Husband: Charles Benjamin Spurr
Also known as: Charley B. Spurr 1,2
Born: Aug- 3-1876 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 3,1,4 (see note 1)
Died: Sep- 6-1944 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 3,5
Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 3,6
Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 3
Census: 1930, 1940 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Resided: 1916 in Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 7
Occupation: high school janitor (retired 1933) 3
Father: James W. Spurr (1851 - )
Mother: Catherine E. "Kate" Cowgill (1851 - 1913)
Other spouse 1
Wife: Agnes Wells 8
Married: Apr- 8-1905 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 1
Born: Sep-17-1890 in Doddridge Co, WV 9,1 (see note 2)
Died: Sep- 2-1973 2
Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 6
Census: 1910, 1930, 1940 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: Charles L. Wells (1851 - )
Mother: Thursey Jenkins (1865 - )
M Child 1: Donald Spurr Born: ca 1906 10 Census: 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 2: Mary Winifred Spurr Born: Mar-10-1907 in Doddridge Co, WV 11,2,1 Died: Sep-29-1978 2,11 Buried: in Duckworth (Summit) Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV 12 Resided: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 11 Census: 1930, 1940 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1928 in Doddridge Co, WV 1 Census: 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Lloyd Demastus b. Aug-13-1902 d. Nov-28-1985 Married: Apr-28-1928 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 13
F Child 3: Marie T. Spurr Born: May-10-1908 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 14,11 Died: Mar-15-1998 11 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 6,12 Resided: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 15 Resided: 1939 in Adamston (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV 14 Census: 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Godfrey D. Lipscomb b. Dec-16-1864 d. Aug-11-1938 Married: Nov- 8-1925 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 16 Husband: Pearl Lester Hashman b. Dec- 1-1906 d. Mar-28-1972 Also known as: Pearley L. Hashman 2 Married: Oct- 6-1939 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 14
F Child 4: Beatrice Spurr Born: 1910 10 Census: 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 5: Shirley Spurr Born: ca 1912 in Doddridge Co, WV 1 Census: 1940 at Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Edgar Homer Underwood b. Mar-25-1911 d. Apr-16-1976 Married: Feb-12-1931 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 1
M Child 6: Herbert Spurr Born: ca 1913 17 Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 7: Orpha Ruth Spurr Born: Oct-11-1914 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 14,5 Died: Mar-24-1968 5 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 6,12 Resided: 1938 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 14 Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Solomon Burka b. May- 6-1898 Married: Feb- 6-1938 in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 14
F Child 8: Ida Hazel Spurr Born: abt Jan 1916 18 Died: Sep-11-1916 in Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 19 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 18
M Child 9: George Washington Spurr Born: Feb-22-1917 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 20,11 Died: Nov- 1-1976 in Christian Co, KY 21,11 Buried: Green Hill Meml Gdns in Hopkinsville, Christian Co, KY 12 Resided: 1945 in Doddridge Co, WV 22 Census: 1940 in Bridgeport, Fairfield Co, CT (see note 3) Census: 1930, 1940 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Military: Jan-13-1941 - Feb-20-1966 SP5, US Army, World War II, Korea, Vietnam 22 Wife: Victoria Motta b. Aug-14-1914 d. Feb-10-2004
F Child 10: Lura Spurr Born: ca 1922 17 Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Sources: (1) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (2) Headstone. (3) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (4) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (5) Headstone (year only) (6) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (7) Obituary of daughter. (8) Marriage record of daughter. (9) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District) (10) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (11) Social Security Death Index. (12) Findagrave.com. (13) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Loyd Demastus, 25, b. Doddridge Co, res. Central, WVa; and Mary Winifred Spurr, 21, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Apr 28 1928 in West Union. MR p. 144 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11796602&Type=Marriage. (14) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (15) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (16) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Godfrey Lipscomb, 60, b. Doddridge Co, res. Harrison Co; and Marie Spurr, 17, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Nov 8 1925 in West Union. MR p. 450 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11795912&Type=Marriage. (17) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (18) Obituary. (19) Obituary - At home. (20) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (21) Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and Kentucky Health Data Branch. (22) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date on headstone is 1875, but death record states birth date as Aug 3 1876. Note (2) Birth date on headstone is Sep 17 1885. But age 18 in Apr 1905 marriage record puts it in about 1886/87, while the 1900 Census shows it as Sep 1890, age 9. Note (3) Listed as a "lodger" in home of Stanley Campbell (52, b. Tennessee) and his wife Martha S (30, b. WVa) and their two children. His occupation was listed as "N.Y.A. Project," a reference to the government's National Youth Administration to deal with Depression-era unemployment. In the same census, he was also listed as a lodger in his parents' household in West Union, with the same occupation. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Youth_Administration http://www.gwu.edu/~erpapers/teachinger/glossary/nya.cfm