Birdie Florence (Steeples) Pruett (1879 - 1978)

Born 5 Mar 1879 in Johnson Township, Scotland, Missouri, United States

Ancestors

Died 20 Jun 1978 at age 99 in Montrose, Lee, Iowa, United States

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Yvonne Anderson [send private message]

If there is anything you can contribute to Birdie's biography, you are more than welcome to message me or leave a comment.

Biography

Born 5 Mar 1879^[1] in Johnson Township, Scotland, Missouri, USA.^[2]

Birdie Florence Steeples is born to Harrison Steeples and his wife Adaline Harriott Nichols.

4 Jun 1880 Birdie Florance and her family live on a farm in Johnson Township, Scottland County, Missouri.^[3]

• Steeples Harrison (head of family, white, male, 36 years, married, farmer, can write and read, born in Illinois, father born in New Jersey, mother born in Kentucky)
• Steeples Adaline (wife, white, female, 36 years, married, can write and read, born in Pennsylvania, father born in ?, mother born in Pennsylvania)
• Steeples Mary E (daughter, white, female, 13 years, single, attends school, born in Illinois, father born in Illinois, mother born in Pennsylvania)
• Steeples William C (son, white, male, 10 years, single, attends school, born in Missouri, father born in Illinois, mother born in Pennsylvania)
• Steeples Harry (son, white, male, 7 years, single, attends school, born in Missouri, father born in Illinois, mother born in Pennsylvania)
• Steeples Florance (daughter, white, female, 1 year, singel, born in Missouri, father born in Illinois, mother born in Pennsylvania)

Birdie marries John C. Pruett about 1899 and they soon have a son together. Edgar L. Pruett is born in Sep 1899.

19 Jun 1900 Birdie and her husband John own a house in Mount Pleasant Township, Scotland County, Missouri.^[4]

• Pruett John (white, male, born Feb 1873, 27 years, married for 1 year, born in Missouri, both parents aslo born in Missouri, Day Laborer, owns a house, can read, write and speak English)
• Pruett Birdie F. (wife, white, female, born Dec 1880?, 20 years, married for 1 year, her only child is still alive, born in Illinois?, father born in Missouri, mother born in Illinois?, can read, write and speak English)
• Pruett Edgar L. (son, white, male, born Sep 1899, 8 month, single, born Missouri, father also born in Missouri, mother born in Illinois)

Their second son Charles F. Pruett is born in Missouri about 1902.

Then the family moves to Mt. Sterling, Van Buren County, Iowa for a few years, where another son, Denny Pruett, is born on 12 Dec 1903.^[5] Little Denny dies from Hematemesis when he is only 11 months old on 27 Nov 1904. Birdie and her husband have one more child die at a young age, but I couldn't find out details.^[6]

In 1906 Birdie's daughter Bertha I. Pruett is born still in Iowa, but then the family returns to Scotland County, Missouri, where another son, Alva Harrison Pruett, is born on 17 Mar 1910 in Bible Grove, Mt. Pleasant Township, Scotland, Missouri.^[7]

18 Apr 1910 Birdie and her family are listed renting a farm in Mt. Pleasant Township, Scotland County, Missouri.^[8]

• Pruett John C. (male, white, 37 years, married for 11 years, born in Missouri, father born in Pennsylviania, mother born in Missouri, farmer, rents a general farm, can read, write and speak English)
• Pruett Birdie F. (wife, female, white, 31 years, married for 11 years, 4 of her 6 children are still alive, born in Missouri, father also born in Missouri, mother born in Pennsylvania, can read, write and speak English)
• Pruett Edgar L. (son, male, white, 10 years, single, born in Missouri, both parents also born in Missouri, attends school, can read, write and speak English)
• Pruett Charles F. (son, male, white, 8 years, single, born in Missouri, both parents also born in Missouri, attends school, can read, write and speak English)
• Pruett Bertha J. (daughter, female, white, 4 years, single, born in Iowa, both parents born in Missouri)
• Pruett Alva H. (son, male, white, 1 month, single, born in Missouri, both parents also born in Missouri)

Birdie and John have three more daughters over the next years: Eva Adeline born on 24 Jul 1912^[9], Clara L. born in 1915 and Edith M. in 1918.

6 Jan 1920 John and Birdie now own a farm in Johnson Township, Scotland, Missouri.^[10]

• Pruett John C. (owns the home free of mortage, male, white, 46 years, married, born in Missouri, father born in Tennessee, mother born in Ohio, farmer, can read, write and speak English)
• Pruett Birdie F. (wife, female, white, 40 years, married, born in Missouri, father also born in Missouri, mother born in Pennsylvania, can read, write and speak English)
• Pruett Edgar L. (son, male, white, 20 years, single, born in Missouri, parents also born in Missouri, farm laborer, can read, write and speak English)
• Pruett Charles F. (son, male, white, 17 years, single, born in Missouri, parents also born in Missouri, farm laborer, can read, write and speak English)
• Pruett Bertha I. (daughter, female, white, 14 years, single, born in Iowa, parents also born in Missouri, attends school, can read, write and speak English)
• Pruett Alva H. (son, male, white, 9 years, single, born in Missouri, parents also born in Missouri, attends school, can read, write and speak English)
• Pruett Eva A. (daughter, female, white, 7 years, single, born in Missouri, parents also born in Missouri, attends school)
• Pruett Clara L. (daughter, female, white, 5 years, single, born in Missouri, parents also born in Missouri)
• Pruett Edith M. (daughter, female, white, 2 years, single, born in Missouri, parents also born in Missouri)

Birdie's father Harrison dies in May 1929. Birdie is mentioned as living in Memphis, Scotland County, Missouri in his obituary.^[11]

14 Apr 1930 Birdie, John and their four youngest children now rent a farm in Thomson Township, Scotland County, Missouri.^[12]

• Pruitt John (rents a farm, no radio set, male, white, 57 years, married since 25 years old, born in Missouri, father born in Pennsylvania, mother born in Ohio, farmer, can read, write and speak English)
• Pruitt Birdie (wife, female, white, 51 years, married since 19 years old, born in Missouri, father also born in Missouri, mother born in Illinois, can read, write and speak English)
• Pruitt Alva (son, male, white, 20 years, single, born in Missouri, parents also born in Missouri, can read, write and speak English)
• Pruitt Eva (daughter, female, white, 17 years, single, born in Missouri, parents also born in Missouri, can read, write and speak English)
• Pruitt Clara (daughter, female, white, 15 years, single, born in Missouri, parents also born in Missouri, can read, write and speak English)
• Pruitt Edith (daughter, female, white, 12 years, single, born in Missouri, parents also born in Missouri, attends school, can read, write and speak English)

Birdie's mother Adaline dies in 1936.

8 Apr 1940 Birdie, John and their son Alva now rent a house in Montrose Town, Lee County, Iowa.^[13] Their two year old grandson Vernon is also living with them. He is the son of their daughter Eva^[14], who is divored and working as a cashier of a food store in Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa.^[15]

• Pruett John C. (rents the home for 10$ a month, male, white, 67 years, married, 8 years of school completed, born in Missouri, lived in Granger, Scotland County, Missouri in 1935, Farm Laborer)
• Pruett Birdie (wife, female, white, 61 years, married, 8 years of school completed, born in Missouri, lived in Granger, Scotland County, Missouri in 1935)
• Pruett Alva H. (son, male, white, 30 years, single, 8 years of school completed, born in Missouri, lived in Granger, Scotland County, Missouri in 1935, Farm Laborer)
• Peck Vernon (grandson, male, white, 2 years, single, born in Iowa)

Birdie's husband John dies in 1957.

Died 20 Jun 1978 in Montrose, Lee, Iowa, USA.^[16]

Buried at the Montrose Cemetery in Montrose, Lee County, Iowa, USA.^[17]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J5WP-SY6 : 20 May 2014), Birdie Pruett, Jun 1978; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
2. ↑ accoring to the 80 year anniversary edition. 1855-1935 The Keosauqua Republican Page 107 Thursday August 15, 1935; read on https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=66594275
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYBV-G4W?cc=1417683&wc=QZ24-SVZ%3A1589408163%2C1589409219%2C1589395403%2C1589395243 : 24 December 2015), Missouri > Scotland > Johnson > image 6 of 25; citing NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-D5PW-SF5?cc=1325221&wc=9BQ2-TQ8%3A1030552401%2C1034406201%2C1035656701 : 5 August 2014), Missouri > Scotland > Mount Pleasant Township > image 17 of 19; citing NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPF7-M5ZD : 25 September 2018), Denny Pruett, 27 Nov 1904, Mount Sterling, Van Buren, Iowa, United States; citing certificate #, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 102903002.
6. ↑ according to the 1910 Census
7. ↑ "Iowa, Armed Forces Grave Registrations, ca. 1835-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL2V-YQCS : 17 October 2017), Birdie Steeples in entry for Alva Harrison Pruett, 19 Apr 1984; citing Iowa Township, Iowa, Iowa, United States, The State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines.; FHL microfilm 2,208,527.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RJD-QHR?cc=1727033&wc=QZZQ-YJM%3A133639601%2C141145901%2C133827901%2C1589088853 : 11 November 2015), Missouri > Scotland > Mt Pleasant > image 2 of 16; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
9. ↑ "Iowa, Old Age Tax Assistance Records, 1934-1958," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL3C-HBBR : 17 March 2018), Eva Adeline Peck, ; citing Pension, Iowa, United States, various recorder, auditor, and clerk county offices, Iowa.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RFC-GR1?cc=1488411&wc=QZJT-K83%3A1036473201%2C1037283001%2C1036528101%2C1589332315 : 16 December 2015), Missouri > Scotland > Johnson > image 2 of 14; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
11. ↑ posted on Harrison Steeples's Find A Grave memorial https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66594258/harrison-steeples
12. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRHT-7KD?cc=1810731&wc=QZFQ-H2N%3A649530101%2C650031901%2C648924001%2C1589282343 : 8 December 2015), Missouri > Scotland > Thomson > image 2 of 14; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).
13. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9M1-FF79?cc=2000219&wc=QZX1-MS5%3A790105501%2C793774601%2C790263301%2C795958302 : accessed 24 May 2017), Iowa > Lee > Montrose Township, Montrose > image 11 of 19; citing Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012.
14. ↑ "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJPX-3WWB : 10 March 2018), Vernon Eugene Peck, 28 Mar 1938; citing Lee, Iowa, United States; county district courts, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,888,652.
15. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9M1-FFSZ?cc=2000219&wc=QZXB-B1C%3A790105501%2C793774601%2C795817901%2C952113701 : accessed 22 November 2018), Iowa > Lee > Keokuk Township, Keokuk, Ward 1 > 56-14A Keokuk Township, Keokuk City Ward 1 bounded by (N) 7th; (E) Fulton; (S) city limits; (W) ward line, Main; also Keokuk City Jail, Lee County Jail > image 24 of 29; citing Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012.
16. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J5WP-SY6 : 20 May 2014), Birdie Pruett, Jun 1978; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
17. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=116970759