Thursday, December 8, 2016

Treasure Chest Thursday~Sidney Purvis Birth Certificate


Access to birth certificate in South Carolina is very restrictive so this document is a real treasure. 

Sidney Purvis was born 17 October 1915, a son of Nicholas ‘Nick” Purvis, age 56, and Rachel Ann Boan, age 28. Sidney was Rachel’s fourth child but only 3 were living. That explains why I only show 2 previous births in my database for Nick and Rachel.  

The birth certificate shows that baby Sidney was delivered by a Midwife named Jane Crowley. This was very common during this time period.

The birth certificate was filed by J. A. Davis on 25 October 1915 where it became certificate #34840, Certificate of Birth – Sidney Purvis. 

Birth-Sidney Purvis


Nicholas Purvis and Rachel Ann Boan were married in late 1910 or early 1911. In 1910 Census, Nick and Rachel are unmarried at the time of census enumeration in April 1910. Nick is listed as a widow with children and Rachel is listed as single. Their first born child, Bennie Cleveland Purvis was born on 5 December 1911.  


Nick and Rachel had 6 known children, 2 of which died as infants.
 
Sidney Purvis Pedigree









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1. Sidney Purvis, birth certificate [long] 34840 (17 October 1915), South Carolina; South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, Columbia, SC.
2. 1860 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Cheraw PO, Chesterfield District, SC, Page: 107 (stamped), Line 33, Dwelling 195, Family 194, Household of Wm. PERVIS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 14 January 2015); citing National Archives Microfilm M653-1217.
3. 1870 U. S. Census, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Cole Hill, Chesterfield, South Carolina, , Page: 285A(stamped); Line 19, Dwelling 169, Family 169, Household of Wm. PERVIS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 14 January 2015); citing National Archives Microfilm M593_1491.
4. 1880 U. S. Census, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Cole Hill, Chesterfield, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 004, Page: 309C (stamped); Line 17, Dwelling 195, Family 196, Household of Charlotte PURVIS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 16 May 2016); citing National Archives Microfilm T9-1225.
5. 1900 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Cole Hill, Chesterfield, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 19, Page: 7A; Line 6, Dwelling 129, Family 130, Household of Nicholas PURVIS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 16 May 2016); citing National Archives Microfilm  T623_1523.
6. 1910 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Cole Hill, Chesterfield, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 0034, Page: 6A/89 (stamped); Line 16, Dwelling 112, Family 114, Household of Nicholas PURVIS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 3 July 2016); citing National Archives Microfilm T624, Roll 1455.
7. 1920 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Cole Hill, Chesterfield, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 0037, Page: 4B/104 (Stamped) ; Line 73, Dwelling 89, Family 89, Household of Nick PURVIS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 4 July 2016); citing National Archives Microfilm T625_1690.
8. 1900 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Cole Hill, Chesterfield, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 0019, Page: 6A/63 (stamped); Line 25, Dwelling 111, Family 112, Household of Presley BOAN; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://ancestry.com : viewed 24 February 2016); citing National Archives Microfilm T623_Roll: 1523.





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