In the 1850 US Federal Census for District 47, Lawrence, Missouri, 48-year-old Elizabeth [Garner] Pryor is head of a household which contains her children, 23-year-old farmer William, 21-year-old farmer David J, 18-year-old Polly J, 16-year-old farmer Thomas J, 14-year-old Elizabeth, 12-year-old Francis, and 8-year-old Lucinda. All the children were born in North Carolina, except Francis and Lucinda who were born in Missouri.