James Purdon

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• Residence: 1851, Dalhousie, Lanark County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
• Immigration: 1870
• Residence: 1900, Center, Garfield & Mooretown Township Wahpeton city, Richland, North Dakota, United States
• Residence: 1910, Wahpeton Ward 3, Richland, North Dakota, United States
• Residence: 1920, Richland, North Dakota, United States

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Died:
James Purdon, Pioneer is Buried at Riverside

Funeral services for James Purdon, 86, pioneer Wahpeton merchant, who died Thursday evening at the Wahpeton hospital from complications due to old age were held from the Congregational church Saturday afternoon, with Rev, c.F. Dunham in charge. Interment was made in Riverside cemetery where the Odd Fellows funeral ritual was observed.

For several months Mr Purdon has been in poor health. He was taken to the hospital September 2, when his condition became serious. Death relieved the suffering of one who during his 46 years residence in Wahpeton had been active in the civic affairs of the city and in its up building.

Mr Purdon was born in Ontario, Canada, in 1840. He was married there and moved with his family to Alexandria, Minnesota, in 1868, where he took a homestead. Later he entered the contracting and building business. While a resident of Alexandria he served two terms as clerk of court of Douglas county. Mrs Purdon died at Alexandria and later Mr Purdon married Miss Annette Anderson. The family moved to Wahpeton in 1879, where Mr Purdon established a mercantile business, in which his brother, Dave, and a son,William R, were associated. This enterprise was conducted under the name of Purdon & Company, until about eight years ago, when it was discontinued because of the advancing age of Mr Purdon.

During his residence in Wahpeton, Mr Purdon served in many positions of trust. He served the city as alderman, president of the council and as mayor. He was twice elected to the legislature from this county, serving in territorial days just before the state was admitted to the union in 1889.

In 1881, Mr Purdon in company with seven other Wahpeton men instituted the Odd Fellows Lodge in this city. He had the honor of serving as the first noble grand of the local order. Only one other charter member of the lodge survives him, Rufus B. Meyers, of California.

Members of the Odd Fellows attended the funeral in a body and past grands acted as pall bearers.

Mr Purdon is survived by six children. They are Mrs. W. G. Crocker, of Lisbon' Dr. Cleve Purdon, Lisbon; Major Frank Purdon, now stationed at Porto Rico; Clara and Florence Purdon, of Morristown, N.J., and Mrs Theodore Mollerud, of Wahpeton. Children who preceded their father in death were Major William R. Purdon, Mrs. Fred Lynch and Mrs. V.P. Bennett.

Three brothers and two sisters also survive him. They are Dave, of Wahpeton and Andrew of Alexandria; one brother and two sisters, still residing at McDonald's corner, Ontario. Mrs R.T. BArber of Wahpeton, is a niece of Mr. Purdon.

Mr Purdon was welll respected in Richland county, where he had a wide acquaintance. News of his passing is received with sorrow. Sympathy for the bereaved family is general."

- Wahpeton Newspaper
- Wahpeton Newspaper

James married Annetta Anderson on 7 May 1876 in Alexandria Twp, Douglas County, Minnesota, United States. Annetta was born on 13 Jun 1852 in Norway; died on 6 Jul 1916 in Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota, United States; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Albany, Linn County, Oregon, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Lucretia Gardner Walker on 20 Dec 1861 in Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Lucretia (daughter of Daniel Walker and Sarah Baird) was born on 17 Sep 1839 in Barony Parish, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 16 Oct 1875 in Alexandria Twp, Douglas County, Minnesota, United States; was buried in Kinkead Cemetery, Alexandria, Douglas County, Minnesota, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Myrtle married Vinton Percy Bennett in 1913. Vinton was born in 1874; died in 1945. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died:
Arthur Purdon, son of the ex-mayor, and his companion, Johnny Golden, both eleven years of age, were drowned while bathing in the Red River.
(New Ulm Review, July 27, 1892)

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Family/Spouse: Maude Marilla Willyard. Maude was born on 24 Oct 1889 in Melville, Foster County, North Dakota, United States; died on 27 May 1967 in Ransom County, North Dakota, United States; was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Lisbon, Ransom County, North Dakota, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Frank married Susanne Ward Smith in 1913. Susanne was born on I Nov 1882 in Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States; died on 27 Dec 1974 in Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States; was buried in West Parish Garden Cemetery, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Florence P. Purdon was born Dec. 18, 1892 at Wahpeton, where she graduated from high school in 1911. She also attended North Dakota State School of Science, Wahpeton, and the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks. She taught high school at Hannaford, N.D., and later received a degree from Cooper Union Women's Art School in New York City. She worked in the engineering department of the United Electric Light and Power Company at New York City. In 1920, she and a sister opened a decorative and antique shop at Morristown, N.J., and during World War II, she worked at Murray Hill, N.J.
In 1958, they retired and returned to Wahpeton, entering the Wahpeton Health Care Center in 1975. They had been active in the Richand County Historical Society museum.
She is survived by several nieces and nephews.
(Vertin's of Wahpeton, ND)

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Family/Spouse: Theodore A. Mollerud. Theodore was born in 1887; died in 1951; was buried in Fairview Memorial Gardens, Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Sarah married William Goss Crocker in 1882. William was born in 1863 in Massachusetts, United States; died after 1930. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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William married Belle Hanson in 1890. Belle was born in Oct 1864 in Ohio, United States; died on 28 Jan 1934 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States; was buried in Fairview Memorial Gardens, Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Isabella married Frederick Bicknell Lynch on 15 Dec 1887 in Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota, United States. Frederick was born on 4 May 1866 in Cottage Grove, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States; died on 8 Oct 1934 in Orlando, Orange County, Florida, United States; was buried in Roseville Cemetery, Roseville, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Family/Spouse: George Manikowske. George was born on 4 Mar 1889; died on 20 Apr 1944; was buried in Fairview Memorial Gardens, Wahpeton, Richland County, North Dakota, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Family/Spouse: Edmund Stoney Gaynor. Edmund (son of Edmund Henry Gaynor and Lillian Louise Burdick) was born on 10 Feb 1886 in Nebraska, United States; died in Dec 1959; was buried in Logan Park Cemetery, Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Family/Spouse: Seiforde Michael Stellwagen. Seiforde (son of Michael Frederick Stellwagen and Lillie Pierson) was born on 2 Dec 1890; died on 25 Nov 1946; was buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington County, Virginia, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Family/Spouse: Wallace D. O'Brien. Wallace (son of Henry Joseph O'Brien and Mary Agnes King) was born on 7 Dec 1896 in Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States; died on 21 Apr 1956 in Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States; was buried in Calvary Cemetery, Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died:
Patricia "Patsy" Eleanor (O'Brien) Liedl, of Rice Lake, WI was 96 years of age when she passed away Friday, July 20, 2018 at her home. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Alphonse Liedl Jr; a grandson, Mathew; a sister, Molly; and a brother, Wallace "Tad".

Patricia was the daughter of Wallace and Rachael (Lynch) O'Brien. Patsy graduated from the Convent of the Visitation School in St. Paul and her devotion to the spirit of the Visitation was the core of her faith. She then attended the University of Minnesota to become a dental hygentist and was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority.

Patsy married Dr. Alphonse Joseph Liedl Jr on June 26, 1946 in St. Paul. She loved being a mother and took care of her family with all of her heart. Patsy enjoyed reading, devoting herself to her animals, working crossword puzzles, attending the theatre and listening to music. She was a laundress extraordinaire and took great pride in her ability to remove any stain.

Patsy was a faithful member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, a member of the League of Women Voters, Rice Lake Fortnightly Club, a board member and a tutor at St. Joseph School.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Thursday, July 26, 2018 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Rice Lake, Bishop James Powers officiating, with interment in the Roselawn Cemetery in St. Paul, MN.

Appleyard's Home for Funerals ~ Rice Lake, WI

Patricia married Alphonse J. Liedl in 1946. Alphonse was born on 16 Feb 1922; died on 21` Feb 1998; was buried in Roselawn Cemetery, Roseville, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]