Henry Benton Spurlock (1873 - 1952)

Born 9 Nov 1873 in Booneville, Owsley County, KY

Ancestors

Husband of Barbara Bell (Nicholson) Spurlock — married 8 Oct 1895 in Clay, Kentucky, United States

Descendants

Died 6 Sep 1952 at age 78 in Pineville, Bell County, KY

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Biography

Henry was born in 1873. Henry Benton Spurlock was a coal miner and a handy man who made a living traveling from mining camp to mining camp prior to settling in Arjay, KY in Bell County near Pineville. A document from the US Department of Commerce dated 11/16/1942 (when he applied for factory work in Detroit during WWII) indicated that during the 1880 US Census, he was age 6, living with parents William and Martha Spurlock in Menifee County, KY. He and his wife ^[1] Barbara Bell (Nicholson) Spurlock are buried at Red Hill Cemetery in Arjay... ^[2]He passed away in 1952.

Sources

• "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1961", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSVS-XX7 : 12 December 2014), Henry Benton Spurlock, 1952.

1. ↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28L-5LVN : 22 July 2021), H Benton Spurlock and Barbary B Nicholson, 08 Oct 1895; citing Marriage, Clay, Webster, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 986,536.
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63657214/henry-benton-spurlock: accessed 23 October 2022), memorial page for Henry Benton “Ben” Spurlock (9 Nov 1873–16 Sep 1952), Find a Grave Memorial ID Find A Grave: Memorial #63657214, citing Red Hill Cemetery, Arjay, Bell County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Jamie aka jc~roadrunner (contributor 47179834) .