Iowa Family Group Sheet for Dennis PURSEL
 

Submitted by:  Robert Hamilton
Email:  szhz4j@juno.com

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HUSBAND:  Dennis PURSEL
Birth date:  about 1780
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Death date:  about 1822
Place of death:  probably Franklin county, Indiana
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Other Spouse:
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Marriage date:  about 1801
Marriage place:  probably Pennsylvania

WIFE:  Mary BREES
Birth date:  1782
Birthplace:  New Jersey
Death date:  1865
Place of death:  Lee county, Iowa
Burial date:
Burial place:  Lost Creek Cemetery, Washington township, Lee county, Iowa
Other Spouse:
Father:  Timothy BREES
Mother:  Elizabeth WOLF

CHILDREN

Child No. 1:  Elizabeth "Betsy" PURSEL
Sex:  female
Birth date:  27 Jan 1803
Birthplace:  Pennsylvania
Death date:  2 Mar 1883
Place of death:  Peaksville, Clark county, Missouri
Burial date:
Burial place:  Painter Cemetery, Peaksville, Clark county, Missouri
Spouse's name:  Timothy MARSH
Marriage date:  1 Apr 1819
Marriage place:  Cincinnati, Hamilton county, Ohio

Child No. 2:  Sarah PURSEL
Sex:  female
Birth date:  7 Dec 1805
Birthplace:  Pennsylvania
Death date:  22 Dec 1856
Place of death:  Washington township, Lee county, Iowa
Burial date:
Burial place:  Lost Creek Cemetery, Washington township, Lee county, Iowa
Spouse's name:  Stephen A. MARSH
Marriage date:  17 Feb 1825
Marriage place:  Franklin county, Indiana

Child No. 3:  Julianna PURSEL
Sex:  female
Birth date:  5 Jan 1819
Birthplace:  Cincinnati, Hamilton county, Ohio
Death date:  2 Jun 1892
Place of death:  Burlington, Des Moines county, Iowa
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Burial place:  Aspen Grove Cemetery, Burlington, Des Moines county, Iowa
Spouse's name:  Thomas MORGAN
Marriage date:  30 Mar 1837
Marriage place:  Preble county, Ohio

Child No. 4:  Marthanna PURSEL
Sex:  female
Birth date:  5 Jan 1819
Birthplace:  Cincinnati, Hamilton county, Ohio
Death date:  10 Aug 1892  
Place of death:
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Burial place:  Lost Creek Cemetery, Washington township, Lee county, Iowa
Spouse's name:  William RICHARDS
Marriage date:  16 Feb 1837
Marriage place:  Preble county, Ohio

Child No. 5:  Jane PURSEL
Sex:  female
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Death date:  Aug 1874
Place of death:  Anderson county, Kansas
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Spouse's name:  Philip Clinton RAMEY
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Child No. 6:  Hannah PURSEL
Sex:  female
Birth date:  Sep 1821
Birthplace:  Preble county, Ohio
Death date:  Sep 1845
Place of death:  Preble county, Ohio
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Spouse's name:  James C. HAYS
Marriage date:  15 Oct 1840
Marriage place:  Preble county, Ohio

Child No. 7:  Mary PURSEL
Sex:  female
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Child No. 8:  John PURSEL
Sex:  male
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Child No. 9:  Isaac PURSEL
Sex:  male
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Documentation and Sources:
Julianna and Marthanna Pursel are twins.
Timothy Marsh and Stephen A. Marsh are brothers.  Their sister, Martha
Eleanor Marsh, married Jesse Brees - the brother of Mary BREES PURSEL.
Brees genealogy of LAM.
Marsh genealogy of MJW.
Abstracted guardianship records of minor heirs of Dennis Pursell,
Franklin county, Indiana, Indiana State Library.
Marriage records for Franklin county, Indiana, 1811-1852, Indiana State
Library.
Preble county, Ohio Marriages, 1808-1840, Ohio GenWeb.
"Revolutionary War Soldiers and Patriots Buried in Iowa", Iowa Society,
DAR, 1978, updated by Mulford Marsh, 2004.


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