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Myrtle Hornsby Salter Purvis 1903–1994 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 September 1903

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 15 April 1994

Death Location: Purvis, Lamar County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Ora Hornsby

Mother: Chalcie Collier

Spouse(s): Victor Salter

Children(s): Gene Salter

Myrtle Hornsby Salter Purvis was born in 1903 in Alabama, the child of Ora Enlow Hornsby And Chalcie Dona Collier. In 1910, Myrtle Hornsby Salter Purvis resided in Red Apple, Marshall, Alabama, USA. In 1930, Myrtle Hornsby Salter Purvis resided in Beat 2, Lamar, Mississippi, USA. Myrtle Hornsby Salter Purvis married Victor Eugene Salter, and had children including Gene Wallace Salter, James E Salter. Myrtle Hornsby Salter Purvis passed away in 1994 in Purvis, Lamar County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Myrtle Hornsby Salter Purvis was born in 1903 in Alabama, the child of Ora Enlow Hornsby And Chalcie Dona Collier.
  • In 1910, Myrtle Hornsby Salter Purvis resided in Red Apple, Marshall, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1930, Myrtle Hornsby Salter Purvis resided in Beat 2, Lamar, Mississippi, USA.
  • Myrtle Hornsby Salter Purvis married Victor Eugene Salter, and had children including Gene Wallace Salter, James E Salter.
  • Myrtle Hornsby Salter Purvis passed away in 1994 in Purvis, Lamar County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Myrtle Purvis's Ancestors

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Myrtle Purvis
1903–1994
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
Ora Enlow Hornsby
1878–1941
Clay, Alabama, United States
Chalcie (Dona) Collier
1880–1972
Albertville, Marshall, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Calvin) Hornesby
1838–1915
Pike County, Georgia, United States of America
Sarah (E Nancy) Sanders
1841–1890
Georgia USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry Hornsby
1811–1879
Nancy Madden
1810–1896
Saunders
1818–1899
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Noah Hornsby
1776–1863
Elizabeth Hornsby
1777–1875
David Madden
1787–1870
Ruth Pinson
1792–1860

Myrtle Purvis's Descendants

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Myrtle (Hornsby Salter) Purvis (27 September 1903–15 April 1994) m. Victor (Eugene) Salter (30 October 1900–5 February 1943)
  1. 1. Gene (Wallace) Salter 1930–2012

Myrtle Purvis's Timeline

4 Records

1903
27 September 1903
Birth of Myrtle Hornsby Salter Purvis in Alabama
Alabama
1910
1910
Age 7
Myrtle Hornsby Salter Purvis resided here in Red Apple, Marshall, Alabama, USA
Red Apple, Marshall, Alabama, USA
1930
1930
Age 27
Myrtle Hornsby Salter Purvis resided here in Beat 2, Lamar, Mississippi, USA
Beat 2, Lamar, Mississippi, USA
1994
15 April 1994
Age 91
Death of Myrtle Hornsby Salter Purvis in Hattiesburg
Hattiesburg

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 September 1903
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 2, Lamar, Mississippi; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 2340887
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Red Apple, Marshall, Alabama; Roll: T624_25; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0109; FHL microfilm: 1374038
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Hattiesburg American; Publication Date: 17 Apr 1994; Publication Place: Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States of America; ,0.29426095,0.511206

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Red Apple, Marshall, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Red Apple, Marshall, Alabama; Roll: T624_25; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0109; FHL microfilm: 1374038

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Beat 2, Lamar, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Beat 2, Lamar, Mississippi; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 2340887

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Purvis
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Hattiesburg American; Publication Date: 17 Apr 1994; Publication Place: Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States of America; ,0.29426095,0.511206

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 April 1994
    Event Place: Hattiesburg
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Hattiesburg American; Publication Date: 17 Apr 1994; Publication Place: Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States of America; ,0.29426095,0.511206

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Purvis, Lamar County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Hattiesburg American; Publication Date: 17 Apr 1994; Publication Place: Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States of America; ,0.29426095,0.511206

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