Susan Spurgin

Brief Life History of Susan

When Susan Spurgin was born on 1 March 1840, in Bartholomew, Indiana, United States, her father, Samuel Spurgin, was 46 and her mother, Mary McFall, was 38. She married Henry Harvey Brouhard on 3 August 1862, in Nevada, Story, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Clear Creek Township, Nemaha, Kansas, United States in 1880 and Saint Bridget, Marshall, Kansas, United States for about 10 years. She died on 12 December 1925, in Marshall, Kansas, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Richland Township, Marshall, Kansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Henry Harvey Brouhard
1843–1898
Susan Spurgin
1840–1925
Marriage: 3 August 1862
Eliza A. Brouhard
1863–1886
William Aaron Brouhard
1866–1922
Ezra Jonathan Brouhard
1869–1943
Nancy Samantha Brouhard
1873–1958
David Elsworth Brouhard
1875–1946
Albert Ross Brouhard
1878–1945
Emma May Brouhard
1882–1951

Sources (17)

  • Susan Spurgeon, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Susan Hurgson, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
  • Susan Spurgeon Brouhard, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1846

Iowa is the 29th state.

1863

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

Name Meaning

English (East Anglia): variant of Spurgeon .

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

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