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Argel Arvilene PruittAge: 76 years19191995

Name
Argel Arvilene Pruitt
Given names
Argel Arvilene
Surname
Pruitt
Married name
Argel Arvilene George
Birth February 11, 1919 22 28
Birth of a brotherElmer Doyle Pruitt
May 2, 1926 (Age 7 years)
Death of a brotherElmer Doyle Pruitt
September 6, 1926 (Age 7 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherCelia Beckham
August 23, 1928 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 10 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 11 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherWilliam Auburn “Willie” Pruitt
April 8, 1938 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Jerry Wayne George
September 8, 1943 (Age 24 years)
Death of a sonJerry Wayne George
September 13, 1943 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 22 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 son
#2
Eldon Eugene George
February 27, 1950 (Age 31 years)
Census April 3, 1950 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 30 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 motherMinnie May Thomason
October 29, 1966 (Age 47 years)
Death of a fatherElmer Dennis Pruitt
July 4, 1972 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 26 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 husbandAlden S George
December 13, 1986 (Age 67 years)
Death of a brotherOmer Morilton Pruitt
May 18, 1988 (Age 69 years)
Death July 8, 1995 (Age 76 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Duffield Memorial Cemetery
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father
Elmer Dennis Pruitt
Birth: February 28, 1896 39 37Arkansas, United States
Death: July 4, 1972Farmington, San Joaquin, California, United States
mother
Marriage: July 2, 1916Boone, Arkansas, United States
10 months
elder brother
Omer Morilton Pruitt
Birth: May 5, 1917 21 27Prosperity, Boone, Arkansas, United States
Death: May 18, 1988Jay, Delaware, Oklahoma, United States
21 months
herself
Argel Arvilene Pruitt
Birth: February 11, 1919 22 28Arkansas, United States
Death: July 8, 1995Jay, Delaware, Oklahoma, United States
7 years
younger brother
Elmer Doyle Pruitt
Birth: May 2, 1926 30 36Arkansas, United States
Death: September 6, 1926Oklahoma, United States
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husband
herself
Argel Arvilene Pruitt
Birth: February 11, 1919 22 28Arkansas, United States
Death: July 8, 1995Jay, Delaware, Oklahoma, United States
daughter
Private
son
Jerry Wayne George
Birth: September 8, 1943 30 24Linden, San Joaquin, California, United States
Death: September 13, 1943Linden, San Joaquin, California, United States
daughter
Private
son
Eldon Eugene George
Birth: February 27, 1950 37 31Stockton, San Joaquin, California, United States
Death: April 18, 2005Saline, Arkansas, United States

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