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Claude Elmo PruittAge: 19 years1926–1946

Name
Claude Elmo Pruitt
Given names
Claude Elmo
Surname
Pruitt
Birth August 15, 1926 36 31
Oklahoma, United States

Death of a maternal grandmotherCelesta Jane Williams
April 20, 1930 (Age 3 years)
Limestone, Newton, Arkansas, United States

Census April 22, 1930 (Age 3 years)
Yeager, Hughes, Oklahoma, United States

Shared note: 1930 United States - Census transcript - Claude Forrester Pruitt - Household
Birth of a sisterBetty Jo Pruitt
November 23, 1930 (Age 4 years)
Oklahoma, United States

Birth of a brotherDouglas Lee Pruitt
May 24, 1935 (Age 8 years)
Oklahoma, United States

Death of a paternal grandfatherJames Potter Pruitt Sr.
December 16, 1936 (Age 10 years)
Wetumka, Hughes, Oklahoma, United States

Census April 24, 1940 (Age 13 years)
Yeager, Hughes, Oklahoma, United States

Shared note: 1940 United States - Census transcript - Claude Forrester Pruitt - Household
Death June 3, 1946 (Age 19 years)
Manila, Philippines

Burial
Wetumka Cemetery, Wetumka, Hughes, Oklahoma, United States

Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Wetumka Cemetery
Note: Notes From Findagrave Memorial:
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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
Marriage: December 1, 1912 — Newton, Arkansas, United States
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
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
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
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
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
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
3 years
himself
Claude Elmo Pruitt
Birth: August 15, 1926 36 31 — Oklahoma, United States
Death: June 3, 1946 — Manila, Philippines
4 years
younger sister
Betty Jo Pruitt
Birth: November 23, 1930 40 36 — Oklahoma, United States
Death: December 8, 2021 — Oklahoma, United States
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
1Christopher Columbus “Lum” Reeves1903–1941
2Vernon Reeves1905–1990
Parents James Anderson Davison + Omie Elizabeth Pruitt
1Willie Davison1894–1914
2Ethel Davison1897–1980
3Hobert Davison1901–1970
4Nancy Emma Davison1904–1987
5Velmer Davison1909–1909
6Ruby Louise Davison1910–1994
7Lorene Davison1915–1998
8Audrey Neoma Davison1921–2008
Parents Charles Anderson “Charley” Pruitt + Lula J Davis
1Glover D Pruitt1907–1998
2George Albert Pruitt1909–1990
3Onvie A Pruitt1912–2008
4Edith Olla Pruitt1916–2007
5Onema A Pruitt1919–2012
6Carlsie Inez Pruitt1923–2021
Parents Charles Anderson “Charley” Pruitt + Charlotte Clayborn
1Ernest Alvin Pruitt1900–1972
2Lola Pruitt1903–1956
Parents James Franklin Pruitt + Sarah Elizabeth Cooksey
1Angie Pruitt1901–1908
2Otis Lee Pruitt1904–1990
3Grace Ethel Pruitt1906–1989
4Corby Raymond Pruitt1908–1976
5Nora Alice Pruitt1910–1991
6Fonnie Faine Pruitt1913–1998
7Meda Esther Pruitt1915–1973
8Floyd Talmage Pruitt1917–1980
9Homer Truman Pruitt1920–1993
10Ruby Pearl Pruitt1922–2013
11William Denver Pruitt1924–1994
12James Argus Pruitt1927–1995
Parents John Robert Pruitt + Julie Murray
1Olive Pruitt1906–1933
2Orville Pruitt1908–1918
3Sarah Mae Pruitt1910–2002
4Ausborn W Pruitt1911–1940
5Vernie Opal Pruitt1915–1995
6Macie M Pruitt1917–1920
Parents John Robert Pruitt + Susan Rebecca Roberson
1Odie Darrell Pruitt1922–2003
2Walter Dean Pruitt1923–1985
3Gussie Helen Pruitt1925–2020
4Norma Lee Pruitt1930–2021
Parents Amos Farris Pruitt + Etta Mae Ashlock
1Infant Pruitt1911–1911
2Infant Pruitt1911–1911
3Orpha May Pruitt1912–1989
4Jessie A Pruitt1913–1997
5Wilburn Argus Pruitt1916–1964
6Willard A Pruitt1918–2008
7Jewell M Pruitt1920–1991
8Harold E Pruitt1924–1994
9Ava Irene Pruitt1927–2015
Parents James Blaine Sparks + Genora Ellen “Nora” Pruitt
1Charles Denver Sparks1907–2001
2Pearl Gertrude Sparks1911–2000
3Eunice Marie Sparks1913–1991
4Darce Ervin Sparks1915–1980
5Eltra Oma Sparks1917–1980
6Arduth Jimmie Sparks1919–2001
7Doyle Arvin Sparks1922–2004
8Wilma Newel Sparks1925–2015
9Delmar Harley Sparks1928–2021
Parents Dave Pruitt + Emma Jane Davis
1Jim Ewell Pruitt1920–1996
2Lillian Audry Pruitt1921–2001
3Esther Pauline Pruitt1924–1988
4Delmer Pruitt1925–1979
5Ollie Mae Pruitt1927–2010
6Archie Pruitt1929–2014
7Hazel Ora Pruitt1933–2011
8Private–
Parents William Lester Pruitt + Ida Celeste Breedlove
1John Henry Pruitt1917–1993
2Paul David Pruitt1919–1989
3Mareta Ethel Pruitt1922–1993
4Jimmie Vernice Pruitt1924–2004
5Private–
6Muriel Jane Pruitt1928–2011
7Alice Maud Pruitt1931–1933
8Hazel Lavaca Pruitt1933–2001
9Joyce L Pruitt1938–2014

Mother's family (9)

Parents William Lester Pruitt + Ida Celeste Breedlove
1John Henry Pruitt1917–1993
2Paul David Pruitt1919–1989
3Mareta Ethel Pruitt1922–1993
4Jimmie Vernice Pruitt1924–2004
5Private–
6Muriel Jane Pruitt1928–2011
7Alice Maud Pruitt1931–1933
8Hazel Lavaca Pruitt1933–2001
9Joyce L Pruitt1938–2014
Census
View
1930 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

Census
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1940 United States - Census transcript - Claude Forrester Pruitt - Household

Yeager, Hughes, Oklahoma, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Pruitt, Claude FheadR3YesMW50MNoARFarmerOA520
Pruitt, JuliaxwifeFW45MNoAR00
Pruitt, LonniesonMW25SNoARFarm LaborerNP520
Pruitt, MadgedaughterFW18SNoAR00
Pruitt, GladysdaughterFW16SNoAR00
Pruitt, Claud JrsonMW13SYesOK00
Pruitt, Betty JodaughterFW9SYesOK
Pruitt, Douglas LsonMW4SNoOK

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.