J Purkaple was born Kevin Thomas Purkaple - to Susan (Jett) and Tom Purkaple, of Illinois - at the Hannibal Regional Hospital in Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri, on Wednesday, September 25, 1996, at 1:06 a.m. He is the oldest of his parents' 4 children, including Nathan, Brian, and Hannah Purkaple. His first home was in Winchester, IL.