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James Purcell age 57 1850 PW CO Va census (need identified)

James Purcell age 57 1850 PW CO Va census (need identified)

Posted: 31 Dec 2005 6:53PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Purcell
Following a group of people for clues.
1850 Prince William Co Census lists James Purcell

Dwelling 988 James Purcell age 47 farmer
Catherine age 50
Martha age 21
Lucian E (male) age 15
James age 12
Emma L age 10

1860 census shows same
James b 1802 landlord - property value 20,000
Catherine A age 59
James R Purcell - occupation Deputy sheriff

Can not find anything on this James Purcell on Rootsweb with wife Catherine. Believe she is connected to surname Hooe, but will keep working on this.
Thanks Anne

Re: James Purcell age 57 1850 PW CO Va census (need identified)

Posted: 7 May 2009 7:27AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: purcell
Hi

I'm doing research on the Purcell family. There is an abandoned cemetery in Brentsville with the headstones of Catherine A. and James Purcell. There are a few small rocks that may be representative of other graves. If you have any information on who their children were, it'd be very helpful. Also, any information on an Elizabeth Purcell who was 52 or so in 1860 and was labeled an "idiot & pauper."

-Vanessa

Re: James Purcell age 57 1850 PW CO Va census (need identified)

Posted: 7 May 2009 5:23PM GMT
Classification: Pension
Surnames: Purcell, Jones, Randolph,
There is a death record Pw Co Index for Catherine A Purcell d/o parents not given died Aug 00 1869 Cause: enlarged Neck & Palsey age 73 place of Death Pr Wm Co Informant not named place of death Pw Co Notes: Widow Source MOR

This gives her a birth date of about 1797.

Since this posting have collected many notes on this and other Purcell groups, but still needs merged.

This above Catherine A (still LNU) fits as the widow of James Purcell born 1805 and listed on census last post. He is found on 1860 census but not after. This James Purcell was s/o Lt George Purcell RW and Margaret Randolph. There is a RW pension application to confirm this and other records I traced to Champaigne Co Ohio.

Followed a son James R Purcell b 1838 per another researcher is James Robert Purcell married Margaret Elizabeth Jones from Caroline Co Va. This James R Purcell died per her notes in Staunton VA. Still comparing data.

I am interested in knowing more about the cemetery.
Anne

Re: James Purcell age 57 1850 PW CO Va census (need identified)

Posted: 7 May 2009 6:00PM GMT
Classification: Query
Anne-

If you wanted to exchange information and stay up to date on the research I'm doing, my email is vbulk1@gmail.com. I'll see if I can get a picture of the cemetery through the site manager.

Are you a descendant of the family?

-Vanessa

Re: James Purcell age 57 1850 PW CO Va census (need identified)

Posted: 20 May 2015 2:19PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Purcell
wasn't this guy also a manager of a hotel in pw? I am searching for Purcell's from WV

Re: James Purcell age 57 1850 PW CO Va census (need identified)

Posted: 20 May 2015 2:23PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Purcell
this James is listed on this census as a landlord for a hotel. I have several Purcell's that were hotel managers, owners and so on.
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