The Shemwell Family

Willard A PruittAge: 90 years19182008

Name
Willard A Pruitt
Given names
Willard A
Surname
Pruitt
Birth May 9, 1918 32 31
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918

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

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 20 months)
Birth of a sisterJewell M Pruitt
August 15, 1920 (Age 2 years)

Birth of a brotherHarold E Pruitt
December 5, 1924 (Age 6 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherNancy Parlee Curtis
December 27, 1924 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterAva Irene Pruitt
July 18, 1927 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 11 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 11 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJames Potter Pruitt Sr.
December 16, 1936 (Age 18 years)
Census April 5, 1940 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 23 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 31 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 fatherAmos Farris Pruitt
February 7, 1961 (Age 42 years)
Death of a motherEtta Mae Ashlock
February 21, 1964 (Age 45 years)
Death of a brotherWilburn Argus Pruitt
July 5, 1964 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 27 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 of a sisterOrpha May Pruitt
March 15, 1989 (Age 70 years)

Death of a sisterJewell M Pruitt
August 12, 1991 (Age 73 years)
Death of a brotherHarold E Pruitt
May 19, 1994 (Age 76 years)
Death of a sisterJessie A Pruitt
September 10, 1997 (Age 79 years)
Death December 31, 2008 (Age 90 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Memorial Park Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: November 14, 1909Newton, Arkansas, United States
14 months
elder brother
Infant Son Pruitt
Birth: January 8, 1911 24 24Newton, Arkansas, United States
Death: January 16, 1911Newton, Arkansas, United States
elder brother
Infant Pruitt
Birth: January 8, 1911 24 24Newton, Arkansas, United States
Death: January 16, 1911Newton, Arkansas, United States
14 months
elder sister
21 months
elder sister
Jessie A Pruitt
Birth: November 29, 1913 27 26Oklahoma, United States
Death: September 10, 1997Oklahoma, United States
3 years
elder brother
Wilburn Argus Pruitt
Birth: July 7, 1916 30 29Deer, Newton, Arkansas, United States
Death: July 5, 1964Oklahoma, United States
22 months
himself
Willard A Pruitt
Birth: May 9, 1918 32 31Limestone, Newton, Arkansas, United States
Death: December 31, 2008Oklahoma, United States
2 years
younger sister
Jewell M Pruitt
Birth: August 15, 1920 34 33
Death: August 12, 1991Council Hill, McIntosh, Oklahoma, United States
4 years
younger brother
Harold E Pruitt
Birth: December 5, 1924 38 37Limestone, Newton, Arkansas, United States
Death: May 19, 1994Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
younger sister
Ava Irene Pruitt
Birth: July 18, 1927 41 40Limestone, Newton, Arkansas, United States
Death: June 23, 2015Kansas City, Kansas, United States

Willard A Pruitt has 75 first cousins recorded

Father's family (75)

Parents George Washington Reeves + Mary Arizona “Zona” Pruitt
2Vernon Reeves19051990
Parents James Anderson Davison + Omie Elizabeth Pruitt
1Willie Davison18941914
2Ethel Davison18971980
3Hobert Davison19011970
4Nancy Emma Davison19041987
5Velmer Davison19091909
7Lorene Davison19151998
Parents Charles Anderson “Charley” Pruitt + Lula J Davis
1Glover D Pruitt19071998
3Onvie A Pruitt19122008
4Edith Olla Pruitt19162007
5Onema A Pruitt19192012
Parents Charles Anderson “Charley” Pruitt + Charlotte Clayborn
2Lola Pruitt19031956
Parents James Franklin Pruitt + Sarah Elizabeth Cooksey
1Angie Pruitt19011908
2Otis Lee Pruitt19041990
3Grace Ethel Pruitt19061989
5Nora Alice Pruitt19101991
7Meda Esther Pruitt19151973
10Ruby Pearl Pruitt19222013
12James Argus Pruitt19271995
Parents John Robert Pruitt + Julie Murray
1Olive Pruitt19061933
2Orville Pruitt19081918
3Sarah Mae Pruitt19102002
4Ausborn W Pruitt19111940
5Vernie Opal Pruitt19151995
6Macie M Pruitt19171920
Parents John Robert Pruitt + Susan Rebecca Roberson
2Walter Dean Pruitt19231985
4Norma Lee Pruitt19302021
Parents James Blaine Sparks + Genora Ellen “Nora” Pruitt
4Darce Ervin Sparks19151980
5Eltra Oma Sparks19171980
7Doyle Arvin Sparks19222004
8Wilma Newel Sparks19252015
Parents Claude Forrester Pruitt + Julia Pink Breedlove
7Claude Elmo Pruitt19261946
8Betty Jo Pruitt19302021
9Douglas Lee Pruitt19352022
Parents Dave Pruitt + Emma Jane Davis
1Jim Ewell Pruitt19201996
4Delmer Pruitt19251979
5Ollie Mae Pruitt19272010
6Archie Pruitt19292014
7Hazel Ora Pruitt19332011
8Private
Parents William Lester Pruitt + Ida Celeste Breedlove
1John Henry Pruitt19171993
2Paul David Pruitt19191989
5Private
6Muriel Jane Pruitt19282011
7Alice Maud Pruitt19311933
9Joyce L Pruitt19382014

Mother's family (0)

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