Capt. Washington 'Irving' Purnell

1842 - 1896  (54 years)

• Name	Washington 'Irving' Purnell
  Title	Capt.
  Birth	2 Jan 1842	Worcester Co., Maryland
  Gender	Male
  Civil War - Served in the Civil War	1862-1865	Maryland
  	Irving enlisted 19 Sep 1862 as 2nd Lt at Maryland, Co. C Purnell Cavalry. Mustered 28 Mar 1864 Wilmington, DE, Purnell Legion Cavalry. Rank change to 1st Lt 18 Aug 1864. Wounded on left side at Weldon Railroad, VA. Mustered Out 17 Nov 1864 to Co. H, 8th Infantry MD. Transferred 4 Jan 1865. Rank change to Captain 1 Apr 1865. Rank change to Brevet-Major for service at Battle of Five Forks, VA. Mustered Out 31 May 1865 Arlington Heights, VA. (Maryland Volunteers, War of 1861-1865, Maryland Blue & Grays)
  Death	4 Aug 1896	Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas
  Burial	Greenwood Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA   [1]
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Thomas Purnell,   b. Abt 1580, England d. Yes, date unknown  (5 x Great Grandfather)  Eleanor 'Nellie' Jones   d. Aft 1816  (Grandmother)
  Siblings	6 brothers and 6 sisters
  1. Ellen Purnell   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Lavinia Purnell   d. Bef 1857   3. Mary Elizabeth Purnell,   b. 1823, Worcester Co., Maryland d. 1894, Worcester Co., Maryland  (Age 71 years)   4. Esme Bowen Purnell,   b. 1827, Worcester Co., Maryland d. 1851, Worcester Co., Maryland  (Age 24 years)   5. Thomas Edward Purnell,   b. Abt 1829, Worcester Co., Maryland d. Yes, date unknown   6. Elmira Church Purnell,   b. 1833, Worcester Co., Maryland d. Yes, date unknown   7. Sally M. Purnell,   b. 1835, Worcester Co., Maryland d. Yes, date unknown + 8. Isaac Marshall Purnell,   b. Abt 1837   d. Dec 1914, Baltimore Co., Maryland  (Age 77 years) ▻ Josephine S. Register   9. Lyttleton Bowen Purnell,   b. 1839, Worcester Co., Maryland d. 1898, Worcester Co., Maryland  (Age 59 years)   10. Elijah Bowen Purnell,   b. 25 Feb 1840, Worcester Co., Maryland d. 3 Mar 1844, Worcester Co., Maryland  (Age 4 years) + 11. Capt. Washington 'Irving' Purnell,   b. 2 Jan 1842, Worcester Co., Maryland d. 4 Aug 1896, Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas  (Age 54 years) ▻ Laura V. Giles   12. William Montgomery Purnell,   b. 1844, Worcester Co., Maryland d. Yes, date unknown + 13. Delaphine H. Purnell,   b. 1846   d. Aft 1910  (Age > 65 years) ▻ William Horace Payne
  Person ID	I127145	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2023

  
  

  Father	John Fisher Purnell,   b. 29 Jul 1796, Worcester Co., Maryland d. 15 Jan 1871, Worcester Co., Maryland (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Eliza Bowen,   b. 1803   d. 28 Jun 1857, Worcester Co., Maryland (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	7 Apr 1823	Worcester Co., Maryland
  Family ID	F45761	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Laura V. Giles,   b. 3 Aug 1847, Maryland d. 10 Jan 1928, Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas (Age 80 years)
  Children	+ 1. Washington Irving Purnell, Jr.,   b. 14 Oct 1868, Maryland d. 6 Jan 1943, Dallas, Texas (Age 74 years) ╚═ H. Maude Crosier  (Age 81 years) + 2. William Fisher Purnell,   b. 6 Jun 1883, Iowa d. 11 Apr 1979, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (Age 95 years) ╚═ Genevieve Richards  (Age 91 years)  m. 29 May 1915 + 3. Delaphine Harlan Purnell,   b. 6 Jun 1886, Texas d. 18 Apr 1982, Dallas, Texas (Age 95 years) ╚═ Frank Howard Cathey  (Age 61 years)
  Family ID	F45770	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Greenwood Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S2259] Findagrave.com, (https://www.findagrave.com), 2259.