Edna May (Nichols) Purvis (1897 - 1985)

Born 11 Jun 1897 in Smith County Mississippi

Ancestors

Died 14 Feb 1985 at age 87 in Simpson County Mississippi

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Edna (Nichols) Purvis is buried in Merchant Cemetery.

Biography

Edna was born in 1897. She was the daughter of Bill Nichols and Edna Wingate. She passed away in 1985. ^[1]

Edna May Nichols was born on Jun 11, 1897 in Mississippi, USA as the third child of William Lloyd Nichols and Edna Wingate. She died on Feb 14, 1985 (Age at Death: 87).

When she was 18, she married Joseph Emmitt Purvis, son of John Bedford Purvis and Margaret A. Kennedy, about 1916 (based upon 1930 census).

Edna May Nichols lived in Trenton, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1900 (Age: 2; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter). She lived in Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1910 (Age: 11; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter). She lived in Police Jury Ward 3, West Carroll, Louisiana, USA in 1930 (Age: 33; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife). She lived in Rural, West Carroll, Louisiana in 1935. She lived in Madison, Louisiana, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 42; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife). Race: (White)

She was buried in Smith County, Mississippi, USA (Merchant Cemetery). ^[2]

Joseph Emmitt Purvis and Edna May Nichols had the following children:

1. John William "Willie" Purvis Sr was born on Apr 02, 1918 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. He died on Jun 30, 2002 ^[3] in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Magee General Hospital, Age at Death: 84). He married Mildred Crisco on Oct 11, 1946 (date on headstone).
2. Lois Purvis was born on Jul 21, 1919 in Mississippi, USA. She died on May 08, 2008 in Tallulah, Madison, Louisiana, USA (Olive Branch Senior Care Center; Age at Death: 88).
3. Romarie Purvis was born on Apr 08, 1921 in Smith County, Mississippi, USA. She died on Feb 01, 2011 in Magee, Simpson County, Mississippi, USA (Magee General Hospital; Age at Death: 89).
4. Chester M. Purvis was born on Aug 03, 1924 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Sep 30, 1971 (Age at Death: 47).
5. Douglas Evon Purvis was born on Jan 03, 1927 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. He died on Apr 20, 1998 ^[4] in Harris County, Texas, USA (Age at Death: 71).
6. Charlie Udell Purvis was born on Apr 20, 1929 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. He died on May 01, 2006 (Age at Death: 77). ^[5] He married Lou Ann Purvis on Oct 20, 1950 (date on headstone).
7. Joseph Daniel Purvis was born on Aug 23, 1937 in Tallulah, Madison, Louisiana, USA. He died on Oct 11, 2005 (Age at Death: 68). ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Karen White, Thursday, September 11, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.
2. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVK2-21FT : 11 July 2016), Edna May Nichols Purvis, 1985; Burial, , Smith, Mississippi, United States of America, Merchant Cemetery; citing record ID 50810581, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Ancestry.com. Name: John William Purvis [John W Purvis] SSN: xxx Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 2 Apr 1918 Birth Place: Magee Simpso, Mississippi Death Date: 29 Jun 2002 Father: Emmitt Purvis Mother: May E Nichoes Death Certificate Number: 721 Type of Claim: Original SSN. Notes: : Name listed as JOHN WILLIAM PURVIS; 16 Jul 2002: Name listed as JOHN W PURVIS
4. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Ancestry.com, Record for Douglas Evoan Purvis. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=Numident&h=43592147&indiv=try. Name: Douglas Evoan Purvis [Douglas E Purvis] SSN: xxx Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 3 Jan 1927 Birth Place: Magee Simpso, Mississippi [Magee, Mississippi] Death Date: 20 Apr 1998 Father: Joseph Purvis Mother: May Nichols Type of Claim: Original SSN. Signature on SSN Card: EVON PURVIS Relationship of Signature: Signature name differs from NH’s name. Notes: Sep 1945: Name listed as DOUGLAS EVOAN PURVIS; 03 Mar 1995: Name listed as DOUGLAS E PURVIS
5. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Ancestry.com, Record for Charlie Udell Purvis. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=Numident&h=22422204&indiv=try. Name: Charlie Udell Purvis [Charlie U Purvis] Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 20 Apr 1929 Birth Place: Magee Simpso, Mississippi Death Date: 1 May 2006 Father: Joseph E Purvis Mother: Edna M Nichols Type of Claim: Original SSN. Notes: Jul 1947: Name listed as CHARLIE UDELL PURVIS; 20 May 2006: Name listed as CHARLIE U PURVIS
6. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Ancestry.com, Record for Daniel Purvis. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=Numident&h=33021017&indiv=try. Name: Daniel Purvis [Joseph Daniel Purvis] SSN: xxx Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 27 Aug 1937 Birth Place: Tallulah Mad, Louisiana [Tallulah, Louisiana] Death Date: 11 Oct 2005 Father: Joseph E Purvis Mother: Edna M Nichols Type of Claim: Original SSN. Notes: Mar 1956: Name listed as DANIEL PURVIS

• Headstone
• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V9XG-HJQ : 20 May 2014), May Purvis, Feb 1985; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKL6-M4K9 : 26 October 2016), Edna May Nichols Purvis in entry for Romarie Purvis Martin, Mississippi, United States, 09 Feb 2011; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Magee Courier, The & Simpson County News, born-digital text.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYP4-77C : accessed 26 March 2017), Mae Purvis in household of Emmett Purvis, Police Jury Ward 4, Madison, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 33-11, sheet 8B, line 47, family 165, 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 1412.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMTX-YTB : accessed 26 March 2017), May Purvis in household of Emmett Purvis, Police Jury Ward 3, West Carroll, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 3, sheet 2B, line 71, family 41, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 825; FHL microfilm 2,340,560.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPDL-8P4 : accessed 26 March 2017), May Nichols in household of William L Nichols, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 120, sheet 7A, family 121, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 758; FHL microfilm 1,374,771.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9F3-7Y4 : accessed 26 March 2017), May Nichols in household of William Nichols, Beat 4 Trenton Precinct, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 106, sheet 1B, family 17, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,828.