Spalding, Daniel
- Born: 1829, Orange County, Indiana
- Marriage (1): Gum, Diadema on 2 Jan 1851 in Knox County, Illinois
- Marriage (2): Coon, Maria on 22 Feb 1845 in Knox County, Illinois
- Died: 1912, Mulhall, Oklahoma at age 83
General Notes:
Westmoreland Recorder
Thursday April 22, 1886
Birthday surprise
Editors rec order:
A genuine old-fashioned surprise party was given to Daniel
Spaulding, on the occasion of his 58th birthday, April 6th.
His brothers, and children, and a few intimate friends only
were invited to attend the party. It was a ha ppy surprise to
Uncle Dan and family. We met in the city of Westmoreland, and at
11:30 a.m., a small crowd of thirty-five, wended our way over
the hill to Uncle Dan's residence with our loaded baskets and a
few small presents, which were thankfully accepted by him. The
following is the list of presents:
Pet er Spaulding..........fine silver watch Mr. and Mrs.
Bair,Jessie
and........
Peter Spaulding..........bed springs
Mrs.Jessie Spaulding..........fruit di sh Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Spaulding..........rocking chair David Spaulding.......... set
silver tea
spoons Mr. and Mrs. Lot Spaulding..........glass pitcher Mrs.
John
Ware..........fine shirt
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Myers..........butter dish Miss. Anna
Area..........cup and saucer
Mrs.Taylor, book, entitled, Health and Beauty Mrs.Rogers, glass
goblet,
and smoking tobacco Miss. Lulie Rogers.. ........copper hen
Mr. Silas Area..........plug of tobacco
Mr. and Mrs. L. Spaulding.........smoking tobacco
When, at a later hour, dinner was served, l o! and be hold, the
table was loaded with eatables, and six old hens yielded u p
their lives as sacrifice to the hungry guests. After dinner we
spent a few hours in social chat, then departed to our several
homes, wishing Uncle Dan to live to see fifty-eight more
birthdays.
A Guest.
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Daniel married Diadema Gum, daughter of Jesse Gum and Margaret Louisa McDonald, on 2 Jan 1851 in Knox County, Illinois. (Diadema Gum was born in 1833 in Knox County, Illinois and died in 1920 in Mulhall, Oklahoma.)
Marriage Notes:
Per Illinois Statewide Marriage Index - Vol. 002/Page 0011
Daniel next married Maria Coon on 22 Feb 1845 in Knox County, Illinois.
Marriage Notes:
Per Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, Vol. 001/Page 0062
Per Leaves from the Gum Tree: Married January 2, 1851 in Knox
County, Illinois)
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