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PURCELL, Thomas Vernon Sr. (1818-1887)

WALTERS, Nancy Nixon (1820-1893)

PURCELL, Thomas Vernon Jr. (1852-1941)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: SMITH, Emma C. PURCELL, Daisy M. PURCELL, Bryant F. PURCELL, Thomas Vernon Jr. 2 3 4 5 Born: 14 Jun 1852, Berkeley County, West Virginia Marriage: SMITH, Emma C. on 31 Dec 1879 in Ogle County, Illinois 1 Died: 21 Apr 1941, Polo, Ogle County, Illinois at age 88 Buried: Apr 1941, Brick Church [Elkhorn] Cemetery, Hazelhurst, Ogle County, Illinois 6 Thomas married Emma C. SMITH, daughter of Unknown SMITH and Mary E. UNKNOWN, on 31 Dec 1879 in Ogle County, Illinois.1 (Emma C. SMITH was born in Oct 1863 in Maryland, died in 1946 in Polo, Ogle County, Illinois and was buried in 1946 in Brick Church [Elkhorn] Cemetery, Hazelhurst, Ogle County, Illinois 7.)

1 Illinois Marriages 1851 - 1900 (Illinois Vital Records, Ogle County, Illinois). Surety: 4. Name: Thomas V. Purcell
Gender: Male
Spouse Name: Emma C. Smith
Marriage Date: Dec 31, 1879
Marriage County: Ogle
Comments: This record can be found at the County Court Records, Film # 1420755 - 1420756.

2 1870 US Census (Eagle Point, Ogle County, Illinois). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Thomas V. Purcell (age 51, b. VA), wife Nancy (age 49, b. VA) and children John (age 21, b. VA), Thomas (age 18, b. VA), Mary (age 14, b. VA) and Elias (age 12, b. VA), living in Eagle Point, Illinois. Thomas V. is listed as a "farmer," and John is listed as a "farm hand."

3 Ibid. Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Thomas V. Purcell (age 51, b. VA), wife Nancy (age 49, b. VA) and children John (age 21, b. VA), Thomas (age 18, b. VA), Mary (age 14, b. VA) and Elias (age 12, b. VA), living in Eagle Point, Illinois. Also in the household is "domestic servant" Maretta Davis (age 16, b. NY). Thomas Sr. is listed as a "farmer," and Thomas Jr. and John are both listed as "farm hands." Living next door is Harvey Shoemaker and his family. Harvey's brother, Jasper, married the Purcell's daughter, Lydia Ann.

4 1900 US Census (District 13, Elkhorn Grove, Carroll County, Illinois). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Thomas V. Purcell (age 47, b. Jun 1852, IL), wife Emma C. [Smith] (age 36, b. Oct 1863, MD) and children Daisy M. (age 13, b. Sep 1886, IL) and Bryant F. (age 4, b. Jul 1895, IL), living in Elkhorn Grove, Illinois. Also in the household is Emma's mother, Mary E. Smith (age 64, b. Jul 1835, MD), widow. Thomas is listed as a "farmer," and indicates that both his parents were born in Virginia. Emma indicates that her father was born in Ohio and her mother in Maryland. Mary indicates that both her parents were born in Maryland.

5 1860 US Census (Not stated district, Berkley County, Virginia). Repository: Ancestry. Surety: 4. Lists Thomas V. Purcell (age 42, b. VA), wife Nancy (age 40, b. VA) and children Mahon (age 17, b. VA), [Lydia] Ann (age 14, b. VA), John (age 13, b. VA), Thomas (age 7, b. VA), Mary (age 5, b. VA) and Elias (age 2, b. VA), living in Berkley County, Virginia. Thomas Sr. is listed as a "farmer."

6 Brick Church Cemetery (Illinois Digital Archives: Cemetery Records Ogle County, Elkhorn Brick Church Cemetery Transcript), p. 8. Surety: 4. Thomas V. Purcell
1852-1941

7 Ibid, p. 8. Surety: 4. Emma C. Purcell
1862-1946

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