Melvin Horace Sr. Purvis
1869 - 1938 (68 years)
Generation: 1
1. Melvin Horace Sr. Purvis was born on 16 Sep 1869 in Peniel, South Carolina (son of William Henry Purvis and Questria Claudia Melvinia Munn); died on 18 Jan 1938 in Florence, South Carolina. Melvin married Janie Elizabeth Mims on 14 Mar 1894 in Darlington County, South Carolina. Janie (daughter of Edward Jasper Mims and Mary Caroline Rogers) was born on 16 Aug 1874 in Darlington County, South Carolina; died on 9 Aug 1927 in Glenn Springs, South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Nell Eulalia Purvis was born on 23 Feb 1895 in Timmonsville, SC; died on 3 Nov 1979 in Chester, South Carolina.
2. William Henry Purvis was born on 4 Mar 1846 in Old Marion County, South Carolina; died on 7 Feb 1903 in Peniel, South Carolina. William married Questria Claudia Melvinia Munn on 5 Nov 1866 in Peniel, South Carolina. Questria was born on 20 Apr 1851 in Peniel, South Carolina; died on 29 Sep 1922 in Peniel, South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Questria Claudia Melvinia Munn was born on 20 Apr 1851 in Peniel, South Carolina; died on 29 Sep 1922 in Peniel, South Carolina. Children:
- 1. Melvin Horace Sr. Purvis was born on 16 Sep 1869 in Peniel, South Carolina; died on 18 Jan 1938 in Florence, South Carolina.