Re: LOOKING FOR INFO ON DECENDENTS OF LEONARD SPURLOCK S/O OLLIE SPURLOCK
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Re: LOOKING FOR INFO ON DECENDENTS OF LEONARD SPURLOCK S/O OLLIE SPURLOCK
Tammy Hubbard 4/26/10
Tammy,
you may be looking at the wrong Ollie Spurlock. Ollie had 2 sons, Jesse & Paul, they all lived in St Augustine, FL in the 50's, 60's +. Margarette Chambers was born October 24, 1890 and died December 5, 1955.James Irvin Spurlock was born October 14, 1874 and died March 25, 1930.
James was married first to Elizabeth Estridge - when they married he used his middle name on the marriage certificate so it is difficult to trace - so he used Irvin Spurlock as that was what they called him. He and Elizabeth had 2 children - Birdie (Lay) (7/25/1901-1/7/1958) & Ollie
After Elizabeth died, James married Margarette and they had 6 children. Nora Lee (Smith), William, Elsie (Akemon), Christine (Hicks, Thomas) & Naomi (Patrick). The was a daughter name Zella Marie that was born but unsure of her birth order as she was about 5 when she died. She was named after Margarette's younger sister Zella Marie Chambers. Zella came to live with Margarette & James after their parents died and she was 16. She later fell in love and married her sister's step son Ollie. Margarette had raised Ollie for a long time and was very upset when they got married and would not speak to him for a while as she felt he had betrayed her. But she knew that Ollie was a good man and would take good care of her sister.
Margarette & Zella were very close, that was why she named a daughter after her sister. No one in the family ever spoke of Zella Marie Spurlock after she died. I was not aware there was even a 6th child named Zella Marie until about 2002.
Margarette's brother Willard stayed a short time with them.
They grew up in the Hardburly mining camp.
I hope this helps you.
Sharon