Jacob Verlynne SPIKER
1913 - 1995 (82 years)
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Name Jacob Verlynne SPIKER [1, 2] Nickname Lynn Born 19 Jan 1913 Holbrook, Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA 
[3] Gender Male Education SCHOOL - Sunny Point School, Holbrook, Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA [4] Education SCHOOL - Pullman High School, Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA [5] Education SCHOOL - Glenville State College, Glenville, Gilmer County, West Virginia, USA [5] Education SCHOOL - West Virginia University, Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA [6, 7] Graduated with Degree in Animal Husbandry followed by a Masters Degree in Animal Husbandry. Occupation Lewis County Agricultural Extension Agent for 33 years. [7, 8] Military Service Enlistment Date 23 Apr 1943. Release Date 15 Apr 1946. Branch: ARMY [9] Memberships 1. President local Rotary Club.
2. 4-H All Star Life Member.
3. Member 4-H WV State Hall of Fame, inaugral class. [7, 8]Died 3 Apr 1995 Weston, Lewis County, West Virginia, USA [9, 10, 11] Buried 5 Apr 1995 CEMETERY - Masonic Memorial Park, West Union, Doddridge County, West Virginia, USA [10, 12] Age: 82 Cause: Natural Causes - Funeral services from Floyd Funeral Home, Weston, VA [This funeral home closed in 2013] Officiant Rev. John Simmons.
- A headstone inscribed on one side with the “Maxson” family name marks the gravesites of Adelene’s parents, Glen and Gay (Britton) Maxson. On the opposite side, the headstone is divided between family names “Spiker” for Lynn and Adelene (Maxson) Spiker and “Booher” for Adelene’s brother-in-law and sister, Ed and Arlene (Maxson) Booher.
Person ID I8 Spiker Genealogy Last Modified 6 Jan 2018
Father Jacob SPIKER, b. 8 Feb 1881, Pennsboro, Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA , d. 24 Dec 1956, Holbrook, Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA (Age 75 years) Mother Missouri Gay ZINN, b. 23 Jun 1884, Horn Creek, Gilmer County, West Virginia, USA , d. 20 May 1967, Pennsboro, Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA (Age 82 years) Married 14 Apr 1907 Bear Run, Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA Family ID F1 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Adelene Marjorie MAXSON, b. 15 Jul 1923, Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA , d. 24 Feb 2012, HOSP or INST - United Hospital Center, Bridgeport, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA (Age 88 years) Married 17 May 1946 Vienna, Wood County, West Virginia, USA [13] - They were united in marriage by Lynn’s Uncle, Rev. Ofa Bennett (husband of Gay Spiker’s sister, Coe.)
Last Modified 3 Jan 2018 Family ID F4 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map 
Born - 19 Jan 1913 - Holbrook, Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA 
Education - - SCHOOL - Sunny Point School, Holbrook, Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA 
Education - - SCHOOL - Pullman High School, Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA 
Education - - SCHOOL - Glenville State College, Glenville, Gilmer County, West Virginia, USA 
Education - Graduated with Degree in Animal Husbandry followed by a Masters Degree in Animal Husbandry. - - SCHOOL - West Virginia University, Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA 
Married - 17 May 1946 - Vienna, Wood County, West Virginia, USA 
Died - 3 Apr 1995 - Weston, Lewis County, West Virginia, USA 
Buried - Age: 82 - 5 Apr 1995 - CEMETERY - Masonic Memorial Park, West Union, Doddridge County, West Virginia, USA = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Photos PROFILE PIC: Lynn Spiker 
SCHOOLS - Pullman High School
Original image from Pullman H.S. 1940 "Echoes" yearbook. Modified in 2018 by Bobbi Conley.
Headstones 
Grave marker(s) for: SPIKER Jacob Verlynne and Adelene Marjorie Maxson 
CEMETERY - Masonic Memorial Park
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Sources - [S1] VITAL RECORDS - West Virginia Births, 1853-1930, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_bcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2261881&Type=Birth.
Certificate signed by Gay Z. Spiker, mother. Certificate filed 12 Jun 1943. - [S16] FAMILY - Melinda Spiker Chambers, http://www.spikerfamily.com/newspaper-box/january2017, 17 Jan 2017.
“Dad didn’t like his name, so when he turned 18 his mom…let him change it to Lynn. That’s why he didn’t have a middle name.” - [S1] VITAL RECORDS - West Virginia Births, 1853-1930, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_bcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2261881&Type=Birth.
Place of birth is recorded as "Oxford." [The physical and mailing addresses of the Spiker property are different. The farm is located in Holbrook, Ritchie Co. The post office is located in Oxford, Doddridge Co. The family refers to their home as being located in both "Oxford" and "Ritchie County."] - [S24] FAMILY - Michael Ian Spiker.
- [S14] WEBSITE: SpikerFamily.com, http://spikerfamily.com/garden/familytree/lynn.
- [S14] WEBSITE: SpikerFamily.com, http://spikerfamily.com/newspaper-box/february2017.
- [S16] FAMILY - Melinda Spiker Chambers.
- [S14] WEBSITE: SpikerFamily.com, http://www.spikerfamily.com/newspaper-box/february2017.
- [S19] U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).
- [S9] FUNERAL HOME - Funeral Memorial Card.
- [S10] MEMORIAL - Marker, Stone, Mounument.
- [S18] WEBSITE: FindAGrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/142055457/jacob-v-spiker.
- [S2] VITAL RECORDS - West Virginia Marriages, 1785-1971, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_mcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11797844&Type=Marriage.
- [S1] VITAL RECORDS - West Virginia Births, 1853-1930, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_bcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2261881&Type=Birth.
