John Jasper Spilman (1827 - 1914)

Born 21 Apr 1827 in Allen County, Kentucky, USA

Ancestors

Son of John Spilman and Mary (Boucher) Spilman

Descendants

Died 13 Dec 1914 at age 87 in Mount Pleasant, Lawrence, Missouri, USA

Biography

John's Obituary which follows truly says it all. I wouldn't be surprised if it was written by him before his passing! From the stories, I heard about him from my father, John Jasper Spilman, was an incredibly curious and intelligent man. We have the Bible he carried from the Civil war. S Boyce

Obituary:
The Monett Times - Monett, Missouri -18 Dec 1914, Fri • Page 8
NOTABLE CITIZEN DIES
John Jasper Spilman, Prominent Lawrence County Farmer, Passes Away

John Jasper Spilman died at his home five miles north of Pierce City, Sunday, December 13, after a few days' illness with pneumonia. Funeral services were held on Monday, December 14, under the auspices of the Mount Vernon Masonic lodge, of which the deceased had been an honored member for nearly fifty years. The ceremonies were most impressive.

Mr. Spilman was born April 21, 1827 in Allen county, Kentucky. He came to Lawrence county, Missouri, then a part of Barry county, in 1846.

In 1849 he crossed the plains to the gold fields of California. He returned to Missouri in 1851. On February 5, 1852, he was married to Laura Moody and settled on the farm on which he lived until his death.

They were the parents of nine children Harrison V. Spilman, of Kenney, Ill.; Francis B., Mrs. Cyrilla Needham, I. E. Spilman, J. W, Spilman (deceased), O. J. Spilman (deceased), B.N. Spilman, Mrs. Mary M. House and Mrs. T. C. Williams, of Wichita, Kan. All living children were at their father's bedside at the ! time, of his death.

His wife died nine years ago this month. There are living twenty-nine grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren. He is also survived by three sisters, Mrs. Nancy E. Rice, of Mount Vernon, Mrs. T. E. Brite, of Peirce City and Mrs. Frances Mingus, of Iradale, Tex.

Mr. Spilman enlisted in the Union army at the beginning of the Civil war and served to the close of the war. He was a member of Company B. Mississippi Marine Brigade. He was, wounded in an engagement and the last twenty-five years of his life the wounds caused him much trouble and he walked on crutches for many years.

The deceased was a remarkable man in many ways. He attended school only three months in his life. He had a thirst for knowledge and after his marriage he purchased books and his wife taught him. He acquired a great deal of information in this way and by extensive reading and study. He took the examination and received a certificate for teaching in the pubic school and taught for two years after he had been married ten years. He was a great advocate of education and all his children were educated as well as circumstances permitted.

Mr. Spilman was three, times elected assessor of Lawrence county, holding the office for eight years. He was president of the Mutual Fire Insurance Company for twenty years. At the age of eighty years he com piled a history of the Spilman family and those related to him by blood or marriage. This was printed and is very complete when it is considered the difficulty he had in getting data.

He did not belong to any church but trusted in God. He believed that every man would be called upon to give an account of his stewardship here on earth and said he was not afraid to meet his record.

He was a man that old men went to for council and young men for advice. His usefulness continued until his life was ended and his works remain as a memorial of a life well spent.

Residence

• 1840 Allen, Kentucky, USA.
• 1850 Cosumnes River, El Dorado, California, USA.
• 1860 Mount Pleasant, Lawrence, Missouri, USA.
• 1861-1865 USA Census Post Office: Mount Vernon.
• 1870 Mount Pleasant, Lawrence, Missouri, United States.
• Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self. 1880 MT Pleasant, Lawrence, Missouri, USA.
• June 1890. Mount Pleasant, Lawrence, Missouri, United States.
• Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head. 1900 Mount Pleasant, Lawrence, Missouri, USA.
• Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head of House: Father. 1910 MT Pleasant, Lawrence, Missouri, USA.
• 1914 Lawrence county.

Military Service: Civil War: 1861 - 1865 Missouri Union Volunteers.

Buried John Spilman was buried in December 1914 at the Mount Olivet Baptist Church Cemetery in Pierce City, Lawrence County, Missouri.

DNA

• Paternal relationship is confirmed by a triangulated group on GEDmatch consisting of S Boyce, Annette DeCourcy, and M (Knight) Knight Van Deusen who share a 7.2 cM segment on chromosome 15. The most-recent common ancestors shared by all three are Robert Frank III (abt.1684-1725) and Sarah (Marshall) Frank (abt.1680-abt.1725).

• Maternal relationship is confirmed by a triangulated group on GEDmatch consisting of S Boyce, Jack Burk, and Donald Whiddon Howard (1927-2020) who share a 7 cM segment on chromosome 15. The most-recent common ancestors shared by all three are Hans Michael (Gutknecht) Goodnight (abt.1721-1781) and Mary (Landis) Goodnight (1744-1795).

Sources

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M46X-GNH : 19 March 2020), John J Spilman, 1870.
• Year: 1880; Census Place: MT Pleasant, Lawrence, Missouri; Roll: 698; Family History Film: 1254698; Page: 484B; Enumeration District: 086; Image: 0450 - United States Federal Census
• Year: 1840; Census Place: Allen, Kentucky; Roll: 103; Page: 63; Image: 131; Family History Library Film: 0007823 - United States Federal Census
• National Archives and Records Administration; Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in Volunteer Organizations During the American Civil War, compiled 1890 - 1912, documenting the period 1861 - 1866; Catalog ID: 300398; Rec - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865
• Web: Missouri, Find A Grave Index, 1812-2012
• U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 Historical Data Systems, comp Publication:
• U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 National Archives and Records Administration Publication:
• Year: 1870; Census Place: Mount Pleasant, Lawrence, Missouri; Roll: M593_787; Page: 459B; Image: 92; Family History Library Film: 552286 - 1870 United States Federal Census
• Year: 1850; Census Place: Cosumnes River, El Dorado, California; Roll: M432_34; Page: 355A; Image: 215 - 1850 United States Federal Census
• Year: 1890; Census Place: Mount Pleasant, Lawrence, Missouri; Roll: 30; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 121 - 1890 Veterans Schedules
• Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002
• U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
• Year: 1900; Census Place: Mount Pleasant, Lawrence, Missouri; Roll: 870; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0078; FHL microfilm: 1240870 - 1900 United States Federal Census
• Year: 1860; Census Place: Mount Pleasant, Lawrence, Missouri; Roll: M653_628; Page: 763; Image: 411; Family History Library Film: 803628 - 1860 United States Federal Census
• Collection Number: G&M_91; Roll Number: 91 - U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918
• Year: 1910; Census Place: MT Pleasant, Lawrence, Missouri; Roll: T624_795; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0094; FHL microfilm: 1374808 - 1910 United States Federal Census
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907
• U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 National Park Service Publication:
• Web: Missouri, Death Certificates, 1910-1962
• Illinois, County Marriages, 1800-1940
• Barry County, Missouri, Marriage Index, 1837-1856
• The Monett Times; Publication Date: 18/ Dec/ 1914; Publication Place: Monett, Missouri, United States of America; URL: (https://www.newspapers.com/image/174501509/?article=d782b5a4-02fb-45af-a720-52113e11632e&focus=0.6574276,0.50991535,0.8029686,0.5) - Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current
• History of the Ram Fleet and the Mississippi Marine Brigade in the War for the Union on the Mississippi and its tributaries
• Personal recollection of events witnessed by S Boyce as remembered 23 Jul 2022.

Acknowledgements

This person was created on 14 September 2010 through the import of 124-DeCoursey.ged.