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James Monroe Purvis 1865–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Nov 1865

Birth Location: Purvis, Lamar, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 28 Oct 1937

Death Location: Ashley, Copiah County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: James Purvis

Mother: Marina Bush

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In 1865, James Monroe Purvis entered the world in Purvis, Lamar, Mississippi, USA, born to James Purvis And Marina Catherine Bush. James Monroe Purvis passed away in 1937 in Ashley, Copiah County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1865, James Monroe Purvis entered the world in Purvis, Lamar, Mississippi, USA, born to James Purvis And Marina Catherine Bush.
  • James Monroe Purvis passed away in 1937 in Ashley, Copiah County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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James Purvis's Ancestors

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James Purvis
1865–1937
Birth Place: Purvis, Lamar, Mississippi, USA
Parents
James Purvis
1837–1864
Mississippi
Marina (Catherine) Bush
1840–1913
Wayne, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
John (Alexander) Bush
1814–1855
Edgefield, South Carolin
Mary (Winnie Idella) Redd
1815–1849
Barnwell, Barnwell, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Herrin Bush
1776–1845
Elizabeth DeLoach
1790–1820
Meshack Redd
1793–1860
Nancy Davis
1793–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Bibby Bush
1752–1812
Mary Herrin
1752–1828
Rev. DeLoach
1759–1819
Mary Crawford
1760–1801
Job Redd
1750–1839
Edi Bentle
1765–1857

James Purvis's Timeline

2 Records

1865
27 Nov 1865
Birth of James Monroe Purvis in Purvis, Lamar, Mississippi, USA
Purvis, Lamar, Mississippi, USA
1937
28 Oct 1937
Age 72
Death of James Monroe Purvis in Poplar Springs, Copiah, Mississippi, USA
Poplar Springs, Copiah, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Nov 1865
    Event Place: Purvis, Lamar, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Oct 1937
    Event Place: Poplar Springs, Copiah, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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