1. Rex Baird Purviance, son of Charles Arthur Purviance and Wilma Edna Drewel , was born on 8 Mar 1955 in Amarillo, TX.
Noted events in his life were:
• Medical: tonsilitis by having his tonsils removed, Oct 1960, Ft Leonard Wood, Missouri.
• Medical: for appendicitis by having his appendix removed, 1968, Fort Riley, Kansas.
• Military Service: by joining the Army, 16 Feb 1976, Amarillo, Potter, Texas.
• Military Service: during Operations Desert Shield/Storm, 24 Oct 1990-15 Apr 1991, Saudi Arabia.
• Military Discharge: with an Honorable Discharge, 2 Mar 1992, Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
Rex married Mary Colleen Roach , daughter of John Marshall Roach Jr and Josephine Lillian O'connor , on 29 Nov 1974 in Amarillo, TX. Mary was born on 29 Oct 1954 in Fort Worth, TX.
Children from this marriage were:
i. Stefanie Colette Purviance (born on 1 Jan 1976 Amarillo, TX)
ii. Rachel Denise Purviance (born on 10 May 1977 Fort Sam Houston, Bexar, TX)
iii. Derek Matthew Purviance (born on 9 Aug 1978 Fort Sam Houston, Bexar, TX)
iv. Josephine Ellen Purviance (born on 15 Apr 1982 Amarillo, TX)
v. Sean Patrick Purviance (born on 4 Apr 1985 Fort Campbell, TN)
vi. Monika Helen Purviance (born on 10 Jun 1988 Fort Campbell, TN)
Second Generation 2. Charles Arthur Purviance, son of Clarice Arthur Purviance and Frances Adeline Platt , was born on 20 Dec 1932 in Barnsdale, OK.
Noted events in his life were:
• Military Service: by joining the Army, 10 Feb 1950.
• Military Service: during the Korean War, May 1951-Jun 1952, Korea.
• Military Discharge: Feb 1953.
• Military Service: by rejoining the Army, Nov 1955.
• Military Service: during the Viet-Nam War, Oct 1966-Oct 1967, Viet-Nam.
• Military Discharge: when he retired from the Army, Nov 1972, Amarillo, Potter, Texas.
Charles married Wilma Edna Drewel on 21 Apr 1951 in Belle, Missouri.
Children from this marriage were:
i. John Wayne Purviance (born on 6 Oct 1953 Amarillo, TX)
1 ii. Rex Baird Purviance (born on 8 Mar 1955 Amarillo, TX)
iii. Michele Annette Purviance (born on 24 Oct 1958 Toul, France)
iv. Timothy Alan Purviance (born on 14 May 1963 Bad Kreuznach, Germany)
3. Wilma Edna Drewel, daughter of Paul George Drewel and Eva Irene Lorts , was born on 19 Apr 1931 in Owensville, MO.
General Notes: Marriage License when marrying Charles lists her last name as Lewis.
Wilma married Charles Arthur Purviance on 21 Apr 1951 in Belle, Missouri.
Wilma next married Raymond Eugene Lewis Jr before 1950 in Missouri.
Children from this marriage were:
i. Sharon Jean Lewis (born on 13 Jul 1950 Missouri)
Third Generation 4. Clarice Arthur Purviance, son of Ralph Early Purviance and Clara Florence Stevens , was born on 4 Aug 1908 in Ramona, Oklahoma, died in Sep 1979 in Amarillo, Potter, Texas, at age 71, and was buried in Sep 1979 in Llano Cemetary, Amarillo, Potter, Texas.
General Notes: Birth certificate shows place of birth as Ramona, Ok but he always said he was born in Avant, Ok.
Clarice married Frances Adeline Platt on 2 Dec 1929.
Children from this marriage were:
i. Patricia Elizabeth Purviance (born on 27 Sep 1931 Madison, Kansas)
2 ii. Charles Arthur Purviance (born on 20 Dec 1932 Barnsdale, OK)
iii. George Baird Purviance (born on 22 Sep 1934 Kansas - died on 6 Aug 1985 in Sonoma County, California)
Clarice next married Mary Louise Kershaw Norris in Jun 1955. Mary was born on 5 Apr 1917 in Dallas, Texas, died on 24 May 1992 in Amarillo, Potter, Texas, at age 75, and was buried in 1992 in Llano Cemetary, Amarillo, Potter, Texas.
5. Frances Adeline Platt, daughter of Guy A Platt and Hazel G Griffen , was born on 11 May 1913 in Carthage, Missouri, died in Jan 1987 in Wichita, Sedgewick, Kansas, at age 73, and was buried in Jan 1987 in Resthaven Cemetary, Wichita, Sedgewick, Kansas.
Frances married Clarice Arthur Purviance on 2 Dec 1929.
6. Paul George Drewel,1 son of August Henry Drewel and Carrie B Niewald , was born on 26 May 1902 in Oak Grove Or Grove Dale, Missouri, died on 16 Sep 1988 in Jefferson City, Missouri, at age 86, and was buried in Liberty, Missouri.
General Notes: Social Security Number: 493-05-9623
The state listed in the birth locality field
is where the Social Security Number was issued.
The zip code listed in the death locality field
is the last place of residence.
Death Residence Localities
ZIP Code: 63363
Big Springs, Montgomery, Missouri
New Florence, Montgomery, Missouri
Paul married Eva Irene Lorts on 3 Apr 1926 in Missouri.
Children from this marriage were:
i. Rexie Oral Drewel (born on 3 May 1924 Maries County, Missori - died on 15 Jan 2004 in Westphalia Retirement Center, Westphalia, Missouri)
ii. Dorothy Irene Drewel (born on 4 Oct 1926 - died on 27 Mar 1991 in Sapulpa, Oklahoma)
iii. Edwin Paul Drewel (born on 5 Nov 1928)
3 iv. Wilma Edna Drewel (born on 19 Apr 1931 Owensville, MO)
v. Doris Mae Drewel (born on 15 May 1932)
vi. Shirley Ellen Drewel (born on 3 Jun 1934 Osage County, Missouri)
vii. Don Lee Drewel (born on 3 Oct 1936)
7. Eva Irene Lorts, daughter of John R Lorts and Ida Ellen Cahill , was born on 1 Aug 1899, died on 19 Mar 1993 in New Florence, Missouri, at age 93, and was buried in Liberty, Missouri.
Eva married Paul George Drewel on 3 Apr 1926 in Missouri.
Eva next married Licklider .
Children from this marriage were:
i. Johnie Weldon Licklider (born on 20 Feb 1920 Belle, Missouri - died on 17 Sep 1963 , buried in Liberty, Missouri)
ii. Marcella Beatrice Licklider (born on 17 Nov 1918 Belle, Missouri - died in Aug 1984 in St Louis, Missouri)
Fourth Generation 8. Ralph Early Purviance, son of Alexander Jasper (Purvines) Purviance and Sarah Marie (Mariah) Jones , was born on 13 Jan 1882 in Howard, Kansas and died on 27 Sep 1935 in Tallant, Oklahoma, at age 53.
General Notes: Ralph lived in and around Ramona and Avant, OK, all of his life. He and Clara had 7 children - two died as children.
Ralph married Clara Florence Stevens on 23 Dec 1904 in Ramona, Oklahoma - Stevens Home.
Children from this marriage were:
i. Nellie Arletta Purviance (born on 27 Nov 1905 Ramona, Oklahoma - died on 27 Jan 1993 in Bothell, Washington)
ii. Jasper Cortes Purviance (born on 18 Feb 1907 Avant, Oklahoma - died on 13 Sep 1986 in Tulsa, Oklahoma)
iv. Samuel Dale Purviance (born on 13 Jul 1910 - died in 1913)
v. Charles Joseph Purviance (born on 10 Aug 1912 - died in 1916)
vi. Preston Wilson "Pat" Purviance (born on 2 Jul 1918 Avant, Oklahoma - died on 14 Aug 2003 in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma)
vii. Elmer Yates Purviance (born on 4 Aug 1924 Avant, Oklahoma)
9. Clara Florence Stevens, daughter of Joseph Cortes Stevens and Clara Harriet Waters , was born on 8 Jul 1886 in Peru, Kansas and died on 10 Jan 1973 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, at age 86.
General Notes: BIOGRAPHY: She was the sister of Dora Ellen Stevens - wife of Ralph's brother, X.X..
Clara married Ralph Early Purviance on 23 Dec 1904 in Ramona, Oklahoma - Stevens Home.
Clara next married John Millhollen .
10. Guy A Platt was born on 21 Jan 1887 in Kansas and died in Jan 1974 in Kansas, at age 87.
Guy married Hazel G Griffen .
Children from this marriage were:
ii. Harry A Platt (born in 1912 Kansas)
iii. Caroline Platt (born in 1918 Kansas)
iv. Eunice M Platt (born in 1922 Kansas)
11. Hazel G Griffen was born in 1892.
Hazel married Guy A Platt .
12. August Henry Drewel, son of Christoph Drewel and Louise Stoppelman , was born on 7 Jan 1873 in Maries County, Missori, died on 23 Jul 1957 in Maries County, Missori, at age 84, and was buried in Grove Dale Cemetary, Maries, Missouri.
August married Carrie B Niewald in 1900 in Maries County, Missori.
Children from this marriage were:
ii. Clarence Drewel (born on 6 Aug 1907 - died on 19 Nov 1909 , buried in Grove Dale Cemetary, Missouri)
iii. Charles L Drewel (born on 28 Aug 1905 - died on 27 Oct 1987)
13. Carrie B Niewald was born on 1 Jun 1875, died on 9 Jan 1916, at age 40, and was buried in Grove Dale Cemetary, Missouri. Another name for Carrie was Caroline Niewald.
Carrie married August Henry Drewel in 1900 in Maries County, Missori.
14. John R Lorts, son of Unknown and Unknown , was born on 28 Feb 1874 and died on 7 Mar 1961, at age 87.
John married Ida Ellen Cahill .
Children from this marriage were:
7 i. Eva Irene Lorts (born on 1 Aug 1899 - died on 19 Mar 1993 in New Florence, Missouri)
ii. Marvin L Lorts
iii. Edna Lorts
15. Ida Ellen Cahill was born on 25 Dec 1876 and died on 30 Aug 1961, at age 84.
Ida married John R Lorts .
Fifth Generation 16. Alexander Jasper (Purvines) Purviance,2 son of Alexander Caldwell (Purvines) Purviance and Jane Coleman , was born on 3 Aug 1840 in , Sangamon Co., Illinois, died on 22 Dec 1899 in Wentworth, Newton County, MO, at age 59, and was buried in Van Buren Cemetery Near Wentworth, Missouri. Ancestral File Number: 193X-2Z5.
Alexander married Sarah Marie (Mariah) Jones on 14 Feb 1862 in Logan County, Illinois.
Noted events in their marriage were:
• Cemetery: Tombstone Inscription, Van Buren Cemetery Near Wentworth, Missouri. Tis hard to break the tender cord
When love has bound the heart.
Tis hard, so hard, to speak the words
We must forever part.
Dearest loved ones we must lay thee
In the peaceful grave's embrace.
But thy memory will be cherished
Till we see hy heavenly face.
Children from this marriage were:
i. Nellie Almeda Purviance (born on 9 Apr 1863 Lincoln, Illinois - died on 22 Feb 1928 in Gridley, Kansas)
ii. Georgia Gertrude Purviance (born on 8 Apr 1865 Lincoln, Illinois - died on 17 Nov 1929 in Topeka, Kansas)
iii. Lewis Green Purviance (born on 13 Oct 1866 Lincoln, Illinois - died on 13 Jan 1936 in Joplin, Missouri)
iv. Itha Marie Purviance (born on 30 Oct 1867 Lincoln, Illinois - died on 21 May 1894 in Sequoia, Indian Territory)
v. Effie Jane Purviance (born on 6 Sep 1869 Lincoln, Illinois - died on 14 May 1968 in Peru, Kansas)
vi. William Tell Purviance (born on 22 Feb 1871 Lincoln, Illinois - died on 23 Dec 1894 in Sequoia, Indian Territory)
vii. Thomas Purviance (born on 8 Apr 1874 Hoopeston, Vermillion Co, Illinois - died on 11 May 1874)
viii. Mark Dale Purviance (born on 1 Aug 1876 Hoopston, Vermillion Co, Illinois - died on 9 Jul 1956 in Joplin, Jasper Co, Missouri)
ix. Xelpho Xanthus Purviance (born on 1 Mar 1877 Hooper, Illinois - died on 22 Nov 1958 in Tulsa, Oklahoma)
x. Samuel Hill Purviance (born on 4 Apr 1878 Hoopeston, Vermillion Co, Illinois - died on 17 Dec 1951 in Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas)
xi. Katie Pedrick Purviance (born on 28 Dec 1879 Hoopston, Vermillion Co, Illinois)
Alexander next married Susie . Susie was born in May 1840 in Ohio.
17. Sarah Marie (Mariah) Jones was born on 2 Sep 1837 in Circleville, Ohio, died on 11 Jul 1902 in Wentworth, Newton County, Missouri, at age 64, and was buried in Van Buren Cemetery Near Wentworth, Missouri.
Sarah married Alexander Jasper (Purvines) Purviance on 14 Feb 1862 in Logan County, Illinois.
Noted events in their marriage were:
• Cemetery: Tombstone Inscription, Van Buren Cemetery Near Wentworth, Missouri. Tis hard to break the tender cord
When love has bound the heart.
Tis hard, so hard, to speak the words
We must forever part.
Dearest loved ones we must lay thee
In the peaceful grave's embrace.
But thy memory will be cherished
Till we see hy heavenly face.
18. Joseph Cortes Stevens, son of J D Stevens and Unknown , was born on 12 Jan 1865 in Vincennes, Indiana and died in Aug 1921, at age 56.
General Notes: Joseph worked for the Santa Fe Railroad as an operator and station agent for 12 years. He then began preparing himself for the practice of medicine and hung out his shingle in the town of Sawyer, Pratt County, Kansas, in 1893. He then moved his practice to Bartlesville, Oklahoma (Indian Territory) in 1896. But he was not there long. With the establishment of Ringo, the inland town on the west bank of the Caney River, Dr Stevens and a young dentist from Coffeyville, Kansas erected a joint office in the new settlement. He then moved his house and family in nearby Oglesby, where he could serve the ails and sickness of a larger area. He was one of the first doctors in Ramona, Oklahoma (Indian Territory), along with Dr Wiiliam T Bank, Dr C K Tillison and Dr Lewer. He built house in Ramona "on the hill" but the family never moved there, Mrs Stevens preferred to live in her good home in Oglesby.
The Stevens family left Ramona in 1907, and Dr Steves established a practive with Dr Orange Staff in Drumright, Oklahoma. Thier offices were located on Main Street. He was affiliated with the Drumright Hospital.
Fact 1: He treated Jasper Cortes Purviance when the horse kicked him in the head.
Joseph married Clara Harriet Waters on 18 Mar 1883.
Children from this marriage were:
9 i. Clara Florence Stevens (born on 8 Jul 1886 Peru, Kansas - died on 10 Jan 1973 in Tulsa, Oklahoma)
ii. Dora Ellen Stevens (born on 24 Feb 1884 - died on 5 May 1961 in Tulsa, Oklahoma)
iii. Maggie Anna Stevens (born on 28 Jun 1889 Cedar Vale, Chautauqua, Kansas)
iv. Preston Deweese Stevens (born on 28 Jun 1889 Cedar Vale, Chautauqua, Kansas)
Joseph next married (name unknown).
19. Clara Harriet Waters, daughter of Arnold Waters and Unknown , was born on 20 Jan 1865 in Salem, Ohio, died 1 29 1956q in Tulsa, Oklahoma, at age 91, and was buried in Rose Hill Park.
General Notes: Clara was appointed the first postmaster of Oglesby, Oklahoma (Indian Territory), November 13, 1900. She became the interim postmaster of Ramona on October 29, 1901, and served until November 27, 1901.
Clara married Joseph Cortes Stevens on 18 Mar 1883.
24. Christoph Drewel was born in Germany and died in Apr 1877 in Missouri.
Christoph married Louise Stoppelman on 8 Oct 1861 in Gasconade, Gasconade, Missouri.
Children from this marriage were:
i. Minnie K Drewel (born in 1862 Missouri - died in 1948 in Gasconade, Gasconade, Missouri)
ii. Lottie Drewel (born in 1868 Gasconade, Gasconade, Missouri - died in 1955 in Gasconade, Gasconade, Missouri)
iii. William Henry Drewel (born in 1871 Gasconade, Gasconade, Missouri - died in 1954 , buried in Union Cemetary, Bland, Gasconade, Missouri)
v. John Drewel (born about 1874 Missouri)
vi. Fred Drewel (born about 1876 Missouri)
25. Louise Stoppelman was born in Missouri and died in Missouri.
Louise married Christoph Drewel on 8 Oct 1861 in Gasconade, Gasconade, Missouri.
Sixth Generation 32. Alexander Caldwell (Purvines) Purviance,2 son of John Purviance and Nancy Ferguson , was born on 16 Mar 1794 in , Cabarrus, North Carolina, died on 16 Jul 1861 in Pleasant Plains, Sangamon, Illinois, at age 67, and was buried in Pleasant Plains, Sangamon, Illinois. The cause of his death was injuries from being thrown from wagon, died 26 days after the accident. Another name for Alexander was Alexander Caldwell Purvines. Ancestral File Number: L8X6-RT.
General Notes: REFN: 20051
He and Margaret moved to Sagamon Co. Illinois, arriving in 1819, being among the "snow birds" who struggled hard for existance in the early years. The mills were so far away that they had to mash their own corn and lived among the Indians for neighbors.
He was a man of strong character and pronounced views, always ready to defend the honor of his beliefs. At the time of the Mormon trouble at Nauvoo, he took a load of men and started for that place, although, having no gun himself. Those who were armed started to the front and he took a neck yoke from his wagon and started to do battle with it.
Deer and wild game helped furnish the meat for their larder. Their market was St. Louis to which place they hauled wheat and sold it for twenty-five cents a bushel and sold dressed hogs for $ 1.25 per hundred, making the trip in ox carts.
Mr. Purviance was a man of energy and determination and at the time of his death was one of the extensive landowners of the county. He saw the wild praries and heavy timber lands converted to the home of the farmer. He helped build the Richland Baptist Church and was an earnest Christian. His Latch-string was always left out and the train of families moving westward who passed his way found a stopping place and a chance to rest at his home.
Three more children were born in Illinois and Margaret died in January 1831. On Oct 13, 1831 he married Jane Hamilton, whose maiden name was COLEMAN, the widow of George Knox HAMILTON and the mother of three children.
Alexander and Jane raised thirteen children in addition the fifteen of his, hers and theirs. In 1852, Alexander's younger brother, Samuel, 1800 - 1852, and his wife, Mary Irwin Purvines, 1805-1852, died within a month of each other. They had eight children, the eldest had been married but a short time to Jane's eldest son, Frank. The other seven, age 7 to 19, were taken in by Alexander and Jane. In the year that Samuel died, Alexander's eldest daughter, Elizabeth P. Bone, died in childbirth. She left a six year old child who was also added to the family. On April 9, 1861, Jane's son, George Knox Hamilton, lost his wife, Nancy. Alexander took him and his five young children into the family. On July 16, 1861, Alexander, himself died; one of George's children died in 1862; and George, himself, passed way on March 31, 1863, leaving his four orphaned children to be raised by their grandmother, Jane. All thirteen of these children were considered part of Alexander and Jane's family, in fact, the grandchildren always referred to Sam and Mary's eight, as aunts and uncles. The family always referred to Alex and Jane as having had 28 children.
Alexander died of injuries he recieved when he was thrown from his wagon. He hd been to the mill at Old Salem, was on his way home, when the team was frightened at the sudden appearence of a man stepping from behind a bush as the wagon approached the river. The man had been fishing. Alexander died 26 days later.
Alexander married Margaret Weddington , daughter of John Weddington and Agnes Snell , on 29 Aug 1817 in , Cabarrus, North Carolina. Margaret was born in 1797 in , Cabarrus, North Carolina, died in Jan 1831 in Pleasant Plains, Sangamon, Illinois, at age 34, and was buried in Pleasant Plains, Sangamon, Illinois.
Children from this marriage were:
i. Alfred Bone Purvines (born on 25 Oct 1818 , Cabarrus, North Carolina - died on 11 Mar 1839 in , Sangamon, Illinois)
ii. John Weddington Purvines (born on 25 Oct 1821 , Sangamon, Illinois - died in 1844 in , Sangamon, Illinois)
iii. Elizabeth Jane Purvines (born on 23 Jun 1824 , Sangamon, Illinois - died on 13 Sep 1852 in , Sangamon, Illinois)
iv. Oramel Green Lee Purvines (born on 10 Nov 1826 Pleasant Plains, Sangamon, Illinois - died on 20 Dec 1894 in Pleasant Plains, Sangamon, Illinois)
v. George Purvines (born about 1829)
Alexander next married Jane Coleman on 13 Oct 1831.
General Notes: From all sources, she was a most remarkable woman and greatly loved by the entire community with her praises being sung by neighbors and grandchildren. Her descendants and neighbors referred to her as "Aunt Jane" and as 'that grand old pioneer of Richland Creek'. She was well described by her granddaughter and namesake, Jane Bone: Grandmother Purvines was our idea of a typical pioneer in Illinois. She came to the State when Illinois was but a little over a year old — Sagamon didn't even exist then. When she was seventeen she married and helped her husband clear and plant the fields as she had her widowed mother in previous years. She not only helped add rooms to the house, work in the fields, milk the cows, feed the chickens, and keep up a large garden, but she also raised a very large family, besides her own eleven, she helped in the raising of sixteen or seventeen others.
Her Latch-string was always out and there was seldom a serious illness or birth in the neighborhood that she wasn't there helping. Her neighbors all sang her praises. Her grandchildren loved her. She had a very keen sense of humor and an understanding of human nature which was remarkable. She was unusually tolerant for her day and for a Hard-Shell Baptist. In spite of her hard work and her large family, it was said that she was a graceful moving, soft-spoken woman. I, myself, recall her as tall, straight woman who walked with graceful, erect carriage. She was feminine in almost every sense but there were two characteristics which were paradoxical of this femininity. She worked longer hours than most men and often as hard, an least in her later years when I remember her. she loved to smoke a corncob pipe."
Alexander and Jane raised thirteen children in addition to the fifteen of his. hers and theirs. In 1852. Alexander's younger brother, Samuel. 1801-1852 and wife Mary Irwin Purvines 1805-1852 died within a month of each other. They had eight children, the eldest had been married but a short time to Jane's eldest son, Frank. The other seven, age 7 to 19, were taken in by Alexander and Jane. In the year that Samuel died. Alexander's eldest daughter, Elizabeth P. Bone, died in Childbirth. She left a six year old child who was also added to the family. On Jul 16. 1861, Alexander, himself died. One of George's children died in 1862... with George passing away on March 31, 1863 leaving his four orphaned children to be raised by their grandmother Jane. All thirteen of these children were considered a port of Alexander and Jane's family, in fact, the grandchildren always referred to Sam and Mary's eight as aunts and uncles. The family always referred to Alex and Jane as having had 28 children.
Children from this marriage were:
i. Margaret Anne Purvines (born on 5 Sep 1832 , Sangamon Co., IL - died on 8 Sep 1902 in Madill, , OK)
ii. William Graham Purvines (born on 3 Sep 1834 <, Sangamon Co., IL> - died on 13 Jul 1915 in Pleasant Plains, Sangamon County, Illinois)
iii. Nancy Semira Purvines (born on 9 Aug 1836 <, Sangamon Co., IL> - died in 1852 in , , IL)
iv. Sarah A Purvines (born on 9 Aug 1838 , , TN - died in 1874)
vi. Itha Livista (Livesta) Purvines (born on 12 Sep 1843 Sangamon, Co., IL. - died on 7 Nov 1916 in Petersburg, Menard Co., IL.)
vii. James Oscar Purvines (born on 2 Nov 1845 <, Sangamon Co., IL> - died on 11 Aug 1924 in , , IL)
viii. Edgar (Edger) Charles Purvines (born on 10 Jul 1847 Sangamon Co., IL - died on 15 Dec 1921 in Illinois)
33. Jane Coleman,2 daughter of Theopholis Coleman and Abigail Robertson , was born on 28 Jan 1806 in , Surry Co., NC and died on 2 Oct 1878, at age 72. Another name for Jane was Aunt Jane. Ancestral File Number: 193X-4CR.
General Notes: From all sources, she was a most remarkable woman and greatly loved by the entire community with her praises being sung by neighbors and grandchildren. Her descendants and neighbors referred to her as "Aunt Jane" and as 'that grand old pioneer of Richland Creek'. She was well described by her granddaughter and namesake, Jane Bone: Grandmother Purvines was our idea of a typical pioneer in Illinois. She came to the State when Illinois was but a little over a year old — Sagamon didn't even exist then. When she was seventeen she married and helped her husband clear and plant the fields as she had her widowed mother in previous years. She not only helped add rooms to the house, work in the fields, milk the cows, feed the chickens, and keep up a large garden, but she also raised a very large family, besides her own eleven, she helped in the raising of sixteen or seventeen others.
Her Latch-string was always out and there was seldom a serious illness or birth in the neighborhood that she wasn't there helping. Her neighbors all sang her praises. Her grandchildren loved her. She had a very keen sense of humor and an understanding of human nature which was remarkable. She was unusually tolerant for her day and for a Hard-Shell Baptist. In spite of her hard work and her large family, it was said that she was a graceful moving, soft-spoken woman. I, myself, recall her as tall, straight woman who walked with graceful, erect carriage. She was feminine in almost every sense but there were two characteristics which were paradoxical of this femininity. She worked longer hours than most men and often as hard, an least in her later years when I remember her. she loved to smoke a corncob pipe."
Alexander and Jane raised thirteen children in addition to the fifteen of his. hers and theirs. In 1852. Alexander's younger brother, Samuel. 1801-1852 and wife Mary Irwin Purvines 1805-1852 died within a month of each other. They had eight children, the eldest had been married but a short time to Jane's eldest son, Frank. The other seven, age 7 to 19, were taken in by Alexander and Jane. In the year that Samuel died. Alexander's eldest daughter, Elizabeth P. Bone, died in Childbirth. She left a six year old child who was also added to the family. On Jul 16. 1861, Alexander, himself died. One of George's children died in 1862... with George passing away on March 31, 1863 leaving his four orphaned children to be raised by their grandmother Jane. All thirteen of these children were considered a port of Alexander and Jane's family, in fact, the grandchildren always referred to Sam and Mary's eight as aunts and uncles. The family always referred to Alex and Jane as having had 28 children.
Jane married Alexander Caldwell (Purvines) Purviance on 13 Oct 1831.
Jane next married George Knox Hamilton .
Children from this marriage were:
i. Robert Franklin Hamilton (born in 1824 - died in 1899)
ii. Martha Clarissa Hamilton (born in 1824 - died in 1855 in Missouri)
iii. George Knox Hamilton (born in 1829 - died in 1863)
36. J D Stevens was born on 13 Jul 1836 and died on 9 Mar 1913 in Pennsylvania, at age 76.
J married Unknown .
Children from this marriage were:
18 i. Joseph Cortes Stevens (born on 12 Jan 1865 Vincennes, Indiana - died in Aug 1921)
37. Unknown .
Unknown married J D Stevens .
38. Arnold Waters, son of George Waters and Sarah Mott , was born on 7 Nov 1830 in Little Marsh, Ashton Underline, Lancaster, England and died on 2 Mar 1923 in Cedarville, Kansas, at age 92.
Arnold married (name unknown).
Children from this marriage were:
19 i. Clara Harriet Waters (born on 20 Jan 1865 Salem, Ohio - died 1 29 1956q in Tulsa, Oklahoma)
Seventh Generation 64. John Purviance, son of David Purviance Jr and Margaretha S McENTYRE , was born on 19 Jun 1760 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, died on 27 Sep 1833 in Sangamon Co, Illinois, at age 73, and was buried in Richland Baptist Church, Cartwright Township.
General Notes: BIOGRAPHY: In the summer of 1779, during the Revolutionary War, he volunteered for 13 months as a horseman under Captain James Wade, attached to a Regiment commanded by Colonel Davis. They marched across the Congaree, Wateree and Santee Rivers into South Carolina where the militia of North Carolina was assembling under General Rutherford of that state. The Regiment took part in the severe conflict with the British at Stono Ferry. S.C.. on July 20 1779, under General Lincoln. Soon afterward, the army retreated to the northward.
BIOGRAPHY: In August, 1780. he again volunteered as a Private Horseman under Captain William Penny, attached to the army of young General Gates at Lynch's Creek, marching two miles beyond Rugby's Mill toward Camden and was in a fight with the enemy which probably occurred Dec 4, 1780. He was present at the capture of the fort at Orangeburg, S.C., in May, 1781. and he served in the rear guard for two days and nights, after which he was detailed with four others, including the Quartermaster Sergeant, to a mill to procure meal. While there, they were surrounded by a detachment of Tories. He was the only one who evaded capture which he managed to do by jumping from a window into the river and swimming away. He was wounded and lost his horse and saddle in the skirmish.
BIOGRAPHY: In July, 1781, he again enlisted in the State Troops for 10 months under Captain William Alexander, attached to the Regiment of Colonel Wade Hampton of S.C.. in the forces of General Sumpter. He participated in the Battle of Eutaw Springs. S.C.. September 8, 1781. The following year, he volunteered again in Mecklenberg Co., NC for 10 months with Captain Burns in the Regiment of Colonel Davis and was engaged in that County on patrol duty, watching the movements of the Tories and protecting the inhabitants from marauding parties. At the close of the war. he was mustered out. having served the greater part of five years. He was later granted a pension for this service.
BIOGRAPHY: Nancy died July 10, 1796 two days following the birth of John Graham and is buried in North Carolina. He married Elizabeth Lizenby and four additional children were born.
BIOGRAPHY: As early as 1817, certain of his children commenced migrating to Illinois. Dec 15, 1819 he sold his farm of 319 acres on Wild Meadow Branch in NC to Phillip BARRINGER for $4700. Shortly thereafter, he also left NC. He visited relatives in Jackson Co, TN for a brief period and arrived in Illinois in 1820. Eventually all of his children settled in Cartwright Twn, Sangamon Co, 111, except Matilda who had married and died in NC. Several of his nephews and cousins migrated to Illinois during the same period.
BIOGRAPHY: A special monument, commemorating his services in the Revolution, has been placed at the entrance to the cemetery and the DAR have placed a bronze plaque at the gravesite. His name is also enscribed on the bronze plaque in the south mall. Old Station Capital, at Springfield, Illinois. He was married to Nancy FERGUSON on 10 Jul 1783 in Mecklenburg Co., NC.
Noted events in his life were:
• Pension: From "Catawba Frontier 1775-1781 Memories of Pensioners" by Mary Elinor Lazenby, 1950.
PURVIANCE, JOHN
1778-1779. Served two months in South Carolina under Col. Wade Hampton and General Thomas Sumter. Was at taking of Fort of Orangeburg, a private in the company of Capt. William Alexander and Maj. James Rutherford (a son of General Rutherford), who fell at Eutaw Springs.
Volunteered under Capt. James White, Colonel Davie. Was at Stono.
When General Greene retreated from Ninety-Six (begun June 19, 1781) Purviance was with his rearguard two days and two nights. While sent with four other privates to a mill to get meal he was fired on by the Tories. The sergeant was wounded. The rest escaped but Purviance lost his horse, saddle and bridle.
Born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 1763. Brought to Mecklenburg County (NC) when twelve years old. Later they moved to Cabarrus (NC), where his brother Robert remained. Moved to Sangamon County, Illinois, in 1820. He was wounded and applied for relief under the invalid pension act of Mar. 18, 1818.
John married Nancy Ferguson on 10 Jul 1783 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina.
Children from this marriage were:
i. Mathilda Purviance (born in 1784 Cabarrus County, North Carolina - died in 1802 in North Carolina)
ii. Elizabeth (Purvines) Purviance (born on 18 Mar 1785 Cabarrus County, North Carolina - died on 8 May 1858 in Sangamon County, Illinois)
iii. David C Simpson (Purvines) Purviance (born on 18 May 1787 Cabarrus County, North Carolina - died on 14 Mar 1852 in Cartwright Township, Sangamon Co, Illinois)
iv. Margaret J (Purvines) Purviance (born in 1791 Cabarrus County, North Carolina - died on 25 Oct 1852 in Sangamon Co, Illinois)
vi. John Graham (Purvines) Purviance (born on 8 Jul 1796 Cabarrus County, North Carolina - died on 1 Jan 1862 in Sangamon Co, Illinois)
John next married Elizabeth Lisenby on 27 Dec 1798 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina. Elizabeth was born on 12 Dec 1761 in Wales, England and died on 23 Mar 1832, at age 70.
General Notes: REFN: 19963
Children from this marriage were:
i. James S (Purvines) Purviance (born on 12 Oct 1799 Cabarrus County, North Carolina - died on 12 Jul 1865)
ii. Samuel H. Purviance (born on 1 Aug 1801 Cabarrus County, North Carolina - died on 26 Sep 1852)
iii. Nancy Purviance (born about 1803 Cabarrus County, North Carolina)
iv. Elizabeth Sellars Purviance (born on 27 Nov 1805 Cabarrus County, North Carolina - died on 20 Feb 1882)
65. Nancy Ferguson,2 daughter of James Ferguson and Judith Eldridge , was born on 2 Jun 1763 in Mecklenburg Co, NC and died on 10 Jul 1796 in Sangamon Co, Illinois Or Cabarrus Co, NC, at age 33. The cause of her death was complications from childbirth (2 days after birth of John G. Purviance). Ancestral File Number: L8X7-JR.
General Notes: REFN: 19962
Nancy was raised by her widowed grandmother. Mildred FERGUSON in Mecklenberg Co, NC. Nancy, through her mother, was a direct descendant of POCAHONTAS (see chart 2-3 3 in The Purviance Family by Stuart H. Purviance). Her gr grandfather Alexander FERGUSON, a Scotch Tory, fled from Scotland to VA in 1716. Her maternal gr gr grandfather. Samuel ELDRIDGE. came from England lo the Isle of Wight Co, VA prior to 1636. Nancy died 2 days after the birth of her son John Graham Purviance.
Nancy married John Purviance on 10 Jul 1783 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina.
66. Theopholis Coleman .2 Ancestral File Number: 193X-47X.
Theopholis married Abigail Robertson .
Children from this marriage were:
33 i. Jane Coleman (born on 28 Jan 1806 , Surry Co., NC - died on 2 Oct 1878)
ii. Elizabeth Coleman (born on 19 May 1804 Surry Co, North Carolina)
67. Abigail Robertson .2 Ancestral File Number: 193X-4K1.
Abigail married Theopholis Coleman .
76. George Waters was born on 23 May 1795 in England and died on 15 Nov 1846, at age 51.
George married Sarah Mott .
Noted events in their marriage were:
• Immigration: 1844. The George Waters family came to America by ship from England in 1844. All the children were born in England. The family settled in Crooksville, Pennsylvania.
Children from this marriage were:
77. Sarah Mott was born on 22 Sep 1797 and died on 17 Mar 1881, at age 83.
Sarah married George Waters .
Noted events in their marriage were:
• Immigration: 1844. The George Waters family came to America by ship from England in 1844. All the children were born in England. The family settled in Crooksville, Pennsylvania.
Eighth Generation 128. David Purviance Jr, son of David Purviance and Unknown Unknown , was born about 1738 in Castle Finn, Donegal, Ireland and died after 1797 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina.
General Notes: REFN: 421
Moved his family to North Carolina in the late 1760's.
Noted events in his life were:
• Land: Land Claim filed for 200 acres, 1 Aug 1765, Bedford Co.
• Comment 1: Signature on petition, 1767, Paxtang Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
• Land: Gave his son Robert a deed of 224 acres of land, 2 Oct 1797, Cabarrus County, North Carolina.
• Comment 2: Gave his son Robert livestock and farm equipment., 2 Oct 1797, Cabarrus County, North Carolina. The gift included 1 black horse, 1 sorrel horse, 10 head of cattle, 2 feather beds with furniture, 5 sheep, 1 wagon with harness, and 2 plows.
• Comment 3: Gave his daughter Margaret some livestock and furnishings., 5 Oct 1797, Cabarrus County, North Carolina. Gift included 1 brown mare, 2 cows, 2 feather beds with furniture, 2 pewter dishes, 10 pewter plates, 1 pewter basin, and other furniture.
David married Margaretha S McENTYRE on 1 May 1758 in Paxtang, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
Children from this marriage were:
i. James Purviance (born in 1758 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania - died in 1810 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina)
iii. Joseph Purviance (born on 24 Dec 1764 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania - died on 27 Feb 1845 in Madison County, Tennessee)
iv. Margaret Purviance (born in 1766 - died in 1847)
v. Robert Purviance (born in 1767-1772 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania - died on 16 Jan 1847 in Rowan County, North Carolina)
vi. David Purviance III (born on 3 May 1769 Cabarrus County, North Carolina - died on 2 Oct 1839 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina)
vii. Martha Purviance (born in 1771 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania - , died in Missouri (?))
129. Margaretha S McENTYRE was born about 1742 in Paxtang, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and died between 1766-1832.
Margaretha married David Purviance Jr on 1 May 1758 in Paxtang, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
130. James Ferguson was born in 1738 in Virginia.
James married Judith Eldridge .
Children from this marriage were:
ii. James B Ferguson (born in 1765)
iii. Mary Ferguson (born on 6 Apr 1776 - died on 12 Jul 1849 in Fayette Co, PA)
131. Judith Eldridge, daughter of Thomas Eldridge and Martha Bolling , was born on 4 Apr 1743 in Virginia.
Judith married James Ferguson .
Ninth Generation 256. David Purviance,2 son of John Purviance and Unknown , was born in 1708 in Castle Finn, Donegal, Ireland and died in 1743 in Dauphne County, Pennsylvania, at age 35. Ancestral File Number: 19K5-X8K.
General Notes: REFN: 417
Came to America with his brothers in the early 1740's and settled in what is now Duaphne Co, Pennsylvania.
Presumed to have married in Ireland since the birthdate of his son David precedes what is believed to have been his arrival in this country. Whom he married is not known.
David married Unknown Unknown in Donnegal County, Northern Ireland.
Children from this marriage were:
ii. Mary Purviance (born about 1740 Pennsylvania)
iii. Charles Purviance (born about 1742 Pennsylvania)
iv. James Purviance (born in 1743 , , PA - died on 13 Sep 1813 in , Fayette Co., PA)
257. Unknown Unknown .
General Notes: REFN: 19949
Unknown married David Purviance in Donnegal County, Northern Ireland.
262. Thomas Eldridge .
Thomas married Martha Bolling .
Children from this marriage were:
131 i. Judith Eldridge (born on 4 Apr 1743 Virginia)
263. Martha Bolling .
Martha married Thomas Eldridge .
Tenth Generation 512. John Purviance, son of Jacques Purviance and Unknown , was born about 1680 in Royan, France and died between 1720-1771 in Ireland.
General Notes: REFN: 415
John married (name unknown) before 1701.
Children from this marriage were:
i. Samuel Purviance (born in 1701 Castle Finn, Donegal, Ireland - , died in Pennsylvania)
ii. James Purviance (born in 1702 Castle Finn, Donegal, Ireland - died on 18 May 1748 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
iv. Sarah Purviance (born in 1710 Castle Finn, Donegal, Ireland - died about 1799 in Mecklenberg County, North Carolina)
v. John Purviance Sr (born in 1712 Castle Finn, Donegal, Ireland - died in 1748 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)
Eleventh Generation 1024. Jacques Purviance, son of Jacques De Purvaiance and Unknown , was born about 1644 in Royan, Charente-Maritime, France and died between 1691-1736 in Castle Finn, Donegal, Ireland.
General Notes: Jacques, with his family, fled from France October 22, 1685. The route of the flight is not known, but he next appears in Lisburn, Ireland, and following a short stay, traveled to County Donegal. Here he established himself at Castle Finn in close proximity to his cousins, the descendants of John Purveyance who had settled in County Donegal in 1613.
From: The Purviance Family-A Genealogy with Allied Families-Stuart Hoyle Purvines, 1986
He had with him at that time one of his sons, John. It is not know whether Jacques' other son, Samuel ever made it to Ireland. Four grandsons migrated to America. Children were: i. Samuel PURVIANCE was born about 1660 in Royan, France. He died in New Jersey. It is not known whether Samuel ever made it to Ireland with his father. The first record we have of him, following his flight from France, is found in America where he had established himself at Alloway's Creek in what is now New Jersey. There is every indication that he made it to England where he remained for a few years and from there, preceded to America.
Source: Rootsweb World Connect Project; Mostly Southern, [email protected] 8 July 2001 Carla Ammeter[woods31.GED..FTW]
[email protected] 8 July 2001 Carla Ammeter
Jacques married (name unknown).
Children from this marriage were:
i. Samuel Purveyance (born in 1661 Royan, Saintonge, France - died on 18 Jul 1747 in Salem Co, New Jersey)
ii. Joseph Purviance (born about 1674 - died in 1745 in <Ireland>)
iii. William Purviance (born about 1678)
512 iv. John Purviance (born about 1680 Royan, France - died between 1720-1771 in Ireland)
v. David Purviance (born in 1684)
vi. George Purviance (born in 1689)
Twelfth Generation 2048. Jacques De Purvaiance, son of Jon De Purvaiance and Unknown , was born about 1620 in Royan, Saintonge, France and died about 1697 in Castle Finn, Donegal, Ireland, about age 77.
Jacques married (name unknown).
Children from this marriage were:
i. Lewis Purvines Purviance (born before 1630 , , Ireland)
iii. Samuel Purveyance (born about 1650)
Thirteenth Generation 4096. Jon De Purvaiance, son of Jon De Purvaiance and Unknown , was born about 1590 in Royan, Charente-Maritime, France and died about 1630 in Royan, Charente-Maritime, France, about age 40.
Jon married (name unknown).
Children from this marriage were:
Fourteenth Generation8192. Jon De Purvaiance, son of Unknown and Unknown , was born in 1570 in Scotland and died about 1620 in Royan, Saintonge, France, about age 50.
Jon married (name unknown).
Children from this marriage were:
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