 Birth | March 2, 1812 41 38 |
 Birth of a sister | Sarah “Sally” McGehee August 28, 1812 (Age 5 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Eleanor “Nelly” McGehee May 20, 1815 (Age 3 years) |
 Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 |
| Birth of a sister | Francis “Fanny” McGehee February 4, 1818 (Age 5 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1830 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 19 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 23 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
 Marriage | John Robert Pruitt — View this family about 1836 (Age 23 years) Note: Marriage info based on birth of first child |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Elizabeth Pruitt about 1837 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | David Pruitt about 1844 (Age 31 years) |
| Will | October 30, 1844 (Age 32 years) Note: The will made John McGehee the executor. It documented the 6 slaves that Osborn owned. It listed wife, Rebecca, and his 7 children (Ann, John, Martha (aka Patsey), Sarah (aka Sally), Eleanor (aka Nelly), Nancy, and Francis. |
| Birth of a son #3 | James Potter Pruitt Sr. April 4, 1848 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 33 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Nancy J Pruitt April 8, 1850 (Age 38 years) |
| Census | December 11, 1850 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | John Franklin Pruitt May 31, 1853 (Age 41 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James F Latham — Elizabeth Pruitt — View this family August 27, 1854 (Age 42 years) |
 Property | Nancy McGehee Deeds: Conway, Arkansas September 29, 1854 (Age 42 years)Note: Documents a Quit Claim Deed between Nancy McGehee and Mellina Prewitt. The Deed was for 20 acres with $75 being transacted. |
| Court | Court Motion for Dismissal - Part 1 March 12, 1855 (Age 43 years) |
| Court | Court Motion for Dismissal - Part 2 March 13, 1855 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | William Auburn “Willie” Pruitt July 23, 1856 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a father | Osborn McGehee June 1857 (Age 45 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 mother | Rebecca Shemwell June 1857 (Age 45 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 44 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Marriage of a child | David Pruitt — Tennessee McGehee — View this family about 1860 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a sister | Eleanor “Nelly” McGehee May 15, 1860 (Age 48 years) |
| Census | June 11, 1860 (Age 48 years) |
| Death of a sister | Martha “Patsey” McGehee after 1860 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a sister | Sarah “Sally” McGehee October 18, 1862 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 49 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 54 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 54 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 56 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 58 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Potter Pruitt Sr. — Nancy Parlee Curtis — View this family March 26, 1871 (Age 59 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Robert Frank Shaw — Nancy J Pruitt — View this family 1871 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Rufus T Pruitt June 12, 1872 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Samuel Washington Shaw July 23, 1873 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Rufus T Pruitt March 15, 1874 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Mary Arizona “Zona” Pruitt October 14, 1874 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Nancy A Shaw about 1875 (Age 62 years) Note: Birth info based on 1880 Census |
| Death of a brother | John McGehee about January 1875 (Age 62 years) Note: Probate Court established Ann McGehee as the Administrator of John McGehee's estate on January 20, 1875. This would suggest he probably died sometime in January 1875. |
| Marriage of a child | John Franklin Pruitt — Neoma Angeline “Oma” Beckham — View this family October 25, 1875 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Celece Rosetta Pruitt after 1875 (Age 62 years) Note: 1875 is the marriage date of the parents |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Jim Robert Pruitt after 1875 (Age 62 years) Note: 1875 is the marriage date of the parents |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | Infant Pruitt after 1875 (Age 62 years) Note: 1875 is the marriage date of the parents |
| Marriage of a child | William Auburn “Willie” Pruitt — Celia Beckham — View this family March 28, 1876 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Omie Elizabeth Pruitt December 10, 1876 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #9 | Nancy Elizabeth “Bettie” Pruitt May 2, 1878 (Age 66 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 65 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Probate | John McGehee October 15, 1878 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #10 | Charles Anderson “Charley” Pruitt February 24, 1879 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #11 | Minerva Jane Pruitt January 1880 (Age 67 years) Note: Birth date/location based on 1880 Census |
| Census | June 4, 1880 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #12 | James Franklin Pruitt May 23, 1881 (Age 69 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #13 | Lillie Pearl Pruitt August 27, 1882 (Age 70 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #14 | John Robert Pruitt October 20, 1883 (Age 71 years) |
| Death of a sister | Anna McGehee about 1884 (Age 71 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #15 | Oma Alice Pruitt January 7, 1885 (Age 72 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #16 | Amos Farris Pruitt March 15, 1886 (Age 74 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #17 | Minnie Caroline Pruitt September 15, 1887 (Age 75 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #18 | Genora Ellen “Nora” Pruitt April 2, 1888 (Age 76 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #19 | Maudie Pruitt July 3, 1889 (Age 77 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #20 | Claude Forrester Pruitt February 24, 1890 (Age 77 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #21 | Lonnie Franklin Pruitt November 1, 1891 (Age 79 years) Note: Birth date/location based on 1900 Census |
| Birth of a grandson #22 | Dave Pruitt July 1892 (Age 80 years) |
| Death of a sister | Francis “Fanny” McGehee November 24, 1893 (Age 81 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #23 | Emma E Pruitt December 3, 1894 (Age 82 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #24 | William Lester Pruitt February 3, 1895 (Age 82 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Emma E Pruitt October 1, 1895 (Age 83 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #25 | Elmer Dennis Pruitt February 28, 1896 (Age 83 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #26 | William Lester Pruitt November 7, 1896 (Age 84 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 86 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #27 | William Delmer Pruitt September 19, 1899 (Age 87 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Nancy A Shaw before 1900 (Age 87 years) Note: The 1900 Census states that Nancy J Pruitt had 6 children but only one (Samuel) was living in 1900. This suggests that Nancy A Shaw died before 1900. Further, her husband (William J Oglesby) was listed as a Widow in the 1900 Census for Nancy's brother, Samuel. |
| Death of a granddaughter | Celece Rosetta Pruitt before 1900 (Age 87 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 grandson | Jim Robert Pruitt before 1900 (Age 87 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 grandson | Infant Pruitt before 1900 (Age 87 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 husband | John Robert Pruitt between 1900 and 1910 (Age 87 years) |
| Census | June 26, 1900 (Age 88 years) |
 Death | January 14, 1908 (Age 95 years) |
 Burial | 1908 (Age 95 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Deer Cemetery |