"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWDC-FY7 : accessed 1 October 2015), Samuel H Spillman in household of P H Spillman, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 26, family 191, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,665.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDLD-RD8 : accessed 1 October 2015), S H Spellman in household of P H Spellman, Washington, Poweshiek, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district 191, sheet 552D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0362; FHL microfilm 1,254,362.
Second hand account from his son’s daughter, my paternal grandmother and also from findagrave.com.
Is Samuel your ancestor? Please don't go away! Login to collaborate or comment, or contact
the profile manager, or ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Samuel by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Samuel: