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Flora Kathryn Wilkey

Flora Kathryn Wilkey

Female 1894 - 1981  (87 years)


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  • Name Flora Kathryn Wilkey
    Birth 29 Mar 1894  Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Female
    Census 1900 
    age 6 
    Census 1910 
    age 16 
    Residence 1910  Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage Record 11 Aug 1915  Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    - married Arch Aaron Purdy 1894 - 2/2/1970 Hopkins Co, KY 
    Census 1920 
    age 25,spouse Archie-age 26, dau Cecil M-age 7/12 
    Residence 1920  Bucksnort, Caldwell Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1930 
    age 36,spouse Archie-age 36, dau Cecil Mae-age 13 
    Residence 1930  Dawson Springs, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940 
    age 45,spouse Arch A-age 46 
    Residence 1940  Dawson Springs, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1950 
    age 56, spouse Arch-age 56, visiting dau Cecile Sayer-age 31 & husband 
    Residence 1950  Los Alamos Co, NM Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 05 Sep 1981  Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4] 
    Findagrave.com 18 Oct 2016 
    See Notes 
    Burial Dawson Springs, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • Rosedale Cemetery
    Person ID I1110  Butler Family Tree
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2026

    Father James Harvey Wilkey,   b. 02 Sep 1868, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Mar 1943, Dawson Springs, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
    Relationship natural
    Mother Anna Laurentine Franklin,   b. 27 Apr 1871, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 07 Sep 1949, Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
    Relationship natural
    Marriage 18 Dec 1889  Hopkins Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    Family ID F238  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 29 Mar 1894 - Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1910 - Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage Record - - married Arch Aaron Purdy 1894 - 2/2/1970 Hopkins Co, KY - 11 Aug 1915 - Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1920 - Bucksnort, Caldwell Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1930 - Dawson Springs, Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1940 - Dawson Springs, Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 05 Sep 1981 - Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Dawson Springs, Hopkins Co, KY Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Purdy-Flora-Kathryn-(Wilkey).jpg    		Purdy-Flora-Kathryn-(Wilkey).jpg

  • Notes 
    • - on 8/11/1915 in Hopkins Co, KY married Arch Aaron Purdy 1894 - 2/2/1970 Hopkins Co, KY

      dau Cecile Mae Purdy 6/1/1916 Hopkins Co, KY
      - married Arthur Sayer
      dau Cynthia Ann Sayer 12/4/1959

      - 1950 census notation -- they are visiting their dau -- have residence in Dawson Springs, Hopkins Co, KY
      - so far, can not find them in KY

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      KY Hopkins Co marriages:
      Name Spouse Date Book Page
      Purdy, Archie Aaron Wilkey, Flora Kathryn 8/11/1915 TT67 244
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      found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J1NQ-X6K

      Age: 87
      Given Name: Flora
      Middle Name:
      Surname: Purdy
      Name Suffix:
      Birth Date: 29 Mar 1894
      State: Kentucky
      Last Place of Residence: Hopkins, Kentucky
      Previous Residence Postal Code: 42408
      Event Date: Sep 1981

      Citing this Record:
      "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J1NQ-X6K : 20 May 2014), Flora Purdy, Sep 1981; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
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      found at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKC9-XVKN

      Name: Flora K Purdy
      Event Type: Death
      Event Date: 05 Sep 1981
      Event Place: Hopkins, Kentucky, United States
      Age: 87
      Birth Date:
      Birth Year (Estimated): 1894
      Digital Folder Number:

      Citing this Record:
      "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKC9-XVKN : 1 July 2015), Flora K Purdy, 05 Sep 1981; citing Death, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort.
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      found at findagrave.com on 10/18/2016

      Flora Wilkey Purdy

      Birth: Mar. 29, 1894
      Death: Sep. 5, 1981

      Family links:
      Parents:
      James Harvey Wilkey (1868 - 1943)
      Anna Laurentine (Franklin) Wilkey (1871 - 1949)

      Spouse:
      Arch Aaron Purdy (1893 - 1970)

      Children:
      Cecile Mae Purdy Sayer (1916 - 1978)*

      Siblings:
      Nola Belle Wilkey Tinsley (1891 - 1980)*
      Floyd Cleveland Wilkey (1892 - 1961)*
      Flora Wilkey Purdy (1894 - 1981)
      James Clyde Wilkey (1896 - 1958)*
      Carol Mae Wilkey Kavanaugh (1897 - 1983)*
      Hubert Weldon Wilkey (1902 - 1977)*
      Pauline Beatrice Wilkey Craft (1903 - 1990)*
      John Jackson Wilkey (1909 - 1975)*
      Infant son Wilkey (1911 - 1911)*
      Beulah Wilkey Lewis (1914 - 2002)*
      Mary Ruth Wilkey Utley (1915 - 2011)*

      *Calculated relationship

      Burial:
      Rosedale Cemetery
      Dawson Springs
      Hopkins County
      Kentucky, USA

      Created by: gene hunter
      Record added: Dec 24, 2012
      Find A Grave Memorial# 102537571
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  • Sources 
    1. [S49] Social Security Death Index.

    2. [S35] KY,Hopkins Co,Marriages.
      KY Hopkins Co marriages:
      Name Spouse Date Book Page
      Purdy, Archie Aaron Wilkey, Flora Kathryn 8/11/1915 TT67 244

    3. [S28] RootsWeb.com, KY Death Index.
      Name Age Place Residence Date Vol Cert Year
      PURDY FLORA K 087 HOPKINS HOPKINS 09-05-1981 044 21917 1981

    4. [S48] See Notes.

    5. [S25] Findagrave.com.

    6. [S41] Marriage License.


 

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