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Purdy, Leola Fern

Purdy, Leola Fern

Female 1906 - 1995  (88 years)


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  • Name Purdy, Leola Fern 
    Clay City Grade School, 1st Grade, 1949
    Jesse and Minnie Hunley family reunion, 1947
    Jesse and Minnie Hunley family reunion, 1947


    Back row: Fern, Jesse Jr, Irene, Garland, Lorena, Dean, ?, Paul


    Middle: Russel, Dixie, Grandpa Jesse Sr. Minnie


    Front: Red, Ronnie, ?, Ronnie Paul


    Displayed with permission of Mike Ragan


    Birth 5 Oct 1906  Rinard, Wayne County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Census
    1940 Census, Clay City (Village), Clay County, Illinois, page 03b

    1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 07, page 03b

    The writing in the 1940 Federal census for Clay City, Illinois is sometimes difficult to read. Ancestry.com has attempted to index this census, but there are many transcription errors. Please send your corrections to…
    Reference Number PURD.L001 
    Funeral 19 Jul 1995 (88 years)  Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Death 17 Jul 1995  Clay County Hospital (Old Location), Flora, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Burial 19 Jul 1995  Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Headstone, Hunley, Fern and Jesse Jr.
    Headstone, Hunley, Fern and Jesse Jr.


    Displayed with permission of Lady in Black


    Person ID I21054  Carl Wayne Gray Research | Hunley - Pryor

    Archibald Henry 'Arch' Hunley and Nancy Ellen Pryor Descendants
    Last Modified 18 Feb 2021 

    Father Purdy, Elmer,   b. 1 Dec 1876   d. 23 Dec 1957 (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Towsley, Bertha,   b. 16 Dec 1880   d. 9 Feb 1963 (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage Y  [4
    Family ID F9427  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Hunley, Jesse Jr.,   b. 12 Apr 1907, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Aug 1992, Clay County Hospital (Old Location), Flora, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Marriage 1933  [2, 3
    Family ID F8608  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 5 Oct 1906 - Rinard, Wayne County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 17 Jul 1995 - Clay County Hospital (Old Location), Flora, Clay County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsFuneral - 19 Jul 1995 - Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 19 Jul 1995 - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • She was a retired school teacher after having taught in the Black, Walnut Hill and Clay City Elementary schools, and was a member of the Clay City United Methodist Church and Order of the Eastern Star.

  • Sources 
    1. [S5117] Obituary, Hunley, Fern, 88, none. (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S5116] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Hunley, Fern and Jesse Jr., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=24072458), none. (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S82] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 07, page 3b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00053?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.asp) (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S6051] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Purdy, Bertha and Elmer, (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=1881&GScid=105163&GRid=24072442&), none. (Reliability: 2).