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Updated August 5, 2002


The HEZEKIAH PURSLEY Family Home Page
I am searching for decendants of HEZEKIAH PURSLEY

1850 Census Pickens, SC.
Hezekiah Pursley age, 31 b. 1816, in SC, (Farmers)
and wife Elender ______ ? Pursley age 27 b. 1827, in SC.,
had 2 children:
William (Twin)Pursley age 4, b. 1846 in SC.
Mary (Twin) Pursley age 4, b. 1846 in SC.
Elizabeth Gibson age 13, b. 1837 in SC.(Unknown who she is)?
I would like to know what Elender's maiden name is? If
Elizabeth Gibson was her sister? Where did they live before she married Hezekiah?

1860 Census Habersham Co., Ga., Mt. Yonah District
Hezekiah Pursley b.1816 and Elender Pursley b. 1823 in SC Farmer
William (Twin) Pursley b 1846 Mary (Twin) Pursley b. 1846
Susan Pursley age 7, b. 1853 in SC
Rebecca Pursley age 5, b. 1855 in SC and Elizabeth Gibson b. 1837

1863 Georgia Militia Lists White Co. by Militia Co., Dist. as required by the Act of 14, Dec. 1863 for reorganizing the Militia of the State of Georgia. Pursley, H. 45 Farmer SC. (EXEMPTION)
C. S. A. Pursley, W. A. 16 5 Farmer SC.

William A.(Twin) Pursley and Mary L. Dorsey (Turner) b.Mar. 2, 1842 in White Co.,Ga., m. Sept 4, 1867, in White Co.,Ga.
Mary (Twin) Pursley and William Dixon in Habersham Co., Ga.
m. Dec. 19, 1867. I would like to find out anything on the Dixon family.

1870 White Co., Ga. Mossey Creek Dist.
(House #1) Hezekiah and Elender Pursley, (Farmers)
Susan and Rebecca Pursley, and Elizabeth Gibson.
(House #2) William Andrew (Twin) Pursley and Mary L. Dorsey Pursley (Farmers) John Pursley.

1872 Aug 15, Susan Pusley/Pursley married Alfred A Marshall in White County, Ga. They had five children: Claudie Ann Marshall,
m. Edward Chesley Morgan 11. Cornelia (Neeler) Marshall, m. Thomas S. Jackson, William Harold (Bill) Marshall m. Ida Calhoon, Carrie Eveline Marshall m. Lewis Cole and Charlie H. Marshall m. Eva Page.
Susan died in 1886. She is buried at Dewberry #2 Baptist Church in Hall Co, Ga. Alfred A. Marshall later married Mary Elliott and they had more children.

1880 Census White Co., Ga. Mossey Creek Dist.
William Andrew and Mary L. Dorsey Pursley (Farmers)
John Pursley, Nancy(Nan)Pursley, Margaret (Maggie) Pursley, Caroline (Callie) Pursley, Alfred Pursley

1884 Records of Dewberry Baptist Church # 2 Hall Co.,Ga. Quillian Dist. Hezekiah and Elender Pursley, William and Mary
Pursley were members there. John Pursley was a member in 1887.
It was told that John Pursley left home, around 1889 or 1890 moved to Ducktown, Tenn. changed his name to Presley.

It is beleived that Hezekiah and Elender Pursley died in the late 1890's or 1900 in the Quillian's Dist and buried at Dewberry Baptist Church #2, Hall Co., Ga. A lot more of the Pursley's are buried there.

1900 Census Hall Co., Ga. Quillian Dist.
William A. and Mary L. Dorsey Pursley had 3 children at home then
Mel Pursley, Sarah (Sallie)Pursley Emma Pursley.

Their eight children all borned in White Co., Ga. are:
John Pursley/Pressley b. June 21,1868 m. Ida Whitley
Nancy Pursley b.Oct. 17, 1870 d. Feb. 12, 1919 m. Feb. 1904 Hall Co., Ga. to Marcus (Mac) Gilliland
Margaret Pursley b. Feb. 14, 1872 d. Sept.21, 1921 m. Bud Smith
in Hall Co., Ga.
Caroline (Callie) Pursley b. Mar. 7, 1874 d. Jan 1930 m. Ezekiel Edge b. 1873
Alfred Pursley b.July 12, 1879 d. Mar 18, 1941 m. Nov. 24, 1901, Mary Magdalene (Maggie)Edge b. Feb. 29, 1868 in White Co. Ga.
d. Feb.17, 1958 in Hall Co.
Melton Pursley b. Jan 8, 1881 d. June 11, 1961, Gwinett Co., Ga.
m. Ethel Sullens
Sarah (Callie) Pursley b. Nov. 23, 1993, m. John Edge b. Jan 1876
Emma Pursley b. Mar. 5, 1887, d. 1974 m. Jan 10, 1910 Hall Co., Ga. Joseph Lee Gable b. Nov. 18, 1870 d. 1952 Hall Co., Ga.















Willene PURSLEY Brown
840 Post Road
Cleveland, Ga 30528
A-United States
brownw@alltel.net

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