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Family HistoryFamily History - Barbara Lavon Purdy


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Barbara Lavon Purdy and four of her descendants down to the second generation.


First Generation
1. Barbara Lavon Purdy,1 born 15 July 1936 in Wendell, Gooding County, Idaho, the daughter of James Mallett Purdy and Maude Belle Martin;1, 2 died 12 August 1994.2 Barbara married, first, 29 May 1955 in Weiser, Washington County, Idaho, Gerald Arthur ‘Jerry’ Strutz4 (born 26 October 1929, parents not determined;3 Jerry died 26 March 20123). Their marriage ended in divorce on 9 February 1963 in Gooding County, Idaho.5 Barbara married, second, (unidentified) (born ____, parents not determined). Barbara married, third, John Bernard Payne (born 19 August 1935 in Idaho, the son of Bernard A. Payne and Cecilia Aripa;6 John died 12 May 2003 in St. Maries, Benewah County, Idaho6). Jerry is buried in Tahoma National Cemetery, Kent, King County, Washington.3

Children of Barbara Lavon Purdy and Gerald Arthur ‘Jerry’ Strutz:

 2i. Carrie Purdy, born 7 April 1956.
 3ii. Valerie Purdy, born 4 January 1958.
 4iii. Victoria Purdy, born 12 June 1959.

Child of Barbara Lavon Purdy and (unidentified):

+5i. James Martin Purdy, born 11 June 1964. Married Kirsten Marie Boveng.

  1. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Social Security Applications, Barbara Purdy Payne, born: 15 July 1936 in Wendell, Idaho; other name: Barbara Lavon Purdy; signature name: Barbara Purdy Archer; father: James M. Purdy; mother: Maude B. Martin.
  2. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Death Files, Barbara L. Payne, died: 12 August 1994; born: 15 July 1936; residence zip code: 83861 [corresponding to St. Maries, Benewah County, Idaho].
  3. Find a Grave (website). Tahoma National Cemetery, Kent, King County, Washington, Gerald Arthur Strutz, born: 26 October 1929; died: 26 March 2012 (from record).
  4. United States Western States Marriage Index, Gerald Arthur Strutz and Barbara Lavon Purdy, married on 29 May 1955 in Weiser, Washington County, Idaho.
  5. Idaho, Divorce Index, 1947-1963, Gerald A. Strutz and Barbara Strutz, divorced on 9 February 1963 in Gooding [County], Idaho.
  6. Obituary, Yates Funeral Homes (website: yatesfuneralhomes.com), John B. Payne, died: 12 May 2003 in St. Maries, Idaho; born: 19 August 1935. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of his parents, wife Barbara, children, brother, and grandchildren.
Second Generation
5. James Martin Purdy2 (Barbara1), born 11 June 1964.1 James married, 5 October 1998 in Seattle, King County, Washington, Kirsten Marie Boveng2 (born 11 February 1965, the daughter of Oystein Boveng and Gail Torgerson1).

  1. voteref.com.
  2. Marriage Announcement, Kalispell Daily Inter Lake (newspaper), Kalispell, Montana, 11 January 1998, marriage of Kirsten Boveng and James Purdy on 5 October 1998 in Seattle, Washington. The article provides the names of their parents and members of the wedding party.