Andrew was the executor for his father's estate during probate, and listed all the heirs, including himself, along with birth dates.
It is likely his father married twice, with Mary Ann as his second wife, and his father had children into his 60s.
He is interred at Ord Cemetery in Ord, Nebraska.[1]
Sources
Madison County, Iowa, Probate Case Files, 1851-1918; Author: Madison County (Iowa). Clerk of the District Court; Probate Place: Madison, Iowa, Probate records for Andrew Purcell
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDVR-732 : 17 October 2014), Andrew Purcell in household of Allice Purcell, Iowa, United States; citing p. , family 106, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,914.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDLM-QGN : 13 July 2016), Andrew Purcel, Madison, Madison, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district ED 108, sheet 16A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0353; FHL microfilm 1,254,353.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M317-Z8N : accessed 1 February 2017), Andrew S Purcell, Davis Creek & Enterprise Townships, Valley, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 197, sheet 2A, family 32, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,941.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLH7-B6Y : accessed 1 February 2017), Andrew S Purcell, Ord Ward 3, Valley, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 237, sheet 20B, family 456, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 856; FHL microfilm 1,374,869.
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC23-D15 : accessed 1 February 2017), Andrew S Purcell, Ord, Valley, Nebraska, United States; citing ED 261, sheet 16A, line 8, family 2, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1002; FHL microfilm 1,821,002.
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQ2V-QVV : accessed 1 February 2017), Andrew S Purcell, Ord, Valley, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 14, sheet 10B, line 90, family 291, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1295; FHL microfilm 2,341,030.
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9MY-J1F : accessed 1 February 2017), Andrew Purcell, Ord, Ord City, Valley, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 88-15, sheet 9B, line 63, family 224, 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 2267.
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 06 August 2021), memorial page for Andrew Steven Purcell (6 May 1858–12 Oct 1941), Find A Grave: Memorial #166333796, citing Ord Cemetery, Ord, Valley County, Nebraska, USA ; Maintained by Kathy Burgess Burr (contributor 47226369).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Andrew by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Andrew: