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Sunday, March 24, 2019

It’s Family Time~Sarah Elizabeth Purvis


Sarah Elizabeth Purvis was born on 3 Jun 1915 in Morven, Anson, North Carolina. She was the daughter of Oscar Philmore 'O P' Purvis, Sr. and his wife, Roxie Carolyn Brock.


Sarah Elizabeth Purvis and Henry Lee Hanna were married about 1933. They were divorced in 1941 in Bradford, Florida. Henry Lee Hanna, son of Zebulon Vance Hanna and Callie Lillie Trexler, was born on 21 Jan 1916 in Wadesboro, Anson, North Carolina. He died on 17 Aug 1988 at the age of 72 in Las Vegas, NV.


Henry Lee Hanna and Sarah Elizabeth Purvis had the following children:


        i.    John Frederick Hanna, born 9 May 1934, Wadesboro, Anson, North Carolina; married Delores Jean Cobb, Jan 1969, DeSoto County, Florida; died 24 Aug 1992, Arcadia, DeSoto, Florida.
         ii.    Margaret Dolores Hanna, born 15 Sep 1936, Wadesboro, Anson, North Carolina; married Guy Lee Hunter; married James M. McQuay, 1 Jan 2005, Wadesboro, Anson, North Carolina; died 9 Jun 2011, Wadesboro, Anson, North Carolina.



Sarah Elizabeth Purvis and John Belk Helms were married about 1940. They were divorced on 15 Aug 1960 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. John Belk Helms was born on 23 Apr 1917.  He died on 23 May 1961 at the age of 44 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina.


John Belk Helms and Sarah Elizabeth Purvis had four sons born between 1941 and 1946.

   
Sarah Elizabeth Purvis and Frank Douglas Paul were married on 18 Aug 1960 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. Frank Douglas Paul was born on 8 May 1920 in Minnesota. He died on 15 Aug 1990 at the age of 70 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina. Sarah and Frank had no children.



Sarah Elizabeth Purvis died on 6 Jan 1992 at the age of 76 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina.  She was buried on 8 Jan 1992 at Gethsemane Memorial Gardens in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina.


Sarah Elizabeth Purvis is my 1st Cousin once removed.












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1. 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.
2. 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.

3. State of North Carolina, death no. v 03A cn 3053 (Sara Elizabeth Purvis Paul); https://www.ancestry.com, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina.

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