William Samuel Purcell 1928–2017 Pennsylvania

William Samuel Purcell, 1928–2017 (aged 88 years)

Name

William Samuel Purcell

Name: William Samuel /Purcell/

Sex Male

Events of close relatives
Birth	June 8, 1928 38 29 Pennsylvania, United States Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current Citation details: Find a Grave memorial 182339684 (William Samuel Purcell) Source: 1930 United States Federal Census Citation details: Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, sheet 20A, household 486 (household of Grover Purcell). FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHSC-L3D Note: The 1930 and 1940 censuses give Pennsylvania.
Census	April 1, 1930 (aged 1 year) Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States Source: 1930 United States Federal Census Citation details: Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, sheet 20A, household 486. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHSC-L3D Note: William S. Purcell, son, age 1, born Pennsylvania, in the household of Grover Purcell (40) and Bessie (31), with sisters Elizabeth (8) and Idell (6).
Census	April 1, 1940 (aged 11 years) Lottsburg Magisterial District, Northumberland County, Virginia, United States Source: 1940 United States Federal Census Citation details: Lottsburg Magisterial District, Northumberland County, Virginia, sheet 8A-8B, household 165. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRBL-LVB Note: William S. Purcell, son, age 11, in the household of Grover H. Purcell (50) and Bessie C. (41), with Elizabeth E. (18), Idell M. (16), Elaine A. (8) and John Paul (5). Lived in the same place in 1935.
Death of a father	Grover Hardwick Purcell April 11, 1965 Tappahannock, Essex County, Virginia, United States Source: Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014 Citation details: Grover Hardwick Purcell, died 11 Apr 1965, Tappahannock, Essex County; certificate 1965011723. Ancestry, https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9278/records/1449420; FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVR8-3SGK Source: The Evening Sun (Baltimore, Maryland) Citation details: 12 Apr 1965, p. 38, death notices, "Purcell". https://www.newspapers.com/image/371340623/ Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 Citation details: Grover Purcell, born 15 Mar 1890, died Apr 1965, last residence Baltimore. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J24T-Y4D Note: Died in the hospital at Tappahannock, Essex County, Virginia, aged 75. Died in the hospital at Tappahannock, Essex County, Virginia, aged 75. Home: 1536 Glen Keith Boulevard, Baltimore [Towson], Maryland Death certificate: 1965011723 Parents named: Samuel L. Purcell and Edwena J. Lewis Spouse named: Bessie Cookman Purcell
Burial of a father	Grover Hardwick Purcell April 13, 1965 Hopewell Methodist Church Cemetery, Lara, Richmond County, Virginia, United States Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current Citation details: Find a Grave memorial 72915789 (Grover Hardwick Purcell) Source: The Evening Sun (Baltimore, Maryland) Citation details: 12 Apr 1965, p. 38, death notices, "Purcell". https://www.newspapers.com/image/371340623/ Note: Buried with Masonic rites. Buried with Masonic rites. The death notice places the cemetery at Farnham; Find a Grave places it at Lara, Richmond County.
Military service	Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current Citation details: Find a Grave memorial 182339684 (William Samuel Purcell), transcribing the veterans' gravesite record Note: MMCA, U.S. Navy; World War II and Korea.
Death	May 18, 2017 (aged 88 years) Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current Citation details: Find a Grave memorial 182339684 (William Samuel Purcell)
Research log	October 15, 2026 Note: FamilySearch record search and Find a Grave: William Samuel Purcell, born 8 Jun 1928, son of Grover Hardwick Purcell and Elizabeth Cookman (F206). FamilySearch record search and Find a Grave: William Samuel Purcell, born 8 Jun 1928, son of Grover Hardwick Purcell and Elizabeth Cookman (F206). 1930 census (Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania) and 1940 census (Northumberland County, Virginia) with his parents Grover and Bessie [Elizabeth]. Find a Grave memorial 182339684 transcribes his veterans' gravesite record: MMCA, US Navy, World War II and Korea; born 8 Jun 1928, died 18 May 2017; buried Idaho State Veterans Cemetery, Boise. A public-records index (K178-DVS) has a William S. Purcell, born 8 Jun 1928, at Fremont, California, 1983-1996, and Boise, Idaho, 2005-2009. Place of death not found. Sourced, grade B.
Burial	Idaho State Veterans Cemetery, Boise, Ada County, Idaho, United States Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current Citation details: Find a Grave memorial 182339684 (William Samuel Purcell) Note: Section C, Row C, Site 16.
Last change	October 15, 2026 – 15:01:12 Author of last change: daveh

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Birth: March 15, 1890 — Richmond County, Virginia, United States Census: June 1, 1900 — Farnham, Richmond County, Virginia, United States Census: April 15, 1910 — Heathsville, Northumberland County, Virginia, United States Merchant seaman: between 1918 and 1919 Census: January 1, 1920 — Farnham, Richmond County, Virginia, United States Marriage: December 24, 1920 — Northumberland County, Virginia, United States Church office: April 1929 — Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States Census: April 1, 1930 — Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States Occupation: Branch manager, American Stores Co. — from 1926 to 1931 — Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States Census: April 1, 1940 — Lottsburg, Northumberland County, Virginia, United States Occupation: Watchman, Maryland Training School for Boys — 1942 — Baltimore, Maryland, United States Draft registration: April 27, 1942 — Northumberland County, Virginia, United States Census: April 1, 1950 — Baltimore, Maryland, United States Occupation: Cottage master, Maryland State Training School — from 1956 to 1958 — Baltimore, Maryland, United States Death: April 11, 1965 — Tappahannock, Essex County, Virginia, United States Obituary: April 12, 1965 — Baltimore, Maryland, United States Burial: April 13, 1965 — Hopewell Methodist Church Cemetery, Lara, Richmond County, Virginia, United States Research log: October 15, 2026 Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth Cookman Elizabeth Eleanor Purcell Idell Purcell William Samuel Purcell Grover Hardwick Purcell 1890–1965 Birth: March 15, 1890 — Richmond County, Virginia, United States Death: April 11, 1965 — Tappahannock, Essex County, Virginia, United States
mother	Birth: 1899 — Virginia Marriage: December 24, 1920 — Northumberland County, Virginia, United States Event-Misc: Person-Source: Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Grover Hardwick Purcell Elizabeth Eleanor Purcell Idell Purcell William Samuel Purcell Elizabeth Cookman 1899–… Birth: 1899 — Virginia
Marriage	Marriage — December 24, 1920 — Northumberland County, Virginia, United States
2 years elder sister	Birth: 1922 31 23 Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Elizabeth Eleanor Purcell 1922–… Birth: 1922 31 23
3 years elder sister	Birth: 1924 33 25 — Pennsylvania Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Idell Purcell 1924–… Birth: 1924 33 25 — Pennsylvania
5 years himself	Birth: June 8, 1928 38 29 — Pennsylvania, United States Census: April 1, 1930 — Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States Census: April 1, 1940 — Lottsburg Magisterial District, Northumberland County, Virginia, United States Military service: Death: May 18, 2017 Research log: October 15, 2026 Burial: Idaho State Veterans Cemetery, Boise, Ada County, Idaho, United States Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William Samuel Purcell 1928–2017 Birth: June 8, 1928 38 29 — Pennsylvania, United States Death: May 18, 2017

Family with Private
himself	Birth: June 8, 1928 38 29 — Pennsylvania, United States Census: April 1, 1930 — Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States Census: April 1, 1940 — Lottsburg Magisterial District, Northumberland County, Virginia, United States Military service: Death: May 18, 2017 Research log: October 15, 2026 Burial: Idaho State Veterans Cemetery, Boise, Ada County, Idaho, United States Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William Samuel Purcell 1928–2017 Birth: June 8, 1928 38 29 — Pennsylvania, United States Death: May 18, 2017
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Birth	Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current Citation details: Find a Grave memorial 182339684 (William Samuel Purcell) Source: 1930 United States Federal Census Citation details: Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, sheet 20A, household 486 (household of Grover Purcell). FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHSC-L3D
Census	Source: 1930 United States Federal Census Citation details: Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, sheet 20A, household 486. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHSC-L3D
Census	Source: 1940 United States Federal Census Citation details: Lottsburg Magisterial District, Northumberland County, Virginia, sheet 8A-8B, household 165. FamilySearch, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRBL-LVB
Military service	Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current Citation details: Find a Grave memorial 182339684 (William Samuel Purcell), transcribing the veterans' gravesite record
Death	Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current Citation details: Find a Grave memorial 182339684 (William Samuel Purcell)
Burial	Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current Citation details: Find a Grave memorial 182339684 (William Samuel Purcell)

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Family with parents
father	Grover Hardwick Purcell 1890–1965
mother	Elizabeth Cookman 1899–…
elder sister	Elizabeth Eleanor Purcell 1922–…
elder sister	Idell Purcell 1924–…
himself	William Samuel Purcell 1928–2017

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himself	William Samuel Purcell 1928–2017
wife Parents Lester Dee Burkdoll Irene Roberts	Private
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William Samuel Purcell(1928–2017)
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