PURCELL ANNEX
Doris Pauline (Purcell) Williams
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Origin of
the surname “Purcell:”
Generation
8
7 Jacob Purcell
1. Biographical notes:
Born 13 October 1774 in North Carolina. Died 1859 in Franklin County, Georgia.
1850 US Census: Jacob Percell, age 76 (b. NC) and employed as a farmer, was
heading a household in Franklin County, Georgia. His real estate was valued at $1,600. The household also included Elisha Percell (male), age 43 (b. GA) and employed as a farmer;
Elijah Percell, age 36 (b. GA) and employed as a
farmer; and Mary A. Percell, age 22 (b. GA).
2. Wife: Mary "Polly" Ann King
Born 18 December 1777 in Halifax
County, North Carolina. Died 1840 in Franklin County, Georgia;
interred Leatherwood/Purcell Cemetery, Toccoa,
Stephens County, Georgia.
3. Children:
a. James Purcell: (perhaps) Born about 1800 in
Georgia. In 1850 was heading a household
in Franklin County, Georgia, married to Hannah (?), and had the following
children:
(1. Clark P. Purcell: Born about 1844 in Georgia.
(2. James D. Purcell: Born about 1845 in Georgia.
(3. Harriet Purcell: Born about 1847 in Georgia.
b. Joshua E. Purcell: Born 30 July 1802 in Franklin
County, Georgia. Died there 12 February
1880; interred Leatherwood/Purcell Cemetery, Toccoa,
Stephens County, Georgia.
c. John B. Purcell: Born 21 January 1804 in Franklin
County, Georgia. Died
18 August 1875 in Etowah County, Alabama. Married Charity Crump and had the following
children:
(1. Martha A. Purcell: Born about 1830 in Georgia.
(2. Mary Purcell: Born about 1834 in Georgia.
(3. Sarah A. Purcell: Born about 1836 in Georgia.
(4. Abraham Purcell: Born about 1838 in Georgia.
(5. Wesley H. Percell:
Born about 1839 in Georgia.
(6. Robert Percell: Born about
1843 in Georgia.
(7. Agnes A. Purcell: Born about 1847 in Georgia.
(8. Amanda Purcell: Born about 1849 in Georgia.
d. Jacob Purcell, Jr.: Born 4 May 1805.
e. Elisha W. Purcell: Born 20 May 1807 in Georgia. Died 20 February 1853.
f. Jarret M. Purcell: Born
5 May 1809 in Franklin County, Georgia.
g. Darius E. Purcell: See generation 6,
below.
h. Abraham Purcell: Born 23 April 1812 in Franklin
County, Georgia.
i. Elijah Purcell, V: Born 6 August 1814 in Franklin
County, Georgia. Died 31 October 1885;
interred Leatherwood/Purcell Cemetery, Toccoa,
Stephens County, Georgia.
j. Martha Ann Purcell: Born 27 March 1817 in Franklin
County, Georgia.
k. Mary Ann Purcell: Born 27 July 1828 in Franklin
County, Georgia.
6 Darius E. Purcell
1. Biographical notes:
Born 10 December 1810 in Franklin County, Georgia. Died there December 1862.
1850 US Census: Darius E. Percell, age 39 (b. GA) and employed as a farmer, was
heading a household in District 32 of Franklin County, Georgia. His real estate was valued at $1,000. The household also included his wife, Mary Percell, age 37 (b. GA); son, William D. Percell, age 10 (b. GA); daughter, Susannah Percell, age 8 (b. GA); son, James W. Percell,
age 7 (b. GA); daughter, Bersheba Percell,
age 6 (b. GA); daughter, Frances M. Percell, age 4
(b. GA); son, Rufus F. Percell, age 2 (b. GA); Dicey?
C. Percell, age 4 months (b. GA); and Washington M.
Dona, age 26 (b. GA) and employed as a farmer.
Of interest, the household headed by John Percell,
age 46 (b. GA) and employed as a farmer, was enumerated directly before him,
starting on the previous census page. That
household also included John's wife, Charity Percell,
age 36 (b. GA); Mary Percell, age 16 (b. GA); Sarah
A. Percell, age 14 (b. GA); Abraham Percell, age 12 (b. GA); Wesley H. Percell,
age 11 (b. GA); Robert Percell, age 7 (b. GA); Agnes
A. Percell, age 3 (b. GA); and Amanda Percell, age 1 (b. GA).
1860 US Census: Darius E.
Purcell, age 49 (b. GA) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household near
Carnesville, Franklin County, Georgia.
His real estate was valued at $3,000, and his personal property was
valued at $1,000. The household also
included his wife, Mary Purcell, age 45 (b. GA); son, Horatio J. Purcell, age
20 (b. GA) and employed as a school teacher; daughter, Susanah
Purcell, age 19 (b. GA); son, James W. Purcell, age 17 (b. GA) and employed as
a farmer; daughter, Barsheba Purcell, age 15 (b. GA);
daughter, Frances M. Purcell, age 14 (b. GA); son, Rufus T. Purcell, age 12 (b.
GA); son, Anderson J. Purcell, age 8 (b. GA); son, Robert M. Purcell, age 5 (b.
GA); daughter, Martha P. Purcell, age 3 (b. GA); son, William D. Purcell, age
20 (b. GA) and employed as a farmer, who married within the year; and
daughter-in-law, Susan Purcell, age 19 (b. GA).
2. Wife: Mary Elizabeth Williams
Born 1813 in Franklin County,
Georgia. Died there 1870.
1870 US Census: Mary Purcell, age 58 (b. GA) and
employed keeping house, was heading a household in Subdivision 51 of Franklin
County (Middle River Post Office), Georgia.
Her real estate was valued at $1,000, and her personal property was
valued at $400. The household also included
her son, Anderson Purcell, age 17 (b. GA); son, Robert M. Purcell, age 16 (b.
GA); and Georgia Phillips, age 8 (b. GA).
Of interest, the household headed by Rufus T. Purcell, age 22 (b. GA)
and employed as a farmer, was enumerated directly after her on the same census
page.
1880 US Census: Mary Purcell, age 66 (b. GA) and
widowed, resided in the household headed by her son, Robert M. Purcell, age 25
(b. GA) in District 211 (Flintsville) of Franklin
County, Georgia.
3. Children:
a. William Darius Purcell: See generation 5,
below.
b. Horatio J. Purcell: (perhaps) Born about 1840. In 1860 he appears to be enumerated in the
household headed by Darius E. Percell.
c. Susannah Purcell: Born about 1841 in Georgia.
d. James W. Purcell: Born about 1843 in Georgia.
e. Bersheba Purcell: Born
about 1844 in Georgia.
f. Frances M. Purcell: Born about 1846 in Georgia.
g. Rufus T. Purcell: Born about 1848 in Georgia.
1870 US Census: Rufus T. Purcell, age 22 (b. GA) and
employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Subdivision 51 of Franklin
County (Middle River Post Office), Georgia.
His real estate was valued at $300.
The household also included his wife, Emaline
Purcell, age 20 (b. GA); and daughter, Silvy Purcell,
age 1 month. Of interest, the household
headed by his mother, Mary Purcell, age 58, was enumerated directly before him
on the same census page.
h. Dicey C. Purcell: Born about 1850 in Georgia.
i. Anderson J. Purcell: Born about 12 September 1851 in
Franklin County, Georgia. Died 24
December 1922 in Stephens County, Georgia; interred Sunshine Cemetery, Franklin
County, Georgia.
1880 US Census: Anderson J. Purcell, age 28 (b. GA;
parents b. GA) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household in District
211 (Flintsville) of Franklin County, Georgia. The household also included his wife, Mary J.
Purcell, age 23 (b. GA; parents b. GA); daughter, Ida S. Purcell, age 7 (b.
GA); son, James M. Purcell, age 5 (b. GA); son, Wm M. Purcell, age 3 (b. GA);
and daughter, Eliza H./A. Purcell, age 1 (b. GA).
1900 US Census: A. J. Percell,
age 48 (b. Sep 1851 in GA; parents b. GA) and employed as a farmer, was heading
a household in Militia District 211 (Flintsville),
Franklin County, Georgia. The household
also included his wife of 29 years, Mary J. Percell,
age 45 (b. Oct 1854 in GA; parents b. GA), who had had 12 children, all still alive;
daughter, Eliza A. Percell, age 21 (b. May 1879 in GA)
and single; daughter, Geinie A. Percell,
age 18 (b. Aug 1881 in GA) and single; son, Clanda J.
Percell, age 16 (b. Feb 1884 in GA); daughter, Laura
J. Percell, age 14 (b. Feb 1886 in GA); daughter, Lela
E. Percell, age 11 (b. Dec 1888 in GA); son, Dorse G. Percell, age 9 (b. Dec
1890 in GA); son, Henry G. Percell, age 7 (b. Feb
1893 in GA); daughter, Ethel M. Percell, age 5 (b. Apr
1895 in GA); daughter, Anna P. Percell, age 2 (b. Jun
1897 in GA); and boarder, Andrew Corn, age 16 (b. May 1884 in GA) and employed
as a farm laborer.
1910 US Census: A. J. Purcell, age 58 (b. GA;
parents b. GA) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household on Williams
Bridge and Toccoa Road in District 211 (Flintsville), Franklin County, Georgia. The household also included his wife of 38
years, Mary J. Purcell, age 56 (b. GA; parents b. GA), who had had 13 children,
11 of whom were still alive; daughter, Lela Purcell, age 20 (b. GA); son, Dorse F. Purcell, age 19 (b. GA) and employed as a farm
laborer; son, Henry Grady Purcell, age 17 (b. GA) and employed as a farm
laborer; daughter, Ethel Purcell, age 15 (b. GA); daughter, Emmer Pearl Purcell,
age 13 (b. GA); daughter, Sue Blanche Purcell, age 11 (b. GA); and grandson,
Ralph Hamit, age 6 (b. GA).
1920 US Census: A. J. Purcell, age 68 (b. GA;
parents b. GA) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Flintsville District, Franklin County, Georgia. The household also included his wife, M. J.
Purcell, age 62 (b. GA; parents b. GA); son, Claud
Purcell, age 30 (b. GA), single, and employed as a farm laborer; daughter, Babe
Purcell, age 21 (b. GA), single, and employed as a farm laborer; daughter, Sue
Purcell, age 19 (b. GA), single, and employed as a farm laborer; and grandson,
Ralph Hammett, age 15 (b. GA; parents b. GA) and single. Of interest, the household headed by H. G.
Purcell, age 26 (b. GA; parents b. GA), was enumerated directly before him on
the same census page. That household
also included H. G.'s wife, Jessie Purcell, age 24
(b. GA; parents b. GA).
Andrew J. Purcell married Mary Jane Keisler (b. 28 Oct 1854 in Banks Co., GA, d. 10 Jun 1940,
age 86, from complications of heart disease at Toccoa,
Stephens Co., GA), daughter of William (b. GA) and Sarah Anne (Miller) Kesler (b. GA), in 1871 and had the following children:
(1. Ida S. Purcell: Born about 1873 in Franklin
County, Georgia.
(2. James M. Purcell: Born about 1875 in Franklin
County, Georgia.
(3. William Mace Purcell: Born 21 March 1879 at Toccoa, Stephens County, Georgia. Died there 5 September 1962; interred Sunshine
Cemetery, Franklin County, Georgia.
Married Lettie Frances Andrews (b. 19 Sep 1879
in Franklin Co., GA, d. 24 Nov 1973 at Demorest,
Habersham Co., GA; interred with William), daughter of Jesse Messer and Frances
Jane (Caudell) Andrews and had children.
(4. Eliza A. Purcell: Born May 1879 in Franklin
County, Georgia.
(5. Ara Geneva Purcell
"Gene": Born 1 August 1881 in Franklin County, Georgia. Died 5 December 1974 in Stephens County, Georgia;
interred Toccoa Cemetery, Toccoa,
Stephens County, Georgia. Married Jesse
Jackson Strange (b. 29 Mar 1877 in Banks Co., GA, d. 22
Sep 1948 at Toccoa, Stephens Co., GA; interred with Gene),
son of John Erwin and Judah Elizabeth (Poole) Strange, in 1925.
(6. Claude Jones Purcell: Born 17 February 1884 in Georgia. Died 30 March 1963 in Stephens County,
Georgia; interred Sunshine Cemetery, Franklin County, Georgia. Married Mary Lucilla
Cash "Kansas" (b. 18 Aug 1897 at Mount Zion, Carroll Co., GA, d. 25
Feb 1927 in Franklin Co., GA; interred with Claude).
(7. Lora J. Purcell: Born 13 February 1886 at Mize,
Stephens County, Georgia. Died 30 January 1966; interred Sunshine
Cemetery, Franklin County, Georgia.
Married James Harrison Andrews (b. 22 Aug 1886, d. 6 Mar 1959), son of
James Caleb and Martha Harriet (Verner) Andrews.
(8. Lelia E. Purcell: Born
27 June/December 1888 in Georgia. Died 26
August 1967; interred Sunshine Cemetery, Franklin County, Georgia. Married Holman Andrews (b. 26 Mar 1888, d. 4
Jul 1962; interred with Lelia), son of James Caleb
and Martha Harriet (Verner) Andrews.
(9. Dorse F. Purcell: Born
7 December 1890 in Georgia. Died 14
January 1931 in Stephens County, Georgia; interred Sunshine Cemetery, Franklin
County, Georgia. Married
Mollie Harrison (b. 25 Sep 1898, d. 13 Jul 1994).
(10. Henry Grady Purcell: Born 4 February 1893 in Georgia. Died 1 May 1967 at Toccoa,
Stephens County, Georgia; interred Sunshine Cemetery,
Franklin County, Georgia. Married Jessie
Bailey (b. 24 Oct 1894, d. 19 Jul 1976 at Toccoa,
Stephens County, Georgia).
(11. Ethel M. Purcell: Born 4 April 1895/96 in
Franklin County, Georgia. Died 18 July 1989
in Stephens County, Georgia; interred Toccoa
Cemetery, Toccoa, Stephens County, Georgia. Married Herbert Elmer Clark (b. 1887 in GA,
d. 19 Oct 1938 in Stephens Co., GA; interred with Ethel).
(12. Anna Pearl Purcell "Emmer": Born 26 June
1897 at Toccoa, Stephens County, Georgia. Died 2 Jun 1961, age 63, at Hampton, Virginia;
interred there in Parklawn Memorial Park. Married Bruce R. Rothell
(b. 1899 in Stephens Co., GA, d. 16 Jun 1957 in Fulton
Co., GA; interred Shiloh Baptist Church Cem., Stephens Co., GA).
(13. Sue Blanche Purcell: Born 28 June 1898 in
Franklin County, Georgia. Died 7 March 1993
in Clayton County, Georgia; interred Westview
Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia.
Married Benjamin "Ben" Franklin Tuck (b. 7 Dec 1906 in
Gwinnett Co., GA, d. 2 Nov 1980 in DeKalb Co., GA; interred with Sue).
j. Robert M. Purcell: Born about 1855 in Georgia.
1880 US Census: Robt M.
Purcell, age 25 (b. GA; parents b. GA) and employed as a farmer, was heading a
household in District 211 (Flintsville) of Franklin
County, Georgia. The household also
included his wife, Mary M. Purcell, age 26 (b. GA); daughter, Lunorah Purcell, age 3 (b. GA); daughter, Francis L.
Purcell, age 2 (b. GA); and mother,
Mary Purcell, age 66 (b. GA; parents b.
GA) and widowed.
Robert Purcell married Mary M. (?) and had the
following children:
(1. Lenorah Purcell: Born
about 1877 in Georgia.
(2. Frances L. Purcell: Born about 1878 in Georgia.
k. Martha P. Purcell: Born about 1857 in Georgia.
5 William Darius Purcell
1. Biographical notes:
Born 27 December 1839 in Franklin County, Georgia. Died there
14 February 1911; interred Cross Roads Baptist Church Cemetery, Carnesville,
Franklin County, Georgia.
1860 US Census: William D.
Purcell, age 20 (b. GA) and employed as a farmer, resided in the household
headed by his father, Darius E. Purcell, age 49 (b. GA) and employed as a
farmer near Carnesville, Franklin County, Georgia. The household also included William's wife of
less than 6 months, Susan Purcell, age 19 (b. GA).
1870 US Census: William
Purcell, age 30 (b. GA) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household in
Subdivision 51 (Carnesville Post Office), Franklin County, Georgia. His personal property was valued at
$178. The household also included his
wife, Susan Purcell, age 27 (b. GA); son, Darius S. Purcell, age 9 (b. GA) and
in school; daughter, France L. Purcell, age 6 (b. GA); son, James W. Purcell,
age 4 (b. GA); daughter, Ann E. Purcell, age 2 (b. GA); and son, Morgan W.
Purcell, age 1 (b. GA).
1880 US Census: William D. Percell, age 40 (b. GA; parents b. GA) and employed as a
farmer, was heading a household in District 208 of Banks County, Georgia. The household also included his wife, Susey Percell, age 38 (b. GA;
parents b. GA); son, Darius S. Percell, age 19 (b.
GA) and employed as a farm laborer; daughter, Frances L. Percell,
age 15 (b. GA); son, James W. Percell, age 12 (b.
GA); daughter, Ann E. Percell, age 11 (b. GA); son,
Morgan W. Percell, age 10 (b. GA); daughter, Susey C. Percell, age 8 (b. GA);
daughter, Sarah E. Percell, age 6 (b. GA); son,
Robert P. Percell, age 4 (b. GA); daughter, Lucy P. Percell, age 3 (b. GA); and son, William M. Percell, age 1 (b. GA).
1900 US Census: Wm D. Percell, age 60 (b. Dec 1839 in GA; parents b. GA) and
employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Militia District 208 (Bushville), Banks County, Georgia. The household also included his wife of less
than 1 year, Ellen Percell, age 39 (b. Jun 1860 in GA;
parents b. GA), with no record of children; daughter, Lucy Percel,
age 20 (b. Nov 1879 in GA) and single, with no record of employment; and
daughter, Chaolar Percell,
age 13 (b. Oct 1886 in GA).
1910 US Census: William D.
Purcell, age 70 (b. GA; parents b. GA) and employed as a farmer, was heading a
household on Carnesville and Clarksville Road in Carnesville Township, Franklin
County, Georgia. He had been married
twice. The household also included his
wife of 10 years, Ellen Purcell, age 50 (b. GA; parents b. GA), who had been
married once and had had 3 children, none of whom were still alive; and
daughter, Ora Purcell, age 22 (b. GA), single, and
not employed.
3. Wife #1: Susan Guest
"Sue"/"Susie"
a. Biographical notes:
Born 17 November 1840 in Franklin
County, Georgia. Died there 3 September 1899; interred New
Salem Cemetery, Banks County, Georgia. Married William Darius Purcell on 6 October 1859 in Franklin
County, Georgia.
1850 US Census: Sanford Guest, age 50 (b. SC) and
employed as a farmer, was heading a household in District 32 of Franklin
County, Georgia. His real estate was
valued at $1,000. The household also
included his wife, Elizabeth Guest, age 49 (b. GA); Pleasant Guest, age 21 (b.
GA) and employed as a farmer; Anna Guest, age 19 (b. GA); Mary Guest, age 16
(b. GA); Posey Guest, age 13 (b. GA); Wellborn Guest, age 12 (b. GA); Susan Guest, age 7 (b. GA); Florea Guest, age 5 (b. GA);
and Mary Paym, age 23 (b. GA). Of
interest, the household headed by Darius E. Percell, age 39 (b. GA) and employed as a farmer was
enumerated after him on the next census page, and that household included Darius's
son, William D. Percell, age 10 (b.
GA).
b. Children:
(1. Darius S. Purcell: Born about 1861 in Georgia.
(2. Frances L. Purcell: Born about 1864 in Georgia.
(3. James W. Purcell: Born about 1866 in Georgia.
(4. Ann E. Purcell: Born about 1868 in Georgia.
(5. William Morgan
Purcell: See generation 4, below.
(6. (?) Purcell: (female) Born about 1871 in Georgia. Died 2 June 1932, age 61, from complications
of a heart infection exacerbated by hepatitis at Athens, Clarke County, Georgia;
interred Arnoldsville Cemetery, Arnoldsville,
Oglethorpe County, Georgia. Married (?) King.
(7. Sarah E. Purcell: Born 19 September 1875 in
Franklin County, Georgia. Died there 9 October 1933, age 59 years, 10 months, and 20 days,
from complications of a brain hemorrhage. Married (?) Payne.
(8. Robert Pleasant Purcell "Bose": Born
1875. Died 1952; interred New Salem Cemetery,
Banks County, Georgia. Married Tallulah
"Lula" Narcissus Wiley (b. 25 Oct 1876 in Banks Co., GA, d. 14 Jul
1961 at Winder, Barrow Co., GA; interred with Robert) and had the following
children:
(a. Maud "Maudie"
Purcell: Born 18 February 1901. Died 26
May 1916; interred New Salem Cemetery, Banks County, Georgia.
(b. Robert Carl Purcell:
Born 30 November 1902 in Georgia. Died there 19 September 1993.
(c. Tallulah Inez Purcell
"Inez": Born 10 June 1905.
Died 12 March 1988; interred New Salem Cemetery, Banks County,
Georgia. Married Fred Pritchett (b. 18
Mar 1908, d. 30 Jul 1989; interred with Inez.
(d. Ruby Purcell: Born 15 December 1911 in Banks
County, Georgia. Died 25 January 2002,
age 90, from complications of Alzheimer's Disease at
Commerce, Jackson County, Georgia; interred New Salem Cemetery, Banks County,
Georgia. Married William Elvin Segars "Elvin" (b. 25 Dec 1908, d. 11 Nov 1997;
interred with Ruby), son of William Henry and Flora Elizabeth (Bruce) Segars, and had the following children: (order uncertain)
(1) Larry Douglas Segars:
Born 23 March 1943. Died 15 August 2001,
age 58; interred New Salem Cemetery, Banks County, Georgia.
(2). James Segars.
(3) Nelson Segars.
(e. Marvin Pascal Purcell:
Born 21 January 1914. Died 18 February
1987; interred Jackson Memorial Gardens, Commerce, Jackson County,
Georgia. Married Margaret Lord (b. 5 Jun
1917, d. 28 Feb 1994; interred with Marvin).
(f. Thurman Wiley Purcell: Born 4 September 1916 in
Banks County, Georgia. Died 3 August
1995 in Georgia; interred Alta Vista Cemetery, Gainesville, Hall County,
Georgia. Married Clementine Lord (b. 16
Oct 1918, d. 13 Oct 2013; interred with Thurman).
3. Wife #2: Ellen (?)
Born June 1860 in Georgia. Married William
Darius Purcell before 16 June 1900 and had 3 children, all of whom were born
and died between 1900 and 1910.
4 William Morgan Purcell
"Morgan"
1. Biographical notes:
Born 27 January 1869 in Franklin County, Georgia. Died 5 May
1933, age 65, from complications of a ruptured appendix at Athens, Clarke
County, Georgia; interred New Salem Cemetery, Banks County, Georgia. Employed as a farmer.
1900 US Census: Morgan
Purcell, age 31 (b. Jan 1869 in GA; parents b. GA) and employed as a farmer,
was heading a household in Militia District 207 (Davids),
Banks County, Georgia. The household
also included his wife of 11 years, Mary E. Purcell, age 24 (b. Jun 1875 in GA;
parents b. GA), who had had 4 children, 2 of whom were still alive; daughter,
Ethel Purcell, age 6 (b. Aug 1893 in GA); and daughter, Eula Purcell, age 4 (b.
Sep 1895 in GA). Of interest, the
household headed by John Duncan, age 51 (b. Nov 1848 in GA) was enumerated
directly after him on the same census page.
That household also included John's wife of 25 years, Sarah J. Duncan,
age 44 (b. May 1856 in GA), who had had 5 children, 4 of whom were still alive.
1910 US Census: Morgan Pursell, age 41 (b. GA; parents b. GA) and employed as a
farmer, was heading a household on Commerce Road in Davids
District, Banks County, Georgia. He had
been married once. The household also
included his wife of 20 years, Mary E. Pursell, age
35 (b. GA; parents b. GA), who had been married once and had had 8 children, 6 of
whom were still alive; daughter, Ethell Pursell, age 16 (b. GA), single, and employed as a farm
laborer; daughter, Eula Pursell, age 14 (b. GA),
single, and employed as a farm laborer; son, Durel Pursell, age 9 (b. GA); son, Odis Pursell,
age 5 (b. GA); son, Leo Pursell, age 2 (b. GA); and
daughter, Cary L. Pursell, age 3 months (b. GA).
1920 US Census: Morgan W.
Purcell, age 50 (b. GA; parents b. GA) and employed as a farmer, was heading a
household on Commerce Road in David District, Banks County, Georgia. The household also included his wife, Mary E.
Purcell, age 46 (b. GA; parents b. GA); son, Curtis D. Purcell, age 19 (b. GA),
single, and employed as a farm laborer; son, Odis C. Purcell, age 15 (b. GA),
single, and employed as a farm laborer; son, Earnest L. Purcell, age 12 (b. GA)
and employed as a farm laborer; daughter, Carrie L. Purcell, age 10 (b. GA);
son, Horace L. Purcell, age 7 (b. GA); and daughter, Clair S. Purcell, age 3
years and 6 months (b. GA).
1930 US Census: Morgan W.
Purcell, age 61 (b. GA; parents b. GA) and employed as a farmer, was heading a
household on Mount Bethel Road in Militia District 207 (Davids),
Banks County, Georgia. He married 1st at
age 20. The household also included his
wife, Mary E. Purcell, age 56 (b. GA; parents b. GA), who married 1st at age 15;
daughter, Clara Purcell, age 13 (b. GA); son, Horace L. Purcell, age 17 (b. GA)
and employed as a farmer, who married 1st at age 17; daughter-in-law, Frances
V. Purcell, age 14 (b. GA; parents b. GA), who married 1st at age 14; daughter,
Louise Seagraves, age 20 (b. GA; parents b. GA) and married (no record of her
husband), who married 1st at age 18; and grandson, William M. Seagraves, age 5
months (b. GA).
2. Wife: Marie Elmira Duncan
"Ellie"
Born 1874 in Franklin County,
Georgia. Died there 9 February 1949; interred New
Salem Cemetery, Banks County, Georgia. Married William Morgan Purcell about 1889 in Georgia.
3. Children:
a. Child: Died as an infant.
b. Child: Died as an infant.
c. Ethel Mae Purcell: Born 28 June 1893 in Banks
County, Georgia. Died 9 April 1965 at Commerce,
Jackson County, Georgia; interred there in Grey Hill
Cemetery. Married Joe Alexander Sailers (b. 11 September 1886 in Jackson Co., GA, d. there 10 Nov 1960, age 74; interred with Ethel).
d. Eula Purcell: Born September 1895 in Georgia.
e. Curtis Durell
Purcell: See generation 3, below.
f. Odis S. Purcell: Born 6 November 1904. Died 28 June 1948; interred Harmony Christian
Church Cemetery, Commerce, Jackson County, Georgia. Married Bessie Louise Hughes (b. 14 May 1903,
d. 3 Mar 1940; interred with Odis) and had at least the following son:
(1. Gene Purcell: Born 5 November 1932. Died 19 October 1974; interred Harmony
Christian Church Cemetery, Commerce, Jackson County, Georgia.
g. Ernest Leo Purcell "Leo": Born 16 May
1907 at Commerce, Georgia. Died 19
October 1993, age 86, from complications of heart disease at Charlotte,
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina; interred there in Forest Lawn West
Cemetery. Married Flossie Helen Fletcher
(b. 17 Nov 1907, d. 13 Jun 1991), daughter of L. Cana (b. 1886, d. 1936) and
Myrtle Bell (Dillon) Fletcher (b. 1891, d. 1954), who had the following son
before their marriage:
(1. Harlan Paige Fletcher: Born 1927.
h. Cary Louise Purcell "Louise": Born 29
December 1909 in Banks County, Georgia.
Died 31 May 1997 in Clarke County, Georgia; interred Grey Hill Cemetery,
Commerce, Jackson County, Georgia. Married
(1st) (?) Seagraves and had the following son:
(1. William M. Seagraves: Born about November 1929
in Georgia.
Louise (Purcell) Seagraves married (2nd) Clifford P.
Wade (b. 1913, d. 1989 in Georgia; interred with Cary) and had at least the
following son:
(2. Clifford P. Wade, Jr.: Born 1943. Died 1989; interred Grey Hill Cemetery,
Commerce, Jackson County, Georgia.
i. Horace Lenton Purcell:
Born about 1913 in Georgia. At age 17 married
(1st) Frances V. (?), age 14, about 1930.
At age 41, while a resident of
Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., NC, Horace Purcell married (2nd) Frances (Smith) Basden, age 32 and also a resident of Charlotte, daughter
of Ashley D. and Kitty Ann (T.) Smith, on 2 June 1956 (license issued 31 May
1956) at Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
j. Clara S. Purcell: Born 1 July 1916 in Banks
County, Georgia. Died 5 November 2000 in
Jackson County, Georgia; interred Jackson Memorial Gardens, Commerce, Jackson
County, Georgia. Married Hoke C. Thomas (b. 5 Oct 1912 in Greene Co., GA, d. 5 Jul
1978 at Commerce, Jackson Co., GA; interred with Clara), son of William Marcus
and Viola Ray (Wood) Thomas, after 1930.
3 Curtis Durell Purcell (photos)
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1. Biographical notes:
Born 11 October 1900 in Banks County, Georgia. Died 27
March 1979, age 78, at Commerce, Jackson County, Georgia; interred there in
Grey Hill Cemetery.
1930 US Census: Curtis D.
Purcell, age 29 (b. GA; parents b. GA) and employed as a farmer, was heading a
household on Commerce-Carnesville Highway 59 in Davids
District (Mil District 207), Banks County, Georgia. He married 1st at age 19. The household also included his wife, Ruth
Purcell, age 25 (b. GA; parents b. GA), who did not record a date of 1st
marriage; son, Garnett E. Purcell, age 8 (b. GA); daughter, Margaret I.
Purcell, age 7 (b. GA); and son, Hoyt Purcell, age 1 year and 9 months (b. GA).
1940 US Census: C. Durell Purcell, age 39 (b. GA) and employed as a farmer,
was heading household on Beaverdam Road in Militia
District 207, Banks County, Georgia. He
had completed 7th grade. The household
also included his wife, Ruth Purcell, age 36 (b. GA), who had completed 7th
grade; son, Garnet Purcell, age 18 (b. GA), single, and employed as a farm
laborer, who had completed 3 years of high school; daughter, Margaret Purcell,
age 17 (b. GA), single, and , who had completed 3 years of high school; son,
Hoyt Purcell, age 12 (b. GA); daughter, Doris Purcell, age 10 (b. GA); and
daughter, Mary Ann Purcell, age 4 (b. GA).
On 1 April 1935 they resided in the same house.
2. Wife: Ruth Pauline Power (photos)
Born 17 October 1903 in Franklin
County, Georgia. Died 23 October 1997 in Jackson County,
Georgia; interred with Curtis. Married Curtis Durell Purcell in 1920.
3. Children:
a. Garnett Edgar Purcell: Born 13 August 1921 at
Commerce, Jackson County, Georgia. Died
2/3 February 2017 in Georgia; interred New Salem Cemetery, Banks County,
Georgia. Married Betty Parks (b. 20 Mar
1935, d. 3 Oct 2010; interred with Garnett).
b. Margaret I. Purcell: Born 1923 in Banks County,
Georgia. Died 23 April 2015 at Commerce,
Jackson County, Georgia; interred there in Jackson
Memorial Gardens. Married James Lacy (b.
1914, d. 1993; interred with Margaret) and had at least the following daughter:
(1. Jimmie Lacy: (female) Born 3 November 1946 at
Commerce, Jackson County, Georgia. Died
1 September 2003 at Athens, Clarke County, Georgia; interred Jackson Memorial
Gardens, Commerce, Jackson County, Georgia.
Married William Jesse Brown (b. 2 Aug 1950, d. 21 May
2008).
c. Hoyt Purcell: Born about 1928 in Georgia.
d. Doris Pauline Purcell: See generation 2,
below.
e. Mary Ann Purcell: Born about 1936 in Georgia.
2 Doris Pauline Purcell:
Born 1
May 1930 at Homer, Banks County, Georgia. Died
11 April 2019 at Commerce, Jackson County, Georgia;
interred there in Grey Hill Cemetery. Married Lacy Eugene Williams, generation 2 of the Williams Annex.
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