Spring Valley Cemetery ~ Lora Nichols Purvine ~ part of the Polk County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
Purvine, Lora Nichols
LAST: Purvine FIRST: Lora MID: Nichols
GENDER: F MAIDEN NAME:  TITLE: 
BORN: 13 Nov 1897 DIED: 22 Sep 1994 BURIED:  (Spring Valley Cemetery)
OCCUPATION:  
BIRTH PLACE:  Oregon
DEATH PLACE: Los Angeles, California
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1900 OR CENSUS - Lora N. Purvine, age 2, b. Nov 1897 in Oregon, is enumerated with Frank, age 30, occupation farmer, b. Dec 1869 in Oregon, and his wife of 8 years, Sarah J., mother of 3 children, b. Oct 1871 in Oregon, along with Mary R., age 6, b. Sep 1893 in Oregon,  and Glenn, age 11 mos, b. Jul 1899 in Oregon.

1910 OR CENSUS – Lora Purvine (12y, b Oregon) enumerated with parents Frank (40y, b Oregon, married 18y, occupation salesman) and Jennie (38y, b Oregon, mother of 5 children, 4 living at time of census) and 3 siblings, Ruth (16y, b Oregon), Glenn (10y, b Oregon) and Paul (1y, b Oregon)

1920 OR CENSUS – Lora N. Purvine (22y, b Oregon) enumerated with parents Frank L. (50y, b Oregon, occupation salesman) and Sarah J. (48y, b Oregon) and 2 siblings, Glenn (20y, b Oregon) and Paul (11y, b Oregon)

1930 CA CENSUS – Lora N. Purvine (32y, b Oregon, occupation x-ray technician) enumerated with parents Frank L. (60y, b Oregon, married at age 22y, occupation salesman) and S. Jennie (58y, b Oregon, married at age 20y) and 2 siblings, M. Ruth (36y, b Oregon, occupation bookkeeper) and Paul L. (21y. b Oregon, occupation lab tester at oil refinery); also with family was lodger Ralph Moreland (14y, b Idaho)

1940 CA CENSUS – Lora N. Purvine (42y, b Oregon, occupation x-ray) enumerated with parents Frank L. (70y, b Oregon, occupation owner of storage garage) and Sarah J. (58y, b Oregon), living in same house in 1935; and brother Paul L. (32y, b Oregon, divorced, occupation owner of storage garage, living in same place in 1935)

OBITUARY: 
INSCRIPTION: 

Lora N. Purvine
1897 - 1994

SOURCES: 

Janssen Compilation
Saucy Survey & Photographs
1900 OR CENSUS -(Polk Co., Spring Valley, ED 172, sheet 3B) 

1910 OR CENSUS (Marion co, Salem, ED 225, sheet 17A)

1920 OR CENSUS (Marion co, Salem, ED 348, sheet 5B)

1930 CA CENSUS (Los Angeles co, Long Beach, ED 1133, sheet 30B)

1940 CA CENSUS (Los Angeles co, Long Beach, ED 59-122, sheet 5B)

CDI 1940-1997 (Ancestry.com)

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ROW: I 7 A4  
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