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Her father, Madison Gates Purviance had been found dead at his home in Biggs, California earlier that morning. Myrtle was on her way to catch a plane to fly down to Los Angeles because her sister Edna Purviance had fallen critically ill in Hollywood with a perforated ulcer.
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- Male
- Louis Gates Purviance
Louise Purviance was an active manager of the hotel. It is true she may have done her share of cleaning rooms and washing sheets, especially in the early years. But over the years, she apparently would send out such jobs like washing and hire others for house cleaning.
In mid-November 1901, Louise fell seriously ill with typhoid fever. The Purviance’s former lessee Jim Gates had died a year earlier from complications of the same illness. After singing at so many funerals of friends and family who died after such illnesses, Louise was fully aware of the seriousness of her situation.
Jun 3, 2022 · Explore genealogy for Madison Gates Purviance born 1849 Madison County, Illinois died 1932 Butte County, California including ancestors + children + more in the free family tree community.
- Male
- April 1, 1849
- Louisa Wright (Davey) Nurnberger
- February 20, 1932
When Madison Gates Purviance was born in April 1849, in Illinois, United States, his father, James Purviance, was 37 and his mother, Nancy A. Holt, was 33. He married Louisa Wright Davey on 25 September 1881, in Blaine, Idaho, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters.
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