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Mary Virginia "Mollie" SPURR

Mary Virginia "Mollie" SPURR

Female 1847 - 1926  (78 years)

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  • Name Mary Virginia "Mollie" SPURR 
    Born 26 Jul 1847  Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    • Birthplace given in the 1860 and 1870 census as Ohio, but in her marriage record as Marion County.
    Gender Female 
    Census 1850  Preston Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1860  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1867  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Census 1870  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880  Ravenswood, Jackson Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900, 1910, 1920  Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 14 May 1926  Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Buried IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6] 
    Person ID I103892  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 8 Aug 2022 

    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 Charles C. DAVIS,   b. 27 Oct 1834, Champaign Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Apr 1910, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 29 Apr 1867  Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Notes 
    • 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union Township), enumerated on June 7, 1870 in the Borough of West Union:
      Chas. C. Davis, 35, b. Ohio, farmer & J. P., value of real estate $7,000, value of personal estate $1,400; Mollie V, 22, b. Ohio; Allie L, 6, b. WVa; Laura, 5, b. WVa; Minnie, 1, b. WVa; Maggie Malony, 15, b. Canada, both parents of foreign birth, domestic servant, attended school within the year.

      1880 Census, Jackson County, WV, enumerated on Jun 11, 1880 in Ravenswood:
      Charles C. Davis, 46, cattle dealer; wife Mary V, 33; son (implied, the word "daughter" lined out) Lee (male) (corrected from female), 16; dau Laura, 15, b. WVa; dau Minnie, 11; dau Bird, 7. Both parents born in Ohio, all children born in West Virginia.

      1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District, City of Harrisville), enumerated on June 18, 1900 on Main Street:
      C. C. Davis, 65, b. Oct 1834 in Ohio, superintendent for pipeline company; married 33 yrs; wife Mary V. 52, b. Jul 1847 in Ohio, married 33 yrs, mother of 2 children (both still living); dau Minnie Davis, 31, b. Jul 1868 in WVa, divorced, no children.

      1910 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District), enumerated on April 15, 1910 on Main Street:
      Charles Davis, 75, b. Ohio, occupation (blank), married 43 yrs (2nd marriage); wife Mary, 61, b. Ohio, married 43 yrs (1st marriage), mother of 2 children (both still living).

      1920 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District, Town of Harrisville), enumerated on Feb 4 1920 on Main Street:
      Mary V. Davis, 73, b. Ohio, widowed; dau Bird Birdsell, 47, b. WVa, divorced, no occupation; boarder Frank J. Armstrong, 46, b. Kentucky, widowed, engineer at gas plant.
    Children 
     1. Minnie DAVIS,   b. 3 Jun 1868, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Bird DAVIS,   b. 25 Jan 1873, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 1963, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
    Family ID F59431  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1867 - West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 29 Apr 1867 - Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1870 - West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Ravenswood, Jackson Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900, 1910, 1920 - Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 14 May 1926 - Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), https://archive.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1891590&Type=Death.

    2. [S2053] 1900 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District).

    3. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    4. [S2065] 1860 Census, Harrison County, (W)VA.

    5. [S2050] Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV, MR p. 34, Line 55 : https://archive.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10742304&Type=Marriage.

    6. [S123] Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), (McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995).

    7. [S2050] Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV, MR p. 34, Line 55 : https://archive.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10742304&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Charles C. Davis, widowed, 31, b. Champaign Co Ohio, res. West Union, farmer, son of Phineas & Susanna; and Mary V. Spurr, single, 19, b. Marion County, res. West Union, dau of William R. & (blank). Married Apr 29 1867 in Parkersburg.