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Doris Elaine Purcell 1924–2009 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Sep 1924

Birth Location: Carrington, Foster, North Dakota, USA

Death Date: 6 Oct 2009

Death Location: Melville, Foster County, North Dakota, United States of America

Father: Jesse Percell

Mother: Gladys Foulston

Spouse(s): Arthur Vraa, Virgil Hennings

Children(s): Richard Hennings

Doris Elaine Purcell was born in 1924 in Carrington, Foster, North Dakota, USA, the child of Jesse Earl Percell And Gladys Irene Foulston. In 1925, Doris Elaine Purcell resided in Melville, Foster, North Dakota, USA. In 1930, Doris Elaine Purcell resided in Walters, Walters, Stutsman, North Dakota, USA. Doris Elaine Purcell married Arthur Melvin Vraa, Virgil August Hennings, and had children including Fern Hennings, John Hennings, Paulette Hennings, Richard Dale Hennings, Richard Hennings. Doris Elaine Purcell passed away in 2009 in Melville, Foster County, North Dakota, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Doris Elaine Purcell was born in 1924 in Carrington, Foster, North Dakota, USA, the child of Jesse Earl Percell And Gladys Irene Foulston.
  • In 1925, Doris Elaine Purcell resided in Melville, Foster, North Dakota, USA.
  • In 1930, Doris Elaine Purcell resided in Walters, Walters, Stutsman, North Dakota, USA.
  • Doris Elaine Purcell married Arthur Melvin Vraa, Virgil August Hennings, and had children including Fern Hennings, John Hennings, Paulette Hennings, Richard Dale Hennings, Richard Hennings.
  • Doris Elaine Purcell passed away in 2009 in Melville, Foster County, North Dakota, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jesse Percell
1890–1976
Birth Location: Woodbine, Harrison Co., Iowa, USA
JP
Gladys Foulston
1905–1980
Birth Location: Milbank, Grant, South Dakota, USA
GF

Spouses(s)

Arthur Vraa
1926–2017
Birth Location: Climax Polk, Minnesota, USA
AV
Virgil Hennings
1915–1987
Birth Location: Edmunds, Stutsman, North Dakota, USA
VH

Children(s)

Richard Hennings
1942–2015
Birth Location: Carrington, Foster County, North Dakota, United States of America
RH

Doris Purcell's Ancestors

Self
Doris Purcell
1924–2009
Birth Place: Carrington, Foster, North Dakota, USA
Parents
Jesse Earl Percell
1890–1976
Woodbine, Harrison Co., Iowa, USA
Gladys (Irene) Foulston
1905–1980
Milbank, Grant, South Dakota, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Doris Purcell's Descendants

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Doris (Elaine) Purcell (4 Sep 1924–6 Oct 2009) m. Arthur (Melvin) Vraa (26 Jun 1926–2017) m. Virgil (August) Hennings (30 December 1915–Abt. 1987)
  1. 1. Richard (Dale) Hennings 1942–2015

Doris Purcell's Timeline

12 Records

1924
4 Sep 1924
Birth of Doris Elaine Purcell in Carrington, Foster, North Dakota, USA
Carrington, Foster, North Dakota, USA
1925
1925
Age 1
Doris Elaine Purcell resided here in Melville, Foster, North Dakota, USA
Melville, Foster, North Dakota, USA
1930
1930
Age 6
Doris Elaine Purcell resided here in Walters, Walters, Stutsman, North Dakota, USA
Walters, Walters, Stutsman, North Dakota, USA
1935
1935
Age 11
Doris Elaine Purcell resided here in Glacier, Stutsman, North Dakota
Glacier, Stutsman, North Dakota
1940
1940
Age 16
Doris Elaine Purcell resided here in Glacier Twp, Glacier, Stutsman, North Dakota, USA
Glacier Twp, Glacier, Stutsman, North Dakota, USA
1950
1950
Age 26
Doris Elaine Purcell resided here in Longview, Foster, North Dakota, USA
Longview, Foster, North Dakota, USA
1962
1962
Age 38
Doris Elaine Purcell resided here in North Dakota
North Dakota
1988
4 Sep 1988
Age 64
Doris Elaine Purcell was married in Moorhead, MN
Moorhead, MN
1994
1994-2002
Age 70
Doris Elaine Purcell resided here in Carrington, North Dakota, USA
Carrington, North Dakota, USA
1996
1996
Age 72
Doris Elaine Purcell resided here in Climax, MN
Climax, MN
2009
Abt 2009
Age 85
Doris Elaine Purcell resided here in Climax, Polk, Minnesota, USA
Climax, Polk, Minnesota, USA
2009
6 Oct 2009
Age 85
Death of Doris Elaine Purcell in Halstad, Minn.
Halstad, Minn.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Sep 1924
    Event Place: Carrington, Foster, North Dakota, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Dakota, U.S., Territorial and State Censuses, North Dakota State University Archives; Fargo, North Dakota
    [2] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Glacier, Stutsman, North Dakota; Roll: m-t0627-03015; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 47-23
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Walters, Stutsman, North Dakota; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0071; FHL microfilm: 2341477
    [6] Minnesota, U.S., Death Index, 1908-2017, Minnesota Department of Health; St Paul, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2017
    [7] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Jamestown Sun; Publication Date: 9 Oct 2009; Publication Place: Jamestown, North Dakota, USA
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
    [10] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Longview, Foster, North Dakota; Roll: 5740; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 16-14
    [11] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 4 Sep 1988
    Event Place: Moorhead, MN
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Jamestown Sun; Publication Date: 9 Oct 2009; Publication Place: Jamestown, North Dakota, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1925
    Event Place: Melville, Foster, North Dakota, USA
    Record Source: North Dakota, U.S., Territorial and State Censuses, North Dakota State University Archives; Fargo, North Dakota

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Walters, Walters, Stutsman, North Dakota, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Walters, Stutsman, North Dakota; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0071; FHL microfilm: 2341477

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Glacier, Stutsman, North Dakota
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Glacier, Stutsman, North Dakota; Roll: m-t0627-03015; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 47-23

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Glacier Twp, Glacier, Stutsman, North Dakota, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Glacier, Stutsman, North Dakota; Roll: m-t0627-03015; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 47-23

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Longview, Foster, North Dakota, 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: Longview, Foster, North Dakota; Roll: 5740; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 16-14

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1962
    Event Place: North Dakota
    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 Date: 1994-2002
    Event Place: Carrington, North Dakota, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002, City: Carrington; State: North Dakota; Year(s): 1994-2002

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1996
    Event Place: Climax, MN
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 2009
    Event Place: Climax, Polk, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: Minnesota, U.S., Death Index, 1908-2017, Minnesota Department of Health; St Paul, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2017

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Climax, MN, Stutsman County, Edmuds, ND, Longview Township, Foster County, ND, Climax MN 1
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Jamestown Sun; Publication Date: 9 Oct 2009; Publication Place: Jamestown, North Dakota, USA

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Climax, Minn.
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Oct 2009
    Event Place: Halstad, Minn.
    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] Minnesota, U.S., Death Index, 1908-2017, Minnesota Department of Health; St Paul, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2017
    [3] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Jamestown Sun; Publication Date: 9 Oct 2009; Publication Place: Jamestown, North Dakota, USA
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
    [6] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Melville, Foster County, North Dakota, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Minnesota, U.S., Death Index, 1908-2017, Minnesota Department of Health; St Paul, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2017
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Jamestown Sun; Publication Date: 9 Oct 2009; Publication Place: Jamestown, North Dakota, USA
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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