Elizabeth Pruitt1837–
- Name
- Elizabeth Pruitt
- Given names
- Elizabeth
- Surname
- Pruitt
- Married name
- Elizabeth Latham
 Birth | about 1837 16 24 |
 Birth of a brother | David Pruitt about 1844 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a brother | James Potter Pruitt Sr. April 4, 1848 (Age 11 years) |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 9 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 sister | Nancy J Pruitt April 8, 1850 (Age 13 years) |
 Census | December 11, 1850 (Age 13 years) |
| Birth of a brother | John Franklin Pruitt May 31, 1853 (Age 16 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | David Pruitt 1853 (Age 16 years) Note: See DAR Research |
 Marriage | James F Latham — View this family August 27, 1854 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a brother | William Auburn “Willie” Pruitt July 23, 1856 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Osborn McGehee June 1857 (Age 20 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 20 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 20 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 24 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 30 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 30 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 32 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 |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 41 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 61 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 father | John Robert Pruitt between 1900 and 1910 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a mother | Nancy McGehee January 14, 1908 (Age 71 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 79 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 80 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 |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 81 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/ |
| Death of a brother | John Franklin Pruitt April 30, 1924 (Age 87 years) |
| Death of a sister | Nancy J Pruitt August 21, 1929 (Age 92 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 92 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Death of a brother | James Potter Pruitt Sr. December 16, 1936 (Age 99 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Auburn “Willie” Pruitt April 8, 1938 (Age 101 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 104 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 109 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | unknown |
| 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 herself |
Elizabeth Pruitt Birth: about 1837 16 24 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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8 years younger brother |
David Pruitt Birth: about 1844 23 31 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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4 years younger 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 younger 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 younger brother |
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 James F Latham |
| husband |
James F Latham Birth: about 1822 — Arkansas, United States Death: |
| herself |
Elizabeth Pruitt Birth: about 1837 16 24 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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Marriage: August 27, 1854 — Independence, Arkansas, United States |
Elizabeth Pruitt has 53 first cousins recorded
Mother's family (52)
Parents John Hood Sr + Anna McGehee
Parents William H Johnson + Anna McGehee
Parents John McGehee + … …
Parents John McGehee + Milly …
Parents Moses Knighton + Martha “Patsey” McGehee
Parents Joseph C Allen + Martha “Patsey” McGehee
Parents Joshua Epps + Sarah “Sally” McGehee
Parents James Madison Daugherty + Eleanor “Nelly” McGehee
Parents George Washington Daugherty + Francis “Fanny” McGehee
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - John Pruitt - Household
Union, Conway, Arkansas
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