Kate (Dilmore) Purser (1871 - 1942)

Born 5 Aug 1871 in Simpson County, Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Lafayette P. Purser — married 29 Dec 1897 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA

Descendants

Died 15 Aug 1942 at age 71 in Simpson County, Mississippi, United States

Biography

Kate Dilmore was born on Aug 05, 1871 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA as the fourth child of Elias N. Dilmore and Malinda Bishop.^[1] She had seven siblings, namely: Joseph Marion, Harriett, Daniel Webster, John James, Ida A., Plummer William, and Ella Mary Margaret. She died on Aug 15, 1942 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 71).^[1]

When she was 26, she married Lafayette P. "Fate" Purser on Dec 29, 1897 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA.^[2]

Kate Dilmore was buried in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Siloam Baptist Church Cemetery).^[3] Her headstone inscription has her death date as Aug 16, 1942 whereas her death certificate has Aug 15, 1942.^[1]

She lived in Beat 1,Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1880 (Age: 6; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter). She lived in Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1920 (Age: 47; Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Head). She lived in Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi in 1930. She lived in Simpson, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 67; Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Mother-in-law).

Lafayette P. "Fate" Purser and Kate Dilmore had the following children:

1. Maybelle Purser was born on Oct 13, 1898 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. She died on Apr 15, 1988 ^[4] or Apr 03, 1988 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Magee General Hospital; Age at Death: 89). ^[5] She married Lish May on May 20, 1920 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA.
2. Claudia Eunice "Candy" Purser was born on Apr 01, 1901 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. She died on Jun 06, 1982 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Magee General Hospital; Age at Death: 81). ^[6] She married Finley Clay Cockrell on Nov 08, 1925 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA.
3. Brelan Purser was born on Apr 30, 1903 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. He died on Feb 26, 1982 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (St Dominic Hospital; Age at Death: 78). ^[7] He married Pearlie L. Runnels in 1923.
4. Ethel Purser was born on May 08, 1905 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Jul 31, 1987 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Magee General Hospital; Age at Death: 82). ^[8]
5. Shelby Purser Sr was born on Oct 22, 1908 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Jun 07, 1991 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (at home; Age at Death: 82). ^[9] He married Minnie F Hall on Jul 14, 1929 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA.
6. Eria Purser was born on May 05, 1911 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Apr 08, 1998 ^[10] in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Magee General Hospital; Age at Death: 86). ^[11]
7. Zeria Purser was born on May 05, 1911 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. She died on Mar 04, 1996 ^[12] in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (at home; Age at Death: 84). ^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Katie Dilmore Purser - MS Death Certificate
2. ↑ Hunting For Bears, comp., Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), www.ancestry.com, Database online.; Name: L. P. Purser, Spouse: Katie Dilmore, Marriage Date: 29 Dec 1897, County: Simpson
3. ↑ See Headstone at Findagrave - Kate Dilmore Purser
4. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Ancestry.com. Name: Mabell Purser May [Mabell Pur May] [Mabell May] [Mabell Purser Purser] SSN: xxx Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 13 Oct 1898 Birth Place: Magee, Mississippi [Rt Magee Smi??, Mississippi] Father Name: Fate Purser Mother Name: Kate Dilmore Death Date: 15 Apr 1988 Death Certificate Number: 00000000000000000000008092 Claim Date: 29 Nov 1968 Type of Claim: Duplicate SSN - change or replacement. Additional Information: Duplicate request; evidence of identity only submitted. Notes: 11 May 1979: Name listed as MABELL PURSER MAY; 27 Nov 1968: Name listed as MABELL PUR MAY; 22 May 1998: Name listed as MABELL P MAY
5. ↑ Obituary for Mabell Purser May, Published in The Magee Courier (Magee, Mississippi) · Thu, Apr 14, 1988 · Page 5
6. ↑ Obituary for Claudia Eunice Purser Cockrell, Published in The Magee Courier (Magee, Mississippi) · Thu, Jun 17, 1982 · Page 8
7. ↑ Obituary for Brelan Purser, Published in The Magee Courier (Magee, Mississippi) · Thu, Mar 4, 1982 · Page 4
8. ↑ Obituary for Ethel Purser, Published in The Magee Courier (Magee, Mississippi) · Thu, Aug 6, 1987 · Page 4
9. ↑ Obituary for Shelby Purser Sr, Published in The Magee Courier (Magee, Mississippi) · Thu, Jun 13, 1991 · Page 5
10. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Ancestry.com. Name: Eria Purser Wells [Eria Wells] [Eria Purser Purser] SSN: xxx Gender:Female Race: White Birth Date: 5 May 1911 Birth Place: Magee Simpso, Mississippi Father Name: Fate Purser Mother Name: Katie Dilmore Death Date: 8 Apr 1998 Type of Claim: Original SSN. Notes: Mar 1957: Name listed as ERIA PURSER WELLS; 05 May 1998: Name listed as ERIA WELLS
11. ↑ Obituary for Eria Purser Wells, Published in The Magee Courier (Magee, Mississippi) · Thu, Apr 16, 1998 · Page 7
12. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Ancestry.com. Name: Zeria Purser Fairchild [Zeria Fairchild] [Zeria Purser Purser] SSN: xxx Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 5 May 1911 Birth Place: Magee Simpso, Mississippi Father Name: Fate Purser Mother Name: Kate Dilmore Death Date: 4 Mar 1996 Type of Claim: Original SSN. Notes: Jan 1969: Name listed as ZERIA PURSER FAIRCHILD; 26 Mar 1996: Name listed as ZERIA FAIRCHILD
13. ↑ Obituary for Zeria Purser Fairchild, Published in The Magee Courier (Magee, Mississippi) · Thu, Mar 7, 1996 · Page 6

• Headstone Inscription: Katie Purser, Aug. 5, 1871, Aug. 16, 1942
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB33-SQB : accessed 1 February 2016), Kate Purser in household of Bart Wells, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 64-7A, sheet 17B, family 281, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 2064.
• "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9MZ-95S : accessed 22 November 2015), Kate Purser in entry for Lish May, 1930.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNTF-M45 : accessed 1 February 2016), Katty Purser, Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing sheet 4A, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,893.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4PS-L25 : accessed 1 February 2016), Katie Dilmore in household of Elias A Dilmore, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district ED 99, sheet 185A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0664; FHL microfilm 1,254,664.

• Children School Records
• "Mississippi Enumeration of Educable Children, 1850-1892; 1908-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK6F-MN53 : accessed 1 February 2016), Kate Purser in entry for Shelley Purser, 1927; citing School enrollment, , Simpson, Mississippi, United States, Mississippi Department of Archives & History, Jackson.
• "Mississippi Enumeration of Educable Children, 1850-1892; 1908-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK6F-MN57 : accessed 1 February 2016), Kate Purser in entry for Eva Purser [i.e. Eria], 1927; citing School enrollment, , Simpson, Mississippi, United States, Mississippi Department of Archives & History, Jackson.
• "Mississippi Enumeration of Educable Children, 1850-1892; 1908-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK6F-MN54 : accessed 1 February 2016), Kate Purser in entry for Zera Purser, 1927; citing School enrollment, , Simpson, Mississippi, United States, Mississippi Department of Archives & History, Jackson.

Acknowledgments

Bio by Myrtis added after a GEDCOM import. Dilmore-40 was created by Myrtis Bishop through the import of Dilmore.ged on Sep 18, 2014.