Walter Weir Purves (1832-1862) - Find a Grave Memorial

Walter Weir Purves

Birth

1832

Waddington, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA

Death

6 Apr 1862 (aged 29–30)

Shiloh Battlefield, Hardin County, Tennessee, USA

Burial

Shiloh National Cemetery

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Farm boy from Wyocena, Columbia County, Wisconsin. Died before noon on day 1 of the Battle of Shiloh. Buried among the unknowns at Shiloh National Cemetery

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Parents

James Ingalls Purves

1801–1888
Rebecca Weir Purves

1802–1890

Spouse

Esther Coolidge Lombard

1835–1903 (m. 1855)

Siblings

George Purves

1826–1903
Thomas Purves

1828–1904
Walter W. Purves

1831–1862
John "Jack" Purves

1835–1915
Elizabeth Amy "Eliza" Purves Vradenburg

1839–1907
Jane Purves Hawkins

1842–1913

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U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
1850 United States Federal Census
1860 United States Federal Census

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James Ingalls Purves

Rebecca Weir Purves

Esther Coolidge Lombard

George Purves

Thomas Purves

Walter W. Purves

John "Jack" Purves

Elizabeth Amy "Eliza" Purves Vradenburg

Jane Purves Hawkins

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James Ingalls Purves

Rebecca Weir Purves

Esther Coolidge Lombard

George Purves

Thomas Purves

Walter W. Purves

John "Jack" Purves

Elizabeth Amy "Eliza" Purves Vradenburg

Jane Purves Hawkins

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