John married Nancy Jane Solomon on 2 Nov 1871 in Moultrie County, Illinois. Nancy (daughter of Abner Absolom Solomon and Margaret Reynolds) was born on 12 Aug 1854 in Moultrie County, Illinois; died on 12 Feb 1904 in Bluford, Jefferson, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Thomas Atwood Purvis was born on 27 May 1886 in Moultrie County, Illinois; died on 28 Nov 1946.
2. Unnamed Purvis was born on 15 Sep 1874; died on 15 Sep 1874.
3. William Tell Purvis was born on 10 Jul 1883 in Moultrie County, Illinois; died on 5 Dec 1957.
4. Clyde Nelson Purvis was born on 3 Mar 1895 in Moultrie County, Illinois; died on 8 Aug 1895 in Moultrie County, Illinois; was buried in Aug 1895 in Daugherty Cemetery, Moultrie, Illinois.
5. Ethel Geneva Purvis was born on 15 Dec 1892 in Moultrie County, Illinois; died on 29 Apr 1908 in Moultrie County, Illinois.
6. Margaret Minerva Purvis was born on 2 Nov 1878 in Moultrie County, Illinois; died on 6 Aug 1920.
7. Mary Rosetta Purvis was born on 21 Jan 1891 in Sullivan, Moultrie County, Illinois; died on 8 Aug 1974 in Paris, Edgar, Illinois.
8. Matilda Elvira Purvis was born on 27 May 1886 in Moultrie County, Illinois; died on 5 Dec 1968.
9. Maude Eliza Purvis was born on 10 Aug 1881 in Illinois, USA; died on 10 Dec 1907.
10. Nellie Monroe Purvis was born on 20 Jun 1875 in Moultrie County, Illinois; died on 5 Jan 1921.
11. Robert Earl Purvis was born on 15 Jul 1896; died on 7 Sep 1896.
12. Sarah Elizabeth Purvis was born on 24 Aug 1888 in Moultrie County, Illinois; died on 6 Mar 1910.
13. Abner Clay Purvis was born on 4 Oct 1872 in Moultrie County, Illinois; died on 16 Feb 1926.
14. Claude Hutson Purvis was born on 3 Mar 1895 in Moultrie County, Illinois; died on 5 Aug 1895 in Moultrie County, Illinois; was buried in Aug 1895 in Daugherty Cemetery, Moultrie, Illinois.

William married Eliza Berry. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]