Nancy Bell Rodgers and Henry Sponaugle

NANCY BELL RODGERS, daughter of MARY SCOTT and NEVILLE RODGERS, was born in 1840 in Virginia, and died March 24, 1919 in Stonewall Township, Shenandoah, Virginia.^{2166, 5335} She is buried in Saint Lukes Lutheran Church Cemetery, Saint Luke, Shenandoah, Virginia.^{456, 5335}

She married (1) HENRY SPONAUGLE on December 29, 1860 in Pendleton County, West Virginia.¹⁷⁸⁸ He was born July 30, 1830 in Pendleton County, West Virginia,⁶⁷⁶ and died March 11, 1871 in Gilmer County, West Virginia.⁶⁷⁶

She married (2) SOLOMON GUNDY CLARK on October 12, 1885 in Shenandoah County, Virginia.⁹¹⁰¹ He was born July 31, 1828 in Prince William County, Virginia,⁴⁵⁶ and died December 28, 1903 in Saint Luke, Shenandoah, Virginia.⁴⁵⁶ He is buried in Saint Lukes Lutheran Church Cemetery, Saint Luke, Shenandoah, Virginia.⁴⁵⁶

• Descendant Reports
  • William Scott Descendant Report (Ancestor of Nancy B. Rodgers)

Children of NANCY BELL RODGERS and HENRY SPONAUGLE:

1. IDA ASHLEY SPONAUGLE, b. June 28, 1861, Rockingham County, Virginia;⁶¹⁹ m. CHARLES WESLEY BARNES on December 18, 1879 in Montgomery County, Ohio^{1786, 2373}; d. March 26, 1940, Troy, Miami, Ohio.⁶¹⁹
2. MARY I. SPONAUGLE, b. June 12, 1865, Rockingham County, Virginia;⁶¹⁹ m. HARVEY WEBSTER KINSEY on September 13, 1887 in Montgomery County, Ohio²³⁷³; d. December 9, 1945, Randolph, Montgomery, Ohio.⁶¹⁹
3. GEORGE B. SPONAUGLE, b. September 12, 1866, Randolph County, West Virginia; d. November 22, 1940, Staunton, Augusta, Virginia.⁵³³⁵
4. SAMUEL JUETTE SPONAUGLE, b. April 20, 1868, West Virginia;⁵³³⁵ d. May 15, 1947, Staunton, Augusta, Virginia.⁵³³⁵
5. KATHRYN BELLE SPONAUGLE, b. November 15, 1869, Gilmer County, West Virginia;²¹⁶⁷ m. MELVIN GILBERT on January 26, 1893 in Montgomery County, Ohio¹⁷⁸⁶; d. April 23, 1937, Randolph, Montgomery, Ohio.⁶¹⁹
6. CLARESTINE SPONAUGLE, b. September 15, 1871, Gilmer, Gilmer, West Virginia.²¹⁶⁷

Obituaries

Shenandoah Herald, January 8, 1904²¹⁶⁵

Death of Solomon Clarke

Solomon Clarke a Confederate veteran died at his home near St. Luke, last Thursday aged 75 years. Mr. Clarke was a gallant Confederate soldier, and a kind and generous man.

Harrisonburg Daily News-Record, March 25, 1919²¹⁶⁶

DEATH RESULT OF BURNS RECEIVED

Widow of Solomon Clarke Badly Burned When She Tried to Start Fire With Oil.

SON RUSHES TO HER SIDE

In Attempt to Extinguish Flames He was Badly Burned About Hands, Arms, and Face. Was 74 Years Old.

Woodstock, March 24.—Mrs. Nancy Sponagle Clark, widow of Solomon Clarke, while trying to kindle a fire with coal oil on Sunday evening, was so badly burned that she died at 2 o'clcok this morning. Her son, George Sponagle with whom she makes her home, was at the barn feeding stock when he heard her cries. Going at once to her assistance, he extinguished the flames and was seriously burned on the hands, arms and face, his hands suffering most. Mr. Sponagle lives near St. Luke.

Mrs. Clark was seventy-fours years old and is survived by three daughters and two sons, children of a former marriage: George Sponagle and Samuel Sponagle, of St. Luke; Mrs. Ida Bowers, Mrs. Mary McKinley and Mrs. Katie Gilbert, of Ohio.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
July 16, 1850719	Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia	Neville Rodgers Ann Moore Sarah Frances Rodgers Mary Rodgers Nancy Bell Rodgers David Laird Rodgers Jewett G. Rodgers
October 1, 1860718	Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia	Neville Rodgers Eliza Lewis Phoebe Ann Rodgers David Laird Rodgers Mary Rodgers Nancy Bell Rodgers Lucy Jane Rodgers Frances Jane Solomon Sarah Frances Rodgers
August 16, 1870673	Center Twp, Gilmer, West Virginia	Henry Sponaugle Nancy Bell Rodgers Ida Ashley Sponaugle Mary I. Sponaugle George B. Sponaugle Samuel Juette Sponaugle Kathryn Belle Sponaugle
June 9, 1880675	Stonewall Township, Shenandoah, Virginia	Nancy Bell Rodgers Mary I. Sponaugle George B. Sponaugle Samuel Juette Sponaugle Kathryn Belle Sponaugle Jewett G. Rodgers
June 23, 1900674	Stonewall Township, Shenandoah, Virginia	George B. Sponaugle Solomon Gundy Clark Nancy Bell Rodgers
April 27, 1910672	Randolph, Montgomery, Ohio	George B. Sponaugle Samuel Juette Sponaugle Nancy Bell Rodgers