Saturday, April 13, 2013

Surname Saturday~Oscar Philmore "O.P." Purvis


My Grandfather, James Francis "Jim" Purvis, had 2 brothers and 4 sisters. His two brothers were John William and Oscar Philmore "O P" Purvis. 

 I never knew my Grand Uncle  O. P. or  my Grand Father Jim Purvis; they both died before I was born. I did know their brother John William Purvis. Grand Uncle John died in  August 1956. I was just short of my fourteenth birthday. 

Grand Uncle Oscar Philmore "O P" Purvis1 was born on 10 Jul 1888 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 7 8 He died on 20 Apr 1931 at the age of 42 in Morven, Anson, North Carolina and was buried on 21 Apr 1931 at Zoar United Methodist Church Cemetery in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.9–10-11-12

Oscar Philmore "O P" Purvis and Roxie Carolyn Brock were married on 2 Feb 1913 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.13 Roxie Carolyn Brock, daughter of Samuel Stonewall Jackson Brock and Laura Cornelius Teal, was born on 3 Sep 1895 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina.14 15 16 17 18 19 She died on 17 Jan 1967 at the age of 71 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina and was buried on 20 Jan 1967 in Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina.20-21-22

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, abt 1933; died 29 Feb 1980, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina.
             ii. Sarah Elizabeth Purvis, born 3 June 1916, Morven, Anson, North Carolina; married Henry Lee Hanna; married John Belk Helms; married Frank Paul; died 6 Jan 1992, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina.
            iii. Oscar Philmore Purvis, born 24 June 1925, Morven, Anson, North Carolina; married Jerallene C. Patrick, abt 1969, Pasquotank County, North Carolina; married Mary Louise , 16 May 1945, Anderson, South Carolina; died 15 Jul 1979, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia.
            iv. Unnamed Purvis was born on 5 May 1928 in Morven, Anson, North Carolina. She died on 6 May 1928 at the age of  0  and was buried on 7 May 1928 in Morven, Anson, North Carolina.













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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,  Obtained from Tammy Gathings Swearengin, 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 Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls, 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 Twsp., 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. Oscar Philmore Purvis, Wadesboro, Anson County, North Carolina death certificate 170 (20 April 1931).
        11. State of North Carolina, death certificate no. 45, (25 April 1931), O P PURVIS.
        12. 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.
        13. Oscar Purvis, age 21, and  Roxanna Brock, age 18,, (2 February 1913), SC Marriage Index Book: ; Probate Office, Chesterfield , South Carolina, South Carolina.
        14. 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.
        15. 1900 U. S. Census, Anson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Morven, Anson County, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 8, Page 7B/155 (stamped); Line 87, Dwelling 114, Family 114, Household of Samuel J. S. BROCK; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 31 March 2013); citing National Archives Microfilm T623, Roll 1181.
        16. 1910  U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Court House, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 0037, Page 138B/12B; Line 75, Dwelling 212, Family 212, Household of [Stonewall Jackson] Jack BROCK; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 20 March 2013); citing National Archives Microfilm T624, Roll 1455.
        17. 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.
        18. 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.
        19. 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.
        20. State of North Carolina, death certificate no. 2271, (17 January 1967), Roxie Brock Reid.
        21. James C. Pigg, Chesterfield County Cemetery Survey, Chesterfield County Genealogical Services, 1995. Tombstone of Roxie Brock Reid.
        22. Find A Grave, http://www.findagrave.com, Accessed on 25 August 2012; Headstone for Roxie Brock Reid;  Memorial # 78326283.
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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousApril 20, 2024 at 10:52 AM

    Hi, I am Amy, my grandmother was Sara Elizabeth Purvis Hanna Helms Paul. O.P. (Uncle OP) was my great uncle. I remember visiting him in Virginia and his two daughters when the lived by a creek. I have several photographs of Uncle OP when he was in the Navy. I would love for someone in the Purvis family, his daughters maybe, to have them. Please let me know if you want them.

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  2. Amy StewartApril 20, 2024 at 11:09 AM

    Hi, I’m Amy. Not sure of the previous post worked. I have pictures of Great Uncle OP that my Grandmother Sarah Elizabeth Purvis Hanna Helms Paul had. I remember visiting Uncle OP in Virginia, I think it was Danville. I remember his two daughters. I have several photos of Uncle OP when he was in the Navy. I would live for someone to have them, especially his daughters or grandchildren. Please contact me if someone would like these.

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  3. Charlie PurvisApril 20, 2024 at 3:26 PM

    Amy, I would love to have them. I lost a real dear friend & cousin when Margie passed away. I use to visit her every time I came home from the Air Force.

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