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Laura Myrtle Purcell 1892–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Apr 1892

Birth Location: Woodbine, Harrison County, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 20 Dec 1941

Death Location: Missouri Valley, Harrison County, Iowa, USA

Father: John Purcell

Mother: Eliza Hall

Spouse(s): Albert Hickman

Children(s): Virgil Hickman, Geneva Hickman, Ruby Hickman, Lela Hickman, Albert Hickman

The story of Laura Myrtle Purcell began in 1892 in Woodbine, Harrison County, Iowa, USA. Laura Myrtle Purcell married Albert Newton Bert Hickman, and had children including Albert Dale Hickman, Geneva Marie Hickman, Lela May Hickman, Ruby Mable Hickman, Virgil Wallace Hickman. Laura Myrtle Purcell passed away in 1941 in Missouri Valley, Harrison County, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Laura Myrtle Purcell began in 1892 in Woodbine, Harrison County, Iowa, USA.
  • Laura Myrtle Purcell married Albert Newton Bert Hickman, and had children including Albert Dale Hickman, Geneva Marie Hickman, Lela May Hickman, Ruby Mable Hickman, Virgil Wallace Hickman.
  • Laura Myrtle Purcell passed away in 1941 in Missouri Valley, Harrison County, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Purcell
1854–1925
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
JP
Eliza Hall
1863–1949
Birth Location: Calhoun, Harrison County, Iowa, USA
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Spouses(s)

Albert Hickman
1878–1949
Birth Location: Fremont County, Iowa, USA
AH

Children(s)

Virgil Hickman
1912–1993
Birth Location: Walthill, Thurston County, Nebraska, USA
VH
Geneva Hickman
1914–1976
Birth Location: Walthill, Thurston County, Nebraska, USA
GH
Ruby Hickman
1920–2000
Birth Location: Loveland, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA
RH
Lela Hickman
1925–1998
Birth Location: Loveland, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA
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Albert Hickman
1929–1932
Birth Location: Loveland, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA
AH

Laura Purcell's Ancestors

Self
Laura Purcell
1892–1941
Birth Place: Woodbine, Harrison County, Iowa, USA
Parents
John M Purcell
1854–1925
Indiana, USA
Eliza (Priscilla) Hall
1863–1949
Calhoun, Harrison County, Iowa, USA
Grandparents
Alexander Purcell
1821–1895
Putnam, Indiana, USA
Richard Hall
1826–1901
England
Lucy (Ann) Ratliff
1837–1923
Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jesse Purcell
1788–1868
Jane Akers
1794–1868
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Purcell
1750–1813
Margaret Smith
1758–1830
Benjamin Akers
1764–1825
Catherine Malone
1773–1857

Laura Purcell's Descendants

1.
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Laura (Myrtle) Purcell (3 Apr 1892–20 Dec 1941) m. Albert (Newton “Bert”) Hickman (15 Dec 1878–11 Oct 1949)
  1. 1. Virgil (Wallace) Hickman 1912–1993
  2. 2. Geneva (Marie) Hickman 1914–1976 m. Waldo (William) Swanger 1910–1967
    1. 1. Frances (M “Franny”) Swanger 1939–2000
    2. 2. William (Eugene) Swanger 1940–1976
    3. 3. Donna (Kay) Swanger 1946–2007
    4. 4. Gary (Leon) Swanger 1948–1948
  3. 3. Ruby (Mable) Hickman 1920–2000
  4. 4. Lela (May) Hickman 1925–1998 m. Morace (George) Vore 1925–1985
  5. 5. Albert (Dale) Hickman 1929–1932

Laura Purcell's Timeline

2 Records

1892
3 Apr 1892
Birth of Laura Myrtle Purcell in Woodbine, Harrison County, Iowa, USA
Woodbine, Harrison County, Iowa, USA
1941
20 Dec 1941
Age 49
Death of Laura Myrtle Purcell in Missouri Valley, Harrison County, Iowa, USA
Missouri Valley, Harrison County, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1892
    Event Place: Woodbine, Harrison County, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1941
    Event Place: Missouri Valley, Harrison County, Iowa, USA
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