Armilda (Powell) Purkeypile (1855 - 1940)

Born 6 Aug 1855 in Appanoose, Iowa, United States

Wife of Joseph Shadden Purkeypile — married 1871 in Missouri, United States

Descendants

Died 12 Mar 1940 at age 84 in Eureka, Greenwood, Kansas, United States

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Biography

Armilda was Native American, believed to be Sauk and Fox tribe. (This information was supplied by Ledgee Smith. Apparently this was family information passed down. Another member, Brooke Purkeypyle also was told similar information. There is NO proof that Armilda was native. In every census record she was listed as white.Thomas-29841 15:38, 26 September 2023 (UTC))

Armelda was born about 1855.^[1]

Ormilda Powel married Joseph Purkypile on 20 April 1871 in Putnam, Missouri, United States.^[2]

She died in 1940.^[3]

Research Notes

Census Records

In the 1880 census Armilda (age 23), Keeping House, white, was the wife of Joseph Purkeypile in Lincoln Township, Putnam, Missouri, United States.^[4]

In the 1900 census Armilde (age 45, birth Aug 1855), white, was the wife of Joseph Purkepyle, mother of 10 children 8 of whom were still living, in Lincoln Township, Putnam, Missouri, United States.^[1]

In the 1910 census Armilda (age 55), white, was the wife of Joseph S Purkeypile in Eureka, Greenwood, Kansas, United States.^[5]

In the 1925 census Armilda (age 70), white, was the wife of Joseph S Purkeypile in Janesville, Greenwood, Kansas.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900"
   citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 35; Digital film/folder number: 004118812; FHL microfilm: 1240883; Image number: 638; Sheet number: 5; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N00739-7
   FamilySearch Record: M38C-V9B (accessed 26 September 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DT5X-W2
   Armilde Purkepyle (45), wife, in household of Joseph Purkepyle (47) in Lincoln Township, Putnam, Missouri, United States. Born in Missouri.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
   citing Marriage, Putnam, Missouri, United States, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City; FHL microfilm 007513749
   FamilySearch Record: 6XD6-42YT (accessed 26 September 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-998M-B7Z5 Image number 00320
   Ormilda Powel marriage to Joseph Purkypile on 20 Apr 1871 in Putnam, Missouri, United States.
3. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 December 2019), memorial page for Armilda Powell Purkeypile (6 Aug 1855–12 Mar 1940), Find A Grave Memorial no. 19385583, citing Greenwood Cemetery, Eureka, Greenwood County, Kansas, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave (contributor 8) .
4. ↑ 1880 Census: "United States Census, 1880"
   citing Volume: 1; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T9; Affiliate Line Number: 00175; Digital film/folder number: 005161244; FHL microfilm: 1254711; Image number: 225; Sheet number: 507; Sheet letter: B
   FamilySearch Record: M6FW-CTG (accessed 26 September 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYBL-XPD
   Armilda Purkeypile (23), wife, Keeping House, in household of Joseph Purkeypile (27) in Lincoln Township, Putnam, Missouri, United States. Born in Iowa, United States.
5. ↑ 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910"
   citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T624; Digital film/folder number: 004971454; FHL microfilm: 1374454; Image number: 102; Sheet number: 10; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03364-8
   FamilySearch Record: M2CZ-X8H (accessed 26 September 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRNX-87Y
   Armilda Purkeypile (55), wife, in household of Joseph S Purkeypile (59) in Eureka, Greenwood, Kansas, United States. Born in Iowa.
6. ↑ 1925 Census: "Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925"
   Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1925 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1925_56; Line: 18
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1088 #8111058 (accessed 26 September 2023)
   Armilda Purkeypile (70), wife, in household of Joseph S Purkeypile (74) in Janesville, Greenwood, Kansas. Born in Missouri.