The Shemwell Family

John Henry PruittAge: 75 years19171993

Name
John Henry Pruitt
Given names
John Henry
Surname
Pruitt
Birth December 27, 1917 21 16
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 (Age 5 days)

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 brotherPaul David Pruitt
September 26, 1919 (Age 20 months)
Census January 10, 1920 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterMareta Ethel Pruitt
January 24, 1922 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterJimmie Vernice Pruitt
April 23, 1924 (Age 6 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherNancy Parlee Curtis
December 27, 1924 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterMuriel Jane Pruitt
June 7, 1928 (Age 10 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 16, 1930 (Age 12 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherCelesta Jane Williams
April 20, 1930 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a sisterAlice Maud Pruitt
April 17, 1931 (Age 13 years)
Death of a sisterAlice Maud Pruitt
February 2, 1933 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a sisterHazel Lavaca Pruitt
May 5, 1933 (Age 15 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJames Potter Pruitt Sr.
December 16, 1936 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a sisterJoyce L Pruitt
March 1, 1938 (Age 20 years)
Census April 4, 1940 (Age 22 years)
MarriageMarjorie SudburyView this family
April 12, 1941 (Age 23 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 32 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 motherIda Celeste Breedlove
November 20, 1960 (Age 42 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam Lester Pruitt
October 1965 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 28 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 brotherPaul David Pruitt
July 3, 1989 (Age 71 years)
Death March 27, 1993 (Age 75 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: West Side District Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
himself
John Henry Pruitt
Birth: December 27, 1917 21 16Deer, Newton, Arkansas, United States
Death: March 27, 1993Taft, Kern, California, United States
21 months
younger brother
Paul David Pruitt
Birth: September 26, 1919 22 17Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
Death: July 3, 1989Reno, Washoe, Nevada, United States
2 years
younger sister
Mareta Ethel Pruitt
Birth: January 24, 1922 25 20Pleasant Hill, Newton, Arkansas, United States
Death: July 5, 1993Riverside, California, United States
2 years
younger sister
Jimmie Vernice Pruitt
Birth: April 23, 1924 27 22Newton, Arkansas, United States
Death: June 26, 2004Vista, San Diego, California, United States
sister
Private
younger sister
Muriel Jane Pruitt
Birth: June 7, 1928 31 26Wetumka, Hughes, Oklahoma, United States
Death: April 8, 2011Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico, United States
3 years
younger sister
Alice Maud Pruitt
Birth: April 17, 1931 34 29Hughes, Oklahoma, United States
Death: February 2, 1933Decatur, Benton, Arkansas, United States
2 years
younger sister
Hazel Lavaca Pruitt
Birth: May 5, 1933 36 31Arkansas, United States
Death: May 2, 2001Bakersfield, Kern, California, United States
5 years
younger sister
Joyce L Pruitt
Birth: March 1, 1938 41 36Kern, California, United States
Death: January 6, 2014Riverside, California, United States
Family with Marjorie Sudbury - View this family
himself
John Henry Pruitt
Birth: December 27, 1917 21 16Deer, Newton, Arkansas, United States
Death: March 27, 1993Taft, Kern, California, United States
wife
Marjorie Sudbury
Birth: November 7, 1922Salt Creek, Natrona, Wyoming, United States
Death: April 20, 1997Taft, Kern, California, United States
Marriage: April 12, 1941Yuma, Arizona, United States

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - William Lester Pruitt - Household

Pleasant Hill, Newton, Arkansas

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Pruitt, W LesterheadMW24MARARTNFarmerGeneal Farm
Pruitt, IdawifeFW19MARTNTN
Pruitt, H JohnsonMW2SARARAR
Pruitt, PaulsonMW3mSARARAR