Husband: Joshua Calvin Spurgeon
Census name: Calvin Spurgeon
Born: Sep- -1866 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,2,3 (see note 1)
Died: Mar- 4-1917 in Doddridge Co, WV 3
Buried: in Spurgeon (aka Pleasant Valley or Dunkard) Cem, Bear Fork (Co Rd 62/2), Doddridge/Gilmer Co, WV 4
Census: 1900, 1910 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1870 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: farmer 5
Father: Jabez Spurgeon (1843 - 1913)
Mother: Christena Flesher (1843 - 1917)
Wife: Nancy T. Cunningham
Married: Oct-24-1889 near Conings, Gilmer Co, WV 2
Born: Sep- -1864 in Ritchie Co, WV 1,2 (see note 2)
Died: Aug-20-1958 6
Buried: in Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Withamsville, Clermont Co, OH 6
Census: 1900, 1910 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV
Resided: 1889 in Doddridge Co, WV 2
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Mother:
M Child 1: Alfred Stillman Spurgeon Also known as: Stillman Spurgeon 7 Born: Mar-28-1891 in Doddridge Co, WV 8 (see note 3) Died: Sep-10-1943 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 6 Buried: in Shiloh Cemetery, Kasson, Barbour Co, WV 6 Census: 1900 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Louella Ray Bolyard b. Aug-11-1894 d. Aug-10-1969 Married: Nov- 4-1917 in Barbour Co, WV 7
F Child 2: Rosa May Spurgeon
Census name: Rosie M. Spurgeon
Born: Jul- 4-1894 4 (see note 4)
Died: Oct-14-1908 in Doddridge Co, WV 9,4 (see note 5)
Buried: in Spurgeon (aka Pleasant Valley or Dunkard) Cem, Bear Fork (Co Rd 62/2), Doddridge/Gilmer Co, WV 4
Cause of death: typhoid fever 9
Census: 1900 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 3: Eli Benjamin "Bennie" Spurgeon Also known as: Bennie Spurgeon 10 Born: Sep-10-1897 in Bear Fork (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV 8,10,11 (see note 6) Died: Nov- 7-1980 in Clermont Co, OH 10,12 Buried: in Mt. Moriah Cemetery, Withamsville, Clermont Co, OH 6 Resided: in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co, OH 13 Census: 1930 in Norwood, Hamilton Co, OH (see note 7) Census: 1900, 1910 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1930 sprayer in auto factory 14 Wife: Hollie Osborn b. Jan-24-1900 Also known as: Holly Osborn 8 Married: Nov- 5-1920 in Gilmer Co, WV 7
Sources: (1) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Cove District) (2) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (3) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (4) Headstone. (5) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Cove District) (6) Findagrave.com. (7) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (8) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (9) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR p. 147 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5045744&Type=Death. (10) Social Security Death Index. (11) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (12) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. (13) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Ohio before 1951. (14) 1930 Census. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date on headstone is 1864. But age 3 in 1870 Census would put birth at about 1867, while age 23 in 1889 marriage record and age 51 in 1917 death record would put it at about 1866. Note (2) Findagrave.com reports birth date as 1862, but 1900 Census states Sep 1864. Note (3) Birth date given in 1900 Census as March 1892. Note (4) Birth date given as July 1895 in 1900 Census. Note (5) Death date on headstone is Oct 15 1908, but death record states Oct 14 1908. Note (6) Birth date given as Sep 1898 in 1900 Census. Note (7) Listed as Eli B. Spurgeon, 31, b. WVa, divorced, sprayer in auto factory, a boarder in the household of Stanley A. Miller and his family, all born in Ohio. The only other occupant was another boarder, Lawrence J. Noble, 25, b. WVa, married, paper hanger (self-employed). Both boarders were former residents of Doddridge County.