Lemuel S Purcell  

Lemuel S Purcell Birth: Feb. 12, 1828 Urbana, Champaign, Ohio Death: May 19, 1901 Logansport Cass County Indiana Burial: Mount Hope Cemetery Logansport Cass County Indiana, Son of Alfred Purcell and Mary Hill

THE PURCELL GENEALOGICAL JOURNAL, Vol 7, #3, July 1978, p. l37.
Probate Court, Champaign Cty, Ohio, James 0. Powell to appointed Guardian of William W. Pursell aged 17 years Sept 25, 1871 and Alfred E. Purcell, aged 14 years April 4, 1871, minor grandchildren of Elijah Powell. (Sons of Lemuel S. Purcell and Amanda Powell Purcell, descendants of Lt. Georse Purcell, Prince William Co., Va. and Mason Co., Ky. Filed & Approved. Legacy of about $9,000.

On Page 173 of the October 1978 issue of THE PURCELL GENEALOGICAL JOURNAL are two more entries. Reference is made to his sons Willis W. Purcell and Alfred Elijah Purcell.
One entry relates to Probate matters in Champaign Co., Ohio in 1879 about the will of Elijah Powell and some land that his son, James D. Powell, is to take and to pay $3,000 to each of Willis & Alfred, grandsons. (Should be William instead of Willis.)

The other concerns the appointment of Lemuel S. Purcell to be the lawful attorney for L. V. Longfellow of Muscatine County, Iowa, to collect and receipt for all money due or to become due to him in Champaign Co., Ohio, witnessed 30 Oct 1866.


Palladium-Item (Richmond, IN) Monday, 20 May 1901 Page 4, Columns 3-4
News has been received here of the death at Logansport of Mr. L. S. Purcel. He died at his home in that city yesterday morning at 6:15 and the funeral will occur tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock.

He was one of the best known railroad men in the west, as familiar a figure at all stations as Mr. Muier himself. He had been in the employ of the Pennsylvania company since 1850 as claim agent and was retired last year.

He was one of the oldest claim agents in the service.

He was the father of the Purcell boys of this city, all of whom are railroad men in the line of promotion.

They have gone to Logansport today."





He was married 1st May 1853, Amanda Powell of Champaign County, Ohio who died in 1858.
William Webster {Willis W.} Purcell Birth: Sep 25 1854 Death: Nov 24 1929 married Nancy Rebeckia Richardson Birth: June 8 1863 Death: Mar 14 1948 Richard Richardson & Elizabeth Ann Weirick

Alfred Elijah "Lige" Purcell Birth: 3 Apr 1857, Death: 13 Feb 1928 Burial: Earlham Cemetery Richmond Wayne County Indiana married 30 Nov 1886 Estella Humphrey, d 28 Dec 1937 Burial: Earlham Cemetery Richmond Wayne County Indiana daughter of ? & Martha Ann Swink


married 2nd 1861, Celestine Chapman Birth: Jul. 15, 1828 Vermont Death: Feb. 3, 1877 C hampaign County Ohio she married 1st George P Howard Birth: Mar. 27, 1825 Ohio Death: Apr. 14, 1855 Champaign County Ohio son of Anson Howard & Olive Pearl children: Lucy Pearl (Howard) Busser and Nellie Mary (Howard) Hagenbuch Burial: Woodstock Cemetery Woodstock Champaign County Ohio daughter of Simon Chapman
Harry C. Purcell Birth: Sep. 24, 1865 Death: May 15, 1899 Burial: Mount Hope Cemetery Logansport Cass County Indiana

Charles Hill Purcell Birth: 1 Sep 1868 Woodstock Champaign County Ohio Death: Feb. 3, 1954 Burial: 2/7/1954 Earlham Cemetery Richmond Wayne County Indiana married 10 Oct 1894 Wayne county Indiana Myrtle Joanna Teague Birth: 19 Jan 1871 Indiana Death: Jun. 13, 1950 Burial: 6/15/1950 Earlham Cemetery Richmond Wayne County Indiana daughter of Isaac Cooper Teague Joanna N Miles

George L Purcell Birth: Feb. 27, 1862 Champaign County Ohio Death: Jan. 31, 1864 Champaign County Ohio Burial: Woodstock Cemetery Woodstock Champaign County Ohio

married 3rd 15 Jun 1882 Cass county Indiana Sarah Siddons -- Brith: Aug 1832 England Death: Oct. 24, 1912 Long Branch Los Angeles, California Burial: Mount Hope Cemetery Logansport Cass County Indiana married 1st Joseph Green BIRTH 1823 Pennsylvania DEATH 1878 Cass County, Indiana BURIAL Mount Hope Cemetery Logansport, Cass County, Indiana Children Nellie Burton Green 1854–1913 m. H. Littell; Charles S Greene & Lizzie Siddons Green married William F. Deverill; In 1880 she was widows and listed as "keeps Lodgers"
The funeral of {Mrs} L. S. Purcell, whose body has been brought here from Long Branch, Cal., will be held this after noon at 2 o'clock from the residence of Charles Green, her son, in 1203 Broadway. Burial in Mt. Hope. Rev. Lockton, will conduct the service.

Mr, and Mrs. H. H. Little, Buffalo, M. Y., are here to attend the services. THE JOURNAL-TRIBUNE, WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 3O, 1912






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1890 - May 35 - Claim agent L. S. Purcell was fishing at Maxinkuckee yesterday

1890 - June 29 - S. L. Purcell is at Maxinkuckee today

1891 - May 11 - Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Purcell and Mrs. William Deverill are spending a few days at Maxinkuckee

1891 - Oct 18 - L. S. Purcell is at Maxinkuckee over Sunday





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The subject of this sketch was born in Urbana, Ohio, 12 Feb 1828, and is the only son (not correct) of Alfred and Mary (Hill) Purcell, natives respectively, of Kentucky and Ohio.

Mr. Purcell spent his youth in Urbana, received a good English education in the schools of the city, and at the age of fourteen went with his parents to Muscatine, Iowa, where he pursued his studies until eighteen years of age.

On quitting school he engaged to learn the saddlery and harness trade, at which he served a four year apprenticeship, after which he followed the business about one year.

In 1851 he engaged as a brakeman on the old Sandusky & Cleveland Railroad, and one year later abandoned railroading and began selling goods in Urbana, Ohio, which business he continued until 1853. From 1853 till 1856 he was ticket and freight agent at Urbana for the Columbus, Piqua & Indiana Railroad, and in the latter year engaged in farming, which he carried on with fair success until 1858. He then returned to railroading, and from 1858 until 1864 served as conductor on what is now the Pan Handle Road, running between Columbus and Indianapolis. In 1864 he left the road, and again engaged in agricultural pursuits in Champaign County, Ohio, but four years later, left the farm for his former business, and from the Year 1868 until 1872 was fuel agent on the same line upon which he had previously run as conductor. He was road master on the same division from 1872 till 1874, and from 1875 until 1886 held the responsible position of stock, fuel and claim agent for the Chicago, St Louis & Pacific Railroad, with headquarters at Logansport, Ind. Mr. Purcell was a painstaking official, and during his long period of railroading had the unbounded confidence of his employers.

He was married three times: the first time in May 1853, to Miss Amanda Powell of Champaign County, Ohio who died in 1858. Two children were born to this union: William W. and Elijah Purcell. Mr. Purcell's second marriage was solemnized in 1861, with Mrs. Celestine (Chapman) Howard, of Vermont, by whom he had two children: Harry C. and Charles H. Mrs. Purcell died 1877.

In May 1882, Mr. Purcell was married to Mrs. Sarah Siddons Greene.

Mr. Purcell was a Republican in politics but not a partisan itn the sense of seeking office. - ”History of Cass County, Indiana” Edited by Thomas B. Helm Brant & Fuller, Chicago, 1886 City of Logansport