The Shemwell Family

Floyd Talmage PruittAge: 62 years19171980

Name
Floyd Talmage Pruitt
Given names
Floyd Talmage
Surname
Pruitt
Birth September 30, 1917 36 33
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918

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 3 months)

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 February 9, 1920 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherHomer Truman Pruitt
May 8, 1920 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterRuby Pearl Pruitt
September 12, 1922 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherWilliam Denver Pruitt
December 17, 1924 (Age 7 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherNancy Parlee Curtis
December 27, 1924 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherJames Argus Pruitt
April 27, 1927 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 12 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 12 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJames Potter Pruitt Sr.
December 16, 1936 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 24 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 32 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 fatherJames Franklin Pruitt
January 18, 1967 (Age 49 years)
Death of a motherSarah Elizabeth Cooksey
June 27, 1968 (Age 50 years)
Death of a sisterMeda Esther Pruitt
March 25, 1973 (Age 55 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 28 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 brotherCorby Raymond Pruitt
August 13, 1976 (Age 58 years)
Death May 30, 1980 (Age 62 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Pleasant Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: April 8, 1900Newton, Arkansas, United States
16 months
elder sister
Angie Pruitt
Birth: August 8, 1901 20 17Arkansas, United States
Death: July 12, 1908Arkansas, United States
2 years
elder brother
Otis Lee Pruitt
Birth: January 12, 1904 22 20Limestone, Newton, Arkansas, United States
Death: June 11, 1990Idaho, United States
2 years
elder sister
Grace Ethel Pruitt
Birth: February 2, 1906 24 22Limestone, Newton, Arkansas, United States
Death: December 31, 1989Hiwasse, Benton, Arkansas, United States
2 years
elder brother
Corby Raymond Pruitt
Birth: May 7, 1908 26 24Newton, Arkansas, United States
Death: August 13, 1976Bentonville, Benton, Arkansas, United States
2 years
elder sister
Nora Alice Pruitt
Birth: October 6, 1910 29 26Limestone, Newton, Arkansas, United States
Death: October 18, 1991Arkansas, United States
2 years
elder sister
Fonnie Faine Pruitt
Birth: February 16, 1913 31 29Limestone, Newton, Arkansas, United States
Death: April 30, 1998Gravette, Benton, Arkansas, United States
2 years
elder sister
Meda Esther Pruitt
Birth: May 18, 1915 33 31Jasper, Newton, Arkansas, United States
Death: March 25, 1973Gravette, Benton, Arkansas, United States
2 years
himself
Floyd Talmage Pruitt
Birth: September 30, 1917 36 33Arkansas, United States
Death: May 30, 1980Missouri, United States
3 years
younger brother
Homer Truman Pruitt
Birth: May 8, 1920 38 36Newton, Arkansas, United States
Death: January 5, 1993Bentonville, Benton, Arkansas, United States
2 years
younger sister
Ruby Pearl Pruitt
Birth: September 12, 1922 41 38Swain, Newton, Arkansas, United States
Death: October 14, 2013Bentonville, Benton, Arkansas, United States
2 years
younger brother
William Denver Pruitt
Birth: December 17, 1924 43 41Swain, Newton, Arkansas, United States
Death: May 7, 1994Bentonville, Benton, Arkansas, United States
2 years
younger brother
James Argus Pruitt
Birth: April 27, 1927 45 43Lamar, Johnson, Arkansas, United States
Death: November 18, 1995Gravette, Benton, Arkansas, United States

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

ED 68 Pilot Rock, Johnson, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Pruitt, James TheadRMW38MYesYesARARARYesFarmFarmingOA
Pruitt, SarrahwifeFW36MYesYesARARARYesNone
Pruitt, OtisssonMW16SYesYesARARARYesNone
Pruitt, GraciedaughterFW14SYesYesARARARYesNone
Pruitt, CarlinsonMW12SYesYesARARARYesNone
Pruitt, NoradaughterFW10SYesYesARARARYesNone
Pruitt, TeonnadaughterFW8SYesYesARARARYesNone
Pruitt, MediedaughterFW4SYesYesARARARYesNone
Pruitt, TalmagesonMW2SYesYesARARARYesNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - James Franklin Pruitt - Household

ED 13 Dickson, Benton, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Pruitt, James LheadR5YesMW48M18NoYesARMOARYesFarmerGeneral FarmVVVVONo
Pruitt, Sarah EwifeFW47M16NoYesARARARYesNone
Pruitt, Corby RsonMW22SNoYesARARARYesLaborerFarmVVVVWNo
Pruitt, Medy EdaughterFW15SNoYesARARARYesNone
Pruitt, Talmage TsonMW12SYesYesARARARYesNone
Pruitt, Truman HsonMW10SYesYesARARARYesNone
Pruitt, Ruby PdaughterFW7SYesARARARYesNone
Pruitt, William DsonMW5SNoARARARNone
Pruitt, James EsonMW3 years 4 monthsSNoARARARNone