Born on Oct 27, 1846 to William Purcell and Sophia Jane Beckes Purcell. William Beckes Purcell passed away on Dec 5, 1935, at the age of 89 and was buried in Greenlawn Cemetery in Vincennes, Indiana, United States. William Beckes Purcell was married to Mary Dorcas Mccord Purcell and had 3 children: Della Eloise Purcell Harding, Mabel P Purcell Clarke, Martha Robertine Purcell Debolt.