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John Spurling (Taylor County, Kentucky, farmer and jailer.)

b. 1813-07-04 d. 1897-02-08

Taylor County, Kentucky, wagon maker, farmer, and jailer. Virginia native. Married to Jane Newton Spurling. Father of M. A. Spurling, Nancy J. Spurling, B. F. Spurling, Elizabeth Spurling, and Sarah L. Spurling. Wagon maker in Taylor County in 1850. Farmer in Taylor County in 1860. Jailer in Taylor County in 1862. Jailer in Taylor County in 1864.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Taylor County, Division 1, p. 162B-163A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Taylor County, p. 572.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Taylor County, Campbellsville, p. 234A.

Find A Grave, "John Kipsey Spurling (1813-1897)," Memorial 59146009, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59146009/john-kipsey-spurling (accessed July 1, 2020).

KYR-0001-004-1383.

KYR-0001-020-1426.

Citation

Spurling, John. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32212278 (November 12, 2026).

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