PURVINES, JOHN G., born July 8, 1796, in Cabarras county, N. C., came to Sangamon county, when a young man, with his brother Simpson, or Alex. C., and was married, Jan. 1, 1823, to Elizabeth Coleman. They had ten children in Sangamon county, namely--

EVAN E., born Sept. 30, 1823, died at seventeen years of age, caused by a runaway ox team.

NANCY M., born Oct. 20, 1824, married Hiram Stevens, has two living children, LOUISA F. and WILLIAM H. and live at Pleasant Plains, Illinois.

JOHN R., born Jan. 10, 1827, married Mary Coleman, had four children, and Mrs. Purvines died. His children, JOHN G., DAVID S., NOAH G. and MARSIA J. live in Sangamon county. J. R. Purvines lives in Crawford county, Missouri.

WILLIAM H., born Feb. 19, 1829. He was killed, in his twenty-fifth year, by the accidental discharge of a gun.

FRANCIS M., born June 28, 1831, married Lucretia J. Trask, had three children, and she died, and he married Mrs. Lucinda Coleman, whose maiden name was Walton. They had seven children, and live in Missouri.

CORNELIUS C., born Oct. 26, 1833, married, Nov. 22, 1855, to Martha E. Irwin, born Feb. 27, 1837. They had seven children, AZRO A., CHARLES R., CHURCHILL G., LOLA J., LEWIS C., MARY E. and WILLIAM H., and live near Loami, Illinois. Elder C. C. Purvines is pastor of Liberty Baptist church.--1874.

JAMES A., born July 23, 1835, married Margaret S. Purvines. He died, leaving two children. His widow married David Crezy, and lives in Nebraska City, Nebraska.

ALEXANDER F., born June 11, 1839, in Sangamon county, married, May 7, 1868, to Margaret S. Duncan, and have one child, GILBERT C. Dr. A. F. Purvines is a practicing physician, at Salisbury, Sangamon county, Illinois.

JOSHUA C., born June 9, 1842.

MARCIA A., born Jan. 11, 1846, married, Sept. 18, 1864, to John W. Foley. See his name.

John G. Purvines died Jan. 1, 1863, in Sangamon county, on the fortieth anniversary of his marriage, and his widow lives with her son-in-law Foley, at Pleasant Plains, Illinois.--1874.