John Robert Purvis Sr. (1902 - 1972)

Born 11 Dec 1902 in Smith County, Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Died 16 Mar 1972 at age 69 in Raleigh, Smith, Mississippi, United States

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John Purvis Sr. is buried in Merchant Cemetery.

Biography

JJohn Robert Purvis Sr was born on Dec 11, 1902 in Smith County, Mississippi, USA as the first child of John Bedford Purvis and Edna May Currie.

He had one sibling, namely: Edna Thomas. He also had half-siblings.

He died on Mar 16, 1972 in Raleigh, Smith, Mississippi, USA (Smith County Hospital; Age at Death: 69). ^[1]

John Robert Purvis Sr lived in Beat 1, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1910 (Age: 8; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son).

He lived in Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1920 (Age: 18; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son).

He lived in Beat 1, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (Age: 28; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head).

He lived in Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1935. He lived in Beat 1, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1940 (StreetAddress: Trenton Mager Road; Age: 38; Occupation: Operator; AttendedSchool: No; ClassofWorker: Working on own account; EmploymentCode: 1; EmploymentDetails: No; EmploymentHistory: No; EnumerationDistrict: 65-4; GradeCompleted: High School, 1st year; HomeOwnership: Owned; HoursWorked: 48; Income: 0; IncomeOtherSources: Yes; IsEmployed: Yes; OwnsFarm: Yes; PublicEmergencyWork: No; Respondent: Yes; SeekingWork: No; ValueOfHome: 400; WeeksWorked: 48; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Head).

He was employed as a Farmer. Race: (White)

He was buried in Smith County, Mississippi, USA (Merchant Cemetery). ^[2]

John Robert Purvis Sr and Lillie M. Gibbons had the following children:

1. John Robert Purvis Jr was born on Apr 26, 1930 in Magee Smith, Mississippi. He died on Nov 26, 1990 (Age at Death: 62).

Sources

1. ↑ Obituary for John Robert Purvis Sr Clipped from The Magee Courier, 23 Mar 1972, Thu, Page 5
2. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVK2-21NM : 13 December 2015), John R. Purvis, 1972; Burial, , Smith, Mississippi, United States of America, Merchant Cemetery; citing record ID 50810342, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50810342.

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• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JL8T-GZ3 : 20 May 2014), John Purvis, Mar 1972; 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-DNB : 14 March 2018), John R Purvis, Beat 1, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 65-4, sheet 8A, line 37, family 133, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. 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:X9M8-DBX : accessed 20 December 2018), Robert J Purvis, Beat 1, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 2, sheet 5B, line 83, family 96, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1165; FHL microfilm 2,340,900.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNTF-644 : accessed 20 December 2018), Robert Purvis in household of John B Purvis, Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing ED 134, sheet 17B, line 65, family 316, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 893; FHL microfilm 1,820,893.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPDG-53B : accessed 20 December 2018), Robert Purvis in household of J B Purvis, Beat 1, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 107, sheet 7A, family 121, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 758; FHL microfilm 1,374,771.