Rowan Co., Ky death records list the death on 17 Apr 1877 of Anna Purvis, age 69, born in Fleming Co., Ky, cause of death dropsy, maiden name Cooper, father born in S.C., mother born in Virginia.

Her gravestone says “Annie, wife of Francis Purvis, born 1807, died Oct 9, 1877”

Fleming Co., Ky marriage records list the marriage on 3 Jan 1826 of Francis Purvis and Anne Cooper.

Francis and Anne were first cousins.

1850 census of Fleming Co., Ky, division 2, enumerated 21 Aug, lists as family #367:
Purvis, Francis, 42, farmer; Ann, 43; Sarah, 21; George, 16; Francis (m), 11; Hiram, 9; Martha, 6; Clarinda, 5. All born in Kentucky.

James and William had already established households of their own.

1860 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Morehead precinct, enumerated 31 July, lists on p. 30 as family #224/228:
Francis Purvis, 50, farmer; Sarah, 51; Hiram, 19; Martha A., 16; America C., 14. All born in Kentucky.

1870 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Morehead precinct, enumerated 7 July, lists on p. 16 as family #104:
Purvis, Francis, 66, farmer; Annie, 62; Curtiss, Henry, 20, farm laborer; Martha, 27; Lafayette, 7; Lucy, 4; Amanda, 2. All born in Kentucky.

1880 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Brushy Fork precinct, enumerated 1 June, lists on p. 37 as family #325:
Pervis, Francis, 71, farmer, b. Ky Ky Ky; Sarah, 80, wife, b. Va Va Va; Johnson, Queen, 17, ward, b. Ky Ky Ky.