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Generation No. 1

 

1.  JOHN1 SPURLIN1 was born 1740, and died 1790.  He married MYALLY ???1. 

 

John Spurlin was a Revolutionary War veteran.  He served from North Carolina. John Spurlin(Sperling) furnished supplies to the Colonial troops around the Hillsboruogh District, N. C. during the American Revolution. The Spurlin family came from North Carolina by way of Pike County, Georgia then on to Bossier Parish.

 

Child of JOHN SPURLIN and MYALLY ??? is:

2.                i.       WILLIAM2 SPURLIN, b. January 12, 1769, North Carolina; d. April 30, 1835, Pike County, Georgia.

 

 

Generation No. 2

 

2.  WILLIAM2 SPURLIN (JOHN1)1 was born January 12, 1769 in North Carolina, and died April 30, 1835 in Pike County, Georgia.  He married SARAH ???1. 

 

Notes for WILLIAM SPURLIN:

Source: "Passports Issued by Governors of Georgia 1785 to 1820",  Compiled by Mrs. Mary G. Byran

 

A passport for travel was issued to William Spurlin and appears in the record book at the Georgia Department Archives and History on Page  221, Dated 31st October 1810.  It reads,

"On Application,

ORDERED

  That passports be prepared for the following persons to travel through the Creek Nation of Indians, to wit, one for Messrs. John Eddy and Van Robertson, the former with his wife and three children, from the county of Wilkinson, one for Micajah Brooksm and one for William Spurlin, both from the county of Warren in this state -- which were severally presented and signed."      

Child of WILLIAM SPURLIN and SARAH ??? is:

3.                i.       GREEN K.3 SPURLIN, b. 1795, Georgia; d. June 09, 1860, Lafayette County, Arkansas.

 

 

Generation No. 3

3.  GREEN K.3 SPURLIN (WILLIAM2, JOHN1) was born 1795 in Georgia1, and died June 09, 1860 in Lafayette County, Arkansas.  He married MALINDA TRUITT, daughter of FRANCIS TRUITT and TABITHA HEARNE.  She was born Abt. 1813, and died November 13, 1855.

He died at home before 20 June 1860.  From the testimony of Gideon Allen, Green Spurlin died in the early part of June, 1860, in Lafayette County, Arkansas. The Bossier Banner published his obiturary on 15 June 1860, p. 3a: 

"On Saturday 9th instant [9 June 1860], at his residence in Lafayette county, Ark., GREEN SPURLIN, aged sixty-four years, six months and fifteen days." 

On 23 February 1856, Green Spurlin dictated his "nuncupative" will to a Bossier Parish, Louisiana, notary, Vincent Walker, who wrote it down, and Spurlin, witnesses, and the notary signed it.  Information from this will --

  • His son, Green H. Spurlin, had some "affictions (he not being able to labor)."  Green H. was "crippled."
  • He made specific bequests to his sons Green H. and Riley Marion Spurlin. 
  • He made general bequests to his other children, but he did not name them.

Children of GREEN SPURLIN and MALINDA TRUITT are:

4.                i.       EMILY L.4 SPURLIN, b. August 01, 1837, near Meridan, Mississippi; d. February 19, 1931, Bossier Parish, Lousisiana.

                  ii.       GREEN H. (J?) SPURLIN.

5.              iii.       RILEY MARION SPURLIN, d. 1864.

                 iv.       HULDA A SPURLIN, m. WARREN RANDRUFF.

                  v.       WILLIAM SPURLIN.

                 vi.       ELYA I. SPURLIN, m. GEORGE B. MERRITT.

                vii.       LABATHA SPURLIN ???.

               viii.       ALBERT W. SPURLIN ???.

6.              ix.       ALFRED JACKSON SPURLIN, b. 1828, Alabama; d. October 17, 1888, Red Land (Plain Dealing), LA.

 

 

Generation No. 4

4.  EMILY L.4 SPURLIN (GREEN K.3, WILLIAM2, JOHN1) was born August 01, 1837 in near Meridan, Mississippi, and died February 19, 1931 in Bossier Parish, Lousisiana.  She married JOHN G. ALLEN2 December 21, 1854 in Red Land, Louisana, son of GIDEON ALLEN and MARY HORN.  He was born March 06, 1835 in Twiggs County, Georgia, and died September 27, 1906 in Plain Dealing, LA.

 

The following article was published in The Bossier Banner on 26 February 1931, p. 1d:

"Mrs. Emily Allen Died Last Thursday; Funeral Services Were Held Friday -

She died on 19 February 1931 after an illness of a month at the home of her son G.G. Allen.  Services were at Plain Dealing Baptist Church, where she was a member for 41 years and a charter member.  Survived by 2 sons -- G.G. and J.R. of Texarkana, Arkansas: 3 daughters -- Mrs. S.H. Cochran of Shreveport, Mrs R.E. Lee of Little Rock, Ark., and Mrs. W.T. Norman of Winnfield, La.; 21 grandchildren, 44 great-grandchildren; and 1 great-great-grandchild.  She moved from Red Land to Plain Dealing "over forty years ago."  Married at Red Land before the Civil War; her husband was reputedly the oldest Mason in the state before his death.  She was the daughter of Green Spurlin and Mati1da Truitt, and the granddaughter "

Children of EMILY SPURLIN and JOHN ALLEN are:

                   i.       VIOLA H.5 ALLEN, b. December 23, 1855; d. May 16, 1871. 

                  ii.       PAUL E. ALLEN, b. March 05, 1857; d. November 25, 1871              

                 iii.       GREEN G. ALLEN, b. August 06, 1859, Orangeburg, SC ????; d. March 01, 1938;

                 iv.       JAMES R. ALLEN, b. October 24, 1861

                  v.       ALICE E. ALLEN, b. August 25, 1864; d. November 23, 1937;  

                 vi.       EUGENIA ALLEN, b. October 08, 1866, Savannah, Georgia ???; m. R.E. LEE.

                vii.       JOHN CLAUD ALLEN, b. July 10, 1869, Plain Dealing, LA; d. January 18, 1927, Plain Dealing, LA;  

               viii.       MATILDA (MATTIE) M. ALLEN, b. January 03, 1872;

 

5. RILEY MARION.4 SPURLIN (GREEN K.3, WILLIAM2, JOHN1) died in 1864.  He is buried in Salem Cemetery with the following inscription: " Riley M. SPURLIN  1864 Co. A, 19th LA Inf. CSA ".  According to Kathy Hart's Spurlin Genealogy, Riley Spurlin died as the result of wounds received at Chickamauga.  
 

6.  ALFRED JACKSON4 SPURLIN (GREEN K.3, WILLIAM2, JOHN1) was born 1828 in Alabama, and died October 17, 1888 in Red Land (Plain Dealing), LA.  He married MARY AMANDA ALLEN December 15, 1853 in Bossier Parish, LA, daughter of GIDEON ALLEN and MARY HORN.  She was born May 16, 1837, and died July 27, 1888 in Grayson Co., Texas  ???.

 

Birth and Death Dates were taken from a grave found in the Salem Cemetary in Plain Dealing. The headstone inscription reads "A. J. SPURLIN  Circa 1828-October 17, 1888-H/Mary Spurlin /60yrs 7mos 12dys /Father"

 

Alfread J. Spurlin enlisted in the Confederate Army on  May 11, 1862 as a Private He was assigned to. Co. B. ("Marks Guards")   28th  La. Inf.  Served in Co. B (Bossier Parish) serving under Capt.  John W. Rabb.

 

Children of ALFRED SPURLIN and MARY ALLEN are:

                   i.    W. J.5 SPURLIN, b. Abt. 1857, Bossier Parish, Lousianna.

                  ii.     FRANCIS EUGENIA SPURLIN3, b. July 11, 1861, Bossier Parish, Lousianna; d. January 14, 1890, Wager Ranch, Vernon, Texas; m. JOHN JACKSON ROBERSON3, December 20, 1877, Bossier Parish,

                 iii.     LOUISE JANIE SPURLIN3, d. Died as Infant.

                 iv.     JIM SPURLIN3, m. CLARA MCCLELLAND3.

                  v.     MALINDA SPURLIN3, m. HARRISON WALDROP3.

                 vi.     ALLEN SPURLIN3, b. November 15, 1867; d. March 26, 1890; m. IDA HOLMAN3.

                vii.     JOSEPH SPURLIN3, m. NORA BOGGS3.

               viii.     DICKSON SPURLIN3, d. Died Young.

                  ix.     ELWOOD SPURLIN3, d. Died Young.

                   x.     BETTY SPURLIN3, m. FRANK WALDROUP3.

                  xi.     NALINDA SPURLIN3.   Nalinda was a twin of Malinda who died at birth.

 

 

 

References
 

1.  Kathy Hart, EMAIL from Kathy Hart re: Spurlin Genealogy,  (Posted on Rootsweb [LABOSSIE-L] Mailing List on Jun 20, 1999).

2.  Transcribed by: Kay McMahan <kayn@webtv.net>, Bossier Parish, La Masonic Records,  (http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/la/bossier/misc/lodge.txt), "Electronic."

3.  Kathy Hart, EMAIL from Kathy Hart re: Spurlin Genealogy,  (Posted on Rootsweb [LABOSSIE-L] Mailing List on Jun 20, 1999).