Eria (Purser) Wells (1911 - 1998)

Born 5 May 1911 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, United States

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Died 8 Apr 1998 at age 86 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

Eria Purser was born on May 05, 1911 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA as the sixth child of Lafayette P. Purser and Katie Dilmore. ^[1] She had six siblings, namely: Maybelle, Claudia Eunice, Brelan, Ethel, Shelby Sr, and Zeria.

She died on Apr 08, 1998 ^[2] in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Magee General Hospital; Age at Death: 86). ^[3] Survived by four daughters, Imogene Rosenbalm and Linda Hopkins of Joshua, Tex., and Mildred Wells and Katie Baxter both of Magee. ^[3]

When she was 18, she married Bart Sharber Wells,son of Robert Lee Wells and Prudie Overby, about 1929 (based upon 1930 census).

Eria Purser lived in Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1920 (Age: 9; Marital Status: Single; Relation: Daughter). She lived in Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (Age: 18; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife). She lived in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 28; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife). Race: (White)

She was buried in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Siloam Baptist Church Cemetery). ^[4]

Bart Sharber Wells and Eria Purser had the following children:

1. Mary Wells was born in 1931 in Mississippi, USA.
2. Mildred Wells was born in 1938 in Mississippi, USA.
3. Linda Ann Wells was born on Aug 03, 1949 in Johnson County, Texas, USA. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Source Information, Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015., Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007. Name: Eria Purser Wells [Eria Wells] [Eria Purser Purser] SSN: xxx Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 5 May 1911 Birth Place: Magee Simpso, Mississippi Father Name: Fate Purser Mother Name: Katie Dilmore Death Date: 8 Apr 1998 Type of Claim: Original SSN. Notes: Mar 1957: Name listed as ERIA PURSER WELLS; 05 May 1998: Name listed as ERIA WELLS
2. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JR1K-83B : 20 May 2014), Eria Wells, 08 Apr 1998; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} The Magee Courier (Magee, Mississippi) · Thu, Apr 16, 1998 · Page 7
4. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLH-PHYK : 11 July 2016), Eria Purser Wells, 1998; Burial, Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, United States of America, Siloam Baptist Church Cemetery; citing record ID 90759135, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
5. ↑ "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VD61-HXD : 1 January 2015), Eria Purser in entry for Linda Ann Wells, 03 Aug 1949; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services.

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• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB33-SQR : accessed 24 April 2017), Cara Wells in household of Bart Wells, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 64-7A, sheet 17B, line 66, family 281, 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 2064.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9M8-6Y2 : accessed 24 April 2017), Era Wells in household of Bart Wells, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 4, sheet 4B, line 100, family 84, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1165; FHL microfilm 2,340,900.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNTF-MHM : accessed 24 April 2017), Era Purser in household of Katty Purser, Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing ED 134, sheet 4A, line 33, family 70, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 893; FHL microfilm 1,820,893.