The Shemwell Family

Gordon Pruitt1916

Name
Gordon Pruitt
Given names
Gordon
Surname
Pruitt
Birth about 1916 24 25
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916

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 12 months)

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 2 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/
Census January 29, 1920 (Age 4 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJohn Franklin Pruitt
April 30, 1924 (Age 8 years)
Census 1925 (Age 9 years)
Death of a motherLula Ethel Capps
November 23, 1928 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 13 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
Marriage of a parentLonnie Franklin PruittGladys Marie PopeView this family
about 1930 (Age 14 years)
Note: Marriage info based on birth of first child
Death of a paternal grandmotherNeoma Angeline “Oma” Beckham
April 22, 1930 (Age 14 years)
Birth of a half-brotherFrankie Paul Pruitt
March 30, 1931 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a half-brotherDonald J Pruitt
April 29, 1933 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 25 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 34 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 fatherLonnie Franklin Pruitt
October 1971 (Age 55 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 30 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 half-brotherFrankie Paul Pruitt
February 18, 1995 (Age 79 years)
Death of a half-brotherDonald J Pruitt
July 25, 1997 (Age 81 years)
Deathunknown

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
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
elder sister
Winnie Pruitt
Birth: September 4, 1911 19 20Boone, Arkansas, United States
Death: September 27, 1911Boone, Arkansas, United States
5 years
himself
Gordon Pruitt
Birth: about 1916 24 25Boone, Arkansas, United States
Death:
Father’s family with Gladys Marie Pope - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: about 1930Kansas, United States
15 months
half-brother
Frankie Paul Pruitt
Birth: March 30, 1931 39 25Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Death: February 18, 1995Omaha, Boone, Arkansas, United States
2 years
half-brother
Donald J Pruitt
Birth: April 29, 1933 41 27Omaha, Boone, Arkansas, United States
Death: July 25, 1997Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Lonnie Franklin Pruitt - Household

ED 45 Harrison, Boone, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Pruitt, Lonnie FheadOFMW28MYesYesARARARYesOperatorSaw MillOA
Pruitt, Lula EthelwifeFW29MYesYesARARGAYesNone
Pruitt, GordonsonMW4SARARAR

CensusKansas State - Census transcript - Lonnie Franklin Pruitt - Household

Wyandotte, Kansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPOccupation
Pruitt, Lonnie FranklinheadMW33MARMachinist Helper
Pruitt, EthelwifeFW32MARHousewife
Pruitt, GordonsonMW9SAR