Homer Lee Pruitt

1906 - 1979  (72 years)

• Name	Homer Lee Pruitt  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	28 Aug 1906	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1920	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
  Military Draft Registration	1940	Woodlawn, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [2]
  	Draft Registration - WWII
  Census	1950	Davidson County, Tennessee, USA   [3]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Esther
  Obituary	Aug 1979	Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA   [5]
  	Obituary of Homer Pruitt • The Tennessean • Nashville, Tennessee • 06 Aug 1979, Mon • Page 36
  		Obituary-PRUITT Homer L Obituary of HOMER LEE PRUITT • The Tennessean • Nashville, Tennessee • 06 Aug 1979, Mon • Page 36
  Death	5 Aug 1979  [5]
  Burial	Hermitage Memorial Gardens, Old Hickory, Davidson, Tennessee, USA   [5]
  		Hermitage Memorial Gardens Old Hickory, Davidson, Tennessee Find a Grave: #13284
  Person ID	I264	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Elmore Namon 'Elmo' Pruitt,   b. 21 Oct 1880, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA d. 8 Jan 1932, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA (Age 51 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Reva Augusta Powers,   b. Mar 1884, Tennessee, USA d. 1961 (Age 76 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F201	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Esther Brooks,   b. Abt 1899, Tennessee, USA
  Marriage	Mar 1944	Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA   [6]
  Family ID	F70	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 28 Aug 1906 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son - 1920 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWII - 1940 - Woodlawn, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA Marriage - Mar 1944 - Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Esther - 1950 - Davidson County, Tennessee, USA Obituary - Obituary of Homer Pruitt • The Tennessean • Nashville, Tennessee • 06 Aug 1979, Mon • Page 36 - Aug 1979 - Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA Burial - - Hermitage Memorial Gardens, Old Hickory, Davidson, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Obituaries

  Obituary-PRUITT Homer L Obituary of HOMER LEE PRUITT • The Tennessean • Nashville, Tennessee • 06 Aug 1979, Mon • Page 36

  
  

• Sources

  [S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 4, Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1756; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 137. 1920 United States Federal Census Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 4, Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1756; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 137 [S9506] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), National Archives at St Louis; St Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Tennessee, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 237. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Tennessee, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 237 [S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Davidson, Tennessee;. 1950 United States Federal Census United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Davidson, Tennessee; [S21] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2012;). Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909 [S22] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Homer Pruitt • Nashville Tennessean - Aug 1979, (Name: The Tennessean; Location: Nashville TN; Date: 6 Aug 1979;), Homer Lee Pruitt Obituary. PRUITT, Homer Lee- August 5, 1979. Survived by wife, Esther Brooks Pruitt; daughter, Barbara Chisenhall of Boyce LA; son, Namon Pruitt; step-daughters, Mrs Johnny Apple, Mrs Jean Berlin, step-sons, Willie Roden of Cleburne TX and Johnny Patterson of Mt Juliet; sister, Geneva Smith, Clarksville; brothers, Lacy Pruitt of Clarksville, Lloyd Pruitt of Pembroke, Ky.; seventeen grandchildren; twelve great grandchildren. Services will be conducted August 7, 1979 at Hermitage Chapel. Brother Charlie Pruitt and Brother Daryll Harris, Ministers. Grandsons and friends will serve as Active Pallbearers. Interment, Hermitage Memorial Gardens. • The Tennessean • Nashville, Tennessee • 06 Aug 1979, Mon • Page 36 https://www.newspapers.com/image/111787763/?article=4971bf79-62b6-4e99-a50e-3088c27ce1c0&focus=0.65299916,0.057941694,0.7571204,0.23698254&xid=3355 Obituary-PRUITT Homer L Obituary of HOMER LEE PRUITT • The Tennessean • Nashville, Tennessee • 06 Aug 1979, Mon • Page 36 [S8988] Newspapers.com: Marriage of Esther and Homer Pruitt • Nashville Banner - 24 Mar 1944, Esther Brooks Patterson and Homer Lee Pruitt - Nashville Banner; Publication Date: 24/ Mar/ 1944; Publication Place: Nashville, Tennessee. https://www.newspapers.com/image/602919428/?article=c40b6be5-e145-4842-aac7-c81e83f6e138/325d2962-f1c3-4634-ab02-9cea1a1f983a&focus=0.39090717,0.5480201,0