Husband: John Louis Spurgeon
Born: Jun-27-1873 in Conings, Gilmer Co, WV 1,2
Died: Nov-19-1925 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV 1
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 1
Census: 1900, 1910 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: farmer 1
Father: George W. Spurgeon (1822 - 1884)
Mother: Susan Idella "Della" Flesher (1843 - 1927)
Wife: Laura Sarah Czigans 4
Census name: Sarah L. Czigans
Married: Feb- 7-1900 in Doddridge Co, WV 2
Born: Feb-18-1877 5,6,2 (see note 1)
Died: Jul-29-1940 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV 1,7
Buried: in Spurgeon (aka Pleasant Valley or Dunkard) Cem, Bear Fork (Co Rd 62/2), Doddridge/Gilmer Co, WV 3
Census: 1940 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV
Resided: 1937 in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 8
Census: 1900, 1910 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: Isaac N. Czigans (1849 - 1931)
Mother: Hulda J. Hayden (1855 - 1937)
M Child 1: Ermin H. Spurgeon Also known as: Herman Spurgeon 9 Born: Sep-24-1900 10,2,11 Died: Sep- -1984 10,11 Buried: in Spurgeon (aka Pleasant Valley or Dunkard) Cem, Bear Fork (Co Rd 62/2), Doddridge/Gilmer Co, WV 3 Resided: in Camden, Lewis Co, WV 12 Resided: 1974 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 9 Census: 1910, 20, 30, 40 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Josie Iora Ball b. Nov- 1-1889 d. Apr-17-1974 Also known as: Josie O. Ball 13 Married: Sep-11-1929 in Doddridge Co, WV 14
F Child 2: Fluence Garnet Spurgeon Census name: Florence Born: Dec-11-1904 10,11 Died: Jan-26-2002 10,11 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 15,16 Census: 1910, 20, 30, 40 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: in Jane Lew, Lewis Co, WV 10 Husband: John Jackson Hinter b. Mar-27-1896 d. Nov-16-1972 Married: May- 9-1929 in Doddridge Co, WV 2
M Child 3: Forest Cleo Spurgeon Born: Sep-18-1906 10 Died: Jan-24-2000 10 Resided: in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 17 Census: 1910, 1920 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Esther V. Hinter b. ca 1904 Married: Sep-28-1931 in Doddridge Co, WV 2
F Child 4: Fayron L. Spurgeon
Also known as: Fayron Elena Spurgeon 18
Born: May-25-1912 10,11
Died: Aug-26-2003 10,11
Buried: in Spurgeon (aka Pleasant Valley or Dunkard) Cem, Bear Fork (Co Rd 62/2), Doddridge/Gilmer Co, WV 3
Resided: in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 10
Census: 1920, 1940 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 5: Berlin John Spurgeon Born: Jan-15-1921 in Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 10,19,11 Died: Aug-16-1968 in Doddridge Co, WV 10,7,11 Buried: in Mt. Union Cemetery, Straight Fork, Doddridge Co, WV 3 Resided: in Orlando, Lewis/Braxton Co, WV 10 Census: 1940 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Lenna Czigans b. Jan-22-1911 d. Aug-28-1992 Married: Sep-25-1955 in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV 20
Sources: (1) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (2) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (3) Headstone. (4) Obituary of wife's mother. (5) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (6) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Cove District) (7) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (8) Obituary of mother. (9) Obituary of wife. (10) Social Security Death Index. (11) Headstone (year only) (12) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (13) Obituary. (14) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Participants identified as Ermin H. Spurgeon, age 29; and Josie Leeson, age 39. Married Sep 11 1929. Josie Ball was previously married to Joseph Leeson. (15) Findagrave.com. (16) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (17) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Georgia before 1951. (18) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) (19) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (20) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, As grandchildren of Isaac N. Czigans and Hulda J. Hayden, Berlin John Spurgeon and Lenna Czigans are first cousins. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in death record as Feb 18 1876. But the 1900 Census shows it as Feb 1877, and her birth record (in which she is listed as S. L. Czigans) states Feb 18 1877. She was age 3 in the 1880 Census.