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James Luther Purvis 1855–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Sep 1855

Birth Location: Bartholomew, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 27 Feb 1944

Death Location: Martinsville, Morgan County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Lewis Purvis

Mother: Nancy Pottorff

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Lewis

Children(s): Charlotte( Purvis, Arminta PURVIS, Benoni Purvis, Effie Purvis

James Luther Purvis was born in 1855 in Bartholomew, Indiana, USA, the child of Lewis Purvis And Nancy Cerelda Pottorff. James Luther Purvis married Elizabeth Florence Lewis, and had children including Arminta Purvis, Benoni Lewis Purvis, Charlotte Lottie Luticia Purvis, Effie Anna Purvis. James Luther Purvis passed away in 1944 in Martinsville, Morgan County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Luther Purvis was born in 1855 in Bartholomew, Indiana, USA, the child of Lewis Purvis And Nancy Cerelda Pottorff.
  • James Luther Purvis married Elizabeth Florence Lewis, and had children including Arminta Purvis, Benoni Lewis Purvis, Charlotte Lottie Luticia Purvis, Effie Anna Purvis.
  • James Luther Purvis passed away in 1944 in Martinsville, Morgan County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Purvis's Ancestors

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James Purvis
1855–1944
Birth Place: Bartholomew, Indiana, USA
Parents
Lewis Purvis
1816–1864
Kentucky, United States of America
Nancy (Cerelda) Pottorff
1819–1887
Bartholomew, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Calvin Purvis
1788–1876
Johnston County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Rhodea Purvis
1765–1852
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Purvis's Descendants

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James (Luther) Purvis (14 Sep 1855–27 Feb 1944) m. Elizabeth (Florence) Lewis (07 April,1852–12 Mar 1939)
  1. 1. Charlotte( (Lottie) luticia) Purvis 1876–1903 m. WILLIAM (ADDISON (twin)) CURTIS 1876–1960
    1. 1. LULA (MARIE) CURTIS 1901– m. Ernest (Harrison) Grounds 1890–1960
      1. 1. Betty (Jean) Grounds 1930–2004 m. Roscoe (WATSON {WOOD}) JR 1924–1984
        1. 1. Harry (Paul Wood) Sr 1949–2020
      2. 2. CATHERINE (LOUISE) Grounds 1920–1920
      3. 3. ANNA (MAE) Grounds 1925–1993 m. Wilbur (Wright) Powell 1924–2001 m. John ("Johnnie" Earl) Hacker 1935–1999
      4. 4. Warren (Lafayette) Grounds 1921–1953
    2. 2. Flossie (Blanche) Curtis 1900–1983 m. Fred (McClellan) Stiles 1899–1947
      1. 1. Harold (Curtis) Stiles 1929–2009
      2. 2. Ruth (Pauline) Stiles 1921–2016 m. James (Ernest "Jim") Fraker 1917–1986
    3. 3. Hazel (Nadene) Curtis 1897–1898
    4. 4. Stanley (Winter "Jack") Curtis 1896–1999 m. Myrtle (Bert) Johnson 1897–1979 m. Ella (Elizabeth) Jennings 1905–1990
      1. 1. Lucile (Helen) Curtis 1919–1984
      2. 2. Luther (Young) Curtis 1916–1993
      3. 3. Augustus (Stanley) Curtis 1921–2012
    5. 5. Lena (Mary) Curtis 1903–1997 m. John (Nelson) Beecham 1893–1969
      1. 1. Imogene Beecham 1925–2010
  2. 2. Arminta PURVIS 1872–1960
  3. 3. Benoni (Lewis) Purvis 1885–1939 m. Elsie (Ethel) Hacker 1896–1960
  4. 4. Effie (Anna) Purvis 1884–1968 m. Walter (Carlton) Phillips 1884–1935 m. John (Miller) Bailey 1889–1953

James Purvis's Timeline

2 Records

1855
14 Sep 1855
Birth of James Luther Purvis in Bartholomew, Indiana, USA
Bartholomew, Indiana, USA
1944
27 Feb 1944
Age 89
Death of James Luther Purvis in Martinsville, Morgan, Indiana, USA
Martinsville, Morgan, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Sep 1855
    Event Place: Bartholomew, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Feb 1944
    Event Place: Martinsville, Morgan, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Martinsville, Morgan County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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