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Sam Houston Purcell 1861–1947 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Jul 1861

Birth Location: Bell, Texas

Death Date: 3 Sep 1947

Death Location: Precinct 7, Bexar, Texas, USA

Father: MAHLON Purcell

Mother: MATILDA Martin

Spouse(s):

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In 1861, Sam Houston Purcell entered the world in Bell, Texas, born to Mahlon Aaron Purcell And Matilda Jane Martin. Sam Houston Purcell passed away in 1947 in Precinct 7, Bexar, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1861, Sam Houston Purcell entered the world in Bell, Texas, born to Mahlon Aaron Purcell And Matilda Jane Martin.
  • Sam Houston Purcell passed away in 1947 in Precinct 7, Bexar, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

MAHLON Purcell
1824–1900
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
MP
MATILDA Martin
1829–1910
Birth Location: Vermilion, Illinois
MM

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sam Purcell's Ancestors

Self
Sam Purcell
1861–1947
Birth Place: Bell, Texas
Parents
MAHLON 'Aaron' Purcell
1824–1900
Indiana, USA
MATILDA (Jane) Martin
1829–1910
Vermilion, Illinois
Grandparents
AARON Purcell
1804–1836
Simpson Creek, Nelson, Kentucky
MARIA ('Mariah') Clement
1802–1864
Québec, Quebec, Canada
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sam Purcell's Timeline

2 Records

1861
2 Jul 1861
Birth of Sam Houston Purcell in Bell, Texas
Bell, Texas
1947
3 Sep 1947
Age 86
Death of Sam Houston Purcell in Precinct 7, Bexar, Texas, USA
Precinct 7, Bexar, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jul 1861
    Event Place: Bell, Texas

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Sep 1947
    Event Place: Precinct 7, Bexar, Texas, USA
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