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Sarah Elizabeth Purcell 1846–1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 JUL 1846

Birth Location: Parke, IN, USA

Death Date: 1910

Death Location: Vigo Co., IN, USA

Father: James Purcell

Mother: Elizabeth Manning

Spouse(s): Benjamin Akers

Children(s): William Akers, Murtie Akers, Hezekiah Akers

The story of Sarah Elizabeth Purcell began in 1846 in Parke, IN, USA. In 1860, Sarah Elizabeth Purcell resided in Liberty , Delaware, IN, USA. In 1870, Sarah Elizabeth Purcell resided in Indian Creek, Lawrence Co., IN, USA. Sarah Elizabeth Purcell married Benjamin James Akers, and had children including Hezekiah Akers, Murtie Nancy Akers, William Emery Akers. Sarah Elizabeth Purcell passed away in 1910 in Vigo Co., IN, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Sarah Elizabeth Purcell began in 1846 in Parke, IN, USA.
  • In 1860, Sarah Elizabeth Purcell resided in Liberty , Delaware, IN, USA.
  • In 1870, Sarah Elizabeth Purcell resided in Indian Creek, Lawrence Co., IN, USA.
  • Sarah Elizabeth Purcell married Benjamin James Akers, and had children including Hezekiah Akers, Murtie Nancy Akers, William Emery Akers.
  • Sarah Elizabeth Purcell passed away in 1910 in Vigo Co., IN, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Purcell
1803–1875
Birth Location: Shelbyville, Shelby Co., KY, USA
JP
Elizabeth Manning
1805–1880
Birth Location: Kewanna, Fulton Co., IN, USA
EM

Spouses(s)

Benjamin Akers
1839–1928
Birth Location: IL, USA
BA

Children(s)

William Akers
1867–1949
Birth Location: Indian Creek, Lawrence Co., IN, USA
WA
Murtie Akers
1869–1953
Birth Location: Indian Creek, Lawrence Co., IN, USA
MA
Hezekiah Akers
1865–1951
Birth Location: Vigo Co., IN, USA
HA

Sarah Purcell's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Purcell
1846–1910
Birth Place: Parke, IN, USA
Parents
James Purcell
1803–1875
Shelbyville, Shelby Co., KY, USA
Elizabeth Manning
1805–1880
Kewanna, Fulton Co., IN, USA
Grandparents
James (Henry) Manning
1772–1839
St. Marys, MD, USA
Elizabeth Riley
1781–1865
St. Mary's, MD, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Manning
1745–1814
Susan Wimsatt
1747–1780
Henry Riley
1755–1829
Barbara Nottingham
1752–1829
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Cornelius Manning
1705–1764
Jane Brooke
1718–
Richard Wimsatt
1722–1751
Theresa Ford
1725–
Athanasius Nottingham
1725–1767

Sarah Purcell's Descendants

1.
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Sarah (Elizabeth) Purcell (1 JUL 1846–1910) m. Benjamin (James) Akers (16 NOV 1839–1928)
  1. 1. William (Emery) Akers 1867–1949 m. Elizabeth (F.) Childress 1868–1907
    1. 1. Leslie (Paul) Akers 1897–1962
    2. 2. Marie Akers 1896–1904
    3. 3. Stella (Levina) Akers 1899–1990 m. Archie Brown 1895–1987
      1. 1. Paul Brown 1926–2015
      2. 2. Otto (Harold) Brown 1924–2015
      3. 3. Earl (H.) Brown 1930–1981
      4. 4. Archie (Elmer) Brown 1921–2013
  2. 2. Murtie (Nancy) Akers 1869–1953 m. William (H.) Myers 1870–1960
    1. 1. Inez (Gertrude) Myers 1903–2001 m. George (Nelson) House 1904–1969
      1. 1. James (Eugene) House 1927–2001
      2. 2. Boyd (Nelson) House 1933–2003
    2. 2. Goldie (Ophelia) Myers 1897– m. Herbert Hall 1894–1969
      1. 1. Virginia (Pauline) Hall 1918–1997
      2. 2. Kathryn (Lucille) Hall 1927–1974
      3. 3. Herbert (Lowell) Hall 1922–1993
    3. 3. Sylvia (Agetta) Myers 1895–1996 m. Oscar Tryon 1891–1957
      1. 1. William (Paul) Tryon 1917–
      2. 2. Ellen Tryon 1924–
      3. 3. Allen Tryon 1918–
    4. 4. Esten (C.) Myers 1906–1987
    5. 5. Robert (Eugene) Myers 1912–2014
    6. 6. William (Homer) Myers 1897–1945
    7. 7. Edgar (Floyd) Myers 1897–1958
    8. 8. Raymond (Espie) Myers 1901–1976
    9. 9. Ruth (N.) Myers 1921–2012
  3. 3. Hezekiah Akers 1865–1951 m. Minnie (G.) Bennett 1864–1940
    1. 1. Blanch (Z.) Akers 1895–

Sarah Purcell's Timeline

8 Records

1846
1 JUL 1846
Birth of Sarah Elizabeth Purcell in Parke, IN, USA
Parke, IN, USA
1860
1860
Age 14
Sarah Elizabeth Purcell resided here in Liberty , Delaware, IN, USA
Liberty , Delaware, IN, USA
1870
1870
Age 24
Sarah Elizabeth Purcell resided here in Indian Creek, Lawrence Co., IN, USA
Indian Creek, Lawrence Co., IN, USA
1880
1880
Age 34
Sarah Elizabeth Purcell resided here in Pierson, Vigo Co., IN, USA
Pierson, Vigo Co., IN, USA
1900
1900
Age 54
Sarah Elizabeth Purcell resided here in Vigo Co., IN, USA
Vigo Co., IN, USA
1910
1910
Age 64
Sarah Elizabeth Purcell resided here in Pierson, Vigo Co., IN, USA
Pierson, Vigo Co., IN, USA
1910
9 NOV 1910
Age 64
Death of Sarah Elizabeth Purcell in Vigo Co., IN, USA
Vigo Co., IN, USA
1910
1910
Age 64
Burial of Sarah Elizabeth Purcell in Vigo Co., IN, USA
Vigo Co., IN, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 JUL 1846
    Event Place: Parke, IN, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Liberty , Delaware, IN, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Indian Creek, Lawrence Co., IN, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Pierson, Vigo Co., IN, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Vigo Co., IN, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Pierson, Vigo Co., IN, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 NOV 1910
    Event Place: Vigo Co., IN, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Vigo Co., IN, USA
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