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Parents Married: October 11, 1876, Clear Creek, DeWitt County, Texas
Margaret Lucinda Wilson
1900 Census – DeWitt County, Texas
1910 Census – DeWitt County, Texas –
April 15, 1910
Dr. Pridgen had a meal at Hotel Collegeport on Monday, September 12, 1910.
Dr. Pridgen from Collegeport and Miss Edith Fox of Thomaston had a meal at the Hotel Collegeport on October 7, 1910 with Mrs. C. J. Wildman.
R. E. Pridgen had a meal at Hotel Collegeport on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 1910.
R. E. Pridgen and Edith Lane
Fox were married on March 14, 1911 in DeWitt County, Texas.
Van Vleck
There was a linen shower given by Miss Ola Rainey on Wednesday afternoon in honor of Miss Edith Fox who was recently married to R. E. Pridgen of Thomaston. The pretty home of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Rainey was beautifully decorated in ferns, roses and wild flowers of every hue. The bride received quite a number of pieces of linen. Refreshments of cream and cake were served. It was a late hour when the guests took their departure.
Mrs. R. E. Pridgen left Monday for her future home in Oakland.
The Matagorda County Tribune, April 14, 1911
Dr. and Mrs. R. E. Pridgen left Friday for San Antonio and Thomaston; he will be a member of the Medical Reserve Corps. This leaves Oakland without a doctor for the first time in its history. Weimar Mercury, October 5, 1917
Mrs. Ethel Brooks Mrs. Ethel Brooks, 37 years of age, died at a local hospital Sunday morning at 9:45 o’clock after a protracted illness. The decedent was a native ot Thomaston, DeWitt County, Texas, and came to San Antonio two months ago for treatment. She is survived by a little daughter, Lorraine, her mother, Mrs. Margaret Wilson Pridgen of Thomaston; Dr. J. L. Pridgen of San Antonio, Pearl Pridgen of Thomaston, Lieut. R. E. Pridgen, Camp Travis; Mrs. Brashear of Dallas, and Floyd Pridgen, in France. The body was sent to Thomaston by Porter Loring, funeral director. Interment will be made in the family plot.
San Antonio Express, October 28, 1918
1920 Census – El Paso, El Paso County, Texas
Woman’s Cries Wake Doctor; 2 Shots Fired At Burglar
Mrs. J. Walter Christie was awakened early Wednesday at her home, at
2704 Pershing drive, by what she thought was restlessness on the
part of her little daughter. But looking out the window, she saw a
shadow which closer observation showed as a tall man trying to open
a window of the home of Dr. R. E. Pridgen next door.
Mr. Christie was out of town and Mrs. Christie ran back to her
sleeping porch and screamed. Dr. Pridgen heard her and ran for his
revolver while the would be burglar ran for safety. The doctor fired
two shots, but ineffectively. The burglar got away. El Paso Herald, September 15, 1920
Dr. R. E. Pridgen Dies In Rochester Hospital
Dr. Ross E. Pridgen, 44 years old, a resident of El Paso for nearly three years died at Mayo Brothers’ hospital in Rochester, Minn., Wednesday, according to a telegram received by his professional associate, Dr. Hugh Crouse.
Dr. Pridgen had been operated on twice while in the army and went to the Mayo hospital where he was again operated on July 23. Dr. Pridgen was a Mason, a member of the American Medical Association, the American Legion and served two and one-half years in the 271st ambulance corps as first lieutenant during the war.
After the war he became associated with Dr. Crouse. He lived at 2700 Pershing Drive. His wife, who survives, was with him at Rochester. The body will be forwarded to Thomaston, Texas, his former home, for burial.
El Paso Herald, August 3, 1921
Dr. Ross E. Pridgen
Dr. Ross E. Pridgen of El Paso, died at Rochester, Minnesota, August 3, following an operation for gall stones. Dr. Pridgen was born at Thomaston, Texas, in 1888. He graduated from the Tulane University School of Medicine in 1910, and practiced at Thomaston until he began service in the late war as First Lieutenant in the Medical Corps of the 271st Ambulance Company. He was honorably discharged February 22, 1919, since which time he had practiced at El Paso. He was a member of the El Paso County Medical Society and the American Medical Association, and was an active member of the Masonic Lodge and the American Legion. He is survived by his wife, mother and three brothers, two of whom, J. L. Pridgen of San Antonio and J. E. Pridgen of Thomaston, are practicing physicians.
Texas State Journal of Medicine, Volume 17, No. 5, September 1921
Claim Denied
Claim of Mrs. Ross E. Pridgen, 2700 Pershing drive, against the government for $335.75 for hospital bills and funeral expenses, has been denied, according to Col. Nathan Lapowski, chairman of the American Legion grievance committee.
"Where an operation has not been ordered and the patient dies in an unauthorized hospital, no claims can be allowed, the veterans bureau has advised me," Col. Lapowski said. "Mr. Pridgen went to Mayo Brothers hospital in Rochester, MInn., without authorization from the government."
El Paso Herald, February 19, 1923
Sells Home For $4850
Mrs. Edith F. Pridgen, residence at 2700 Pershing Drive, to A. D.
Brown, $4850. Mrs. Pridgen is a teacher in the Morehead school. El Paso Herald, December 27, 1922
1930 Census - El
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Camp Travis World War I Records – San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas
Ross E. Pridgen
Ross E. Pridgen, M. C.
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