Celeste Florence PruittAge: 90 years1917–2008
- Name
- Celeste Florence Pruitt
- Given names
- Celeste Florence
- Surname
- Pruitt
 Birth | January 20, 1917 26 22 |
 Birth of a brother | Lewell William Pruitt October 2, 1918 (Age 20 months) |
 Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918Note: 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 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 | January 20, 1920 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Madge Aliene Pruitt November 14, 1921 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Gladys Marie Pruitt January 9, 1924 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Nancy Parlee Curtis December 27, 1924 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Claude Elmo Pruitt August 15, 1926 (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 |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Celesta Jane Williams April 20, 1930 (Age 13 years) |
| Census | April 22, 1930 (Age 13 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Betty Jo Pruitt November 23, 1930 (Age 13 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Douglas Lee Pruitt May 24, 1935 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | James 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 |
| Death of a brother | Claude Elmo Pruitt June 3, 1946 (Age 29 years) |
| 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 father | Claude Forrester Pruitt November 29, 1960 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a brother | Lonnie Earnel Pruitt November 24, 1971 (Age 54 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 mother | Julia Pink Breedlove July 12, 1986 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a sister | Flossie Paralee Pruitt July 3, 1991 (Age 74 years) |
| Death of a brother | Lewell William Pruitt October 31, 1991 (Age 74 years) |
 Death | January 13, 2008 (Age 90 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Wetumka Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Claude Forrester Pruitt Birth: February 24, 1890 41 33 — Arkansas, United States Death: November 29, 1960 — Oklahoma, United States |
| mother |
Julia Pink Breedlove Birth: November 1, 1894 41 38 — Newton, Arkansas, United States Death: July 12, 1986 — Wetumka, Hughes, Oklahoma, United States |
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Marriage: December 1, 1912 — Newton, Arkansas, United States |
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11 months elder sister |
Flossie Paralee Pruitt Birth: October 22, 1913 23 18 — Deer, Newton, Arkansas, United States Death: July 3, 1991 — Seminole, Oklahoma, United States |
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13 months elder brother |
Lonnie Earnel Pruitt Birth: December 5, 1914 24 20 — Arkansas, United States Death: November 24, 1971 — Holdenville, Hughes, Oklahoma, United States |
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2 years herself |
Celeste Florence Pruitt Birth: January 20, 1917 26 22 — Arkansas, United States Death: January 13, 2008 — Wetumka, Hughes, Oklahoma, United States |
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20 months younger brother |
Lewell William Pruitt Birth: October 2, 1918 28 23 — Arkansas, United States Death: October 31, 1991 — Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Madge Aliene Pruitt Birth: November 14, 1921 31 27 — Newton, Arkansas, United States Death: May 17, 2012 — Hughes, Oklahoma, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Gladys Marie Pruitt Birth: January 9, 1924 33 29 — Deer, Newton, Arkansas, United States Death: June 22, 2017 — Holdenville, Hughes, Oklahoma, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Claude Elmo Pruitt Birth: August 15, 1926 36 31 — Oklahoma, United States Death: June 3, 1946 — Manila, Philippines |
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4 years younger sister |
Betty Jo Pruitt Birth: November 23, 1930 40 36 — Oklahoma, United States Death: December 8, 2021 — Oklahoma, United States |
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5 years younger brother |
Douglas Lee Pruitt Birth: May 24, 1935 45 40 — Oklahoma, United States Death: November 10, 2022 — Oklahoma, United States |
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Claude Forrester Pruitt - Household
ED 106 Pleasant Hill, Newton, Arkansas, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Claude Forrester Pruitt - Household
ED 32 Yeager, Hughes, Oklahoma, United States
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