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Dorothy L PruittAge: 86 years19292016

Name
Dorothy L Pruitt
Given names
Dorothy L
Surname
Pruitt
Birth June 24, 1929 29 26
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 3 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 23, 1930 (Age 9 months)
Birth of a sisterDelma Sue Pruitt
May 19, 1933 (Age 3 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherWilliam Auburn “Willie” Pruitt
April 8, 1938 (Age 8 years)
Census April 6, 1940 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 12 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 20 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 16 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 fatherWilliam Delmer Pruitt
October 10, 1981 (Age 52 years)
Death of a motherAutie Drusilla Smith
November 17, 2001 (Age 72 years)
Death April 9, 2016 (Age 86 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fairview Cemetery
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father
William Delmer Pruitt
Birth: September 19, 1899 43 41Arkansas, United States
Death: October 10, 1981Boone, Arkansas, United States
mother
Autie Drusilla Smith
Birth: February 27, 1903Sugar Loaf Township, Boone, Arkansas, United States
Death: November 17, 2001Harrison, Boone, Arkansas, United States
Marriage: March 16, 1919Boone, Arkansas, United States
10 years
herself
Dorothy L Pruitt
Birth: June 24, 1929 29 26Arkansas, United States
Death: April 9, 2016Clarksville, Red River, Texas, United States
4 years
younger sister
Delma Sue Pruitt
Birth: May 19, 1933 33 30Pyatt, Marion, Arkansas, United States
Death: November 9, 2021Harrison, Boone, Arkansas, United States

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - William Delmer Pruitt - Household

Sugarloaf, Boone, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Pruitt, William DheadO1500YesMW30M20NoYesARARARYesFarmerGeneral FarmOYesNo
Pruitt, Autie DwifeFW26M16NoYesARARARYesNone
Pruitt, Dorothy LdaughterFW4/12SNoARARARNone
Pruitt, William AfatherMW74Wd20NoYesARUSUSNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - William Delmer Pruitt - Household

Blythe, Marion, Arkansas, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Pruitt, DelmerxheadO200YesMW40MNoARFarmerFarmOA
Pruitt, AutiewifeFW37MNoAR
Pruitt, DarthadaughterFW10SYesAR
Pruitt, Delma SdaughterFW6SYesAR