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Edna Opal Victoria Purcell

Edna Opal Victoria was born on April 28th, 1897 in Athens, Leeds, ON. Edna Opal Victoria's father was Edward Justus Purcell and her mother was Elizabeth Lillian Wilson. Her maternal grandfather is George Wilson and her maternal grandmother was Mary Ann Waffle. She had two brothers and a sister, named Edmond Guy, George Augustus "Ted" and Keitha Mabel. She is the second oldest of the four children.

General Notes
- Marriage notice from The Athens Reporter, issue of Sep 1, 1915, from Items From the Past, Vol. 2, L&G Publ # 04-3, P. 126. Married at the residence of her father.
  
  Name: Walter Harvery Smith Birth Place: Belmont CO of Elgin Age: 28 Father Name: J H Smith Mother Name: Flora McMillian Smith Estimated birth year: abt 1887 Spouse Name: Edna Opal Victoria Spouse's Age: 18 Spouse Birth Place: Athens Spouse Father Name: Edward J Purcell Elizabeth Wilson Victoria Spouse Mother Name : Victoria Marriage Date: 25 Aug 1915 Marriage Place: Leeds Marriage County: Leeds Source: Indexed by: Ancestry.com

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Edward Justus Purcell
  - b.11 Apr 1869 in Leeds Co., ON d.05 Oct 1956 in Athens, Leeds, ON;
  
  Edna Opal Victoria Purcell
  - b.28 Apr 1897 in Athens, Leeds, ON
  
  George Wilson
  - b. in At Sea
  
  Elizabeth Lillian Wilson
  - b.17 Mar 1874 in Bedford Mills, Frontenac, ON d.30 Oct 1972 in Leeds Co., ON;
  
  Hans Joggi "George" Wabel
  - b.01 Jan 1731 in Remlingsburg, Switzerland d.  1787
  
  William Wafel
  - b.03 Sep 1764 in Montgomery Co., NY
  
  Maria Esther Seeber
  
  George Waffle
  - b.26 Sep 1794 in German Flatts, Montgomery, NY d.06 Feb 1877 in N. Crosby Twp., Leeds, ON;
  
  Elizabeth Dornburger
  - b.17 Jan 1762 in Montgomery Co., NY
  
  Mary Ann Waffle
  - b.27 Apr 1838 in N. Crosby Twp., Leeds, Upper Canada d.28 Oct 1935 in Athens, Leeds, ON;
  
  Mary & or Sarah
  - d.~  1851

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