The Shemwell Family

Dave PruittAge: 85 years18921978

Name
Dave Pruitt
Given names
Dave
Surname
Pruitt
Birth July 1892 44 35
Birth of a sisterEmma E Pruitt
December 3, 1894 (Age 2 years)
Death of a sisterEmma E Pruitt
October 1, 1895 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherWilliam Lester Pruitt
November 7, 1896 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 5 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 7 years)
Census June 6, 1900 (Age 7 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherNancy McGehee
January 14, 1908 (Age 15 years)
Census April 16, 1910 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 23 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 24 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 25 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 11, 1920 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Jim Ewell Pruitt
March 11, 1920 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Lillian Audry Pruitt
February 7, 1921 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Esther Pauline Pruitt
March 29, 1924 (Age 31 years)
Death of a motherNancy Parlee Curtis
December 27, 1924 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Delmer Pruitt
October 3, 1925 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Ollie Mae Pruitt
August 5, 1927 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a son
#6
Archie Pruitt
March 16, 1929 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 37 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 37 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Hazel Ora Pruitt
May 4, 1933 (Age 40 years)
Death of a fatherJames Potter Pruitt Sr.
December 16, 1936 (Age 44 years)
Census April 12, 1940 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 49 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 55 years)
Census April 10, 1950 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 57 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 67 years)
Death of a brotherClaude Forrester Pruitt
November 29, 1960 (Age 68 years)
Death of a brotherAmos Farris Pruitt
February 7, 1961 (Age 68 years)
Death of a wifeEmma Jane Davis
December 10, 1961 (Age 69 years)
MarriageLillie WilsonView this family
February 27, 1963 (Age 70 years)
Death of a brotherCharles Anderson “Charley” Pruitt
June 28, 1963 (Age 70 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Lester Pruitt
October 1965 (Age 73 years)
Death of a brotherJames Franklin Pruitt
January 18, 1967 (Age 74 years)
Death of a sisterGenora Ellen “Nora” Pruitt
November 22, 1969 (Age 77 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 53 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 May 27, 1978 (Age 85 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
elder brother
2 years
elder sister
23 months
elder brother
2 years
himself
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 Emma Jane Davis - View this family
himself
wife
son
Jim Ewell Pruitt
Birth: March 11, 1920 27 20Arkansas, United States
Death: June 13, 1996De Baca, New Mexico, United States
11 months
daughter
Lillian Audry Pruitt
Birth: February 7, 1921 28 21Arkansas, United States
Death: December 5, 2001Oklahoma, United States
3 years
daughter
Esther Pauline Pruitt
Birth: March 29, 1924 31 24Arkansas, United States
Death: October 2, 1988Oklahoma, United States
18 months
son
Delmer Pruitt
Birth: October 3, 1925 33 26Arkansas, United States
Death: August 1979Oklahoma, United States
22 months
daughter
Ollie Mae Pruitt
Birth: August 5, 1927 35 27Deer, Newton, Arkansas, United States
Death: July 6, 2010Muskogee, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States
19 months
son
Archie Pruitt
Birth: March 16, 1929 36 29Deer, Newton, Arkansas, United States
Death: June 27, 2014Oklahoma, United States
4 years
daughter
Hazel Ora Pruitt
Birth: May 4, 1933 40 33Oklahoma, United States
Death: January 14, 2011Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
daughter
Private
Family with Lillie Wilson - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: February 27, 1963Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States

Dave 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 - James Potter Pruitt Sr. - Household

Pleasant Hill, Newton, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Pruitt, James PheadMW62M144ARINKYEnglishFarmerGeneral FarmEmpYesYesOFF
Pruitt, Nancy PwifeFW55M1441210MOTNTNEnglishNoneYesYes
Pruitt, Claud EsonMW20SARARTNEnglishFarm LaborerHome FarmWNo15YesYesYes
Pruitt, DavesonMW17SARARTNEnglishFarm LaborerHome FarmWNo15YesYesYes
Pruitt, William LsonMW13SARARTNEnglishFarm LaborerHome FarmWNo15YesYesYes

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Dave Pruitt - Household

ED 106 Pleasant Hill, Newton, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Pruitt, DaveheadRMW27MNoYesYesARARARYesFarmerGeneal FarmOA
Pruitt, J EmmawifeFW20MNoYesYesARARU.S.YesNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Dave Pruitt - Household

ED 32 Yeager, Hughes, Oklahoma, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Pruitt, DaveheadRYesMW37M25NoYesARARARYesFarmerGeneral FarmOYesYes
Pruitt, Emma JwifeFW30M18NoYesARARKSYesNone
Pruitt, Jim EsonMW10SYesYesARARARYesNone
Pruitt, Lillian AdaughterFW9SYesARARARNone
Pruitt, Esther PdaughterFW6SYesARARARNone
Pruitt, DelmersonMW4 years 11 monthsSNoARARARNone
Pruitt, Ollie MdaughterFW3 years 7 monthsSNoARARARNone
Pruitt, ArchiesonMW1 year 1 monthSNoARARARNone