Tennessee|   | | | |           |    |
   |   |   |Pertle, Thomas     |2   |m|w|             |    |   |Tennessee|   | | | |           |    |
   |   |   |Pertle, Almeda     |5/12|f|w|             |    |   |Tennessee|Jan| | | |           |    |
   

9. 1830 Census
   

   1830 Census - White Co., TN
   |name           |m0-4|m5-9|m10-14|m15-19|m20-29|m30-39|m50-59|m60-69|m70-79|f0-4|f5-9|f10-14|f15-19|f20-29|f40-49|f50-59
   |Edward Hooper  |    |    |      |1     |1     |      |1     |      |      |1   |1   |      |1     |1     |      |
   |John Pirtle Jnr|1   |    |      |      |      |1     |      |      |      |2   |    |      |      |1     |      |
   |Elijah Purtle  |1   |    |      |      |      |1     |      |      |      |1   |    |      |1     |      |      |
   |Isaac Purtle   |2   |    |      |      |1     |      |      |      |      |    |    |      |      |1     |      |
   |Jacob Purtle   |1   |1   |1     |      |      |1     |      |      |      |    |1   |      |      |1     |      |
   |John Purtle Jr.|1   |    |      |      |      |1     |      |      |      |1   |1   |      |      |1     |      |
   |John Purtle Sr.|    |    |1     |2     |1     |      |      |1     |      |    |    |      |      |1     |      |1
   |Robert Cooke   |1   |    |1     |1     |      |      |      |      |1     |    |    |1     |      |      |1     |
   

10. 1840 Census
    

    1840 Census - White Co., TN
    |name           |m0-4|m5-9|m10-14|m15-19|m30-39|m40-49|m70-79|f0-4|f5-9|f10-14|f15-19|f30-39|f40-49|cm24-35|sf55-99|Total
    |Elijah Pirtle  |    |  1 |      |      |  1   |      |      |  2 |  1 |  1   |      |  1   |      ||       |  7
    |George Pirtle  |    |    |      |      |      |      |  1   |  1 |    |      |  2   |      |  1   |   1|       |  6
    |George Pirtle  |    |  2 |      |      |  1   |      |      |  1 |    |      |  1   |      |      ||       |  5
    |Jacob L. Pirtle|  2 |  2 |  1   |  1   |      |  1   |      |    |    |      |  1   |  1   |      |       |1   |  10