Neoma Angeline “Oma” BeckhamAge: 72 years1858–1930
- Name
- Neoma Angeline “Oma” Beckham
- Given names
- Neoma Angeline
- Surname
- Beckham
- Married name
- Neoma Angeline Pruitt
- Nickname
- Oma
 Birth | April 18, 1858 34 33 |
 Birth of a sister | Celia Beckham August 30, 1858 (Age 4 months) |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Death of a father | Zachariah Calvin Beckham January 17, 1864 (Age 5 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 2 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 8 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 8 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 10 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 | September 5, 1870 (Age 12 years) |
 Marriage | John Franklin Pruitt — View this family October 25, 1875 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Celece Rosetta Pruitt after 1875 (Age 16 years) Note: 1875 is the marriage date of the parents |
| Birth of a son #2 | Jim Robert Pruitt after 1875 (Age 16 years) Note: 1875 is the marriage date of the parents |
| Birth of a son #3 | Infant Pruitt after 1875 (Age 16 years) Note: 1875 is the marriage date of the parents |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 19 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 21 years) Note: Birth date/location based on 1880 Census |
| Census | June 5, 1880 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Lillie Pearl Pruitt August 27, 1882 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Maudie Pruitt July 3, 1889 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | Lonnie Franklin Pruitt November 1, 1891 (Age 33 years) Note: Birth date/location based on 1900 Census |
| Birth of a son #8 | William Lester Pruitt February 3, 1895 (Age 36 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John William Self — Lillie Pearl Pruitt — View this family October 24, 1897 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 39 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 41 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 41 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 41 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 42 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Gertrude Lee Self March 10, 1901 (Age 42 years) |
| Marriage of a child | T G Neeley — Minerva Jane Pruitt — View this family August 2, 1906 (Age 48 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Wallace S Mefford — Maudie Pruitt — View this family November 13, 1907 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Roy Frank Self February 29, 1908 (Age 49 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Roy Frank Self August 1908 (Age 50 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 mother | Elizabeth M Casey October 4, 1909 (Age 51 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Lonnie Franklin Pruitt — Lula Ethel Capps — View this family October 5, 1909 (Age 51 years) |
| Census | April 23, 1910 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Theda Faye Self September 6, 1910 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Theda Faye Self April 1911 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Infant Self July 14, 1911 (Age 53 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Infant Self July 14, 1911 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Winnie Pruitt September 4, 1911 (Age 53 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Winnie Pruitt September 27, 1911 (Age 53 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Lester Pruitt — Velvia Lauretta Roberts — View this family October 29, 1912 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Norbie Eugene Pruitt October 14, 1913 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Pansy Lee Mefford December 19, 1914 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | Gordon Pruitt about 1916 (Age 57 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 57 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 59 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 58 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 60 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 59 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 61 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #11 | Mildred B Pruitt June 12, 1922 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a husband | John Franklin Pruitt April 30, 1924 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #12 | Roy Franklin Pruitt November 29, 1925 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Lillie Pearl Pruitt July 3, 1927 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a sister | Celia Beckham August 23, 1928 (Age 70 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 71 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 |
| Marriage of a child | Lonnie Franklin Pruitt — Gladys Marie Pope — View this family about 1930 (Age 71 years) Note: Marriage info based on birth of first child |
| Death of a daughter | Minerva Jane Pruitt January 7, 1930 (Age 71 years) |
| Census | April 4, 1930 (Age 71 years) |
| Census | April 12, 1930 (Age 71 years) |
 Death | April 22, 1930 (Age 72 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Hopewell Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Zachariah Calvin Beckham Birth: 1824 — Tennessee, United States Death: January 17, 1864 — Illinois, United States |
| mother |
Elizabeth M Casey Birth: March 20, 1825 — Morgan, Tennessee, United States Death: October 4, 1909 — Walnut, Newton, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: about 1843 — |
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15 years herself |
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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4 months younger sister |
Celia Beckham Birth: August 30, 1858 34 33 — Newton, Arkansas, United States Death: August 23, 1928 — Boone, Arkansas, United States |
| Family with John Franklin Pruitt |
| husband |
John Franklin Pruitt Birth: May 31, 1853 33 41 — Arkansas, United States Death: April 30, 1924 — Arkansas, United States |
| herself |
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 |
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Elizabeth M Casey - Household
Jackson, 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 | 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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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Maudie Pruitt - Household
ED 20 Lee, Boone, Arkansas, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - William Lester Pruitt - Household
ED 13 Harrison, Boone, Arkansas, United States
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