William Purvis
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William Purvis (1808 - 1881)

William Purvis
Born in Kentucky, United Statesmap
Son of and
Brother of , , , , , , and
Husband of — married 25 Feb 1831 in Sangamon, Illinois, United Statesmap
Husband of — married 23 Dec 1867 in Douglas county, Illinoismap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , , , , , , and
Died at age 72 in Sullivan Township, Moultrie, Illinois, United Statesmap
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Biography

William Purvis was born October 24, 1808, in Kentucky, a son of John Purvis and Sarah Ginn. On February 25, 1831, in Sangamon county, Illinios, William married Eliza McMahon Berry, born October 25, 1813, in Kentucky. Children of William and Eliza include:

  1. Sarah Jane Purvis, born January 13, 1840, died December 18, 1891, married 1) Isaac Harness and 2) Oliver Kent Wilcox [1]
  2. John Wesley Purvis, born October 5, 1842, died February 5, 1902, married Nancy Jane Solomon [2]
  3. Elvira Purvis born April 2, 1845, died March 9, 1895, married Atwell Martin [3]

Eliza died December 4, 1866, in Sullivan, Moultrie county, Illinois. On December 23, 1867, in Douglas county, Illinois, William married Ellen Jane (Carter) Tanner, a widow of Samuel Tanner. Ellen Jane was born March 11, 1839, in Bedford, LIberty county, Virginia. Children of William and Ellen include:

  1. Jasper Newton Purvis, born October 12, 1869, died July 1, 1939, in Phoenix, Maricopa county, Arizona, married Lillian Innes
  2. William Purvis, born circa 1871, in Illinois (from census)
  3. Lucy Purvis, born circa 1873, in Illinois (from census)
  4. Clara Bell Purvis, born circa 1874, in Illinois (from cenus)
  5. Franklin Purvis, born circa 1880, in Illinois (from census)
  6. Florence A. Purvis, born circa 1880, in Illinois (from census) died October 14, 1932, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, married Samuel F. Price

William and Ellen are found on the United States Census of 1880, living in East Nelson, Moultrie county, Illinois. [4]

He died in 1881.[5]

1880 Census

Name: William Purvis Event Type: Census Event Date: 1880 Event Place: East Nelson, Moultrie, Illinois, United States Event Place (Original): East Nelson, Moultrie, Illinois, United States Gender: Male Age: 71 Marital Status: Married Race: White Race (Original): W Occupation: Farming Birth Year (Estimated): 1809 Birthplace: Kentucky, United States Father's Birthplace: Virginia, United States Mother's Birthplace: Virginia, United States Relationship to Head of Household: Self Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Self Sheet Letter: B Sheet Number: 361 Person Number: 0 Volume: 1 Record Number: 16490168

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
William Purvis Self M 71 Kentucky, United States
Ellen Purvis Wife F 41 Virginia, United States
Jasper Purvis Son M 11 Illinois, United States
William Purvis Son M 9 Illinois, United States
Lucy Purvis Daughter F 7 Illinois, United States
Clara Bell Purvis Daughter F 6 Illinois, United States
Franklin Purvis Son M 0 Illinois, United States
Florence Purvis Daughter F 0 Illinois, United States
Oliver Perry Other M 19 Indiana, United States

District: ED 167 Sheet Number and Letter: 361B Household ID: 7160793 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: T9 Affiliate Film Number: 0238 GS Film Number: 1254238 Digital Folder Number: 005157457 Image Number: 00728

Sources

  1. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62053332/sarah-jane-wilcox
  2. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80377998/john-wesley-purvis
  3. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21893094/elvira-martin
  4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXKM-WDJ : 20 August 2017), Oliver Perry in household of William Purvis, East Nelson, Moultrie, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district ED 167, sheet 361B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,238
  5. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image).
    Find A Grave: Memorial #68333556 (accessed 5 June 2022)
    Memorial page for William Purvis (24 Oct 1808-16 Jan 1881), citing Daugherty Cemetery, East Nelson Township, Moultrie County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Pam Leary Wilson (contributor 46507293).




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