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Charles Benjamin SPURR

Charles Benjamin SPURR

Male 1876 - 1944  (68 years)

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  • Name Charles Benjamin SPURR 
    Born 3 Aug 1876  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    • Birth date on headstone is 1875, but death record states birth date as Aug 3 1876.
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1916  Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 1930, 1940  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation high school janitor (retired 1933)  [1] 
    Residence West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Died 6 Sep 1944  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5] 
    Buried Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6] 
    Person ID I65009  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 30 Jul 2016 

    Father James W. SPURR,   b. Oct 1851, Virginia (now West Virginia) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother 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) 
    Family ID F29159  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary A. KINNEY,   b. CA 1876 
    Married 8 Apr 1896  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Documents
    65009_CharleyBSpurr_MaryAKinney_MarriageRecord_8Apr1896.jpg    		65009_CharleyBSpurr_MaryAKinney_MarriageRecord_8Apr1896.jpg
    Family ID F29158  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Agnes WELLS,   b. 17 Sep 1890, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Sep 1973  (Age 82 years)  [7] 
    Married 8 Apr 1905  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Children 
     1. Donald Myer SPURR,   b. 12 Jan 1906, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Mar 1969, Toledo, Lucas Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
    +2. Mary Winifred SPURR,   b. 10 Mar 1907, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Sep 1978  (Age 71 years)
     3. Marie T. SPURR,   b. 10 May 1908, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Mar 1998  (Age 89 years)
     4. Martha Beatrice SPURR,   b. 29 Jan 1910, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Nov 1985  (Age 75 years)
    +5. Shirley SPURR,   b. CA 1912, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Herbert SPURR,   b. CA 1913
     7. Orpha Ruth SPURR,   b. 11 Oct 1914, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Mar 1968  (Age 53 years)
     8. Ida Hazel SPURR,   b. Abt Jan 1916,   d. 11 Sep 1916, Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 0 years)
     9. George Washington SPURR,   b. 22 Feb 1917, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Nov 1976, Christian Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
     10. Lura SPURR,   b. CA 1922
    Documents
    65009_CharleyBSpurr_AgnesWells_MarriageRecord_8Apr1905.jpg    		65009_CharleyBSpurr_AgnesWells_MarriageRecord_8Apr1905.jpg
    Family ID F27172  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    65009_SPURR_CharlesBenjamin_1876-1944_DeathCertificate.jpg    		65009_SPURR_CharlesBenjamin_1876-1944_DeathCertificate.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    2. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    3. [S1998] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District).

    4. [S1564] Obituary of daughter.

    5. [S638] Headstone (year only).

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

    7. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.