Preston County, West Virginia          Biography of Bruce SPINDLER

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The History of West Virginia, Old and New
Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc.,
Chicago and New York, Volume II,
page 221

BRUCE SPINDLER, a brother of Charles Spindler and member
of a pioneer family in Preston County, the family record being
a subject presented on other pages, is an active businessman of
Kingwood, where he is the only licensed undertaker and also
Conducts a furniture business. Mr. Spindler was born in Grant
District, Preston County, December 4, 1873, one of the family of
five sons and five daughters of Andrew and Nancy (Haines) Spindler
and was the youngest of the children to grow up. He lived until
manhood on the home farm and began his career with a common school
education. After leaving the farm Bruce Spindler was in the livery
business at Fairchance, Pennsylvania, a year, and then took up
the work  of the carpenter a trade which he had learned from his
father. He was a journeyman carpenter and also did some minor
contracting. In course of time his activities and inclinations
lead him to engage in the under-taking business at Kingwood, in
February, 1914, and be has since devoted his whole time to the
furniture and undertaking line.

Mr. Spindler inherits his politics from his father, is a republican
and cast his first presidential ballot for Major McKinley in 1896,
but in local affairs is somewhat independent. He is affiliated
with the Knights of Pythias, Independent Order of Odd Fellows,
Woodmen of the World, and is a member of the Methodist Church.
July 22, 1914 near Chalk Hill, Pennsylvania, he married Miss
Margerie Wirshing. She is survived by a daughter, Nettle Elmyra.
On July 19, 1920, at Grafton, Mr. Spindler married Estelle Evick,
daughter of Pendleton and Florence (Lough) Evick of Franklin,
West Virginia, where Mrs. Spindler was born in August, 1896,
being one of a family of three sons and two daughters.