February 1, 2004

John Purvis

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1. John Purvis. Son of John Purvis.   He was born 1777 in Culpepper County, Virginia. Died 1833 in Moultrie Co., Illinois.  First death in East Nelson Township, Moultrie County, Illinois. Buried Purvis Cemetery.

He married Sarah Ginn, daughter of Thomas Ginn, Sep 18, 1800 in Mason County, Kentucky. Born about 1785 in Ireland. Died after 1835. Buried in Purvis Cemetery, East Nelson Township, Moultrie County, Illinois.

Served in the War of 1812
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Children of John Purvis and Sarah Ginn are:

2 i. Issac Purvis
3 ii. John Ginn Purvis (Twin)
4 iii. Thomas Melvin Purvis (Twin)
5 iv. James  G. Purvis
6 vi. Elizabeth Purvis
7 vi. William Purvis
8 vii. George Purvis
9 viii. Malinda Purvis

Generation No. 2

2. Issac Purvis. Son of John Purvis & Sarah Ginn. He was born about 1802 in Fleming County, Kentucky. Died about 1845. 

He married Mary Smith. She died before 1881.

1840 Census - Illinois

Children of Issac Purvis and Mary Smith are:

10  i. George W. Purvis
11 ii. John Purvis
12 iii.  Ruth Purvis
13 iv.  Smith Purvis
14 v.  Sarah Purvis
15 vi.  Isaac Purvis

3. John Ginn Purvis. Son of John Purvis & Sarah Ginn. Born Jan 3, 1803 in Fleming County, Kentucky. Died Apr 15, 1867 in Chariton County, Missouri. 
Early Settler in Moultrie County and East Nelson Township click here

1850 Census - Illinois

 He married Nancy Poor, May 5, 1838 in Shelby Co., Illinois. She was born 1813.

Children of John Ginn Purvis and Nancy Poor are:

16 i.  James D. Purvis
17 ii. John Ginn Purvis
18 iii. Thomas Purvis
19 iv. Elizabeth Purvis
20 v. Benjamin Purvis
21 vi. Aaron Purvis
22  vii. Rachel Purvis

4. Thomas Melvin Purvis. Son of John Purvis & Sarah Ginn. Born Jan 3, 1803 in Fleming County, Kentucky. Died About 1855 in East Nelson Township, Moultrie Co., Illinois. 
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He married (1) Cynthia Thomas , Apr 8, 1823 in Bath County, Kentucky. She was born 1807. Died about 1843.

He married (2) Sarah Standerfer Waller, daughter of Archibald Standerfer & Priscellah Bolin, Apr 16, 1844 in Moultrie County, Illinois. She was born Jul 1, 1807 in Tennessee. Died Nov 18, 1872 in Moultrie Co., Illinois. Buried in Jonathan Creek Cemetery.

Children of Thomas Melvin Purvis and Cynthia Thomas are:    

23 i.  Elijah Iles Purvis
24 ii. Minerva Purvis
25   iii. George Washington Purvis
26 iv.  Nancy J. Purvis
27 v.  James Purvis
28 vi.  Angeline "Ann" Purvis
29 vii.  William Purvis
30   viii.  Alexander Purvis

Child of THOMAS MELVIN PURVIS and SARAH STANDERFER WALLER is:

31  ix. Abraham Purvis

5. James  G. Purvis. Son of John Purvis & Sarah Ginn. Born about 1805 in Fleming County, Kentucky. Died about 1836 in Shelby County, Illinois. 
Early Settler in Moultrie County and East Nelson Township click here

1840 Illinois Census has Masalia Purvis. 
She is widow of James. She then moved to California

He married Mahala Jones May 6, 1834 in Shelby County, Illinois

Children of James Purvis and Mahala JOnes are:

32 i. Thomas Purvis
33 ii. Lawrence Ginn Purvis
34 iii. William Purvis

6. Elizabeth Purvis. Daughter of John Purvis & Sarah Ginn. She was born about 1807 in Fleming County, Kentucky. Died about 1845.

1840 Census - Illinois

She married John Bracken, Sep 20, 1829 in Sangamon County, Illinois.

              35    i.  Thomas W. Bracken
              36    ii. Viana Bracken
              37    iii. Mary Bracken
              38    iv. Robert Bracken
              39    v. John Bracken

7. William Purvis. Son of John Purvis & Sarah Ginn. Born Oct 24, 1808 near Elizabethtown, Hardin Co., Kentucky. Died Jan 16, 1881 in Sullivan, Moultrie Co., Illinois. Buried in Daugherty Cemetery (On Former Purvis Property).
Early Settler in Moultrie County and East Nelson Township click here


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He married (1) Eliza McMahan Berry, daughter of Enoch Berry & Elizabeth Womack on Feb 25, 1831 in Sangamon County, Illinois. She was born  Oct 25, 1813 in Kentucky .Died Dec 4, 1866 in Moultrie County, Illinois. Buried in the Daugherty Cemetery in Moultrie County, Illinois. Eliza's father, Enoch Berry was the son of Enoch Berry & Margaret McMahan.


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He married (2) Ellen Jane Carter on  Dec 23, 1867 in Douglas County, Illinois. She was born Mar 11, 1839 in Bedford, Liberty County, VA. Died about 1919 in Ririe, Idaho.

Children of William Purvis and Eliza McMahan BERRY are:

40 i.  Ephraim Darlin Purvis
41 ii.  Enoch Berry Purvis
42 iii.  Margaret Purvis
43 iv. Elizabeth Ooley Purvis
44 v. Camilla T. Purvis
45 vi. Sarah  Jane Purvis
46 vii. John Wesley Purvis
47 viii. Charlotte Purvis (Twin)
48 ix. Elvira Purvis (Twin)
49 x. Louisa Angeline Purvis
50 xi. Mary Catherine Purvis

Children of William Purvis and Ellen J. Carter are:

51 xii. Jasper Newton Purvis
52 xiii. William Joseph Purvis
53 xiv. Lucy Love Purvis
54 xv. Clara Belle Purvis
55 xvi. Franklin Purvis (Twin)
56 xvii. Florence Purvis (Twin)

8. George Purvis. Son of John Purvis & Sarah Ginn. Born Jul 14, 1812 in Bath Co., Kentucky. Died Jul 19, 1889  at home in Moultrie Co., Illinois. Buried in Purvis Cemetery, Moultrie County, Illinois.
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He married (1) Cassandra Waller on Mar 19, 1833 in Shelby County, Illinois. She died Jun 10, 1840. Buried in Jonathan Creek Cemetery, Moultrie Co., Illinois.

 


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He married (2) Mahala Poor on  Aug 25, 1840 in Shelby Co., Illinois. Daughter of Maj. James Poor.  She was born  Feb 13, 1826 in Kentucky. Died Mar 27, 1898 in Illinois. Buried in Purvis Cemetery.

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Children of George Purvis and Cassandra Waller are:

              57    i.  Mahulda Purvis
              58    ii. William Ginn Purvis
              59    iii. Sarah Purvis (Twin)
              60    iv. Elizabeth Purvis (Twin)

Children of George Purvis and Mahala Poor are:

              61    v.  Francis Marion Purvis
              62    vi. James Henry Purvis
              63    vii. Mary Ann Purvis
              64    viii. Celia Ann Purvis
              65    ix.  Dulcenia Purvis
              66    x.  Martha J. Purvis
              67    xi. Samuel Harding Purvis
              68    xii. Infant Son Purvis
              69    xiii. John Downing Purvis
              70    xiv. Susan Ruth Purvis
              71    xix. Julia I. Purvis
              72    xx. Dora J. Purvis
              73    xxi. Fannie R. Purvis
              74    xxii. Charles Edgar Purvis

9.Malinda Purvis. Daughter of John Purvis & Sarah Ginn. She was born 1815 in Kentucky. 
Early Settler in Moultrie County and East Nelson Township click here

She married Jeremiah Standerfer, son of Archibald Standerfer & Priscellah Bolin, Mar 18, 1833 in Shelby County, Illinois. He was born 1814 in Tennessee.

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Children of MALINDA PURVIS and JEREMIAH STANDERFER are:

            75     i.  Sarah Ann Standerfer
            76     ii. William Standerfer
            77     iii. Martha Ann Standerfer
            78     iv. Polly Standerfer
            79     v. Nancy J. Standerfer
            80     vi. Eliza Standerfer
            81     vii. James S. Standerfer
            82     viii. Job Malvin Standerfer
            83     ix. Mary Elizabeth Standerfer
            84     x. Lovina Adeline Standerfer
            85     xi. Isaac L. Standafer
            86     xii. Margaret Standerfer
            87     xiii. William E. Standerfer

Generation No. 3

10. George W Purvis. Son of Issac Purvis & Mary Smith.  He was born April 4, 1827. Died March 17, 1908.  Buried in Jonathan Creek Cemetery with Military Stone.
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He married (1) MARTHA JANE CHAPLIN on February 17, 1848 in Moultrie County, Illinois.  Daughter of Solomon Chapman and Mary Ann Helton.  She was born 1829 in Kentucky.  She died between 1851 - 1853.

He married (2) Mary J. Waller on  Dec 30, 1852 in Moultrie County, Illinois. She was born March 22, 1834  in Illinois. Died February 5, 1880.  Buried in Jonathan Creek Cemetery.
 


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1850 Census - Illinois George W. age 21 married to Martha Jane Chaplin age 21
          1860 Census - Illinois George W. married to Mary J. Waller age 26
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Child of GEORGE W. PURVIS and MARTHA JANE CHAPMAN is:

             88    i.  George H. Purvis
             89    ii. Mary Purvis

Children of George W. Purvis and Mary J. Waller are:

             90    ii. Enoch A. Purvis
             91    iii. Joseph A. Purvis
             92    iv. Mary A. Purvis
             93    v. Owen Purvis
             94    vi. Cynthia Purvis
             95    vii. Sarah M. Purvis

11. John Purvis. Son of Issac Purvis & Mary Smith. He was born 1831 in Illinois. Died Jul 16, 1885 in Granite Falls, Minnesota.

He married Sarah Crouch. She was born 1848 in Tennessee.  Died Feb 27, 1928 in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

1880 Census - Illinois

Children of John Purvis and SARAH CROUCH are:

             96    i.  William W. Purvis
             97    ii. Ernest Lawrence Purvis

12. Ruth Purvis. Daughter of Issac Purvis & Mary Smith.  She was born  in 1835. 

She married William C. Smith  on Feb 4, 1861 in Sangamon County,  Illinois.

1860 Census - Illinois

13. Smith Purvis. Son of Issac Purvis & Mary Smith. Born  in 1836.

14. Sarah Purvis. Daughter of Issac Purvis & Mary Smith. Born 1838.

1860 Census - Illinois

15. Isaac Purvis. Son of Issac Purvis & Mary Smith. Born 1843.

16. James D. Purvis. Son of John Ginn Purvis & Nancy Poor.  He was born 1836 in Illinois.

He married Eliza Willmoth Smith, Mar 10, 1864 in Chariton County, Missouri. She was born 1831 in Virginia.                

1880 Census - Missouri

Child of JAMES D. PURVIS and ELIZA WILLMOTH SMITH is:

            98  i.  Mahulda Purvis

17. John Ginn Purvis. Son of John Ginn Purvis & Nancy Poor. Born 1840. Died 1885. 

He married ________. Born 1854.

Child of John Ginn Purvis and _______ is:

             99    i. Mary Purvis

18. Thomas Purvis. Son of John Ginn Purvis & Nancy Poor. He was born 1844 in Illinois. Died 1925.

He married Nancy Jackson. She was born 1857 in Missouri.

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Children of Thomas Purvis and Nancy Jackson are:

             100    i.  Miranda Purvis
             101    ii. Lottie Mae Purvis
             102    iii. Newton Purvis
             103    iv. Toby Purvis
             104    v.  Aaron Purvis
             105    vi. Burt Purvis
             106    vii. Walter Purvis
             107    viii. Montie Purvis

19. Elizabeth Purvis. Daughter of John Ginn Purvis & Nancy Poor. Born 1846.

20. Benjamin Purvis. Son of John Ginn Purvis & Nancy Poor. Born 1848.

21. Aaron Purvis. Son of John Ginn Purvis & Nancy Poor. Born Feb 14, 1855. Died Dec 21, 1888 in Chariton County, Missouri.

22. Rachel Purvis. Daughter of John Ginn Purvis & Nancy Poor.

23. Elijah Iles Purvis. Son of Thomas Melvin Purvis & Cynthia Thomas. Born Apr 5, 1829 in Sangamon, Illinois. Died Sep 23, 1912 in Union Twp., Story County, Iowa.
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He married (1) Martha Permolia Craven Smith, March 8, 1852 in Jersey County, Illinois.  She was born about 1826 in Kentucky
He married (2) Diny Coffelt, Sep 15, 1869 in Story County, Iowa. She was born Dec 20, 1842 in Owen County, Indiana. Died Dec 19, 1918 in Story County, Iowa.

1880 Census - Iowa Next door is Coffelt family.
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Children of ELIJAH ILES PURVIS and MARTHA PERMELIA CRAVEN SMITH are:

108 i. Purvis
109 ii. Joseph Purvis
110 iii. Theodore Ham Purvis
111 iv. Susan Minerva Purvis

Children of ELIJAH ILES PURVIS and DINY COFFELT are:

112 v. Dade Purvis
113 vi. Emmette Purvis
114 vii. Sabina Purvis
115 viii. Orange Alton Purvis
116 ix. Savilla Purvis
117 x. Julia Purvis
118 xi. James Garfield Purvis
119 xii William Lawrence Purvis

24. Minerva Purvis. Daughter of Thomas Melvin Purvis & Cynthia Thomas. Born About 1833.

She married Noah Barry Berry on  Aug 8, 1848 in Moultrie County, Illinois

25. George Washington Purvis. Son of Thomas Melvin Purvis & Cynthia Thomas. Born 1835 in Shelby County, Illinois. Died Mar 17, 1908.

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26. Nancy  J. Purvis. Daughter of Thomas Melvin Purvis & Cynthia Thomas. Born Mar 11, 1832 in Sullivan, Illinois. Died Apr 10, 1881 in Ames, Iowa.
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She married Joseph Adamson Kercheval, son of Samuel Kercheval & Catherine Adamson, Mar 30, 1856 in Moultrie Co., Illinois. Born Nov 7, 1832 in Piqua, Ohio. Died Oct 3, 1921 in Sioux City, Iowa.

Children of NANCY PURVIS and JOSEPH ADAMSON KERCHEVAL are:

            120     i.  Clorence A. Kercheval
            121     ii.  Florence A. Kercheval
            122     iii. George H. Kercheval
            123     iv. Alice Kercheval
            124     v. Vesta "Bessie" Laura Kercheval
            125     vi. U.S. Grant Kercheval
             126     vii. Nellie Kercheval 
             127     vii. Homer Kercheval 

27. James Purvis. Son of Thomas Melvin Purvis & Cynthia Thomas. Born 1837 in Illinois. Died 1930. Buried in Jonathan Creek Cemetery, Moultrie County, Illinois.

He married Martha Ann Bolin, January 22, 1862. Daughter of James Bolin & Nancy Taylor. She was born Nov 15, 1841 in Illinois. Died 1924. Buried in Jonathan Creek Cemetery, Moultrie County, Illinois


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Child of JAMES PURVIS and MARTHA ANN BOLIN is:

            128     i. Lawrence Purvis

28. Angeline "Ann" Purvis. Daughter of Thomas Melvin Purvis & Cynthia Thomas. Born 1839 in Shelby County, Illinois.

29. William Purvis. Son of Thomas Melvin Purvis & Cynthia Thomas. Born 1841 in Shelby County, Illinois.

30. Alexander Purvis. Son of Thomas Melvin Purvis & Cynthia Thomas. Born 1842 in Illinois. Died 1909. Buried in Jonathan Creek Cemetery, Moultrie Co., Illinois.
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He married (1) Miranda Freeman on  Oct 23, 1862 in Moultrie County, Illinois. Born 1847 in Illinois. 

Children of ALEXANDER PURVIS and MIRANDA FREEMAN are:

            129     i. Francis Alby Purvis
            130     ii. V. Ann Purvis

He married (2) Caroline CONA Osborn, daughter of William Cona, Sep 25, 1878 in Sullivan, Illinois. She was born Sep 6, 1844 in Ohio. Died Sep 19, 1916. Buried in Jonathan Creek Cemetery, Moultrie County, Illinois.

Children of ALEXANDER PURVIS and CAROLINE OSBORN are:

            
            131     iii. Walter A. Purvis
            132     iv. Arthur Purvis

31. Abraham Purvis. Son of Thomas Melvin Purvis & Sarah Standerfer Waller. Born 1845.

32. Thomas Purvis. Son of James Purvis & Mahala Jones. Born 1832.

33. Lawrence G. Purvis. Son of James Purvis & Mahala Jones. Born Nov 16, 1836. in Sullivan, Shelby County, Illinois. Died Dec 25, 1921 in Elwood, Doniphan County, Kansas.. 

He married Rebecca Jane Hanning  Nov 11, 1869 in Falls City, Richardson County, Nebraska. She was born in 1854.

1880 Census - Iowa

Children of Lawrence G. Purvis and Rebecca Jane Hanning are:

             133    i.  Albert Owen Purvis
             134    ii. Lizzie Estella Purvis
             135    iii. Anna Prudence Purvis
             136    iv. Melvin Ellis Purvis
             137    v. Edna Mae Purvis
             138    vi. Charles Henry Purvis
             139    vii. John Ira Purvis
             140    viii. Louis Logan Purvis
             141    ix. Josephine June Purvis
             142    x. Francis Earl Purvis

34. William Purvis. Son of James Purvis & Mahala Jones.

35. Thomas W. Bracken. Son of John Bracken & Elizabeth Purvis. Born 1830.

1880 Census - Illinois

He married Sophia Phipps, Dec 29, 1857 in Moultrie County, Illinois12. Born 1820 in Illinois.

Children of THOMAS W. BRACKEN and SOPHIA PHIPPS are:

143 i. Mary Bracken
144 ii. Cynthia Bracken
145 iii. Artemise Bracken
146 iv. Mahala Bracken
147 v. Menina Bracken
148 vi. Vienna Bracken
149 vii. Robert Bracken
150 viii. Sarah Bracken

36. Viana Bracken. Daughter of John Bracken & Elizabeth Purvis. Born Mar 8, 1832. Died Feb 18, 1913. Buried in Bolen Cemetery, Moultrie County, Illinois.

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37. Mary Bracken. Daughter of John Bracken & Elizabeth Purvis. Born 1837.

38. Robert Bracken. Son of John Bracken & Elizabeth Purvis. Born 1839.

39. John C. Bracken. Son of John Bracken & Elizabeth Purvis. Born Feb 12, 1840. Died Dec 15, 1924. Buried in Jonathan Creek Cemetery, Moultrie Co., Illinois. 


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He married Nancy Bolin, daughter of James Bolin & Nancy Taylor. Born Nov 10, 1844 in Illinois. Died 1935. Buried in Jonathan Creek Cemetery, Moultrie Co., Illinois.

Children of JOHN C. BRACKEN and NANCY BOLIN are:

            143    i. James R. Bracken
            144    ii. Henry Emmet Bracken
            145    iii. Idella Bracken
            146    iv. John W. Bracken
            147    v. Walter Bracken
             

40. Ephraim Darlin Purvis. Son of William Purvis & Eliza McMahan. Born Dec 11, 1831 in Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois. Died January 10,1915 in Ohio, St. Clair Co., Missouri

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He married (1) Rebecca Graham. Daughter of William Graham & Cala Sawyer, Mar 26, 1857 in Illinois. She was born Mar 6, 1839 in Moultrie County, Illinois. Died Dec 4, 1873 in Illinois.

He married (2) Mary Louisa Smith. Nov 26, 1874 in Moultrie Co., Illinois. She was born Aug 7, 1846 in Ohio. Died Dec 24, 1905 in Missouri

Children of EPHRAIM DARLIN PURVIS and REBECCA GRAHAM are:

               148    i.   Eliza Purvis
               149    ii.  Arthur Purvis
               150    ii.  Margaret Matilda Purvis
               151    iv. Martha  IsabellePurvis
               152    v.  Albert Delarma Puris
               153    vi. Lawrence Grant Purvis

Children of Ephraim Darlin Purvis and Mary Louisa Smith are:

            154    vii.  Esther Angeline Purvis
            155    viii.  Alverta Purvis
            156    ix.  Adah Addie Rose Purvis
            157    x.   Lee Roy Purvis
            158    xi.   Berry Purvis

 

41. Enoch Berry Purvis. Son of William Purvis & Eliza McMahan. Born Jan 1833 in Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois. Died  February 24, 1909 in Kansas City, Kansas.  Buried in Sullivan, Illinois.

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He married (1) ELIZA GRAHAM, daughter of Jonathan Graham & Lurana Sawyer, Nov 17, 1857 in Moultrie County, Illinois. She was born 1837 in Illinois. Died Nov 30, 1857 in Sullivan, Illinois.

He married (2) MARY P. GRAHAM, daughter of William Graham & Cala Sawyer,  Feb 24, 1859 in Moultrie Co., Illinois. She was born 1844 in Moultrie County, Illinois. Died Jun 4, 1901 in Leavenworth, Kansas. Buried in German Town Cemetery (West Of Garland) in Seward County, Nebraska.

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Children of Enoch Berry Purvis and Mary P. Graham are:

159   i. Malden  E.Purvis
160 ii. Carry  Prentice Purvis
161 iii. Millie Purvis
162 iv. Enoch Arden Purvis
163 v.  Jane Purvis
164 vi. Josephine G. Purvis

42. Margaret Purvis. Daughter of William Purvis & Eliza McMahan. Born Feb 13, 1835 in Moultrie County, Illinois. Died Oct 8, 1851.

43. Elizabeth Ooley Purvis. Daughter of William Purvis & Eliza McMahan. Born Jan 4, 1837 in Moultrie Co., Illinois. Died Nov 18, 1915 in Moultrie County, Illinois.

She married Nelson Erastus Powell on Dec 12, 1856 in Moultrie County, Illinois. He was born Jun 1827 in Indiana.

Children of ELIZABETH OOLEY PURVIS and NELSON ERASTUS POWELL are:

            165     i.  Ralph Powell
            166     ii. William Powell
            167     iii. Emogene Powell
            168     iv. Mary C. Powell

44. Camilla T. Purvis. Daughter of William Purvis & Eliza McMahan. Born Dec 10, 1839 in Illinois. Died Oct 4, 1897.

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She married Hudson Martin,  son of Charles Martin & Susan Sissan, Feb 16, 1859 in Moultrie Co., Illinois. He was born Jun 26, 1835 in Jefferson County, Kentucky. Died Jan 29, 1920 in Bement, Piatt County, Illinois.

Children of CAMILLA T. PURVIS and HUDSON MARTIN are:

            169     i.  Allen B. Martin
            170     ii. Zida E. Martin
            171     iii. Joseph Martin
            172     iv. Henry Martin
            173     v. Leonard D. Martin
            174     vi. Ralph Martin
            175     vii. Nellie G. Martin

45. Sarah  JANE Purvis. Daughter of William Purvis & Eliza McMahan.  Born 1841 in Illinois. Died Dec 18, 1891.

She  married (1) Oliver Kent Wilcox.

She married (2) Isaac L. Harness, Jan 25, 1860 in Moultrie County, Illinois.

Child of SARAH PURVIS and ISAAC L. HARNESS is:

            176   i. Willie E. Harness

46. John Wesley Purvis. Son of William Purvis & Eliza McMahan. Born Oct 11, 1842 in Moultrie County, Illinois. Died February 5, 1902 in Bluford, Jefferson Co., Illinois


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He married Nancy Jane Solomon, daughter of Abner Solomon & Margaret Reynolds, Nov 2, 1871 in Moultrie Co., Illinois. Born Aug 12, 1854. Died Feb 12, 1904 in Bulford, Jefferson County, Illinois.

Children of John Wesley Purvis and Nancy JANE Solomon are:

            177     i.  Clay Abner Purvis
            178     ii. Unnamed Purvis
            179     iii. Nellie Monroe Purvis
            180     iv. Margaret Minervia Purvis
            181     v.  Maude Eliza Purvis
            182     vi. William Tell Purvis
            183     vii. Matilda Elvira Purvis (Twin)
            184     viii. Thomas Atwood Purvis (Twin)
            185     ix. Sarah Elizabeth Purvis
            186     x.  Mary Rosetta Purvis
            187     xi. Ethel Geneva Purvis
            188     xii. Claud Hutson Purvis (Twin)
            189     xiii. Clyde Nelson Purvis (Twin)
            190     xiv. Robert Earl Purvis

47. Charlotte Purvis. Daughter of William Purvis & Eliza McMahan. Born Apr 2, 1845 in Moultrie County, Illinois. Died May 6, 1885 in Olathe, Johnson County, Kansas.

1870 Census - Illinois visiting sister, Camilla Martin
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She married Van Rensulacer Merritt. Born May 28, 1879.

48. Elvira Purvis. Daughter of William Purvis & Eliza McMahan. Born Apr 2, 1845 in Moultrie County, Illinois. Died  May 14, 1895 in Port Townsend, Washington.  Buried in Laurel Grove Cemetery in Port Townsend, Washington.

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She married Atwell Martin,  son of Charles Martin & Susan Sissan, Dec 12, 1865 in Moultrie County, Illinois. He was born Sep 1837 in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky. Died Mar 9, 1913 in Oregon City, Oregon. Buried in Laurel Grove Cemetery, Port Townsend, WA.

Children of ELVIRA PURVIS and ATWELL MARTIN are:

            191     i. Frank Walter Martin
            192     ii. Grace Martin
            193     iii. Lee Ralph Martin
            194     iv. Herbert L. Martin
            195     v. Van Rancelour Martin
            196     vi. Robert Roy Martin
            197     vii. Charles Pervis Martin
            198     viii. Hazel Martin

49. Louisa Angeline Purvis. Daughter of William Purvis & Eliza McMahan. Born Aug 5, 1848 in Moultrie County, Illinois. Died Oct 24, 1868 in Moultrie County, Illinois.

50. Mary Catherine Purvis. Daughter of William Purvis & Eliza McMahan. Born 1851 in Moultrie County, Illinois.

She married Fred Kuhlman.

51. Jasper Newton Purvis. Son of William Purvis & Ellen J. Carter. Born Oct 12, 1869 in Sullivan, Moultrie Co., Illinois.  Died Jul 1, 1939 in Phoenix, Arizona.

He married Lillian Innes. Born 1874 in Kentucky.

1930 Census - Arizona

Children of JASPER NEWTON PURVIS and LILLIAN INNES are:

            199     i.  Dallas Kirke Purvis
            200     ii. Luvenia Purvis

52. William Joseph Purvis. Son of William Purvis & Ellen J. Carter. Born Apr 11, 1871 in Sullivan, Moultrie Co., Illinois. Died Jun 15, 1944 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

He  married (1) Adessa Hammond, Jun 29, 1897 in McCook, Nebraska. Died 1899 in McCook, Nebraska.
He married (2) Mary Daisy Pryor, 1903 in Denver, Colorado. Born Nov 9, 1876 in Bethany, Missouri. Died Jan 4, 1957 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

1930 Census - Winconsin

Child of WILLIAM JOSEPH PURVIS and ADESSA HAMMOND is:

            201     i. Arden Hammond Purvis

Children of WILLIAM JOSEPH PURVIS and MARY DAISY PRYOR are:

            202     ii. Ernest Purvis
            203     iii. Edward Purvis
            204     iv. Infant Purvis
            205     v. Doris Irene Purvis
            206     vi. Georgia Olive Purvis
            207     vii. William Joseph Purvis Jr.

53. Lucy Love Purvis. Daughter of William Purvis & Ellen J. Carter. She was born Jan 31, 1873 in Sullivan, Moultrie Co., Illinois.  Died march 11, 1944 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

She married Charles G. Franklin in 1892.  Son of George Franklin and Mary Romans. He was born May 20, 1873 in Iowa.  Died July 11, 1935 in Muskogee, Oklahoma

Children of LUCY LOVE PURVIS and CHARLES G. FRANKLIN are:

            208     i.  Winona Franklin
            209     ii. Wallace Franklin
            210     iii. Glenn Franklin

54. Clara Belle Purvis. Daughter of William Purvis & Ellen J. Carter. Born Nov 8, 1875 in Sullivan, Moultrie Co., Illinois. Died Feb 1969  in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

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1930 Census - Idaho

55. Franklin Purvis. Son of William Purvis & Ellen J. Carter. Born Jun 29, 1879 in Sullivan, Moultrie Co., Illinois. Died Jul 18, 1959 in Yuma, Colorado.

1930 Census - Colorado

He married (1) Mabel Bishop in 1903. Died 1934.
He married (2) Edna O'Neall in 1937.

Child of FRANKLIN PURVIS and MABEL BISHOP is:

            211     i. Marguerite Jean Purvis

56. Florence Purvis. Daughter of William Purvis & Ellen J. Carter. Born Jun 29, 1879 in Sullivan, Moultrie Co., Illinois. Died Oct 18, 1932 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

She married Dr. S. F. Price 

Children of FLORENCE PURVIS and DR. S. F. PRICE are:

            212     i.  Garvin Price
            213     ii. Carol Price

57. Mahulda Purvis. Daughter of George Purvis & Cassandra Waller. Born Feb 7, 1834. Died Mar 29, 1907 in Illinois. Buried in Jonathan Creek Cemetery, Moultrie Co., Illinois.


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1880 Census - Illinois single, living with brother William G. and niece     
                                            Isabel Kercheval
1900 Census - Illinois

58. William Ginn Purvis. Son of George Purvis & Cassandra Waller. Born Sep 15, 1835. Died Aug 16, 1908. Buried in Jonathan Creek Cemetery, Moultrie Co., Illinois. 

1880 Census - Illinois
          1900 Census - Illinois

59. Sarah Purvis. Daughter of George Purvis & Cassandra Waller. Born Feb 8, 1838 in Illinois. Died Jun 5, 1863 in Morris, Minnesota.

She married eDMUND Kercheval, son of Samuel Kercheval & Catherine Adamson on February 7, 1860 in Moultrie County, Illinois. He was born 1831 in Ohio.

Children of Sarah Purvis and Edmund Kerchevalare:

1880 Census - Illinois - Isabell living with Uncle William and Aunt Mahulda
          1885 Census - Nebraska - wife of Isaac Standafer
          1920 Census - Montana

             214    i. Isabell Kercheval
             215    ii. George Kercheval

60. Elizabeth Purvis. Daughter of George Purvis & Cassandra Waller. Born Feb 8, 1838. Died Mar 26, 1915.

She married Edward Oliver on Mar 27, 1862.

61. Francis Marion Purvis. Son of George Purvis & Mahala Poor. Born 1841. Died 1884. 

1870 Census - Illinois

He married Elizabeth E. Trevillion on December 20, 1866 in Moultrie County, Illinois.  She was born 1846 in Tennessee.

62. James Henry Purvis. Son of George Purvis & Mahala Poor. Born Jan 16, 1842 in East Nelson Twp., Moultrie Co., Illinois. Died Jan 14, 1919 in Graham's Chapel, Comanche Co., Texas. 

He married Emma Wooton, daughter of Thomas P. Wooton & Juliann Davis, Dec 14, 1865 in Moultrie Co., Illinois. Born Oct 21, 1841 in Ohio. Died Mar 1, 1916 in Graham's Chapel, Comanche County, Texas.

Children of James Henry Purvis and Emma Wooton are:

215 i. Minnie Creed Purvis
216 ii. Jesse Given Purvis
217 iii. Lucy Jane Purvis
218 iv. George W. Purvis
219  v. Clara Purvis
220 vi. Thomas Henry Purvis
221 vii. Charles Edgar Purvis


63. Mary Ann Purvis. Daughter of George Purvis & Mahala Poor. Born Apr 26, 1843 in Moultrie Co., Illinois. Died Aug 26, 1904 in Sullivan, Moultrie Co., Illinois.

1900 Census - Illinois


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64. Celia Ann Purvis. Daughter of George Purvis & Mahala Poor. Born Jan 17, 1845 in Moultrie Co., Illinois. 

Married GREGORY P. Hawkins

65. Dulcenia Purvis. Daughter of George Purvis & Mahala Poor. Born Apr 17, 1846 in Moultrie Co., Illinois. Died 1930.

1900 Census - Illinois

66. Martha J. Purvis. Daughter of George Purvis & Mahala Poor. Born Nov 25, 1848 in Moultrie Co., Illinois. Died Dec 28, 1926 in Illinois.

67. Samuel Harding Purvis. Son of George Purvis & Mahala Poor. Born Sep 5, 1850 in E. Nelson Twp., Moultrie Co., Illinois. Died Aug 7, 1914  At Home - Moultrie Co., Illinois. Buried in Sullivan, Moultrie Co., Illinois. 

1880 Census - Illinois
1900 Census - Illinois
1930 Census - Illinois Amanda is widow, Ora and Mary with her.

He married Amanda DAVIS on April 5, 1874. She was born in November 1853. Died in 1940

Children of Samuel Harding Purvis and Amanda DAVIS are:

             222    i.  Ora Purvis
             223    ii. Estella Pearl Purvis
             224    iii. Lillian Beatrice Purvis
             225    iv. Samuel  P. Purvis
             226    v. Mary Purvis

68. Infant Son Purvis. Son of George Purvis & Mahala Poor. Born Jun 23, 1852 in Moultrie Co., Illinois. Died 1852.

69. John Downing Purvis. Son of George Purvis & Mahala Poor. Born Sep 25, 1853 in Moultrie Co., Illinois. Died Jan 13, 1907 at Home. Buried in Moultrie Co., Illinois. 

He married (1) Mary E. Patterson on Apr 17, 1875 in Illinois. Born 1855. Died Dec 12, 1879.

He married (2) Rose Misenheimer  on  Mar 31, 1883. Daughter of Hiram Misenheimer and Martha Fatima Matheson. She was born May 28, 1864. Died December 9, 1943.

Child of John Downing Purvis and Mary E. Patterson is:

             227    i.   Bertha E. Purvis

Children of John Downing Purvis and Rose Misenheimer are:

            228    ii.    Maude E. Purvis
            229    iii.   George C. Purvis
            230    v.    Mabel M. Purvis
            231    iv.   Leslie Purvis

70. Susan Ruth Purvis. Daughter of George Purvis & Mahala Poor. Born Mar 25, 1856 in Moultrie Co., Illinois. Died Aug 28, 1919.

She married James W. Drew, October 30, 1877,  son of Chessley Drew & Malitha Bolin. He was born about 1853 in Illinois.

71. Julia I. Purvis. Daughter of George Purvis & Mahala Poor. Born Jan 25, 1858 in Moultrie Co., Illinois.

72. Dora J. Purvis. Daughter of George Purvis & Mahala Poor. Born Mar 24, 1860 in Moultrie Co., Illinois. Died Mar 14, 1902.

She married John H. McCartney, Nov 5, 1885 in Geo. Purvis Res. Moultrie Co., Illinois. Born About 1859.

Children of DORA J. PURVIS and JOHN H. McCARTNEY are:

232 i. Edna May McCartney
233 ii.  June McCartn