Herman Lloyd Purnell

1890 - 1963  (73 years)

• Name	Herman Lloyd Purnell  [1]
  Birth	19 Feb 1890
  Gender	Male
  Census head of household	1950	Salisbury, Wicomico Co., Maryland
  	Herman L. Purnell, 60, merchant, wholesale, is head of household. In the household were wife Dolly T., 59; and mother-in-law Florence R. Truitt, 88, widow.
  Obituary	1963	Salisbury, Wicomico Co., Maryland   [2]
  	Herman was owner of Purnell's Beauty Supply and an active 32nd Degree Mason. He is survived by wife Dolly, sons Herman L. and J. Robert of Salisbury, 4 grandchildren, 3 brothers: George I. Purnell of Bellefonte, PA, Calvin L. Purnell of Parksley and Ralph R. 'Ted' Purnell of Salisbury, and sister Mrs. Bessie P. Metzler of Wilmington.
  Death	13 Oct 1963	Salisbury, Wicomico Co., Maryland
  Burial	Parsons Cemetery, Salisbury, Wicomico County, Maryland, USA   [3]
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Thomas Purnell,   b. Abt 1580, England d. Yes, date unknown  (7 x Great Grandfather)  Harriet J. Murray,   b. 1860   d. 1919  (Age 59 years)  (Mother)
  Siblings	5 brothers and 2 sisters
  1. Arthur Purnell,   b. Abt 1881   d. 1900, Snow Hill, Worcester Co., Maryland  (Age 19 years) + 2. Edith Purnell,   b. Apr 1886   d. Yes, date unknown ▻ William B. Jarman,  m. 24 Dec 1901 + 3. George Irving Purnell, I,   b. 26 Aug 1889, Snow Hill, Worcester Co., Maryland d. 3 Aug 1966, Danville, Montour Co., Pennsylvania  (Age 76 years) ▻ Carolyn Madeline Heller,  m. 18 Dec 1912 ;   Pauline White,  m. Jul 1939 ;   Mary Elizabeth Junkin,  m. 1950 + 4. Herman Lloyd Purnell,   b. 19 Feb 1890   d. 13 Oct 1963, Salisbury, Wicomico Co., Maryland  (Age 73 years) ▻ Dolly Florence Truitt   5. Paul J. Purnell,   b. Feb 1892   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Calvin Lawrence Purnell,   b. Feb 1894   d. Yes, date unknown > 7. Bess Ellen Purnell,   b. Jul 1896   d. Yes, date unknown ▻ Frederick Metzler > 8. Ralph Roosevelt Purnell,   b. 29 JN 1900   d. 1986  (Age 86 years) ▻ Lucille Long;   Jackie (--?--)
  Half-siblings	1 half brother (family of George Washington Purnell and (--?--) (--?--))
  > 1. Sylvester E. Purnell,   b. Apr 1878, Maryland d. 2 Feb 1909, Wattsville, Maryland  (Age 30 years) ▻ Ann Drummond Tilghman,  m. Abt 1906
  Person ID	I127031	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2023

  
  

  Father	George Washington Purnell,   b. Jun 1855, Maryland d. 1924, Snow Hill, Worcester Co., Maryland (Age 68 years) Other Partners: ╚═(--?--) (--?--)   d. Yes, date unknown  m. Abt 1877
  Mother	Harriet J. Murray,   b. 1860   d. 1919 (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1880
  Family ID	F45723	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dolly Florence Truitt,   b. 29 Nov 1889, Powellville, Wicomico Co., Maryland d. 4 Mar 1965, Delmar, Wicomico Co., Maryland (Age 75 years)
  Children	1. Herman Lloyd Purnell, Jr.   d. 1988   2. James Robert Purnell,   b. 8 Jul 1926, Salisbury, Wicomico Co., Maryland d. 22 Mar 1965, Salisbury, Wicomico Co., Maryland (Age 38 years)
  Family ID	F45728	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Parsons Cemetery, Salisbury, Wicomico County, Maryland, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3363] Karen L. Robert & George I. Purnell, III, Descendants of Thomas Purnell, (private, 1999). [S69] Daily Times, Salisbury, MD, 69. [S2259] Findagrave.com, (https://www.findagrave.com), 2259.