Any info on Bessie would be appreciated- she is my great-grandmother. I am also trying to find information about Bessie's 2nd husband. His last name was Earles or Earls ???. They were married between 1920 & 1923. Her 1st husband had the last name of Bell (don't know his first name). He died before 1920 & I know they had two children-Preston & Otsie. She was a neice to J.W. Meador, who worked at the wagon wheel company in Laurel. As far as I can tell she never left Laurel. Bessie & her 2nd husband lived at 1618 2nd Ave. Laurel.

Hello, Michelle,

My name is Bellinda MYRICK-BARNETT and I am the list administrator for the EARLE, MERRICK, and LAMKIN rootsweb lists.

When I saw your post, I was hoping that I might could help because of the EARLE connection which might connect with mine as well as my MYRICK family group was in Jones & Jasper Counties, Mississippi with many in Laurel from around 1820 with many still there today. Mine branch went into Simpson County, Mississippi near Magee sometime prior to the 1890s and then my grandfather and grandmother went into West Carroll Parish, Louisiana in the 1920's.

You will find much of your ancestry back into the 1600's in this email as well as going to some of the url addresses listed below and following the links provided.

Posting this to the board and to the list as well as I'm not sure which way you will receive it first.

Re: Your great grandmother, Bessie Elizabeth MEADOR, born: 1889, died: May 30, 1977 prob. in Laurel, Jones County, Mississippi, who married husband # 2: Thomas Lloyd EARL(E)(S,) born Dec 5, 1885, died Sept 2, 1927. They are both buried in Laurel, Jones County, Mississippi.

Your information states that the 2nd husband died before 1920 but, apparently, from the information shown further below in this email from a D. COLVIN, Thomas Lloyd EARL(E)(S) died in 1927 and, according to your information Bessie Elizabeth MEADOR had previously been married to a man named ? BELL. Your information also stated that Bessie and her 1st husband were the parents of two sons, Preston EARL(E)(S) and Otsie EARL(E)(S.)

Now, in the information immediately below, you will see where I found the name of Thomas Lloyd EARL(E)(S) as that of the 2nd husband of Bessie Elizabeth MEADOR. Then, this individual who made the post has the same surname as you COLVIN with first initial D. so they are probably someone that you know and are more closely related to...they show the names of Charles MEADOR and B. Alice PURVIS as the parents of Bessie Elizabeth MEADOR but I am finding a slight different in the name of Bessie's mother and that being: This D. COLVIN's email address from 2002 is shown below but don't know if it is still good.

Bathia Avaline PURVIS, born: 1863 in Jasper County, Mississippi, married: Abt 1887 in Jasper County, Mississippi, who married Charles A. MEADOR, born: abt. 1866.

There is more information on the family of Bathia Avaline PURVIS located at the following url address:

http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/m/o/r/Melody-A-Mo...

Bathia Avaline PURVIS was the daughter of Alfred Marion PURVIS and his 2nd wife, Huldah Jones, whom he married after his marriage to his 1st wife, Elizabeth Parker HAIR, (or it is possible that her name of Parker was a the surname Parker.)

My 2nd great grandfather, Jeremiah "Jerry" Parker, born: 1795 in Maryland, whom is found in Copiah County, Mississippi census by 1830, married 2nd or 3rd wife, Sarah "Sally" JENNINGS, born: 1821 in Covington County, Mississippi, my 2nd great grandmother, who was the daughter of Bailey JENNINGS and Kitty EARLE, born: abt. 1795 in Virginia possibly where her parents were born. Kitty EARLE was the daughter of Tabitha WILLIAMS, born: abt. 1766 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia, and Samuel EARLE, IV, (RS,) (2nd son of his name,) born: January 1760 at Town Run, Faquier County, Virginia, died: 1845 in Mobile, Alabama, who was the 2nd son of his father to be named Samuel EARLE, IV and his father was (Major) Samuel EARLE, III who was 1st married to Anna SORRELL and then after her death married my 5th great grandmother, Elizabeth HOL(D)BROOK.

Bathia's father, Alfred Marion PURVIS was the son of Elizabeth LOVETT and John PURVIS, Jr. of Edgefield, South Carolina who was the son of a man named (Colonel) John PURVIS, Sr. born 1746 in Scotland, and died May 11, 1792 in Edgefield County, SC. He married ELIZA ANN PRITCHARD February 1775, daughter of JAMES PRITCHARD and ELEANOR BULLOCH. She was born June 14, 1757 in Charleston, SC, and died Bef. 1813 in Edgefield, SC.

Edgefield was in Old 96th District, South Carolina where my PIERCE/PEARIS family group was prior to marrying into my MYRICK family group that later married into my PARKER-JENNINGS-EARLE family.

Beginning with Alfred Marion PURVIS below:

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ALFRED MARION3 PURVIS (JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 1828 in Alabama, and died 1907 in Jasper County, Mississippi. He married (1) ELIZABETH Parker HAIR. He married (2) HULDAH Jones 1849 in Neshoba County, Mississippi. She was born 1834 in Georgia, and died 1880 in Jasper County, Mississippi.

More About ALFRED PURVIS and HULDAH JONES:
Marriage: 1849, Neshoba County, Mississippi

Children of ALFRED PURVIS and HULDAH Jones are:

i. JOHN HAMILTON4 PURVIS, b. August 04, 1850, Jasper County, Mississippi; d. November 27, 1912, Clarke County, Mississippi; m. LOUISA, Georgia.
More About JOHN PURVIS and LOUISA:
Marriage: Georgia

ii. MIRANDA PURVIS, b. 1852, Jasper County, Mississippi; d. 1870, Jasper County, Mississippi.
iii. HIRAM WRIGHT PURVIS, b. April 26, 1856, Jasper County, Mississippi; d. December 26, 1892, Perry County, Mississippi; m. WINNIE ANN WALDRUP, 1872, Jasper County, Mississippi; b. January 25, 1856, Jasper County, Mississippi; d. March 26, 1933, Perry County, Mississippi.
More About HIRAM PURVIS and WINNIE WALDRUP:
Marriage: 1872, Jasper County, Mississippi


21. iv. WILLIAM WILEY PURVIS, b. June 14, 1861, Jasper County, Mississippi; d. December 16, 1919, Lauderdale County, Mississippi.
v. BATHIA Avaline PURVIS, b. 1863, Jasper County, Mississippi; m. CHARLES A. MEADOR, Abt. 1887, Jasper County, Mississippi; b. Abt. 1866.
More About CHARLES MEADOR and BATHIA PURVIS:
Marriage: Abt. 1887, Jasper County, Mississippi


vi. MARY FRANCES PURVIS, b. December 03, 1866, Jasper County, Mississippi; m. LEROY THOMAS KING; b. Abt. 1868.
vii. MELISSA NANCY CATHERINE PURVIS, b. October 20, 1870, Jasper County, Mississippi; d. March 04, 1944; m. GEORGE PHILLIP HENRY, April 20, 1889, Jasper County, Mississippi; b. Abt. 1872, Georgia.
More About GEORGE HENRY and MELISSA PURVIS:
Marriage: April 20, 1889, Jasper County, Mississippi


Descendants of John PURVIS, Sr.
Generation No. 2


2. JOHN2 PURVIS, JR. (JOHN1) was born 1777 in Edgefield, SC, and died June 1862 in Jasper County, Mississippi. He married ELIZABETH LOVETT November 11, 1819 in Madison, Alabama. She was born 1796 in North Carolina, and died 1868 in Jasper County, Mississippi.

More About JOHN PURVIS, JR.:
Emigration: 1819, Moved to Marion County, Alabama
Military service: War of 1812

More About JOHN PURVIS and ELIZABETH LOVETT:
Marriage: November 11, 1819, Madison, Alabama

Children of JOHN PURVIS and ELIZABETH LOVETT are:

3. i. THOMAS MELVILLE3 PURVIS, b. March 08, 1820, Marion County, Alabama; d. May 09, 1911, PURVIS, Mississippi.
4. ii. WILLIAM WASHINGTON PURVIS, b. December 25, 1823, Alabama; d. July 01, 1910, Sipe Springs, Texas.
iii. JOHN PURVIS, b. 1825, Alabama; d. Abt. 1915.
5. iv. JAMES MORGAN PURVIS, b. January 06, 1826, Alabama; d. April 08, 1900, Purves, Texas.
6. v. ALFRED MARION PURVIS, b. 1828, Alabama; d. 1907, Jasper County, Mississippi.
vi. NANCY PURVIS, b. 1829, Alabama; d. Abt. 1900; m. KINCHEN CORLEY; b. Abt. 1830; d. Abt. 1900.
vii. MARY SARAH PURVIS, b. 1830, Mississippi; d. March 06, 1902, PURVIS, Mississippi.
7. viii. ELIZABETH ANN PURVIS, b. 1833, Mississippi; d. Abt. 1900.
8. ix. WALDEN LEWIS PURVIS, b. August 01, 1835, Jasper County, Mississippi; d. February 13, 1909, Jones County, Mississippi.

http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/m/o/r/Melody-A-Mo...

Descendants of John PURVIS, Sr.


Generation No. 1


1. COL. JOHN1 PURVIS, SR. was born 1746 in Scotland, and died May 11, 1792 in Edgefield County, SC. He married ELIZA ANN PRITCHARD February 1775, daughter of JAMES PRITCHARD and ELEANOR BULLOCH. She was born June 14, 1757 in Charleston, SC, and died Bef. 1813 in Edgefield, SC.

Notes for COL. JOHN PURVIS, SR.:
Will of John Purves:

In the Name of God Amen I John Purves of the county of Edgefield in the District of Ninty Six and State of South Carolina being of sound mind and memory make this my Last Will and Testament. I resign my Soul to its Creator in all humble hopes of its future happiness as in the disposal of being indefinately Wise adn good. I do hereby Nominate and appoint my beloved wife Eliza Anne Purves Executor and my friends John Lewis Gervia Esquire of Charleston and Mr. George Ker of Campbelton Merchant Executors of this my last Will and Testament. Vesting my said Executor and Executors with full and absolute powers to sell dispose of Covey and make Rules to all or part of the Land, Plantations, Tenemention Hereditaments whatsoever which I may be professed of or entitled to at the time of my decease whenever that may happen. First for the purpose of paying my just and lawful debts, and if there should be any overplus that it may either remain in good security at interest or be laid out for the purpose of purchasing other property either real or personal as they shall think most of the advantage of my family, and as in that can the said Eliza Anne Purves will surrender up her right of Dower such part of the sales as amounts to one third may in her opinion be applyed either to the purposes aforesaid or to her own use adn benefit during all the days of her natural life, and then to go to the use and behoof of my sons, John, William, Charles and Thomas Purves and daughter Ann PURVIS or the Subdivision of then a such other Children as I may have at the time of my decease in a just and equal porportion as to the other part of the pre-overplus (if any be) after paying my just debts it is my desire that it may also be equally divided among my said children, as to what personally estate I may die entitled to my said Executor and Executors are to reserve as much thereof for the joint and equal benefit of my said wife and children afore mentioned as may be given to the Children as each shall arrive at a lawful age and to use of their support and education during the nonage and to my said wife her porportion during all the days of her natural life and then to be divided equally among such of my children as may be living - - In Witness whereof I have written this my last will and testament with my own hand and put my name and seal hereunto this Seventeenth Day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety.

Signed Sealed and declared by the Testator to be his last will and testament
In his pressence of us R. Tutt, Richard Tutt, Jr., F. Hatcher

Recorded in Will Book "A" page 39, Recorded Nov. Term 1972

More About COL. JOHN PURVIS, SR.:
Education: University of Edinburgh
Immigration: 1765, Scotland to Charleston, SC
Military service: Bet. 1779 - 1781, Lieutinent Colonel in the SC militia, Revolutionary War
Occupation: Justice of the Peace, Judge, Lawyer
Religion: Presbyterian

More About JOHN PURVIS and ELIZA PRITCHARD:
Marriage: February 1775

Children of JOHN PURVIS and ELIZA PRITCHARD are:
2. i. JOHN2 PURVIS, JR., b. 1777, Edgefield, SC; d. June 1862, Jasper County, Mississippi.
ii. WILLIAM PURVIS, b. Aft. 1775; d. Abt. 1850.
iii. CHARLES PURVIS, b. Aft. 1775; d. Abt. 1850.
iv. THOMAS PURVIS, b. Aft. 1775; d. Abt. 1850.
v. ELIZA ANN PURVIS, b. Aft. 1775; d. Abt. 1850; m. THOMAS ANDERSON; b. Abt. 1783; d. Abt. 1826.
vi. MARY SARAH PURVIS, b. Aft. 1792, Edgefield County, SC; d. Bef. February 1813, Edgefield County, SC.



The Elizabeth LOVETT who married John PURVIS, Jr. was the daughter of Benjamin LOVETT and Elizabeth COX, as shown below:


http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=REG&d...

. John PURVIS (John Sr PURVIS6, Elizabeth MELVILLE5, Elizabeth DALRYMPLE4, Hugh DALRYMPLE3, James DALRYMPLE2, James DALRYMPLE1) was born 1777 in Edgefield County,South Carolina, and died JUN 1862 in Jasper Cty,Ms. He married Elizabeth LOVETT 11 NOV 1819 in Madison Cty,Al, daughter of Benjamin LOVETT and Elizabeth COX. She was born 1796 in NC, and died 1868 in Jasper Cty,Ms.

and then re: John PURVIS, Sr. and his wife, Elizabeth Ann PRITCHARD:

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Name: John Sr PURVIS
Sex: M
Birth: 1746 in Lothian,Scotland
Death: 11 JUN 1792 in Edgefield County,South Carolina
Change Date: 13 FEB 2002 at 02:31:45

Father: John PURVIS b: 1715 in Lothian,Scotland
Mother: Elizabeth MELVILLE b: 1711 in Cranston,Scotland

Marriage 1 Elizabeth Ann PRITCHARD b: 14 JUN 1757 in Charleston,Sc
Married: 26 JAN 1775 in Charleston,Sc
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As shown above, John PURVIS, Sr., (as shown in this email, ) was the son of another John PURVIS and his wife, Elizabeth MELVILLE.

you can find more information on them and their ancestry by clicking on the links provided going back and forth from page:

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&d...

which goes back through lots of different families in Scotland.

Thanks for replying, d colvin just happens to be me from an earlier account!. I opened that one when I was just starting my family tree & unfortunelty just assumed that the info that I was getting from others have been verified--know better now. So I have started over from scratch. But I have still come to a dead end regarding my great grandfather.

Since posting under that previous account I have gottten a copy of Bessie's second (and last)husband's death certificate (my great grandfather), as he died when my grandmother was about 3 years old, she didn't know anything about him other than his name. She told me Thomas LLoyd, but on the death certificated as much as I can make it out says Thos F., (do you know if this was a standard way to write Thomas or is it actually Thos ?) it has a father listed, but I have never seen the name before so I can't really make out. The first letter in his name, it looks like either a C or a L, the last 2 letters are oz, so it is either Coz or Loz ???? Also the death certificate was filled out by the funeral home, not a physician. Any suggestions would be welcome!!
Also on Bessis's two oldest children, Otsie is a female. I can remember going with my grandmother to visit her, she lived in Laurel.
Thank you for the other info, it will be very helpful in my research.
Michele Colvin