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John Madison Spurlock was born Jan. 26, 1811 in Lee County, VA. It is not known who his parents are.
At age 16, John moved with his family to Tazwell, Clairborne County, TN. About that time John began working
on a barge on the Cumberland River, family legand says that John was "bound out" working as somewhat of an
apprentice on the barges. In a story told by John and Sarah's son Charles Mason Spurlock. "John was working
on a barge and spied Sarah Ann Mason sitting in a sycamore tree with a group of girls. They had taken the sycamore
leaves and pinned them together with thorns making hats. "He took a shine" to young Sarah and began sparking her."
On May 7, 1835 in Knox County, Ky. John Madison Spurlock married Sarah Ann Mason. Sarah Ann was born December 4, 1818
in Knox County, Ky, the daughter of William Mason and Elizabeth Evans. Mary Spurlock Reed recalled this story about
her grandparents. " They married young against the will of Sarah Ann's parents. John was looked down upon, since he was
a crew member on a river barge." She recalled other differences between the two families. John was against owning
slaves, but the family that Sarah was from had many." As the story goes John and Sarah both lost their inheritance by
marrying, which probably prompted them to move from their home in the South. (Sarah wasn't mentioned in the will of her
father, William Mason.)Sarah Ann Mason was the daughter of William Mason and Elizabeth Evans, it is reported that she is the
Granddaughter of Robert(The Patriot)Mason and Mary King Evans. All are reportedly buried in the Mason Family Cemetery
which is now in Bell County Kentucky. The Spurlocks left Tnn and moved to Morgan County, In. They arrived in Boone Township,
Douglas County Mo. in the spring of 1843. John and Sarah Ann Spurlock raised 10 of their 14 children to adulthood.
John Madison Spurlock died Jan. 23, 1890 three days before his 79th birthday. Sarah Ann died June 18, 1891 at the age of 73.
Both are buried in Whitescreek Cemetery, a plot of land taken from the original Spurlock Homstead and set apart for a family buriel ground.
Their childrean are:
Pleasant Right
William Washington
Elizabeth Jane
Nancy Malissa
John Milton
Lucinda
James Madison
Rebecca Ann
Sarah Ann
Charles Mason
James Madison Spurlock married Celia Jane Eslick. Celia was born Jan. 1, 1854 the daughter of Ezekiel Eslick and Elizabeth Marler.
Celia and James (Uncle Jemes) lived both in Missouri on a farm and in Cleveland, Ok. where James worked for the railroad.
Their children are:
John Wilburn b. June 20, 1871 d Aug. 31, 1954
Martha Malissa b. July 2, 1873 d. Jan. 1, 1965
Sara Elizabeth b. April 16, 1875 d after 1960
Francis Kendall b. Dec. 6, 1877 d. before 1946
Mary Jane b. Feb. 2, 1882 d. Feb. 24,1959
George Lewis b. Oct. 8, 1884 d. Feb. 4, 19??
William Aries b. Oct. 18, 1887 d. June 9, 1889
Celia Jane b. March 3, 1890 d. after 1985
Charlie Milton b. Sept. 9, 1892 d. Aug. 23, 1974
Ada Viola b. Jan. 27, 1894 d. March 1. 1945
Ruth Mabel b. May 24, 1898 d. after 1985
Martha Malissa Spurlock married first George Washington Manning had one child Ida Manning, married second William Franklin Morris.
  
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