Born in Dallas County, Alabama, USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of William P Jones
and Elizabeth (Phelps) Jones
Sister of
Mary Ellen Jones, Enoch Sprewell Jones, Elizabeth Ann (Jones) Underwood, D. R. Hulda (Jones) Kirk, Margret Emily (Jones) McKee, William John Jones and Julia E. C. (Jones) McKee
Wife of
William W Purvis
— married
1845 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Ferraba Elizabeth (Purvis) Underwood, Margaret Susan (Purvis) Moorehead, Enoch Phelps Purvis, Martha Matilda (Purvis) Albin and Asa N. Purves
Died
at age 79
in Alexander, Erath County, Texas, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Feb 2014
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Biography
Buried in Pecan Cemetery, Purvis, Erath Co., TX
Sources
- Letter from William W & Ferraba Roseann Purvis of Clarke Co., MS 08 Mary 1868 to Thomas Melvin & Dorothy Susan Purvis with note from Margaret Susan Purvis, d/o WW & FR to her cousin Sarah Elizabeth Purvis, d/o TM & DS.
- US Federal Census - 23 Sep 1850, Neshoba Co., MS
- Neshoba Co., MS Deed Book H pp786-787.
- "United States Census, 1860," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6GZ-29W : accessed 17 December 2015), Enoch F Burvis in household of W W Burvis, Township 9 Range 10, Neshoba, Mississippi, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing p. 123, household ID 823, NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 803,588.
- Event Type: Census
- Event Year: 1860
- Event Place: Township 9 Range 10, Neshoba, Mississippi, United States
- Page: 123
- Household ID: 823
- Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
- Affiliate Publication Number: M653
- GS Film Number: 803588
- Digital Folder Number: 004233371
- Image Number: 00127
- Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
- W W Burvis M 36 Alabama
- Ferraba R Burvis F 33 Alabama
- Ferraba E Burvis F 14 Mississippi
- Margaret S Burvis F 10 Mississippi
- Enoch F Burvis M 8 Mississippi
- Annie M Burvis F 4 Mississippi
- Martha Purves F 3 Mississippi
- Fransis Purves F 1 Mississippi
- Fransis Powder M 18 Alabama
- US Federal Census - 21 Jun 1880, Erath Co., TX
- US Federal Census - 23 Jun 1900, Erath Co., TX
- Erath County Death Register, Stephenville, TX
- 662, filed 22 Jun 1906, Rosean Purves, white female atged 79 years, American Citizen, died 07 Jun 1906 @ 8pm at her home in Alexander, cause of death was dysentery. T.J. Laird, MD, D. Purves, TX.
- "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXLB-515 : 29 May 2021), Fereby R Purvis in entry for Wm W Purvis, 1870.
- Tombstone
- Probate of estate of Elizabeth Jones, dec'd. Neshoba County, MS Probate Record Book 1860-1863 pp560, 590, 591, 640.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ferraba by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ferraba:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ferraba by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ferraba:
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~12.50%
Warren Albin
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A009608 [compare]
-
~12.50%
Bob Jones :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T121567 [compare], FTDNA kit #419922
-
~12.50%
Elena (Jones) Smith :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T626240 [compare], FTDNA kit #558913
-
~6.25%
Paul Underwood :
23andMe
-
~6.25%
HD Moore :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T726737 [compare], FTDNA kit #94503
-
~6.25%
Wayne Jones :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T575842 [compare], FTDNA kit #558918
-
~3.12%
Ira Franklin :
23andMe, GEDmatch M151506 [compare]
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #54798
+
Living DNA, GEDmatch M151506 [compare]
-
~3.12%
Jack Coleman :
23andMe, GEDmatch M721005 [compare]
-
~3.12%
Stacey Williams :
23andMe
-
~3.12%
Lawrence Russell :
23andMe, GEDmatch M612517 [compare]
-
~3.12%
Bennie Moore :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A477083 [compare]
-
~3.12%
~3.12%
Marcia (Greene) Bottenhorn :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A381893 [compare]
-
~3.12%
Davine (Moore) Roberts :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T541029 [compare], FTDNA kit #266883
-
~3.12%
Maxine (Franklin) Williams :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T505024 [compare], FTDNA kit #254004
-
~3.12%
Charles Moore :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T724082 [compare], FTDNA kit #558911
-
~3.12%
Pat Knapp :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T225078 [compare], FTDNA kit #MK32971
-
~3.12%
Lynda Knapp :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T162527 [compare], FTDNA kit #MK32972
-
~3.12%
James Davis :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B7152
-
~1.56%
Lisa Franklin :
23andMe, GEDmatch M150537 [compare]
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch M150537 [compare]
-
~1.56%
John Coleman :
23andMe
-
~1.56%
Patrick Haddick :
23andMe
-
~1.56%
Cecil Dawkins :
23andMe, GEDmatch M080551 [compare]
-
~1.56%
Hiram Davis :
23andMe
-
~1.56%
~6.25%
LaJuana (Stanfield) West :
23andMe
-
~1.56%
~1.56%
Mary Anne Johnston :
23andMe, GEDmatch KW7069308 [compare]
-
~1.56%
Rick Coleman :
AncestryDNA
-
~1.56%
Jeffrey Davis :
AncestryDNA
-
~1.56%
Debora (Gamble) Sumrall :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A424955 [compare], Ancestry member Deborasumrall75
-
~1.56%
~6.25%
Nolan Henderson :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T152925 [compare], FTDNA kit #124098
-
~1.56%
DeDee (Clifton) Leiser :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #33003
-
~0.78%
~3.12%
Pamela (Henderson) LeCroy :
23andMe, GEDmatch M871927 [compare], FTDNA kit #N26642
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member pll051015
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch M871927 [compare], FTDNA kit #N26642
+
Living DNA
-
~0.78%
Mark Basque :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member markb222
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B3637
-
~0.78%
Justin Coleman :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A441366 [compare], Ancestry member justin15928
-
~0.78%
Kayla (Hayes) Branch :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch NE7532938 [compare], Ancestry member Hayek732
-
~0.78%
Herbert Jones :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T932851 [compare], FTDNA kit #478170
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