Robert Fransworth PURVIS

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1900, Living with grandparents, John and Mary Purvis, in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1900, Living in Cicero, Cook Co, Illinois

Joseph married Hattie Frank FARNSWORTH on 18 Jun 1885 in Zumbrota, Goodhue, Minnesota. Hattie (daughter of Noah FARNSWORTH and Theressa HAZEN) was born on 29 Aug 1864 in Schuyler Falls, Clinton Co., New York; died on 2 Jun 1889 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; was buried in Forest Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Cook Co., Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1870, Living with parents in Schuyler Falls, Clinton Co., New York
• Census: 1880, Living with parents in Zumbrota, Goodhue Co., Minnesota

Notes:

Name:
AUSTIN (Chicago, IL)--The sad death of Mrs. Joseph Purvis occurred last Wednesday morning after a short illness. Mrs. Purvis, who leaves an infant son, was a member of the Methodist Church and universally liked and respected, and her premature death is deeply felt and mourned by all who knew her. The funeral took place from her late residence on Elm street last Friday, the body being taken to Forest Home Cemetery. Mr. Purvis desires to express his thanks to his friends for their kind attentions in the hour of affliction.
--Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan 1889, pg. 16

Spouse: Joseph Purvis, married 18 June 1885--Zumbrota, Goodhue, Minnesota

Son: Robert Farnsworth Purvis, born 25 December 1888, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, died 13 October 1960, San Diego, California


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