Richard Robeson Purdue1,2

#1703, (3 February 1816 - circa 1858)

Family

Rachel M.H. Williams b. 1823, d. 1901
Children 1.Pruit Jarrett Purdue1 (1843 - )
 2.William H Purdue1 (1847 - )
 3.Orin Calvin Purdue1 (1849 - )
 4.R. Henry Purdue1 (1853 - )
 5.Samuel D. Purdue1 (1856 - )
 6.James B. Purdue1 (1858 - )
Birth*3 February 1816He was born on 3 February 1816 at TennesseeG.2,1 
Marriage*18 July 1841He married Rachel M.H. Williams, daughter of William D Williams and Susannah McDonald, on 18 July 1841 at Warrick Co., IndianaG.3,4,1 
15 August 1850He and Rachel M.H. Williams appeared on the census of 15 August 1850 at Anderson Twp., Warrick Co., IndianaG; nei. Howel G (61, b. SC) and Nancy (54, b. TN) Perdue.5 
Death*circa 1858He died circa 1858.1 

Citations

  1. [S235] Opal B. Phillips and Carrie S. Hart, They Came to Warrick Co., In.: the Revolutionary War soldiers and patriots buried in Warrick County, Indiana and some of their descendents (Warrick Co., Indiana: Captain Joseph Warrick Chapter, D.A.R., 1976).
  2. [S236] Brant and Fuller, History of Vanderburgh County Indiana from the earliest times to the present (Madison, WI: Brant and Fuller, 1889), pp. 617-19, entry for Rachel H. Purdue.
  3. [S1276] J. Oscar Phillips and Opal Phillips, compilers, Warrick County, Indiana, Marriages, Early Book 1813-1817 and Book I 1818-1847 (n.p.: n.pub.), P. 23, no. 871; Richard R. Purdue and Rachel H. Williams, m. 18 Jul 1841, by John W. Younglood. Hereinafter cited as Warrick County IN Marriages 1817-1847. Online FamilySearch.org.
  4. [S236] Brant and Fuller, History of Vanderburgh County (BF), pp. 617-19, entry for Rachel H. Purdue, publ. 1889.
  5. [S20] 1850 U.S. Federal Census. Richard M Perdue (34), farmer, b. VT; Rachel H (26), b. KY.