NOTES:
Marriage of Parents – J.L. Purvine & Mary V. Walker m 24 Nov 1864 at house of W.M. Walker; H.M. Waller, MG. Wit: Selden Higgins & Jeremiah Krum. Aff: W.B. Walker
1870 OR CENSUS – Walter Purvine (4y, b Oregon) enumerated with Joshua G. (27y, b Illinois), Mary V. (25y, b Missouri), Charles (2y, b Oregon) and Frank (b Feb 1870, Oregon)
1880 OR CENSUS – Elmer Purvine (14y, b Oregon) enumerated with grandparents Walter M. Walker (65y, b Virginia, occupation farmer) and Jane Walker (62y, b Missouri) and their daughter Dora Walker (18y, b Oregon)
1900 OR CENSUS – Elmer W. Purvine (b Nov 1865, Oregon) enumerated with parents Joshua L. (b Mar 1842, Illinois, married 35y) and Mary V. (b July 1844, Missouri, mother of 4 children, all living at time of census) and brother Charles D. (b Aug 1874, Oregon); also with family was a servant Bertha Smith (b Aug 1882, Oregon) [Note – entry for Charles is probably an error as 1900 census also lists him as being married and living elsewhere in Polk county (ED 171, FA#208)]
1910 OR CENSUS – Elmer W. Purvine (44y, b Oregon, occupation soda water manufacturer) enumerated with parents Joshua L. (68y, b Illinois, married 45y) and Mary V. (65y, b Missouri, mother of 4 children)
1920 OR CENSUS – Elmer Purvine (54y, b Oregon, occupation laborer) enumerated with parents Joshua (77y, b Illinois, occupation farmer) and Mary (75y, b Missouri)
1930 OR CENSUS – Elmer W. Purvine (64y, b Oregon, single, occupation manager of vinegar factory); enumerated with him was maid Anna Winter (67y, b Illinois, widowed)
1940 OR CENSUS – E.W. Purvine (74y, b Oregon, single, living in same place in 1935); listed as boarding with Henrietta & Beulah Campbell
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