Treasure Chest Thursday~The Impact of War on The Joseph Purvis Family.

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APPLICATION.

The State of Mississippi}
Rankin County. Sct. } This day personally Appeared before me, the undersigned Justice of the peace in and for the county and State aforesaid, Martha M. Purvis and made oath the She is the wife -----of the late Joseph Purvis deceased, who left no heir authorized to claim over her therefore She alone is entitled to claim and receive all arrearages of pay, commutation and bounty, due from the Government of the Confederate States of America to said Joseph Purvis as a private in Capt. Stafford Company B , 9 Regiment Mississippi Louisiana Volunteers under Col.
(If the arrears of pay, commutation, +c,, exceeds one hundred dollars this applicant hereby remits such excess to the Government, wishing to avoid the expense, +c, of administering on decedent’s estate.) And at the same time also appeared P. H. Overley--- a reputable and truthful witness, and made oath that the above statement is true and that he is not interested in the same.
                                                          Martha M. Purvis {Seal}
                                                          P. H. Overley {Seal}
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 10^th day of Jany A. D. 1863.
                                                           A. Harper J. P. {Seal}

Joseph Purvis, born about 1839 in Mississippi was the son of Joseph Purvis, Sr.  and Elizabeth Cook. About 1856 he married Martha Miranda Viney.

By 1861, when the Civil War broke out Joseph and Martha had increased their family with the addition of  three sons borne in  1857, 1859 and 1861.

Joseph delayed his entry into the War until 27 February 1862 at which time he joined Capt. Stafford’s Company ‘B’ 9th Regiment Louisiana Volunteers. Joseph served in many of the major battles during the early part of the war. He was wounded in Battle of Sharpsburg on 17 September 1862 and died the same day from these wounds. He was 22 years old.

Six months and twenty-one days after entering the war; the 3 boys had lost their father and Martha was a widow. 

Verification of Service and Death.



Settlement with Government.


After the death of Joseph Purvis, Martha Miranda Viney Purvis married Martin L. Boone. On 10 May 1872, they would add another son to the Family, Lee Boone. 

Martha Miranda Viney Purvis Boone died 24 April 1902 in Puckett, Rankin County, Mississippi.











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1. Ancestry, "Civil War Service Records" database, Military Service Records (http://www.fold3.com/ : accessed 3 March 2015), entry for Joseph Purvis, Private; Co. B 9th Regiment Louisiana Infantry; Confederate.

        2. 1850, Simpson County, Mississippi, population schedule, Simpson County, Mississippi, enumeration district (ED) No ED, Page: 289A; Line 9, Dwelling  27, Family 27, Household of Richard OLDHAM/ODOM; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.Ancestry.com : ‪viewed 2010); citing NARA publication Roll: M432_381.

        3. 1860 U.S. Census, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, population schedule, Rapides Parish, Louisiana;, Page: 31; Line 38, Dwelling 227, Family 228, Household of Joseph PURVIS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.Ancestry.com : viewed 6 March 2012); citing NARA publication Roll: M653_423.

        4. Ancestry,Military Service Records, database entry for  Joseph Purvis, Private; Co. B 9th Regiment Louisiana Infantry; Confederate.

        5. 1860 U.S. Census, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, population schedule, Rapides Parish, Louisiana;, Page: 31; Line 38, Dwelling 227, Family 228, Household of Joseph PURVIS.

        6. 1880, Rankin County, Mississippi, population schedule, Cato, Rankin County, Mississippi, enumeration district (ED) 78, Page: 459C; Line 13, Dwelling NL, Family 488, M. L. BOON; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 5 April 2011); citing NARA publication T9, Roll: 663.