Alexander Caldwell Purvines

1794 - 1861  (67 years)

• Name	Alexander Caldwell Purvines
  Born	16 Mar 1794	Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Burial	1861	Richland Baptist Cem, Pleasant Plains, Sangamon, Illinois, USA   [1, 3]
  Buried	1861	Pleasant Plains, Sangamon, Illinois, USA   [3]
  Died	16 Jul 1861	Pleasant Plains, Sangamon, Illinois, USA   [1, 3]
  Person ID	I10730	mytree
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	John Purvines,   b. 19 Jun 1760, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 27 Sep 1833, Sangamon, Illinois, USA  (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Nancy Ferguson,   b. 2 Jul 1763, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA ,   d. 10 Jul 1796, Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA  (Age 33 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	10 Jul 1783	Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA   [1]
  Family ID	F3987	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Margaret Weddington,   b. 1797, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA ,   d. Jan 1831, Pleasant Plains, Sangamon, Illinois, USA  (Age 34 years)
  Married	29 Aug 1817	Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA   [1]
  Notes	Alexander and Margaret moved to Sangamon Co., IL, arriving in 1819, being among the "snow birds" who struggled hard for existance in the early years. The mills were so far away that they had to mash their own corn and lived among the Indians for neighbors.
  Children	1. Alfred Bone Purvines,   b. 25 Oct 1818, Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA ,   d. 11 Mar 1839, Pleasant Plains, Sangamon, Illinois, USA  (Age 20 years)  [natural]   2. John Weddington Purvines,   b. 25 Oct 1821, Sangamon, Illinois, USA ,   d. 1841, Sangamon, Illinois, USA  (Age 19 years)  [natural] + 3. Elizabeth Jane Purvines,   b. 23 Jun 1824, Sangamon, Illinois, USA ,   d. 13 Sep 1852, Sangamon, Illinois, USA  (Age 28 years)  [natural] + 4. Green Lee Purvines,   b. 10 Nov 1826, Pleasant Plains, Sangamon, Illinois, USA ,   d. 20 Dec 1894, Pleasant Plains, Sangamon, Illinois, USA  (Age 68 years)  [natural]   5. George Purvines,   b. Abt 1829,   d. 31 Mar 1863  (Age ~ 34 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2022
  Family ID	F4135	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Jane Coleman,   b. 28 Jan 1806, Surry, North Carolina, USA ,   d. 2 Oct 1878  (Age 72 years)
  Married	13 Oct 1831  [1]
  Notes	Alexander and Jane raised thirteen children in addition to the fifteen of his, hers and theirs. In 1852 Alexander's younger brother, Samuel (1801-1852) and wife Mary Irwin Purvines (1805-1852) died within a month of each other. They had eight children, the eldest had been married but a short time to Jane's eldest son, Frank. The other seven, age 7 to 19, were taken in by Alexander and Jane. In that same year, Alexander's eldest daughter, Elizabeth P. Bone, died in childbirth. She left a six year old child who was also added to the family. On 16 Jul 1861, Alexander, himself died. One of George's children died in 1862, with George passing away on 31 Mar 1863, leaving his four orphaned children to be raised by their grandmother Jane. All thirteen of these children were considered a part of Alexander and Jane's family, in fact, the grandchildren always referred to Sam and Mary's eight as aunts and uncles. The family always referred to Alex and Jane as having had 28 children.
  Children	1. Margaret Anne Purvines,   b. 5 Sep 1832, Sangamon, Illinois, USA ,   d. 8 Sep 1902, Madill, Marshall, Oklahoma, USA  (Age 70 years)  [natural] + 2. William Graham Purvines,   b. 3 Sep 1834, Sangamon, Illinois, USA ,   d. 13 Jul 1915, Pleasant Plains, Sangamon, Illinois, USA  (Age 80 years)  [natural]   3. Nancy Semira Purvines,   b. 9 Aug 1836, Sangamon, Illinois, USA ,   d. 1852, Illinois, USA  (Age 15 years)  [natural]   4. Sarah A. Purvines,   b. 17 Jul 1838, Tennessee, USA ,   d. 17 Jun 1874  (Age 35 years)  [natural] + 5. Alexander Jasper Purviance,   b. 3 Aug 1840, Sangamon, Illinois, USA ,   d. 22 Dec 1899, Wentworth, Newton, Missouri, USA  (Age 59 years)  [natural]   6. Itha Livesta Purvines,   b. 12 Sep 1843, Sangamon, Illinois, USA ,   d. 7 Nov 1916, Petersburg, Menard, Illinois, USA  (Age 73 years)  [natural] + 7. James Oscar Purvines,   b. 2 Nov 1845, Sangamon, Illinois, USA ,   d. 11 Aug 1924, Illinois, USA  (Age 78 years)  [natural]   8. Edgar Charles Purvines,   b. 10 Jul 1847, Sangamon, Illinois, USA ,   d. 15 Dec 1921, Illinois, USA  (Age 74 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2022
  Family ID	F4136	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 16 Mar 1794 - Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA Married - 29 Aug 1817 - Cabarrus, North Carolina, USA Burial - 1861 - Richland Baptist Cem, Pleasant Plains, Sangamon, Illinois, USA Buried - 1861 - Pleasant Plains, Sangamon, Illinois, USA Died - 16 Jul 1861 - Pleasant Plains, Sangamon, Illinois, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Headstones

  Purvines, Alexander C. 1794-1861 http://image2.findagrave.com/photos/2006/295/8521185_116160709839.jpg

  
  

• Notes

  Alexander Caldwell Purvines died 26 days after being thrown from a wagon.

  
  

• Sources

  [S74] Internet, http://www.geocities.com/rbpurviance/index.html. saved as "Descendants of Jon de PurVaiance.htm" [S74] Internet, http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilsangam/1876/purvinesa.htm. [S57] Find A Grave.