Zeria (Purser) Fairchild (1911 - 1996)

Born 5 May 1911 in Magee, Simpson County, Mississippi, USA

Ancestors

Descendants

Zeria (Purser) Fairchild is buried in Sharon Cemetery.

Biography

• Zeria Purseer was a twin to Eria Purser Wells. Fate Purser's other set of twins by a different mother was Hattie and Mattie purser.Marshall-7457 19:59, 20 May 2019 (UTC)

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

She died on Mar 04, 1996 last residence in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 85).

When she was 16, she married James Cornelius Fairchild about 1928 (based upon 1930 census data).

Zeria Purser was buried in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Sharon Cemetery).^[2]

Race: (White) She lived in Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1920 (Age: 9; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter). She lived in Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (Age: 19; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife). She lived in Rural, Mississippi in 1935. She lived in Smith, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 28; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife).

James Cornelius Fairchild and Zeria Purser had the following children:

1. Jimmy "Junior" Fairchild Jr was born on May 23, 1928 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. He died on Mar 17, 2003 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 74).
2. James Truitt Fairchild was born on Aug 14, 1930 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. He died on Apr 12, 1999 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (at home; Age at Death: 68). this may be an adopted child
3. Louise Fairchild was born about 1936 in Mississippi, USA.
4. Katie Nell Fairchild was born on Oct 09, 1942. She died on Jan 17, 2013 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (University Medical Center; Age at Death: 70).
5. Earl Fairchild.
6. Jerry Fairchild.

Sources

1. ↑ 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: Zeria Purser Fairchild [Zeria Fairchild] [Zeria Purser Purser] SSN: xxx Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 5 May 1911 Birth Place: Magee Simpso, Mississippi Father Name: Fate Purser Mother Name: Kate Dilmore Death Date: 4 Mar 1996 Type of Claim: Original SSN. Notes: Jan 1969: Name listed as ZERIA PURSER FAIRCHILD; 26 Mar 1996: Name listed as ZERIA FAIRCHILD
2. ↑ See Findagrave - Zeria Purser Fairchild

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• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VM3X-XMX : accessed 2 February 2016), Zeria Fairchild, 04 Mar 1996; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB3Q-2MN : accessed 2 February 2016), Zera Fairchild in household of James C Fairchild, Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 65-12A, sheet 2B, family 26, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 2065.
• "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9MZ-3FS : accessed 2 February 2016), Zera Fairchilds in entry for James Fairchilds, 1930.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNTF-MH9 : accessed 2 February 2016), Zera Purser in household of Katty Purser, Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing sheet 4A, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,893.