1. Merla Edna Purvis

Daughter of unknown father and mother. She was born the thursday 1 december 1892 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada. Merla Edna is deceased the saturday 30 november 1940 aged of 47 years old.

a. Merla Edna is married aged of 27 years old the thursday 2 september 1920 in Manhattan, New York, New York with Walter Cheney Butters aged of 26 years old, son of unknown father and mother. He was born the wednesday 31 january 1894 in Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Walter Cheney is deceased in Los Angeles County, California the tuesday 12 january 1960 aged of 65 years old. He was buried in Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, San Diego, California the monday 25 january 1960.

No children were born from this union.

a. Walter Cheney had another relationship, he is married aged of 20 years old the friday 11 september 1914 in Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts with Alice Maria Porter aged of 24 years old, daughter of Julius Henry Porter and Emma D. Reynolds. She was born the tuesday 12 november 1889 in Alstead, Cheshire, New Hampshire. Alice Maria is deceased in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts the tuesday 22 may 1917 aged of 27 years old. She was buried in Lower Langdon Cemetery, Langdon, Sullivan, New Hampshire the thursday 24 may 1917.

A child was born from this union (zero boy and one girl).

• a.i. Infant Butters. She was born the monday 23 october 1916 in Langdon, Sullivan, New Hampshire. Infant is deceased in Langdon, Sullivan, New Hampshire the monday 23 october 1916 aged of 0 year old. She was buried in Lower Langdon Cemetery, Langdon, Sullivan, New Hampshire the tuesday 24 october 1916.