The Purser Cemetary is located at Magee, MS between the
Siloam Road and the Bob McNair Road on Section 7, Township 10, Range
17W
It had been destroyed by the landowner in
1940. The stones had been pushed up against a fence and the cemetary
disked
over.
submitted by Lillian Mitchell
For more on the Purser name in Simpson county, visit the Purser web
site at
http://www.geocities.com/liljmitch/Purser.html
| LAST NAME | FIRST NAME | BORN | DIED | REMARKS |
| Purser | William M. "BILL" | August 21, 1825 | 5-Nov-00 | Patriarch of the Simpson Co. Pursers |
| Purser | Nancy Williamson | 1835 | March 9, 1872 | First wife of William M. Purser |
| Purser | Mary Ann Ware | August 20, 1828 | 1-Mar-12 | Second wife of William M. Purser |
| Purser | Christian | October 24, 1877 | December 7, 1877 | Child of William & Mary Ann |
| Purser | Marthey A. | December 1, 1878 | July 20, 1884 | Child of William & Mary Ann |
| Purser | William Francis | October 29, 1875 | 2-Aug-02 | Son of William & Mary Ann |
| Purser | Maggie Roberts | August 14, 1879 | June 18, 1899 | Wife of William Francis |
| Purser | Elias | 1852 | 1897 | Son of William & Nancy |
| Purser | Mary Jane White | May 18, 1857 | 1891 | Wife of Elias |
| Purser | Warren | December 1879 | March, 1904 | Son of Elias & Mary Jane |
| Purser | Jack | ? | ? | Son of Elias & Mary Jane |
| Purser | Charlie | 1902 or 03 | ?1904 or 05 | Son of John Daniel Purser & Mae Ruthie King |
| Purser | Emma | ?1890s | ?1890s | Daughter of Elias & Laura |
| Purser | ? | ?1890's | ?1890's | Infant son of Elias & Laura |