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James Purvis Joyner 1942–2015 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Dec 1942

Birth Location: Rocky Mount, Nash, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 9 Jul 2015

Death Location: Clinton, Sampson County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Willie Joyner

Mother: Elsie Joyner

Spouse(s): Shirley Melvin

Children(s):

James Purvis Joyner was born in 1942 in Rocky Mount, Nash, North Carolina, USA, the child of Willie Columbus Joyner And Elsie Mae Joyner. James Purvis Joyner married Shirley Ann Melvin, and had children including Rhonda Joyner Spratt. James Purvis Joyner passed away in 2015 in Clinton, Sampson County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Purvis Joyner was born in 1942 in Rocky Mount, Nash, North Carolina, USA, the child of Willie Columbus Joyner And Elsie Mae Joyner.
  • James Purvis Joyner married Shirley Ann Melvin, and had children including Rhonda Joyner Spratt.
  • James Purvis Joyner passed away in 2015 in Clinton, Sampson County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Joyner's Ancestors

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James Joyner
1942–2015
Birth Place: Rocky Mount, Nash, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Willie Columbus Joyner
1908–1970
Nash County, North Carolina
Elsie (Mae) Joyner
1913–1980
Nash County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Peter (Columbus) Joyner
1886–1956
Nash County, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Jane) Pridgen
1889–1931
Nash, North Carolina, USA
Callie (Walter) Joyner
1874–1941
North Carolina
Mary (Ann) Pridgen
1889–1954
Nash, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
James Joyner
1861–1900
Sallie Lee
1861–1898
Eli Pridgen
1866–
Amy Joyner
1861–1940
Orren Joyner
1839–1904
Elisebeth Skinner
1849–1925
John Pridgen
1856–1915
Sarah Smith
1850–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lemon Joyner
1833–1917
Piety Daughtridge
1833–1913
Drewery Joyner
1802–1902
James Skinner
1822–1880
Obedience Weaver
1824–1880

James Joyner's Timeline

2 Records

1942
14 Dec 1942
Birth of James Purvis Joyner in Rocky Mount, Nash, North Carolina, USA
Rocky Mount, Nash, North Carolina, USA
2015
9 Jul 2015
Age 73
Death of James Purvis Joyner in Clinton, Sampson, North Carolina, USA
Clinton, Sampson, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1942
    Event Place: Rocky Mount, Nash, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jul 2015
    Event Place: Clinton, Sampson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Clinton, Sampson County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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