Marinda Close

1814 - 1895  (81 years)

• Name	Marinda Close
  Birth	20 Apr 1814	Greenwich, Fairfield Co., CT
  Gender	Female
  Death	22 Aug 1895
  Person ID	I1705	forneyclark
  Last Modified	12 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Samuel J. Close,   b. 1792, Greenwich, Fairfield Co., CT d. 1817, Scottsburg, Scott Co., IN (Age 25 years)
  Mother	Deborah Lockwood,   b. 1795   d. 1822 (Age 27 years)
  Marriage	Greenwich, Fairfield Co., CT
  Family ID	F1141	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Zephaniah Spurgeon,   b. 27 Sep 1806, Bourbon Co., KY d. 7 Jan 1877, Scottsburg, IN; burial: Zoah Cem., Scottsburg, IN (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	30 Jun 1837	Green Co., IN
  Children	1. Arminda Bernard Spurgeon,   b. 22 Apr 1839, IN d. 29 Feb 1924, Scottsburg, IN; burial: Zoah Cem., Scottsburg, IN (Age 84 years)   2. James B. Spurgeon,   b. 22 Feb 1841   3. Mariam Spurgeon,   b. 23 Dec 1842   d. 16 Oct 1929, Chehalis, WA (Age 86 years)   4. Benjamin Spurgeon,   b. 30 Dec 1844   d. 23 Apr 1882, Burial: Zoah Cem., Scott Co., IN (Age 37 years)   5. Mead Brundage Spurgeon,   b. 25 Dec 1846   d. 5 Jun 1925, Memphis, Clark Co., IN; Silver Creek Cem., Clark Co., IN (Age 78 years)   6. Sarah J. Spurgeon,   b. 30 Jan 1849   d. 14 Jan 1865, Burial: Zoah Cem., Scott Co., IN (Age 15 years)
  Family ID	F0569	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Apr 2024

  
  

• Photos		Close, Marinda (1814-1895) Individual/ Hand-colored photo of Marinda Close Spurgeon, which was probably taken in IN, came from the Don Coatney Archives. See also Don Coatney's Coatney Collection at http://www.rootsweb.com/~inscott/CoatneyPhotos.html Many of the photos in the Archives and in the Collection were taken by Benjamin Harrison Coatney (1865-1925), Don Coatney's grandfather who was a professional photographer in Perla, AR, and Indianapolis, IN.
  		Zoah Church and Cemetery, Scott Co., IN Church/ Cemetery photo of Zoah Church in Zoah, Scott Co., IN, was taken in the 1890's by Benjamin Harrison Coatney. The photo was restored by Denise Libby of California. Photo came from the Don Coatney Archives. See also Don Coatney's Coatney Collection at http://www.rootsweb.com/~inscott/CoatneyPhotos.html Many of the photos in the Archives and in the Collection were taken by Benjamin Harrison Coatney (1865-1925), Don Coatney's grandfather who was a professional photographer in Perla, AR, and Indianapolis, IN. Information contained in the Archives from Cindy Howser: Zoah, located about three miles northwest of Scottsburg was a comparatively new settlement in the county. In 1836, Warren Meranda (1807-1847), Clark Reynolds (1801-1863) and Martin Comer bought land where the church and cemetery now are located. Some time between 1837 and 1842 a log school was built on the knoll overlooking Ox Valley to the west. The present day church is very prosperous and the cemetery is actively in use. The church was built in 1889, and remodeled and added to in 1943-44. (from 1990 cemetery book). Many Coatneys and Spurgeons are buried in Zoah Cemetery including Benjamin Harrison Coatney (1865-1925); Hester Magnolia "Hattie" Morgan Coatney (1866-1937); Charles Augustus "Gus" Coatney (1887-1913); George Francis Coatney (1900-1922); George Washington Coatney (1831-1871); Arminda Bernard Spurgeon Coatney (1839-1924); Gracie Ethel Coatney (1884-1902); Thomas Jefferson Coatney (1857-1934); Zephaniah Spurgeon (1806-1877); & Marinda Close Spurgeon.

  
  

  Histories

  Coatney, Thomas Jefferson: Sketch of the Life Travels and Adventures of Thomas Jefferson Coatney (1857-1934) Sketch of the Life Travels and Adventures of Thomas Jefferson Coatney came from the Don Coatney Archives. See also Don Coatney's Coatney Collection at http://www.rootsweb.com/~inscott/CoatneyPhotos.html

  
  

  Albums

  * Hand-colored Album (13)

  
  

• Notes

  Source: SEE DON COATNEY'S SITES FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES: Donald Gordon "Don" Coatney: Most of the information that concerns the Coatney family, especially information concerning the families related to the marriage of Archibald Coatney and Mary McIntosh, including names, dates, places, census reports, documents, photos, and stories, is from the Don Coatney Archives. See also Don Coatney's Coatney Collection at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~inscott/Coatney.html http://www.rootsweb.com/~inscott/CoatneyPhotos.html