Families of Sylvester S. Purinton

SYLVESTER S. PURINTON, son of ISABELLA MARIE HILLS and JUDSON MESSENGER PURINTON, was born January 15, 1856 in Albany, Green, Wisconsin,⁴⁵⁶ and died February 8, 1928 in Madison, Dane, Wisconsin.⁴⁵⁶ He is buried in Maple Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Rock, Wisconsin.⁴⁵⁶

He married (1) JANE REESE on July 3, 1876 in Green County, Wisconsin.⁴²¹ She was born May 19, 1858 in Albany, Green, Wisconsin,⁴⁵⁶ and died October 19, 1912 in Footville, Rock, Wisconsin.⁴⁵⁶ She is buried in Maple Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Rock, Wisconsin.⁴⁵⁶

He married (2) LETTA MEDORA BAKER on June 9, 1913 in Boulder, Boulder, Colorado.⁸²⁶¹ She was born July 26, 1859 in Mount Pleasant, Racine, Wisconsin,^{456, 8381} and died August 31, 1936 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota.⁴⁵⁶ She is buried in Woodville Cemetery, Waseca, Waseca, Minnesota.⁴⁵⁶

• Descendant Reports
  • Samuel Stanley Descendant Report (Ancestor of Sylvester S. Purinton)
  • Joseph Baker Descendant Report (Ancestor of Sylvester S. Purinton)
  • William Sutherland Descendant Report (Ancestor of Sylvester S. Purinton)

Children of JANE REESE and SYLVESTER S. PURINTON:

1. MILDRED A. PURINTON, b. 1877; m. CLAUDE JOSEPH HENDRICKS on June 20, 1896 in Rock County, Wisconsin⁴²¹; d. August 9, 1966, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.⁵³⁶⁵
2. NELLIE MAY PURINTON, b. 1879;⁴⁵⁶ m. MAX FISHER on June 15, 1899 in Rock County, Wisconsin⁴²¹; d. June 16, 1948.⁴⁵⁶
3. MARION MADALINE PURINTON, b. March 17, 1892, Porter, Rock, Wisconsin;⁴⁶⁵³ m. ROBERT GRAHAM HALLIWELL on December 25, 1913 in Rock County, Wisconsin⁴²¹; d. November 21, 1986, Orange County, California.²⁵⁰

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Obituaries

Janesville Daily Gazette, September 4, 1936⁸³⁸¹

Albany Woman Is Dead in Minnesota

Albany—Word was received of the death of Mrs. Medora Purinton, 78, a former Albany resident, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Andrew Jackson, Meridan, Minn., Tuesday, after a year's illness. Mrs. Purinton left here a year ago to make her home at Meridan.

She was born in Mt. Pleasant township, a daughter of George and Martha Whitesitt Baker. Her first marriage was to Clinton Ross, Monticello, who died some years ago. Twenty-two years ago she married Sylvester Purinton, Albany, who died in February, 1928. Mrs. Purinton was a member of the Albany Rebekah lodge.

Survivors are three children by her first marriage, a brother, Charles Baker, and a sister, Belle Harper, both of Junction City, Ore. Funeral services were held at Meridan, Minn., with burial there.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
July 20, 18604814	Albany, Green, Wisconsin	Judson Messenger Purinton Chloe Parnelia Hills Sylvester S. Purinton
August 19, 18704815	Adams, Green, Wisconsin	Judson Messenger Purinton Chloe Parnelia Hills Sylvester S. Purinton Alma E. Purinton David Ernest Purinton Edith E. Purinton Amy Purinton
June 11, 18804816	Sylvester, Green, Wisconsin	Sylvester S. Purinton Jane Reese Mildred A. Purinton Nellie May Purinton
June 1, 19008379	Sylvester, Green, Wisconsin	Sylvester S. Purinton Jane Reese Marion Madaline Purinton
April 15, 19108380	Sylvester, Green, Wisconsin	Sylvester S. Purinton Jane Reese Marion Madaline Purinton
January 9, 19204637	Prarie, Lane, Oregon	Sylvester S. Purinton Letta Medora Baker