Jones Thomas "Dock" Spurlock

Brief Life History of Jones Thomas "Dock"

When Jones Thomas "Dock" Spurlock was born on 18 July 1855, in Jackson, Tennessee, United States, his father, Johnson Riley Spurlock, was 41 and his mother, Mary Ann Birdwell, was 39. He had at least 4 sons and 5 daughters with Ellen A Osborne. He lived in Civil District 1, Jackson, Tennessee, United States for about 20 years and Civil District 1, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States in 1930. He died on 29 September 1939, in Jackson, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Pharris Cemetery, Gainesboro, Jackson, Tennessee, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jones Thomas "Dock" Spurlock
1855–1939
Ellen A Osborne
1859–1943
Lula J Spurlock
1876–1938
Maggie Spurlock
1877–1897
Marshall Franklin Spurlock
1879–1928
Martha Belle Spurlock
1880–1958
Polly Ann Spurlock
1886–1888
James Riley Spurlock
1886–1964
George Fillmore Spurlock
1890–1922
General Weaver Spurlock
1894–1974
Lena Mae Spurlock
1896–1984

Sources (17)

  • J T Spurlock, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Jones T Spulick, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
  • Jones Thomas Spurlock, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1862 · Battle of Shiloh

The battle of Shiloh took place on April 6, 1862 and April 7, 1862. Confederate soldiers camp through the woods next to where the Union soldiers were camped at Pittsburg Landing on the Tennessee River. With 23,000 casualties this was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War up to this point.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1878

Oldest grave seen in memorials list

Name Meaning

English (Somerset): probably a post-medieval variant, with prosthetic S-, of Portlock , a habitational name from Porlock (Somerset).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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