Doddridge County Roots

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James W. SPURR

James W. SPURR

Male 1851 -

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  • Name James W. SPURR 
    Census 1870, 80, 1900, 20  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Born Oct 1851  Virginia (now West Virginia) Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Census 1860  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation painter  [1
    Person ID I69183  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 23 Feb 2017 

    Father William R. SPURR,   b. Feb 1818, Virginia (now West Virginia) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Sarah PRICE,   b. CA 1822, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef Jun 1900  (Age ~ 78 years) 
    Family ID F33583  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Catherine E. "Kate" COWGILL,   b. 9 Feb 1851, Hampshire Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Dec 1913, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Married 29 Oct 1872  [1, 2
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District, Town of West Union), enumerated on Jun 1 1900:
      James W. Spurr, 48, b. Oct 1851, painter, married 27 yrs; wife Kate E, 49, mother of 7 children (6 still living); son William E, 26, b. Sep 1873, coal miner, widowed; son Charles B, 23, b. Aug 1876, teamster, single; son Guy M, 20, b. Jul 1879, day laborer, single; dau Winfred P, 16, b. Mar 1884; father William R, 82, b. Feb 1818, widowed; son-in-law Isaac M. Cupp, 30, b. Aug 1869, coal miner, married 2 yrs; dau Ida C. Cupp, 18, b. Oct 1881, mother of 1 child (still living); grandson James M. Cupp, 10 months, b. Jul 1899; boarder John Vannort, 55, b. Apr 1845, farmer, married 33 yrs.
      (Note: Son William was the widower of May S. Hickman, daughter of Francis Delong Hickman and (through her mother Harriett S. Morris) a great-granddaughter of Nathan Davis Jr, a founder of West Union. She was previously married to Elias Jeffrey. The adjacent household in this census was that of Amos Bee, son of Ephraim Bee and second cousin of Harriett Morris Hickman.)

      Local news item, "West Union Herald," Thursday, June 3 1915, in its entirety:
      "James Spurr recently finished painting the interior, window casings and porches of Mrs. Elizabeth Charter's home."

      Local news item, "Doddridge County Republican," Thursday, Dec 7 1916, in its entirety:
      "What came near being a serious auto accident happened Saturday evening down near the McConnell mill. Uncle Jim Spurr was cleaning off the street in front of his property, when he was struck by an auto driven by Happy Connors, a well known glass worker. But luckily, the fender threw the aged man out of the way of the car, and he was not seriously injured. Failure of the horn to work when the driver went to give the proper signal, is said to have caused it." [3, 4]
    Children 
    +1. William Edward SPURR,   b. 20 Sep 1873, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Apr 1944, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
    +2. Rolfe Raymond "Bud" SPURR,   b. 11 Dec 1874, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jun 1945, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
    +3. Charles Benjamin SPURR,   b. 3 Aug 1876, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Sep 1944, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     4. Guy Monroe SPURR,   b. 14 Jul 1879,   d. 6 Feb 1906  (Age 26 years)
    +5. Ida C. SPURR,   b. 1882, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1959  (Age 77 years)
     6. Winfred Phyllis SPURR,   b. Mar 1884,   d. Bef Dec 1913  (Age ~ 29 years)
     7. Thomas SPURR,   d. Bef Dec 1913
    Family ID F29159  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1998] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    2. [S692] Obituary of wife.

    3. [S1567] Marriage record of son.

    4. [S1604] Death record of son.