Husband: George Oliver Spurgeon
Also known as: Oliver Spurgeon 1
Born: Apr- -1863 in Gilmer Co, WV 2,3,4
Died: May- 7-1942 in Gilmer Co, WV 5,3
Buried: in Spurgeon (aka Pleasant Valley or Dunkard) Cem, Bear Fork (Co Rd 62/2), Doddridge/Gilmer Co, WV 6
Census: 1870, 80, 1900, 20 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV
Father: George W. Spurgeon (1822 - 1884)
Mother: Susan Idella "Della" Flesher (1843 - 1927)
Wife: Mary Ann Sponaugle 7
Married: Oct- 4-1888 in Doddridge Co, WV 4
Born: Mar- -1868 in Pendleton Co, WV 4,2,3
Died: 1955 3
Buried: in Spurgeon (aka Pleasant Valley or Dunkard) Cem, Bear Fork (Co Rd 62/2), Doddridge/Gilmer Co, WV 6
Census: 1920 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV
Resided: 1913 in Bear Fork, Gilmer Co, WV 8
Census: 1900 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV
Resided: 1888 in Doddridge Co, WV 4
Census: 1870, 1880 in Pendleton Co, WV
Father: Jesse Sponaugle (1825 - )
Mother: Abagale "Abbie" Strother (1835 - 1900)
M Child 1: Clyde L. Spurgeon Census name: Clyda Spurgeon 2 Born: Jul-13-1889 in Gilmer Co, WV 9,2,3,10 Died: Nov- -1974 9,3 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 11 Resided: in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 9 Resided: 1915 in Gilmer Co, WV 10 Census: 1900 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Occupation: 1916 principal of Sherwood School 12 Education: Salem College (1912) 12 Wife: Alma B. Reed b. Jul- -1892 d. 1955 Married: Dec-29-1915 in Doddridge Co, WV 10,12
M Child 2: Clarence A. Spurgeon Born: May-24-1894 in Gilmer Co, WV 9,13,3,10 (see note 1) Died: Dec-30-1962 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 13,3,14,15,16 (see note 2) Buried: in Spurgeon (aka Pleasant Valley or Dunkard) Cem, Bear Fork (Co Rd 62/2), Doddridge/Gilmer Co, WV 6,13 Resided: 1924 in Gilmer Co, WV 17 Census: 1920, 1930 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Occupation: storekeeper, operator of Dairy Queen 16,13 Wife: Alpha Lee Gaston b. Feb- 3-1900 d. Mar-31-1974 Married: Oct-5-1924 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 18,4
M Child 3: Gail Spurgeon Born: Aug-12-1902 in Gilmer Co, WV 9,19,3 Died: Jan-11-1995 9 Buried: in Mt. Harmony Masonic Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 20 Resided: in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV 8,21 Resided: 1923 in Ritchie Co, WV 19 Census: 1920 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Wife: Mildred Myrtle Hardman b. Nov-23-1904 d. Aug- 8-1998 Married: Jul- 4-1923 in Ritchie Co, WV 19
M Child 4: Oral R. Spurgeon Born: Dec-11-1906 at Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 22,9 (see note 3) Died: Jun-16-1989 in Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV 23,9 Buried: in Spurgeon (aka Pleasant Valley or Dunkard) Cem, Bear Fork (Co Rd 62/2), Doddridge/Gilmer Co, WV Resided: at New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 22,21 Resided: 1929 at Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 24 Occupation: Gilmer County Farm Bureau (60 yrs) 22 Wife: Stacy Pearl Burton b. Aug-23-1905 d. Apr- 4-1984 Married: Jul-10-1929 in Glenville, Gilmer Co, WV 24,25 Wife: Lenna Czigans b. Jan-22-1911 d. Aug-28-1992 Married: Jul-15-1986 25
M Child 5: Golden Spurgeon
Born: 1910 3
Died: 1928 3
Buried: in Spurgeon (aka Pleasant Valley or Dunkard) Cem, Bear Fork (Co Rd 62/2), Doddridge/Gilmer Co, WV 6
Census: 1920 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV
Sources: (1) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 248. (2) 1900 Census, Gilmer County, WV (Troy District). (3) Headstone (year only) (4) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (5) Findagrave.com. (6) Headstone. (7) Obituary of son. (8) Obituary of brother. (9) Social Security Death Index. (10) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (11) Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, revised 1995) (12) Newspaper wedding announcement, West Union Record, 1/6/1916. (13) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV. (14) Obituary of wife. (15) Amy Gaston Smith, Those Days of Long Ago (Sep 15 1984, reprinted Jun 1999 by Michael Ruppert Jr., Los Angeles CA, with help of Mike Ruppert Sr., Grove WV and Loud) (16) West Union Herald-Record, Aug 1 1978, p 7. (17) Doddridge County Court House, West Union, WV, MR Bk 11, p. 354. (18) Doddridge County Court House, West Union, WV, Although recorded in Doddridge Co, the ceremony was performed in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV. MR Bk 11, p. 354. (19) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998) (20) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (21) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (22) Obituary. (23) Obituary - Ruby Memorial Hospital. (24) Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV. (25) Obituary of husband. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in 1900 Census as May 1895, but date on headstone is 1894, and SSDI specifies May 24 1894. Note (2) Date of death is incorrectly given in SSDI as Feb 1963. Date on headstone is 1962, and death record specifies Dec 30 1962. Note (3) Marriage record gives birthplace as Gilmer County