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John H. Purcell 1849–1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1849

Birth Location: Yellow Springs, Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Death Date: 18 APR 1906

Death Location: California, United States

Father: Richard Purcell

Mother: Rebecca Kerr

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Cox

Children(s): Laura Purcell, Richard Purcell, John Percell

John H. Purcell was born in 1849 in Yellow Springs, Des Moines, Iowa, United States, the child of Richard Tobias Purcell And Rebecca Louise Kerr. In 1860, John H. Purcell resided in Yellow Springs, Kossuth, Des Moines, Iowa, USA. John H. Purcell married Elizabeth Cox, and had children including John Bert Percell, Laura Elizabeth Purcell, Richard Phillip Purcell. John H. Purcell passed away in 1906 in California, United States.

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Biography

  • John H. Purcell was born in 1849 in Yellow Springs, Des Moines, Iowa, United States, the child of Richard Tobias Purcell And Rebecca Louise Kerr.
  • In 1860, John H. Purcell resided in Yellow Springs, Kossuth, Des Moines, Iowa, USA.
  • John H. Purcell married Elizabeth Cox, and had children including John Bert Percell, Laura Elizabeth Purcell, Richard Phillip Purcell.
  • John H. Purcell passed away in 1906 in California, United States.

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John Purcell's Ancestors

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John Purcell
1849–1906
Birth Place: Yellow Springs, Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Parents
Richard Tobias Purcell
1823–1903
Frederick Co, Va
Rebecca (Louise) Kerr
1825–1893
Ross co, Oh
Grandparents
Hansford Purcell
1793–1857
Lunenburg Parrish, Richmond County, Virginia, USA
Rebecca Wood
1797–1868
Virginia, USA
Adam Kerr
1789–1853
South Carolina, USA
Nancy (Elizabeth) Hutchinson
1790–1872
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Purcell's Descendants

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John (H.) Purcell (1849–18 APR 1906) m. Elizabeth Cox (11 Jun 1852–13 Mar 1935)
  1. 1. Laura (Elizabeth) Purcell 1875–1933 m. Marion Hensley 1866–1948
    1. 1. Chester (G) Hensley 1892– m. Blanche (M) Curtis 1898–1985
      1. 1. Ruby (M) Hensley 1923–1997
      2. 2. Clande (D) Hensley 1918–
  2. 2. Richard (Phillip) Purcell 1888–1956
  3. 3. John (Bert) Percell 1878–1964

John Purcell's Timeline

3 Records

1849
1849
Birth of John H. Purcell in Yellow Springs, Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Yellow Springs, Des Moines, Iowa, United States
1860
1860
Age 11
John H. Purcell resided here in Yellow Springs, Kossuth, Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Yellow Springs, Kossuth, Des Moines, Iowa, USA
1906
18 APR 1906
Age 57
Death of John H. Purcell in California, United States
California, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1849
    Event Place: Yellow Springs, Des Moines, Iowa, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Yellow Springs, Des Moines, Iowa; Roll: M653_319; Page: 37; Family History Librar

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Yellow Springs, Kossuth, Des Moines, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Yellow Springs, Des Moines, Iowa; Roll: M653_319; Page: 37; Family History Librar

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 APR 1906
    Event Place: California, United States

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