Genora Ellen “Nora” PruittAge: 81 years1888–1969
- Name
- Genora Ellen “Nora” Pruitt
- Given names
- Genora Ellen
- Surname
- Pruitt
- Nickname
- Nora
- Married name
- Genora Ellen Sparks
 Birth | April 2, 1888 39 31 |
 Birth of a brother | Claude Forrester Pruitt February 24, 1890 (Age 22 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Dave Pruitt July 1892 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Emma E Pruitt December 3, 1894 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a sister | Emma E Pruitt October 1, 1895 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a brother | William Lester Pruitt November 7, 1896 (Age 8 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 9 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 |
 Census | June 6, 1900 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Charles Denver Sparks October 25, 1907 (Age 19 years) |
 Marriage | James Blaine Sparks — View this family December 29, 1907 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | John Robert Pruitt between 1900 and 1910 (Age 11 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Nancy McGehee January 14, 1908 (Age 19 years) |
| Census | May 11, 1910 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Pearl Gertrude Sparks March 31, 1911 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Eunice Marie Sparks March 30, 1913 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Darce Ervin Sparks April 9, 1915 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 27 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 #5 | Eltra Oma Sparks May 6, 1917 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 28 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 29 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 #6 | Arduth Jimmie Sparks February 2, 1919 (Age 30 years) |
| Census | March 18, 1920 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | Doyle Arvin Sparks April 11, 1922 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a mother | Nancy Parlee Curtis December 27, 1924 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Wilma Newel Sparks June 3, 1925 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a son #9 | Delmar Harley Sparks January 29, 1928 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 41 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 42 years) |
| Death of a father | James Potter Pruitt Sr. December 16, 1936 (Age 48 years) |
| Census | April 20, 1940 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 53 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 60 years) |
| Census | April 18, 1950 (Age 62 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 61 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 71 years) |
| Death of a brother | Claude Forrester Pruitt November 29, 1960 (Age 72 years) |
| Death of a brother | Amos Farris Pruitt February 7, 1961 (Age 72 years) |
| Death of a brother | Charles Anderson “Charley” Pruitt June 28, 1963 (Age 75 years) |
| Death of a husband | James Blaine Sparks March 16, 1964 (Age 75 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Lester Pruitt October 1965 (Age 77 years) |
| Death of a brother | James Franklin Pruitt January 18, 1967 (Age 78 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 57 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 | November 22, 1969 (Age 81 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lamar 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 elder brother |
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 elder 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 elder 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 herself |
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 James Blaine Sparks |
| husband |
James Blaine Sparks Birth: February 20, 1886 — Newton, Arkansas, United States Death: March 16, 1964 — Arkansas, United States |
| herself |
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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Marriage: December 29, 1907 — Newton, Arkansas, United States |
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-2 months son |
Charles Denver Sparks Birth: October 25, 1907 21 19 — Johnson, Arkansas, United States Death: February 20, 2001 — Malden, Dunklin, Missouri, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Pearl Gertrude Sparks Birth: March 31, 1911 25 22 — Arkansas, United States Death: December 30, 2000 — Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Eunice Marie Sparks Birth: March 30, 1913 27 24 — Arkansas, United States Death: November 24, 1991 — Missouri, United States |
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2 years son |
Darce Ervin Sparks Birth: April 9, 1915 29 27 — Arkansas, United States Death: July 27, 1980 — Bernie, Stoddard, Missouri, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Eltra Oma Sparks Birth: May 6, 1917 31 29 — Lamar, Johnson, Arkansas, United States Death: February 23, 1980 — Muskogee, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States |
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21 months daughter |
Arduth Jimmie Sparks Birth: February 2, 1919 32 30 — Arkansas, United States Death: November 17, 2001 — San Jose, Santa Clara, California, United States |
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3 years son |
Doyle Arvin Sparks Birth: April 11, 1922 36 34 — Arkansas, United States Death: July 19, 2004 — Russellville, Pope, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Wilma Newel Sparks Birth: June 3, 1925 39 37 — Lamar, Johnson, Arkansas, United States Death: May 20, 2015 — Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States |
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3 years son |
Delmar Harley Sparks Birth: January 29, 1928 41 39 — Arkansas, United States Death: February 21, 2021 — Ridgefield, Clark, Washington, United States |
Genora Ellen “Nora” 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 | 1900 United States - Census transcript - James Potter Pruitt Sr. - Household
Pleasant Hill, Newton, Arkansas, United States
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - James Blaine Sparks - Household
ED 111 Newburg, Hughes, Oklahoma, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - James Blaine Sparks - Household
ED 61 Hickey, Johnson, Arkansas, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - James Blaine Sparks - Household
ED 5 Hickey, Johnson, Arkansas, United States
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - James Blaine Sparks - Household
Pittsburg, Johnson, Arkansas, United States
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - James Blaine Sparks - Household
Pittsburg, Johnson, Arkansas, United States
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