Adam John Prudhomme (1900 - 1969)

Born 26 Mar 1900 in Opelousas, St. Landry, Louisiana, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Alice (Wilson) Prudom — married 19 Dec 1921 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States

Died 5 Apr 1969 at age 69 in Oklahoma, United States

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Biography

Adam Prudhomme is a part of US Black heritage.

Adam was born in 1900. He was the son of Alexandre Prudhomme and Mathilde Rideaux.

The 1900 Census^[1] shows him at age 1 month in the home of his parents in Ward 1, Justice of Peace Ward 2 (excl. Opelousas town), St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.

The 1910 Census^[2] show him at age 10 in the home of his parents in Police Jury Ward 5, St Landry Parish, Louisiana.

The 1920 Census^[3] show him at age 19 in the home of his parents in Henry Township, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma.

He married Alice Wilson on 19 Dec 1921 in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma.^[4] Their children:

1. Rosa M. Prudom (1923–)
2. Wesley Joseph Prudom (1925–1995)
3. Adam Samuel Prudom (1928–2001)
4. Clinton Prudom (1928–1959)
5. Lucille Prudhomme (1932–2006)
6. Theodore Cato Prudhomme (1932–1998)
7. Floyd J Prudhomme (1938–2010)
8. Wilma Prudhomme (1940–)

The 1930 Census^[5] show him at age 30 with his wife and four children in Severs Township, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma.

The 1940 Census^[6] show him at age 40 with his wife and eight children in Schulter Township, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma.

His WWII Draft Registration Card^[7] on 15 Feb 1942 states that he is farming in Henryetta, Oklahoma. He is described as 5' 6" and 186 pounds with brown eyes and black hair.

He died in 1969,^[8] and is buried at the Calvary Cemetery in Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma.^[9]

Research Notes

Regarding the spelling of his surname:

• Prudhomme is used on his very first census in 1900. ^[1]
• Prudhomne is used on the 1940 Census. ^[6]
• Prudhome is used on his marriage record,^[4] and the 1910^[2] and 1920^[3] censuses.
• Prudom is used on the 1930 Census,^[5] his WWI Draft Registration Card,^[7] the Social Security Death Index,^[8] and on his grave marker.^[9]

There seems to have been a transition in how he spelled it. Since he was literate according to several censuses,^[3][5] he would have direct influence on how it was spelled.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSRQ-CBN : accessed 10 September 2021), Adam Prudhomme in household of Alexandre Prudhomme, Ward 1, Justice of Peace Ward 2 (excl. Opelousas town), St. Landry, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 50, sheet 14A, family 229, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,580.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPBQ-P4Z : accessed 10 September 2021), Adam Prudhome in household of Alex Prudhome, Police Jury Ward 5, St Landry, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 112, sheet 13B, family 115, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 530; FHL microfilm 1,374,543.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN18-52J : 3 February 2021), Adam Prudhome in entry for Alex Prudhome, 1920. Oklahoma > Okmulgee > Henry > ED 111 > image 36 of 72; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995." Database with images. FamilySearch. "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2M1-B6BC : 23 March 2020), Adam Prudhome and Alice Wilson, 19 Dec 1921; citing Oklahoma, various county courthouses, Oklahoma; FHL microfilm.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCWT-L49 : accessed 10 September 2021), Adam Prudom, Okmulgee, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 25, sheet 3B, line 68, family 70, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1922; FHL microfilm 2,341,656.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBK4-Q1M : 5 January 2021), Adam Prudhomne, Schulter Township, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 56-42, sheet 20A, line 15, family 491, 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, roll 3319.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} "Oklahoma, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2BH-4GNW : 3 March 2020), Adam John Prudom, 15 Feb 1942; records extracted by FamilySearch and images digitized by Ancestry; citing Draft Registration, Henryetta, Okmulgee, Oklahoma, United States, NAID 2169774. Records of the Selective Service System, 1926 - 1975, RG 147. National Archives at St. Louis, Missouri.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J12M-GMP : 10 January 2021), Adam Prudom, Apr 1969; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} Find A Grave: Memorial #69145095 page for Adam John Prudom (26 Mar 1900–5 Apr 1969), citing Calvary Cemetery, Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, USA; accessed 9 September 2021; Maintained by Ann E. Hayes (contributor 47392071).

• FamilySearch profile for Adam John Prudhomme (1900–1969), accessed 9 Sep 2021.