The Shemwell Family

Muriel Jane PruittAge: 82 years19282011

Name
Muriel Jane Pruitt
Given names
Muriel Jane
Surname
Pruitt
Married name
Muriel Jane Eastwood
Married name
Muriel Jane McCann
Birth June 7, 1928 31 26
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 15 months)

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 22 months)
Death of a maternal grandmotherCelesta Jane Williams
April 20, 1930 (Age 22 months)
Birth of a sisterAlice Maud Pruitt
April 17, 1931 (Age 2 years)
Death of a sisterAlice Maud Pruitt
February 2, 1933 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterHazel Lavaca Pruitt
May 5, 1933 (Age 4 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJames Potter Pruitt Sr.
December 16, 1936 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a sisterJoyce L Pruitt
March 1, 1938 (Age 9 years)
Census April 4, 1940 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 13 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
MarriageCharles Wesley EastwoodView this family
August 15, 1949 (Age 21 years)
Census April 1, 1950 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 21 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 32 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam Lester Pruitt
October 1965 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 17 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 61 years)
Death of a brotherJohn Henry Pruitt
March 27, 1993 (Age 64 years)
Death of a sisterMareta Ethel Pruitt
July 5, 1993 (Age 65 years)
Death of a husbandCharles Wesley Eastwood
May 6, 1997 (Age 68 years)
Death of a sisterHazel Lavaca Pruitt
May 2, 2001 (Age 72 years)
Death of a sisterJimmie Vernice Pruitt
June 26, 2004 (Age 76 years)
Death April 8, 2011 (Age 82 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
elder brother
John Henry Pruitt
Birth: December 27, 1917 21 16Deer, Newton, Arkansas, United States
Death: March 27, 1993Taft, Kern, California, United States
21 months
elder 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
elder sister
Mareta Ethel Pruitt
Birth: January 24, 1922 25 20Pleasant Hill, Newton, Arkansas, United States
Death: July 5, 1993Riverside, California, United States
2 years
elder sister
Jimmie Vernice Pruitt
Birth: April 23, 1924 27 22Newton, Arkansas, United States
Death: June 26, 2004Vista, San Diego, California, United States
sister
Private
herself
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 Charles Wesley Eastwood - View this family
husband
Charles Wesley Eastwood
Birth: March 2, 1926Louisiana, United States
Death: May 6, 1997Shasta, Tehama, California, United States
herself
Muriel Jane Pruitt
Birth: June 7, 1928 31 26Wetumka, Hughes, Oklahoma, United States
Death: April 8, 2011Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico, United States
Marriage: August 15, 1949Clark, Nevada, United States
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husband
Private
herself
Muriel Jane Pruitt
Birth: June 7, 1928 31 26Wetumka, Hughes, Oklahoma, United States
Death: April 8, 2011Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico, United States
daughter
Private
daughter
Private