The Shemwell Family

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Birth	January 24, 1922 25 20 Pleasant Hill, Newton, Arkansas, United States
Birth of a sister	Jimmie Vernice Pruitt April 23, 1924 (Age 2 years) Newton, Arkansas, United States
Death of a paternal grandmother	Nancy Parlee Curtis December 27, 1924 (Age 2 years) Arkansas, United States
Birth of a sister	Muriel Jane Pruitt June 7, 1928 (Age 6 years) Wetumka, Hughes, Oklahoma, United States
Historical Event	The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 7 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 8 years) Yeager, Hughes, Oklahoma, United States
Death of a maternal grandmother	Celesta Jane Williams April 20, 1930 (Age 8 years) Limestone, Newton, Arkansas, United States
Birth of a sister	Alice Maud Pruitt April 17, 1931 (Age 9 years) Hughes, Oklahoma, United States
Death of a sister	Alice Maud Pruitt February 2, 1933 (Age 11 years) Decatur, Benton, Arkansas, United States
Birth of a sister	Hazel Lavaca Pruitt May 5, 1933 (Age 11 years) Arkansas, United States
Death of a paternal grandfather	James Potter Pruitt Sr. December 16, 1936 (Age 14 years) Wetumka, Hughes, Oklahoma, United States
Birth of a sister	Joyce L Pruitt March 1, 1938 (Age 16 years) Kern, California, United States
Census	April 4, 1940 (Age 18 years) Kern, California, United States
Marriage	Thomas Basil Richardson — View this family December 29, 1940 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event	World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 19 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 27 years) South Korea 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 mother	Ida Celeste Breedlove November 20, 1960 (Age 38 years) Brea, Orange, California, United States
Death of a father	William Lester Pruitt October 1965 (Age 43 years) Hiwasse, Benton, Arkansas, United States
Historical Event	Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 23 years) Vietnam 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 husband	Thomas Basil Richardson March 21, 1988 (Age 66 years) Wildomar, Riverside, California, United States
Death of a brother	Paul David Pruitt July 3, 1989 (Age 67 years) Reno, Washoe, Nevada, United States
Death of a brother	John Henry Pruitt March 27, 1993 (Age 71 years) Taft, Kern, California, United States
Death	July 5, 1993 (Age 71 years) Riverside, California, United States
Burial	Wildomar Cemetery, Riverside, California, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Wildomar Cemetery

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Ida Celeste Breedlove John Henry Pruitt Paul David Pruitt Mareta Ethel Pruitt Jimmie Vernice Pruitt Muriel Jane Pruitt Alice Maud Pruitt Hazel Lavaca Pruitt Joyce L Pruitt William Lester Pruitt Birth: November 7, 1896 48 40 — Deer, Newton, Arkansas, United States Death: October 1965 — Hiwasse, Benton, Arkansas, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse William Lester Pruitt John Henry Pruitt Paul David Pruitt Mareta Ethel Pruitt Jimmie Vernice Pruitt Muriel Jane Pruitt Alice Maud Pruitt Hazel Lavaca Pruitt Joyce L Pruitt Ida Celeste Breedlove Birth: December 2, 1901 48 45 — Deer, Newton, Arkansas, United States Death: November 20, 1960 — Brea, Orange, California, United States
elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Marjorie Sudbury John Henry Pruitt Birth: December 27, 1917 21 16 — Deer, Newton, Arkansas, United States Death: March 27, 1993 — Taft, Kern, California, United States
21 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Marian Luretta Craig Paul David Pruitt Birth: September 26, 1919 22 17 — Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States Death: July 3, 1989 — Reno, Washoe, Nevada, United States
2 years herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Thomas Basil Richardson Mareta Ethel Pruitt Birth: January 24, 1922 25 20 — Pleasant Hill, Newton, Arkansas, United States Death: July 5, 1993 — Riverside, California, United States
2 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Donny Allen Brown Janice May Brown Vicki Pamela Brown Jimmie Vernice Pruitt Birth: April 23, 1924 27 22 — Newton, Arkansas, United States Death: June 26, 2004 — Vista, San Diego, California, United States
sister	Private
younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Charles Wesley Eastwood Family with spouse Muriel Jane Pruitt Birth: June 7, 1928 31 26 — Wetumka, Hughes, Oklahoma, United States Death: April 8, 2011 — Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico, United States
3 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Alice Maud Pruitt Birth: April 17, 1931 34 29 — Hughes, Oklahoma, United States Death: February 2, 1933 — Decatur, Benton, Arkansas, United States
2 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Kenneth Eugene Helms Hazel Lavaca Pruitt Birth: May 5, 1933 36 31 — Arkansas, United States Death: May 2, 2001 — Bakersfield, Kern, California, United States
5 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Paul Michael Davis Joyce L Pruitt Birth: March 1, 1938 41 36 — Kern, California, United States Death: January 6, 2014 — Riverside, California, United States

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husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mareta Ethel Pruitt Thomas Basil Richardson Birth: January 15, 1918 — Prescott, Nevada, Arkansas, United States Death: March 21, 1988 — Wildomar, Riverside, California, United States
herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Thomas Basil Richardson Mareta Ethel Pruitt Birth: January 24, 1922 25 20 — Pleasant Hill, Newton, Arkansas, United States Death: July 5, 1993 — Riverside, California, United States
	Marriage: December 29, 1940 —

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Family with parents
father Parents James Potter Pruitt Sr. Nancy Parlee Curtis	William Lester Pruitt 1896–1965
mother Parents William Riley Breedlove Celesta Jane Williams	Ida Celeste Breedlove 1901–1960
elder brother Family Marjorie Sudbury	John Henry Pruitt 1917–1993
elder brother Family Marian Luretta Craig	Paul David Pruitt 1919–1989
herself Family Thomas Basil Richardson	Mareta Ethel Pruitt 1922–1993
younger sister Family Donny Allen Brown Janice May Brown Vicki Pamela Brown	Jimmie Vernice Pruitt 1924–2004
sister Family (none)	Private
younger sister Family Charles Wesley Eastwood Private Private Private	Muriel Jane Pruitt 1928–2011
younger sister Family (none)	Alice Maud Pruitt 1931–1933
younger sister Family Kenneth Eugene Helms	Hazel Lavaca Pruitt 1933–2001
younger sister Family Paul Michael Davis	Joyce L Pruitt 1938–2014
Family with Thomas Basil Richardson
husband Parents (unknown)	Thomas Basil Richardson 1918–1988
herself Parents William Lester Pruitt Ida Celeste Breedlove	Mareta Ethel Pruitt 1922–1993