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William Webster Purviance
(1862-1932)
Emily Doolittle Smith
(1863-)
William Edgar Holmes
(1862-1927)
Amelia Ann Catherine Blackburn
(1863-1939)
John Woodward Purviance
(1886-1967)
Neva Blackburn Holmes
(1887-1971)
John William Purviance
(1907-1979)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Marie Fistler

John William Purviance 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 14 March 1907, Marcus, IA 1 2 4
  • Marriage (1): Marie Fistler on 12 December 1928 in Cerro Gordo County, IA 1
  • Died: 12 August 1979 at age 72
  • Buried: After 12 August 1979, Clear Lake Cemetery, Clear Lake, IA
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bullet  Birth Notes:


Name: John William Purviance
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 14 Mar 1907
Event Place: Marcus, Cherokee, Iowa, United States
Event Place (Original): Marcus, Cherokee, Iowa
Gender: M
Father's Name: John Woodard Purviance
Mother's Name: Neva Homes Purviance

Citing this Record
"Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q246-L5S4 : accessed 25 May 2020), Neva Homes Purviance in entry for John William Purviance, 14 Mar 1907, Marcus, Cherokee, Iowa, United States; citing reference ID 324490, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 101715032.
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:



• Birth Image: 14 March 1907, in Marcus, IA.

• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Paullina, IA on 24 April 1910. 3

1910 US Census
Sheet 10A, District 94, Family 191, Roll 416
Paullina, O'Brien County, Iowa, United States
Paullina Road; Farm rented
Johny Purviance..Son..2..Iowa

(Living with parents.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 14 Mar 1907, then his age should have been 3 instead of 2.
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Lincoln Township, Cerro Gordo County, IA on 2 January 1920. 4

1920 US Census
Sheet 1A, District 29, Family 10, Roll 483
Lincoln Township, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States
Farm rented
John W. Purviance..Son..12..Iowa

(Living with parents.)
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John married Marie Fistler, daughter of Reuben Fistler and Hava Jane Chaney, on 12 December 1928 in Cerro Gordo County, IA.1 (Marie Fistler was born in 1910 1 and died on 13 December 1970 in Chicago, IL.)


bullet  Marriage Notes:


Name: John Purviance
Titles and Terms: Jr
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 12 Dec 1928
Event Place: , Cerro Gordo, Iowa, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Birth Year (Estimated): 1907
Father's Name: John Purviance
Mother's Name: Neva Holmes
Spouse's Name: Marie Fistler
Spouse's Titles and Terms: Miss
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 18
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1910
Spouse's Father's Name: Reuben Fistler
Spouse's Mother's Name: Hava Chaney

Citing this Record
"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KLWF-YR9 : 4 November 2017), Hava Chaney in entry for John Purviance and Marie Fistler, 12 Dec 1928, , Cerro Gordo, Iowa, United States; citing reference , county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,955,534.
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Sources


1 "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1805551 : accessed 25 May 2020), John Purviance and Marie Fistler, 12 Dec 1928, Cerro Gordo, Iowa; citing reference, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,955,534.

2 "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2527591 : accessed 25 May 2020), John William Purviance, 14 Mar 1907, Marcus, Cherokee, Iowa; citing reference ID 324490, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FamilySearch digital folder 101715032.

3 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Paullina, O'Brien County, Iowa, United States, enumeration district (ED) 94, sheet 10A, family 191, John Woodward Purviance and Neva Blackburn Holmes; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 26 May 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 416.

4 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Lincoln Township, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States, enumeration district (ED) 29, sheet 1A, family 10, John Woodward Purviance and Neva Blackburn Holmes; index and images (accessed 26 May 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 483.


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