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Husband:       Willis  W. PURSLEY
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Born:          Nov 1817           at: South Carolina
Married:                          at: 
Died:          1900               at: Probably Clay County, Alabama
Father:          
Mother:          
Other Spouses: 
Sources:       
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Wife:          Mary  Davis PURSLEY
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Born:                             at: 
Died:                             at: 
Father:          
Mother:          
Other Spouses: 
Sources:       Census Records
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CHILDREN
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Child:1F Mary Elizabeth PURSLEY
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Born:          10 Aug 1836        at: Georgia
Married:       1864               at: 
Died:          1 Dec 1883         at: Clay County, Alabama
Spouses:       William ROBERTSON
Sources:       Census Records, Cemetery Transcripts
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Child:2M John Henry PURSLEY
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Born:          18 Mar 1838        at: Georgia
Married:                          at: 
Died:          10 July 1907       at: Texas
Spouses:       Mary Evelyn DOBBINS
Sources:       Census Records, Cemetery Transcripts
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Child:3M Andrew J. PURSLEY
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Born:          abt 1841           at: 
Married:                          at: 
Died:                             at: 
Spouses:       
Sources:       Census Records: Private, 25th Alabama Company F CSA
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Child:4F Priscilla  PURSLEY
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Born:          abt 1842           at: 
Married:                          at: 
Died:                             at: 
Spouses:       John W. STEDHAM
Sources:       Census Records
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Child:5F Nancy  Jane PURSLEY
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Born:          1844               at: Alabama
Married:                          at: 
Died:          1884               at: Clay County, Alabama
Spouses:       Rufus J. DAWKINS
Sources:       Census Records, Cemetery Transcripts
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Child:6F Juliane  F. PURSLEY
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Born:          4 Mar 1859         at: Alabama
Married:                          at: 
Died:          4 Jan 1890         at: Marshall County, Alabama
Spouses:       James Buchanan HOLYFIELD
Sources:       Census Records
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Child:7M Thomas  J. PURSLEY
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Born:          4 July 1846        at: Alabama
Married:                          at: 
Died:          27 Sept 1923       at: Alabama
Spouses:       Penelope Ann BROWNING
Sources:       Census Records, Cemetery Transcripts
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Child:8F Sarah Malissa 'lissie' PURSLEY
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Born:          1 Dec 1850         at: Alabama
Married:                          at: 
Died:          20 Mar 1924        at: Alabama
Spouses:       Andrew Jackson 'jack' DAWKINS
Sources:       Census Records, Cemetery Transcripts
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Child:9M William J. PURSLEY
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Born:          Nov 1852           at: Alabama
Married:                          at: 
Died:                             at: 
Spouses:       Martha E. MOOTY
Sources:       Census Records
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Child:10F Caroline Lucinda PURSLEY
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Born:          19 June 1854       at: Alabama
Married:       26 Nov 1889        at: Clay County, Alabama
Died:          11 Feb 1946        at: Alabama
Spouses:       Charles Jefferson DAWKINS
Sources:       Census Records, Cemetery Transcripts
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Child:11M Willis Jackson PURSLEY
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Born:          Oct 1856           at: Alabama
Married:                          at: 
Died:          14 July 1941       at: Marshall County, Alabama
Spouses:       Francis A. HAMIL
Sources:       
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Child:12M Marion Elias PURSLEY
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Born:          1859               at: Alabama
Married:       4 June 1879        at: Clay County, Alabama
Died:                             at: 
Spouses:       Josephine BREWER
Sources:       Census Records, Marriage Records
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Child:13F   PURSLEY
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Born:                             at: 
Married:                          at: 
Died:                             at: 
Spouses:       
Sources:       
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Child:14M Susannah V. PURSLEY
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Born:          Oct 1844           at: Alabama
Married:                          at: 
Died:          31 Dec 1923        at: Clay County, Alabama
Spouses:       
Sources:       Census Records, Cemetery Transcripts
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Additional Comments:
Census Information for Willis W. Pursley and Mary Davis: 1850 Alabama Census,
Randolph County Beat 13 Sheet 385 #155 Willis Pursley, age 35, born S.C. Mary
Pursley, age 31, born S.C. John Pursley, age 12, born Ga., has attended school in
past year Mary, age 9, born Ga., has attended school in past year Priscilla, age 7
born Ga., has attended school in past year Samuel, age 6 born Ga., has attended
school in past year Susan, age 5, born Ga. Thomas, age 4, born Ala. Nancy, age 2
born Ala. 1860 Alabama Census, Randolph County #1392 Southern Division Page
197 Willis Pursley 44, SC, cannot read or write Mary, 43, SC, cannot read or
write Mary E. 21, Ga., attended school in past year Andrew J., 18, Ala., attended
school in past year Susannah V., 15, Ala. Thomas, 14, Ala., attended school in
past year Nancy J., 13, Ala., attended school in past year Sarah M., 9, Ala.,
attended school in past year William J., 7, Ala., attended school in past
year Lucinda C., 6, Ala. Willis, 3, Ala. Marion E., 1, Ala. Julia A.F., 6/12,
Ala. 1870 Alabama Census Clay County Millervalley District Township 21 Range
9 #20 Pursley, Willice, male, white, 53, born S.C. Mary, wife, female, white, 52,
born S.C. S.A., female, daughter, 23, born Ala. J.W., male, son, 17, born
Ala. L.C., female, daughter, 16, born Ala. W.J., male, son, 13, born Ala. Elias,
male, son, 11, born Ala. J.F., female, daughter, 10, born Ala. 1880 Alabama
Census Clay County Almond Roll T9-0008 Page 119D Willis Pursley, married, male,
white, 63, born S.C., parents born S.C. Mary Pursley, wife, married, female, white,
61, born S.C., parents born N.C. Susannah Pursley, daughter, single, female, white,
34, born Ala. Carline, Pursley, daughter, single, female, white, 24, born
Ala. Juliaan Pursley, daughter, single, female, white, 20, born Ala. Gesey,
Pursley, grandson, male, white, 10, born Ala. 1900 Alabama Census Clay
County Almond Series T623 Roll 9 Page 142 #134 Dawkins, Charles J., head, male,
white born May 1850, 50 , married 10 yrs, born Ga Caroline L., wife, white,
female, born June 1854, 45 married 10 yrs, 4 children born 4 living, born Ala.,
parents born S.C. Willis C., son, male, white, born Sept 1890, 9, single, born
Ala. Charles E., son, male, white, born Jan 1892, 8, single, born Ala. Ocie C.W.,
son, male, white, born March 1894, 6, single, born Ala. Jora A., daughter, white,
female, born Aug 1899 9/12, single, born Ala. Pursley, Willis W., f-in-law, white,
male, born Nov 1817, 85, widower, born South Caroling, parents born South
Carolina Susanah, s-in-law, white, female, born Oct 1844, 55, single, born Ala.,
parents born South Carolina Pursley, Willis born Abt. 1810, died abt. 1903
received Military Bounty Land in Randolph County on Jul 12, 1845. Mary Davis
died before 1900. Both are buried Clay or Randolph County, Alabama. Possibly in
Ebenezer Cemetery. Willis W. Pursley was a private in the Reserves during
the Civil War Census Information for Mary Elizabeth Pursley, married to William
Robertson 1870 Alabama Federal Census, Randolph County Township 21 Range 9 Page
3 Post Office Miller Valley Enumerated July 18, 1870 Dwelling #17 Household
#18 Robinson, Wm., male age 23, Real Estate Property Value $800, born Ga. M.E.,
wife, age 30, born Ga. Jesse, male, age 5, born Ala. S.A., female, age 4, born
Ala. Isabella, female, age 3, born Ala. 1880 Census Clay County, Alabama
Town/Township Beat #4 Wesobulga Micro Film #7 (T-9) Sheet 91. Date June 5, 1880
Enumeration District No 84. Household #80 W.M. Robertson, age 36, Born, Ala,
Father Born-Tenn. Mother Born-South Carolina. Mary, age 32, Born, South
Carolina Jessie, son, Age 15, Born, Ala. Susanna, daughter, Age 14, Born,
Ala. Isabella, daughter, Age 13, Born, Ala. Leander, son, Age 8, Born, Ala. Roxy,
daughter, Age 6, Born, Ala. Peter, son, Age 4, Born, Ala. M.J. , daughter, Age 3,
Born, Ala. J.W., son, Age 2, Born, Ala. Cordelia, daughter, Age, 9/12 (born
September), Born, Ala. 1900 Alabama Census Clay County ED34, Sheet 8
Precinct 4 Enumeration taken 16 June, 1900 T623 Roll 8 Page 51 Robertson,
William, Head, born Mar 1844, age 56, married 16 years, born, Georgia, father
born Tennessee, mother born, Tennessee Melissie, wife, born Dec 1859, age 41,
married 16 years, 2 children born, 1 living Loomis, son, born June 1882, age 17,
single Jay, son, born Apr 1888, age 12, single Waldrop, Oscar, Servant, White,
Male, born Mar 1882, age 17, single. 1910 Alabama Census Clay County Precinct 4
Sheet 13B ED40, Enumerated April 28, 1910 T624 Roll 7 Page 71 Dwelling #193
Household #195 Robertson, William M., age 70 married 25 years Mary M., wife, age
50 2 children born, 1 living Carson, Amos, laborer, age 60, widowed 1920
Alabama Census Clay County ED34 Precinct 4 Wesobulga Enumeration taken 20, June
1920 T625 Roll 8 Page 59 #258 Robertson, William M., head, age 82, can read and
write, born, Georgia, father born, S.C. mother born,
S.C. Malissa, wife, age 65, can read and write, born, Alabama, father born,
Alabama, mother born, Alabama Mary Elizabeth Pursley Robertson is buried in
Ebenezer Cemetery, Clay County, Alabama. Census Information for John Henry
Pursley 1870 Alabama Census Clay County, Blakes Ferry #123 Pursley, John, 32,
born Ga. Mary A., 30, born Ga. Caroline, female, 11, born Ala. Sarah, female, 8,
born Ala. Mary J., female, 5, born Ala. Ophelia, female, 3, born Ala. 1900
Texas Census Hill County Prairie Hill and Antioch Voting Precincts Series T623
Roll 1654 Page 75 #185, Pursley, J.H., head, male, white, born Mar 1838, 62,
married 40 yrs, farmer born Ala., rents farm Mary, wife, white, female, born
Aug 1840, 59, married 40 yrs, 9 children born 8 living, born Ga. Sarah, daughter,
white, female, born May 1862, 38, single, born Ala. Mary, daughter, white, female,
born Apr. 1865, 35, single, born Ala. Charlie, son, white, male, born Apr 1885, 14,
single, born Ala. John Henry Pursley and Mary Evenly Dobbins Pursley are buried
in Mt. Calm Cemetery, Hill County, Texas [Mary Evelyn Dobbins, born August 16,
1840, died July 5, 1927] [source: Transcript of Mt. Calm Cemetery, Hill County,
Texas] Census Information for Priscilla Pursley Stedham 1860 Alabama
Census Randolph County Southern Division Wesobulga Roll M653-22 Page 812 #1289
John M. Stedham, 22, farmer, b Ala. Priscilla Stedham, 19, female, housewife, b
Ga. William W. Stedham, 2/12, b Ala. Census Information for Nancy J. Pursley and
Rufus Dawkins 1870 Alabama Census Clay County Township 21 Range 9 P O Miller
Valley Roll M593-8 Page 280 #22 Dawkins, R., 26, male, white, born Ga. Nancy,
21, female, white, born Ala. W.J., 2, male, white, born Ala. Elmanzi 9/12, female,
white, born Ala.[born Sept] 1880 Alabama Census Clay County Wesobulga Roll
T9-0007 Page 46D Rufus Dawkins, married, male, white, 35, born Ga. Nancy J., wife,
married, female, white, 33, born Ala. W.J., son, single, male, white, 12, born
Ala. E.E., daughter, single, female, white, 10, born Ala. J.R., son, single, male,
white, 8, born Ala. R.J., son, single, male, white, 6, born Ala Phebie, daughter,
single, female, white, 5, born, Ala. Tennessee C., daughter, single, female, white,
1, born Ala. C.J. Dawkins, brother, male, single, white, 30, born Ala. 1900
Alabama Census Clay County #56 Dawkins, Rufus, head, male, white Oct 1844, 55,
married 16 yrs, born Ga. Matlilda W., wife, female, white, born Jan 1862, 38,
married 16 yrs, 7 children born 4 living, born Ala. John J., son, male, white,
born Setp 1884, 15, single, born Ala. Dixie, daughter, female, white, born July
1889, 10, single, born Ala. Douglas A., son, male, white, born Nov 1893, 7, single,
born Ala. Texia, daughter, female, white, born May 1896, 4, single, born
Ala. 1910 Alabama Census Clay County Precinct 10 ED 48 Enumerated 27 April,
1910 #135 Dawkins, Rufus, head, male, white, 65, married twice, married 26 yrs,
born Ga. Matilda W., wife, female, white, 49, married once, married 26 yrs, 7
children born 3 living, born Ala. Dauglas, daughter, female, white, 17, single,
born Ala. Teres, daughter, female, white, 12, single, born Ala. Nancy J. Pursley
Dawkins is buried in McDaniels Chapel Cemetery, Clay County, Alabama. Rufus
Dawkins, married Matilda Wilson Little December 13, 1883. Rufus Dawkins, born
October 19, 1844, died June 12, 1924. He is buried in McDaniels Chapel Cemetery
Matilda Wilson Little Dawkins, born January 11, 1858, died December 19, 1943.
[source: Census Records, marriage records, Transcript of McDaniels Chapel
Cemetery] Susannah Vashiti Pursley is buried In Corinth Cemetery, Clay County,
Alabama. She never married. [source: family history, census records, Transcript
of Corinth Cemetery] Census Records for Thomas J. Pursley 1870 Alabama
Census Clay County Township 21 Range 9 Millerville #21 Pursley, Thos., male, 23,
born Ala. J.A., female, 20, born Ala. W.A., male, 1, born Ala. 1880 Alabama
Census Clay County Almond Roll T9-0008 Page 119D Thomas J. Pursley, married,
male, white, 33, born Ala., parents born S.C. Pernipia A. Pursley, wife, married,
female, white, 30, born Ala. William R Pursley, son, single, male, white, 10, born
Ala. Mary A. Pursley, daughter, single, female, white, 9, born Ala. Brunetie
Pursley, daughter, single, female, white, 7, born Ala. Susanah Pursley, daughtere,
single, female, white, 4, born Ala. Thomas J. Pursley and Penelope Ann Browning
[born January 27, 1850, died January 14, 1919[, are both buried Wadley City
Cemetery, Randolph County, Alabama [source: Transcript of Wadley City
Cemetery] Census Information for Sarah Malissa Pursley and Andrew Jackson
Dawkins 1870 Alabama Census Clay County Township 21 Range 9 P O Miller
Valley Enumerated 21, July 1870 Roll M593-8 Page 283 #96 Dawkins, A.J., 22, male,
white, born Ga. S.M., 20, female, white, born Ala. M.A., 1, male, white, born
Ala. Mary A., 7/12, female, white, born Ala. [born Jan] 1880 Alabama
Census Clay County Precinct 4 ED 34 Page 46 #129 Dawkins, A.J., 33, farmer,
born Ga. Sarah M., wife, 30, born Ga. Miles A., son, 11, born Ala. Mary A.,
daughter, 10, born Ala. Julia A., daughter, 9, born Ala. Susan E., daughter, 8,
born Ala. Archy B., son, 6, born Ala. Walter A., son, 3, born Ala. Ollie E.,
daughter, 1, born Ala. 1900 Alabama Census Clay County Precinct 4 ED 34 #125
Dawkins, Andrew J., head, male, white, born Nov. 1846, age 53, married 32
years Sarah M., wife, born Dec 1850, age 49, married 32 years, 13 children born
10 children living Elzade, daughter, born Apr 1886, age 14, single, born
Ala. Hatty E., daughter, born June 1890, age 9, single, born Ala. Alton M., son,
born July 1895, age 4, single, born Ala. 1910 Alabama Census Clay County,
Precinct 4 ED 40 T624-7 Page 10B #174 Dawkins, Andrew J., white, male, 68,
married 42 yrs, b Ga., CSA Vet Sarah M., wife, 60, b Ala. Hattie, daughter, 20,
single, b Ala. Alvin M., son, 14, single, b Ala. Vashati, Susan, sister, 64,
single, b Ala. Sarah Mailissa Pursley and Andrew Jackson "Jack" Dawkins [born
November 6, 1846, died July 29, 1917] are both buried McDaniels Chapel Cemetery,
Clay County, Alabama [source: Transcript of McDaniels Chapel Cemetery] Census
information for William J. Pursley 1880 Alabama Census Clay
County Almond, Toll T9-0008 Page 119D William J. Pursley, married, male, white,
27, born Ala., parents born S.C. Nathia E., Pursley, wife, married, female, white,
31, born Ala. William J. Pursley, son, single, male, white, 7, born Ala. 1900
Alabama Census DeKalb County Precinct 23 Crumley ED 77 Sheet 1A Enumerated 1
June 1900 Roll T623 14 Page 1A #7 Pursley, William, head, male, white, born Nov
1852, 47, married 28 yrs, born Ala. Marthia E., wife, female, white, born Feb
1841, 52, married 28 yrs, 4 children born 4 living, born Ala. Lommis, son, male,
white, born Oct 1883, 16, single, born Ala. Pearl, daughter, female, white, born
May 1888, 12, single, born Ala. Census information for Caroline Lucinda
Pursley 1900 Alabama Census Clay County Almond Series T623 Roll 9 Page
142 #134 Dawkins, Charles J., head, male, white born May 1850, 50 , married 10
yrs, born Ga Caroline L., wife, white, female, born June 1854, 45 married 10 yrs,
4 children born 4 living, born Ala., parents born S.C. Willis C., son, male,
white, born Sept 1890, 9, single, born Ala. Charles E., son, male, white, born Jan
1892, 8, single, born Ala. Ocie C.W., son, male, white, born March 1894, 6, single,
born Ala. Jora A., daughter, white, female, born Aug 1899 9/12, single, born
Ala. Pursley, Willis W., f-in-law, white, male, born Nov 1817, 85, widower, born
South Carolina, parents born South Carolina Susanah, s-in-law, white, female,
born Oct 1844, 55, single, born Ala., parents born South Carolina Caroline
Lucinda Pursley and Charles Jefferson Dawkins [born Mary 31, 1850, died January
15, 1922] are buried McDaniels Chapel Cemetery, Clay County, Alabama [source:
Transcript of McDaniels Chapel] Willis Jackson Pursley and Francis A. Hamil [born
March 20, 1853, died August 22, 1906] are both buried, Memorial Hill Cemetery,
Albertville, Marshall County, Alabama [source: Transcript of Memorial Hill
Cemetery] Census Information for Marion E. Pursley 1880 Alabama Census Clay
County Almond Roll T9-0008 Page 119D Marien Pursley, married, male, white, 21,
born Ala, parents born S.C. Josiefien Pursely, wife, married, female, white, 19,
born Ala. Teresia A. Pursley, daughter, single, female, white, 2/12, born
Ala. 1910 Oklahoma Census Stephens County King Township ED 233 Enumerated 18,
April 1910 #28 Pursley, Marion E., head, male, white, 50, married 30 yrs, born
Ala. Josephine W., wife, female, white, 48, married 30 yrs, 9 children born 5
living, born Ala. James R., son, male, white, 25, single, born Ala. Lillie,
daughter, female, white, 19, single, born Texas Jay, son, male, white, 15, single,
born Texas Sellers, Bertha, niece, female, white, 19, single, born Texas Maguire,
Thoedore, nephew, male, white, 28, widower, born Ala. 1930 Oklahoma
Census Stephens County Duncan ED 69-5 King Township, Part of Ward 2 Duncan
City Enumerated 4 April 1930 #207 Pursley, Marion E., head, male, white, 70,
widower, born Ala. Jay,, head, male, white, 36, married, born Texas Edna, wife,
female, white, married born Iowa Paul, son, male, white, 6, single, born
Oklahoma McMillan, Lillian, sister, female, white, 37, widow, born
Texas

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