The Shemwell Family

Minnie May ThomasonAge: 76 years18901966

Name
Minnie May Thomason
Given names
Minnie May
Surname
Thomason
Married name
Minnie May Pruitt
Birth March 10, 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
MarriageElmer Dennis PruittView this family
July 2, 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
Birth of a son
#1
Omer Morilton Pruitt
May 5, 1917 (Age 27 years)
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
#2
Argel Arvilene Pruitt
February 11, 1919 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Elmer Doyle Pruitt
May 2, 1926 (Age 36 years)
Death of a sonElmer Doyle Pruitt
September 6, 1926 (Age 36 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 11, 1930 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Jerry Wayne George
September 8, 1943 (Age 53 years)
Death of a grandsonJerry Wayne George
September 13, 1943 (Age 53 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
Birth of a grandson
#2
Eldon Eugene George
February 27, 1950 (Age 59 years)
Census April 3, 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
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 October 29, 1966 (Age 76 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Highland View Memorial Gardens
Family with Elmer Dennis Pruitt - View this family
husband
Elmer Dennis Pruitt
Birth: February 28, 1896 39 37Arkansas, United States
Death: July 4, 1972Farmington, San Joaquin, California, United States
herself
Marriage: July 2, 1916Boone, Arkansas, United States
10 months
son
Omer Morilton Pruitt
Birth: May 5, 1917 21 27Prosperity, Boone, Arkansas, United States
Death: May 18, 1988Jay, Delaware, Oklahoma, United States
21 months
daughter
Argel Arvilene Pruitt
Birth: February 11, 1919 22 28Arkansas, United States
Death: July 8, 1995Jay, Delaware, Oklahoma, United States
7 years
son
Elmer Doyle Pruitt
Birth: May 2, 1926 30 36Arkansas, United States
Death: September 6, 1926Oklahoma, United States

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Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Elmer Dennis Pruitt - Household

Big Creek, Marion, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Pruitt, Elmer DheadOYesMW34M20ARARARYesFarmerGeneralOYesNo
Pruitt, MinniewifeYesFWM26ARGAARYesNone
Pruitt, OmarsonYesMWSARARARYesNone
Pruitt, ArzeldaughterYesFWSARARARYesNone
Pruitt, William AfatherYesMW73Wd20ARININYesNone