Re: Purdys of Nebraska 1880s-today
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Re: Purdys of Nebraska
reginald m. dean 10/21/99
Hi Reginald.I'm sorry it's taken me so long to respond to you.I'm sure we're related, but I'm not sure exactly how.Clarence Leroy Purdy's parents were Elias and Clara Purdy.Elias has two families; my grandfather Clarence is from the first one, I believe.My father Cyril Joseph Purdy was born in O'Connor, Nebraska, in April 1915.He and my mother, Dolores Esch Purdy, moved to San Diego in 1940 looking for work.He died in San Diego in 1955.
Marti M., a frequent visitor to Genealogy.com in the past, has traced the family back to Francis Purdy in Connecticut in 1634.Her grandfather, Charlie Purdy, lived in San Diego when I was a child and I knew him.He and my grandfather were half-brothers.
Marti has done a ton of research, but I've lost track of Marti.Her mother died late in 2003 and she must have moved as her email no longer works.I've been trying to find her ever since.Marti's the key to the family tree.
If you're out there Marti, please contact me.