It’s Family Time~Mary Jane Purvis and Charles Franklin Lang Family

Mary Jane Purvis was born between 1868-1873. Her age is reported as 21 on the delayed Birth certificate (12-373) for her first-born child, a daughter Ella Jane Purvis, born 4 August 1889 in Chesterfield, South Carolina. The 1880 Census shows her age as 7 making her birth year to be 1873. She was the daughter of Elizabeth “Betsy” Purvis; her Father is currently unknown.

Mary Jane Purvis and Charles Franklin Lang were married about 1888.

Charles Franklin Lang, son of John Henry Lang and Frances A. Teal, was born on 3 Apr 1868 in Anson County, North Carolina. He was a day laborer.

Mary Jane and Charlie had 4 known children. With the birth of their 4^th child, Frances Elisabeth “Effie” Lang in March 1895; Mary Jane Purvis Lang passed away most likely due to complications after childbirth. An exact date of death has not been found for Mary Jane Purvis Lang but I have it recorded as about March 1895.

Charles Franklin Lang and Mary Jane Purvis had the following children:

i. Ella Jane Lang, born 4 Aug 1889, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Jack E. Dillard; died 18 May 1960, Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina.
ii. John Henry Lang, born 14 Jan 1893, Anson County, North Carolina; married Edith Melvine Stowe; married Blonnie Irene Gunter; married Edna Eveline Ashley; died 29 Apr 1968, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina.
iii. Lang was buried in Jan 1893. He was born on 14 Jan 1893 in SC. He died on 14 Jan 1893 at the age of 0. SOURCE: Gordon E. Lutz, Lincolnton, NC.
iv. Frances Elizabeth "Effie" Lang, born Mar 1895, Marshville, Union, North Carolina; married Jacob Brown, 26 Nov 1910, Union County North Carolina; married Will L. Threate, 1916, Union County North Carolina; married Floyd Pinkney Reinhardt; died 13 Mar 1949.


After the Death of his first wife, Charles Franklin Lang remarried in 1898 Dora Watkins in Union County, North Carolina.

Charles Franklin Lang and Dora Watkins had the following children:

i. Annie Allie Lang, born 6 Nov 1901, Marshville, Union, North Carolina; married James Lucas Purvis, 16 Aug 1919, Morven, Anson, North Carolina; died 4 May 1923, Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina.
ii. Lonnie Lawrence Lang, born 26 Jul 1901, Marshville, Union, North Carolina; married Zettie ; married Ruth; died 14 May 1978, Bessemer City, Gaston, North Carolina.
iii. Charlie Calvin Lang, born 4 Jun 1904, Marshville, Union, North Carolina; married Reba Rebecca Fore; died 4 Oct 1966, Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina.
iv. Willie Morris Lang, born 10 Dec 1908, Marshville, Union, North Carolina; married Ida Lawson, abt 1928; married Nora Lois Lanier; died 24 Oct 1979, Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina.
v. Alma Lang was born in May 1919 in Anson County, North Carolina.


Mary Jane Purvis Lang died about March 1895. Her place of burial is unknown.

Charles Franklin Lang died 28 August 1948.

Dora Watkins Lang died 18 October 1962.

Charles and Dora are buried in Gaston Memorial Park. 










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1. 1880 U. S. Census, Anson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Anson County, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) # 2, Page 350B, Line 36, Dwelling 233, Family 251, Household of William A. Purvis; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 1976); citing National Archives Microfilm T9, Roll 951.
2. State of North Carolina, death certificate (28 August 1948), Charlie Franklin Lang; https://www.ancestry.com, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina.
3. 1880 US Census, Anson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Morven, Anson County, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) #2, page 340A, Line 46, dwelling 39, family 41, Household of John Lang; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010); citing National Archives Microfilm T9, Roll 951.
4. 1900 US Census, Union County, North Carolina, population schedule, Marshville Township, Union County, NC, enumeration district (ED) #136, page 117B, Line 76, dwelling 57, family 60, Charles F. Lang; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed July 2010); citing National Archives Microfilm T623, Roll 1220.
5. 1910 US Census, Union County, North Carolina, population schedule, Marshville, Union County, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) #0126, Page 26A, Line 5, dwelling 58, family 58, Charlie F. LANG; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010); citing National Archives Microfilm T624, Roll 1134.
6. 1920 US Census, Anson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Wadesboro, Anson County, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) #15, Page 216, Line 33, dwelling 101, family 101, Charlie Lang; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 2010); citing National Archives Microfilm T625, Roll 1283.
7. 1930 US Census, Gaston County, North Carolina, population schedule, Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) 23, Page 13B/87B (stamped); Line 76, Dwelling 241, Family 270, Lonnie LANG; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 3 March 2013); citing National Archives Microfilm T626, Roll 1692.
8. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 February 2014); Memorial page for Charlie Franklin Lang; (3 April 1868–28 August 1948); Find a Grave memorial # 92910671, Citing Gaston Memorial Park; Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA.
9. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 February 2014); Memorial page for Dora Watkins Lang; (15 March 1873–18 October 1962); Find a Grave memorial # 136748571, Citing Gaston Memorial Park; Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA.
10. Death: C. F. Lang obituary, The Gastonia (NC) Gazette, Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina, 30 August 1948, page 9.

Who Is The Father of Mary Jane Purvis Lang and Ella Frances Purvis Tarlton

For years I have continued to return to the two children of Elizabeth “Betsy” Purvis; her daughters, Mary Jane Purvis and Ella Frances Purvis struggling to find clues to their heritage. There is no doubt that we are related.  It has been proven with the below partial DNA results.

These results show that Ella Frances Purvis's descendants share a total of 107.5 cM over 5 shared segments the largest segment being 69.6 cM on Chr 12.

Largest segment = 69.6 cM
Total Half-Match segments (HIR) = 107.5 cM (2.998 Pct)
Estimated number of generations to MRCA = 3.5
5 shared segments found for this comparison.

Elizabeth “Betsy” Purvis first appeared in my lineage very early in my Purvis research which I began in October 1976. While researching my Great Grandfather William James Purvis. In the 1880 Census Soundex not only was William James Purvis listed but also a William A. Purvis Sarah J. Purvis, Betsy Purvis, and others.

In my 2nd Great-grandfather household was a young lady named Betsy Purvis, age 30, born in SC with a daughter Mary J. age 7.

But who was this Betsy Purvis?

Next I found that in the 1900 census that Betsy was a Widow with a  daughter named Ella Purvis, age 13, born Dec. 1886.

I learned that Mary Jane Purvis, b. 1973 married  Charles Franklin Lang about 1888 and by 1900 had remarried to a Dora Watkins abt 1898. Mary J,. had obviously died at and after the birth of her 4th child, Frances Elizabeth Lang in March 1895.   

In the 1900 Census, we find Charles Lang and Dora {Watkins} who have been married 2 years and have one child; but Charles had 4 children's listed the first three by his deceased wife Mary Jane Purvis.

Time has continued to pass and the research goes. Still, I have learned nothing about who Elizabeth “Betsy” Purvis? Who is her husband, who is the Father of Mary Jane, born 1873 and is that same person the father of Ella Frances Purvis borne December 1886?

In an attempt to break through this morass I sent off for the SS-5 of Ella Frances Purvis Tarlton. That SS-5 is shown here:

The above SS-5 shows that the parents of Ella P. Tarlton are Billie Pervis and Betty Prevett.

A September 1899 Deed also shows that W. A. Purvis and wife Elizabeth Purvis sold Land to Jefferson D. Rhine in September 1899 (DB 33, pg 370). 

Until this deed, the only known wife of William A. Purvis was Sarah Jane Graves whom he married 10 June 1852 and remained married to her until her death in December 1893. When did William A. marry Elizabeth and is Elizabeth the same Elizabeth found in the William A. Purvis household in 1880 Anson County Census?

  

The SS-5 says that Ella Frances's father is Billie Purvis. Is he also the father of Mary Jane Purvis. Are William A. Purvis and Billie Purvis the same individual?

There are still so many unanswered questions about how individuals named within this blog are related. If you have any information please contact me through this blog.

These two children, Mary Jane and Ella Frances, are most likely my 2nd or 3rd Cousin. 








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[1] MARRIAGE obituary, The Fayetteville Observer, Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States, 22 June 1852, Page 3, Last Column, top right corner. Wm. A. PERVIS & Sarah Jane GRAVES.
[2] Sarah Jane Graves Purvis obituary, Messenger-Intelligencer, Wadesboro, North Carolina, 4 January 1894, page 3, McFarlan News.
[3] 1880 CENSUS: Morven, Anson County, North Carolina; Roll: 951; Family History Film: 1254951; Enumeration District: 2; Image: 0493; Page 350B, Line 36, Dwelling 233, Family 251; William A. PURVIS, age 53, Farmer, born in SC, father born in SC, mother born in NC; Sarah J. PURVIS, Wife, age 48, born in NC, parents born in NC. Dwelling 223, Family 252, Betsy PURVIS, age 30, born in NC, parents born in NC; Mary J. PURVIS, age 7, born in NC, parents born in NC. (Spelled PURVICE on Ancestry).
[4] 1900 U. S. Census, Anson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Morven, Anson County, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) #7, page 145, line 20, dwelling 337, family 338, Household of Elizabeth Purvis; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 1976); citing National Archives Microfilm T623, Roll 1181.
[5] 1900 US Census, Union County, North Carolina, population schedule, Marshville Township, Union County, NC, enumeration district (ED) #136, page 117B, Line 76, dwelling 57, family 60, Charles F. Lang; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed July 2010); citing National Archives Microfilm T623, Roll 1220.
[6] Ella P. Tarlton, SS No. XXX-XX-XXXX, Form SS-5, Social Security Administration, Baltimore, Maryland.
[7] Anson County, North Carolina, Deed Book 33: page 370, W. A. Purvis and wife Elizabeth Purvis to J. D. Rhyne; 23 September 1899, Register of Deeds, Wadesboro, Anson County, North Carolina.