1880 Coffee County Census Census Place: Elba, Coffee, Alabama Source: FHL Film 1254008 National Archives Film T9-0008 Page 279C Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace R. A. SPURLIN Self M M W 40 GA Occ: Farmer Fa: GA Mo: GA Elisabeth SPURLIN Wife F M W 40 AL Occ: Keeping House Fa: GA Mo: GA J. W. SPURLIN Son M S W 20 AL Fa: GA Mo: AL Ada SPURLIN Dau F S W 16 AL Fa: GA Mo: AL Georgia SPURLIN Dau F S W 10 AL Fa: GA Mo: AL R. A. SPURLIN Son M S W 6 AL Fa: GA Mo: AL J. A. SPURLIN Son M S W 3 AL Fa: GA Mo: AL **************************************** List of all Spurlins in Coffee County 1880 Census SPURLIN, Celia Wife <1828> F W Bir: NC Cen: AL Coffee Elba SPURLIN, W. J. Self <1828> M W Bir: GA Cen: AL Coffee Elba SPURLIN, Elisabeth Wife <1840> F W Bir: AL Cen: AL Coffee Elba SPURLIN, R. A. Self <1840> M W Bir: GA Cen: AL Coffee Elba SPURLIN, J. W. Son <1860> M W Bir: AL Cen: AL Coffee Elba SPURLIN, Martha E. Dau <1861> F W Bir: AL Cen: AL Coffee Elba SPURLIN, Jacky Dau <1863> F W Bir: AL Cen: AL Coffee Elba SPURLIN, Ada Dau <1864> F W Bir: AL Cen: AL Coffee Elba SPURLIN, Evie Dau <1866> F W Bir: AL Cen: AL Coffee Elba SPURLIN, William Son <1868> M W Bir: AL Cen: AL Coffee Elba SPURLIN, Georgia Dau <1870> F W Bir: AL Cen: AL Coffee Elba SPURLIN, Jesse Son <1872> M W Bir: AL Cen: AL Coffee Elba SPURLIN, R. A. Son <1874> M W Bir: AL Cen: AL Coffee Elba SPURLIN, J. A. Son <1877> M W Bir: AL Cen: AL Coffee Elba ----- Original Message ----- From: "Warren Smith" <tsgator@earthlink.net> To: <ALCOFFEE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2001 7:36 PM Subject: Re: [ALCOFFEE] Looking For Information About Grandparents and GGparents > Debra/Britt: I am researching this same Spurlin family (William J., Sr & Jr). Please take a look at > the following: > > In the 1860 Coffee County census there were two (at least two, perhaps more) SPURLIN families > listed, and they were next door to one another as follows: > > page 104 641/641 SPURLIN, William 54 M Farmer GA > Elizabeth 47 F GA > Sarah A 28 F GA > Jacob 17 M AL > Georgian 15 F AL > KING, Rebecca J. 4 F AL > > 642/642 SPURLIN, Jr., William 31 M Farmer GA > Celia 31 F NC > Lucinda M 5 F AL > Lisa L 4 F AL > Elizabeth 3 F AL > Martha 1 F AL > KING, Sarah E. 4 F AL > > Notice of course the two KING children, one in each household, probably twin girls since the ages > are the same. Rebecca KING is my great-grandmother, and I assume that Sarah is her twin sister. The > mystery though, is "Where did they come from??" I went back and compared these two families in the > 1850 census. They were basically the same except that a Riley, Polly, and Chloe from the elder > SPURLIN family were now (in 1860) apparently out of the nest and on their own. Curiously however, 28 > year old Sarah A. was still living at home. She is the oldest child in 1860, and was also the oldest > in 1850. Could she perhaps have married someone during the decade, had two children (or more), > become a widow, and moved back home? > > Her brother, the younger William SPURLIN, Jr., somewhat strangely perhaps, was living with yet > another SPURLIN family in 1850, named Jeremiah SPURLIN. William, Jr. was 21 years old however, so he > may have just been living at the other household learning something about the farming trade. Perhaps > Jeremiah was an uncle or something like that. There is no clue as to why the second KING child is > living with William, Jr. and family. > > "Tuesday 31 October 1810. On application, ORDERED that passport be prepared for the following > person to travel through the Creek Nation of Indians, to wit, one for Messr. William Spurlin, from > the County of Warren in this state, which was presented and signed." (Other passports issued on > this order were: John Eady and family, Van Robertson and Micajah Brooks). This passport was likely > issued to this William's uncle, William, since this William was only 3 or 4 years old in 1810. This > may provide a clue, however, as to where in Georgia this family came from (Warren County). > > My obvious interest is the King children, but I would love to have whatever other information that > either of you could provide on the Spurlins. I do know that Sarah eventually married (remarried?) a > man named Levi Jayroe, but I know nothing of her offspring, if any. > > I look forward to hearing from you both. > > Regards, > Warren > > > ==== ALCOFFEE Mailing List ==== > > Come visit with us to research and know our people and history of Coffee County, Alabama..... > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

R. A. Spurlin (Riley) married Elizabeth Harper and they are buried at Richburg Cemetery near Elizabeth's parents. Willie ----- Original Message ----- From: K Anderson <yak2usal@frontiernet.net> To: <ALCOFFEE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2001 6:43 PM Subject: Re: [ALCOFFEE] Looking For Information About Grandparents and GGparents > 1880 Coffee County Census > Census Place: Elba, Coffee, Alabama > Source: FHL Film 1254008 National Archives Film T9-0008 Page 279C > Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace > R. A. SPURLIN Self M M W 40 GA > Occ: Farmer Fa: GA Mo: GA > Elisabeth SPURLIN Wife F M W 40 AL > Occ: Keeping House Fa: GA Mo: GA > J. W. SPURLIN Son M S W 20 AL > Fa: GA Mo: AL > Ada SPURLIN Dau F S W 16 AL > Fa: GA Mo: AL > Georgia SPURLIN Dau F S W 10 AL > Fa: GA Mo: AL > R. A. SPURLIN Son M S W 6 AL > Fa: GA Mo: AL > J. A. SPURLIN Son M S W 3 AL > Fa: GA Mo: AL > > **************************************** > > List of all Spurlins in Coffee County 1880 Census > SPURLIN, Celia Wife <1828> F W Bir: NC > Cen: AL Coffee Elba > SPURLIN, W. J. Self <1828> M W Bir: GA > Cen: AL Coffee Elba > SPURLIN, Elisabeth Wife <1840> F W Bir: AL > Cen: AL Coffee Elba > SPURLIN, R. A. Self <1840> M W Bir: GA > Cen: AL Coffee Elba > SPURLIN, J. W. Son <1860> M W Bir: AL > Cen: AL Coffee Elba > SPURLIN, Martha E. Dau <1861> F W Bir: AL > Cen: AL Coffee Elba > SPURLIN, Jacky Dau <1863> F W Bir: AL > Cen: AL Coffee Elba > SPURLIN, Ada Dau <1864> F W Bir: AL > Cen: AL Coffee Elba > SPURLIN, Evie Dau <1866> F W Bir: AL > Cen: AL Coffee Elba > SPURLIN, William Son <1868> M W Bir: AL > Cen: AL Coffee Elba > SPURLIN, Georgia Dau <1870> F W Bir: AL > Cen: AL Coffee Elba > SPURLIN, Jesse Son <1872> M W Bir: AL > Cen: AL Coffee Elba > SPURLIN, R. A. Son <1874> M W Bir: AL > Cen: AL Coffee Elba > SPURLIN, J. A. Son <1877> M W Bir: AL > Cen: AL Coffee Elba > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Warren Smith" <tsgator@earthlink.net> > To: <ALCOFFEE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2001 7:36 PM > Subject: Re: [ALCOFFEE] Looking For Information About Grandparents and > GGparents > > > > Debra/Britt: I am researching this same Spurlin family (William J., Sr & > Jr). Please take a look at > > the following: > > > > In the 1860 Coffee County census there were two (at least two, perhaps > more) SPURLIN families > > listed, and they were next door to one another as follows: > > > > page 104 641/641 SPURLIN, William 54 M Farmer GA > > Elizabeth 47 F > GA > > Sarah A 28 F > GA > > Jacob 17 > M AL > > Georgian 15 F > AL > > KING, Rebecca J. 4 F > AL > > > > 642/642 SPURLIN, Jr., William 31 M Farmer GA > > Celia 31 > F NC > > Lucinda M 5 F > AL > > Lisa L 4 > F AL > > Elizabeth 3 > F AL > > Martha 1 > F AL > > KING, Sarah E. 4 F > AL > > > > Notice of course the two KING children, one in each household, probably > twin girls since the ages > > are the same. Rebecca KING is my great-grandmother, and I assume that > Sarah is her twin sister. The > > mystery though, is "Where did they come from??" I went back and compared > these two families in the > > 1850 census. They were basically the same except that a Riley, Polly, and > Chloe from the elder > > SPURLIN family were now (in 1860) apparently out of the nest and on their > own. Curiously however, 28 > > year old Sarah A. was still living at home. She is the oldest child in > 1860, and was also the oldest > > in 1850. Could she perhaps have married someone during the decade, had two > children (or more), > > become a widow, and moved back home? > > > > Her brother, the younger William SPURLIN, Jr., somewhat strangely perhaps, > was living with yet > > another SPURLIN family in 1850, named Jeremiah SPURLIN. William, Jr. was > 21 years old however, so he > > may have just been living at the other household learning something about > the farming trade. Perhaps > > Jeremiah was an uncle or something like that. There is no clue as to why > the second KING child is > > living with William, Jr. and family. > > > > "Tuesday 31 October 1810. On application, ORDERED that passport be > prepared for the following > > person to travel through the Creek Nation of Indians, to wit, one for > Messr. William Spurlin, from > > the County of Warren in this state, which was presented and signed." > (Other passports issued on > > this order were: John Eady and family, Van Robertson and Micajah Brooks). > This passport was likely > > issued to this William's uncle, William, since this William was only 3 or > 4 years old in 1810. This > > may provide a clue, however, as to where in Georgia this family came from > (Warren County). > > > > My obvious interest is the King children, but I would love to have > whatever other information that > > either of you could provide on the Spurlins. I do know that Sarah > eventually married (remarried?) a > > man named Levi Jayroe, but I know nothing of her offspring, if any. > > > > I look forward to hearing from you both. > > > > Regards, > > Warren > > > > > > ==== ALCOFFEE Mailing List ==== > > > > Come visit with us to research and know our people and history of Coffee > County, Alabama..... > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > ==== ALCOFFEE Mailing List ==== > > Come visit with us to research and know our people and history of Coffee County, Alabama..... > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >