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John Richard Purdy 1897 – 1952 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 April 1897

Birth Location: Keyser, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 13 Nov 1952

Death Location: Keyser, Mineral, West Virginia

Father: Richard Purdy

Mother: Ann Lambert

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John Richard Purdy was born in 1897 in Keyser, West Virginia, USA, the child of Richard R. Purdy and Ann "Annie" M. Lambert. John Richard Purdy passed away in 1952 in Keyser, Mineral, West Virginia.

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Biography

  • John Richard Purdy was born in 1897 in Keyser, West Virginia, USA, the child of Richard R. Purdy and Ann "Annie" M. Lambert.
  • John Richard Purdy passed away in 1952 in Keyser, Mineral, West Virginia.

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John Purdy's Ancestors

Self
John Purdy
1897 – 1952
Birth Place: Keyser, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Richard R. Purdy
1836 – 1923
Maryland
Ann ("Annie" M.) Lambert
1852 – 1889
Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Purdy
Elizabeth
William (David) Lambert
1818 – 1892
Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
Catharine Sonner
1824 – 1902
Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Lambert
1797 – 1868
Elizabeth Crabill
1798 – 1831
Isaac Sonner
1795 – 1865
Elizabeth Hoffman
1799 – 1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Lambert
1755 – 1818
Christina Baker
1755 – 1830
David Crabill
1769 – 1832
Elizabeth Beidler
1770 – 1831
John Sonner
1758 – 1828
Ann Bowman
1772 – 1850

John Purdy's Timeline

3 Records

1887
14 Apr 1887
Birth of John Richard Purdy in Keyser, Mineral, West Virginia, USA
Keyser, Mineral, West Virginia, USA
1897
14 April 1897
Birth of John Richard Purdy in Keyser, West Virginia, USA
Keyser, West Virginia, USA
1952
13 Nov 1952
Age 55
Death of John Richard Purdy in Keyser, Mineral, West Virginia
Keyser, Mineral, West Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1887
    Event Place: Keyser, Mineral, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 April 1897
    Event Place: Keyser, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Nov 1952
    Event Place: Keyser, Mineral, West Virginia
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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