Stewart’s home, they were able to add on an addition to his home that sat on Elinore’s claim giving them room to raise a family while fulfilling the requirements of keeping Elinore’s claim. Stewart’s claim and Elinore’s came within a couple of feet of Mr. One of the requirements was that the homesteader build a home on the property and live on it for five years after which they owned it. In May she filed homestead on 160 acres adjoining her employer. Juliet Coney, Elinore began work in March, 1909 for Mr. The marriage did not last and Elinore began work a cook and domestic. Elinore, age 18, was the sole care-giver for her five youngest siblings.Įlinore married Harry Rupert who was 22 years older and the couple filed for a homestead in 1902. Elinore was orphaned when Thomas died in a work accident and her mother died of complications following childbirth in 1893. Josephine married her brother-in-law, Thomas Isaac Pruitt, after Elinore’s father died.Įlinore received a basic education at the Pierce Institute. Her mother was Josephine Courtney Pruitt. Her father died while in the military during the late 1870’s, somewhere on the Mexican border. She was born June 3, 1876, probably in the Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory. Stewart, I did a little research on her and found she is worthy of attention.
After posting the piece on the Homestead Act and a letter written by Mrs. Elinore Pruitt Stewart is known as the Woman Homesteader and was the subject in the previous post.
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