The Shemwell Family

Charles Anderson “Charley” PruittAge: 84 years18791963

Name
Charles Anderson “Charley” Pruitt
Given names
Charles Anderson
Surname
Pruitt
Nickname
Charley
Birth February 24, 1879 30 22
Birth of a brotherJames Franklin Pruitt
May 23, 1881 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherJohn Robert Pruitt
October 20, 1883 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherAmos Farris Pruitt
March 15, 1886 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterGenora Ellen “Nora” Pruitt
April 2, 1888 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a brotherClaude Forrester Pruitt
February 24, 1890 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a brotherDave Pruitt
July 1892 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a sisterEmma E Pruitt
December 3, 1894 (Age 15 years)
Death of a sisterEmma E Pruitt
October 1, 1895 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a brotherWilliam Lester Pruitt
November 7, 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
MarriageCharlotte ClaybornView this family
January 8, 1899 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Ernest Alvin Pruitt
August 15, 1900 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Lola Pruitt
September 6, 1903 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Glover D Pruitt
January 13, 1907 (Age 27 years)
MarriageLula J DavisView this family
March 14, 1907 (Age 28 years)
Death of a wifeCharlotte Clayborn
about 1907 (Age 27 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJohn Robert Pruitt
between 1900 and 1910 (Age 20 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherNancy McGehee
January 14, 1908 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#4
George Albert Pruitt
February 9, 1909 (Age 29 years)
Census April 30, 1910 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Onvie A Pruitt
November 26, 1912 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Edith Olla Pruitt
June 11, 1916 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 36 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 37 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 38 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
#7
Onema A Pruitt
June 9, 1919 (Age 40 years)
Census August 1, 1920 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a daughter
#8
Carlsie Inez Pruitt
June 11, 1923 (Age 44 years)
Death of a motherNancy Parlee Curtis
December 27, 1924 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Velma Marguarette Wheat
January 28, 1925 (Age 45 years)
Marriage of a childOrbra R DavisonOnvie A PruittView this family
July 30, 1927 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 50 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 21, 1930 (Age 51 years)
Death of a fatherJames Potter Pruitt Sr.
December 16, 1936 (Age 57 years)
Census April 10, 1940 (Age 61 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 62 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
Marriage of a childWilliam Dearl McElyeaOnvie A PruittView this family
November 21, 1945 (Age 66 years)
Death of a sisterMary Arizona “Zona” Pruitt
April 14, 1948 (Age 69 years)
Census April 10, 1950 (Age 71 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 70 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 daughterLola Pruitt
October 22, 1956 (Age 77 years)
Death of a sisterOmie Elizabeth Pruitt
February 27, 1960 (Age 81 years)
Death of a brotherClaude Forrester Pruitt
November 29, 1960 (Age 81 years)
Death of a brotherAmos Farris Pruitt
February 7, 1961 (Age 81 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 66 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 June 28, 1963 (Age 84 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Wetumka Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: March 26, 1871Newton, Arkansas, United States
15 months
elder brother
Rufus T Pruitt
Birth: June 12, 1872 24 15Newton, Arkansas, United States
Death: March 15, 1874Newton, Arkansas, United States
2 years
elder sister
Mary Arizona “Zona” Pruitt
Birth: October 14, 1874 26 18Newton, Arkansas, United States
Death: April 14, 1948Dutch Mills, Washington, Arkansas, United States
2 years
elder sister
2 years
himself
2 years
younger brother
2 years
younger brother
2 years
younger brother
2 years
younger sister
23 months
younger brother
2 years
younger brother
2 years
younger sister
Emma E Pruitt
Birth: December 3, 1894 46 38Arkansas, United States
Death: October 1, 1895Arkansas, United States
23 months
younger brother
Family with Lula J Davis - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: March 14, 1907Newton, Arkansas, United States
-2 months
son
Glover D Pruitt
Birth: January 13, 1907 27 16Arkansas, United States
Death: December 4, 1998Wewoka, Seminole, Oklahoma, United States
2 years
son
George Albert Pruitt
Birth: February 9, 1909 29 19Jasper, Newton, Arkansas, United States
Death: December 13, 1990Osage, Oklahoma, United States
4 years
daughter
Onvie A Pruitt
Birth: November 26, 1912 33 22Jasper, Newton, Arkansas, United States
Death: April 5, 2008Hughes, Oklahoma, United States
4 years
daughter
Edith Olla Pruitt
Birth: June 11, 1916 37 26Arkansas, United States
Death: September 19, 2007Douglas, Oregon, United States
3 years
daughter
Onema A Pruitt
Birth: June 9, 1919 40 29Arkansas, United States
Death: June 23, 2012California, United States
4 years
daughter
Carlsie Inez Pruitt
Birth: June 11, 1923 44 33Wetumka, Hughes, Oklahoma, United States
Death: December 10, 2021Holdenville, Hughes, Oklahoma, United States
Family with Charlotte Clayborn - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: January 8, 1899Newton, Arkansas, United States
19 months
son
Ernest Alvin Pruitt
Birth: August 15, 1900 21 15Newton, Arkansas, United States
Death: July 10, 1972Sanger, Fresno, California, United States
3 years
daughter
Lola Pruitt
Birth: September 6, 1903 24 18Arkansas, United States
Death: October 22, 1956Riverside, California, United States

Charles Anderson “Charley” Pruitt has 15 first cousins recorded

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Charles Anderson “Charley” Pruitt - Household

ED 103 Union, Newton, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Pruitt, Charles AheadMW30M23ARARAREnglishFarmerGeneral FarmOAYesYesOFF
Pruitt, Lula JwifeFW20M1322ARARAREnglishNoneYesYes
Pruitt, Ernest AsonMW10SARARAREnglishNoneYesYes
Pruitt, Lola MdaughterFW7SARARARNoneYesYesYes
Pruitt, Glover DsonMW2SARARARNoneYes
Pruitt, George AsonMW0 years 3 monthsSARARARNone

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Charles Anderson “Charley” Pruitt - Household

ED 77 Wetumka, Hughes, Oklahoma, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Pruitt, CharlieheadRMW40MYesYesARUnited StatesARYesFarmingGeneral farmW
Pruitt, LulawifeFW30MYesYesARARARYesNone
Pruitt, ErnestsonMW19SYesYesYesARARARYesNone
Pruitt, LoladaughterFW16SYesYesYesARARARYesNone
Pruitt, GloversonMW12SYesYesYesARARARYesNone
Pruitt, GeorgesonMW10SYesYesYesARARARYesNone
Pruitt, OndadaughterFW8SYesARARARNone
Pruitt, EdithdaughterFW4SARARARNone
Pruitt, OnettadaughterFW0 years 6 monthsSARARARNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Charles Anderson “Charley” Pruitt - Household

ED 32 Yeager, Hughes, Oklahoma, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Pruitt, Charles AheadRYesMW51M19NoYesARTNARYesFarmerGeneral farmEYes
Pruitt, Lula JwifeFW41M18NoNoARARARYesNone
Pruitt, Edith AdaughterFW15SYesYesARARARYesNone
Pruitt, OneetadaughterFW11SYesYesARARARYesNone
Pruitt, Carlsie IdaughterFW7SYesOKARARNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Charles Anderson “Charley” Pruitt - Household

Yeager, Hughes, Oklahoma, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Pruitt, Charley AxheadR6YesMW61MARFarmerFarmOA520
Pruitt, Lula JwifeFW54MAR00
Wheat, LoladaughterFW34MARNew WorkerPW00
Wheat, Charles HgrandsonMW10SOK
Wheat, ThomasgrandsonMW6SOK
Davison, Onire AdaughterFW27WdAR
Davison, HelengranddaughterFW9SOK00
Pruitt, Carlsie IdaughterFW16SOK00

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Charles Anderson “Charley” Pruitt - Household

Wetumka, Hughes, Oklahoma, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Pruitt, Charles AheadMW71MarARWK24CarpenterFurniture StoreP
Pruitt, Lula JwifeFW61MarARH