Brief Life History of John William
When John William Pruett was born on 20 November 1880, in Pike, Illinois, United States, his father, Robert Harrison Pruitt, was 41 and his mother, Louisa Parlee Turnbaugh, was 32. He married Elva Guthrie on 28 June 1911, in Pike, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Nebo, Pike, Illinois, United States in 1900 and Spring Creek Township, Pike, Illinois, United States for about 30 years. He died in July 1969, in Pike, Illinois, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Allison Cemetery, Spring Creek Township, Pike, Illinois, United States.
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- John Pruitt, "United States Census, 1940"
- John W Pruett, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934"
- John William Pruett, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1885 · The First Skyscraper
The Home Insurance Building is considered to be the first skyscraper in the world. It was supported both inside and outside by steel and metal that were deemed fireproof and also it was reinforced with concrete. It originally had ten stories but in 1891 two more were added.
1904
St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.
Name Meaning
English (Gloucestershire): variant of Prewitt .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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