John Franklin PruittAge: 70 years1853–1924
- Name
- John Franklin Pruitt
- Given names
- John Franklin
- Surname
- Pruitt
 Birth | May 31, 1853 33 41 |
 Death of a paternal grandfather | David Pruitt 1853 Note: See DAR Research |
| Birth of a brother | William Auburn “Willie” Pruitt July 23, 1856 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Osborn McGehee June 1857 (Age 4 years) Shared note: Daughter Anna McGehee Hood Johnson had "boarded and clothed" both Rebecca and Osburn from March 27, 1857 to June 25, 1857. She was paid $55.35 for this service from the estate (Conway Co., Arkansas, Probate Book C, page 317) These records give us an approximate date of death for both Osborn and Rebecca. |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Rebecca Shemwell June 1857 (Age 4 years) Shared note: Daughter Anna McGehee Hood Johnson had "boarded and clothed" both Rebecca and Osburn from March 27, 1857 to June 25, 1857. She was paid $55.35 for this service from the estate (Conway Co., Arkansas, Probate Book C, page 317) These records give us an approximate date of death for both Osborn and Rebecca. |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 3 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Census | June 11, 1860 (Age 7 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 7 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 13 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 13 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 15 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Census | April 24, 1870 (Age 16 years) |
 Marriage | Neoma Angeline “Oma” Beckham — View this family October 25, 1875 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Celece Rosetta Pruitt after 1875 (Age 21 years) Note: 1875 is the marriage date of the parents |
| Birth of a son #2 | Jim Robert Pruitt after 1875 (Age 21 years) Note: 1875 is the marriage date of the parents |
| Birth of a son #3 | Infant Pruitt after 1875 (Age 21 years) Note: 1875 is the marriage date of the parents |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 24 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Minerva Jane Pruitt January 1880 (Age 26 years) Note: Birth date/location based on 1880 Census |
| Census | June 5, 1880 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Lillie Pearl Pruitt August 27, 1882 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Maudie Pruitt July 3, 1889 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | Lonnie Franklin Pruitt November 1, 1891 (Age 38 years) Note: Birth date/location based on 1900 Census |
| Birth of a son #8 | William Lester Pruitt February 3, 1895 (Age 41 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John William Self — Lillie Pearl Pruitt — View this family October 24, 1897 (Age 44 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 44 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a daughter | Celece Rosetta Pruitt before 1900 (Age 46 years) Shared note: In the 1900 Census, Neoma Angeline Pruitt (nee Beckham) reported that she had 8 children with 5 of the children still living. We can find records showing the 5 living children: Minerva Jane, Lillie Pearl, Maudie, Lonnie Franklin, and William Lester. That would suggest that Celece Rosetta Pruitt, Jim Robert Pruitt, and Infant Son Pruitt were deceased before 1900. None of these children showed up in the 1880 Census. Further, it is assumed they were born after the parent's marriage date of 1875. |
| Death of a son | Jim Robert Pruitt before 1900 (Age 46 years) Shared note: In the 1900 Census, Neoma Angeline Pruitt (nee Beckham) reported that she had 8 children with 5 of the children still living. We can find records showing the 5 living children: Minerva Jane, Lillie Pearl, Maudie, Lonnie Franklin, and William Lester. That would suggest that Celece Rosetta Pruitt, Jim Robert Pruitt, and Infant Son Pruitt were deceased before 1900. None of these children showed up in the 1880 Census. Further, it is assumed they were born after the parent's marriage date of 1875. |
| Death of a son | Infant Pruitt before 1900 (Age 46 years) Shared note: In the 1900 Census, Neoma Angeline Pruitt (nee Beckham) reported that she had 8 children with 5 of the children still living. We can find records showing the 5 living children: Minerva Jane, Lillie Pearl, Maudie, Lonnie Franklin, and William Lester. That would suggest that Celece Rosetta Pruitt, Jim Robert Pruitt, and Infant Son Pruitt were deceased before 1900. None of these children showed up in the 1880 Census. Further, it is assumed they were born after the parent's marriage date of 1875. |
| Census | June 26, 1900 (Age 47 years) Shared note: In the 1900 Census, Neoma Angeline Pruitt (nee Beckham) reported that she had 8 children with 5 of the children still living. We can find records showing the 5 living children: Minerva Jane, Lillie Pearl, Maudie, Lonnie Franklin, and William Lester. That would suggest that Celece Rosetta Pruitt, Jim Robert Pruitt, and Infant Son Pruitt were deceased before 1900. None of these children showed up in the 1880 Census. Further, it is assumed they were born after the parent's marriage date of 1875. |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Gertrude Lee Self March 10, 1901 (Age 47 years) |
| Marriage of a child | T G Neeley — Minerva Jane Pruitt — View this family August 2, 1906 (Age 53 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Wallace S Mefford — Maudie Pruitt — View this family November 13, 1907 (Age 54 years) |
| Death of a mother | Nancy McGehee January 14, 1908 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Roy Frank Self February 29, 1908 (Age 54 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Roy Frank Self August 1908 (Age 55 years) Shared note: The birth/death dates for Roy Frank, Theda Faye, and Infant Self were posted on FamilySearch by a di… Shared note: In the 1910 Census, it is shown that Lillie Self had bore 2 children with just 1 (Gertrude) still living. It is presumed that the deceased child was Roy Frank Self. |
| Death of a father | John Robert Pruitt between 1900 and 1910 (Age 46 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Lonnie Franklin Pruitt — Lula Ethel Capps — View this family October 5, 1909 (Age 56 years) |
| Census | April 23, 1910 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Theda Faye Self September 6, 1910 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Theda Faye Self April 1911 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Infant Self July 14, 1911 (Age 58 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Infant Self July 14, 1911 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Winnie Pruitt September 4, 1911 (Age 58 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Winnie Pruitt September 27, 1911 (Age 58 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Lester Pruitt — Velvia Lauretta Roberts — View this family October 29, 1912 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Norbie Eugene Pruitt October 14, 1913 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Pansy Lee Mefford December 19, 1914 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | Gordon Pruitt about 1916 (Age 62 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 62 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #9 | Gladys Glen Pruitt March 16, 1918 (Age 64 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 63 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Birth of a granddaughter #10 | Irene Ergel Mefford December 1, 1918 (Age 65 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 64 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Census | January 23, 1920 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #11 | Mildred B Pruitt June 12, 1922 (Age 69 years) |
 Death | April 30, 1924 (Age 70 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Hopewell Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Robert Pruitt Birth: April 29, 1820 30 30 — Fayette, Indiana, United States Death: between 1900 and 1910 — Arkansas, United States |
| mother |
Nancy McGehee Birth: March 2, 1812 41 38 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 14, 1908 — Deer, Newton, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: about 1836 — Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Elizabeth Pruitt Birth: about 1837 16 24 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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8 years elder brother |
David Pruitt Birth: about 1844 23 31 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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4 years elder brother |
James Potter Pruitt Sr. Birth: April 4, 1848 27 36 — Izard, Arkansas, United States Death: December 16, 1936 — Wetumka, Hughes, Oklahoma, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Nancy J Pruitt Birth: April 8, 1850 29 38 — Arkansas, United States Death: August 21, 1929 — Boone, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years himself |
John Franklin Pruitt Birth: May 31, 1853 33 41 — Arkansas, United States Death: April 30, 1924 — Arkansas, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
William Auburn “Willie” Pruitt Birth: July 23, 1856 36 44 — Arkansas, United States Death: April 8, 1938 — Boone, Arkansas, United States |
| Family with Neoma Angeline “Oma” Beckham |
| himself |
John Franklin Pruitt Birth: May 31, 1853 33 41 — Arkansas, United States Death: April 30, 1924 — Arkansas, United States |
| wife |
Neoma Angeline “Oma” Beckham Birth: April 18, 1858 34 33 — Newton, Arkansas, United States Death: April 22, 1930 — Harrison, Boone, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: October 25, 1875 — Newton, Arkansas, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Minerva Jane Pruitt Birth: January 1880 26 21 — Arkansas, United States Death: January 7, 1930 — St. Francois, Missouri, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Lillie Pearl Pruitt Birth: August 27, 1882 29 24 — Self, Boone, Arkansas, United States Death: July 3, 1927 — Omaha, Boone, Arkansas, United States |
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-7 years daughter |
Celece Rosetta Pruitt Birth: after 1875 21 16 Death: before 1900 |
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1 year son |
Jim Robert Pruitt Birth: after 1875 21 16 Death: before 1900 |
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15 years daughter |
Maudie Pruitt Birth: July 3, 1889 36 31 — Arkansas, United States Death: March 19, 1971 — Boone, Arkansas, United States |
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-14 years son |
Infant Pruitt Birth: after 1875 21 16 Death: before 1900 |
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17 years son |
Lonnie Franklin Pruitt Birth: November 1, 1891 38 33 — Arkansas, United States Death: October 1971 — Arkansas, United States |
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3 years son |
William Lester Pruitt Birth: February 3, 1895 41 36 — Arkansas, United States Death: September 24, 1972 — Harrison, Boone, Arkansas, United States |
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - John Pruitt - Household
Collin, Texas, United States
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - John Pruitt - Household
Boston, Newton, Arkansas, United States
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - John Franklin Pruitt - Household
Bear Creek, Boone, Arkansas, United States
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - John Franklin Pruitt - Household
Boone, Arkansas, United States
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| Census | In the 1900 Census, Neoma Angeline Pruitt (nee Beckham) reported that she had 8 children with 5 of the children still living. We can find records showing the 5 living children: Minerva Jane, Lillie Pearl, Maudie, Lonnie Franklin, and William Lester. That would suggest that Celece Rosetta Pruitt, Jim Robert Pruitt, and Infant Son Pruitt were deceased before 1900. None of these children showed up in the 1880 Census. Further, it is assumed they were born after the parent's marriage date of 1875. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - John Franklin Pruitt - Household
Lee, Boone, Arkansas, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - John Franklin Pruitt - Household
Lee, Boone, Arkansas, United States
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