The Shemwell Family

Gladys Marie PopeAge: 88 years19051994

Name
Gladys Marie Pope
Given names
Gladys Marie
Surname
Pope
Married name
Gladys Marie Pruitt
Birth December 28, 1905
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 10 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 11 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 12 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 23 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
MarriageLonnie Franklin PruittView this family
about 1930 (Age 24 years)
Note: Marriage info based on birth of first child
Birth of a son
#1
Frankie Paul Pruitt
March 30, 1931 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Donald J Pruitt
April 29, 1933 (Age 27 years)
Census April 25, 1940 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 35 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 22, 1950 (Age 44 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 44 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 husbandLonnie Franklin Pruitt
October 1971 (Age 65 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 40 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 February 1994 (Age 88 years)
Family with Lonnie Franklin Pruitt - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: about 1930Kansas, United States
15 months
son
Frankie Paul Pruitt
Birth: March 30, 1931 39 25Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Death: February 18, 1995Omaha, Boone, Arkansas, United States
2 years
son
Donald J Pruitt
Birth: April 29, 1933 41 27Omaha, Boone, Arkansas, United States
Death: July 25, 1997Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States
Lonnie Franklin Pruitt + Lula Ethel Capps - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Lula Ethel Capps
Birth: November 19, 1890Boone, Arkansas, United States
Death: November 23, 1928Boone, Arkansas, United States
Marriage: October 5, 1909Boone, Arkansas, United States
23 months
step-daughter
Winnie Pruitt
Birth: September 4, 1911 19 20Boone, Arkansas, United States
Death: September 27, 1911Boone, Arkansas, United States
5 years
step-son
Gordon Pruitt
Birth: about 1916 24 25Boone, Arkansas, United States
Death:

Marriage
Marriage info based on birth of first child
Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Lonnie Franklin Pruitt - Household

Omaha, Boone, Arkansas, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Pruitt, LonniexheadO150YesMW49MARTruck Operator FarmingGen Hauling FarmOA52250
Pruitt, GladyswifeFW35MMO00
Pruitt, Frankie PaulsonMW9SKS
Pruitt, DonaldsonMW7SAR

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Lonnie Franklin Pruitt - Household

Omaha, Boone, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Pruitt, Lonnie FheadMW59MarARWK60Operator Service StationRetail GasolineO
Pruitt, Gladys MariewifeFW42MarMOH
Pruitt, Frankie PaulsonMW19NevMOWK60Farm HandFarmP
Pruitt, Donald JsonMW16NevAROT