Sylvester Wesley Spellman

1846 - 1915  (69 years)

• Name	Sylvester Wesley Spellman  [1]
  Birth	30 May 1846	Austin, Scott, Indiana, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1850	Jennings, Scott, Indiana, USA   [6]
  Residence	1860	Jennings, New Frankfort, Scott, Indiana, USA   [4]
  Residence	1880	Gypsum, Saline, Kansas, USA   [3]
  	Occupation: Farmer; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self
  Farm Sale - Sylvester Spellman	2 Oct 1891	Gypsum, Saline, Kansas, USA   [7]
  		Newspapers.com - The Gypsum Advocate - 2 Oct 1891 - 1 Farm Sale - Sylvester Spellman
  Residence	1900	Gypsum, Saline, Kansas, USA   [2]
  	Occupation: Rr Laborer; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Burial	1915	Gypsum, Saline, Kansas, USA   [1]
  Death	11 Dec 1915	Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA   [1, 5]
  Obituary - Sylvester Spellman	16 Dec 1915	Gypsum, Saline, Kansas, USA   [8]
  		Newspapers.com - The Gypsum Advocate - 16 Dec 1915 - 2 Obituary - Sylvester Spellman
  Funeral Services - Sylvester Spellman	23 Dec 1915	Gypsum, Saline, Kansas, USA   [9]
  		Newspapers.com - The Gypsum Advocate - 23 Dec 1915 - 1 Funeral Services - Sylvester Spellman
  Name	Silvester Spellman  [6]
  Name	Sylvester Spellman  [5]
  Name	Sylvester Spellman  [2, 3, 4, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]
  Reference Number	29644
  Cause of Death	Cancer - Stomach
  Person ID	I29644	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	23 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	Dennis Spellman,   b. 12 Nov 1810, Utica, Oneida, New York, USA d. 23 Feb 1895, Gypsum, Saline, Kansas, USA (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Mother	Elizabeth Ann Cutshall,   b. 9 Apr 1808, Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA d. 1 Mar 1877, Scott, Indiana, USA (Age 68 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Marriage	6 Jan 1831	Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA   [15]
  Family ID	F19907	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Jane Livingston,   b. 4 Mar 1862, Illinois, USA d. 19 Oct 1947, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	1874  [2]
  Children	> 1. May Elizabeth Spellman,   b. 1876, Saline, Kansas, USA d. 3 Aug 1936, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA (Age 60 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   2. Minnie Spellman,   b. Abt 1877, Kansas, USA  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio] > 3. Amy Spellman,   b. Abt 1879, Kansas, USA  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio] + 4. Lillian Maude Spellman,   b. 25 Jul 1884, Vancouver, Clark, Washington, USA d. 6 Mar 1953, Victoria, Victoria, Texas, USA (Age 68 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   5. James E Spellman,   b. Sep 1885, Kansas, USA  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   6. Joseph S Spellman,   b. Oct 1887, Kansas, USA  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   7. Margaret Spellman,   b. May 1889, Kansas, USA  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   8. Nina Spellman,   b. Nov 1891, Kansas, USA  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   9. Loraine Spellman,   b. Jun 1897, Kansas, USA  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   10. Albert M Spellman,   b. Oct 1899, Kansas, USA  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]
  Family ID	F19780	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Apr 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 30 May 1846 - Austin, Scott, Indiana, USA Residence - 1850 - Jennings, Scott, Indiana, USA Residence - Occupation: Farmer; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self - 1880 - Gypsum, Saline, Kansas, USA Farm Sale - Sylvester Spellman - 2 Oct 1891 - Gypsum, Saline, Kansas, USA Residence - Occupation: Rr Laborer; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1900 - Gypsum, Saline, Kansas, USA Burial - 1915 - Gypsum, Saline, Kansas, USA Death - 11 Dec 1915 - Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, USA Obituary - Sylvester Spellman - 16 Dec 1915 - Gypsum, Saline, Kansas, USA Funeral Services - Sylvester Spellman - 23 Dec 1915 - Gypsum, Saline, Kansas, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  	Sylvester Spellman
  	Newspapers.com - The Gypsum Advocate - 2 Oct 1891 - 1 Farm Sale - Sylvester Spellman
  	Newspapers.com - The Gypsum Advocate - 23 Dec 1915 - 1 Funeral Services - Sylvester Spellman
  	Sylvester Spellman.
  	Newspapers.com - The Gypsum Advocate - 16 Dec 1915 - 2 Obituary - Sylvester Spellman

  
  

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