The Shemwell Family

John Robert PruittAge: 98 years18831982

Name
John Robert Pruitt
Given names
John Robert
Surname
Pruitt
Birth October 20, 1883 35 27
Birth of a brotherAmos Farris Pruitt
March 15, 1886 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterGenora Ellen “Nora” Pruitt
April 2, 1888 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherClaude Forrester Pruitt
February 24, 1890 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a brotherDave Pruitt
July 1892 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a sisterEmma E Pruitt
December 3, 1894 (Age 11 years)
Death of a sisterEmma E Pruitt
October 1, 1895 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a brotherWilliam Lester Pruitt
November 7, 1896 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 14 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
Death of a paternal grandfatherJohn Robert Pruitt
between 1900 and 1910 (Age 16 years)
Census June 6, 1900 (Age 16 years)
MarriageJulie MurrayView this family
December 31, 1905 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Olive Pruitt
December 15, 1906 (Age 23 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherNancy McGehee
January 14, 1908 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Orville Pruitt
September 1908 (Age 24 years)
Census April 25, 1910 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Sarah Mae Pruitt
October 1, 1910 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Ausborn W Pruitt
March 30, 1911 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Vernie Opal Pruitt
February 19, 1915 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 32 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 daughter
#6
Macie M Pruitt
1917 (Age 33 years)
Death of a sonOrville Pruitt
September 1918 (Age 34 years)
Death of a wifeJulie Murray
October 5, 1918 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 33 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 34 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/
MarriageSusan Rebecca RobersonView this family
January 1, 1920 (Age 36 years)
Death of a daughterMacie M Pruitt
1920 (Age 36 years)
Census January 7, 1920 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a son
#7
Odie Darrell Pruitt
May 23, 1922 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a son
#8
Walter Dean Pruitt
October 2, 1923 (Age 39 years)
Death of a motherNancy Parlee Curtis
December 27, 1924 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a daughter
#9
Gussie Helen Pruitt
February 28, 1925 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 45 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
Birth of a grandson
#1
Olen Eugene Freeman
November 12, 1929 (Age 46 years)
Census April 12, 1930 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a daughter
#10
Norma Lee Pruitt
June 27, 1930 (Age 46 years)
Death of a daughterOlive Pruitt
October 17, 1933 (Age 49 years)
Death of a fatherJames Potter Pruitt Sr.
December 16, 1936 (Age 53 years)
Census April 13, 1940 (Age 56 years)
Death of a sonAusborn W Pruitt
June 19, 1940 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 58 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 sisterMary Arizona “Zona” Pruitt
April 14, 1948 (Age 64 years)
Census April 5, 1950 (Age 66 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 66 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 sisterOmie Elizabeth Pruitt
February 27, 1960 (Age 76 years)
Death of a brotherClaude Forrester Pruitt
November 29, 1960 (Age 77 years)
Death of a brotherAmos Farris Pruitt
February 7, 1961 (Age 77 years)
Death of a brotherCharles Anderson “Charley” Pruitt
June 28, 1963 (Age 79 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Lester Pruitt
October 1965 (Age 81 years)
Death of a brotherJames Franklin Pruitt
January 18, 1967 (Age 83 years)
Death of a sisterGenora Ellen “Nora” Pruitt
November 22, 1969 (Age 86 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 62 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 of a wifeSusan Rebecca Roberson
September 29, 1977 (Age 93 years)
Death of a brotherDave Pruitt
May 27, 1978 (Age 94 years)
Death October 8, 1982 (Age 98 years)
Event
Norma Lee Pruitt
October 7, 2021 (38 years after death)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Council Hill 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
elder brother
2 years
elder brother
2 years
himself
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 Julie Murray - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: December 31, 1905Newton, Arkansas, United States
11 months
daughter
Olive Pruitt
Birth: December 15, 1906 23 16Arkansas, United States
Death: October 17, 1933Arkansas, United States
22 months
son
Orville Pruitt
Birth: September 1908 24 18Arkansas, United States
Death: September 1918Arkansas, United States
2 years
daughter
6 months
son
Ausborn W Pruitt
Birth: March 30, 1911 27 20Arkansas, United States
Death: June 19, 1940Arkansas, United States
4 years
daughter
Vernie Opal Pruitt
Birth: February 19, 1915 31 24Newton, Arkansas, United States
Death: May 31, 1995Bakersfield, Kern, California, United States
3 years
daughter
Macie M Pruitt
Birth: 1917 33 26Arkansas, United States
Death: 1920Arkansas, United States
Family with Susan Rebecca Roberson - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: January 1, 1920Limestone, Newton, Arkansas, United States
2 years
son
Odie Darrell Pruitt
Birth: May 23, 1922 38 39Limestone, Newton, Arkansas, United States
Death: January 19, 2003Bakersfield, Kern, California, United States
16 months
son
Walter Dean Pruitt
Birth: October 2, 1923 39 40Limestone, Newton, Arkansas, United States
Death: January 3, 1985Ten Sleep, Washakie, Wyoming, United States
17 months
daughter
Gussie Helen Pruitt
Birth: February 28, 1925 41 42Limestone, Newton, Arkansas, United States
Death: May 24, 2020Shiatook, Osage, Oklahoma, United States
5 years
daughter
Norma Lee Pruitt
Birth: June 27, 1930 46 47Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Death: October 5, 2021Collinsville, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

John Robert Pruitt has 15 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - James Potter Pruitt Sr. - Household

Pleasant Hill, Newton, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Pruitt, James PheadWMApr184852M26ARINKYFarmer0YesYesYesOFF
Pruitt, Nancy PwifeWFOct185647M261210TNTNTN1NoNoNo
Pruitt, John RsonWMOct188316SARARTNFarm Hand10YesYesYes
Pruitt, Amos FsonWMFeb188614SARARTNAttend School10YesYesYes
Pruitt, Glenora EdaughterWFApr188812SARARTN6YesYesYes
Pruitt, Claud EsonWMFeb189010SARARTN6NoNoYes
Pruitt, DavesonWMJul18928SARARTN
Pruitt, William LsonWMNov18964SARARTN

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - John Robert Pruitt - Household

ED 103 Union, Newton, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Pruitt, John RheadMW26M14ARARAREnglishFarmerGeneral FarmOAYesYesOFF
Pruitt, JuliawifeFW20M1422ARARAREnglishNoneYesYesNo
Pruitt, OlivedaughterFW3SARARARNone
Pruitt, ArvellsonMW1 year 1 monthSARARARNone

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - John Robert Pruitt - Household

ED 106 Pleasant Hill, Newton, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Pruitt, R JohnheadORMW36MNoYesYesARARARYesFarmerGeneral FarmOA
Roberson, SusiewifeFW36MNoYesYesARARARYesNone
Pruitt, OlivedaughterFW13SNoYesYesARARARYesNone
Pruitt, MaydaughterFW9SNoNoNoARARARYesNone
Pruitt, OsbandsonMW7SARARARYesNone
Pruitt, OpaldaughterFW5SARARARYesNone
Pruitt, MaciedaughterFW2SARARARYesNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - John Robert Pruitt - Household

ED 26 Union, Newton, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Pruitt, John RheadO800YesMW46M22NoYesARARARYesFarmerGeneral FarmEYes
Pruitt, Susie RwifeFW47M36NoYesARARARYesNone
Pruitt, Ausham WsonMW17SNoYesARARARYesNone
Pruitt, Opal VdaughterFW15SYesYesARARARYesNone
Pruitt, Darrell OsonMW7SYesNoARARARYesNone
Pruitt, Dean WsonMW6SNoNoARARARYesNone
Pruitt, Gussie HdaughterFW5SNoNoARARARYesNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - John Robert Pruitt - Household

Brown, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Pruitt, John RheadR10YesMW56MNoARFarmerFarmOA400
Pruitt, Susie RxwifeFW57MNoAR00
Pruitt, Darrell OsonMW17SYesAR00
Pruitt, Dean WsonMW16SYesAR00
Pruitt, Gussie HdaughterFW15SYesAR00
Pruitt, Ausbon WsonMW27MNoARFarmerFarmOA400
Pruitt, Euseba Idaighter-in-lawFW30MNoAR00

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - John Robert Pruitt - Household

Council Hill, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Pruitt, John RheadMW66MarAROT
Pruitt, Susie RwifeFW67MarARH