Pursilla (Harris) Rakes (1881)

Born 21 Apr 1881 in Dan River, Patrick, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Chelsey Alexander Rakes — married 5 Mar 1901 in Patrick, Virginia, United States

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Biography

On April 21, 1881, Pursilla was born in Dan River in Patrick County, Virginia. ^[1]

In 1900, Pursilla was living on her father's farm in Smith River, Virginia in Patrick County. Her race was listed as white on the census record. She could read and write.^[2]

On March 5, 1901, Pursilla married Alexander Rakes in Patrick County, Virginia.^[3]

In 1910, Pursilla was living with her husband and their children on their farm in Smith River, Virginia in Patrick County. The census listed her as having five children all still living in 1910.^[4]

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1. ↑ "Virginia, Births and Christenings, 1853-1917
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900,"
3. ↑ "Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940,"
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910,"

• "Virginia, Births and Christenings, 1853-1917," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTH4-Z3P : accessed 2 October 2015), Pursilla Harris, 21 Apr 1881; citing Dan River, Patrick, Virginia, reference p 230 L 79; FHL microfilm 2,056,985.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMND-X2R : accessed 2 October 2015), Priscilla Harris in household of James Harris, Smith River District (west & south part), Patrick, Virginia, United States; citing sheet 9B, family 167, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,722.

• "Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR9R-QTD : accessed 7 September 2015), Alexander Rakes and Pricilla Harris, 05 Mar 1901; citing Patrick County, Virginia, reference im 635; FHL microfilm 2,048,468.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPL6-CS5 : accessed 7 September 2015), Percilla Rakes in household of Alexander Rakes, Smith River, Patrick, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 84, sheet 6A, family 101, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,653.