4/16/1910 Elwood City, Washington Twp, Doniphan Co, KS. He waslisted a s John R Purvis in the census that year. He was 26 yearsold, had been m arried 5 years to Myrtley, 24, who had birthed onlyone child, Helen, 4 . John worked as a carpenter making boxes.
9/12/1918 Elwood, Doniphan Co, KS was John Ira Purvis' address at thet ime of WWI draft registration. At age 34, he verified his birthdate, g ave his occupation as engineer helper at (unreadable) plant.Myrtle Leo na Purvis, his wife at same address was his nearestrelative. The Regi strar's Report recorded him as medium height,medium build, with grey e yes and light hair.
1/27/1920 Same place. The census taker recorded John I Purvis at age3 5, a laborer at the ice plant who owned the home free of mortage.Wife M yrtle L was 33, daughter Helen M was 14, all were born in MO.
4/2/1930 Still there. Before the next census John I Purvis hadreceiv ed a promotion at the ice plant to Sationary engineer, he ownedthe hom e valued at $600 and had a radio, and he had also gained ason. John wa s 46 years old, married for the first (and only time) atage 20 to Myrt le, 44, who was 18 at marriage. Son Hayward I was 7,daughter Helen wa s missing so probably had married.
Cemetery records have him as J Ira Purvis.
