PURVINES, JAMES S., was born Dec. 18, 1805, in Cabarras county, North Carolina. He was a cousin to David S., Alexander C., John G., etc., and came with some of his relatives to Sangamon county in 1820 or '21. After remaining six years he returned to North Carolina, visited some of his brothers and sisters in Georgia, and at the end of one year came back to Sangamon county. James S. Purvines was married in the fall of 1829 to Mary Ann Hughes, of Morgan county, Ill. They had eight children, namely--

GEORGE C., died, aged twenty years.

JOHN G. was drowned at nine years of age.

WILLIAM B. married Mrs. Mary Benner, whose maiden name was Foreman. They have one child, and live in Menard county, three miles northwest of Salisbury, Illinois.

FRANCIS M. married Permelia Wetherby, have one child, CARRIE, and live in Menard county, three and a half miles northwest of Salisbury, Sangamon county, Illinois.

MARGARET S. married James A. Purvines. See his name. He died, and she married David Crezy, has two children, and lives in Nebraska City, Neb.

ELVIRA married Alexander Carper, and lives near Nebraska City, Neb.

MARTHA J. married Isaac N. Ball, has three children, BENJAMIN, MAMIE and JAMES, and live in Menard county, three and a half miles northwest of Salisbury, Illinois.

ELIZABETH R. married George Anderson, and died.

Mrs. Mary A. Purvines died in 1849. and James S. Purvines married Martha Donovan, who died, in 1872, and he was married to Mrs. Harriet M. Harris, whose maiden name was Barzel, a native of Upper Canada. They reside in Menard county, three and a half miles northwest of Salisbury, Sangamon county, Illinois.--1873.