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John Turner Pruitt 1891–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 June 1891

Birth Location: Larue County, Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 26 April 1978

Death Location: Princeton, Bureau County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: MOSES PRUITT

Mother: LUCY CLAYTON

Spouse(s): Mary Pruitt

Children(s): Maxine Christiansen, June Pruitt, Betty Pruitt

John Turner Pruitt was born in 1891 in Larue County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of Moses Pruitt And Lucy B Clayton. In 1935, John Turner Pruitt resided in Rural, Bowman, Illinois. In 1940, John Turner Pruitt resided in Aurelia, Cherokee, Iowa, USA. John Turner Pruitt married Mabel Squires Pruitt, Mary Cornella Ellis Pruitt, and had children including Betty Pruitt, Johnnie Pruitt, June Pruitt, Margaret Pruitt, Maxine May Pruitt Christiansen. John Turner Pruitt passed away in 1978 in Princeton, Bureau County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Turner Pruitt was born in 1891 in Larue County, Kentucky, United States of America, the child of Moses Pruitt And Lucy B Clayton.
  • In 1935, John Turner Pruitt resided in Rural, Bowman, Illinois.
  • In 1940, John Turner Pruitt resided in Aurelia, Cherokee, Iowa, USA.
  • John Turner Pruitt married Mabel Squires Pruitt, Mary Cornella Ellis Pruitt, and had children including Betty Pruitt, Johnnie Pruitt, June Pruitt, Margaret Pruitt, Maxine May Pruitt Christiansen.
  • John Turner Pruitt passed away in 1978 in Princeton, Bureau County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Pruitt's Ancestors

Self
John Pruitt
1891–1978
Birth Place: Larue County, Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
MOSES PRUITT
1850–1932
Hodgenville, Larue, Kentucky, USA
LUCY (B.) CLAYTON
1859–1900
Larue, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
JOSEPH (H) CLAYTON
1827–1891
Green, Kentucky
ELLEN DYE
1839–1870
Taylor Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Clayton
1781–1856
Mary Clayton
1802–1855
MARTIN DYE
1801–1855
MARY TIMBERLAKE
1801–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Pruitt's Descendants

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John (Turner) Pruitt (13 June 1891–26 April 1978) m. Mary (Cornella Ellis) Pruitt (21 January 1903–13 November 1966)
  1. 1. Maxine (May Pruitt) Christiansen 1921–1990 m. Juluis Christiansen 1918–1985
    1. 1. Donnie (Edward) Christiansen 1940–2016
    2. 2. Gary (Wayne) Christiansen 1949–2009
    3. 3. Jerald (Lee) Christiansen 1944–1970
  2. 2. June Pruitt 1924–
  3. 3. Betty Pruitt 1926–

John Pruitt's Timeline

4 Records

1891
13 June 1891
Birth of John Turner Pruitt in Larue County, Kentucky, United States of America
Larue County, Kentucky, United States of America
1935
1935
Age 44
John Turner Pruitt resided here in Rural, Bowman, Illinois
Rural, Bowman, Illinois
1940
1940
Age 49
John Turner Pruitt resided here in Aurelia, Cherokee, Iowa, USA
Aurelia, Cherokee, Iowa, USA
1978
26 April 1978
Age 87
Death of John Turner Pruitt in Princeton, Bureau County, Illinois, United States of America
Princeton, Bureau County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 June 1891
    Event Place: Larue County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Aurelia, Cherokee, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01147; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 18-16
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Bowman, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Aurelia, Cherokee, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01147; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 18-16

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Aurelia, Cherokee, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Aurelia, Cherokee, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01147; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 18-16

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 April 1978
    Event Place: Princeton, Bureau County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Princeton, Bureau County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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