Josiah Washington Purdum
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 17 May 1857 - New Market, Frederick Co, MD 1
Christening:
Death: 28 Jul 1926 - Cedar Grove, Montgomery Co, MD
Burial: in Mount Prospect Methodist Church Cemetery, Montgomery Co, MD
Cause of Death:
AFN :
Events
• Census, Federal, 1920 in Montgomery Co, MD
Washington J Purdum, age 61y; wife Emma C Purdum, age 57y; mother-in-law Senora Becraft, age 77, born in Maryland; brother-in-law Bradley Becraft, age 47y.• Obituary, The Frederick Post, 2 Aug 1926
Washington J. Purdum. GS. well- known retired farmer, died late Wednesday night at his home near Damascus. Montgomery county. Although he had been a sufferer from an affection of the heart for some years, his death was unexpected. He Is enrrlTed by his widow, formerly ft Miss BECRAFT of this county. Funeral Friday afternoon from Montgomery Methodist church, Damascus, with burial in the cemetery near by.
Spouses and Children
1. *Emma C. Becraft
Marriage: 11 Sep 1884 - Montgomery Co, MD 1
Status:
Notes
General:
Resides in Montgomery County, Md. He and his wife were members of Prospect Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Purdum at first held his membership at Bethesda Church. He died at the home farm and was buried at the Mount Prospect Methodist Church Cemetery.
Sources
1. Jackson Day, "Ancestors of Jackson Day" (http://www.gencircles.com/users/jacksonday/1/data/6980).