Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: John Henry Spiker    
                Born: Jan- 9-1865          in Monroe Co, OH  1,2 (see note 1)
                Died: Aug- 4-1911           1
              Buried:                      in Fairmont Ridge Cemetery, Co Rd 8 near Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV  3 (see note 2)
              Census: 1900                 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV  
             Resided: 1885                 in Ritchie Co, WV  2
              Census: 1870                 in Monroe Co, OH  
          Occupation:                      track worker  4
              Father: David Spiker   (1823 -     ) 
              Mother: Catharine ___   (1834 -     ) 
                Wife: Laura Virginia "Jennie" Alkire     
       Also known as: Virginia Alkire 5
             Married: Feb- 9-1885          in Ritchie Co, WV  2
                Born: Nov-23-1866          in Ritchie Co, WV  1,4,2
                Died: Sep-30-1918           1
              Buried:                      in Fairmont Ridge Cemetery, Co Rd 8 near Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV  6,3 (see note 3)
              Census: 1900                 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV  
              Father: William Alkire   (1835 - 1903) 
              Mother: Emeline Butcher   (1834 - 1914) 
           F Child 1: Anna Belle Spiker      
                Born: Dec-  -1886          in Ritchie Co, WV  7,4 (see note 4)
                Died: Dec-15-1964          in Ritchie Co, WV  8
              Buried:                      in Ellenboro Masonic Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV  3
             Resided: 1912                 in Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV  7
              Census: 1900                 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV  
             Husband: Charles Albert Hinton  b. Apr-22-1871  d. Nov- 6-1935  
             Married: Nov-30-1912          in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV  7
           M Child 2: Creed O. Spiker      
                Born: Jul- 6-1889          in Ritchie Co, WV  9,4,10
                Died: Sep-17-1966          in Grafton, Taylor Co, WV  9,10
              Buried:                      in Mt. Harmony Masonic Cemetery, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV  6
             Resided:                      in Grafton, Taylor Co, WV  9
              Census: 1920, 1930           in Grafton, Taylor Co, WV  
              Census: 1900                 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV  
          Occupation:                      fireman for B & O Railroad  9
                Wife: May O. ___  b. 1892  d. 1974  
           M Child 3: Layman Spiker      
                Born: Jul-31-1892           11,4
                Died: Feb-  -1969           11
             Resided:                      in Cameron, Marshall Co, WV  12
              Census: 1900                 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV  
           F Child 4: Roxie Spiker      
         Census name: Roxy M. Spiker 4
                Born: Mar-  -1895           4
                Died: Aug- 6-1969          in Ritchie Co, WV  13
              Census: 1900                 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV  
             Husband: Frank Ball  
           M Child 5: Percy Spiker      
                Born: Jan-22-1898           11,4
                Died: Jan-  -1967           11
             Resided:                      in Akron, Summit Co, OH  14
              Census: 1900                 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV  
           F Child 6: Lennie Virginia Spiker      
                Born: Feb-28-1904          in Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV  3,1
                Died: May-27-1941          in Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV  1,3
              Buried:                      in Fairmont Ridge Cemetery, Co Rd 8 near Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV  
             Husband: Everett James "Reese" Hackett  
             Married: Nov-29-1924          in Grafton, Lorain Co, OH  1

Sources:
(1) Headstone. 
(2) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) 
(3) Findagrave.com. 
(4) 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Clay District) 
(5) Death record of daughter. 
(6) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, 
McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. 
(7) Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV. 
(8) Ritchie County Death Records, Harrisville, WV. 
(9) Taylor County Death Records, Grafton, WV. 
(10) Headstone (year only) 
(11) Social Security Death Index. 
(12) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. 
(13) Ritchie County WV Deaths 1956-1970, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1999) 
(14) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Ohio before 1951. 

Event Notes
Note (1) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Jan 1866, but date on headstone is Jan 9
1865.
Note (2) Name on headstone:  J. H. Spiker.
Note (3) Name on headstone:  L. V. Spiker.
Note (4) Birth date on headstone is Dec 15 1884.







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