Oliver Francis Pruett

1858 - 1953  (94 years)

• Name	Oliver Francis Pruett  [1]
  Birth	16 Dec 1858	Perkinsville, Madison County, Indiana, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	2401F57CFCF74202A7BBD65D3A35F8E5AE9A
  Death	14 Jan 1953	La Crescent, Houston County, Minnesota, USA   [1]
  Burial	Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota, USA, Oaklawn Cemetry   [2]
  Person ID	I4362	Larry and Jane's Family Tree
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2020

  
  

  Family	Jessie Inez Hubbard,   b. 17 Aug 1860, Ellenburg, Clinton County, New York, USA d. 17 Feb 1951, La Crescent, Houston County, Minnesota, USA (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	17 Mar 1888	Toledo, Tama County, Iowa, USA   [2]
  Children	1. Hazel Leota Pruett,   b. 12 Dec 1888, Havlock, , Iowa, USA d. 7 Jan 1988, Northfield, Rice County, Minnesota, USA (Age 99 years)   2. Gertrude Imogene Pruett,   b. 10 Aug 1893, , Palo Alto County, Iowa, USA d. 4 Nov 1936, Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota, USA (Age 43 years)   3. Della Lillias Pruett,   b. 17 Feb 1898, , Palo Alto County, Iowa, USA d. 29 Aug 1971, , Olmsted County, Minnesota, USA (Age 73 years)   4. Mary Olive Pruett,   b. 10 Oct 1902, Hancock, Stevens County, Minnesota, USA d. 10 Oct 1976, La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, USA (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F1583	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2020

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 17 Mar 1888 - Toledo, Tama County, Iowa, USA Death - 14 Jan 1953 - La Crescent, Houston County, Minnesota, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  NORTHFIELD--Funeral services for «b»Oliver F. Pruett«/b», 94, long time resident of Northfield, who passed away at the home of his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Longueville in LaCrescent on Wednesday, January 14, were held Friday, January 16 at the Bierman Funeral chapel. The Rev. Richard Douglas, pastor of the Methodist Church, officiated at 2:30 p.m. A Masonic service was held following with six members of Social Lodge No. 48 A.F. and A.M. serving as pallbearers for interment in Oaklawn Cemetery. Oliver Pruett was born December 16, 1858 at Perkinsville, Ind., one of nine children in the family. He is survived by one sister Mrs. Wade Castor of Lebanon, Ind. As a young man he came to Tama County, Iowa, where in 1888 he was united in marriage to Miss Jessie Hubbard. They made their home on a farm near Emmettsburg, Iowa. In 1899 they moved to Hancock where they built a home on prairie land. In 1910 they moved to Northfield to provide better educational advantages for their family. They purchased the former Fred Hibbard farm on the Dennison road later moving to the property that is now the Northfield Golf course. Mrs. Pruett passed away in 1950 and since that time Mr. Pruett has made his home with his daughters. Besides his sister he is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Charles H. Messner (Hazel) of Northfield; Mrs. Arthur Ellingboe (Della) of Dennison and Mrs. Paul Longueville (Mary) of LaCrescent. There are 11 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter. One daughter Mrs. J. M. Punderson (Gertrude) preceded him in death. Attending the service from a distance were Mr. and Mrs. William Dick of Red Wing; Mr. and Mrs. Martin Benson, Cannon Falls; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ellingboe and daughter, of Dennison; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Longueville and family of LaCrescent, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Von Wald and family and Mr. and Mrs. Melbourne Zimmerman of Stanton. (Faribault Daily News, January 24, 1953

  
  

• Sources

  [S145] Linda Saurez, Saurez, Linda, 16 Nov 2002, E-mail to Larry Wilson on 8 Nov 2002 (Reliability: 3). [S127] Findagrave.com, (\i Findagrave.com\i0 . http://www.findagrave.com.), 10 Jul 2015, (http://www.findagrave.com). (Reliability: 3).