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Eldridge SPURGEON

Eldridge SPURGEON

Male 1922 - 1981  (58 years)

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  • Name Eldridge SPURGEON 
    Born 16 Aug 1922  Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Census 1930, 1940  Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer, trucker, trailer court operator  [1, 2
    Residence Martinsburg, Berkeley Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Died 23 Feb 1981  Martinsburg, Berkeley Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Pleasant View Memory Gardens, Martinsburg, Berkeley Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • According to "West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County)," published in July 1990, there are headstones for Eldridge Spurgeon and his wife Evelyn in the Spurgeon family plot at Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery at Crystal Lake (West Union), Doddridge County. Both markers were reported to have the birth date 1922, but with no death date. However, we were informed by immediate family that their burials were instead made in Pleasant View Memory Gardens in Martinsburg, where they and their son had taken up residence.
    Notes 
    • For 31 years, was owner and operator of the Spurgeon Trucking Corporation. Was a member and co-chairman of the Opequon Water District Commission, Martinsburg, WV. [1]
    Person ID I17106  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 28 Mar 2018 

    Father Junie Herschel SPURGEON,   b. 17 Jun 1886, Auburn, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Apr 1965, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Alta LEESON,   b. 18 Nov 1891, Bear Fork (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Oct 1983, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Family ID F5776  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Evelyn Winona MCGILL,   b. 7 Feb 1922, Berea, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Mar 2004, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 28 Jun 1941  [4
    Children 
     1. Arethia LaDonna SPURGEON,   b. 20 Jul 1942, Baltimore, MD Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Aug 2005, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     2. Living
    Family ID F6203  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 16 Aug 1922 - Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Martinsburg, Berkeley Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 23 Feb 1981 - Martinsburg, Berkeley Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Pleasant View Memory Gardens, Martinsburg, Berkeley Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S14] Obituary.

    2. [S215] The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, (Taylor Publishing Co, 1979), p. 248.

    3. [S1616] Immediate family.

    4. [S110] Obituary of husband.