James Lutus Purcell

12 January 1889–14 September 1952 (Age 63)
Tattnall, Georgia, United States

The Life Summary of James Lutus

When James Lutus Purcell was born on 12 January 1889, in Tattnall, Georgia, United States, his father, William Henry Purcell, was 27 and his mother, Julia Elizabeth Waters, was 22. He married Margaret Matthews on 19 October 1922, in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Middlesboro, Bell, Kentucky, United States in 1920 and Vidalia, Toombs, Georgia, United States in 1930. He died on 14 September 1952, in Tattnall, Georgia, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Tison, Tattnall, Georgia, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Lutus Purcell
1889–1952
Margaret Matthews
1900–1951
Marriage: 19 October 1922
Purcell
1926–1926
Purcell
1937–1937

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    19 October 1922Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States
    • Children

    (2)

      Purcell

      Female1926–1926Female

      Purcell

      Female1937–1937Female

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (7)

    +2 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
    Age 1
    This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
    1890
    Age 1
    Historical Boundaries: 1890: Montgomery, Georgia, United States 1905: Toombs, Georgia, United States. [Spreads across Montgomery and Toombs counties]
    1906 · Saving Food Labels
    Age 17
    The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

    Name Meaning

    English, Welsh, and Irish (of Norman origin): from Old French pourcel ‘little pig’ (from Latin porcellus, a diminutive of porcus ‘pig’), hence a metonymic occupational name for a swineherd, or a nickname, perhaps denoting someone thought to resemble a pig. This surname is common in Ireland, having become established there in the 12th century. There may sometimes be confusion with Pearsall .English: habitational name from Purshull in Elmbridge, Worcestershire. The placename derives from an uncertain first element + Old English hyll ‘hill’.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Pearsall
    Parcel
    Parsell
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    Purtell
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    Pursell
    Purtle
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    Sources (9)

    • James L Purcell in household of Samuel W Givens, "United States Census, 1920"
    • James Lutus Purcell, "Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950"
    • James L Purcell, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

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