"Son of Ransom Spurlock and Missouri Ann Owens Spurlock, born in Hinds Co., MS, the 4th of 10 children. Father, Ransom, born Oct.25, 1807, Washington Co., GA. Mother, Ellender Vickers Spurlock, born Dec. 30, 1820, in Georgia. Father, mother and siblings (Francis Elizabeth & William Green) migrated from Eufaula, Barbour Co., AL, in late-1838, early-1839 to Hinds Co. where Sarah Jane (Sally, Sallie) was born in Sept. 1839; Marcus D. born in Jan. 1842; George Marion in April 1844 and Mary Ann (Marianne) in Aug. 1846. Family moved to old Claiborne (that part now Bienville Parish) Parish about 1847 settling in an area a few miles southwest of Driskill Mt. Bienville Parish was organized in March 1848 from Claiborne Parish. Elizabeth Rebecca was born on june 25, 1848 in now Bienville Parish. Thefamily appears in the 1850 census in dwelling number 553, Western Dist., Bienville Parish. Ellender Vickers Spurlock's mother, Elleonder, appears in dwelling 555. John Fedrick will be born on Aug. 22, 1850; James Joshua on April 15, 1853 and Jasper Newton on March 27, 1856. Jasper Newton will die on Sept. 26, 1858 and be buried in old Arcadia Cem., Arcadia."
