Bathia Avaline Purvis

Brief Life History of Bathia Avaline

When Bathia Avaline Purvis was born in 1863, in Mississippi, United States, her father, Alford Marion Purvis, was 35 and her mother, Huldah Bathia Avalina Jones, was 30. She married Charles A Meador in 1887, in Jasper, Mississippi, United States. She lived in Beat 5, Jasper, Mississippi, United States in 1870.

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Family Time Line

Charles A Meador
1866–
Bathia Avaline Purvis
1863–
Marriage: 1887

Sources (2)

  • Bathiah A Purvis in household of Alford Purvis, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Bathia A Purves in household of Alfred M Purves, "United States Census, 1880"

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World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1877 · Mississippi State Board of Health is Created

In 1877, the Mississippi State Board of Health was established to protect and advance health throughout the state. There are several different categories that fall under their watch such as disease, environment, injury, standard care, shots, keep records, and more.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

Name Meaning

Scottish, English (Midlothian, Northumberland, and Durham; of Norman origin): status name or occupational name from an unrecorded Anglo-Norman French purveis, probably a derivative of purveoir ‘to foresee; to provide (supplies)’ and synonymous with Anglo-Norman French purveiour ‘steward who provides food and supplies to a royal or monastic household’.

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

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