PRICKETT

I had no idea who might be Samira's parents. None of the available data associated a Samira with any Pricketts, nor were there very many mentions of a Samira! Therefore, I looked for all the Prickett families with a daughter her age in the 1830 Georgia census. I then looked at the 1840 census to determine whether a 10-15 year old female was lost, e.g., married to Jesse in 1834. One family showed up, a Josiah Prickett. The Josiah Prickett family lived not far from Jesse and Samira in 1840. This guess was subsequently confirmed by a Prickett family history that mentions, in passing, that a Jesse Carter married Samira, daughter of Josiah Prickett. I also have a copy of their marriage certificate, so it really did happen!