William Ivan Purcell

1855 - 1937  (82 years)

• Name	William Ivan Purcell  [1]
  Birth	11 Jan 1855	..., Bastrop, Texas   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	16 Sep 1937	Huntington Beach, Orange, California   [1]
  Burial	Good Shepherd Cemetery, Huntington Beach, Orange, California   [1]
  Person ID	I362345	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	8 Jul 2024

  
  

  Father	Samuel Purcell, Jr.,   b. 1802   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Ceraphina White Wetherbee,   b. 16 Apr 1813, Chautauqua, Chautauqua, New York d. 7 Dec 1889, Washington (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	7 Feb 1841	..., Vermilion, Illinois   [2]
  Family ID	F228793	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ruby A. Huffman,   b. 1857, ..., Putnam, Indiana d. 21 Sep 1937, Huntington Beach, Orange, California (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	1875  [3]
  Family ID	F228794	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Jul 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Huntington Beach News Sept. 23, 1937 Mr. & Mrs. W. I. Purcell Pioneer Local Residents are United in Death Death early Tuesday morning reunited Mr. & Mrs. William, I. Purcell of this city. The husband aged 82, died September 16. The funeral was conducted Monday afternoon. Mrs Ruby Purcell, 81, his widow, was not allowed to attend the funeral due to her critical condition. Early the day following she died at the family home, 305 Ninth Street. Mr. Purcell was for years a deacon and a elder in the local Christian church and for 16 years he served as treasurer. He was born in Texas and early in life went to Illinois. Later he was a pioneer of Washington. The Purcells had lived in the same house on Ninth Street for 23 years, coming to this state from Indiana. They have been life-long members of the Christian church. Mrs. Purcell had been in a coma practically all of the time since her husband died. She revived sufficiently Monday afternoon to ask about the funeral for her husband. The attending physician and members of the family informed her that the funeral would be held in a short time. Mrs. Purcell passed again into unconsciousness and only revived once during the early evening, to recognize members of her family.

  
  

• Sources

  [S59836] Cemetery index, Good Shepherd Cemetery, Huntington Beach, Orange, California, (Find-a-Grave). [S54124] Marriage index, Illinois, Name Saraphine Martin Spouse Samuel Purcell Jr Marriage Date 7 Feb 1841 Marriage County Vermilion (Reliability: 3). [S79842] 1900 census, Washington, Adams county, Year: 1900; Census Place: Fletcher, Adams, Washington; Roll: 1741; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0001 (Reliability: 3).