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From: "Penny Fraley Richardson" <>
Subject: Re: [OHCRAWFO] MINISTER
Date: Sun, 22 Aug 1999 20:35:32 -0400


Donna,

I stopped at the library about 11:45 but missed you. There were two men
using the microfilm readers. Maybe nexttime.

Penny
-----Original Message-----
From: DONNA BOOTH <>
To: <>
Date: Sunday, August 22, 1999 6:45 PM
Subject: [OHCRAWFO] MINISTER


>Does anyone know what church John Rettig was the minister for in 1862? I
am
>trying to track my gr-grandfather's family in Crawford and all I have so
far
>is his marriage certificate with the minister's name. I know the library
>has film from some churches but didn't look at them on Friday since I did
>not know the name of the church. Here is who I am looking for:
>
> John Andrew Purkey (Purkeypile)
> born February 1840 in Pennsylvania
> Married June 10, 1862, Crawford County, OH
> Wife: Catharine Spraw (Sprow)
>
>I am trying to find out who his parents were but have hit a brick wall.
>Found a John Purkey (Purkeypile) in the 1850 census of Crawford County,
>which would make him 22 in 1862 so that seems possible. The family was
>listed as:
>
> Jacob Purkeypile age 38 Farmer Born in PA
> Rebecca Purkeypile age 36 Born in PA
> Theodore Purkeypile age 16 Born in PA
> Margaret Purkeypile age 14 Born in PA
> Sarah Jane Purkeypile age 12 Born in PA
> John Purkeypile age 10 Born
in
>PA
> Amelia Purkeypile age 8 Born
>in PA
> Matilda Purkeypile age 6 Born
>in PA
> Milton Purkeypile age 4
>Born in PA
> Francis Purkeypile age 2 Born
>in OH
> Franklin Purkeypile age 5/12 Born
>in OH
>
>I know he worked for the Big Four Railroad as a blacksmith and lived in the
>1880's until his death in 1918 in Delaware. Could not find anything on
this
>family in Crawford on Friday.
>
>Any help/suggestions greatly appreciated. This family is frustrating me.
>
>Thanks
>Donna
>
>
>

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