James
Marion
Pursley
Born in Dade Co., Georgia
Ancestors 
Brother of
Virginia E. (Pursley) Bell, Amanda F Pursley, Arminda J Pursley, Mattie Bell (Pursley) Lochridge and Buford Anderson Pursley
Husband of
[private wife (1870s - 1960s)]
Descendants 
Father of
Louraney Elizabeth (Pursley) Pollock, Willis Spencer Pursley, Mattie Francis (Pursley) McKinney, James Columbus Pursley, [private daughter (1910s - 1990s)] and Mary Ellen (Pursley) Stark
Died
at age 76
in Fredrick, Tillman, Oklahoma
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Nov 2014
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Biography
James was born in 1869. James Pursley ... He passed away in 1945.
s/o Willis A Pursley & Eliza Anderson h/o Louvenia Frances Collins
Father of Louraney, Willis Spencer, Mattie Francis, James Columbus, Virginia Rose, and Mary Ellen Pursley
Sources
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84293245/james-marion-pursley: accessed 30 September 2023), memorial page for James Marion Pursley (27 Mar 1867–11 Dec 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 84293245, citing Frederick Memorial Cemetery, Frederick, Tillman County, Oklahoma, USA; Maintained by ABS (contributor 46954431).
"Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV1H-8KHX : Mon Oct 23 14:15:57 UTC 2023), Entry for J M Pursley and L Collins, 22 Sep 1897.
"United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCST-6MR : Wed Oct 25 22:38:36 UTC 2023), Entry for Willis Peursley and Eliza Peursley, 1870.
"United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNWC-8HL : Wed Oct 04 03:41:21 UTC 2023), Entry for Willis A Pursley and Eliza E Pursley, 1880.
"United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSRT-CCN : Wed Oct 04 16:38:12 UTC 2023), Entry for James Collins and Luvina Collins, 1900.
"United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML7B-18D : Fri Oct 06 19:04:27 UTC 2023), Entry for James M Pursley and Lou F Pursley, 1910.
"United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN1V-ZPC : Fri Dec 08 03:14:04 UTC 2023), Entry for James M Pursley and Lon F Pursley, 1920.
"United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XC7S-Y7H : Thu Oct 05 08:12:07 UTC 2023), Entry for J M Presley and Lou F Presley, 1930.
"United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBVZ-NK3 : Tue Nov 28 18:00:55 UTC 2023), Entry for W S Pursley and Eula Pursley, 1940.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James 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 James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James 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 James:
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~6.25%
~6.25%
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