Birth: 18 July 1887 Oakland, Pottawattamie County, Iowa
Death: 7 November 1918 (31 years) Oakland, Pottawattamie County, Iowa
(Father: Giles Madison Puryear 1857)
(Mother: Arminda “Minnie” Puryear)
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Corie Jean Flanagan
Birth: 7 September 1883 Red Oak, Montgomery County, Iowa
Death: 30 March 1964 Sonoma, California
(Father: Thomas Flanagan 1829)
(Mother: Narcissis Prough 1842)
~~1880~~
| Municipalities and communities of Page County, Iowa, United States |
| County seat: Clarinda |
- Cities
- Blanchard Braddyville Clarinda Coin College Springs Essex Hepburn Northboro Shambaugh Shenandoah Yorktown
- Townships
- Amity Buchanan Colfax Douglas East River Fremont Grant Harlan Lincoln Morton Nebraska Nodaway Pierce Tarkio Valley Washington
- Unincorporated Communities
- Bethesda Bingham Hawleyville Norwich Nyman Page Center
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This is a delayed birth certificate for Herbert. He died in 1918, and this was recorded in 1941. It was probably recorded for one of the children or Corie Jean. I will post his marriage and death certificates in the corresponding decade.
~~1900~~
US Federal Census. Iowa/ Pottawattamie/ Belknap/
| Name | Relation | Birth Month/ Year | Age | Sex | Race | Marital Status | Child. Born/Living | Education At School/ Read/ Write | Birth-place | Father Birth-place | Mother Birth-place | Occupation |
| Puryear, Giles M | Head | 1/ 1857 | 45 | M | W | M- 22yr | Y,Y,Y | MN | TN | IRE | Day Labor | |
| Minnie | Wife | 4/1858 | 42 | F | W | M- 22yr | 8/8 | Y,Y,Y | IL | TN | IL | – |
| Inez E. | Dau | 12/1882 | 17 | F | W | S | – | No | NE | MN | IL | – |
| Ora V. | Dau | 3/1885 | 15 | F | W | S | – | 8th Y,Y,Y | NE | MN | IL | – |
| *Herbert W. | Son | 7/ 1887 | 12 | M | W | S | – | 7th Y,Y,Y | IA | MN | IL | – |
| Giles T. | Son | 7/1889 | 10 | M | W | S | – | 2nd | IA | MN | IL | – |
| Edwin C. | Son | 11/1893 | 7 | M | W | S | – | 1st | IA | MN | IL | – |
| Walter T. | Son | 3/1896 | 5 | M | W | S | – | – | IA | MN | IL | – |
| Vernon N | Son | 9/1897 | 2 | M | W | S | – | – | IA | MN | IL | – |
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Census for Corie Jean’s parents. She would be 3 years old here, and she’s not listed. Both parents are listed as disabled. My theory is that she is living with an able relative. Still researching…
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Herbert and Corie Jean were married on Christmas Eve 1907 in Clarinda Iowa. Herbert is listed as a farmer in Oakland Iowa. It was his first marriage and he was 20. Giles Puryear and Arminda “Minnie” Puryear are listed as parents. Corie Jean was born in Red Oak, Iowa listed as living in Clarinda Iowa. She was 24 and it was her first marriage. Her parents are Thomas Flanagan and Narcissus Prough. The witnesses were Mr. E.G. Hill and Anna Christiansen.
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1910 US Federal Census Iowa/ Pottawattamie/ Center
| Name | Relation | Birth Month/ Year | Age | Sex | Race | Marital Status | Child. Born/Living | Education At School/ Read/ Write | Birth-place | Father Birth-place | Mother Birth-place | Occupation |
| Puryear, Herbert | Head | 7/1887 | 22 | M | W | Md | – | -, Y, Y | IA | IA | IA | FarmLabor |
| Cora J | Wife | 9/1883 | 24 | F | W | Md | 1/1 | -, Y, Y | IA | Ger | Ger | – |
| Giles H | Son | 11/1908 | 1 1/2 | M | W | S | – | No | IA | IA | IA | – |
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Sometime after this Census, the family moved to Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada where Herbert was a farmer. Richard Thomas was born in 1911. Richard is always listed as a Canadian-born American citizen. They were only there a couple years. Does anyone know why Herbert and Corie Jean went to Canada to farm?
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1915 Iowa State Census -Puryear’s return to Iowa
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November 7, 1918. Herbert passed away from Pneumonia. They were living in Page County, Nodaway Township, City of Clarinda Iowa. His youngest Gweneth was only 7 months old.
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| 1920 US Federal Census/ Iowa/ Page/ Nodaway/ |
| Name | Relation | Birth Month/Year | Age | Sex | Race | Marital Status | Child. Born/Living | Education At School/ Read/ Write | Birth-place | Father Birth-place | Mother Birth-place | Occupation |
| Puryear, Corie | Head | 9/ 1883 | 34 | F | W | Widow | 3/3 | -, Y, Y | IA | Germany? | PA | Laundress @Home |
| Giles H | Son | 11/1908 | 12 | M | W | S | Y, Y, Y | IA | IA | IA | – | |
| Richard T | Son | 8/1911 | 8 | M | W | S | Y-N-N | Canada/ US Citz. | IA | IA | – | |
| Gweneth N | Dau | 4/1918 | 1 9/12 | F | W | S | – – – | IA | IA | IA |
Corie lists that her parents are from Germany. She’s also listed (in the former census) as them being from Ireland, Virginia, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, and Nebraska. I’m wondering if she was passed around to different relatives’ houses? This actually happened quite a bit which makes it one of the hardest things to research.
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1925 Iowa State Census. Page Co/ Clarinda
Not sure why Corie is still listing herself as married? Chas H. Puryear is Giles.
They always get his name wrong.
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1930 Federal Census Illinois/ Cook Co/ Chicago City
| Name | Relation | Birth Month/ Year | Age | Sex | Race | Marital Status | Child. Born/ Living | Education At School/ Read/ Write | Birth-place | Father Birth-place | Mother Birth-place | Occupation |
| Cora J | Lodger | 9/1883 | 24 | F | W | Wid. | 3/3 | -, Y, Y | IA | IRE | VA | Trained Nurse |
| Gweneth | Lodger | 4/1918 | 12 | F | W | S | – | Y, Y, Y | IA | NE | IA |
Corie and Gweneth are living as lodgers in Chicago. Corie is working in a hospital as a trained nurse. Gweneth is still in school. Giles is living in Chicago and is married to Signe L. Swanson. I’m pretty sure both Chicago addresses have been torn down and made into condos or other buildings.
622 N 15th Street, Clarinda Iowa
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Pictures from our trip to Clarinda Iowa. Summer 2020. Height of Covid so everything was closed for tours.
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