Leon Noel Purtle^[1]

1906 - 1937  (30 years)

• Name	Leon Noel Purtle
  Birth	8 Aug 1906	Prescott, Nevada, Arkansas, United States   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	9 May 1910	Albany Township, Nevada, Arkansas, United States   [3]
  Census	14 Jan 1920	Missouri Township, Nevada, Arkansas, United States   [4]
  Residence	1930	El Dorado, Union, Arkansas, United States   [5]
  	In 1930, Thomas and Leon Purtle were waiters in their father's café in Eldorado, Arkansas.
  Census	2 Apr 1930	El Dorado, Union, Arkansas, United States   [6]
  Residence	1934	Longview, Gregg, Texas, United States   [7]
  Residence	1936	Longview, Gregg, Texas, United States   [8]
  	Leon and his brother Thomas ran a drugstore and café known as Purtle Brothers in downtown Longview in the 1930s. It was located as 212 Main St. of Texas. Leon and Lucille appear to have lived at the store. Thomas and his wife Leona lived at 152 Main St. of Texas.
  _AMTID	162485319181:1030:191555462
  _FSFTID	L1D9-D9D
  _UID	2C3211483C3C4895BA02B0E8F9508BC3F7E8
  Death	14 May 1937	Longview, Gregg, Texas, United States   [2, 9]
  Burial	16 May 1937	Prescott, Nevada, Arkansas, United States   [2, 10]
  	Address: DeAnn Cemetery
  	FINDAGRAVE: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=115123298
  Person ID	I5212	Scott Dickson
  Last Modified	25 Mar 2017

  
  

  Father	Christopher Columbus (C. C. ) Purtle,   b. 19 Sep 1878, Prescott, Nevada, Arkansas, United States d. 14 May 1957, Prescott, Nevada, Arkansas, United States (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Carol Hudson,   b. 26 Jan 1887, Prescott, Nevada, Arkansas, United States d. 26 Sep 1973, Springdale, Washington, Arkansas, United States (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	1 Jan 1905	Laneburg, Nevada, Arkansas, United States   [11]
  Family ID	F316	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lucille Valentine,   b. 1906, Texas, United States d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Y  [10]
  Family ID	F2908	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 8 Aug 1906 - Prescott, Nevada, Arkansas, United States Census - 9 May 1910 - Albany Township, Nevada, Arkansas, United States Census - 14 Jan 1920 - Missouri Township, Nevada, Arkansas, United States Residence - 1930 - El Dorado, Union, Arkansas, United States Census - 2 Apr 1930 - El Dorado, Union, Arkansas, United States Residence - 1934 - Longview, Gregg, Texas, United States Residence - 1936 - Longview, Gregg, Texas, United States Death - 14 May 1937 - Longview, Gregg, Texas, United States Burial - Address: DeAnn Cemetery - 16 May 1937 - Prescott, Nevada, Arkansas, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Leon Purtle was killed in a boating accident in 1937.

  
  

• Sources

  [S37] Family Record of the Hudson Family, Mildred Wren W. [S641] Find A Grave, 25 March 2017; Leon N Purtle; Leon N Purtle; 115123298; LostGeneration. [S579] 1910 US Federal Census, Nevada Co, AR, Albany Twp; ED 98; Sheet 11-B; Dwelling 177, Family 178; Lum Purtle. [S570] 1920 US Federal Census, Nevada Co, AR, Missouri Township; ED 129; page 9A; dwelling 171, family 176; Christopher C Purtle. [S688] Ancestry, U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, 27 May 2013; Eldorado, Arkansas, 1930, Leon Purtle. [S773] 1930 US Federal Census, Union Co, AR, Ed Dorado Ward 3; ED 70-6; sheet 1B; dwelling 15, family 18, 627 Garrett Ave; Purtle, Christopher C. [S688] Ancestry, U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, 27 May 2013; Longview, Texas, 1934, Leon Purtle; On ancestry.com, the 1934 Longview City Directory begins at page 100 of the 1914 Balinger, Texas directory due to an error in scanning. [S688] Ancestry, U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, 27 May 2013; Longview, Texas, 1936, Leon Purtle. [S714] Ancestry, Texas U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000, 27 May 2013; Leon Noel Purtle, 14 May 1937. [S851] Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976, 27 May 2013; Leon Noel Pirtle, 14 May 1937. [S606] Arkansas County Marriages Index - 1837-1957, 8 September 2012; Christopher C Purtle to Carol Hudson, 1 Jan 1905.