Emma J. Purdy & Ann Olive postcard

After a long break from Purdy genealogy, I have recently begun to dabble again. The reason for this is a major gift of family photos, many of which are Purdys from the Central Illinois area.

First up is a photo postcard of Miss Emma Josephine Purdy and Mrs. Ann Olive, wife of Edmund Olive of Worden, IL. Here's the front:

And here's the back.

These have been the easiest people to identify because the info is on the back.

Emma Josephine Purdy was the daughter of John Palmer Purdy and Malitta Parisher. Ann Olive was her niece; haven't figured out which sibling yet, but that won't be too hard. Both are mentioned in the will of Elias Purdy, EJP's brother, here:

https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9048/images/004705431_00166?treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.25776701.1457845910.1593041554-2039479161.1593041554&pId=2247694&backurl=https%3A%2F%2Fsearch.ancestry.com%2Fcgi-bin%2Fsse.dll%3Fdbid%3D9048%26h%3D2247694%26indiv%3Dtry%26o_vc%3DRecord%3AOtherRecord%26rhSource%3D2542

It's my goal to share as many of these as possible in the coming weeks and years. As soon as I can ID the people, or at least figure out some clues as to their identities, I'll post them here.

Here's hoping my Purdy relatives will enjoy playing the Match Game—is this your forefather, or mine???

See ya.