Joe Edward Purcell (1923 - 1987)

Born 29 Jul 1923 in Warren, Bradley, Arkansas

Ancestors

Died 5 Mar 1987 at age 63 in Benton, Saline, Arkansas

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Preceded by
David Pryor

Acting Governor of Arkansas
1979 - 1979

Succeeded by
Bill Clinton

Biography

Joe Purcell is Notable.

Joe Edward Purcell was an American politician and attorney who served as Acting Governor of Arkansas for six days in 1979. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 45th Attorney General of Arkansas from 1967 to 1971 and the 13th Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas from 1975 to 1981.

"United States Census, 1940," Warren, Pennington Township, Bradley, Arkansas^[1]

J Hurley Cunnington Head Male 57 Mississippi

Martha Cunnington Wife Female 57 Mississippi

Joe Edward Purcelle Grandson Male 16 Arkansas

Martha Ede Purcelle Granddaughter Female 14 Arkansas

Fred Purcelle Grandson Male 13 Arkansas

Sources

1. ↑ FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQV3-HNJ : 15 March 2018), Joe Edward Purcelle in household of J Hurley Cunnington, Warren, Pennington Township, Bradley, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 6-9, sheet 3A, line 17, family 46, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 120.

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