hmtl5 Lillie Mae Purcell b. 21 Aug 1865 Des Moines County, Iowa d. 19 Nov 1935 Des Moines County, Iowa: McKeown Genealogy
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Lillie Mae Purcell

Female 1865 - 1935  (70 years)


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  • Name Lillie Mae Purcell 
    Born 21 Aug 1865  Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Female 
    Died 19 Nov 1935  Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4] 
    Buried 21 Nov 1935  Kossuth Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4] 
    Person ID I291  McKeown
    Last Modified 8 Aug 2023 

    Family Samuel Oscar Davis,   b. Jul 1861, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Feb 1940, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 1885  [2] 
    Children 
     1. Lewis Samuel Davis,   b. 20 Sep 1890, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Mar 1986, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years)
    +2. Reva Estella Davis,   b. 15 Sep 1899, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Mar 1981, Peru, LaSalle County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
    Last Modified 23 Oct 2017 
    Family ID F113  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 21 Aug 1865 - Des Moines County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 19 Nov 1935 - Des Moines County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 21 Nov 1935 - Kossuth Cemetery, Mediapolis, Des Moines County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • DAVIS, LILLIE MAY (PURCELL)
      Lillie May Purcell, daughter of Richard and Rebecca Purcell, was born August 21, 1865, and passed away at her home in Mediapolis, November 19, 1935, at the age of 70 years, 2 months and 29 days.

      She was united in marriage to Samuel Oscar Davis, August 29, 1885. Mrs. Davis spent her entire life in the Mediapolis community.

      Those with her husband, remaining to mourn her death are; Lewis Davis, of Oakville; Mrs. Elsie Borsch, of Chicago; Mrs. Nina Strawhacker, of Oakville; Mrs. Reva McKeown, of Washington; and Mrs. Nellie Clarin of Burlington. There are also twenty-two grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

      The funeral service was held in Mediapolis Thursday afternoon, and burial was in the Kossuth cemetery.

      Wapello Republican, November 28, 1935, page 1

      Oakville Sentinel, November 21, 1935, page 1, and November 28, 1935, page 1
      [1, 3]

  • Sources 
    1. [S8] Find a Grave.

    2. [S14] 1900 US census.

    3. [S3] Obituary.

    4. [S15] Death certificate.


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