The Shemwell Family

Mildred B PruittAge: 94 years19222016

Name
Mildred B Pruitt
Given names
Mildred B
Surname
Pruitt
Birth June 12, 1922 27 25
Death of a paternal grandfatherJohn Franklin Pruitt
April 30, 1924 (Age 22 months)
Birth of a brotherRoy Franklin Pruitt
November 29, 1925 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 7 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 12, 1930 (Age 7 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherNeoma Angeline “Oma” Beckham
April 22, 1930 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterWillodean Pruitt
July 13, 1933 (Age 11 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 19 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
Census April 8, 1950 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 27 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 fatherWilliam Lester Pruitt
September 24, 1972 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 23 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 brotherNorbie Eugene Pruitt
June 1981 (Age 58 years)
Death of a sisterGladys Glen Pruitt
February 8, 1983 (Age 60 years)
Death of a motherVelvia Lauretta Roberts
February 3, 1984 (Age 61 years)
Death of a brotherRoy Franklin Pruitt
July 7, 2001 (Age 79 years)
Death of a sisterWillodean Pruitt
April 21, 2011 (Age 88 years)
Death December 18, 2016 (Age 94 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Maplewood Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: October 29, 1912Boone, Arkansas, United States
11 months
elder brother
Norbie Eugene Pruitt
Birth: October 14, 1913 18 17Arkansas, United States
Death: June 1981Boone, Arkansas, United States
4 years
elder sister
Gladys Glen Pruitt
Birth: March 16, 1918 23 21Arkansas, United States
Death: February 8, 1983Arkansas, United States
4 years
herself
Mildred B Pruitt
Birth: June 12, 1922 27 25Hopewell, Boone, Arkansas, United States
Death: December 18, 2016Harrison, Boone, Arkansas, United States
4 years
younger brother
Roy Franklin Pruitt
Birth: November 29, 1925 30 29Arkansas, United States
Death: July 7, 2001California, United States
8 years
younger sister
Willodean Pruitt
Birth: July 13, 1933 38 36Arkansas, United States
Death: April 21, 2011Arkansas, United States

Mildred B Pruitt has 10 first cousins recorded

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

ED 13 Harrison, Boone, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Pruitt, LesterheadR10MW35M18NoYesARARARYesPainterHouseOYes
Pruitt, VelvawifeFW33M16NoYesARARARYesNoneNone
Pruitt, NorbysonMW16SYesYesARARARYesApprenticePrinting OfficeWYes
Pruitt, GladysdaughterFW12SYesYesARARARYesNoneNone
Pruitt, MildreddaughterFW7SYesYesARARARYesNoneNone
Pruitt, RoysonMW4 years 4 monthsSNoARARARYesNoneNone
Pruitt, AngelinamotherFW71WdNoYesARTNTNYesNoneNone

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

Harrison, Boone, Arkansas, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Pruett, LesterxheadR72YesMW45MARCarpenterBuilderPW32384
Pruett, VelviewifeFW43MAR00
Pruett, NorbysonMW26SARFarmerFarmPW520
Pruett, GladisdaughterFW22SAR00
Pruett, MildreddaughterFW18SYesAR
Pruett, RoysonMW14SAR
Pruett, WillodeanadaughterFW6SYesAR

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - William Lester Pruitt - Household

Harrison, Boone, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Pruitt, LesterheadMW55MarARWK40CarpenterHouse ConstructionP
Pruitt, VelviewifeFW53MarARH
Pruitt, WillodeandaughterFW16NevARU
Pruitt, Gladys GdaughterFW32NevARU
Pruitt, Mildred BdaughterFW27NevARU