Nancy Purcell

Brief Life History of Nancy

When Nancy Purcell was born on 31 August 1887, in Grayson, Kentucky, United States, her father, Brison Purcell, was 47 and her mother, Ann Eliza Horn, was 41. She married Leslie Theodore Dunn on 1 January 1904, in Grayson, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Big Clifty, Grayson, Kentucky, United States in 1910 and Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, United States in 1920. She died on 14 November 1963, in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Elizabethtown City Cemetery, Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

Leslie Theodore Dunn
1884–1918
Nancy Purcell
1887–1963
Marriage: 1 January 1904
Bertha Lee Dunn
1904–1918
Fern Fannie Dunn
1905–1991
James Leonard Dunn
1905–1918
Jesse Doyle Dunn
1907–1962
Leora Mae Margeret Dunn
1909–1985
Theodore Leslie Dunn
1911–1987
Sherman John Dunn
1912–1998
Anna Katherine Dunn
1916–1997
Mary Margaret Dunn
1917–1939

Sources (22)

  • Naurice Dunn, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Nancey Purcell, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • Nannie Dunn, "Kentucky, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947"

World Events (8)

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

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.

1892 · The Radio is invented

Kentucky native Nathan Stubblefield invented the radio in 1892

1907 · Not for profit elections

The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.

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.

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