Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: George W. Spurgeon    
                Born: ca 1822              in Preston Co, (W)VA  1,2
                Died: Feb-28-1884           3
             Resided: 1881                 in Gilmer Co, WV  4
              Census: 1870                 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV  
             Resided: 1862                 in Gilmer Co, (W)VA  5
              Census: 1860                 in Gilmer Co, (W)VA  
          Occupation:                      farmer  2
            Military:                      Pvt, Co C, 6th W.Va. Inf, Civil War  6
              Father: Jonathan (John) Spurgeon   (1787 -     ) 
              Mother: Elizabeth Catherine Smell   (1787 -     ) 
Other spouse 1
Other spouse 3
                Wife: Susan Idella "Della" Flesher 7    
       Also known as: Susan I. Della Flesher 8,3
             Married: Jun- 8-1862          in Doddridge Co, (W)VA  9
                Born: Apr- 7-1843          in Pendleton Co, (W)VA  8,10 (see note 1)
                Died: Mar- 5-1927          in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV  8
              Buried:                      in Spurgeon (aka Pleasant Valley or Dunkard) Cem, Bear Fork (Co Rd 62/2), Doddridge/Gilmer Co, WV  3 (see note 2)
              Census: 1910                 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV   (see note 3)
              Census: 1870                 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV  
             Resided: 1862                 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA  1
              Father: Joseph Flesher   (1813 -     ) 
              Mother: Rachael P. Carr   (1821 - 1860) 
Other spouse 2
           M Child 1: George Oliver Spurgeon      
       Also known as: Oliver Spurgeon 7
                Born: Apr-  -1863          in Gilmer Co, WV  11,12,1
                Died: May- 7-1942          in Gilmer Co, WV  13,12
              Buried:                      in Spurgeon (aka Pleasant Valley or Dunkard) Cem, Bear Fork (Co Rd 62/2), Doddridge/Gilmer Co, WV  3
              Census: 1870, 80, 1900, 20   in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV  
                Wife: Mary Ann Sponaugle  b. Mar-  -1868  d. 1955  
             Married: Oct- 4-1888          in Doddridge Co, WV  1
           F Child 2: Susan Jane Spurgeon      
       Also known as: Jane Spurgeon 7,14
                Born: 1865                  12
                Died: 1944                  12
              Buried:                      in Spurgeon (aka Pleasant Valley or Dunkard) Cem, Bear Fork (Co Rd 62/2), Doddridge/Gilmer Co, WV  3
             Resided: 1870, 1880           in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV  
             Husband: Thomas Marion Valentine  b. 1859  d. 1932  
             Married: Dec- 8-1881          in Doddridge Co, WV  1
           M Child 3: Franklin Spurgeon 7     
       Also known as: Frank Spurgeon 
                Born: ca 1868               14
              Census: 1870                 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV  
           M Child 4: Henry G. Spurgeon      
                Born: Sep-  -1869          in Gilmer Co, WV  15,5
              Census: 1900                 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Resided: 1894                 in Gilmer Co, WV  5
              Census: 1870, 1880           in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV  
          Occupation:                      farmer  15
                Wife: Melissa Czigans  b. Nov- 7-1872  d. Mar-14-1960  
       Also known as: Malissa Czigans 16,17
             Married: Mar-25-1894          at Bear Fork (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV  5
           M Child 5: Jesse I. Spurgeon      
                Born: Jun-  -1873          in Gilmer Co, WV  11,12,5
                Died: 1924                  12
              Buried:                      in Spurgeon (aka Pleasant Valley or Dunkard) Cem, Bear Fork (Co Rd 62/2), Doddridge/Gilmer Co, WV  3,18
              Census: 1880, 1900, 1910     in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV  
                Wife: Flora C. Czigans  b. Feb-21-1873  d. Aug- 6-1918  
       Also known as: Flory C. Czigans 1
             Married: Dec-16-1894          in Doddridge Co, WV  1
                Wife: Isabel Wanstreet  b. Oct-15-1887  d. Jun-29-1959  
       Also known as: Isabelle Wanstreet 19,5
             Married: Mar-15-1921          in Doddridge Co, WV  5
           M Child 6: John Louis Spurgeon      
                Born: Jun-27-1873          in Conings, Gilmer Co, WV  8,1
                Died: Nov-19-1925          in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV  8
              Buried:                      in Spurgeon (aka Pleasant Valley or Dunkard) Cem, Bear Fork (Co Rd 62/2), Doddridge/Gilmer Co, WV  3
      Cause of death:                      coal mining accident  8
              Census: 1900, 1910           in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV  
          Occupation:                      farmer  8
                Wife: Laura Sarah Czigans  b. Feb-18-1877  d. Jul-29-1940  
         Census name: Sarah L. Czigans 
             Married: Feb- 7-1900          in Doddridge Co, WV  1
           M Child 7: James A. Spurgeon      
                Born: Feb-  -1877          in Gilmer Co, WV  1,11
                Died: 1962                  20
              Census: 1920, 1930           in Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV  
              Census: 1880, 1900           in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV  
          Occupation:                      farmer  21
                Wife: Rosa Lee Leggett  b. Jul-16-1882  d. Jul-26-1978  
             Married: Feb-11-1903          in Doddridge Co, WV  1
           F Child 8: Viola Mae Spurgeon      
       Also known as: Mary Viola Spurgeon 22
                Born: May- 1-1878          in Gilmer Co, WV  23,22 (see note 4)
                Died: Feb- 3-1944          in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV  23,12
              Buried:                      in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV  23,24
             Resided:                      in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV  23
              Census: 1930                 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV  
             Resided: 1894                 in Gilmer Co, WV  22
             Husband: James Franklin "Frank" Drain  b. 1875  d. 1957  
       Also known as: Frank Drain 22
             Married: Dec-  -1894          in Gilmer Co, WV  25
           F Child 9: Edith Spurgeon 26     

Sources:
(1) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) 
(2) 1860 Census, Gilmer County, (W)VA. 
(3) Headstone. 
(4) Gilmer County WV Marriages 1845-1933, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Jan 1989) 
(5) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. 
(6) U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 [database online], National Park Service , 
Ancestry.com. 
(7) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 248. 
(8) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) 
(9) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), 
Identified as George Spurgeon, widowed, age 38, b. Preston Co, res. Gilmer Co, son of Jonathan & Elizabeth C.; and Susan 
J. Flesher, 18, b. Lewis Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Joseph & Rachel P.  Married Jun 8 
1862. 
(10) Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV. 
(11) 1900 Census, Gilmer County, WV (Troy District). 
(12) Headstone (year only) 
(13) Findagrave.com. 
(14) 1870 Census, Gilmer County, WV. 
(15) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Cove District) 
(16) Lewis County Death Records, Weston, WV. 
(17) Marriage record of son. 
(18) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) 
(19) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District) 
(20) Obituary of wife. 
(21) 1920 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Murphy District) 
(22) Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV, MR p. 52, Line 88 : 
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=8982&Type=Marriage. 
(23) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), 
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=430404&Type=Death. 
(24) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, 
McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. 
(25) Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV, Identified as Frank Drain, 19, b. Wood Co, res. Gilmer Co; and Mary Viola 
Spurgeon, 16, b. & res. in Gilmer Co.  The exact marriage date is not given, only the year 1894.  However, the position 
of the entry in the ledger-styler record book indicates that the date was between late November and early December, 
probably the latter. MR p. 52, Line 88 : 
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=8982&Type=Marriage. 
(26) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979. 

Event Notes
Note (1) Her birthplace given as Highland County, Virginia, in son's death record, but
Lewis County in her first marriage record, and Pendleton County in her second
marriage record and death record.
Note (2) Death record states burial location as Pleasant Valley Cemetery.  Headstone
is at Spurgeon Cemetery.
Note (3) Listed as Susan D. Rymer, 65, widowed, occupation servant for private family,
an aunt in the household of Joshua C. & Nancy T. (Cunningham) Spurgeon.
(NOTE:  Susan Flesher Rymer was the sister of Joshua's mother, Christena
Flesher.  Susan's first husband, George W. Spurgeon, from whom she was divorced
before remarrying John M. Rymer, was Joshua's paternal grandfather.)
Note (4) Birth date on headstone is 1877.







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