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Subject: Re: last name: Purkis
Author: Bill Purkis   (guest, 206.172.188.93)
Date: February 14, 2003 at 1:47:33 PM
Reply to: last name: Purkis by Jae-Won Shim
Please see http://freespace.virgin.net/j.purkis/ re the Rufus Stone and the Purkis connection. Purkis drives from "Purkaeus" which is a transliteration of the Greek for "Fire Kindlers".

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