Saturday, February 9, 2013

Surname Saturday – O. P. Purvis - Roxie Brock

Oscar Philmore Purvis1 was born on 10 Jul 1888/1889 in Morven, Anson, North Carolina.2 3 4 5 His World War I Draft Registration Cards, shows he registered for the draft in 1917-1918.6 Oscar was found in both the 1920 and 1930 Census for Anson County, North Carolina.7 8 He died on 20 Apr 1931 at the age of 42 in Morven, Anson, North Carolina.9 Oscar was buried on 21 Apr 1931 at Zoar United Methodist Church Cemetery in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.10 11
 
Oscar Philmore Purvis and Roxie Carolyn Brock were married on 2 Feb 1913 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.12 Roxie Carolyn Brock, daughter of Samuel Stonewall Jackson Brock and Laura Cornelius Teal, was born on 3 Sep 1895 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.13 14 15 She appeared in the census in 1940 in Wadesboro, Anson, North Carolina.16 She died on 17 Jan 1967 at the age of 71 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina.17 Roxie was buried on 20 Jan 1967 in Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina.18 19
 
Oscar Philmore Purvis and Roxie Carolyn Brock had the following children:

i. Christina Geneva "Teenie" Purvis, born 13 Jan 1914, Anson County, North Carolina; married Clayton William Jarman, about 1933; died 29 Feb 1980, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina.

ii. Sarah Elizabeth Purvis, born 3 Jun 1916, Morven, Anson, North Carolina; married Henry Lee Hanna; married John Helms; married Frank Paul; died 8 Jan 1992, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina.

iii. Oscar Philmore Purvis, born 24 Jun 1925, Morven, Anson, North Carolina; married Jerallene C. Patrick, about 1969, Pasquotank County, North Carolina; married Mary Louise [LNU], 16 May 1945, Anderson, South Carolina; died 15 Jul 1979, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia.

iv. Unnamed Purvis (F) was born on 5 May 1928 in Morven, Anson, North Carolina. She died on 6 May 1928 at the age of and was buried on 7 May 1928 in Morven, Anson, North Carolina.

Oscar and Roxie were my grand Uncle and Aunt. Oscar was a brother to my Grandfather James Francis “Jim” Purvis. I wrote about my grandparent here.
 








 
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1. Oscar Philmore Purvis, death certificate (long form) 170 (20 April 1931), Dept. Health and Human Services, Register of Deeds, Wadesboro, Anson County, North Carolina.
2. William J. Purvis Family Family Bible Holy Bible, (N.p.: n.p., n.d.), BIRTH; Oscar P. PURVIS, born 10 July 1888, [name withheld], Wadesboro, North Carolina.
3. "World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," on-line digital images, ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 25 August 2011), O P Purvis; citing World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, FHL Roll Number: 1765559; Birth Date: 10 Jul 1889.
4. 1900 U. S. Census, Anson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Morven, Anson County, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 8, page 149B, line 79, dwelling 15, family 15, Household of William J. Purvis; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 1976); citing National Archives Microfilm T623, Roll 1181.
5. 1910 U. S. Census, Anson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Morven Township, Anson County, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) #012, page 184, line 64-67, dwelling 65, family 65, Household of William Purvis; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 2010); citing National Archives Microfilm T624, Roll 1096.
6. "World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," on-line digital images, ancestry.com, O P Purvis.
7. 1920 U. S. Census, Anson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Morven, Anson County, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) #13, Page 188B, Line 60, Dwelling 146, Family 146, Household of Oscar PURVIS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 23 November 2011); citing National Archives Microfilm Series: T625, Roll: 1283.
8. 1930 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) #13-10, Page 237A, Line 8, Dwelling 92, Family 92, Household of Osker P. PURVIS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 25 November 2011); citing National Archives Microfilm T626_Roll: 2192.
9. State of North Carolina, death certificate no. 45 (25 April 1931), O P PURVIS; https://www.ancestry.com, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina.
10. Ibid.
11. Jim Tipton, Find A Grave, digital image, http://www.findagrave.com; Headstone for Oscar Philmore Purvis; (10 July 1889–20 April 1931); Memorial # 78318969; Record of the Zoar United Methodist Church Cemetery; Brocks Mill, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA; Accessed on 25 August 2012.
12. Oscar Purvis, age 21, and Roxanna Brock, age 18,, (2 February 1913), SC Marriage Index Book: Probate Office, Chesterfield , South Carolina, South Carolina.
13. James C. Pigg, Chesterfield County Cemetery Survey; Chesterfield County Genealogical Services, 1995, page 153. Tombstone of Roxie Brock Reid; 3 September 1895–17 January 1967, Brock's Mill Baptist Church Cemetery, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
14. 1920 U. S. Census, Anson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Morven, Anson County, North Carolina, ED #13, Page 188B, Line 60, Dwelling 146, Family 146, Household of Oscar PURVIS.
15. 1930 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina, ED #13-10, Page 237A, Line 8, Dwelling 92, Family 92, Household of Osker P. PURVIS.
16. 1940 U. S. Census, Anson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Wadesboro, Anson County, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 4-21, Page: 9A/255A(stamped), Line 37, Household #159, Household of Roxie Purvis; digital images, 1940 CENSUS (http://1940census.archives.gov : viewed 26 August 2012); citing NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 2871.
17. State of North Carolina, death certificate no. 2271, (17 January 1967), Roxie Brock Reid.
18. James C. Pigg, Chesterfield County Cemetery Survey, Chesterfield County Genealogical Services, 1995. Tombstone of Roxie Brock Reid.
19. Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com, Accessed on 25 August 2012; Headstone for Roxie Brock Reid; Memorial # 78326283.





























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