William Auburn “Willie” PruittAge: 81 years1856–1938
- Name
- William Auburn “Willie” Pruitt
- Given names
- William Auburn
- Surname
- Pruitt
- Nickname
- Willie
 Birth | July 23, 1856 36 44 |
 Death of a maternal grandfather | Osborn McGehee June 1857 (Age 10 months) 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 10 months) 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 5 months)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 3 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 4 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 10 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 10 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 12 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 13 years) |
 Marriage | Celia Beckham — View this family March 28, 1876 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Nancy Elizabeth “Bettie” Pruitt May 2, 1878 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 21 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Census | June 4, 1880 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Oma Alice Pruitt January 7, 1885 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Minnie Caroline Pruitt September 15, 1887 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Elmer Dennis Pruitt February 28, 1896 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 41 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 son #5 | William Delmer Pruitt September 19, 1899 (Age 43 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 43 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Robert Asbury Threet — Nancy Elizabeth “Bettie” Pruitt — View this family August 16, 1900 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | William Russell Threet October 28, 1901 (Age 45 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Lewis Izara Mefford — Oma Alice Pruitt — View this family January 30, 1902 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Effie Ellen Mefford November 5, 1902 (Age 46 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Thomas Cabe Threet — Minnie Caroline Pruitt — View this family September 27, 1903 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | David Threet February 3, 1905 (Age 48 years) |
| Death of a grandson | David Threet February 3, 1905 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Ollie M Threet May 5, 1905 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Albert Franklin Mefford May 18, 1905 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Lucy Lucille Threet February 28, 1907 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Zetta Mae Mefford May 20, 1907 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Phoebe Oma Threet August 9, 1907 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a father | John Robert Pruitt between 1900 and 1910 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a mother | Nancy McGehee January 14, 1908 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | Robert Alfred Threet April 27, 1909 (Age 52 years) |
| Census | May 10, 1910 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #10 | Dennis Raymond Mefford April 20, 1914 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #11 | Garrison Mefford June 6, 1916 (Age 59 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Elmer Dennis Pruitt — Minnie May Thomason — View this family July 2, 1916 (Age 59 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 59 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 grandson #12 | Omer Morilton Pruitt May 5, 1917 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #13 | Zelma Mae Threet May 28, 1917 (Age 60 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 60 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 61 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/ |
| Birth of a granddaughter #14 | Argel Arvilene Pruitt February 11, 1919 (Age 62 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Delmer Pruitt — Autie Drusilla Smith — View this family March 16, 1919 (Age 62 years) |
| Census | January 15, 1920 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a brother | John Franklin Pruitt April 30, 1924 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Minnie Caroline Pruitt November 21, 1925 (Age 69 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #15 | Elmer Doyle Pruitt May 2, 1926 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Elmer Doyle Pruitt September 6, 1926 (Age 70 years) |
| Death of a wife | Celia Beckham August 23, 1928 (Age 72 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #16 | Dorothy L Pruitt June 24, 1929 (Age 72 years) |
| Death of a sister | Nancy J Pruitt August 21, 1929 (Age 73 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 73 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 |
| Census | April 11, 1930 (Age 73 years) |
| Census | April 23, 1930 (Age 73 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #17 | Delma Sue Pruitt May 19, 1933 (Age 76 years) |
| Death of a brother | James Potter Pruitt Sr. December 16, 1936 (Age 80 years) |
 Death | April 8, 1938 (Age 81 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Raley 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 elder 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 himself |
William Auburn “Willie” Pruitt Birth: July 23, 1856 36 44 — Arkansas, United States Death: April 8, 1938 — Boone, Arkansas, United States |
| Family with Celia Beckham |
| himself |
William Auburn “Willie” Pruitt Birth: July 23, 1856 36 44 — Arkansas, United States Death: April 8, 1938 — Boone, Arkansas, United States |
| wife |
Celia Beckham Birth: August 30, 1858 34 33 — Newton, Arkansas, United States Death: August 23, 1928 — Boone, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: March 28, 1876 — Newton, Arkansas, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Nancy Elizabeth “Bettie” Pruitt Birth: May 2, 1878 21 19 — Boone, Arkansas, United States Death: November 4, 1969 — Boone, Arkansas, United States |
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7 years daughter |
Oma Alice Pruitt Birth: January 7, 1885 28 26 — Arkansas, United States Death: February 23, 1968 — Arkansas, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Minnie Caroline Pruitt Birth: September 15, 1887 31 29 — Newton, Arkansas, United States Death: November 21, 1925 — Lead Hill, Boone, Arkansas, United States |
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8 years son |
Elmer Dennis Pruitt Birth: February 28, 1896 39 37 — Arkansas, United States Death: July 4, 1972 — Farmington, San Joaquin, California, United States |
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4 years son |
William Delmer Pruitt Birth: September 19, 1899 43 41 — Arkansas, United States Death: October 10, 1981 — 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 - William Auburn “Willie” Pruitt - Household
Bear Creek, Boone, Arkansas, United States
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - William Auburn “Willie” Pruitt - Household
Sugarloaf, Boone, Arkansas, United States
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William Auburn “Willie” Pruitt - Household
Scott, Taney, Missouri, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - William Auburn “Willie” Pruitt - Household
Sugarloaf, Boone, Arkansas, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Elmer Dennis Pruitt - Household
Big Creek, Marion, Arkansas, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - William Delmer Pruitt - Household
Sugarloaf, Boone, Arkansas, United States
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