Beloved wife of Oliver Kent Wilcox. Sarah was the sixth of eleven children born to William and Eliza McMahan Berry Purvis.
Sarah married Isaac Harness on Jan. 25, 1860. she had four
children with Isaac Harness:
Lucy (1860-1866), Willie (1864-1867), Mary Elizabeth (Kemplay) (1865-1947) and Claudius Zach (1868-?).
The family moved to Reno County, Kansas sometime around 1870. Tragedy struck in 1872 when Isaac drowned attempting to cross a river.
On September 4, 1875, Sarah married Oliver Kent Wilcox, a local farmer from Michigan. They had four sons, and together with Sarah's two children had quite a houseful.
Sarah died on December 17, 1891
Beloved wife of Oliver Kent Wilcox. Sarah was the sixth of eleven children born to William and Eliza McMahan Berry Purvis.
Sarah married Isaac Harness on Jan. 25, 1860. she had four
children with Isaac Harness:
Lucy (1860-1866), Willie (1864-1867), Mary Elizabeth (Kemplay) (1865-1947) and Claudius Zach (1868-?).
The family moved to Reno County, Kansas sometime around 1870. Tragedy struck in 1872 when Isaac drowned attempting to cross a river.
On September 4, 1875, Sarah married Oliver Kent Wilcox, a local farmer from Michigan. They had four sons, and together with Sarah's two children had quite a houseful.
Sarah died on December 17, 1891
Family Members
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Ephraim Darling Purvis
1831–1915
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Margaret M Purvis
1835–1851
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Elizabeth O. Purvis Powell
1837–1915
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Camilla Purvis Martin
1839–1897
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John Wesley Purvis
1842–1902
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Elvira Purvis Martin
1845–1895
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Charlotte Purvis Merritt
1845–1885
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Louisa Angeline Purvis
1848–1868
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Mary Catherine Purvis Kuhlman
1850–1921
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Enoch B. Purvis
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