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SQUIRE PURCELL, farmer, P. O. Sardinia, is a native of Kentucky. His birth occurred March 22, 1811. He is a son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Powell) Purcell. His father was a son of Irish parents who emigrated to the United States prior to the Revolutionary war. In 1819, they removed to near Sardinia, where they were among the early pioneers. Mr. Purcell died in 1867, and his wife in 1860. Squire Purcell is the third son and youngest child of a family of eight children. When of age, he engaged in farming, and has followed its pursuits up to the present time. April 21, 1831, he was joined in marriage with Sarah Hamilton, by whom he had three children — Nancy E., wife of William Dunn, and Joshua T., are living. Mrs. Purcell died in 1850, from cholera, and Mr. Purcell was again married, April 16, 1851, to Sarah Kirk, who was born near Baltimore, Md., July 30, 1813. She was a daughter of William and Mary Kirk. Mr. Purcell’s eldest son, Robert W., was born August 10, 1832. He removed to Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, where he died in February, 1877. He served for a time in the late war. Joshua T., the second son, was born September 22, 1844. He enlisted in the war at its beginning, and served till its close. He veteranized, and re-enlisted in Company H, Eleventh Ohio Cavalry. Nancy, the only daughter, was born May 7, 1840. Mr. and Mrs. Purcell are ardent members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He is serving as Class-Leader, and been identified with that church for fifty years. He has always displayed a deep interest in the cause of Christianity, and much of the success of the church is due to his earnest and benevolent aid.