SIXTH GENERATION

1072. John R. PURVIS was born in Jun 1841 in , of Martin, North Carolina. He died after 1900 in of Robersonville, Martin, North Carolina. !Info from 1850 Census, Martin Co, NC, John R. Purvis, age 8 yrs,
bornin NC,
residing with parents at Household #639.
Info from 1860 Census, Martin Co, NC, John R. Purvis, age 19 yrs,
bornin NC,
residing with parents at Household #874, Dist. #8, Williamston.
Info from 1870 Census, Martin Co, NC, John R. Purvis, age 29
yrs,farmer, value
of real estate $1,000. value of personal estte $200. born in
NC,residing with
wife Emily E. and children at Household #442, Hamilton twp.
Info from 1880 Census, Martin Co, NC, John R. Purvis, age 38 yrs,
md,farmer,
born in NC, residing with wife Eliza and son at Household
#248,Robersonville.
Info from Will of his grandfather, Roderick Purvis, which named him as
grandson.
Info from 1900 Census, Martin Co, NC, John R. Purvis, head, age
58yrs, born
June 1841, widowed, farmer, born in NC, residing with sister
SallyJones, a
widow and her children at Household #272-280, Robersonville twp.

He was married to Emily Eliza about 1865 in , of Martin, North Carolina. Emily Eliza was born in 1847 in , of Martin, North Carolina. She died before 1900 in of Robersonville, Martin, North Carolina. !Info from 1870 Census, Martin Co, NC, Emily E. Purvis, age 23
yrs,keeps
house, born in NC, residing with husband John R. and children
atHousehold
#442, Hamilton twp.
Info from 1880 Census, Martin Co, NC, Eliza Purvis, wife, age 35
yrs,md,
keeps house, born in NC, residing with husband John R. and son
atHousehold
#248, Robersonville. John R. PURVIS and Emily Eliza had the following children:

+3778 i. William Lee PURVIS.
3779 ii. James E. PURVIS was born in 1869 in , of Martin, North Carolina. !Info from 1870 Census, Martin Co, NC, James E. Purvis, age 1 yr,
born in NC, residing with parents at Household #442, Hamilton twp.
(Not on 1880 Census with parents. May have died young.)

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