William L. Puryear was born on 14 February 1834, in Virginia, United States. He married Elzenia Adella Nuckols on 7 March 1861, in Hanover, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died on 25 April 1862, in his hometown, at the age of 28, and was buried in Wightman, Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States.
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1834–1862 Male
1842–1923 Female
1862–1933 Male
English: variant of Perrier 3 and 4.
History: American bearers of the surname include Bennet Puryear (1826–1914), born in Mecklenburg County, VA, youngest son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Marshall) Puryear, who studied medicine and chemistry before the Civil War, after which he became a professor of chemistry; he did pioneering work in the application of chemistry to agriculture. He had 11 children by his two wives.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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