Claude Elmo PruittAge: 19 years1926–1946
- Name
- Claude Elmo Pruitt
- Given names
- Claude Elmo
- Surname
- Pruitt
 Birth | August 15, 1926 36 31 |
 Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 3 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 3 years) |
 Census | April 22, 1930 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Betty Jo Pruitt November 23, 1930 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Douglas Lee Pruitt May 24, 1935 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | James Potter Pruitt Sr. December 16, 1936 (Age 10 years) |
| Census | April 24, 1940 (Age 13 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 15 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 | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 19 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 | June 3, 1946 (Age 19 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 elder sister |
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 elder 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 elder 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 elder 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 himself |
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 |
Claude Elmo Pruitt has 84 first cousins recorded
Father's family (75)
Parents George Washington Reeves + Mary Arizona “Zona” Pruitt
Parents James Anderson Davison + Omie Elizabeth Pruitt
Parents Charles Anderson “Charley” Pruitt + Lula J Davis
Parents Charles Anderson “Charley” Pruitt + Charlotte Clayborn
Parents James Franklin Pruitt + Sarah Elizabeth Cooksey
Parents John Robert Pruitt + Julie Murray
Parents John Robert Pruitt + Susan Rebecca Roberson
Parents Amos Farris Pruitt + Etta Mae Ashlock
Parents James Blaine Sparks + Genora Ellen “Nora” Pruitt
Parents Dave Pruitt + Emma Jane Davis
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Parents William Lester Pruitt + Ida Celeste Breedlove
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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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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Claude Forrester Pruitt - Household
Yeager, Hughes, Oklahoma, United States
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| Burial | Notes From Findagrave Memorial:
Claude served as a Technician Fourth Grade, Quartermaster Corps, U.S. Army during World War II.
He resided in Oklahoma prior to the war.
Claude died in the "Line Of Duty" after World War II was over.
Service # 38576204
He also has a "Cenotaph" in the Wetumka Cemetery, Wetumka, Oklahoma with his parents. |