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Idell Purcell, 1924–…

Name
Idell /Purcell/
Birth
1924 33 25
Pennsylvania
Birth of a brother
William Samuel Purcell
June 8, 1928
Pennsylvania, United States
Citation details: Find a Grave memorial 182339684 (William Samuel Purcell)
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.
Death of a father
Grover Hardwick Purcell
April 11, 1965
Tappahannock, Essex County, Virginia, United States
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
Citation details: 12 Apr 1965, p. 38, death notices, "Purcell". https://www.newspapers.com/image/371340623/
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
Citation details: Find a Grave memorial 72915789 (Grover Hardwick Purcell)
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.
Death of a brother
William Samuel Purcell
May 18, 2017
Citation details: Find a Grave memorial 182339684 (William Samuel Purcell)
Last change
December 28, 2025
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
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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 — December 24, 1920 — Northumberland County, Virginia, United States
2 years
elder sister
Birth: 1922 31 23
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Elizabeth Eleanor Purcell
1922–…
Birth: 1922 31 23
3 years
herself
Birth: 1924 33 25 — Pennsylvania
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Idell Purcell
1924–…
Birth: 1924 33 25 — Pennsylvania
5 years
younger brother
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
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William Samuel Purcell
1928–2017
Birth: June 8, 1928 38 29 — Pennsylvania, United States
Death: May 18, 2017