Charles Houston Purnell

1851 - 1906  (56 years)

• Name	Charles Houston Purnell  [1]
  Birth	Between 21 Feb 1850 and 1851	Worcester Co, Maryland   [2]
  	In the codicil to his will dated 1851 Moses Purnell mentioned that his son Levi Matthew Purnell had died since he wrote in will and that his youngest son Charles was born since the death of his son Levi.
  Gender	Male
  Will - Named in Fathers will	1851	Worcester Co, Maryland   [2]
  	In the codicil to his will dated 1851 Moses Purnell mentioned that his son Levi Matthew Purnell had died since he wrote in will and that his youngest son Charles was born since the death of his son Levi.
  Census with mother	1860	Berlin District, Worcester Co, Maryland   [3]
  	He was shown as Charles Purnell, age 9 in HH#1336 headed by Maria Purnell, age 56 & farming.
  Record ID	91844
  Death	11 Jun 1906  [1]
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Thomas Purnell,   b. Abt 1580, England d. Yes, date unknown  (5 x Great Grandfather)  Sarah Alexander,   b. Abt 1720, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 1777  (Age < 56 years)  (2 x Great Grandmother)
  Siblings	3 brothers and 2 sisters
  + 1. Mary Jane Rozelle Purnell,   b. 20 Dec 1821, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 29 Feb 1848, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age 26 years) ▻ Rev. Isaac William Ker Handy,  m. 28 Oct 1839 + 2. Col. William Henry Purnell, Sr.,   b. 3 Feb 1826, Snow Hill, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 30 Mar 1902  (Age 76 years) ▻ Margaret Neill Martin,  m. 13 Jun 1849   3. Theodore Moses Purnell,   b. 1831, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown   4. Josephine Elizabeth Marshall Purnell,   b. 20 Sep 1836, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 1870  (Age 33 years)   5. Levi Matthew Purnell,   b. Abt 1842, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 1851, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age < 8 years) > 6. Charles Houston Purnell,   b. Between 21 Feb 1850 and 1851, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 11 Jun 1906  (Age 56 years) ▻ Margaret 'Maggie' A. Coffin,  m. 24 Sep 1873
  Half-siblings	1 half brother and 1 half sister (family of Moses Purnell and Charlotte Maddox)
  > 1. Erexine Sarah Purnell,   b. 3 Apr 1816, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 1 Aug 1892  (Age 76 years) ▻ William D. Pitts,  m. 2 Apr 1838   2. Daniel M. Purnell,   b. Abt 1818, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I91844	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	28 Feb 2015

  
  

  Father	Moses Purnell,   b. Abt 1785, Worcester Co, Maryland d. Bef 19 Apr 1859, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age < 74 years) Other Partners: ╚═Charlotte Maddox,   b. Abt 1790   d. Yes, date unknown  m. 22 May 1810
  Mother	Maria Bowen,   b. Abt 1804, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 1870, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	16 Feb 1821	Worcester Co, Maryland   [4]
  	They were shown as Moses Purnell and Maria Bowen.
  Family ID	F30294	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret 'Maggie' A. Coffin,   b. 5 Dec 1855, Worcester Co, Maryland d. 28 May 1890 (Age 34 years)
  Marriage	24 Sep 1873	Worcester Co, Maryland   [5]
  	They were shown as Charles H. Purnell, age 23 and Margart A. Cauffin, age 22.
  Family ID	F30307	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S2468] Melanie Ayres Merryweather, Merryweather, Melanie Ayres - Purnell Family, (Self Published, Cambridge, MD, revised Aug 2007), 2468. [S2483] Worcester Co, MD Wills, 1851-1873, vol II, no 8, p. 258-263 (will of Moses Purnell, wife Maria), 2483. [S589] Barnes, John C. - Wor Co 1860 Census, (John C. Barnes), 589. [S594] Powell, Jody - Worcester Co, MD, Marriage Records 1795-1865, (Roanoke, TX: Jody Powell, 1990), 594. [S595] Dryden, Ruth - Lw ES MD Marriages 1865-1906, (San Diego, CA: Ruth T. Dryden, 1991), 595.