General Sources

1. Tennessee Library Records
   White County Library, Sparta, TN - Pirtle Folder, Jacob L. Pirtle Family sheet
   
2. James R. Blanks
   
   • from "George Pirtle (1767-1840) & 1st Wife 5-gen"
     
3. 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| |          |   |
   

4. 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