Oma Alice PruittAge: 83 years1885–1968
- Name
- Oma Alice Pruitt
- Given names
- Oma Alice
- Surname
- Pruitt
- Married name
- Oma Alice Mefford
 Birth | January 7, 1885 28 26 |
 Birth of a sister | Minnie Caroline Pruitt September 15, 1887 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Elmer Dennis Pruitt February 28, 1896 (Age 11 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 13 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 14 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 15 years) |
 Marriage | Lewis Izara Mefford — View this family January 30, 1902 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Effie Ellen Mefford November 5, 1902 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Albert Franklin Mefford May 18, 1905 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Zetta Mae Mefford May 20, 1907 (Age 22 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | John Robert Pruitt between 1900 and 1910 (Age 14 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Nancy McGehee January 14, 1908 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Elizabeth M Casey October 4, 1909 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Dennis Raymond Mefford April 20, 1914 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Garrison Mefford June 6, 1916 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 30 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 31 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 32 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 16, 1920 (Age 35 years) |
| Death of a sister | Minnie Caroline Pruitt November 21, 1925 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a mother | Celia Beckham August 23, 1928 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 44 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 45 years) |
| Death of a father | William Auburn “Willie” Pruitt April 8, 1938 (Age 53 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1940 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 56 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 |
| Census | April 25, 1950 (Age 65 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 64 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 son | Garrison Mefford October 13, 1962 (Age 77 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 60 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 | February 23, 1968 (Age 83 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Big Cabin 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 elder sister |
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 herself |
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 Lewis Izara Mefford |
| husband |
Lewis Izara Mefford Birth: April 10, 1881 27 33 — Mansfield, Wright, Missouri, United States Death: May 28, 1970 — Rogers, Benton, Arkansas, United States |
| herself |
Oma Alice Pruitt Birth: January 7, 1885 28 26 — Arkansas, United States Death: February 23, 1968 — Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: January 30, 1902 — Pittsburg, Oklahoma, United States |
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9 months daughter |
Effie Ellen Mefford Birth: November 5, 1902 21 17 — Arkansas, United States Death: April 25, 1992 — Bluejacket, Craig, Oklahoma, United States |
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3 years son |
Albert Franklin Mefford Birth: May 18, 1905 24 20 — Arkansas, United States Death: May 5, 1976 — Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Zetta Mae Mefford Birth: May 20, 1907 26 22 — Lead Hill, Boone, Arkansas, United States Death: June 21, 1990 — Prairie Grove, Drew, Arkansas, United States |
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7 years son |
Dennis Raymond Mefford Birth: April 20, 1914 33 29 — Lead Hill, Boone, Arkansas, United States Death: June 24, 2004 — Rio Linda, Sacramento, California, United States |
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2 years son |
Garrison Mefford Birth: June 6, 1916 35 31 — Arkansas, United States Death: October 13, 1962 — Oklahoma, United States |
Oma Alice 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 | 1900 United States - Census transcript - William Auburn “Willie” Pruitt - Household
Sugarloaf, Boone, Arkansas, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Lewis Izara Mefford - Household
ED 50 Sugar Loaf, Boone, Arkansas, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Lewis Izara Mefford - Household
ED 27 Sugar Loaf, Boone, Arkansas, United States
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Lewis Izara Mefford - Household
Craig, Oklahoma, United States
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Lewis Izara Mefford - Household
Vinita, Craig, Oklahoma, United States
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