Civil War: Company B and E, 1st Washington Infantry
Samuel Purdy IV was born at Buffalo, New York, about 1843, the son of Samuel Purdy III and Mary Jane Sparrow. His widowed father sailed to California via Panama with his deceased mother's father Erastus Sparrow in 1849. They established stores at Stockton and also operated a quartz mine that was quite lucrative. Samuel III served as Stockton's first mayor after California's statehood (1850-51), and then as California's third Lieutenant Governor (1852-56). Samuel IV was a law student living with his widowed father in San Francisco in 1860 (1860 US Census).
During the Civil War Samuel, almost 20, was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant at Alcatraz Island, California, on January 13, 1863, and was mustered into Company E, 1st Washington Infantry. He was promoted to 1st Lieutenant on March 31, 1863, and transferred to Company B. He was mustered out of the Washington Volunteers on April 3, 1865, later serving in the Regular Army of the United States from March 7, 1867, until resigning his commission November 26, 1869.
After leaving the military he briefly returned to San Francisco (1871 Great Register) before moving to San Diego (1873 Great Register). He had relocated to Yuma, Arizona, and opened a law office in partnership with P. J. Walker by 1875, and was also a civil engineer and Deputy U.S. Surveyor of Mineral Lands (1875 Great Register; The Arizona Sentinel [Yuma], Vol. 5, No. 13, Jul. 8, 1876; 1:4). It was at Yuma that he met a recent immigrant from Sonora, Mexico, María Rosa Otilia Ávila y Acosta. Rosa was born about 1863 in Sonora and immigrated to the United States with her parents about 1875. Samuel, 35, and Rosa, 16, were married at Yuma on February 25, 1880, and made their home at Yuma (1880 Arizona Marriages; 1880 US Census; 1882, 1890, 1894 Great Registers). He was elected Yuma County Recorder in 1881 and became the editor of the The Tombstone Epitaph in 1882. His editorial style led to a duel with the editor of a rival newspaper, The Tombstone Independent. The duel took place just across the border in Sonora, Mexico. He was elected to the Arizona Territorial Legislature to represent Yuma and played a key role in the relocation of the capitol from Prescott to Phoenix (Daily Alta California, Vol. 80, No. 27, Jan. 27, 1889; 5:3). After his death in 1898, Rosa moved to San Francisco, California (1901 City Directory). She was living in a rented residence at 1654 Broadway, San Francisco, with four unmarried children and her brother, Raymond Avila, in 1910 (1910 US Census). She was living in San Francisco with her unmarried daughter Rosa in 1940 (1940 US Census).
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Captain Samuel Purdy, son of the late [Lieutenant] Governor Purdy of California, has been visiting Los Angeles for several days and returned home to Yuma, A. T., by the 2:30 train yesterday afternoon. The Captain is the gallant brother of the late eminent Gen. Purdy, who died in Egypt as Pasha in the army of the Khedive about four years ago, lamented by all Californians. He has also officiated as an editor at San Diego and at Yuma [The Free Press].
(Los Angeles Herald, Vol. 26, No. 100, Jan. 28, 1887; 8:1)
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Children:
(all born Yuma, Arizona)
- Rosa Avila (Dec. 18, 1880–Feb. 6?, 1966, San Francisco, CA; never married)
- Sparrow Erastus (May 21, 1886–Dec. 6, 1950, Longbeach, IN; m. Myrtle Phelps May 7, 1906)
- Henry (Feb. 9, 1889–Sep. 27, 1889, Yuma, AZ)
- Henry Lovell (Dec. 15, 1890–Oct. 11, 1964, San Francisco)
- Camille "Lucille" (Feb. 14, 1895–Jul. 29, 1929, Napa, CA; m. ... Moore)
- Sarina Elva (1898-after 1966; m. Juan Portal)
Siblings:
- "Pasha" Erastus Sparrow PURDY (1838-1881)
- Mary Josephine PURDY (abt. 1841-Aug. 25, 1881, Oakland; never married)
- Virginia Teakle PURDY (abt. 1845-Jan. 1889, MD; m. [1] Lowell J. Bullard, [2] Charles D. Relyea)
Samuel Purdy IV was born at Buffalo, New York, about 1843, the son of Samuel Purdy III and Mary Jane Sparrow. His widowed father sailed to California via Panama with his deceased mother's father Erastus Sparrow in 1849. They established stores at Stockton and also operated a quartz mine that was quite lucrative. Samuel III served as Stockton's first mayor after California's statehood (1850-51), and then as California's third Lieutenant Governor (1852-56). Samuel IV was a law student living with his widowed father in San Francisco in 1860 (1860 US Census).
During the Civil War Samuel, almost 20, was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant at Alcatraz Island, California, on January 13, 1863, and was mustered into Company E, 1st Washington Infantry. He was promoted to 1st Lieutenant on March 31, 1863, and transferred to Company B. He was mustered out of the Washington Volunteers on April 3, 1865, later serving in the Regular Army of the United States from March 7, 1867, until resigning his commission November 26, 1869.
After leaving the military he briefly returned to San Francisco (1871 Great Register) before moving to San Diego (1873 Great Register). He had relocated to Yuma, Arizona, and opened a law office in partnership with P. J. Walker by 1875, and was also a civil engineer and Deputy U.S. Surveyor of Mineral Lands (1875 Great Register; The Arizona Sentinel [Yuma], Vol. 5, No. 13, Jul. 8, 1876; 1:4). It was at Yuma that he met a recent immigrant from Sonora, Mexico, María Rosa Otilia Ávila y Acosta. Rosa was born about 1863 in Sonora and immigrated to the United States with her parents about 1875. Samuel, 35, and Rosa, 16, were married at Yuma on February 25, 1880, and made their home at Yuma (1880 Arizona Marriages; 1880 US Census; 1882, 1890, 1894 Great Registers). He was elected Yuma County Recorder in 1881 and became the editor of the The Tombstone Epitaph in 1882. His editorial style led to a duel with the editor of a rival newspaper, The Tombstone Independent. The duel took place just across the border in Sonora, Mexico. He was elected to the Arizona Territorial Legislature to represent Yuma and played a key role in the relocation of the capitol from Prescott to Phoenix (Daily Alta California, Vol. 80, No. 27, Jan. 27, 1889; 5:3). After his death in 1898, Rosa moved to San Francisco, California (1901 City Directory). She was living in a rented residence at 1654 Broadway, San Francisco, with four unmarried children and her brother, Raymond Avila, in 1910 (1910 US Census). She was living in San Francisco with her unmarried daughter Rosa in 1940 (1940 US Census).
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Captain Samuel Purdy, son of the late [Lieutenant] Governor Purdy of California, has been visiting Los Angeles for several days and returned home to Yuma, A. T., by the 2:30 train yesterday afternoon. The Captain is the gallant brother of the late eminent Gen. Purdy, who died in Egypt as Pasha in the army of the Khedive about four years ago, lamented by all Californians. He has also officiated as an editor at San Diego and at Yuma [The Free Press].
(Los Angeles Herald, Vol. 26, No. 100, Jan. 28, 1887; 8:1)
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Children:
(all born Yuma, Arizona)
- Rosa Avila (Dec. 18, 1880–Feb. 6?, 1966, San Francisco, CA; never married)
- Sparrow Erastus (May 21, 1886–Dec. 6, 1950, Longbeach, IN; m. Myrtle Phelps May 7, 1906)
- Henry (Feb. 9, 1889–Sep. 27, 1889, Yuma, AZ)
- Henry Lovell (Dec. 15, 1890–Oct. 11, 1964, San Francisco)
- Camille "Lucille" (Feb. 14, 1895–Jul. 29, 1929, Napa, CA; m. ... Moore)
- Sarina Elva (1898-after 1966; m. Juan Portal)
Siblings:
- "Pasha" Erastus Sparrow PURDY (1838-1881)
- Mary Josephine PURDY (abt. 1841-Aug. 25, 1881, Oakland; never married)
- Virginia Teakle PURDY (abt. 1845-Jan. 1889, MD; m. [1] Lowell J. Bullard, [2] Charles D. Relyea)
Civil War: Company B and E, 1st Washington Infantry
Samuel Purdy IV was born at Buffalo, New York, about 1843, the son of Samuel Purdy III and Mary Jane Sparrow. His widowed father sailed to California via Panama with his deceased mother's father Erastus Sparrow in 1849. They established stores at Stockton and also operated a quartz mine that was quite lucrative. Samuel III served as Stockton's first mayor after California's statehood (1850-51), and then as California's third Lieutenant Governor (1852-56). Samuel IV was a law student living with his widowed father in San Francisco in 1860 (1860 US Census).
During the Civil War Samuel, almost 20, was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant at Alcatraz Island, California, on January 13, 1863, and was mustered into Company E, 1st Washington Infantry. He was promoted to 1st Lieutenant on March 31, 1863, and transferred to Company B. He was mustered out of the Washington Volunteers on April 3, 1865, later serving in the Regular Army of the United States from March 7, 1867, until resigning his commission November 26, 1869.
After leaving the military he briefly returned to San Francisco (1871 Great Register) before moving to San Diego (1873 Great Register). He had relocated to Yuma, Arizona, and opened a law office in partnership with P. J. Walker by 1875, and was also a civil engineer and Deputy U.S. Surveyor of Mineral Lands (1875 Great Register; The Arizona Sentinel [Yuma], Vol. 5, No. 13, Jul. 8, 1876; 1:4). It was at Yuma that he met a recent immigrant from Sonora, Mexico, María Rosa Otilia Ávila y Acosta. Rosa was born about 1863 in Sonora and immigrated to the United States with her parents about 1875. Samuel, 35, and Rosa, 16, were married at Yuma on February 25, 1880, and made their home at Yuma (1880 Arizona Marriages; 1880 US Census; 1882, 1890, 1894 Great Registers). He was elected Yuma County Recorder in 1881 and became the editor of the The Tombstone Epitaph in 1882. His editorial style led to a duel with the editor of a rival newspaper, The Tombstone Independent. The duel took place just across the border in Sonora, Mexico. He was elected to the Arizona Territorial Legislature to represent Yuma and played a key role in the relocation of the capitol from Prescott to Phoenix (Daily Alta California, Vol. 80, No. 27, Jan. 27, 1889; 5:3). After his death in 1898, Rosa moved to San Francisco, California (1901 City Directory). She was living in a rented residence at 1654 Broadway, San Francisco, with four unmarried children and her brother, Raymond Avila, in 1910 (1910 US Census). She was living in San Francisco with her unmarried daughter Rosa in 1940 (1940 US Census).
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Captain Samuel Purdy, son of the late [Lieutenant] Governor Purdy of California, has been visiting Los Angeles for several days and returned home to Yuma, A. T., by the 2:30 train yesterday afternoon. The Captain is the gallant brother of the late eminent Gen. Purdy, who died in Egypt as Pasha in the army of the Khedive about four years ago, lamented by all Californians. He has also officiated as an editor at San Diego and at Yuma [The Free Press].
(Los Angeles Herald, Vol. 26, No. 100, Jan. 28, 1887; 8:1)
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Children:
(all born Yuma, Arizona)
- Rosa Avila (Dec. 18, 1880–Feb. 6?, 1966, San Francisco, CA; never married)
- Sparrow Erastus (May 21, 1886–Dec. 6, 1950, Longbeach, IN; m. Myrtle Phelps May 7, 1906)
- Henry (Feb. 9, 1889–Sep. 27, 1889, Yuma, AZ)
- Henry Lovell (Dec. 15, 1890–Oct. 11, 1964, San Francisco)
- Camille "Lucille" (Feb. 14, 1895–Jul. 29, 1929, Napa, CA; m. ... Moore)
- Sarina Elva (1898-after 1966; m. Juan Portal)
Siblings:
- "Pasha" Erastus Sparrow PURDY (1838-1881)
- Mary Josephine PURDY (abt. 1841-Aug. 25, 1881, Oakland; never married)
- Virginia Teakle PURDY (abt. 1845-Jan. 1889, MD; m. [1] Lowell J. Bullard, [2] Charles D. Relyea)
Samuel Purdy IV was born at Buffalo, New York, about 1843, the son of Samuel Purdy III and Mary Jane Sparrow. His widowed father sailed to California via Panama with his deceased mother's father Erastus Sparrow in 1849. They established stores at Stockton and also operated a quartz mine that was quite lucrative. Samuel III served as Stockton's first mayor after California's statehood (1850-51), and then as California's third Lieutenant Governor (1852-56). Samuel IV was a law student living with his widowed father in San Francisco in 1860 (1860 US Census).
During the Civil War Samuel, almost 20, was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant at Alcatraz Island, California, on January 13, 1863, and was mustered into Company E, 1st Washington Infantry. He was promoted to 1st Lieutenant on March 31, 1863, and transferred to Company B. He was mustered out of the Washington Volunteers on April 3, 1865, later serving in the Regular Army of the United States from March 7, 1867, until resigning his commission November 26, 1869.
After leaving the military he briefly returned to San Francisco (1871 Great Register) before moving to San Diego (1873 Great Register). He had relocated to Yuma, Arizona, and opened a law office in partnership with P. J. Walker by 1875, and was also a civil engineer and Deputy U.S. Surveyor of Mineral Lands (1875 Great Register; The Arizona Sentinel [Yuma], Vol. 5, No. 13, Jul. 8, 1876; 1:4). It was at Yuma that he met a recent immigrant from Sonora, Mexico, María Rosa Otilia Ávila y Acosta. Rosa was born about 1863 in Sonora and immigrated to the United States with her parents about 1875. Samuel, 35, and Rosa, 16, were married at Yuma on February 25, 1880, and made their home at Yuma (1880 Arizona Marriages; 1880 US Census; 1882, 1890, 1894 Great Registers). He was elected Yuma County Recorder in 1881 and became the editor of the The Tombstone Epitaph in 1882. His editorial style led to a duel with the editor of a rival newspaper, The Tombstone Independent. The duel took place just across the border in Sonora, Mexico. He was elected to the Arizona Territorial Legislature to represent Yuma and played a key role in the relocation of the capitol from Prescott to Phoenix (Daily Alta California, Vol. 80, No. 27, Jan. 27, 1889; 5:3). After his death in 1898, Rosa moved to San Francisco, California (1901 City Directory). She was living in a rented residence at 1654 Broadway, San Francisco, with four unmarried children and her brother, Raymond Avila, in 1910 (1910 US Census). She was living in San Francisco with her unmarried daughter Rosa in 1940 (1940 US Census).
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Captain Samuel Purdy, son of the late [Lieutenant] Governor Purdy of California, has been visiting Los Angeles for several days and returned home to Yuma, A. T., by the 2:30 train yesterday afternoon. The Captain is the gallant brother of the late eminent Gen. Purdy, who died in Egypt as Pasha in the army of the Khedive about four years ago, lamented by all Californians. He has also officiated as an editor at San Diego and at Yuma [The Free Press].
(Los Angeles Herald, Vol. 26, No. 100, Jan. 28, 1887; 8:1)
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Children:
(all born Yuma, Arizona)
- Rosa Avila (Dec. 18, 1880–Feb. 6?, 1966, San Francisco, CA; never married)
- Sparrow Erastus (May 21, 1886–Dec. 6, 1950, Longbeach, IN; m. Myrtle Phelps May 7, 1906)
- Henry (Feb. 9, 1889–Sep. 27, 1889, Yuma, AZ)
- Henry Lovell (Dec. 15, 1890–Oct. 11, 1964, San Francisco)
- Camille "Lucille" (Feb. 14, 1895–Jul. 29, 1929, Napa, CA; m. ... Moore)
- Sarina Elva (1898-after 1966; m. Juan Portal)
Siblings:
- "Pasha" Erastus Sparrow PURDY (1838-1881)
- Mary Josephine PURDY (abt. 1841-Aug. 25, 1881, Oakland; never married)
- Virginia Teakle PURDY (abt. 1845-Jan. 1889, MD; m. [1] Lowell J. Bullard, [2] Charles D. Relyea)
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