William Lester PruittAge: 68 years1896–1965
- Name
- William Lester Pruitt
- Given names
- William Lester
- Surname
- Pruitt
 Birth | November 7, 1896 48 40 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 16 months)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 grandfather | John Robert Pruitt between 1900 and 1910 (Age 3 years) |
 Census | June 6, 1900 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Nancy McGehee January 14, 1908 (Age 11 years) |
| Census | April 16, 1910 (Age 13 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 19 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 #1 | John Henry Pruitt December 27, 1917 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 20 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 21 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 son #2 | Paul David Pruitt September 26, 1919 (Age 22 years) |
| Census | January 10, 1920 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Mareta Ethel Pruitt January 24, 1922 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Jimmie Vernice Pruitt April 23, 1924 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a mother | Nancy Parlee Curtis December 27, 1924 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Muriel Jane Pruitt June 7, 1928 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 32 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 16, 1930 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Alice Maud Pruitt April 17, 1931 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Alice Maud Pruitt February 2, 1933 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Hazel Lavaca Pruitt May 5, 1933 (Age 36 years) |
| Death of a father | James Potter Pruitt Sr. December 16, 1936 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Joyce L Pruitt March 1, 1938 (Age 41 years) |
| Census | April 4, 1940 (Age 43 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Thomas Basil Richardson — Mareta Ethel Pruitt — View this family December 29, 1940 (Age 44 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Henry Pruitt — Marjorie Sudbury — View this family April 12, 1941 (Age 44 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Paul David Pruitt — Marian Luretta Craig — View this family November 1, 1942 (Age 45 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Donny Allen Brown — Jimmie Vernice Pruitt — View this family October 22, 1944 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 45 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 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Janice May Brown May 3, 1946 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Vicki Pamela Brown February 15, 1948 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Arizona “Zona” Pruitt April 14, 1948 (Age 51 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Charles Wesley Eastwood — Muriel Jane Pruitt — View this family August 15, 1949 (Age 52 years) |
| Census | April 1, 1950 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 53 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 |
| Marriage of a child | Kenneth Eugene Helms — Hazel Lavaca Pruitt — View this family August 28, 1954 (Age 57 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Paul Michael Davis — Joyce L Pruitt — View this family January 25, 1959 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a sister | Omie Elizabeth Pruitt February 27, 1960 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a wife | Ida Celeste Breedlove November 20, 1960 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a brother | Claude Forrester Pruitt November 29, 1960 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a brother | Amos Farris Pruitt February 7, 1961 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a brother | Charles Anderson “Charley” Pruitt June 28, 1963 (Age 66 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 49 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 | October 1965 (Age 68 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 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 elder 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 elder 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 elder 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 elder 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 himself |
William Lester Pruitt Birth: November 7, 1896 48 40 — Deer, Newton, Arkansas, United States Death: October 1965 — Hiwasse, Benton, Arkansas, United States |
| Family with Ida Celeste Breedlove |
| himself |
William Lester Pruitt Birth: November 7, 1896 48 40 — Deer, Newton, Arkansas, United States Death: October 1965 — Hiwasse, Benton, Arkansas, United States |
| wife |
Ida Celeste Breedlove Birth: December 2, 1901 48 45 — Deer, Newton, Arkansas, United States Death: November 20, 1960 — Brea, Orange, California, United States |
| son |
John Henry Pruitt Birth: December 27, 1917 21 16 — Deer, Newton, Arkansas, United States Death: March 27, 1993 — Taft, Kern, California, United States |
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21 months son |
Paul David Pruitt Birth: September 26, 1919 22 17 — Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States Death: July 3, 1989 — Reno, Washoe, Nevada, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Mareta Ethel Pruitt Birth: January 24, 1922 25 20 — Pleasant Hill, Newton, Arkansas, United States Death: July 5, 1993 — Riverside, California, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Jimmie Vernice Pruitt Birth: April 23, 1924 27 22 — Newton, Arkansas, United States Death: June 26, 2004 — Vista, San Diego, California, United States |
| daughter |
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| daughter |
Muriel Jane Pruitt Birth: June 7, 1928 31 26 — Wetumka, Hughes, Oklahoma, United States Death: April 8, 2011 — Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Alice Maud Pruitt Birth: April 17, 1931 34 29 — Hughes, Oklahoma, United States Death: February 2, 1933 — Decatur, Benton, Arkansas, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Hazel Lavaca Pruitt Birth: May 5, 1933 36 31 — Arkansas, United States Death: May 2, 2001 — Bakersfield, Kern, California, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Joyce L Pruitt Birth: March 1, 1938 41 36 — Kern, California, United States Death: January 6, 2014 — Riverside, California, United States |
William Lester 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 Potter Pruitt Sr. - Household
Pleasant Hill, Newton, Arkansas, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - William Lester Pruitt - Household
Pleasant Hill, Newton, Arkansas
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