The Shemwell Family

Amos Farris PruittAge: 74 years18861961

Name
Amos Farris Pruitt
Given names
Amos Farris
Surname
Pruitt
Birth March 15, 1886 37 29
Birth of a sisterGenora Ellen “Nora” Pruitt
April 2, 1888 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherClaude Forrester Pruitt
February 24, 1890 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherDave Pruitt
July 1892 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterEmma E Pruitt
December 3, 1894 (Age 8 years)
Death of a sisterEmma E Pruitt
October 1, 1895 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a brotherWilliam Lester Pruitt
November 7, 1896 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 12 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 13 years)
Census June 6, 1900 (Age 14 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherNancy McGehee
January 14, 1908 (Age 21 years)
MarriageEtta Mae AshlockView this family
November 14, 1909 (Age 23 years)
Census April 22, 1910 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Infant Son Pruitt
January 8, 1911 (Age 24 years)
twin: Infant Pruitt
Birth of a son
#2
Infant Pruitt
January 8, 1911 (Age 24 years)
twin: Infant Son Pruitt
Death of a sonInfant Son Pruitt
January 16, 1911 (Age 24 years)
Death of a sonInfant Pruitt
January 16, 1911 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Orpha May Pruitt
February 27, 1912 (Age 25 years)

Birth of a daughter
#4
Jessie A Pruitt
November 29, 1913 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Wilburn Argus Pruitt
July 7, 1916 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 29 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
#6
Willard A Pruitt
May 9, 1918 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 30 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 31 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 24, 1920 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Jewell M Pruitt
August 15, 1920 (Age 34 years)

Birth of a son
#8
Harold E Pruitt
December 5, 1924 (Age 38 years)
Death of a motherNancy Parlee Curtis
December 27, 1924 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a daughter
#9
Ava Irene Pruitt
July 18, 1927 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 43 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 44 years)
Death of a fatherJames Potter Pruitt Sr.
December 16, 1936 (Age 50 years)
Census April 5, 1940 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 55 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 62 years)
Census April 19, 1950 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 63 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 73 years)
Death of a brotherClaude Forrester Pruitt
November 29, 1960 (Age 74 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 59 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 7, 1961 (Age 74 years)
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
elder brother
2 years
himself
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 Etta Mae Ashlock - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: November 14, 1909Newton, Arkansas, United States
14 months
son
Infant Son Pruitt
Birth: January 8, 1911 24 24Newton, Arkansas, United States
Death: January 16, 1911Newton, Arkansas, United States
son
Infant Pruitt
Birth: January 8, 1911 24 24Newton, Arkansas, United States
Death: January 16, 1911Newton, Arkansas, United States
14 months
daughter
21 months
daughter
Jessie A Pruitt
Birth: November 29, 1913 27 26Oklahoma, United States
Death: September 10, 1997Oklahoma, United States
3 years
son
Wilburn Argus Pruitt
Birth: July 7, 1916 30 29Deer, Newton, Arkansas, United States
Death: July 5, 1964Oklahoma, United States
22 months
son
Willard A Pruitt
Birth: May 9, 1918 32 31Limestone, Newton, Arkansas, United States
Death: December 31, 2008Oklahoma, United States
2 years
daughter
Jewell M Pruitt
Birth: August 15, 1920 34 33
Death: August 12, 1991Council Hill, McIntosh, Oklahoma, United States
4 years
son
Harold E Pruitt
Birth: December 5, 1924 38 37Limestone, Newton, Arkansas, United States
Death: May 19, 1994Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
daughter
Ava Irene Pruitt
Birth: July 18, 1927 41 40Limestone, Newton, Arkansas, United States
Death: June 23, 2015Kansas City, Kansas, United States

Amos Farris 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 - Amos Farris Pruitt - Household

ED 103 Pleasant Hill, Newton, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Pruitt, FarrisheadMW24M10ARARAREnglishFarmerGeneral FarmOAYesYesOFF
Pruitt, MaywifeFW23M1000TXKYKYEnglishNoneYesYes

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Amos Farris Pruitt - Household

ED 106 Pleasant Hill, Newton, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Pruitt, TorrisheadOFMW33MYesYesARARTNYesFarmerGenral FarmOA
Pruitt, MaywifeFW32MYesYesTXKYKYYesNone
Pruitt, AlphadaughterFW7SARARARYesNone
Pruitt, JessiedaughterFW6SARARARYesNone
Pruitt, WillburnsonMW3SARARARYesNone
Pruitt, WillardsonMW1SARARARNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Amos Farris Pruitt - Household

Council Hill, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Pruitt, Amos FheadOYesMW44M23NoYesTXARTNYesFarmerFarmOYesNo
Pruitt, Etta MwifeFW44M23NoYesARKYKYYesNone
Pruitt, OrphaDaughterFW18SYesYesARARTXYesNone
Pruitt, JessieDaughterFW16SYesYesARARTXYesNone
Pruitt, WilburnSonMW14SYesYesARARTXYesNone
Pruitt, WillardSonMW12SYesYesARARTXYesNone
Pruitt, JewelDaughterFW9SYesARARTXNone
Pruitt, HaroldSonMW5SNoARARTXNone
Pruitt, AvaDaughterFW3SNoARARTXNone
Pruitt, James PfatherMW81Wd23NoYesARINKYYesFarm LaborFarmWYesNo

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Amos Farris Pruitt - Household

Sutton, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Pruitt, FenisxheadR3YesMW54MARFarmerFarmOA520
Pruitt, MaywifeFW53MTX
Pruitt, WillardsonMW21SARFarmerFarmNP520
Pruitt, JeweldaughterFW19SAR
Pruitt, HaroldsonMW15SAR
Pruitt, AvadaughterFW12SAR

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Amos Farris Pruitt - Household

Brown, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Pruitt, FarrisheadMW64MarAR
Pruitt, MaewifeFW63MarTX