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Female Lillie Viola Basham Click to view Lillie Viola Basham in the family tree

Lillie Viola was born on November 18th, 1890 in Kentucky.1   Lillie Viola's father was Aaron White Basham and her mother was Nancy (Nannie) McCubbin.  Her paternal grandparents were Richard B. Basham and Abigail Norton; her maternal grandparents are Moses Akin McCubbin and Mary J. Bassett. She had five brothers and two sisters, named Phillip White, Kyle, Lee Vester, Thaddeus "Thad" W., William (Willie), Rosa Lena and Ida Gertrude.  She was the third oldest of the eight children.  She died about April 1945.1 


Lillie Viola's family with John Preston Purcell

‌Lillie Viola and John Preston were married in a religious ceremony in 1911.1   They had five sons and six daughters, named Martin, John, Living, Living, Living, Nannie Lee, Sue, Mary Ethel, Julia, Living and Living.

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