John Searcy Purvis Sr (1883 - 1947)

Born 12 Jul 1883 in Purvis, Marion County, Mississippi

Ancestors

Husband of Cordie Mable (Norris) Purvis — married 22 Sep 1903 in Purvis, Marion County, Mississippi

Died 23 Aug 1947 at age 64 in Purvis, Lamar County, Mississippi

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Biography

John Purvis was born 12 Jul 1883^[1] in Mississippi.^[2]

He married Cordie Norris 22 Sep 1903 in Purvis, Mississippi and had the following known children:

1. Nathan B. Purvis was born in Mississippi about 1905.^[2]
2. Ray Purvis was born in Mississippi about 1906.^[3][4]
3. Lucy J. Purvis was born in Mississippi about 1907.^[2][3]
4. Bertha/Bertice B./Rea Purvis was born in Mississippi about 1909.^[2][3]
5. John Searcy^[3] Purvis Jr was born in Mississippi about 1912.^[4]
6. Mable Purvis was born in Mississippi about 1914.^[3][4]
7. Virginia Purvis was born in Mississippi about 1921.^[4]

John died 23 Aug 1947 and is buried in Coal Town Cemetery, Purvis, Lamar County, Mississippi.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51900936/john-searcy-purvis
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MP8T-T3M : accessed 16 March 2018), John S Purvis, Beat 1, Lamar, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 86, sheet 2A, family 24, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 747; FHL microfilm 1,374,760.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4} "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M43H-BX2 : accessed 16 March 2018), J S Purvis, Beat 1, Lamar, Mississippi, United States; citing ED 97, sheet 1A, line 42, family 7, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 882; FHL microfilm 1,820,882.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XM12-KSD : accessed 16 March 2018), John S Purvis, Brookhaven, Lincoln, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1, sheet 4A, line 30, family 77, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1156; FHL microfilm 2,340,891.

• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3R7-RBN : 13 March 2018), John Searcy Purvis, 1917-1918; citing Lamar County, Mississippi, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,682,932.
• 1900 census