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Berkeley Oral "Bert" SPURGEON

Berkeley Oral "Bert" SPURGEON

Male 1892 - 1986  (94 years)

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  • Name Berkeley Oral "Bert" SPURGEON 
    Born 9 Jan 1892  Bear Fork (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900, 1910  Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1917  Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Military From 22 Jul 1918 to 2 Dec 1918  [1, 4] 
    U.S. Army, World War I (11th Co, 154th D.B., Camp Meade Md.) 
    • On the list.

      Berkley Spurgeon in the U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
      Name: Berkley Spurgeon
      Birth Date: 9 Jan 1892
      Death Date: 3 Aug 1986
      SSN: 275169885
      Branch 1: ARMY
      Enlistment Date 1: 22 Jul 1918
      Release Date 1: 2 Dec 1918
    Census 1920  Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation oil & gas driller  [1, 3, 5, 6] 
    Residence Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Residence 1929, 1934  Indianapolis, Marion Co, IN Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Residence 1939  Brooklyn, Kings Co, NY Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Residence 1965, 1975  Byesville, Guernsey Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9] 
    Died 3 Aug 1986  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Buried Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 10] 
    Notes 
    • He was twice married, both wives preceding him in death. He was also predeceased by six brothers, Okey, Emery, Guy, Herschel, Thurman, and Maron Spurgeon. Survived by several nieces and nephews.
      [Obit]

      Local news item, "West Union Herald," Thursday, June 29 1916, in its entirety:
      "B. O. Spurgeon, of Auburn, was registered at the Columbian Thursday."
    Person ID I17767  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 10 Jan 2021 

    Father Charles Jeremiah SPURGEON,   b. 12 Dec 1853, Bear Fork of Cove, Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jan 1947  (Age 93 years) 
    Mother Margaret Elizabeth HURST,   b. 24 Mar 1856, Lewis Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jun 1933, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Family ID F5777  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Frances BOWER,   b. 1901, Geneseo, Livingston Co, NY Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Feb 1939, Brooklyn, Kings Co, NY Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 38 years) 
    Married 18 Jun 1926  Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Family ID F19777  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Emma L. WILSON,   b. 23 Aug 1896, Lexington, Fayette Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Nov 1975, Cambridge, Guernsey Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 1941  [8] 
    Family ID F57014  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
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    Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S14] Obituary.

    2. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    3. [S1875] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com online database).

    4. [S2580] U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

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

    6. [S2091] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Cove District).

    7. [S2201] City Directory.

    8. [S692] Obituary of wife.

    9. [S1594] Obituary of brother.

    10. [S1793] West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990)).

    11. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV.