The Shemwell Family

Flossie Paralee PruittAge: 77 years19131991

Name
Flossie Paralee Pruitt
Given names
Flossie Paralee
Surname
Pruitt
Birth October 22, 1913 23 18
Birth of a brotherLonnie Earnel Pruitt
December 5, 1914 (Age 13 months)
Death of a maternal grandfatherWilliam Riley Breedlove
March 20, 1916 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 2 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 sisterCeleste Florence Pruitt
January 20, 1917 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherLewell William Pruitt
October 2, 1918 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 3 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 4 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 20, 1920 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterMadge Aliene Pruitt
November 14, 1921 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a sisterGladys Marie Pruitt
January 9, 1924 (Age 10 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherNancy Parlee Curtis
December 27, 1924 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a brotherClaude Elmo Pruitt
August 15, 1926 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 15 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
Death of a maternal grandmotherCelesta Jane Williams
April 20, 1930 (Age 16 years)
Census April 22, 1930 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a sisterBetty Jo Pruitt
November 23, 1930 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a brotherDouglas Lee Pruitt
May 24, 1935 (Age 21 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJames Potter Pruitt Sr.
December 16, 1936 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 28 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
Death of a brotherClaude Elmo Pruitt
June 3, 1946 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 36 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 fatherClaude Forrester Pruitt
November 29, 1960 (Age 47 years)
Death of a brotherLonnie Earnel Pruitt
November 24, 1971 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 32 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 motherJulia Pink Breedlove
July 12, 1986 (Age 72 years)
Death July 3, 1991 (Age 77 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Rest Haven Memorial Gardens
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mother
Marriage: December 1, 1912Newton, Arkansas, United States
11 months
herself
Flossie Paralee Pruitt
Birth: October 22, 1913 23 18Deer, Newton, Arkansas, United States
Death: July 3, 1991Seminole, Oklahoma, United States
13 months
younger brother
Lonnie Earnel Pruitt
Birth: December 5, 1914 24 20Arkansas, United States
Death: November 24, 1971Holdenville, Hughes, Oklahoma, United States
2 years
younger sister
Celeste Florence Pruitt
Birth: January 20, 1917 26 22Arkansas, United States
Death: January 13, 2008Wetumka, Hughes, Oklahoma, United States
20 months
younger brother
Lewell William Pruitt
Birth: October 2, 1918 28 23Arkansas, United States
Death: October 31, 1991Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
younger sister
Madge Aliene Pruitt
Birth: November 14, 1921 31 27Newton, Arkansas, United States
Death: May 17, 2012Hughes, Oklahoma, United States
2 years
younger sister
Gladys Marie Pruitt
Birth: January 9, 1924 33 29Deer, Newton, Arkansas, United States
Death: June 22, 2017Holdenville, Hughes, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
younger brother
Claude Elmo Pruitt
Birth: August 15, 1926 36 31Oklahoma, United States
Death: June 3, 1946Manila, Philippines
4 years
younger sister
Betty Jo Pruitt
Birth: November 23, 1930 40 36Oklahoma, United States
Death: December 8, 2021Oklahoma, United States
5 years
younger brother
Douglas Lee Pruitt
Birth: May 24, 1935 45 40Oklahoma, United States
Death: November 10, 2022Oklahoma, United States

Flossie Paralee Pruitt has 84 first cousins recorded

Father's family (75)

Parents George Washington Reeves + Mary Arizona “Zona” Pruitt
2Vernon Reeves19051990
Parents James Anderson Davison + Omie Elizabeth Pruitt
1Willie Davison18941914
2Ethel Davison18971980
3Hobert Davison19011970
4Nancy Emma Davison19041987
5Velmer Davison19091909
7Lorene Davison19151998
Parents Charles Anderson “Charley” Pruitt + Lula J Davis
1Glover D Pruitt19071998
3Onvie A Pruitt19122008
4Edith Olla Pruitt19162007
5Onema A Pruitt19192012
Parents Charles Anderson “Charley” Pruitt + Charlotte Clayborn
2Lola Pruitt19031956
Parents James Franklin Pruitt + Sarah Elizabeth Cooksey
1Angie Pruitt19011908
2Otis Lee Pruitt19041990
3Grace Ethel Pruitt19061989
5Nora Alice Pruitt19101991
7Meda Esther Pruitt19151973
10Ruby Pearl Pruitt19222013
12James Argus Pruitt19271995
Parents John Robert Pruitt + Julie Murray
1Olive Pruitt19061933
2Orville Pruitt19081918
3Sarah Mae Pruitt19102002
4Ausborn W Pruitt19111940
5Vernie Opal Pruitt19151995
6Macie M Pruitt19171920
Parents John Robert Pruitt + Susan Rebecca Roberson
2Walter Dean Pruitt19231985
4Norma Lee Pruitt19302021
Parents Amos Farris Pruitt + Etta Mae Ashlock
1Infant Pruitt19111911
2Infant Son Pruitt19111911
3Orpha May Pruitt19121989
4Jessie A Pruitt19131997
6Willard A Pruitt19182008
7Jewell M Pruitt19201991
8Harold E Pruitt19241994
9Ava Irene Pruitt19272015
Parents James Blaine Sparks + Genora Ellen “Nora” Pruitt
4Darce Ervin Sparks19151980
5Eltra Oma Sparks19171980
7Doyle Arvin Sparks19222004
8Wilma Newel Sparks19252015
Parents Dave Pruitt + Emma Jane Davis
1Jim Ewell Pruitt19201996
4Delmer Pruitt19251979
5Ollie Mae Pruitt19272010
6Archie Pruitt19292014
7Hazel Ora Pruitt19332011
8Private
Parents William Lester Pruitt + Ida Celeste Breedlove
1John Henry Pruitt19171993
2Paul David Pruitt19191989
5Private
6Muriel Jane Pruitt19282011
7Alice Maud Pruitt19311933
9Joyce L Pruitt19382014

Mother's family (9)

Parents William Lester Pruitt + Ida Celeste Breedlove
1John Henry Pruitt19171993
2Paul David Pruitt19191989
5Private
6Muriel Jane Pruitt19282011
7Alice Maud Pruitt19311933
9Joyce L Pruitt19382014
Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Claude Forrester Pruitt - Household

ED 106 Pleasant Hill, Newton, Arkansas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Pruitt, F ClaudheadOFMW28MYesYesARARMOYesFarmerHome FarmOA
Pruitt, JuliawifeFW24MYesYesARTNTNYesFarm LaborerHome Farm
Pruitt, FlauciedaughterFW6SARARARYesNone
Pruitt, LonniesonMW4SARARARNone
Pruitt, FlorencedaughterFW2SARARARNone
Pruitt, LewelsonMW1SARARARNone

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Claude Forrester Pruitt - Household

ED 32 Yeager, Hughes, Oklahoma, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Pruitt, Claud FheadRYesMW37M22NoYesARARTNYesFarmerGeneral FarmOYesNo
Pruitt, JuliewifeFW35M18NoYesARTNTNYes
Pruitt, FlossiedaughterFW17SNoYesARARARYes
Pruitt, Lonnie EsonMW15SYesYesARARARYesFarm LaborerGeneral FarmNPYes
Pruitt, FlorencedaughterFW13SYesYesARARARYes
Pruitt, LewellsonMW11SYesYesARARARYes
Pruitt, MadgedaughterFW8SYesARARAR
Pruitt, GladysdaughterFW6SYesARARAR
Pruitt, Claud EsonMW3 years 8 monthsSNoOKARAR