The Shemwell Family

Onvie A PruittAge: 95 years19122008

Name
Onvie A Pruitt
Given names
Onvie A
Surname
Pruitt
Married name
Onvie A Davison
Married name
Onvie A McElyea
Birth November 26, 1912 33 22
Birth of a sisterEdith Olla Pruitt
June 11, 1916 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 3 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 4 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 5 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/
Birth of a sisterOnema A Pruitt
June 9, 1919 (Age 6 years)
Census August 1, 1920 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterCarlsie Inez Pruitt
June 11, 1923 (Age 10 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherNancy Parlee Curtis
December 27, 1924 (Age 12 years)
MarriageOrbra R DavisonView this family
July 30, 1927 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 16 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 8, 1930 (Age 17 years)
Death of a husbandOrbra R Davison
January 5, 1935 (Age 22 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJames Potter Pruitt Sr.
December 16, 1936 (Age 24 years)
Census April 10, 1940 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 29 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
MarriageWilliam Dearl McElyeaView this family
November 21, 1945 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 37 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 half-sisterLola Pruitt
October 22, 1956 (Age 43 years)
Death of a fatherCharles Anderson “Charley” Pruitt
June 28, 1963 (Age 50 years)
Death of a husbandWilliam Dearl McElyea
February 9, 1966 (Age 53 years)
Death of a motherLula J Davis
November 19, 1970 (Age 57 years)
Death of a half-brotherErnest Alvin Pruitt
July 10, 1972 (Age 59 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 33 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 brotherGeorge Albert Pruitt
December 13, 1990 (Age 78 years)
Death of a brotherGlover D Pruitt
December 4, 1998 (Age 86 years)
Death of a sisterEdith Olla Pruitt
September 19, 2007 (Age 94 years)
Death April 5, 2008 (Age 95 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Wetumka Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: March 14, 1907Newton, Arkansas, United States
-2 months
elder brother
Glover D Pruitt
Birth: January 13, 1907 27 16Arkansas, United States
Death: December 4, 1998Wewoka, Seminole, Oklahoma, United States
2 years
elder brother
George Albert Pruitt
Birth: February 9, 1909 29 19Jasper, Newton, Arkansas, United States
Death: December 13, 1990Osage, Oklahoma, United States
4 years
herself
Onvie A Pruitt
Birth: November 26, 1912 33 22Jasper, Newton, Arkansas, United States
Death: April 5, 2008Hughes, Oklahoma, United States
4 years
younger sister
Edith Olla Pruitt
Birth: June 11, 1916 37 26Arkansas, United States
Death: September 19, 2007Douglas, Oregon, United States
3 years
younger sister
Onema A Pruitt
Birth: June 9, 1919 40 29Arkansas, United States
Death: June 23, 2012California, United States
4 years
younger sister
Carlsie Inez Pruitt
Birth: June 11, 1923 44 33Wetumka, Hughes, Oklahoma, United States
Death: December 10, 2021Holdenville, Hughes, Oklahoma, United States
Father’s family with Charlotte Clayborn - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: January 8, 1899Newton, Arkansas, United States
19 months
half-brother
Ernest Alvin Pruitt
Birth: August 15, 1900 21 15Newton, Arkansas, United States
Death: July 10, 1972Sanger, Fresno, California, United States
3 years
half-sister
Lola Pruitt
Birth: September 6, 1903 24 18Arkansas, United States
Death: October 22, 1956Riverside, California, United States
Family with Orbra R Davison - View this family
husband
Orbra R Davison
Birth: December 22, 1905Arkansas, United States
Death: January 5, 1935Oklahoma, United States
herself
Onvie A Pruitt
Birth: November 26, 1912 33 22Jasper, Newton, Arkansas, United States
Death: April 5, 2008Hughes, Oklahoma, United States
Marriage: July 30, 1927Hughes, Oklahoma, United States
Family with William Dearl McElyea - View this family
husband
William Dearl McElyea
Birth: July 18, 1907Arkansas, United States
Death: February 9, 1966Oklahoma, United States
herself
Onvie A Pruitt
Birth: November 26, 1912 33 22Jasper, Newton, Arkansas, United States
Death: April 5, 2008Hughes, Oklahoma, United States
Marriage: November 21, 1945Hughes, Oklahoma, United States

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Charles Anderson “Charley” Pruitt - Household

ED 77 Wetumka, Hughes, Oklahoma, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Pruitt, CharlieheadRMW40MYesYesARUnited StatesARYesFarmingGeneral farmW
Pruitt, LulawifeFW30MYesYesARARARYesNone
Pruitt, ErnestsonMW19SYesYesYesARARARYesNone
Pruitt, LoladaughterFW16SYesYesYesARARARYesNone
Pruitt, GloversonMW12SYesYesYesARARARYesNone
Pruitt, GeorgesonMW10SYesYesYesARARARYesNone
Pruitt, OndadaughterFW8SYesARARARNone
Pruitt, EdithdaughterFW4SARARARNone
Pruitt, OnettadaughterFW0 years 6 monthsSARARARNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Obra R Davison - Household

Lincoln, Seminole, Oklahoma, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Davison, Obra RheadRYesMW24M22ARARARYesGeneral FarmingFarmingOYes
Davison, Onvie AwifeFW18M15ARARARYesNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Charles Anderson “Charley” Pruitt - Household

Yeager, Hughes, Oklahoma, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Pruitt, Charley AxheadR6YesMW61MARFarmerFarmOA520
Pruitt, Lula JwifeFW54MAR00
Wheat, LoladaughterFW34MARNew WorkerPW00
Wheat, Charles HgrandsonMW10SOK
Wheat, ThomasgrandsonMW6SOK
Davison, Onire AdaughterFW27WdAR
Davison, HelengranddaughterFW9SOK00
Pruitt, Carlsie IdaughterFW16SOK00