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Martha Viola Purdon 1875–1970 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 August 1875

Birth Location: Mississippi

Death Date: January 1970

Death Location: Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Warren Herndon

Mother: Nancy None

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Martha Viola Purdon was born in 1875 in Mississippi, the child of Warren Hightower Herndon And Nancy. In 1880, Martha Viola Purdon resided in Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA. Martha Viola Purdon passed away in 1970 in Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Martha Viola Purdon was born in 1875 in Mississippi, the child of Warren Hightower Herndon And Nancy.
  • In 1880, Martha Viola Purdon resided in Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA.
  • Martha Viola Purdon passed away in 1970 in Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Martha Purdon's Ancestors

Self
Martha Purdon
1875–1970
Birth Place: Mississippi
Parents
Warren Hightower Herndon
1838–1886
Georgia, USA
Nancy
1846–1915
Georgia
Grandparents
james herndon
1808–1889
Georgia, USA
rebecca Hightower
1806–1889
,,Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
thomas Hightower
1770–1819
2nd-Great-Grandparents
joshua Hightower
1741–1841

Martha Purdon's Timeline

3 Records

1875
18 August 1875
Birth of Martha Viola Purdon in Mississippi
Mississippi
1880
1880
Age 5
Martha Viola Purdon resided here in Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
1970
January 1970
Age 95
Death of Martha Viola Purdon
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 August 1875
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Pontotoc, Mississippi; Roll: 662; Page: 60B; Enumeration District: 165
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Pontotoc, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Pontotoc, Mississippi; Roll: 662; Page: 60B; Enumeration District: 165

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: January 1970
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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