James Franklin PruittAge: 85 years1881–1967
- Name
- James Franklin Pruitt
- Given names
- James Franklin
- Surname
- Pruitt
 Birth | May 23, 1881 33 24 |
 Birth of a brother | John Robert Pruitt October 20, 1883 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Amos Farris Pruitt March 15, 1886 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Genora Ellen “Nora” Pruitt April 2, 1888 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Claude Forrester Pruitt February 24, 1890 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Dave Pruitt July 1892 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Emma E Pruitt December 3, 1894 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a sister | Emma E Pruitt October 1, 1895 (Age 14 years) |
| Birth of a brother | William Lester Pruitt November 7, 1896 (Age 15 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 16 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 |
 Marriage | Sarah Elizabeth Cooksey — View this family April 8, 1900 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Angie Pruitt August 8, 1901 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Otis Lee Pruitt January 12, 1904 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Grace Ethel Pruitt February 2, 1906 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Nancy McGehee January 14, 1908 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Corby Raymond Pruitt May 7, 1908 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Angie Pruitt July 12, 1908 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Nora Alice Pruitt October 6, 1910 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | John Robert Pruitt between 1900 and 1910 (Age 18 years) |
 Census | April 30, 1910 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Fonnie Faine Pruitt February 16, 1913 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Meda Esther Pruitt May 18, 1915 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 34 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 #8 | Floyd Talmage Pruitt September 30, 1917 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 35 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 36 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 | February 9, 1920 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a son #9 | Homer Truman Pruitt May 8, 1920 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #10 | Ruby Pearl Pruitt September 12, 1922 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a son #11 | William Denver Pruitt December 17, 1924 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a mother | Nancy Parlee Curtis December 27, 1924 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a son #12 | James Argus Pruitt April 27, 1927 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 48 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 12, 1930 (Age 48 years) |
| Death of a father | James Potter Pruitt Sr. December 16, 1936 (Age 55 years) |
| Census | April 12, 1940 (Age 58 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 60 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 sister | Mary Arizona “Zona” Pruitt April 14, 1948 (Age 66 years) |
| Census | April 4, 1950 (Age 68 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 68 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 sister | Omie Elizabeth Pruitt February 27, 1960 (Age 78 years) |
| Death of a brother | Claude Forrester Pruitt November 29, 1960 (Age 79 years) |
| Death of a brother | Amos Farris Pruitt February 7, 1961 (Age 79 years) |
| Death of a brother | Charles Anderson “Charley” Pruitt June 28, 1963 (Age 82 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Lester Pruitt October 1965 (Age 84 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 64 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 | January 18, 1967 (Age 85 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Pleasant Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Potter Pruitt Sr. Birth: April 4, 1848 27 36 — Izard, Arkansas, United States Death: December 16, 1936 — Wetumka, Hughes, Oklahoma, United States |
| mother |
Nancy Parlee Curtis Birth: October 10, 1856 — Waynesboro, Wayne, Tennessee, United States Death: December 27, 1924 — Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: March 26, 1871 — Newton, Arkansas, United States |
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15 months elder brother |
Rufus T Pruitt Birth: June 12, 1872 24 15 — Newton, Arkansas, United States Death: March 15, 1874 — Newton, Arkansas, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Mary Arizona “Zona” Pruitt Birth: October 14, 1874 26 18 — Newton, Arkansas, United States Death: April 14, 1948 — Dutch Mills, Washington, Arkansas, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Omie Elizabeth Pruitt Birth: December 10, 1876 28 20 — Franklin, Arkansas, United States Death: February 27, 1960 — Hochatown, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Charles Anderson “Charley” Pruitt Birth: February 24, 1879 30 22 — White, Arkansas, United States Death: June 28, 1963 — Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States |
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2 years himself |
James Franklin Pruitt Birth: May 23, 1881 33 24 — Limestone, Newton, Arkansas, United States Death: January 18, 1967 — Hiwasse, Benton, Arkansas, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
John Robert Pruitt Birth: October 20, 1883 35 27 — Limestone, Newton, Arkansas, United States Death: October 8, 1982 — Council Hill, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Amos Farris Pruitt Birth: March 15, 1886 37 29 — Newton, Arkansas, United States Death: February 7, 1961 — Council Hill, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Genora Ellen “Nora” Pruitt Birth: April 2, 1888 39 31 — Arkansas, United States Death: November 22, 1969 — Rogers, Benton, Arkansas, United States |
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23 months younger brother |
Claude Forrester Pruitt Birth: February 24, 1890 41 33 — Arkansas, United States Death: November 29, 1960 — Oklahoma, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Dave Pruitt Birth: July 1892 44 35 — Arkansas, United States Death: May 27, 1978 — Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Emma E Pruitt Birth: December 3, 1894 46 38 — Arkansas, United States Death: October 1, 1895 — Arkansas, United States |
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23 months younger brother |
William Lester Pruitt Birth: November 7, 1896 48 40 — Deer, Newton, Arkansas, United States Death: October 1965 — Hiwasse, Benton, Arkansas, United States |
| Family with Sarah Elizabeth Cooksey |
| himself |
James Franklin Pruitt Birth: May 23, 1881 33 24 — Limestone, Newton, Arkansas, United States Death: January 18, 1967 — Hiwasse, Benton, Arkansas, United States |
| wife |
Sarah Elizabeth Cooksey Birth: December 10, 1883 — Limestone, Newton, Arkansas, United States Death: June 27, 1968 — Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: April 8, 1900 — Newton, Arkansas, United States |
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16 months daughter |
Angie Pruitt Birth: August 8, 1901 20 17 — Arkansas, United States Death: July 12, 1908 — Arkansas, United States |
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2 years son |
Otis Lee Pruitt Birth: January 12, 1904 22 20 — Limestone, Newton, Arkansas, United States Death: June 11, 1990 — Idaho, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Grace Ethel Pruitt Birth: February 2, 1906 24 22 — Limestone, Newton, Arkansas, United States Death: December 31, 1989 — Hiwasse, Benton, Arkansas, United States |
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2 years son |
Corby Raymond Pruitt Birth: May 7, 1908 26 24 — Newton, Arkansas, United States Death: August 13, 1976 — Bentonville, Benton, Arkansas, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Nora Alice Pruitt Birth: October 6, 1910 29 26 — Limestone, Newton, Arkansas, United States Death: October 18, 1991 — Arkansas, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Fonnie Faine Pruitt Birth: February 16, 1913 31 29 — Limestone, Newton, Arkansas, United States Death: April 30, 1998 — Gravette, Benton, Arkansas, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Meda Esther Pruitt Birth: May 18, 1915 33 31 — Jasper, Newton, Arkansas, United States Death: March 25, 1973 — Gravette, Benton, Arkansas, United States |
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2 years son |
Floyd Talmage Pruitt Birth: September 30, 1917 36 33 — Arkansas, United States Death: May 30, 1980 — Missouri, United States |
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3 years son |
Homer Truman Pruitt Birth: May 8, 1920 38 36 — Newton, Arkansas, United States Death: January 5, 1993 — Bentonville, Benton, Arkansas, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Ruby Pearl Pruitt Birth: September 12, 1922 41 38 — Swain, Newton, Arkansas, United States Death: October 14, 2013 — Bentonville, Benton, Arkansas, United States |
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2 years son |
William Denver Pruitt Birth: December 17, 1924 43 41 — Swain, Newton, Arkansas, United States Death: May 7, 1994 — Bentonville, Benton, Arkansas, United States |
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2 years son |
James Argus Pruitt Birth: April 27, 1927 45 43 — Lamar, Johnson, Arkansas, United States Death: November 18, 1995 — Gravette, Benton, Arkansas, United States |
James Franklin Pruitt has 15 first cousins recorded
Father's family (15)
Parents Robert Frank Shaw + Nancy J Pruitt
Parents John Franklin Pruitt + Neoma Angeline “Oma” Beckham
Parents William Auburn “Willie” Pruitt + Celia Beckham
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - James Franklin Pruitt - Household
ED 103 Union, Newton, Arkansas, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - James Franklin Pruitt - Household
ED 68 Pilot Rock, Johnson, Arkansas, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - James Franklin Pruitt - Household
ED 13 Dickson, Benton, Arkansas, United States
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - James Franklin Pruitt - Household
Dickson, Benton, Arkansas, United States
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - James Franklin Pruitt - Household
Hiwasse, Benton, Arkansas, United States
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