Nancy Elizabeth “Bettie” PruittAge: 91 years1878–1969
- Name
- Nancy Elizabeth “Bettie” Pruitt
- Given names
- Nancy Elizabeth
- Surname
- Pruitt
- Married name
- Nancy Elizabeth Threet
- Nickname
- Bettie
 Birth | May 2, 1878 21 19 |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878Note: 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 2 years) |
 Birth of a sister | Oma Alice Pruitt January 7, 1885 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Minnie Caroline Pruitt September 15, 1887 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Elmer Dennis Pruitt February 28, 1896 (Age 17 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 19 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 brother | William Delmer Pruitt September 19, 1899 (Age 21 years) |
 Marriage | Robert Asbury Threet — View this family August 16, 1900 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | William Russell Threet October 28, 1901 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Ollie M Threet May 5, 1905 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Phoebe Oma Threet August 9, 1907 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | John Robert Pruitt between 1900 and 1910 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Nancy McGehee January 14, 1908 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Elizabeth M Casey October 4, 1909 (Age 31 years) |
| Census | April 21, 1910 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 37 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 38 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 39 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 17, 1920 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a sister | Minnie Caroline Pruitt November 21, 1925 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a mother | Celia Beckham August 23, 1928 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 51 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 23, 1930 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a father | William Auburn “Willie” Pruitt April 8, 1938 (Age 59 years) |
| Census | April 14, 1940 (Age 61 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 63 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 |
| Death of a husband | Robert Asbury Threet November 28, 1946 (Age 68 years) |
| Census | April 7, 1950 (Age 71 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 71 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Death of a daughter | Ollie M Threet November 11, 1955 (Age 77 years) |
| Death of a sister | Oma Alice Pruitt February 23, 1968 (Age 89 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 67 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 | November 4, 1969 (Age 91 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Maplewood Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Auburn “Willie” Pruitt Birth: July 23, 1856 36 44 — Arkansas, United States Death: April 8, 1938 — Boone, Arkansas, United States |
| mother |
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 herself |
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 younger sister |
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 younger sister |
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 younger brother |
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 younger brother |
William Delmer Pruitt Birth: September 19, 1899 43 41 — Arkansas, United States Death: October 10, 1981 — Boone, Arkansas, United States |
| Family with Robert Asbury Threet |
| husband |
Robert Asbury Threet Birth: December 19, 1881 37 40 — Lead Hill, Boone, Arkansas, United States Death: November 28, 1946 — Boone, Arkansas, United States |
| herself |
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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Marriage: August 16, 1900 — Boone, Arkansas, United States |
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14 months son |
William Russell Threet Birth: October 28, 1901 19 23 — Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, United States Death: September 1, 1979 — Lead Hill, Boone, Arkansas, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Ollie M Threet Birth: May 5, 1905 23 27 — Boone, Arkansas, United States Death: November 11, 1955 — Boone, Arkansas, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Phoebe Oma Threet Birth: August 9, 1907 25 29 — Boone, Arkansas, United States Death: December 23, 1996 — Lead Hill, Boone, Arkansas, United States |
Nancy Elizabeth “Bettie” Pruitt has 30 first cousins recorded
Father's family (22)
Parents James Potter Pruitt Sr. + Nancy Parlee Curtis
Parents Robert Frank Shaw + Nancy J Pruitt
Parents John Franklin Pruitt + Neoma Angeline “Oma” Beckham
Mother's family (8)
Parents John Franklin Pruitt + Neoma Angeline “Oma” Beckham
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - William Auburn “Willie” Pruitt - Household
Bear Creek, Boone, Arkansas, United States
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Robert Asbury Threet - Household
ED 36 Bear Creek, Boone, Arkansas, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Robert Asbury Threet - Household
ED 50 Sugar Loaf, Boone, Arkansas, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Robert Asbury Threet - Household
ED 27 Sugar Loaf, Boone, Arkansas, United States
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Robert Asbury Threet - Household
Sugar Loaf, Boone, Arkansas, United States
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Nancy Elizabeth Pruitt - Household
Sugarloaf, Boone, Arkansas, United States
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