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Marshall James Purvis (abt. 1898 - 1956)

Marshall James Purvis
Born about in Mississippi, United Statesmap [uncertain]
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married after 1926 [location unknown]
Died at about age 58 in Baltimore, Maryland, United Statesmap
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Biography

Marshall was born about 1898. He died in 1956.[1] He was a mechanic.[2]

He married Margaret Daniel Whitby and they had a son, Melvin, in North Carolina. [3] The 1930 Census record for Melvin states that his father was born in Mississippi.

Marshall J. Purvis is listed as the father in the Social Security number applications for Gwendolyn Easter Purvis[4] and John Henry Purvis. [5]

Marshall is listed as the deceased father in the 1957 marriage license for son, John Henry Purvis.[6]

Sources

  1. "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K3V-XG57 : 13 February 2023), Marshall Jameswebster Purvis, .
  2. Obituary, The Hopewell News (Hopewell, Virginia) 09 Apr 1956, Page 12 (https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109765000/obituary-for-marshall-j-purvis-aged-51/ : Accessed 18 September 2022) "Last Rites Held Sunday for Marshall Purvis"
  3. "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CHZG-3W2 : accessed 29 July 2018), Melvin Purvis in household of Maryanda Daniel, Hopewell, Hopewell (Independent City), Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 2, sheet 10B, line 70, family 164, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2468; FHL microfilm 2,342,202.
  4. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Entry for Gwendolyn Easter Purvis. Retrived July 29, 2018, from Ancestry.com
  5. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Entry for John Henry Purvis. Retrieved July 29, 2018, from Ancestry.com.
  6. Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101168411. Entry for John Henry Purvis. Certificate of Marriage number 18602. Retrieved July 29, 2018, from Ancestry.com




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