Willard Elliott PURDY: Darlene's Family Genealogy

1899 - 1985 (85 years)

Generation: 1

Willard Elliott PURDY was born on 30 May 1899 in Mt. Pleasant, Westchester Co., New York (son of Chester M. PURDY and Grovenia M. SEE); died on 24 Feb 1985 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles Co., California; was buried in Palmer Cemetery, Pleasantville, Westchester Co., New York.

Other Events and Attributes:

Census: 1900, Living with parents in Mt. Pleasant, Westchester Co., New York
Census: 1910, Living with parents in Mt. Pleasant, Westchester Co., New York
Census: 1920, Living in Brick, Ocean Co., New Jersey
Census: 1930, Living in Columbia, Hamilton Co., Ohio
Census: 1940, Living in Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas

Notes:

Name:
World War I Military Service:

Service number 154-02-48

Enlisted at RECRUITING TATION NEWARK NEW JERSEY

Date: 7-5-17

Age at Entrance: 18 yrs. 1 mo. Rate APPRENTICE SEAMAN U.S.M.R.F.

Home Address: Chester, Orange Co., New York

Served at:

HOME AWAITING ORDERS 7-5-17 to 8-14-17

NAVAL TRAINING STATION
NEWPORT R.I. 8-14-17 to 10-26-17
USS GEORGIA 10-26-17 to 3-1-18
Served as: APPRENTICE SEAMAN for 113 days

HARVARD RADIO SCHOOL
CAMBRIDGE MASS 3-1-18 to 7-12-18

Served as: SEAMAN 2 CLASS for 258 days

ARMED DRAFT DETAIL
NEW YORK N.Y. 7-12-18 to 8-18-18
SS DESOTA 8-18-18 to 11-11-18
Served as ELECTRICIAN 3 CLASS RADIO For 123 Days

Discharged 7-16-20 - DISTRICT COMMUNICATION SUPERINTENDENT
NEW YORK, N.Y

Rating as Discharge: ELECTRICIAN 2 CLASS - RADIO

Willard married Margaret Elizabeth LOVETT on 27 Dec 1924. Margaret was born on 21 Jun 1900 in Horse Cave, Hart Co., Kentucky; died on 19 Sep 1988 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California; was buried in Palmer Cemetery, Pleasantville, Westchester Co., New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Generation: 2

Chester M. PURDY was born in Oct 1860 in Mt. Pleasant, Westchester Co., New York (son of Moses O. PURDY and Tamer Jane HALL); died in 1952 in Pleasantville, Westchester Co., New York; was buried in Palmer Cemetery, Pleasantville, Westchester Co., New York.

Other Events and Attributes:

Census: 1870, Living with parents in Mt. Pleasant, Weschester Co., New York
Census: 1880, Living with parents in Mt. Pleasant, Westchester Co., New York
Census: 1900, Living in Mt. Pleasant, Westchester Co., New York
Census: 1910, Living in Mt. Pleasant, Westchester Co., New York
Census: 1920, Living with mother-in-law, Mary See, in Pleasantville, Westchester Co., New York
Census: 1940, Living in Mt. Pleasant, Westchester Co., New York

Chester married Grovenia M. SEE. Grovenia was born in Jul 1868 in Pleasantville, Westchester Co., New York; died in 1856 in Pleasantville, Westchester Co., New York; was buried in Palmer Cemetery, Pleasantville, Westchester Co., New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Grovenia M. SEE was born in Jul 1868 in Pleasantville, Westchester Co., New York; died in 1856 in Pleasantville, Westchester Co., New York; was buried in Palmer Cemetery, Pleasantville, Westchester Co., New York.

Other Events and Attributes:

Fact: Daughter of Elliott H. and Mary E. See
Census: 1900, Living with husband in Mt. Pleasant, Westchester Co., New York
Census: 1910, Living with husband in Mt. Pleasant, Westchester Co., New York
Census: 1920, Living with husband and mother, Mary See, in Pleasantville, Westchester Co., New York
Census: 1940, Living with husband in Mt. Pleasant, Westchester Co., New York

Children:

Roswell C. PURDY was born on 25 Sep 1892 in Mt. Pleasant, Westchester Co., New York; died on 16 Jul 1915; was buried in Palmer Cemetery, Pleasantville, Westchester Co., New York.
1. Willard Elliott PURDY was born on 30 May 1899 in Mt. Pleasant, Westchester Co., New York; died on 24 Feb 1985 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles Co., California; was buried in Palmer Cemetery, Pleasantville, Westchester Co., New York.