The Shemwell Family

Etta Mae AshlockAge: 77 years18861964

Name
Etta Mae Ashlock
Given names
Etta Mae
Surname
Ashlock
Married name
Etta Mae Pruitt
Birth December 20, 1886
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 11 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
MarriageAmos Farris PruittView this family
November 14, 1909 (Age 22 years)
Census April 22, 1910 (Age 23 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 26 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Wilburn Argus Pruitt
July 7, 1916 (Age 29 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 31 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 33 years)

Birth of a son
#8
Harold E Pruitt
December 5, 1924 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a daughter
#9
Ava Irene Pruitt
July 18, 1927 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 42 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 43 years)
Census April 5, 1940 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 54 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
Census April 19, 1950 (Age 63 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 husbandAmos Farris Pruitt
February 7, 1961 (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 21, 1964 (Age 77 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Council Hill Cemetery
Family with Amos Farris Pruitt - View this family
husband
herself
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

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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