The Shemwell Family

Olive PruittAge: 26 years19061933

Name
Olive Pruitt
Given names
Olive
Surname
Pruitt
Birth December 15, 1906 23 16
Birth of a brotherOrville Pruitt
September 1908 (Age 20 months)
Census April 25, 1910 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterSarah Mae Pruitt
October 1, 1910 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherAusborn W Pruitt
March 30, 1911 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterVernie Opal Pruitt
February 19, 1915 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 9 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a sisterMacie M Pruitt
1917 (Age 10 years)
Death of a brotherOrville Pruitt
September 1918 (Age 11 years)
Death of a motherJulie Murray
October 5, 1918 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 10 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 11 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/
Marriage of a parentJohn Robert PruittSusan Rebecca RobersonView this family
January 1, 1920 (Age 13 years)
Death of a sisterMacie M Pruitt
1920 (Age 13 years)
Census January 7, 1920 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a half-brotherOdie Darrell Pruitt
May 23, 1922 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a half-brotherWalter Dean Pruitt
October 2, 1923 (Age 16 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherNancy Parlee Curtis
December 27, 1924 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a half-sisterGussie Helen Pruitt
February 28, 1925 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 22 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
Birth of a half-sisterNorma Lee Pruitt
June 27, 1930 (Age 23 years)
Death October 17, 1933 (Age 26 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Essex Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 31, 1905Newton, Arkansas, United States
11 months
herself
Olive Pruitt
Birth: December 15, 1906 23 16Arkansas, United States
Death: October 17, 1933Arkansas, United States
22 months
younger brother
Orville Pruitt
Birth: September 1908 24 18Arkansas, United States
Death: September 1918Arkansas, United States
2 years
younger sister
6 months
younger brother
Ausborn W Pruitt
Birth: March 30, 1911 27 20Arkansas, United States
Death: June 19, 1940Arkansas, United States
4 years
younger sister
Vernie Opal Pruitt
Birth: February 19, 1915 31 24Newton, Arkansas, United States
Death: May 31, 1995Bakersfield, Kern, California, United States
3 years
younger sister
Macie M Pruitt
Birth: 1917 33 26Arkansas, United States
Death: 1920Arkansas, United States
Father’s family with Susan Rebecca Roberson - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: January 1, 1920Limestone, Newton, Arkansas, United States
2 years
half-brother
Odie Darrell Pruitt
Birth: May 23, 1922 38 39Limestone, Newton, Arkansas, United States
Death: January 19, 2003Bakersfield, Kern, California, United States
16 months
half-brother
Walter Dean Pruitt
Birth: October 2, 1923 39 40Limestone, Newton, Arkansas, United States
Death: January 3, 1985Ten Sleep, Washakie, Wyoming, United States
17 months
half-sister
Gussie Helen Pruitt
Birth: February 28, 1925 41 42Limestone, Newton, Arkansas, United States
Death: May 24, 2020Shiatook, Osage, Oklahoma, United States
5 years
half-sister
Norma Lee Pruitt
Birth: June 27, 1930 46 47Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Death: October 5, 2021Collinsville, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - John Robert Pruitt - Household

ED 103 Union, Newton, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Pruitt, John RheadMW26M14ARARAREnglishFarmerGeneral FarmOAYesYesOFF
Pruitt, JuliawifeFW20M1422ARARAREnglishNoneYesYesNo
Pruitt, OlivedaughterFW3SARARARNone
Pruitt, ArvellsonMW1 year 1 monthSARARARNone

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - John Robert Pruitt - Household

ED 106 Pleasant Hill, Newton, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Pruitt, R JohnheadORMW36MNoYesYesARARARYesFarmerGeneral FarmOA
Roberson, SusiewifeFW36MNoYesYesARARARYesNone
Pruitt, OlivedaughterFW13SNoYesYesARARARYesNone
Pruitt, MaydaughterFW9SNoNoNoARARARYesNone
Pruitt, OsbandsonMW7SARARARYesNone
Pruitt, OpaldaughterFW5SARARARYesNone
Pruitt, MaciedaughterFW2SARARARYesNone