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Wilbur G Purvis 1923–2013 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 June 1923

Birth Location: Grundy Center, Grundy County, Iowa, United States of America

Death Date: 3 October 2013

Death Location: Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: George Purvis

Mother: Ida Sparenborg

Spouse(s): Candace Gisleson

Children(s):

In 1923, Wilbur G Purvis entered the world in Grundy Center, Grundy County, Iowa, United States of America, born to George Oliver Purvis And Ida Sparenborg. In 1935, Wilbur G Purvis resided in Grundy Center, Grundy, Iowa. In 1940, Wilbur G Purvis resided in Palermo-Twp, Grundy Center, Grundy, Iowa, USA. Wilbur G Purvis married Candace Sonia Gisleson. Wilbur G Purvis passed away in 2013 in Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa, United States of America.

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  • In 1923, Wilbur G Purvis entered the world in Grundy Center, Grundy County, Iowa, United States of America, born to George Oliver Purvis And Ida Sparenborg.
  • In 1935, Wilbur G Purvis resided in Grundy Center, Grundy, Iowa.
  • In 1940, Wilbur G Purvis resided in Palermo-Twp, Grundy Center, Grundy, Iowa, USA.
  • Wilbur G Purvis married Candace Sonia Gisleson.
  • Wilbur G Purvis passed away in 2013 in Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Wilbur Purvis's Ancestors

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Wilbur Purvis
1923–2013
Birth Place: Grundy Center, Grundy County, Iowa, United States of America
Parents
George Oliver Purvis
1894–1953
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States of America
Ida Sparenborg
1888–1984
Illinois, United States of America
Grandparents
Heere Sparenborg
1850–1931
Wirdum, Landkreis Aurich, Lower Saxony, Germany
Hilke Schetsburg
1850–1932
Pilsum, Landkreis Aurich, Lower Saxony, Germany
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Wilbur Purvis's Timeline

5 Records

1923
7 June 1923
Birth of Wilbur G Purvis in Grundy Center, Grundy County, Iowa, United States of America
Grundy Center, Grundy County, Iowa, United States of America
1935
1935
Age 12
Wilbur G Purvis resided here in Grundy Center, Grundy, Iowa
Grundy Center, Grundy, Iowa
1940
1940
Age 17
Wilbur G Purvis resided here in Palermo-Twp, Grundy Center, Grundy, Iowa, USA
Palermo-Twp, Grundy Center, Grundy, Iowa, USA
1950
1950
Age 27
Wilbur G Purvis resided here in Grundy Center, Grundy, Iowa, USA
Grundy Center, Grundy, Iowa, USA
2013
3 October 2013
Age 90
Death of Wilbur G Purvis in Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa, United States of America
Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 June 1923
    Event Place: Grundy Center, Grundy County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grundy Center, Grundy, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01163; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 38-17
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Grundy Center, Grundy, Iowa; Roll: 4642; Page: 28; Enumeration District: 38-20
    [4] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Grundy Center, Grundy, Iowa
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grundy Center, Grundy, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01163; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 38-17

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Palermo-Twp, Grundy Center, Grundy, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grundy Center, Grundy, Iowa; Roll: m-t0627-01163; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 38-17

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Grundy Center, Grundy, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Grundy Center, Grundy, Iowa; Roll: 4642; Page: 28; Enumeration District: 38-20

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 October 2013
    Event Place: Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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