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Ada Ellen Moore 1904 – 1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Jun 1904

Birth Location: Martin County Indiana USA

Death Date: 19 Jul 1997

Death Location: Orange County, Indiana, USA

Father: Edward Moore

Mother: America Hopper

Spouse(s): Harry Sr

Children(s): Harry Purkhiser, Charles Purkhiser, Virgil Purkhiser, James Purkhiser, Mildred Purkhiser

The story of Ada Ellen Moore began in 1904 in Martin County Indiana USA. In 1910, Ada Ellen Moore resided in French Lick, Orange, Indiana, USA. In 1920, Ada Ellen Moore resided in Halbert, Martin, Indiana, USA. Ada Ellen Moore married Harry Edward Purkhiser Sr, and had children including Harry Edward Purkhiser, Charles Lee Purkhiser, Virgil Eugene Purkhiser, James Harold Purkhiser, Mildred Jean Purkhiser. Ada Ellen Moore passed away in 1997 in Orange County, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Ada Ellen Moore began in 1904 in Martin County Indiana USA.
  • In 1910, Ada Ellen Moore resided in French Lick, Orange, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1920, Ada Ellen Moore resided in Halbert, Martin, Indiana, USA.
  • Ada Ellen Moore married Harry Edward Purkhiser Sr, and had children including Harry Edward Purkhiser, Charles Lee Purkhiser, Virgil Eugene Purkhiser, James Harold Purkhiser, Mildred Jean Purkhiser.
  • Ada Ellen Moore passed away in 1997 in Orange County, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Moore
1884 – 1939
Birth Location: Orange County, Indiana, USA
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America Hopper
1887 – 1982
Birth Location: Martin County Indiana USA
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Spouses(s)

Harry Sr
1901 – 1988
Birth Location: Martin County Indiana USA
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Children(s)

Harry Purkhiser
1923 – 2014
Birth Location: Lost River, Martin, Indiana, USA
HP
Charles Purkhiser
1925 – 1992
Birth Location: Lost River, Martin, Indiana, USA
CP
Virgil Purkhiser
1927 – 1971
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
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James Purkhiser
1929 – 2006
Birth Location: Lost River, Martin, Indiana, USA
JP
Mildred Purkhiser
1931 – 2011
Birth Location: Martin County Indiana USA
MP

Ada Moore's Ancestors

Self
Ada Moore
1904 – 1997
Birth Place: Martin County Indiana USA
Parents
Edward Moore
1884 – 1939
Orange County, Indiana, USA
America (Amanda) Hopper
1887 – 1982
Martin County Indiana USA
Grandparents
Leonard (Walter) Moore
1858 – 1936
Orange County, Indiana, USA
Laura (Alice) Kearby
1862 – 1947
Orange County, Indiana, USA
William (Jasper "Polk") Hopper
1842 – 1926
Orange County, Indiana, USA
Louisa (Ann) Chestnut
1859 – 1940
Daviess County, Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
Edward Moore
1819 – 1906
Margaret Marley
1822 – 1864
William Kearby
1819 – 1869
Eleanor Morgan
1836 – 1926
John Jr
1800 – 1880
Mary Lankford
1810 – 1880
John Chestnut
1838 – 1916
Mary Wilson
1839 – 1900
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Moore
1794 – 1886
Rebecca Alspaugh
1783 – 1831
William Marley
1803 – 1852
Eleanor Simmons
1805 – 1870
Richard Kearby
1784 – 1877
Nancy Dean
1794 – 1868
Rev. Morgan
1786 – 1885
Mary Taylor
1811 – 1869
John Hopper
1759 – 1852
Anna Wilson
1764 – 1838
John Lankford
1782 – 1840
Mourning Dalton
1785 – 1870
Julius Chesnut
1815 – 1900
Phoebe Baker
1820 – 1844
John Wilson
1819 – 1880
Louisa Hammersly
1823 – 1839

Ada Moore's Descendants

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Ada (Ellen) Moore (13 Jun 1904 – 19 Jul 1997) m. Harry (Edward Purkhiser) Sr (16 Nov 1901 – 25 Jul 1988)
  1. 1. Harry (Edward) Purkhiser (02 Aug 1923 – 29 January 2014) m. Vera (Gwendolyn) Jones (18 July 1923 – 18 October 2009)
    1. 1. Winston (Ray) Purkhiser (5 December 1941 – 11 October 2021)
    2. 2. Brenda (Kay) Purkhiser (20 Oct 1946 – 2 Oct 2020) m. Louis (Rex) Emmons (14 January 1942 – 28 December 2022)
      1. 1. Marcy (Dyann) Emmons (29 December 1971 – 29 December 1971)
      2. 2. Douglas (Rex) Emmons
    3. 3. Brenda (Kay) Purkhiser (20 Oct 1946 – 2 Oct 2020)
  2. 2. Charles (Lee) Purkhiser (23 Jun 1925 – 15 Jan 1992) m. Helen (Marie) Hooten (13 Oct 1924 – 27 Oct 2010)
    1. 1. Roger (Eugene) Purkhiser (abt 1954 – ) m. Robyn (Rosetta) Pendley (12 Feb 1954 – )
      1. 1. Juanita (Rosemarie ' Rose') Purkhiser m. Blair (Scott) Hendrix
    2. 2. Roberta Purkhiser
    3. 3. Roma Purkhiser
    4. 4. Ralph Purkhiser
    5. 5. Ronald Purkhiser
  3. 3. Virgil (Eugene) Purkhiser (13 Mar 1927 – 09 Mar 1971) m. Mary (Velma) Abel (22 May 1928 – )
    1. 1. Norma (Jean) Purkhiser (02 Dec 1961 – )
  4. 4. James (Harold) Purkhiser (24 Jun 1929 – 15 Mar 2006) m. Carolyn Burton m. Joyce (M.) Davis (27 October 1929 – 6 October 2014)
    1. 1. Robert (Lee) Purkhiser (24 Sep 1952 – 26 Sep 1952)
    2. 2. Connie Purkiser
  5. 5. Mildred (Jean) Purkhiser (13 Mar 1931 – 18 Jul 2011) m. George (Gale) Chestnut (Jul 15, 1924 – 18 October 2010)
    1. 1. Barbara (Sue) Chesnut (22 September 1949 – 18 August 2016) m. Glenn Keartey
    2. 2. Larry (Michael) Chesnut (1951 – ) m. Bonnie Flutz
    3. 3. Steve (Wayne) Chesnut (1954 – )
    4. 4. Judy (Ann) Chesnut (1958 – ) m. Paul Baumgarden

Ada Moore's Timeline

9 Records

1904
13 Jun 1904
Birth of Ada Ellen Moore in Martin County Indiana USA
Martin County Indiana USA
1910
1910
Age 6
Ada Ellen Moore resided here in French Lick, Orange, Indiana, USA
French Lick, Orange, Indiana, USA
1920
1920
Age 16
Ada Ellen Moore resided here in Halbert, Martin, Indiana, USA
Halbert, Martin, Indiana, USA
1930
1930
Age 26
Ada Ellen Moore resided here in Lost River, Lost River, Martin, Indiana, USA
Lost River, Lost River, Martin, Indiana, USA
1935
1935
Age 31
Ada Ellen Moore resided here in Lost River, Martin, Indiana
Lost River, Martin, Indiana
1940
1940
Age 36
Ada Ellen Moore resided here in Lost River Township, Lost River, Martin, Indiana, USA
Lost River Township, Lost River, Martin, Indiana, USA
1950
1950
Age 46
Ada Ellen Moore resided here in Lost River, Martin, Indiana, USA
Lost River, Martin, Indiana, USA
1954
1954-1955
Age 50
Ada Ellen Moore resided here in Indiana
Indiana
1997
19 Jul 1997
Age 93
Death of Ada Ellen Moore in Orange County, Indiana, USA
Orange County, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Jun 1904
    Event Place: Martin County Indiana USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lost River, Martin, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01077; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 51-6
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Halbert, Martin, Indiana; Roll: T625_442; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 140
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lost River, Martin, Indiana; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 2340353
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Roll: T624_373; Page: 9a; Enumeration District: 0109; FHL microfilm: 1374386
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Times-Mail; Publication Date: 21 Jul 1997; Publication Place: Bedford, Indiana, USA; ,0.18190838,0.3465997,0.26908422&xid=3355
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Lost River, Martin, Indiana; Roll: 4297; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 51-5
    [9] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: French Lick, Orange, Indiana; Roll: T624_373; Page: 9a; Enumeration District: 0109; FHL microfilm: 1374386

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Halbert, Martin, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Halbert, Martin, Indiana; Roll: T625_442; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 140

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Lost River, Lost River, Martin, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lost River, Martin, Indiana; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 2340353

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Lost River, Martin, Indiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lost River, Martin, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01077; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 51-6

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Lost River Township, Lost River, Martin, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lost River, Martin, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01077; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 51-6

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Lost River, Martin, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Lost River, Martin, Indiana; Roll: 4297; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 51-5

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1954-1955
    Event Place: Indiana
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Shoals, Martin, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Times-Mail; Publication Date: 21 Jul 1997; Publication Place: Bedford, Indiana, USA; ,0.18190838,0.3465997,0.26908422&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1997
    Event Place: Orange County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Times-Mail; Publication Date: 21 Jul 1997; Publication Place: Bedford, Indiana, USA; ,0.18190838,0.3465997,0.26908422&xid=3355
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Martin County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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