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Matilda Collins Purcell 1821–1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 04 Jun 1821

Birth Location: Little Valley, Scott County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1894

Death Location: Hubbard Springs, Lee, Virginia, USA

Father: William Purcell

Mother: Eleanor Burke

Spouse(s): James II

Children(s): Nancy Bays

In 1821, Matilda Collins Purcell entered the world in Little Valley, Scott County, Virginia, USA, born to William R Purcell And Eleanor Ellen Burke. Matilda Collins Purcell married James Knox Bays Ii, and had children including Nancy Bays. Matilda Collins Purcell passed away in 1894 in Hubbard Springs, Lee, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1821, Matilda Collins Purcell entered the world in Little Valley, Scott County, Virginia, USA, born to William R Purcell And Eleanor Ellen Burke.
  • Matilda Collins Purcell married James Knox Bays Ii, and had children including Nancy Bays.
  • Matilda Collins Purcell passed away in 1894 in Hubbard Springs, Lee, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Purcell
1788–1834
Birth Location: North Fork, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
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Eleanor Burke
1798–1880
Birth Location: Scott County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

James II
1818–1879
Birth Location: Scott, Virginia, USA
JI

Children(s)

Nancy Bays
1842–1921
Birth Location: Scott, Virginia, United States
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Matilda Purcell's Ancestors

Self
Matilda Purcell
1821–1894
Birth Place: Little Valley, Scott County, Virginia, USA
Parents
William R Purcell
1788–1834
North Fork, McDowell, West Virginia, USA
Eleanor (Ellen) Burke
1798–1880
Scott County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John Purcell
1758–1808
Henry, Sussex, Virginia, USA
Ursula (Ann) Purcell
1765–1852
Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matilda Purcell's Descendants

1.
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Matilda (Collins) Purcell (04 Jun 1821–1894) m. James (Knox Bays) II (1818–December 24, 1879)
  1. 1. Nancy Bays 1842–1921 m. James (W) CARTER 1839–1917
    1. 1. Sarah ("Sallie" Hayes) Carter 1877–1949 m. Samuel (R) Hawkins 1874–1916
      1. 1. Alice ("Allie" May) Hawkins 1897–1989 m. Calvin (Walker) Hensley 1898–1966
        1. 1. Calvin (Eugene) Hensley 1925–1982 m. Mollie (Ellen) Phillips 1928–1992

Matilda Purcell's Timeline

2 Records

1821
04 Jun 1821
Birth of Matilda Collins Purcell in Little Valley, Scott County, Virginia, USA
Little Valley, Scott County, Virginia, USA
1894
1894
Age 73
Death of Matilda Collins Purcell in Hubbard Springs, Lee, Virginia, USA
Hubbard Springs, Lee, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 Jun 1821
    Event Place: Little Valley, Scott County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1894
    Event Place: Hubbard Springs, Lee, Virginia, USA
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