Carse Jene Purkey

Notes:

California Death Index listing:

PURKEY CARSE JENE 05/07/1901 M KENTUCKY LOS ANGELES(19) 11/14/1979 556-03-2809 78 yrs

Notes:

The 1880 Census shows that Robert Purkey was the son of George and Elizabeth Purkey of Virginia, who were living in Johns Creek, Johnson County, Kentucky at the time. Numerous internet trees show Elizabeth's maiden name as Williams, but no sources are given. They also show George as a son of Pleasant Purkey and Sarah Halsey, who married in Ashe County, NC (14 January 1841 in Ashe County, NC, with Terrell Cox as Bondsman (records at State Archives Raleigh, NC). They were living in Grayson County, VA at the time of the 1850 Census. See the bottom of the research notes for this census transcription.

The following FTM website has more about the Purkey family. It appears that the Purkey's in American descend from Johannes Arnold BIRKENBEIL of Germany, who settled in Baltimore, MD before the revolutionary war, and whose descendants moved westward.

http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/p/u/r/Charles-Robert-Purkey/GENE7-0001.html

The name "Birkenbeil" is not a combination of "Birke" (German = birch) and "Beil" (German = hatchet), but it may come from the placename "Birkenbeul". E. g., there is "Birkenbeul" in the County of Altenkirchen in the Westerwald area in Germany. "Birkenbeul" = former "Birkenbuegel" or "Birkenbuehl"; "Buehl" is a word for a small "hill". Some of my anchestors come from Birkenbeul; and as a similar aliteration I found, that the name "Hackebeil" comes from original "Hackebeuel" or "Hackebuegel", also in the Westerwald local dialect. (Post by Eckart Schwab on June 25, 2000 to Genealogy.com, Surnames: Berkebile Family Genealogy Forum. )

A direct male descendant of Lloyd Elmer Purkey had a 36 marker yDNA study done at FamilyTreeDNA. He is registered on ySearch with the user ID 5S8DF. His allele values appear to be similiar to another PURKEY who was a participant in the BIRKENBINE yDNA study:

http://www.familytreedna.com/public/Birkinbine/default.aspx?section=yresults








(Research):
Census Listings:

1880 Federal Census
Kentucky, Johnson County, Johns Creek
FHL Film 1254425 NA Film #T9-0425 Page #198D
George Purkey Self M M W 33 Va Farmer Va Va
Elizabeth Purkey*** W m F W 34 Va Keeping House Va Va
Sarah L. Purkey S F W 3 Ky Va Va
Robert H Purkey Son S M W 12 Ky Va Va
Catharine Purkey Dau S F W 9 Ky Va Va
Abraham Purkey Son S M W 6 Ky Va Va
John W Purkey Son S M W 34 Ky Va Va
George W Purkey Son S M W 1 Ky Va Va

***Several unsourced internet trees show her maiden name as Elizabeth WILLIAMS, not verified

1900 Federal Census
Kentucky, Johnson County, Magisterial Dist No. 2
SD 10 ED 39 Sheet 23A Stamped 169
276-276
Perkey, Robert Hd W M Nov 1867 32 m10 Ky Ky Ky
Perkey, Nancy J Wf W F Apr 1866 34 M 10 5/ Ky Ky Ky
Perkey, Dessie Dtr W F Feb 1892 8 S Ky Ky Ky
Perkey, Elmer Son W M March 1894 6 S Ky Ky Ky
Perkey, Loyd Son W M July 1898 1 S Ky Ky Ky
277-277
Perkey, George C Head W M Apr 1847 53 N35 Va Va Va
Perkey, Elizabeth Wf W F May 1846 54 M 35 12/10 Tn Tn Tn
Perkey, Vicie Dtr W F A 1880 19 S Va Tn Tn
Perkey, Mary Dtr W F Mar 1882 18 S Va Tn Tn
Perkey, Cinda Dtr W F Feb 1885 15 S Ky Va Tn
Perkey, Andrew Son W M May 1887 13 S Ky Va Tn


1910 Federal Census
Oklahoma, Beckham County, Elk Twp
Enumerated 7 May 1910
SD 6 ED 6 Sheet 8B
153-158
Purkey, Robert Hd M W 42 m1 20 Ky Va Tn Farmer
Purkey, Nancy J Wf F W 42 M1 20 7/5 Va NC Va
Purkey, Elmer Son MW 16 S Ky Ky Va Laborer
Purkey, Lloyd Son m W 11 S Ky Ky Va
Purkey, Carse Son M W 9 S Ky Ky Va
Purkey, Raymond Son M W 1 2/12 S Ok Ky Va


1920 Federal Census
Oregon, Lane County, Precinct #10, Eugene
Enumerated 10 January 1920
SD 1 ED 241 Ward 4 Sheet 9A
Purkey, Robert H Hd M W 52 M Ky Va Ky Manager Retail Shoe Store
Purkey, Nancy J Wf F W 53 M Va NC Va
Purkey, Lloyd Son M W 21 S Ky Ky Va Repairman Retail Shoe Store
Purkey, Carse Son M W 18 S Ky Ky Va Salesman Retail Shoe Store
Purkey, Raymond Son m W 10 S Ok Ky Va
Baldridge, John Uncle M W 69 Wd Ky Tn Va


1930 Census
NOT LOCATED


This is the 1850 Census for Pleasant Perky and family. He is said to be the father of George Purkey and grandfather of Robert H. Purkey.

1850 Federal Census
Virginia, Grayson County
(District 19, 98)
Enumerated 19 September 185
670-670
Pleasant Perky 37 M Farmer $500 Tenn
Sarah Perky 42 F Va
Eli Davis 23 M Laborer Va
Nancy Davis 21 F Va
Ruth Davis 19 F Va
Lucinda Davis 17 F Va
John Davis 15 M Laborer Va
Catharine Perky 9 F Va
Sarah J. Perky 6 F Va
George Perky 4 M Va
William Perky 1 M Va
671-671
Ahart? and Elizabeth HALSEY

Robert married Nancy Jane Phelps about 1890 in Kentucky. Nancy was born in Apr 1866 in Kentucky; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Penny Thorpe shows her maiden name as PHELPS.