John Raymond Spurgeon1,2
b. September 1876
| Father | Bruce Spurgeon1 b. 1844, d. 1902 |
| Mother | Mary M. Zimmerman1 b. May 1849, d. 1917 |
| Birth | Sep 1876 | John Raymond Spurgeon was born in Sep 1876 in Virginia or Tennessee.1,3 |
| Cens-1880 | 7 Jun 1880 | John spent his childhood in the home of his grandmother, Mary Buchanan Keys with his parents and younger sister in the Goodson District of Washington County, Virginia.1 |
| Cens-1900 | 18 Jun 1900 | This arrangement was still in place at the turn of the century, at which time John was well into his 20s, but unmarried. According to the 1900 census he was a farmer at that time.3 |
| Marriage | circa 1901 | He married Willie (?) circa 1901.2 |
| Cens-1910 | 18 Apr 1910 | By 1910 John's grandmother, as well as his father were deceased. John was now enumerated as the head of the household, which included his mother Mary, as well as John's wife and their two children. The family resided at 818 Fairmount Avenue in Bristol, Virginia.2 |
| Cens-1920 | 30 Jan 1920 | The 1920 census found the family living back outside the Bristol city limits in the Goodson district of Washington County. John stated that he was farming and owned his home. He was 43 years old. His wife, Willie was 39. Their son William was 17 and daughter Martha, was eleven.4 |
Family | Willie (?) b. abt 1881 | |
| Children | ||
| Charts | Descendants of Mathew Ryburn and Jane Beattie |
| Last Edited | 9 May 2008 |
Citations
- [S165] John Keys household, 1880 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Goodson District, ED 95, page 48 (103D), dwelling 283, family 326, viewed online at www.Ancestry.com, John Keys 52, farmer; Martha R. 54, wife; Jackson Buchanan 64, bros-in-law, farmer, single, maimed crippled or otherwise disabled; Nannie Zimmerman 28, sgl; Bruce Spergeon, 36, b. TN, boarder, farmer; Mary M. Spergeon, 30; John R. Spergeon 4; Mathi B. Spergeon, female, 1; all born VA except Bruce.
- [S1165] J. Raymond Spurgeon household, 1910 U.S. cens., Bristol (Independent City), Virginia, pop. sched., ED 5, sheet 6B, dwelling 129, family 133, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jul 2006, image 12 of 31. Enumeration includes: J. Raymond Spurgeon, 34, marr #1, marr 9 yrs, b. TN, father b. TN, mother b. VA, own income, owns home; Willie R., wife, 29, marr #1, marr 9 yrs, mother 2 children, both living; Willie A., son, 7, b. VA; Martha L., dau, 1 6/12, b. VA; Mary M., mother, 60, wd, mother 3 children, 1 living, b. VA, parents b. VA; Lu [Lee?] Anderson, male, cousin, 19, sgl, b. TN, parents b. TN; also a servant; all residing at 818 Fairmount Ave.
- [S1540] Martha R. Keys household, 1900 U.S. cens., Bristol, (Independent City) Virginia, pop. sched., Bristol, ED 144, sheet 24A (p. 205 stamped), dwelling 395, family 406, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jul 2006, image 23 of 29. Enumeration includes: Martha R. Keys, 74, b. Jan. 1826, wid, mother 2 [?] children, both living, b. VA, parents b. VA, owns home; May [Mary?] Spurgeon, daughter, 51, b. May 1849 VA, marr 26 yrs, mother 3 children, only 1 of whom is living; B. Spurgeon, son-in-law, 56, b. Apr. 1844, b. TN, marr 26 yrs, Justice of the O__; John R. Spurgeon, grandson, 29 [?], b. Sept. 1876 TN, father b. TN, mother b. VA, farmer.
- [S238] John R. Spurgeon household, 1920 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Goodson district, ED 150, sheet 12A (p. 117 stamped), dwelling 238, family 244, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jul 2006, image 23 of 34. Enumeration includes: John R. Spurgeon, 43, owns home, no mortgage, b. TN, parents b. TN, farmer; Willie R., wife, 39, b. VA, parents b. VA; William A., son, 17, b. VA; Martha S., dau, 11, b. VA.