Nettie Frances (Ayer) Pursel (1881 - 1917)

Born 29 May 1881 in Schuyler, Missouri, United States

Ancestors

Wife of H. Richard Pursel — married 13 Oct 1917 in Schuyler Co., Missouri, USA

Died 22 Nov 1917 at age 36 in Centerville, Appanoose, Iowa, United States

Contributions to Nettie's biography are always welcome.

Biography

Born 29 May 1881 in Schuyler County, Missouri, USA.

Nettie is born to the farmer John Ayer and his wife Lucinda Myers.

1 Jun 1900 19-year-old Nettie is listed on her parent's farm in Liberty Township, Schuyler, Missouri. Three of her brothers are also listed living there, as well as her brother Peter's young family.^[1]

• Ayer John A. (white, male, born Jun 1837, 62 years old, married for 37 years, born in Ohio, both patents born in Virginia, owns a mortgaged farm, can write, read and speak English)
• Ayer Lucinda (wife, white, female, born Apr 1843, 57 years old, married for 37 years, 7 of her 8 children are still alive, born in Indiana, father born in South Carolina, mother born in Indiana, can write, read and speak English)
• Ayer Peter M. (son, white, male, born Nov 1872, 28 years, married for 6 years, born in Missouri, father born in Ohio, mother born in Indiana, farmer, can write, read and speak English)
• Ayer John W. (son, white, male, born Jun 1877, 23 years, single, born in Missouri, father born in Ohio, mother born in Indiana, farmer, can write, read and speak English)
• Ayer Benjamin A. F. (son, white, male, born May 1879, 21 years, single, born in Missouri, father born in Ohio, mother born in Indiana, farmer, can write, read and speak English)
• Ayer Nettie (daughter, white, female, born May 1881, 19 years, single, born in Missouri, father born in Ohio, mother born in Indiana, can write, read and speak English)
• Ayer Mahala (daughter-in-law, white, female, born Jul 1875, 24 years, married for 6 years, 3 of her 3 children are still alive, born in Missouri, father born in Indiana, mother's birthplace blank, can write, read and speak English)
• Ayer John F. (grandson, white, male, born Jul 1896, 4 years, single, born in Missouri, both parents born in Missouri)
• Ayer James A. (grandson, white, male, born Mar 1897, 3 years, single, born in Missouri, both parents born in Missouri)
• Ayer Lydia F. (granddaughter, white, female, born Nov 1898, 2 years, single, born in Missouri, both parents born in Missouri)

Note: No listing found for Nettie in the 1910 Census yet.

13 Oct 1917 At the age of 38 Nettie marries the widower Hiran Richard Pursel in Schuyler County, Missouri.^[2]

Nettie dies not even six weeks after her wedding due to shock after an abdominal operation.

Died 22 Nov 1917 in Centerville, Appanoose County, Iowa, USA.

Buried in Lancaster, Missouri, USA.^[3]

Sources

Footnotes:

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3DX-GM6 : accessed 30 August 2020), Lucinda Ayer in household of John A Ayer, Liberty Township (excl. Lancaster city), Schuyler, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 135, sheet 1A, family 4, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,902.
2. ↑ "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZDFH-G7MM : 12 August 2020), Nettie F Ayer in entry for H R Parcel, 13 Oct 1917; citing Marriage, Schuyler, Missouri, United States, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City; FHL microfilm 007211699..
3. ↑ "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPJX-WJCW : 18 October 2019), Nettie Francis Pascel, 22 Nov 1917, Centerville, Appanoose, Iowa, United States; citing certificate #, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 102842698. .

Source Citations:

See Also:

• Gagnon, Natalie, The History of the Ayers Family (Unpublished Manuscript prepared for Haverhill, MA, Public Library, distributed privately, Haverhill, Massachusetts, 1988)