The Shemwell Family

Lula J DavisAge: 80 years18901970

Name
Lula J Davis
Given names
Lula J
Surname
Davis
Married name
Lula J Pruitt
Birth January 18, 1890
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 8 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
Birth of a son
#1
Glover D Pruitt
January 13, 1907 (Age 16 years)
MarriageCharles Anderson “Charley” PruittView this family
March 14, 1907 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a son
#2
George Albert Pruitt
February 9, 1909 (Age 19 years)
Census April 30, 1910 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Onvie A Pruitt
November 26, 1912 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Edith Olla Pruitt
June 11, 1916 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 25 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 26 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 27 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/
Birth of a daughter
#5
Onema A Pruitt
June 9, 1919 (Age 29 years)
Census August 1, 1920 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Carlsie Inez Pruitt
June 11, 1923 (Age 33 years)
Marriage of a childOrbra R DavisonOnvie A PruittView this family
July 30, 1927 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 39 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 21, 1930 (Age 40 years)
Census April 10, 1940 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 51 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
Marriage of a childWilliam Dearl McElyeaOnvie A PruittView this family
November 21, 1945 (Age 55 years)
Census April 10, 1950 (Age 60 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 59 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 husbandCharles Anderson “Charley” Pruitt
June 28, 1963 (Age 73 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 55 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 November 19, 1970 (Age 80 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Wetumka Cemetery
Family with Charles Anderson “Charley” Pruitt - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: March 14, 1907Newton, Arkansas, United States
-2 months
son
Glover D Pruitt
Birth: January 13, 1907 27 16Arkansas, United States
Death: December 4, 1998Wewoka, Seminole, Oklahoma, United States
2 years
son
George Albert Pruitt
Birth: February 9, 1909 29 19Jasper, Newton, Arkansas, United States
Death: December 13, 1990Osage, Oklahoma, United States
4 years
daughter
Onvie A Pruitt
Birth: November 26, 1912 33 22Jasper, Newton, Arkansas, United States
Death: April 5, 2008Hughes, Oklahoma, United States
4 years
daughter
Edith Olla Pruitt
Birth: June 11, 1916 37 26Arkansas, United States
Death: September 19, 2007Douglas, Oregon, United States
3 years
daughter
Onema A Pruitt
Birth: June 9, 1919 40 29Arkansas, United States
Death: June 23, 2012California, United States
4 years
daughter
Carlsie Inez Pruitt
Birth: June 11, 1923 44 33Wetumka, Hughes, Oklahoma, United States
Death: December 10, 2021Holdenville, Hughes, Oklahoma, United States
Charles Anderson “Charley” Pruitt + Charlotte Clayborn - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: January 8, 1899Newton, Arkansas, United States
19 months
step-son
Ernest Alvin Pruitt
Birth: August 15, 1900 21 15Newton, Arkansas, United States
Death: July 10, 1972Sanger, Fresno, California, United States
3 years
step-daughter
Lola Pruitt
Birth: September 6, 1903 24 18Arkansas, United States
Death: October 22, 1956Riverside, California, United States

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Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Charles Anderson “Charley” Pruitt - Household

ED 103 Union, Newton, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Pruitt, Charles AheadMW30M23ARARAREnglishFarmerGeneral FarmOAYesYesOFF
Pruitt, Lula JwifeFW20M1322ARARAREnglishNoneYesYes
Pruitt, Ernest AsonMW10SARARAREnglishNoneYesYes
Pruitt, Lola MdaughterFW7SARARARNoneYesYesYes
Pruitt, Glover DsonMW2SARARARNoneYes
Pruitt, George AsonMW0 years 3 monthsSARARARNone

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Charles Anderson “Charley” Pruitt - Household

ED 77 Wetumka, Hughes, Oklahoma, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Pruitt, CharlieheadRMW40MYesYesARUnited StatesARYesFarmingGeneral farmW
Pruitt, LulawifeFW30MYesYesARARARYesNone
Pruitt, ErnestsonMW19SYesYesYesARARARYesNone
Pruitt, LoladaughterFW16SYesYesYesARARARYesNone
Pruitt, GloversonMW12SYesYesYesARARARYesNone
Pruitt, GeorgesonMW10SYesYesYesARARARYesNone
Pruitt, OndadaughterFW8SYesARARARNone
Pruitt, EdithdaughterFW4SARARARNone
Pruitt, OnettadaughterFW0 years 6 monthsSARARARNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Charles Anderson “Charley” Pruitt - Household

ED 32 Yeager, Hughes, Oklahoma, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Pruitt, Charles AheadRYesMW51M19NoYesARTNARYesFarmerGeneral farmEYes
Pruitt, Lula JwifeFW41M18NoNoARARARYesNone
Pruitt, Edith AdaughterFW15SYesYesARARARYesNone
Pruitt, OneetadaughterFW11SYesYesARARARYesNone
Pruitt, Carlsie IdaughterFW7SYesOKARARNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Charles Anderson “Charley” Pruitt - Household

Yeager, Hughes, Oklahoma, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Pruitt, Charley AxheadR6YesMW61MARFarmerFarmOA520
Pruitt, Lula JwifeFW54MAR00
Wheat, LoladaughterFW34MARNew WorkerPW00
Wheat, Charles HgrandsonMW10SOK
Wheat, ThomasgrandsonMW6SOK
Davison, Onire AdaughterFW27WdAR
Davison, HelengranddaughterFW9SOK00
Pruitt, Carlsie IdaughterFW16SOK00

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Charles Anderson “Charley” Pruitt - Household

Wetumka, Hughes, Oklahoma, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Pruitt, Charles AheadMW71MarARWK24CarpenterFurniture StoreP
Pruitt, Lula JwifeFW61MarARH