The Shemwell Family

Elmer Dennis PruittAge: 76 years18961972

Name
Elmer Dennis Pruitt
Given names
Elmer Dennis
Surname
Pruitt
Birth February 28, 1896 39 37
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 2 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 brotherWilliam Delmer Pruitt
September 19, 1899 (Age 3 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJohn Robert Pruitt
between 1900 and 1910 (Age 3 years)
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 4 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherNancy McGehee
January 14, 1908 (Age 11 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherElizabeth M Casey
October 4, 1909 (Age 13 years)
Census May 10, 1910 (Age 14 years)
MarriageMinnie May ThomasonView this family
July 2, 1916 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 19 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 son
#1
Omer Morilton Pruitt
May 5, 1917 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 20 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 21 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 daughter
#2
Argel Arvilene Pruitt
February 11, 1919 (Age 22 years)
Death of a sisterMinnie Caroline Pruitt
November 21, 1925 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Elmer Doyle Pruitt
May 2, 1926 (Age 30 years)
Death of a sonElmer Doyle Pruitt
September 6, 1926 (Age 30 years)
Death of a motherCelia Beckham
August 23, 1928 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 33 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 34 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam Auburn “Willie” Pruitt
April 8, 1938 (Age 42 years)
Census April 13, 1940 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Jerry Wayne George
September 8, 1943 (Age 47 years)
Death of a grandsonJerry Wayne George
September 13, 1943 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 45 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
Birth of a grandson
#2
Eldon Eugene George
February 27, 1950 (Age 53 years)
Census April 13, 1950 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 53 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 wifeMinnie May Thomason
October 29, 1966 (Age 70 years)
Death of a sisterOma Alice Pruitt
February 23, 1968 (Age 71 years)
Death of a sisterNancy Elizabeth “Bettie” Pruitt
November 4, 1969 (Age 73 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 49 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 July 4, 1972 (Age 76 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Highland View Memorial Gardens
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: March 28, 1876Newton, Arkansas, United States
2 years
elder sister
7 years
elder sister
3 years
elder sister
Minnie Caroline Pruitt
Birth: September 15, 1887 31 29Newton, Arkansas, United States
Death: November 21, 1925Lead Hill, Boone, Arkansas, United States
8 years
himself
Elmer Dennis Pruitt
Birth: February 28, 1896 39 37Arkansas, United States
Death: July 4, 1972Farmington, San Joaquin, California, United States
4 years
younger brother
William Delmer Pruitt
Birth: September 19, 1899 43 41Arkansas, United States
Death: October 10, 1981Boone, Arkansas, United States
Family with Minnie May Thomason - View this family
himself
Elmer Dennis Pruitt
Birth: February 28, 1896 39 37Arkansas, United States
Death: July 4, 1972Farmington, San Joaquin, California, United States
wife
Marriage: July 2, 1916Boone, Arkansas, United States
10 months
son
Omer Morilton Pruitt
Birth: May 5, 1917 21 27Prosperity, Boone, Arkansas, United States
Death: May 18, 1988Jay, Delaware, Oklahoma, United States
21 months
daughter
Argel Arvilene Pruitt
Birth: February 11, 1919 22 28Arkansas, United States
Death: July 8, 1995Jay, Delaware, Oklahoma, United States
7 years
son
Elmer Doyle Pruitt
Birth: May 2, 1926 30 36Arkansas, United States
Death: September 6, 1926Oklahoma, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - William Auburn “Willie” Pruitt - Household

Sugarloaf, Boone, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Pruitt, William AheadWMJul185643M24ARFarmer0YesNoYesRF
Pruitt, CeliawifeWFAug185841M2465ARTNGANoNoYes
Pruitt, Oma AdaughterWFJan188515SARARARYesYesYes
Pruitt, Minnie CdaughterWFSep188712SARARAR2YesYesYes
Pruitt, Elmer DsonWMFeb18964SARARAR
Pruitt, William DsonWMSep18998/12SARARAR

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - William Auburn “Willie” Pruitt - Household

Scott, Taney, Missouri, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Pruitt, William AheadMW53M234KYGAGAEnglishFarmerOAYesYesYesRFF
Pruitt, CeliawifeFW51M11665KYVAVAEnglishNoneYesYes
Pruitt, Elmer DsonMW14SMOKYKYEnglishNoneYesYesYes
Pruitt, William DsonMW10SARKYKYEnglishNoneYesYesYes
Deaton, AnnienieceFW4SOKKYKYEnglishNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Elmer Dennis Pruitt - Household

Big Creek, Marion, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Pruitt, Elmer DheadOYesMW34M20ARARARYesFarmerGeneralOYesNo
Pruitt, MinniewifeYesFWM26ARGAARYesNone
Pruitt, OmarsonYesMWSARARARYesNone
Pruitt, ArzeldaughterYesFWSARARARYesNone
Pruitt, William AfatherYesMW73Wd20ARININYesNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Elmer Dennis Pruitt - Household

Buena Vista, Polk, Oregon, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Pruitt, ElmerxheadR1YesMW44MNoARFarm LaborerFarmPW48400